Revelation 9

1 The fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from the sky which had fallen to the earth. The key to the pit of the abyss was given to him. (Abyssos g12)

The fifth angel blew his trumpet. I watched a star fall from heaven to earth. He was given the key to the opening of the Abyss. (Abyssos g12)

2 He opened the pit of the abyss, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke from a burning furnace. The sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke from the pit. (Abyssos g12)

He opened the entrance to the Abyss, and smoke came up out of the Abyss like the smoke of a huge furnace. The sun and the atmosphere became dark because of the smoke from the Abyss. (Abyssos g12)

3 Then out of the smoke came locusts on the earth, and power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

Locusts came out of the smoke onto the earth, and they were given power like that possessed by scorpions.

4 They were told that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only those people who don’t have God’s seal on their foreheads.

They were told not to harm the grass or any vegetation or any trees, only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

5 They were given power, not to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a person.

They were not allowed to kill, but they could torture these people for five months. The torture was like that of a scorpion when it stings someone.

6 In those days people will seek death, and will in no way find it. They will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

During that time people will look for death, but won't find it; they will want to die, but death will run away from them!

7 The shapes of the locusts were like horses prepared for war. On their heads were something like golden crowns, and their faces were like people’s faces.

The locusts looked like war-horses. They wore what seemed to be golden crowns on their heads, and their faces looked human.

8 They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like those of lions.

They had long hair like women and had teeth like lions.

9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron. The sound of their wings was like the sound of many chariots and horses rushing to war.

Their breastplates looked like they were made of iron, and the noise made by their wings sounded like many horses and chariots racing into battle.

10 They have tails like those of scorpions, with stingers. In their tails they have power to harm men for five months.

They had tails like scorpions, complete with stingers. They had the power to hurt people for five months with their tails.

11 They have over them as king the angel of the abyss. His name in Hebrew is “Abaddon”, but in Greek, he has the name “Apollyon”. (Abyssos g12)

Ruling over them as their king was the angel of the Abyss who is called Abaddon in Hebrew and Apollyon in Greek. (Abyssos g12)

12 The first woe is past. Behold, there are still two woes coming after this.

The first Disaster is over, but there are still two more to come.

13 The sixth angel sounded. I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar which is before God,

The sixth angel blew his trumpet. I heard a voice come from the horns of the golden altar that stands in front of God

14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Free the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates!”

speaking to the sixth angel that had the trumpet: “Release the four angels that are tied up beside the great River Euphrates.”

15 The four angels were freed who had been prepared for that hour and day and month and year, so that they might kill one third of mankind.

The four angels who had been kept ready for this particular hour, day, month and year were released to kill one third of humanity.

16 The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million. I heard the number of them.

I was told the number of the army of soldiers on horseback: it was 200 million.

17 Thus I saw the horses in the vision and those who sat on them, having breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the horses’ heads resembled lions’ heads. Out of their mouths proceed fire, smoke, and sulfur.

In my vision I saw the horses and their riders who wore breastplates as red as fire, and dark blue and yellow. The heads of the horses looked like lions, and fire and smoke and sulfur streamed out of their mouths.

18 By these three plagues, one third of mankind was killed: by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur, which proceeded out of their mouths.

One third of humanity was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and smoke and sulfur streaming out of their mouths.

19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails. For their tails are like serpents, and have heads; and with them they harm.

The horses' power was in their tails as well as their mouths, for their tails were like serpents' heads that they used to hurt people.

20 The rest of mankind, who were not killed with these plagues, didn’t repent of the works of their hands, that they wouldn’t worship demons, and the idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood, which can’t see, hear, or walk.

But the rest of humanity who were not killed by these plagues did not repent of what they were doing. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, and stone—which can't see or hear or walk!

21 They didn’t repent of their murders, their sorceries, their sexual immorality, or their thefts.

They did not repent of their murders, their witchcraft, their sexual sins, or their thefts.