Revelation 8
1 When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in Heaven for about half an hour.
Þegar lambið hafði rofið sjöunda innsiglið, varð þögn á himni um það bil hálfa stund.
2 Then I saw the seven angels who are in the presence of God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
Eftir það sá ég að englunum sjö, sem standa frammi fyrir Guði, voru fengnir sjö lúðrar.
3 And another angel came and stood close to the altar, carrying a censer of gold; and abundance of incense was given to him that he might place it with the prayers of all God's people upon the golden altar which was in front of the throne.
Þá kom enn einn engill, hélt sá á glóðarkeri úr gulli, og tók hann sér stöðu við altarið. Honum var fengið mikið af reykelsi, sem hann blandaði við bænir Guðs barna, til að fórna á gullaltarinu frammi fyrir hásætinu.
4 And the smoke of the incense rose into the presence of God from the angel's hand, and mingled with the prayers of His people.
Ilmurinn af reykelsinu blandaðist bænunum og steig upp til Guðs úr hendi engilsins sem stóð við altarið.
5 So the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and flung it to the earth; and there followed peals of thunder, and voices, and flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
Engillinn fyllti nú glóðarkerið af eldi frá altarinu og fleygði því niður á jörðina. Þá komu þrumur og eldingar og jörðin nötraði.
6 Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets made preparations for blowing them.
Englarnir sjö bjuggu sig síðan undir að blása í lúðrana.
7 The first blew his trumpet; and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, falling upon the earth; and a third part of the earth was burnt up, and a third part of the trees and all the green grass.
Fyrsti engillinn blés og kom þá hagl og eldur, blóði blandað, og var því varpað niður á jörðina. Eldurinn læsti sig um þriðjung jarðarinnar og þriðjungur trjánna brann, og grasið eyddist.
8 The second angel blew his trumpet; and what seemed to be a great mountain, all ablaze with fire, was hurled into the sea; and a third part of the sea was turned into blood.
Næsti engill þeytti lúðurinn og þá var einhverju, sem líktist stóru brennandi fjalli, varpað í hafið og eyddi það þriðjungi allra skipa. Þriðjungur hafsins varð rauður sem blóð og þriðjungur fiskanna drapst.
9 And a third part of the creatures that were in the sea--those that had life--died; and a third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 The third angel blew his trumpet; and there fell from Heaven a great star, which was on fire like a torch. It fell upon a third part of the rivers and upon the springs of water.
Nú blés þriðji engillinn í sinn lúður og þá féll stór brennandi stjarna af himni. Kom hún yfir þriðjung allra fljóta og yfir uppsprettur vatnanna.
11 The name of the star is 'Wormwood;' and a third part of the waters were turned into wormwood, and vast numbers of the people died from drinking the water, because it had become bitter.
Stjarnan var kölluð „Remma, “því að hún mengaði þriðjung alls vatns á jörðinni og margir dóu.
12 Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet; and a curse fell upon a third part of the sun, a third part of the moon, and a third part of the stars, so that a third part of them were darkened and for a third of the day, and also of the night, there was no light.
Fjórði engillinn blés og jafnskjótt myrkvaðist þriðjungur sólarinnar, sömuleiðis þriðjungur tunglsins og stjarnanna. Við þetta minnkaði dagsbirtan um þriðjung og nóttin varð enn dimmari en áður.
13 Then I looked, and I heard a solitary eagle crying in a loud voice, as it flew across the sky, "Alas, alas, alas, for the inhabitants of the earth, because of the significance of the remaining trumpets which the three angels are about to blow!"
Meðan ég var að virða þetta fyrir mér, sá ég örn sem flaug um himininn, og sagði hann hárri röddu: „Vei! Vei! Vei, íbúum jarðarinnar, því að þegar englarnir, sem eftir eru, hafa blásið í lúðra sína munu hryllilegir atburðir gerast og þeir eru skammt undan.“
