Apocalisse 16
1 Ed io udii una gran voce dal tempio, che diceva a' sette angeli; Andate, versate nella terra le coppe dell'ira di Dio.
[In the vision] I heard [someone] in the temple speak in a loud voice to the angels [who had the seven bowls]. He said, “Go [from here] and pour out on the earth [the wine/liquid in] [MTY] the seven bowls. [This will show that] God is angry with [rebellious people and will punish them].”
2 E il primo andò, e versò la sua coppa in su la terra; e venne un'ulcera maligna, e dolorosa, agli uomini che aveano il marchio della bestia, ed a quelli che adoravano la sua immagine.
So the first angel went and poured out on the earth [the wine/liquid that was in] [MTY] his bowl. [As a result], horrible and painful sores broke out on God’s enemies who had allowed the beast’s [agents] to mark them and who worshipped the image of the beast.
3 Poi, il secondo angelo versò la sua coppa nel mare; ed esso divenne sangue, come di corpo morto; ed ogni anima vivente morì nel mare.
The second angel poured out on the ocean [the wine/liquid that was in] [MTY] his bowl. [As a result], the [water in the ocean stank like the blood] of a person who has died. [And] [MTY] every living creature that was in the ocean died.
4 Poi, il terzo angelo versò la sua coppa ne' fiumi, e nelle fonti dell'acque; e divennero sangue.
The third angel poured out on the rivers and water springs [the wine/liquid] [MTY] [that was in] his bowl. [As a result, the water in the rivers and springs] turned into blood.
5 Ed io udii l'angelo delle acque, che diceva: Tu sei giusto, o Signore, che sei, e che eri, [che sei] il Santo, d'aver fatti questi giudicii.
I heard the angel [who has authority over] the waters say [to God], “[O God], you exist and have always existed. You are the holy one. You judge people justly.
6 Poichè essi hanno sparso il sangue de' santi, e de' profeti, tu hai loro altresì dato a bere del sangue; perciocchè ben [ne] son degni.
[The rebellious people] murdered your holy people and prophets. So you are just in punishing them by giving them blood to drink. This is what they deserve!”
7 Ed io ne udii un altro, dal lato dell'altare, che diceva: Sì certo, Signore Iddio onnipotente, i tuoi giudicii [son] veraci, e giusti.
Then I heard [an angel] respond [from] the altar [PRS], “Yes, Lord God, you who are almighty, you punish [people] rightly and justly!”
8 Poi, il quarto angelo versò la sua coppa sopra il sole; e gli fu dato d'ardere gli uomini con fuoco.
Then the fourth angel poured out on the sun [the wine/liquid that was in] [MTY] his bowl. [He] enabled the sun to scorch [people] with fiery [heat].
9 E gli uomini furono arsi di grande arsura; e bestemmiarono il nome di Dio, che ha la podestà sopra queste piaghe; e non si ravvidero, per dargli gloria.
Because people were severely burned by the intense heat {the intense heat severely burned people}, they said evil things about God [MTY], [because] he had the power [to strike people with] plagues like those. But they refused to stop their evil behavior and refused to honor him.
10 Poi, il quinto angelo versò la sua coppa in sul trono della bestia; e il suo regno divenne tenebroso, e [gli uomini] si mordevano le lingue per l'affanno;
When the fifth angel poured out on the throne of the beast [the wine/liquid that was in] [MTY] his bowl, it became dark in the kingdom that the beast [ruled. As a result, the beast and the people whom it ruled] were biting their tongues because [they were suffering intense] pain.
11 e bestemmiarono l'Iddio del cielo, per i lor travagli, e per le loro ulcere; e non si ravvidero delle loro opere.
They insulted God [who rules in] heaven, because their sores were so painful. But they refused to stop doing the [evil] things that they were doing.
12 Poi, il sesto angelo versò la sua coppa in sul gran fiume Eufrate, e l'acqua di esso fu asciutta; acciocchè fosse apparecchiata la via dei re, che [vengono] dal sol levante.
The sixth angel poured out on the huge river Euphrates [the wine/liquid that was in] [MTY] his bowl. [As a result, the] water [in the river] was dried up so that the rulers from the eastern [MTY] [countries could cross it with their armies] [SYN].
13 Ed io vidi [uscir] della bocca del dragone, e della bocca della bestia, e della bocca del falso profeta, tre spiriti immondi, a guisa di rane;
I saw evil spirits that looked like frogs. One came out of the mouth of the dragon, one from the mouth of the beast, and one from the mouth of the false prophet.
14 perciocchè sono spiriti di demoni, i quali fan segni, ed escon fuori ai re di tutto il mondo, per raunarli alla battaglia di quel gran giorno dell'Iddio onnipotente.
Those spirits were demons who were [able to] perform miracles. They went out to the rulers of the whole world, in order to gather their [armies] [SYN] together to the battle that [they will fight] on the wonderful day when Almighty God [punishes his enemies] [MTY].
15 (Ecco, io vengo come un ladrone; beato chi veglia, e guarda i suoi vestimenti, acciocchè non cammini nudo, e non si veggano le sue vergogne).
The evil spirits will gather the rulers at a place that is called in the Hebrew [language] Armageddon. [I heard the Lord Jesus say], “[You must] listen carefully to [me]: I am coming unexpectedly [SIM], like a thief. [So], I will be happy with those who stay alert and [keep on living righteously so that they will not be ashamed], just like [MET] a person keeps his clothes [on] so that he will not be ashamed [like a person who is] naked.”
16 Ed essi li raunarono in un luogo, detto in Ebreo Armagheddon.
17 Poi, il settimo angelo versò la sua coppa nell'aria; e una gran voce uscì dal tempio del cielo, dal trono, dicendo: È fatto.
The seventh angel poured out into the air [the wine/liquid that was in] [MTY] his bowl. [As a result, someone] said with a loud voice from the throne in the temple, “[The time for God to finish punishing rebellious people] is [about to be] start.”
18 E si fecero folgori, e tuoni, e suoni, e gran tremoto; tale che non ne fu giammai un simile, [nè] un così grande, da che gli uomini sono stati sopra la terra.
[When the angel emptied his bowl], lightning flashed, there were rumblings and thunder, and the earth shook. It shook more violently than it has ever shaken since people first [lived] on earth.
19 E la gran città fu [divisa] in tre parti, e le città delle genti caddero; Dio si ricordò della gran Babilonia, per darle il calice dell'indegnazione della sua ira.
And [as a result], the very evil city [that is symbolized by Babylon] split into three parts. [God also] destroyed cities in [other] nations. God did not forget that [the people of] [MTY] the very evil [city symbolized by] Babylon [had sinned very much]. So he [caused the people with whom] he was furiously angry [MET] [to drink] a cup of very [poisonous wine/liquid that represented his punishment].
20 Ed ogni isola fuggì, e i monti non furon trovati.
Also [as a result of the earthquake], every island disappeared, and the mountains became flat land.
21 E cadde dal cielo, in su gli uomini, una gragnuola grossa come del peso d'un talento; e gli uomini bestemmiarono Iddio per la piaga della gragnuola; perciocchè la piaga d'essa era grandissima.
Also [as a result of the angel’s emptying his bowl], huge hailstones, each weighing about 100 pounds, fell from the sky onto the people. Then people insulted God because [he had caused] the destructive hail to fall on them in that terrible plague.
