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טז שמעתי קול אדיר מן ההיכל אומר לשבעת המלאכים: "לכו ורוקנו על הארץ את שבע הקערות שמכילות את זעם אלוהים!"

המלאך הראשון עזב את ההיכל ורוקן את קערתו על הארץ. פצעים איומים, מבחילים ומכאיבים התפשטו על בשר האנשים, שנשאו את סימן החיה והשתחוו לפסלה. זו הייתה מכת שחין.

המלאך השני רוקן את קערתו על הים, ומי הים הפכו לדם – כדם אנשים מתים – וכל נפש חיה בים מתה.

המלאך השלישי רוקן את קערתו על הנהרות והמעיינות, ומימיהם הפכו לדם. שמעתי את מלאך המים מכריז: "צדיק אתה במשפטיך, זה שהיה, ההווה והקדוש. אתה משלם לבני-האדם כגמולם! הם שפכו את דמם של נביאים ומאמינים רבים, וכעת אתה משקה אותם בדם!" ומן המזבח שמעתי קול: "אכן, אמת וצדק משפטיך, ה' אלוהי צבאות."

המלאך הרביעי רוקן את קערתו על השמש, ואלוהים נתן לשמש רשות לצרוב באש את בשר בני-האדם. בני-האדם נצרבו מהחום הלוהט, וקיללו את שם האלוהים אשר הכה אותם במכות נוראות אלה. אף-על-פי-כן הם לא חזרו בתשובה ולא כיבדו את אלוהים.

10 המלאך החמישי רוקן את קערתו על כסא המלכות של החיה, וחושך כיסה את ממלכתה. תושבי ממלכתה נשכו את לשונם מכאב 11 וקיללו את אלוהי השמים, מפני שהביא עליהם את הפצעים והכאב, אך בכל זאת לא חדלו ממעשיהם המושחתים.

12 המלאך השישי רוקן את קערתו על הנהר הגדול פרת, ומימיו התייבשו כדי להכין דרך למלכים הבאים מן המזרח.

13 ראיתי מפי התנין, מפי החיה ומפי נביא השקר (החיה השנייה) יוצאות שלוש רוחות טמאות דומות לצפרדעים. 14 היו אלה רוחות השדים שמחוללות ניסים ונפלאות; הן מגייסות את מלכי העולם למלחמה נגד אלוהים, ביום המשפט הגדול של אלוהי צבאות.

15 " שימו לב, הנני בא בשעה בלתי-צפויה – כגנב. ברוכים הממתינים לי בערנות ובשקידה, ומכינים את בגדיהם כדי שלא ילכו ערומים ומבוישים."

16 אז קיבצו רוחות השדים את כל צבאות העולם במקום הנקרא "הר-מגידו".

17 המלאך השביעי רוקן את קערתו באוויר, ומכיסא אלוהים אשר בהיכל השמים נשמע קול אדיר: "תם ונשלם!"[a] 18 רעמים רעמו, ברקים הבריקו והתחוללה רעידת אדמה עצומה שכמוה לא הייתה בכל היסטוריה האנושית.

19 העיר הגדולה נחלקה לשלושה, וערי העולם נחרבו. אלוהים זכר את מעשי השחיתות של בבל הגדולה ולכן השקה אותה ביין זעמו. 20 איים שלמים נעלמו, הרים הפכו למישור,

21 ומן השמים הומטרו על האנשים אבני-ברד שמשקלם כ-50 קילוגרם. בני-האדם חרפו וגידפו את אלוהים בגלל מכת הברד הנוראה.

Footnotes

  1. התגלות 16:17 כלשונו: היה נהייתה.

الآنِيَةُ المَملُوءَةُ مِنْ غَضَبِ الله

16 ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا عَالِيًا مِنَ الهَيْكَلِ يَقُولُ: «اذْهَبُوا وَاسكُبُوا عَلَى الأرْضِ الآنِيَةَ السَّبعَةَ المَلِيئَةَ مِنْ غَضَبِ اللهِ.»

فَرَفَعَ المَلَاكُ الأوَّلُ إنَاءَهُ وَسَكَبَهُ عَلَى اليَابِسَةِ، فَأصَابَتْ قُرُوحٌ فَظِيعَةٌ وَمُؤلِمَةٌ جَمِيعَ الَّذِينَ يَحْمِلُونَ عَلَامَةَ الوَحشِ وَالَّذِينَ سَجَدُوا لِتِمثَالِهِ.

