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)

Then the fifth angel blew; and I saw a star that had fallen on the earth from the heavens, and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. (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 bottomless pit, and from the pit rose a smoke like the smoke of a great furnace. The sun and the air grew dark because of the smoke from the pit. (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.

Out of the smoke locusts descended on the earth, and they received the same power as 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 plant, or any tree, but only those who have not 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.

Yet they were not allowed to kill them, but it was ordered that those men should be tortured for five months. Their torture was like the torture caused by a scorpion when it stings a person.

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.

In those days people will seek Death and will not find it; They will long to die, but Death flees 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.

In appearance the locusts were like horses equipped for battle. On their heads there were what appeared to be crowns that shone like gold, their faces resembled human faces,

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

and they had hair like the hair of a woman, their teeth were like lions’ teeth,

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.

and they had what seemed to be iron breastplates, while the noise of their wings was like the noise of chariots drawn by many horses, galloping 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 have tails like scorpions, and stings, and in their tails lies their power to harm people for five months.

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)

They have as their king the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name, in Hebrew, is “Abaddon,” while, in Greek, his name is “Apollyon” (the Destroyer). (Abyssos g12)

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

The first Woe has passed; and still there are two Woes to follow!

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

Then the sixth angel blew; and I heard a voice proceeding from the corners of the golden altar that stood before God.

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

It spoke to the sixth angel – the angel with the trumpet – and said “Let loose the four angels that are in chains at 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.

Then the four angels, that were held in readiness for that hour and day and month and year, were let loose, to destroy a third of mankind.

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

The number of the hosts of cavalry was ten thousand times ten thousand, twice told; I heard their number.

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

And this is what the horses and their riders appeared to be like in my vision: They had breastplates of fire, blood-red and sulphurous, and the heads of the horses were like lions’ heads, while out of their mouths issue fire, and smoke, and sulphur.

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

Through these three curses a third of humanity perished – because of the fire, and the smoke, and the sulphur that issued from 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.

for the power of the horses lies in their mouths and in their tails. For their tails are like snakes, with heads, and it is with them that they do harm.

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 those who were left of humanity, who had not perished through these curses, did not repent and turn away from what their own hands had made; they would not abandon the worship of demons, and of idols made of gold or silver or brass or stone or wood, which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk;

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

and they did not repent of their murders, or their sorceries, or their licentiousness, or their thefts.