< Revelation 16 >
1 I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on the earth."
And I heard a voice, which said to the seven angels: Go forth, and pour those seven cups of the wrath of God upon the earth.
2 The first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth, and it became a harmful and evil sore on the people who had the mark of the beast, and who worshiped his image.
And the first went, and poured his cup upon the earth; and there was a malignant and painful ulcer upon those men who had the mark of the beast of prey, and who worshipped its image.
3 The second one poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood as of a corpse. And every living thing in the sea died.
And the second angel poured his cup upon the sea; and it became blood, like that of a dead person; and every living soul of things in the sea, died.
4 The third poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood.
And the third angel poured his cup upon the rivers and the fountains of water; and they became blood.
5 I heard the angel of the waters saying, "You are righteous, who is and who was, the Holy One, because you have judged these things.
And I heard the angel of the waters say: Righteous art thou, who art and who wast, and art holy; because thou hast done this judgment.
6 For they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this."
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets; and thou hast given them blood to drink, for they deserve it.
7 I heard the altar saying, "Yes, Lord God of hosts, true and righteous are your judgments."
And I heard one from the altar say: Yes, Lord God Almighty: true and righteous is thy judgment.
8 The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given to him to scorch people with fire.
And the fourth poured his cup upon the sun: and it was permitted him, to scorch men with fire.
9 People were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.
And men were scorched with great heat; and men blasphemed the name of God, who hath authority over these plagues; and they repented not, to give glory to him.
10 The fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was darkened. They gnawed their tongues because of the pain,
And the fifth poured his cup on the throne of the beast of prey; and his kingdom became darkness; and they gnawed their tongues, from pain;
11 and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores. They did not repent of their works.
and they blasphemed the God of heaven, on account of their pains and their ulcers, and did not repent of their deeds.
12 The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates. Its water was dried up, that the way might be made ready for the kings that come from the sunrise.
And the sixth poured his cup upon the great river Euphrates; and its waters dried up, so that a way might be prepared for the kings from the rising of the sun.
13 I saw coming out of the mouth of the serpent, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits, something like frogs;
And I saw issuing from the mouth of the dragon, and from the mouth of the beast of prey, and from the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs:
14 for they are spirits of demons, performing signs; which go forth to the kings of the whole inhabited earth, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God the Almighty.
(for they are the spirits of demons, who work prodigies; ) and they go forth to all the kings of all the habitable world, to gather them to the battle of the great day of God Almighty.
15 "Look, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he does not walk naked, and they see his shame."
(And lo, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments; lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.)
16 He gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew, Har Megiddo.
And they collected them together in a place called, in Hebrew, Armageddon.
17 The seventh poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came forth out of the temple, from the throne, saying, "It is done."
And the seventh poured his cup on the air; and there issued a loud voice from the temple, from the throne, which said: It is done!
18 There were lightnings, voices, and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since man was on the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty.
And there were lightnings, and thunders, and voices; and there was a great earthquake, the like of which there was never, since men were on the earth, such an earthquake, and so great.
19 The great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
And the great city became three parts. And the city of the nations fell; and Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the heat of his wrath.
20 Every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
And every island fled away; and the mountains were not found.
21 Great hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, came down out of the sky on people. People blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for this plague is exceedingly severe.
And a great hail, as it were of a talent weight, fell from heaven upon men: and the men blasphemed God, on account of the plague of hail; for the plague of it was very great.