< prakAshitaM 8 >

1 anantaraM saptamamudrAyAM tena mochitAyAM sArddhadaNDakAlaM svargo niHshabdo. abhavat|
And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
2 aparam aham IshvarasyAntike tiShThataH saptadUtAn apashyaM tebhyaH saptatUryyo. adIyanta|
And I saw the seven angels which stand before God; and there were given unto them seven trumpets.
3 tataH param anya eko dUta AgataH sa svarNadhUpAdhAraM gR^ihItvA vedimupAtiShThat sa cha yat siMhAsanasyAntike sthitAyAH suvarNavedyA upari sarvveShAM pavitralokAnAM prArthanAsu dhUpAn yojayet tadarthaM prachuradhUpAstasmai dattAH|
And another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should add it unto the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
4 tatastasya dUtasya karAt pavitralokAnAM prArthanAbhiH saMyuktadhUpAnAM dhUma Ishvarasya samakShaM udatiShThat|
And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel’s hand.
5 pashchAt sa dUto dhUpAdhAraM gR^ihItvA vedyA vahninA pUrayitvA pR^ithivyAM nikShiptavAn tena ravA meghagarjjanAni vidyuto bhUmikampashchAbhavan|
And the angel taketh the censer; and he filled it with the fire of the altar, and cast it upon the earth: and there followed thunders, and voices, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
6 tataH paraM saptatUrI rdhArayantaH saptadUtAstUrI rvAdayitum udyatA abhavan|
And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
7 prathamena tUryyAM vAditAyAM raktamishritau shilAvahnI sambhUya pR^ithivyAM nikShiptau tena pR^ithivyAstR^itIyAMsho dagdhaH, tarUNAmapi tR^itIyAMsho dagdhaH, haridvarNatR^iNAni cha sarvvANi dagdhAni|
And the first sounded, and there followed hail and fire, mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of the earth was burnt up, and the third part of the trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
8 anantaraM dvitIyadUtena tUryyAM vAditAyAM vahninA prajvalito mahAparvvataH sAgare nikShiptastena sAgarasya tR^itIyAMsho raktIbhUtaH
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;
9 sAgare sthitAnAM saprANAnAM sR^iShTavastUnAM tR^itIyAMsho mR^itaH, arNavayAnAnAm api tR^itIyAMsho naShTaH|
and there died the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, [even] they that had life; and the third part of the ships was destroyed.
10 aparaM tR^itIyadUtena tUryyAM vAditAyAM dIpa iva jvalantI ekA mahatI tArA gagaNAt nipatya nadInAM jalaprasravaNAnA nchoparyyAvatIrNA|
And the third angel sounded, and there fell from heaven a great star, burning as a torch, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of the waters;
11 tasyAstArAyA nAma nAgadamanakamiti, tena toyAnAM tR^itIyAMshe nAgadamanakIbhUte toyAnAM tiktatvAt bahavo mAnavA mR^itAH|
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 aparaM chaturthadUtena tUryyAM vAditAyAM sUryyasya tR^itIyAMshashchandrasya tR^itIyAMsho nakShatrANA ncha tR^itIyAMshaH prahR^itaH, tena teShAM tR^itIyAMshe. andhakArIbhUte divasastR^itIyAMshakAlaM yAvat tejohIno bhavati nishApi tAmevAvasthAM gachChati|
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; that the third part of them should be darkened, and the day should not shine for the third part of it, and the night in like manner.
13 tadA nirIkShamANena mayAkAshamadhyenAbhipatata ekasya dUtasya ravaH shrutaH sa uchchai rgadati, aparai ryaistribhi rdUtaistUryyo vAditavyAsteShAm avashiShTatUrIdhvanitaH pR^ithivInivAsinAM santApaH santApaH santApashcha sambhaviShyati|
And I saw, and I heard an eagle, flying in mid heaven, saying with a great voice, Woe, woe, woe, for them that dwell on the earth, by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, who are yet to sound.

< prakAshitaM 8 >