Revelation 16

1 I heard a loud voice call out of the temple and say to the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God's wrath.”

I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on the earth!”

2 The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth; ugly and painful sores came on the people who had the mark of the beast, those who worshiped his image.

The first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth, and it became a harmful and painful sore on the people who had the mark of the beast, and who worshiped his image.

3 The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea. It became blood, like the blood of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died.

The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood as of a dead man. Every living thing in the sea died.

4 The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood.

The third poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood.

5 I heard the angel of the waters say, “You are righteous—the one who is and who was, the Holy One— because you have judged these things.

I heard the angel of the waters saying, “You are righteous, who are and who were, O Holy One, because you have judged these things.

6 Because they poured out the blood of the saints and prophets, you have given them blood to drink; it is what they deserve.”

For they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this.”

7 I heard the altar reply, “Yes, Lord God Almighty, your judgments are true and righteous.”

I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.”

8 The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given permission to scorch the people with fire.

The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given to him to scorch men with fire.

9 They were scorched by the terrible heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, who has the power over these plagues. They did not repent or give him glory.

People were scorched with great heat, and people blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.

10 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and darkness covered its kingdom. They chewed on their tongues because of the pain.

The fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was darkened. They gnawed their tongues because of the pain,

11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pain and sores, and they still refused to repent of what they had done.

and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores. They still did not repent of their works.

12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl into the great river, the Euphrates. Its water was dried up in order to prepare the way for the kings that would come from the east.

The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates. Its water was dried up, that the way might be prepared for the kings that come from the sunrise.

13 I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, of the beast, and of the false prophet.

I saw coming 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, something like frogs;

14 For they are spirits of demons performing miraculous signs. They were going out to the kings of the whole world in order to gather them together for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.

for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole inhabited earth, to gather them together for the war of that great day of God the Almighty.

15 (“Look! I am coming as a thief! Blessed is the one who keeps watching, keeping his garments on so that he will not go out naked and they see his shameful condition.”)

“Behold, I come like a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he does not walk naked, and they see his shame.”

16 They brought them together at the place that is called Armageddon in Hebrew.

He gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew, “Harmagedon”.

17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. Then a loud voice came out of the temple and from the throne, saying, “It is done!”

The seventh poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!”

18 There were flashes of lightning, rumbles, crashes of thunder, and a terrible earthquake—an earthquake greater than any that has ever happened since human beings have been on the earth, so great was this earthquake.

There were lightnings, sounds, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake such as has not happened since there were men on the earth—so great an earthquake and so mighty.

19 The great city was split into three parts, and the nations' cities collapsed. Then God called to mind Babylon the great, and he gave that city the cup filled with the wine made from his furious wrath.

The great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

20 Every island disappeared, and the mountains were no longer found.

Every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

21 Great hailstones, weighing about a talent, came down from the sky upon the people. They cursed God for the plague of hail because that plague was so terrible.

Great hailstones, about the weight of a talent, came down out of the sky on people. People blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for this plague was exceedingly severe.