< Revelation 6 >
1 I saw that [Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb, opened the first of the seven seals [of the scroll]. Then I heard one of the four living [creatures] say in a voice [as loud] as [SIM] thunder, “Come!”
以後我看見:當羔羊開啟七個印中第一個印的時候, 我聽見四個活物中第一個,如打雷的響聲說:「來!」
2 Then I saw a white horse [come out]. The one who sat on it had a bow [and arrows]. [God] gave him a crown [to show that he was the king]. Then the one who conquers [people] went out to continue to conquer [people].
我就看見,有一匹白馬出現,騎馬的持著弓,並給了他一頂冠冕;他像勝利者出發,必百戰百勝。
3 When the [one who was like a] lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living [creature] say, “Come!”
當羔羊開啟第二個印的時候,我聽見第二個活物說:「來!」
4 Then a red horse came out. The one sitting on it was allowed {[God] allowed the one sitting on it} to cause [people] to no longer [live] peacefully, but instead to be killing each other. [For this purpose] he was given {[God’s agent] gave to him} a large sword.
就出來了另一匹馬,是紅色的,騎馬的得到從地上除去和平的權柄,為使人彼此殘殺;於是給了他一把大刀。
5 When [the one who is like a] lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living [creature] say, “Come!” This time, I saw a black horse [come out]. The one who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.
當羔羊開啟第三個印的時候,我聽見第三個活物說:「來!」我就看見,出來了一匹黑馬,騎馬的手中拿著天秤。
6 I heard a voice [that sounded] like [it was coming from] among the four living [creatures]. It was saying ([to the horseman/to the man who was sitting on the black horse]), “A quart of wheat [will cost so much that] a man must work a whole day to earn enough money to buy it, and three quarts of barley will sell for the same price. But do not cut off [the supply of] olive oil or the wine [MTY]!”
我聽見在那四個活物當中彷彿有聲音說:「麥子一升值一「德納,」大麥三升也值一「德納,」只不可糟蹋了油和酒。」
7 When the [one who is like a] lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living [creature] say, “Come!”
當羔羊開啟第四個印的時候,我聽見第四個活物的聲音說:「來!」
8 This time I saw a pale horse [come out]. The one who sat on it is named ‘[The one who causes] death [PRS]’, and [the one that is named ‘The place where dead people go’] accompanied him. [God] gave them authority over one quarter of the people on earth to incite them to kill each other with weapons [SYN], and also authority to kill them (by [causing them to] starve, by [their causing them to become] sick from epidemics, and by [their causing them to be attacked by] wild animals. (Hadēs )
我就看見,出來了一匹青馬,騎馬的名叫「死亡,」陰間也跟著他;並給了他們統治世界四分之一的權柄,好藉刀劍、饑荒、瘟疫,並藉地上的野獸,去執行殺戮。 (Hadēs )
9 When the [one who is like a] lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under (OR, at the base of) the altar [in heaven] the souls of [God’s servants] who had been killed {whom [people had] killed} because of [their believing] God’s message, and because they told others [the message about Jesus].
當羔羊開啟第五個印的時候,我看見在祭壇下面,那些曾為了天主的話,並為了他們所持守的證言,而被宰殺者的靈魂,
10 They spoke loudly [to God] saying, “Sovereign/Almighty Lord, you are holy and faithful. How long [will it be] before you judge [and punish] the people on earth who murdered [us(exc)]?”
大聲喊說:「聖潔而真實的主啊!你不行審判,不向世上的居民為我們的血伸冤, 要到幾時呢?」
11 [God] gave to each of them a long white robe, and [he] told them to rest a little longer until [people] killed all the believers who served [the Lord] with them. They were believers whom [God wanted to die in just the same way] that these others had been killed.
遂給了他們每人一件白衣,並告訴他們還要靜候片時,直到他們的的同僕,和那些將要如他們一樣被殺的弟兄,達到了圓滿的數目為止。
12 I saw that when [the one who is like a] lamb opened the sixth seal, the earth shook violently. The sun became as black as cloth made (of [black] wool/of pitch). The whole moon became [red] [SIM] like blood.
以後我看見,當羔羊開啟第六個印的時候,發生了大地震,太陽變黑,有如粗毛衣;整個月亮變得像血,
13 The stars fell to the earth [in great numbers], just [SIM] like immature figs fall when a fig tree is shaken by a strong wind {when a strong wind shakes a fig tree}.
天上的星辰墜落在地上,有如無花果樹為大風所動搖而墜下的未熟的果實;
14 The sky split open and [rolled up on either side] just [SIM] like an [old] scroll rolls up [when it is split in two]. Every mountain and island moved out of its place.
天也隱退,有如捲起的書卷;一切山嶺和島嶼都移了本位。
15 [As a result, all the rebellious people] of the earth, [including] kings, high-ranking people, generals, the rich people, the powerful people, along with everyone [else], both slave and free, hid themselves in caves and between the mountain rocks.
世上的君王、首領、軍長、富人、勇士,以及一切為奴的和自由的人, 都隱藏在洞穴和山嶺的巖石中,
16 They shouted to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us [(exc)] and hide us [(exc)] in order that the one who sits upon the throne will not be able to see us [(exc)] [MTY], and [in order that] the [one who is like a] lamb will not be able to punish [MTY] us [(exc)].
向山嶺和巖石說:「倒在我們身上,遮蓋我們罷!好避免那坐在寶座上的面容和那羔羊的震怒,
17 This is the terrible day on which they will punish [MTY] us [(exc)], and [when that happens], no one will be able to survive! [RHQ]”
因為他們發怒的大日子來臨了,有誰能站立得住?」