< Revelation 16 >
1 And I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, Go, and pour out the seven vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
And I heard a loud voice from the sanctuary saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out the bowls of God's fury on the earth.”
2 And the first departed, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men who had the mark of the beast, and who worshipped his image.
So off went the first one and poured out his bowl on the earth, and a foul and malignant ulcer appeared in the people who had the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image.
3 And the second poured out his vial into the sea; and it became blood, as of a dead man, and every living thing died, that was in the sea.
Then the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood, like a dead person's; so every living soul in the sea died.
4 And the third poured out his vial into the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Righteous art thou, who art and wast holy, because thou hast judged thus;
And I heard the angel of the waters saying: “How just You are! The One who is and who was, the holy One, because You have judged these things.
6 for they shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; they deserve it.
Because they shed the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it!”
7 And I heard the altar saying, Even so, Lord God Almighty! true and righteous are thy judgments.
And I heard one from the altar saying: “Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty! Your judgings are true and just!”
8 And the fourth poured out his vial upon the sun; and it was given to it to scorch men with fire;
Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was granted to him to burn the people with fire.
9 and men were scorched with great heat. And men blasphemed the name of God, who had the power over these plagues; and they repented not, to give him glory.
So the people were burned with severe burns, and they blasphemed the name of God, who has authority over these plagues. And they did not repent to give Him glory.
10 And the fifth poured out his vial upon the throne of the beast; and his kingdom became darkened; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the Beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness; so they gnawed their tongues because of the pain.
11 and blasphemed the God of heaven, because of their pains and because of their sores; and they repented not of their deeds.
And they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains, and because of their ulcers; yet they did not repent of their deeds.
12 And the sixth poured out his vial upon the great river, the Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings who are from the rising of the sun might be prepared.
Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way for the kings from the sun's rising might be prepared.
13 And I saw come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs;
And I saw three unclean spirits, like frogs, coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the Beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 for they are the spirits of demons, working signs, which go forth to the kings of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God l Almighty.
For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole inhabited earth, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
15 Behold, I come as a thief; blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, that he may not walk naked, and his shame be seen.
(“Watch out, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who watches and guards his clothes, so that he not walk about naked and they see his shame.”)
16 And he gathered them together into the place called in the Hebrew tongue, Harmegedon.
So he gathered them to the place called in Hebrew, Armagedon.
17 And the seventh poured out his vial upon the air; and there came forth a loud voice from the temple, from the throne, saying, It is done.
Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a great voice came out of the sanctuary of heaven, from the Throne, saying, “It is done!”
18 And there followed lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and there was a great earthquake, such as there was not since there was a man upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
and there were lightnings and thunders and noises. And there was a tremendous earthquake, a terribly severe earthquake such as had not occurred since mankind existed on the earth.
19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell; and Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
So the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.
20 And every island fled away, and no mountains were found;
And every island fled, and mountains were not found.
21 and there came down from heaven upon men a great storm of hail, every stone weighing about a talent; and men blasphemed God on account of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
And huge hailstones, weighing about a talent, fell out of the sky on the people; and the people blasphemed God on account of the plague of the hail, because its plague was exceedingly severe.