Fifth Trumpet: The Locusts from the Bottomless Pit

Then the fifth angel sounded: (A)And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to (B)the [a]bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the (C)sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, (D)as the scorpions of the earth have power. They were commanded (E)not to harm (F)the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have (G)the seal of God on their foreheads. And [b]they were not given authority to kill them, (H)but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. In those days (I)men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

(J)The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. (K)On their heads were crowns of something like gold, (L)and their faces were like the faces of men. They had hair like women’s hair, and (M)their teeth were like lions’ teeth. And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was (N)like the sound of chariots with many horses running into battle. 10 They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. Their power was to hurt men five months. 11 And they had as king over them (O)the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is [c]Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name [d]Apollyon.

12 (P)One woe is past. Behold, still two more woes are coming after these things.

Sixth Trumpet: The Angels from the Euphrates

13 Then the sixth angel sounded: And I heard a voice from the four horns of the (Q)golden altar which is before God, 14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound (R)at the great river Euphrates.” 15 So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a (S)third of mankind. 16 Now (T)the number of the army (U)of the horsemen was two hundred million; (V)I heard the number of them. 17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; (W)and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone. 18 By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed—by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths. 19 For [e]their power is in their mouth and in their tails; (X)for their tails are like serpents, having heads; and with them they do harm.

20 But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, (Y)did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship (Z)demons, (AA)and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk. 21 And they did not repent of their murders (AB)or their [f]sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 9:1 Lit. shaft of the abyss
  2. Revelation 9:5 The locusts
  3. Revelation 9:11 Lit. Destruction
  4. Revelation 9:11 Lit. Destroyer
  5. Revelation 9:19 NU, M the power of the horses
  6. Revelation 9:21 NU, M drugs

και ο πεμπτος αγγελος εσαλπισεν και ειδον αστερα εκ του ουρανου πεπτωκοτα εις την γην και εδοθη αυτω η κλεις του φρεατος της αβυσσου

και ηνοιξεν το φρεαρ της αβυσσου και ανεβη καπνος εκ του φρεατος ως καπνος καμινου μεγαλης και εσκοτωθη ο ηλιος και ο αηρ εκ του καπνου του φρεατος

και εκ του καπνου εξηλθον ακριδες εις την γην και εδοθη αυταις εξουσια ως εχουσιν εξουσιαν οι σκορπιοι της γης

και ερρεθη αυταις ινα μη αδικησουσιν τον χορτον της γης ουδε παν χλωρον ουδε παν δενδρον ει μη τους ανθρωπους οιτινες ουκ εχουσιν την σφραγιδα του θεου επι των μετωπων

και εδοθη αυταις ινα μη αποκτεινωσιν αυτους αλλ ινα βασανισθησονται μηνας πεντε και ο βασανισμος αυτων ως βασανισμος σκορπιου οταν παιση ανθρωπον

και εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις ζητησουσιν οι ανθρωποι τον θανατον και ου μη ευρησουσιν αυτον και επιθυμησουσιν αποθανειν και φευγει ο θανατος απ αυτων

και τα ομοιωματα των ακριδων ομοια ιπποις ητοιμασμενοις εις πολεμον και επι τας κεφαλας αυτων ως στεφανοι ομοιοι χρυσω και τα προσωπα αυτων ως προσωπα ανθρωπων

και ειχον τριχας ως τριχας γυναικων και οι οδοντες αυτων ως λεοντων ησαν

και ειχον θωρακας ως θωρακας σιδηρους και η φωνη των πτερυγων αυτων ως φωνη αρματων ιππων πολλων τρεχοντων εις πολεμον

10 και εχουσιν ουρας ομοιας σκορπιοις και κεντρα και εν ταις ουραις αυτων η εξουσια αυτων αδικησαι τους ανθρωπους μηνας πεντε

11 εχουσιν επ αυτων βασιλεα τον αγγελον της αβυσσου ονομα αυτω εβραιστι αβαδδων και εν τη ελληνικη ονομα εχει απολλυων

12 η ουαι η μια απηλθεν ιδου ερχεται ετι δυο ουαι μετα ταυτα

13 και ο εκτος αγγελος εσαλπισεν και ηκουσα φωνην μιαν εκ των κερατων του θυσιαστηριου του χρυσου του ενωπιον του θεου

14 λεγοντα τω εκτω αγγελω ο εχων την σαλπιγγα λυσον τους τεσσαρας αγγελους τους δεδεμενους επι τω ποταμω τω μεγαλω ευφρατη

15 και ελυθησαν οι τεσσαρες αγγελοι οι ητοιμασμενοι εις την ωραν και ημεραν και μηνα και ενιαυτον ινα αποκτεινωσιν το τριτον των ανθρωπων

16 και ο αριθμος των στρατευματων του ιππικου δισμυριαδες μυριαδων ηκουσα τον αριθμον αυτων

