Opinberun Jóhannesar 8
1 Þegar lambið hafði rofið sjöunda innsiglið, varð þögn á himni um það bil hálfa stund.
AND when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
2 Eftir það sá ég að englunum sjö, sem standa frammi fyrir Guði, voru fengnir sjö lúðrar.
And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
3 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.
And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
4 Ilmurinn af reykelsinu blandaðist bænunum og steig upp til Guðs úr hendi engilsins sem stóð við altarið.
And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.
5 Engillinn fyllti nú glóðarkerið af eldi frá altarinu og fleygði því niður á jörðina. Þá komu þrumur og eldingar og jörðin nötraði.
And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
6 Englarnir sjö bjuggu sig síðan undir að blása í lúðrana.
And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
7 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.
The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
8 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.
And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 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.
And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 Stjarnan var kölluð „Remma, “því að hún mengaði þriðjung alls vatns á jörðinni og margir dóu.
And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
12 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.
And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
13 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.“
And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