ثُمَّ سَكَبَ المَلَاكُ الثَّانِي إنَاءَهُ عَلَى البَحْرِ، فَتَحَوَّلَ البَحرُ إلَى دَمٍ كَدَمِ رَجُلٍ مَيِّتٍ، وَمَاتَ كُلُّ شَيءٍ حَيٍّ فِي البَحْرِ.

ثُمَّ سَكَبَ المَلَاكُ الثَّالِثُ إنَاءَهُ عَلَى الأنهُرِ وَيَنَابِيعِ المِيَاهِ، فَتَحَوَّلَتْ إلَى دَمٍ. وَسَمِعتُ المَلَاكَ المَسؤُولَ عَنِ المِيَاهِ يَقُولُ:

«إنَّكَ بَارٌّ فِي حُكمِكَ هَذَا،
أيُّهَا الكَائِنُ وَالَّذِي كَانَ، أيُّهَا القُدُّوسُ.
لِأنَّهُمْ سَفَكُوا دِمَاءَ الأنْبِيَاءِ
وَالمُؤمِنِينَ المُقَدَّسِينَ،
فَأعْطَيْتَهُمْ دَمًا لِيَشْرَبُوا!
هَذَا مَا يَسْتَحِقُّونَهُ.»

ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُ المَذْبَحَ يَقُولُ:

«نَعَمْ، أيُّهَا الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ الَقَدِيرُ،
أحكَامُكَ حَقٌّ وَعَدلٌ.»

ثُمَّ سَكَبَ المَلَاكُ الرَّابِعُ إنَاءَهُ عَلَى الشَّمْسِ، فَأُعْطِيَتْ أنْ تُحْرِقَ النَّاسَ بِالنَّارِ، فَاحْتَرَقَ النَّاسُ بِحَرَارَتِهَا. فَلَعَنُوا اسْمَ اللهِ المُسَيطِرِ عَلَى هَذِهِ الكَوَارِثِ، وَلَمْ يَتُوبُوا وَلَمْ يُمَجِّدُوهُ.

10 ثُمَّ سَكَبَ المَلَاكُ الخَامِسُ إنَاءَهُ عَلَى الوَحشِ، فَتَفَرَّقَتْ مَملَكَتُهُ فِي الظَّلَامِ. وَعَضَّ النَّاسُ عَلَى ألسِنَتِهِمْ مِنَ الألَمِ. 11 وَلَعَنُوا إلَهَ السَّمَاءِ مِنْ فَرطِ آلَامِهِمْ وَقُرُوحِهِمْ، وَلَمْ يَتُوبُوا عَنْ أفعَالِهِمْ.

12 ثُمَّ سَكَبَ المَلَاكُ السَّادِسُ إنَاءَهُ عَلَى نَهْرِ الفُرَاتِ العَظِيمِ، فَجَفَّتْ مِيَاهُهُ لِتَمْهِيدِ الطَّرِيقِ لِمَجِيءِ مُلُوكِ الشَّرقِ.

13 ثُمَّ رَأيْتُ ثَلَاثَةَ أروَاحٍ شِرِّيرَةٍ تُشبِهُ الضَّفَادِعَ تَخْرُجُ مِنْ فَمِ التِّنِّينِ، وَفَمِ الوَحشِ، وَفَمِ النَّبِيِّ الكَذَّابِ. 14 هَذِهِ الأروَاحُ الشِّرِّيرَةُ هِيَ أروَاحٌ شَيطَانِيَّةٌ، لَهَا القُدرَةُ عَلَى أنْ تَعْمَلَ مُعجِزَاتٍ. فَذَهَبَتْ إلَى مُلُوكِ العَالَمِ أجمَعِ، وَجَمَعَتْهُمْ مِنْ أجْلِ مَعرَكَةِ اليَوْمِ العَظِيمِ، يَوْمِ اللهِ القَدِيرِ.

15 «هَا إنِّي آتِي فَجْأةً مِثْلَ لِصٍّ. هَنِيئًا لِمَنْ يَبْقَى مُسْتَيْقِظًا، وَمَلَابِسُهُ قُربَهُ، حَتَّى لَا يُضطَرَّ أنْ يَذْهَبَ عَارِيًا، فَلَا يَرَى النَّاسُ عَورَتَهُ!»

