Revelation 9

1 The fifth angel blew his trumpet; and I saw a Star which had fallen from Heaven to the earth; and to him was given the key of the depths of the bottomless pit, (Abyssos g12)

Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss. (Abyssos g12)

2 and he opened the depths of the bottomless pit. And smoke came up out of the pit resembling the smoke of a vast furnace, so that the sun was darkened, and the air also, by reason of the smoke of the pit. (Abyssos g12)

The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit. (Abyssos g12)

3 And from the midst of the smoke there came locusts on to the earth, and power was given to them resembling the power which earthly scorpions possess.

And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.

4 And they were forbidden to injure the herbage of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree. They were only to injure human beings--those who have not the seal of God on their foreheads.

They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

5 Their mission was not to kill, but to cause awful agony for five months; and this agony was like that which a scorpion inflicts when it stings a man.

The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.

6 And at that time people will seek death, but will by no possibility find it, and will long to die, but death evades them.

In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.

7 The appearance of the locusts was like that of horses equipped for war. On their heads they had wreaths which looked like gold.

And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men.

8 Their faces seemed human and they had hair like women's hair, but their teeth resembled those of lions.

They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.

9 They had breast-plates which seemed to be made of steel; and the noise caused by their wings was like that of a vast number of horses and chariots hurrying into battle.

They also had thoraxes like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.

10 They had tails like those of scorpions, and also stings; and in their tails lay their power of injuring mankind for five months.

They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.

11 The locusts had a king over them--the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is 'Abaddon,' while in the Greek he is called 'Apollyon.' (Abyssos g12)

They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon. (Abyssos g12)

12 The first woe is past; two other woes have still to come.

The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to follow.

13 The sixth angel blew his trumpet; and I heard a single voice speaking from among the horns of the golden incense altar which is in the presence of God.

Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God

14 It said to the sixth angel--the angel who had the trumpet, "Set at liberty the four angels who are prisoners near the great river Euphrates."

saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”

15 And the four angels who had been kept in readiness for that hour, day, month, and year, were set at liberty, so that they might kill a third part of mankind.

So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.

16 The number of the cavalry was two hundred millions; I heard their number.

And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.

17 And this was the appearance of the horses which I saw in my vision--and of their riders. The body-armour of the riders was red, blue and yellow; and the horses' heads were shaped like the heads of lions, while from their mouths there came fire and smoke and sulphur.

Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.

18 By these three plagues a third part of mankind were destroyed--by the fire and the smoke, and by the sulphur which came from their mouths.

A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.

19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; their tails being like serpents, and having heads, and it is with them that they inflict injury.

For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.

20 But the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues, did not even then repent and leave the things they had made, so as to cease worshipping the demons, and the idols of gold and silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear, nor move.

Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.

21 Nor did they repent of their murders, their practice of magic, their fornication, or their thefts.

Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.