Revelation 9

1 Then the fifth angel blew; and I saw a star that had fallen on the earth from the heavens, and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. (Abyssos g12)

Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss. (Abyssos g12)

2 He opened the bottomless pit, and from the pit rose a smoke like the smoke of a great furnace. The sun and the air grew dark because of the smoke from the pit. (Abyssos g12)

The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit. (Abyssos g12)

3 Out of the smoke locusts descended on the earth, and they received the same power as that possessed by scorpions.

And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.

4 They were told not to harm the grass, or any plant, or any tree, but only those who have not the seal of God on their foreheads.

They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

5 Yet they were not allowed to kill them, but it was ordered that those men should be tortured for five months. Their torture was like the torture caused by a scorpion when it stings a person.

The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.

6 In those days people will seek Death and will not find it; They will long to die, but Death flees from them.

In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.

7 In appearance the locusts were like horses equipped for battle. On their heads there were what appeared to be crowns that shone like gold, their faces resembled human faces,

And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men.

8 and they had hair like the hair of a woman, their teeth were like lions’ teeth,

They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.

9 and they had what seemed to be iron breastplates, while the noise of their wings was like the noise of chariots drawn by many horses, galloping into battle.

They also had thoraxes like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.

10 They have tails like scorpions, and stings, and in their tails lies their power to harm people for five months.

They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.

11 They have as their king the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name, in Hebrew, is ‘Abaddon,’ while, in Greek, his name is ‘Apollyon’ (the Destroyer). (Abyssos g12)

They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon. (Abyssos g12)

12 The first Woe has passed; and still there are two Woes to follow!

The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to follow.

13 Then the sixth angel blew; and I heard a voice proceeding from the corners of the golden altar that stood before God.

Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God

14 It spoke to the sixth angel – the angel with the trumpet – and said ‘Let loose the four angels that are in chains at the great river Euphrates.’

saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”

15 Then the four angels, that were held in readiness for that hour and day and month and year, were let loose, to destroy a third of mankind.

So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.

16 The number of the hosts of cavalry was ten thousand times ten thousand, twice told; I heard their number.

And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.

17 And this is what the horses and their riders appeared to be like in my vision: They had breastplates of fire, blood-red and sulphurous, and the heads of the horses were like lions’ heads, while out of their mouths issue fire, and smoke, and sulfur.

Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.

18 Through these three curses a third of humanity perished – because of the fire, and the smoke, and the sulfur that issued from their mouths;

A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.

19 for the power of the horses lies in their mouths and in their tails. For their tails are like snakes, with heads, and it is with them that they do harm.

For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.

20 But those who were left of humanity, who had not perished through these curses, did not repent and turn away from what their own hands had made; they would not abandon the worship of demons, and of idols made of gold or silver or brass or stone or wood, which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk;

Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.

21 and they did not repent of their murders, or their sorceries, or their licentiousness, or their thefts.

Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.