16 وَهَكَذَا جَمَعَتِ الأروَاحُ الشِّرِّيرَةُ المُلُوكَ فِي مَكَانٍ يُدْعَى بِالعِبرِيَّةِ «هَرمَجِدُّونَ.» 17 ثُمَّ سَكَبَ المَلَاكُ السَّابِعُ إنَاءَهُ فِي الهَوَاءِ، فَخَرَجَ صَوْتٌ عَظِيمٌ مِنَ العَرْشِ الَّذِي فِي الهَيْكَلِ وَقَالَ: «لَقَدْ تَمَّ!» 18 فَحَدَثَتْ رُعُودٌ وَبُرُوقٌ وَزُلزِلَتِ الأرْضُ. وَهُوَ أشَدُّ زِلزَالٍ يَحْدُثُ مُنْذُ أنْ ظَهَرَ الإنْسَانُ عَلَى الأرْضِ! إلَى هَذَا الحَدِّ كَانَتْ شِدَّتُهُ! 19 فَانشَقَّتِ المَدِينَةُ إلَى ثَلَاثَةِ أقسَامٍ، وَسَقَطَتْ مُدُنُ الوَثَنِيِّينَ. وَلَمْ يَنْسَ اللهُ أنْ يُعَاقِبَ بَابِلَ العَظيمَةَ، فَأعطَاهَا كَأسَ خَمرِ غَضَبِهِ السَّاخِطِ. 20 جَمِيعُ الجُزُرِ اختَفَتْ، وَمَا عَادَتِ الجِبَالُ مَوجُودَةً. 21 سَقَطَ بَرَدٌ عَظِيمٌ، تَزِنُ الحَبَّةُ الوَاحِدَةُ مِنْهُ نَحْوَ خَمْسةٍ وَثَلَاثينَ كِيلُوغَرَامًا![a] سَقَطَ عَلَى النَّاسِ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، فَلَعَنَ النَّاسُ اللهَ بِسَبَبِ كَارِثَةِ البَرَدِ، لِأنَّهَا كَانَتْ فَظِيعَةً.

Footnotes

  1. 16‏:21 خمسة وثلَاثين كيلوغرَامَا حرفيًا: «وَزْنَة،» وَهِيَ تعَادل مَا بَيْنَ 27 و 36 كيلوغرَامَا.
'התגלות 16 ' not found for the version: The Westminster Leningrad Codex.

The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath

16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple(A) saying to the seven angels,(B) “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”(C)

The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land,(D) and ugly, festering sores(E) broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.(F)

The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died.(G)

The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water,(H) and they became blood.(I) Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:

“You are just in these judgments,(J) O Holy One,(K)
    you who are and who were;(L)
for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets,(M)
    and you have given them blood to drink(N) as they deserve.”

And I heard the altar(O) respond:

“Yes, Lord God Almighty,(P)
    true and just are your judgments.”(Q)

The fourth angel(R) poured out his bowl on the sun,(S) and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire.(T) They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God,(U) who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent(V) and glorify him.(W)

10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast,(X) and its kingdom was plunged into darkness.(Y) People gnawed their tongues in agony 11 and cursed(Z) the God of heaven(AA) because of their pains and their sores,(AB) but they refused to repent of what they had done.(AC)

12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates,(AD) and its water was dried up to prepare the way(AE) for the kings from the East.(AF) 13 Then I saw three impure spirits(AG) that looked like frogs;(AH) they came out of the mouth of the dragon,(AI) out of the mouth of the beast(AJ) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(AK) 14 They are demonic spirits(AL) that perform signs,(AM) and they go out to the kings of the whole world,(AN) to gather them for the battle(AO) on the great day(AP) of God Almighty.

15 “Look, I come like a thief!(AQ) Blessed is the one who stays awake(AR) and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.”(AS)

16 Then they gathered the kings together(AT) to the place that in Hebrew(AU) is called Armageddon.(AV)

17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air,(AW) and out of the temple(AX) came a loud voice(AY) from the throne, saying, “It is done!”(AZ) 18 Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder(BA) and a severe earthquake.(BB) No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth,(BC) so tremendous was the quake. 19 The great city(BD) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered(BE) Babylon the Great(BF) and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.(BG) 20 Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.(BH) 21 From the sky huge hailstones,(BI) each weighing about a hundred pounds,[a] fell on people. And they cursed God(BJ) on account of the plague of hail,(BK) because the plague was so terrible.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 16:21 Or about 45 kilograms

16 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.

And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.

And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.

And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.

18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.