Revelation 6
1 I saw that [Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb, opened the first of the seven seals [of the scroll]. Then I heard one of the four living [creatures] say in a voice [as loud] as [SIM] thunder, “Come!”
| وَرَأَيْتُ الْحَمَلَ وَهُوَ يَفُكُّ أَوَّلَ الْخُتُومِ السَّبْعَةِ، وَسَمِعْتُ وَاحِداً مِنَ الْكَائِنَاتِ الْحَيَّةِ الأَرْبَعَةِ يُنَادِي بِصَوْتٍ كَالرَّعْدِ: «تَعَالَ!» | ١ |
2 Then I saw a white horse [come out]. The one who sat on it had a bow [and arrows]. [God] gave him a crown [to show that he was the king]. Then the one who conquers [people] went out to continue to conquer [people].
| فَنَظَرْتُ وَإذَا أَمَامِي حِصَانٌ أَبْيَضُ، يَحْمِلُ رَاكِبُهُ قَوْساً، وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِ إِكْلِيلٌ، وَقَدْ خَرَجَ مُنْتَصِراً وَلِكَيْ يَنْتَصِرَ. | ٢ |
3 When the [one who was like a] lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living [creature] say, “Come!”
| ثُمَّ فَكَّ الْحَمَلُ الْخَتْمَ الثَّانِي، فَسَمِعْتُ الْكَائِنَ الثَّانِي يُنَادِي: «تَعَالَ!» | ٣ |
4 Then a red horse came out. The one sitting on it was allowed {[God] allowed the one sitting on it} to cause [people] to no longer [live] peacefully, but instead to be killing each other. [For this purpose] he was given {[God’s agent] gave to him} a large sword.
| فَخَرَجَ حِصَانٌ أَحْمَرُ، أُعْطِيَ رَاكِبُهُ سَيْفاً عَظِيماً، وَمُنِحَ سُلْطَةَ نَزْعِ السَّلامِ مِنَ الأَرْضِ وَجَعْلِ النَّاسِ يَقْتُلُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً. | ٤ |
5 When [the one who is like a] lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living [creature] say, “Come!” This time, I saw a black horse [come out]. The one who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.
| وَعِنْدَمَا فَكَّ الْحَمَلُ الْخَتْمَ الثَّالِثَ سَمِعْتُ الْكَائِنَ الثَّالِثَ يُنَادِي: «تَعَالَ!» فَرَأَيْتُ حِصَاناً أَسْوَدَ، يَحْمِلُ رَاكِبُهُ مِيزَاناً بِيَدِهِ. | ٥ |
6 I heard a voice [that sounded] like [it was coming from] among the four living [creatures]. It was saying ([to the horseman/to the man who was sitting on the black horse]), “A quart of wheat [will cost so much that] a man must work a whole day to earn enough money to buy it, and three quarts of barley will sell for the same price. But do not cut off [the supply of] olive oil or the wine [MTY]!”
| وَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتاً مِنْ بَيْنِ الْكَائِنَاتِ الْحَيَّةِ الأَرْبَعَةِ يَقُولُ: «كَيْلَةُ قَمْحٍ بِدِينَارٍ، وَثَلاثُ كَيْلاتِ شَعِيرٍ بِدِينَارٍ. أَمَّا الزَّيْتُ وَالْخَمْرُ فَلا تَمَسَّهُمَا». | ٦ |
7 When the [one who is like a] lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living [creature] say, “Come!”
| ثُمَّ فَكَّ الْحَمَلُ الْخَتْمَ الرَّابِعَ فَسَمِعْتُ الْكَائِنَ الرَّابِعَ يُنَادِي: «تَعَالَ!» | ٧ |
8 This time I saw a pale horse [come out]. The one who sat on it is named ‘[The one who causes] death [PRS]’, and [the one that is named ‘The place where dead people go’] accompanied him. [God] gave them authority over one quarter of the people on earth to incite them to kill each other with weapons [SYN], and also authority to kill them (by [causing them to] starve, by [their causing them to become] sick from epidemics, and by [their causing them to be attacked by] wild animals. (Hadēs g86)
| فَرَأَيْتُ حِصَاناً لَوْنُهُ أَخْضَرُ «بَاهِتُ اللَّوْنِ»، اسْمُ رَاكِبِهِ «الْمَوْتُ» يَتْبَعُهُ حِصَانٌ آخَرُ اسْمُ رَاكِبِهِ «الْهَاوِيَةُ»، وَأُعْطِيَا سُلْطَةَ إِبَادَةِ رُبْعِ الأَرْضِ بِالسَّيْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَالْوَبَاءِ وَوُحُوشِ الأَرْضِ الضَّارِيَةِ! (Hadēs g86) | ٨ |
9 When the [one who is like a] lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under (OR, at the base of) the altar [in heaven] the souls of [God’s servants] who had been killed {whom [people had] killed} because of [their believing] God’s message, and because they told others [the message about Jesus].
