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 sounded his trumpet. I saw a star from heaven that had fallen to the earth. The star was given the key to the shaft 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 shaft of the bottomless pit, and smoke went up out of the shaft like smoke from a huge furnace. The sun and the air turned dark by the smoke pouring out of the shaft. (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 came on the earth, and they were given power like that of scorpions on the earth.

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 damage the grass on the earth or any green plant or tree, but only the people 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 given permission to kill those people, but only to torture them for five months. Their agony would be like the sting of a scorpion when it strikes 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, but will not find it. They will greatly desire to die, but death will flee 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 horses prepared for war. On their heads were something like crowns of gold, and their faces were like human faces.

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

They had hair like women's hair, and 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.

They had breastplates like iron breastplates, and the sound of their wings was like the sound made by many chariots and horses running 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 with stingers like scorpions; in their tails they had 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 had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit. His name in Hebrew was Abaddon, and in Greek he had the name Apollyon. (Abyssos g12)

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

The first woe is past. Look! After this there are still two disasters 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 sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice coming from the horns of the golden altar that is present before God.

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

The voice said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great Euphrates River.”

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 prepared for that hour, that day, that month, and that year, were released to kill 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 soldiers on horseback was 200,000,000. 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 sulfur yellow; and the horses’ heads resembled lions’ heads. Out of their mouths proceed fire, smoke, and sulfur.

This is how I saw the horses in my vision and those who rode on them: Their breastplates were fiery red, dark blue and sulfurous yellow. The heads of the horses resembled the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and sulfur.

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.

A third of the people were killed by these three plagues: the fire, smoke, and sulfur that came 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.

For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails—for their tails were like snakes, and they had heads with which they inflicted wounds on 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.

The rest of mankind, those who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the deeds they had done, nor did they stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood—things that cannot see, hear, or walk.

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

Neither did they repent of their murders, their sorcery, their sexual immorality or their acts of theft.