打开第一印

我又观看,羔羊打开七个封印[a]中第一个封印的时候,我就听见四个活物中的一个,用像雷鸣一样的声音说:“来[b]!” 我又观看,看哪,有一匹白马。那骑马的拿着一张弓;他被赐予了一顶冠冕,就出去,得胜了又要得胜。

打开第二印

羔羊打开第二个封印的时候,我听见第二个活物说:“来[c]!” 就另有一匹马出来,是火红色的。那骑马的被准许从地上夺走和平,使人们互相残杀;他又被赐予了一把大刀。

打开第三印

羔羊打开第三个封印的时候,我听见第三个活物说:“来[d]!”我又观看,看哪,有一匹黑色的马。那骑马的,手里拿着天平。 我就听见在四个活物中间好像有声音说:“一升小麦一个银币,三升大麦一个银币;油和酒不可糟蹋!”

打开第四印

羔羊打开第四个封印的时候,我听见第四个活物的声音,说:“来[e]!” 我又观看,看哪,有一匹灰绿色的马。那骑马的,名叫“死亡”,阴间伴随着他。他们被赐予了权柄可以统管地上的四分之一,用刀剑、饥荒、瘟疫[f]和地上的野兽去杀害人。

打开第五印

羔羊打开第五个封印的时候,我看见在祭坛底下有那些为了神的话语[g]、为了自己所持守的见证而被杀之人的灵魂。 10 他们大声呼喊说:“神圣、真实的主啊!你不施行审判,不为我们的血向住在地上的人讨回公道,还要多久呢?” 11 于是他们每个人都被赐予了一件白袍;有话吩咐他们还要安息一些时候,直到那些与他们同做奴仆[h]的和他们的弟兄,就是那些将要像他们一样被杀的人,满足了数目[i]

打开第六印

12 我又观看,羔羊打开第六个封印的时候,[j]发生了大地震。太阳变黑像粗毛布,整个月亮[k]变得像血。 13 天上的星辰坠落到地上,就像无花果树被大风摇动,落下它未熟的果子那样。 14 天被劈裂,好像书卷被卷起来;一切山岭和海岛也都从原处被挪开了。

15 地上的众君王、大臣、军官、富有的、有权的、所有的奴隶和自由人,都藏在洞穴里和山岭的岩石间。 16 他们对山岭和岩石说:“倒在我们身上吧!把我们藏起来,好躲避坐在宝座上那一位的脸和羔羊的震怒; 17 因为他们[l]震怒的大日子到了,谁能站得住呢?”

Footnotes

  1. 启示录 6:1 七个封印——有古抄本作“那些封印”。
  2. 启示录 6:1 来——有古抄本作“来看吧”。
  3. 启示录 6:3 来——有古抄本作“来看吧”。
  4. 启示录 6:5 来——有古抄本作“来看吧”。
  5. 启示录 6:7 来——有古抄本作“来看吧”。
  6. 启示录 6:8 瘟疫——或译作“死症”。
  7. 启示录 6:9 神的话语——或译作“神的道”。
  8. 启示录 6:11 奴仆——或译作“仆人”。
  9. 启示录 6:11 数目——辅助词语。
  10. 启示录 6:12 有古抄本附“看哪,”。
  11. 启示录 6:12 整个月亮——或译作“满月”。
  12. 启示录 6:17 他们——有古抄本作“他”。

羔羊揭開前六印

然後,我看見羔羊揭開七印中的第一印,那時我聽見四個活物中的一個用如雷的聲音說:「來!」 我便觀看,見有一匹白馬,馬上的騎士拿著弓,他接受了賞賜給他的冠冕後,便四處征戰,戰無不勝。

羔羊揭開第二印時,我聽見第二個活物說:「來!」 這次出現了一匹紅馬,馬上的騎士獲得權柄和一把大刀,要奪取地上的和平,使人類互相廝殺。

揭開第三印的時候,我聽見第三個活物說:「來!」我便看見一匹黑馬,馬上的騎士手裡拿著天平。 我又聽見四個活物中好像有聲音說:「一升小麥值一個銀幣[a],三升大麥也同價,油和酒都不要糟蹋。」

羔羊揭開第四印的時候,我聽到第四個活物說:「來!」 這次我看到一匹淺灰色的馬,馬上騎士的名字叫死亡,陰府緊跟在他後面。他們得到權力可以用刀劍、饑荒、瘟疫和野獸消滅全人類的四分之一。

羔羊揭開第五印的時候,我看到一個祭壇,祭壇下有許多靈魂,都是為傳揚上帝的道、為祂做見證而被殺的。 10 他們大聲喊著說:「聖潔真實的主宰啊,還要等多久呢?為什麼你還不審判地上那些屠殺我們的人,為我們伸冤呢?」 11 這時有白袍賜給他們,有聲音告訴他們要再稍候片刻,直到和他們同作奴僕的弟兄被殺害的數目滿了為止。

12 羔羊揭開第六印的時候,我看見大地震發生了,太陽變得像黑毛布一樣黑,整個月亮變成血紅色, 13 天上的星辰都墜落,好像未成熟的無花果被狂風吹落一般。 14 天空也像書卷被捲起來,所有的山嶺和海島都被挪離原位。 15 地上的君王、顯貴、將領、富豪、有勢力的、一切奴隸和自由人都躲藏在山洞裡和岩穴間。 16 他們哀求群山和岩石,說:「倒下來遮蓋我們,將我們藏起來吧!我們不敢面對寶座上的那位和羔羊的烈怒啊! 17 因為祂們發烈怒的大日子到了,誰能站得住呢?」

Footnotes

  1. 6·6 一個銀幣相當於一天的工錢。

And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?