Apocalipsis 16
1 Entonces escuché una gran voz que venía desde el Templo, y que decía a los siete ángeles: “Vayan y derramen las siete copas del juicio de Dios sobre la tierra”.
[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 Entonces el primer ángel fue y derramó su copa sobre la tierra, y comenzaron a salir terribles y dolorosas llagas en las personas que tenían la marca de la bestia y que adoraban su imagen.
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 Luego el segundo ángel derramó su copa sobre el mar, y se convirtió como la sangre de un cadáver, y todo lo que había en el mar murió.
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 Después el tercer ángel derramó su copa sobre los ríos y fuentes de agua, y el agua se convirtió en sangre.
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 Y escuché al ángel que tenía el poder sobre las aguas, y declaró: “Tú eres realmente justo, tú, que eres y fuiste, el Santo, como lo demuestra este juicio.
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 Estas personas derramaron la sangre de los creyentes. ¡Y ahora les das a beber sangre, como lo merecen!”
[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 Entonces oí una voz que provenía desde el altar, diciendo: “Sí, oh, Señor, el Todopoderoso. ¡Tus juicios son justos y verdaderos!”
Then I heard [an angel] respond [from] the altar [PRS], “Yes, Lord God, you who are almighty, you punish [people] rightly and justly!”
8 Y el cuarto ángel derramó su copa sobre el sol, y se le dio el poder de quemar a la gente con fuego.
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 Y se quemaban por el intenso calor, y maldecían el nombre de Dios, quien controlaba estas plagas. Y no se arrepentían ni le daban 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 Luego el quinto ángel derramó su copa sobre el trono de la bestia, y vinieron tinieblas sobre su reino. La gente mordía sus lenguas por el dolor que sentían,
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 y maldecían al Dios del cielo por causa de su dolor y sus llagas, pero no se arrepentían ni dejaban de hacer lo que estaban haciendo.
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 Luego el sexto ángel derramó su copa sobre el poderoso Río Éufrates, y su agua se secó, y así se abrió un camino para los reyes que venían del Este.
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 Entonces vi tres espíritus malos que parecían como ranas que salían de las bocas del dragón, la bestia, y el falso profeta.
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 Estos son los espíritus demoníacos que hacen milagros, que salen a reunir a todos los reyes de todo el mundo para la batalla en el día del juicio de Dios, el Todopoderoso.
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 (¡Estén atentos! Vendré como un ladrón. Benditos los que están vigilantes, y han alistado sus ropas para no tener que salir desnudos y ser avergonzados).
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 Los espíritus malos reunieron a los reyes para la batalla en un lugar que en hebreo se llama Armagedón.
17 Entonces el séptimo ángel derramó su copa en el aire, y del Templo salió una gran voz, que venía desde el trono, y gritaba: “¡Está hecho!”
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 Entonces hubo relámpagos y truenos, y un gran terremoto sacudió la tierra. Y fue el peor terremoto que hubiera existido desde que hubo habitantes en la tierra.
[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 La gran ciudad fue dividida en tres. Las ciudades de las naciones quedaron destruidas. Y se recordó, en presencia de Dios, que Babilonia, la grande, debía recibir la copa llena con el vino de su hostilidad.
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 Todas las islas se desvanecieron, y todas las montañas desaparecieron.
Also [as a result of the earthquake], every island disappeared, and the mountains became flat land.
21 Cayó del cielo una gran tormenta de granizo sobre la gente, y cada piedra pesaba cien libras. Y la gente maldecía a Dios porque la plaga del granizo era terrible en gran manera.
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.