| ثُمَّ فَكَّ الْحَمَلُ الْخَتْمَ الْخَامِسَ، فَرَأَيْتُ مَذْبَحاً تَحْتَهُ أَرْوَاحُ الَّذِينَ سُفِكَتْ دِمَاؤُهُمْ مِنْ أَجْلِ كَلِمَةِ اللهِ، وَمِنْ أَجْلِ الشَّهَادَةِ الَّتِي أَدَّوْهَا، | ٩ |
10 They spoke loudly [to God] saying, “Sovereign/Almighty Lord, you are holy and faithful. How long [will it be] before you judge [and punish] the people on earth who murdered [us(exc)]?”
| وَهُمْ يَصْرُخُونَ لِلرَّبِّ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِمْ: «حَتَّى مَتَى، أَيُّهَا السَّيِّدُ الْقُدُّوسُ وَالْحَقُّ، تُؤَخِّرُ مُعَاقَبَةَ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ عَلَى مَا فَعَلُوهُ بِنَا؟ مَتَى تَنْتَقِمُ مِنْهُمْ لِدِمَائِنَا؟» | ١٠ |
11 [God] gave to each of them a long white robe, and [he] told them to rest a little longer until [people] killed all the believers who served [the Lord] with them. They were believers whom [God wanted to die in just the same way] that these others had been killed.
| فَأُعْطِيَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمْ ثَوْباً أَبْيَضَ، وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يَصْبِرُوا قَلِيلاً إِلَى أَنْ يَكْمُلَ عَدَدُ شُرَكَائِهِمِ الْعَبِيدِ وَإِخْوَتِهِمِ الَّذِينَ سَيُقْتَلُونَ مِثْلَهُمْ. | ١١ |
12 I saw that when [the one who is like a] lamb opened the sixth seal, the earth shook violently. The sun became as black as cloth made (of [black] wool/of pitch). The whole moon became [red] [SIM] like blood.
| ثُمَّ نَظَرْتُ، فَرَأَيْتُ الْحَمَلَ يَفُكُّ الْخَتْمَ السَّادِسَ، وَإذَا الأَرْضُ قَدْ زُلْزِلَتْ زِلْزَالاً عَظِيماً، وَالشَّمْسُ اسْوَدَّتْ فَصَارَتْ كَخِرْقَةٍ مِنْ شَعْرٍ، وَصَارَ الْقَمَرُ أَحْمَرَ كَالدَّمِ، | ١٢ |
13 The stars fell to the earth [in great numbers], just [SIM] like immature figs fall when a fig tree is shaken by a strong wind {when a strong wind shakes a fig tree}.
| وَسَقَطَتْ نُجُومُ السَّمَاءِ عَلَى الأَرْضِ كَمَا تَطْرَحُ شَجَرَةُ التِّينِ ثِمَارَهَا الْفَجَّةَ، إِذَا هَزَّتْهَا رِيحٌ عَاصِفَةٌ. | ١٣ |
14 The sky split open and [rolled up on either side] just [SIM] like an [old] scroll rolls up [when it is split in two]. Every mountain and island moved out of its place.
| وَطُوِيَتِ السَّمَاءُ كَمَا تُطْوَى لِفَافَةٌ مِنْ وَرَقٍ، فَتَزَحْزَحَتِ الْجِبَالُ وَالْجُزُرُ كُلُّهَا مِنْ مَوَاضِعِهَا. | ١٤ |
15 [As a result, all the rebellious people] of the earth, [including] kings, high-ranking people, generals, the rich people, the powerful people, along with everyone [else], both slave and free, hid themselves in caves and between the mountain rocks.
| وَمُلُوكُ الأَرْضِ وَالْعُظَمَاءُ وَالْقُوَّادُ وَالأَغْنِيَاءُ وَالأَقْوِيَاءُ وَالْعَبِيدُ وَالأَحْرَارُ كُلُّهُمُ اخْتَبَأُوا فِي الْمَغَاوِرِ وَصُخُورِ الْجِبَالِ، | ١٥ |
16 They shouted to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us [(exc)] and hide us [(exc)] in order that the one who sits upon the throne will not be able to see us [(exc)] [MTY], and [in order that] the [one who is like a] lamb will not be able to punish [MTY] us [(exc)].
| وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ لِلْجِبَالِ وَالصُّخُورِ: «اُسْقُطِي عَلَيْنَا، وَأَخْفِينَا مِنْ وَجْهِ الْجَالِسِ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ وَمِنْ غَضَبِ الْحَمَلِ!» | ١٦ |
17 This is the terrible day on which they will punish [MTY] us [(exc)], and [when that happens], no one will be able to survive! [RHQ]”
| فَإِنَّ يَوْمَ الْغَضَبِ الْعَظِيمَ قَدْ جَاءَهُمْ، وَمَنْ يَقْوَى عَلَى الْوُقُوفِ أَمَامَهُ؟ | ١٧ |
