Revelation 9

1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven fallen unto the earth: and there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss. (Abyssos g12)

The fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from the sky which had fallen to the earth. The key to the pit of the abyss was given to him. (Abyssos g12)

2 And he opened the pit of the abyss; and there went up a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. (Abyssos g12)

He opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and smoke went up out of the shaft, like the smoke from a great furnace. The sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke from the pit. (Abyssos g12)

3 And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

Then out of the smoke came forth locusts on the earth, and power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

4 And it was said unto them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only such men as have not the seal of God on their foreheads.

They were told that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only those people who do not have God's seal on their foreheads.

5 And it was given them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when it striketh a man.

They were given power not to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion, when it strikes a person.

6 And in those days men shall seek death, and shall in no wise find it; and they shall desire to die, and death fleeth from them.

In those days people will seek death, and will in no way find it. They will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared for war; and upon their heads as it were crowns like unto gold, and their faces were as men’s faces.

The shapes of the locusts were like horses prepared for war. On their heads were something like golden crowns, and their faces were like people's faces.

8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as [the teeth] of lions.

They had hair like women's hair, and their teeth were like those of lions.

9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to war.

They had breastplates, like breastplates of iron. The sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, or of many horses rushing to war.

10 And they have tails like unto scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men five months.

They have tails like those of scorpions, and stings. In their tails is their power to harm people for five months.

11 They have over them as king the angel of the abyss: his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek [tongue] he hath the name Apollyon. (Abyssos g12)

They have over them as king the angel of the abyss. His name in Hebrew is "Abaddon," and in Greek, he has the name "Apollyon." (Abyssos g12)

12 The first Woe is past: behold, there come yet two Woes hereafter.

The first woe is past. Look, there are still two woes coming after this.

13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar which is before God,

The sixth angel sounded. I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

14 one saying to the sixth angel, which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound at the great river Euphrates.

saying to the sixth angel who had one trumpet, "Free the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates."

15 And the four angels were loosed, which had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, that they should kill the third part of men.

The four angels were freed who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year, so that they might kill one third of humanity.

16 And the number of the armies of the horsemen was twice ten thousand times ten thousand: I heard the number of them.

The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million. I heard the number of them.

17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates [as] of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone: and the heads of the horses are as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceedeth fire and smoke and brimstone.

Thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those who sat on them, having breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the heads of lions. Out of their mouths proceed fire, smoke, and sulfur.

18 By these three plagues was the third part of men killed, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone, which proceeded out of their mouths.

By these three plagues were one third of humanity killed: from the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur, which proceeded out of their mouths.

19 For the power of the horses is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails are like unto serpents, and have heads; and with them they do hurt.

For the power of the horses is in their mouths, and in their tails. For their tails are like serpents, and have heads, and with them they harm.

20 And the rest of mankind, which were not killed with these plagues, repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and the idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood; which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk:

The rest of humanity, who were not killed with these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they would not worship demons, and the idols of gold, and of silver, and of bronze, and of stone, and of wood; which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk.

21 and they repented not of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

They did not repent of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their sexual immorality, nor of their thefts.