Apocalypse 8
1 Lorsqu'il ouvrit le septième sceau, il y eut un silence dans le ciel pendant environ une demi-heure.
When [Jesus], the [one who is like a] lamb, opened the seventh seal, there was no sound at all in heaven for (a very short time/about half an hour).
2 Je vis les sept anges qui se tiennent devant Dieu, et sept trompettes leur furent données.
I saw the seven angels who stand in front of God. A trumpet was given {([God/An angel]) gave a trumpet} to each one of them.
3 Un autre ange vint et se tint au-dessus de l'autel, ayant un encensoir d'or. On lui donna beaucoup de parfums, afin qu'il les ajoute aux prières de tous les saints sur l'autel d'or qui était devant le trône.
Another angel, who had a golden container for burning incense, came and stood at the altar. [He was given] {[An angel] gave to him} a large quantity of incense, in order that he might offer it, with the prayers of all God’s people, upon the golden altar that is in front of [God’s] throne. [Then he burned this incense on the altar].
4 La fumée des parfums, avec les prières des saints, montait devant Dieu de la main de l'ange.
From the [pot in] the angel’s hand, the smoke of the incense, along with the prayers of God’s people, went up to God.
5 L'ange prit l'encensoir, le remplit du feu de l'autel, puis le jeta sur la terre. Des tonnerres, des sons, des éclairs et un tremblement de terre suivirent.
[In response], the angel took the golden incense burner and filled it with [coals of] fire from the altar. He threw [the contents of] the [MTY] incense burner onto the earth. Thunder sounded and rumbled, lightning was flashing, and the earth shook.
6 Les sept anges qui tenaient les sept trompettes se préparèrent à en sonner.
The seven angels, [each] of which had [one of] the seven trumpets, prepared to blow them.
7 Le premier coup sonna, et il s'ensuivit de la grêle et du feu, mêlés de sang, qui furent jetés sur la terre. Un tiers de la terre fut brûlé, un tiers des arbres fut brûlé, et toute herbe verte fut brûlée.
When the first angel blew his trumpet, hail and fire mixed with blood poured down onto the earth. [As a result], a third of [everything on the surface of] the land was burned up {[the fire] burned up a third of [everything on the surface of] the land}. A third of the trees were also burned up {It also burned up a third of the trees}, and [a third of] all the green grass was burned up.
8 Le second ange sonna de la trompette, et quelque chose comme une grande montagne embrasée fut jeté dans la mer. Un tiers de la mer devint du sang,
When the second angel blew his trumpet, something that was like a huge burning mountain fell into the ocean. [As a result], a third of the ocean became [red like] [MTY] blood,
9 et un tiers des êtres vivants qui étaient dans la mer moururent. Le tiers des navires fut détruit.
a third of the living creatures in the ocean died, and a third of the ships [in the ocean] were destroyed.
10 Le troisième ange sonna de la trompette, et il tomba du ciel une grande étoile, ardente comme une torche, qui tomba sur le tiers des fleuves et sur les sources d'eau.
When the third angel blew his trumpet, a huge star, which was burning like a torch, fell from the sky into a third of the rivers and into [a third of] the springs.
11 Le nom de l'étoile est « Absinthe ». Un tiers des eaux devint de l'absinthe. Beaucoup de gens moururent à cause de ces eaux, parce qu'elles étaient devenues amères.
The name of the star is Bitterness. [As a result], the water in a third [of the rivers and springs] became bitter, and many people died from [drinking] the water because it had become bitter.
12 Le quatrième ange sonna de la trompette. Le tiers du soleil fut frappé, ainsi que le tiers de la lune et le tiers des étoiles, de sorte qu'un tiers d'entre eux fut obscurci; le jour ne brillerait pas pour un tiers, et la nuit de même.
When the fourth angel blew his trumpet, [God] struck the sun, the moon, and the stars, so that they lost a third of their light. The [sun] also did not shine during a third of the day, and [the moon and stars did not shine during a third] of the night.
13 Je vis et j'entendis un aigle qui volait au milieu du ciel et qui disait d'une voix forte: « Malheur! Malheur! Malheur aux habitants de la terre, à cause des autres sonneries des trompettes des trois anges, qui doivent encore retentir! ».
As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying high in the sky, shouting in a loud voice, “Terrible things will happen to [rebellious] people who live on the earth! Terrible things will happen when the three remaining angels blow their trumpets! And they are about to blow them!”
