< Revelation 16 >
1 Then I heard a loud voice saying to the seven angels, “Go pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”
And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven messengers, “Go away, and pour out the bowls of the wrath of God into the earth”;
2 So the first went and poured out his bowl on the earth. Then harmful and painful sores came upon the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.
and the first went away, and poured out his bowl into the earth, and there came a sore—bad and grievous—to men, those having the mark of the beast, and those worshiping his image.
3 The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned into blood, like that of a dead person, and every creature in the sea died.
And the second messenger poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood as of [one] dead, and every living soul in the sea died.
4 The third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood.
And the third messenger poured out his bowl into the rivers, and into the fountains of the waters, and there came blood,
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, “Just are yoʋ, who are and have always been holy, because yoʋ have brought these judgments.
and I heard the messenger of the waters, saying, “Righteous, O LORD, are You, who is, and who was, [[and who will be, ]] the Holy [One], because You judged these things,
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and yoʋ have given them blood to drink; it is what they deserve.”
because they poured out [the] blood of holy ones and prophets, and You gave to them blood to drink, for they are worthy”;
7 And I heard the altar say, “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and just are yoʋr judgments.”
and I heard another out of the altar, saying, “Yes, LORD God, the Almighty, true and righteous [are] Your judgments.”
8 The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was permitted to scorch people with fire.
And the fourth messenger poured out his bowl on the sun, and there was given to him to scorch men with fire,
9 People were scorched with intense heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues, but they did not repent and give him glory.
and men were scorched with great heat, and they slandered the Name of God, who has authority over these plagues, and they did not convert—to give to Him glory.
10 The fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and the beast's kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in agony
And the fifth messenger poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became darkened, and they were gnawing their tongues from the pain,
11 and blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and sores, but they did not repent of their works.
and they slandered the God of Heaven, from their pains, and from their sores, and they did not convert from their works.
12 The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the east.
And the sixth messenger poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates, and its water was dried up, that the way of the kings who are from the rising of the sun may be made ready;
13 Then I saw three unclean spirits that looked 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.
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—
14 They are demonic spirits performing signs, who go out to the kings of the whole world to assemble them for battle on that great day of God, the Almighty.
for they are spirits of demons, doing signs—which go forth to the kings of the earth, and of the whole world, to bring them together to the battle of that great day of God the Almighty.
15 (“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his garments on, so that he will not walk around naked and have people see his shame.”)
(“Behold, I come as a thief; blessed [is] he who is watching, and keeping his garments, that he may not walk naked, and they may see his unseemliness.”)
16 Then they assembled the kings at the place called in Hebrew, Megiddo.
And they brought them together to the place that is called in Hebrew Armageddon.
17 The seventh poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the throne of the temple of heaven, saying, “It is done!”
And the seventh messenger poured out his bowl on the air, and there came forth a great voice from the temple of Heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!”
18 Then there were flashes of lightning, peals of thunder, rumblings, and a great earthquake such as had not occurred since men have been on the earth, so great was the quake.
And there came voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and a great earthquake came, such as has not come since men came on the earth, so mighty an earthquake—so great!
19 The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath.
And it came—the great city—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 wrath of His anger,
20 Every island fled, and no mountain could be found.
and every island fled away, and mountains were not found,
21 And great hailstones, about the weight of a talent, fell on people from heaven, and they blasphemed God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.
and great hail (as of talent weight) comes down out of the sky on men, and men slandered God because of the plague of the hail, because its plague is very great.