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)

And, the fifth messenger, sounded; and I saw a star, out of heaven, fallen unto the earth, and there was given unto him the key of the shaft 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)

And he opened the shaft of the abyss; and there came up a smoke out of the shaft, as the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened, by reason of the smoke of the shaft. (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, came forth, locusts, upon the earth; and there was given unto them licence, as the scorpions of the earth have licence.

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.

And it was bidden them that they should not injure the herbage of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, —but only the men who have not the seal of God upon 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.

And it was given unto them, that they should not slay them, but that they should be tormented five months; and, the torture of them, was as of a scorpion’s torture, whensoever it smiteth a man.

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

And, in those days, shall men seek death, and in nowise shall find it, and shall covet to die, and death fleeth from 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 likenesses of the locusts, were like unto horses prepared for battle; and, upon their heads, as it were crowns, like unto gold, and, their faces, were as the faces of men,

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

and, they had hair, as the hair of women, and, their teeth, were, as 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.

and they had breastplates as breastplates of iron, and, the sound of their wings, was as the sound of chariots of many horses, running into battle;

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

and they have tails like unto scorpions, and stings, and, in their tails, is their licence to injure men 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 have over them, as king, the messenger of the abyss, whose name, in Hebrew, is Abaddon, and, in the Greek, he hath for name, Destroyer. (Abyssos g12)

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

The first, Woe, hath passed away, lo! there come, yet, two, Woes, after these things.

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

And, the sixth messenger, sounded; and I heard one voice, from among the horns of the altar of gold which is 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 unto the sixth messenger, who was holding the trumpet—Loose the four messengers, 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.

And the four messengers were loosed, who had been prepared for the hour, and day, and month, and year, that they should slay the third of men.

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

And, the number of the armies of the horsemen, was twice ten thousand times ten thousand—I heard the number of them.

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.

And, thus, saw I the horses in the vision, —and them who were sitting upon them, having breastplates as of fire and hyacinth and brimstone; —and, the heads of the horses, were as heads of lions, and, out of their mouths, come forth fire and smoke and brimstone:

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;

by these three plagues, were slain, the third part of mankind, by reason of the fire and the smoke and the brimstone, that proceedeth out of 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 licence of the horses, is, in their mouth, and in their tails, for, their tails, are like unto serpents, having heads, and, with them, they injure.

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;

And, the rest of mankind who were not slain by these plagues, repented not of the works of their hands, —that they should not do homage unto the demons, nor unto the idols of gold and of silver and of copper and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk;

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

Neither repented they of their murders, or of their sorceries, or of their lewdnesses, or of their thefts.