17 και ουτως ειδον τους ιππους εν τη ορασει και τους καθημενους επ αυτων εχοντας θωρακας πυρινους και υακινθινους και θειωδεις και αι κεφαλαι των ιππων ως κεφαλαι λεοντων και εκ των στοματων αυτων εκπορευεται πυρ και καπνος και θειον

18 απο των τριων πληγων τουτων απεκτανθησαν το τριτον των ανθρωπων εκ του πυρος και του καπνου και του θειου του εκπορευομενου εκ των στοματων αυτων

19 η γαρ εξουσια των ιππων εν τω στοματι αυτων εστιν και εν ταις ουραις αυτων αι γαρ ουραι αυτων ομοιαι οφεσιν εχουσαι κεφαλας και εν αυταις αδικουσιν

20 και οι λοιποι των ανθρωπων οι ουκ απεκτανθησαν εν ταις πληγαις ταυταις ου μετενοησαν εκ των εργων των χειρων αυτων ινα μη προσκυνησουσιν τα δαιμονια και τα ειδωλα τα χρυσα και τα αργυρα και τα χαλκα και τα λιθινα και τα ξυλινα α ουτε βλεπειν δυνανται ουτε ακουειν ουτε περιπατειν

21 και ου μετενοησαν εκ των φονων αυτων ουτε εκ των φαρμακων αυτων ουτε εκ της πορνειας αυτων ουτε εκ των κλεμματων αυτων

De vijfde trompet wordt geblazen: de eerste ramp

De vijfde engel blies op zijn trompet. Toen zag ik een ster die uit de hemel op de aarde was gevallen. De ster kreeg de sleutel van de bodemloze put. Hij deed de bodemloze put open. Er kwam dikke rook uit, als uit een grote oven. De zon en de hemel werden verduisterd door de rook uit de put. Uit de rook kwamen sprinkhanen tevoorschijn op de aarde. Ze waren net zo gevaarlijk als schorpioenen. En er werd tegen hen gezegd, dat ze niet mochten eten van het gras, de struiken en de bomen. Ze mochten alleen de mensen kwaad doen die niet het stempel van God op hun voorhoofd hadden. Maar ze mochten hen niet doden. Ze mochten hen alleen pijn doen, vijf maanden lang. En de pijn was zo erg als de steek van een schorpioen. In die tijd zullen de mensen naar de dood verlangen, maar de dood blijft bij hen vandaan.

De sprinkhanen leken op paarden die klaar staan voor de strijd. Op hun kop hadden ze iets wat op een gouden kroon leek. Hun gezicht leek op een mensengezicht. Ze hadden haar dat op vrouwenhaar leek. En ze hadden leeuwentanden. Hun borstschild was zo sterk als een ijzeren harnas. Het geluid van hun vleugels leek op het dreunen van grote aantallen strijdwagens met veel paarden ervoor die op weg zijn naar de strijd. 10 Hun staart leek op de staart van een schorpioen, met een angel er in. Met hun staart konden ze de mensen kwaad doen, vijf maanden lang. 11 Hun koning was de engel van de bodemloze put. In het Hebreeuws heet hij Abaddon. In het Grieks heet hij Apollyon (= 'Vernietiger').

12 De eerste ramp van de laatste drie rampen is nu geweest. Let op: er komen nóg twee rampen.

De zesde trompet wordt geblazen: de tweede ramp

13 De zesde engel blies op zijn trompet. Toen hoorde ik een stem komen uit de vier horens van het gouden altaar[a] dat vóór God staat. 14 Die stem zei tegen de zesde engel met de trompet: "Laat de vier engelen los die bij de grote rivier de Eufraat gevangen worden gehouden."[b] 15 En de vier engelen die speciaal voor dat moment op die dag van die maand van dat jaar gevangen waren gehouden, werden losgelaten. Ze mochten een derde deel van de mensen doden. 16 Ze hadden een leger van 200 miljoen ruiters bij zich. Dat aantal werd tegen mij gezegd. 17 Ik zag hoe de paarden en de ruiters er uit zagen. Ze hadden rode, blauwe en gele harnassen aan. De koppen van de paarden zagen eruit als leeuwenkoppen. Uit hun bek kwam vuur en rook en zwavel. 18 Door dat vuur, de rook en de zwavel werd een derde deel van de mensen gedood. 19 De paarden konden met hun bek en met hun staart de mensen kwaad doen. Want hun staarten waren slangen: aan elke staart zat een slangenkop waarmee ze de mensen kwaad deden.

20 Maar de mensen die deze rampen overleefden, wilden nog steeds niet ophouden met de slechte dingen die ze deden. Ze bleven de duivelse geesten aanbidden en hun zelfgemaakte godenbeelden van goud, zilver, koper, steen en hout. Goden die niet kunnen zien of horen of bewegen. 21 En ze hielden niet op met hun moorden, toverijen, diefstallen en verkeerde dingen op het gebied van seks.

Footnotes

  1. Openbaring 9:13 Lees in Exodus 30:1-10 hoe het altaar er uitzag.
  2. Openbaring 9:14 Dat zijn geen engelen van God, want die zijn vrij. Het zijn dus niet dezelfde engelen als uit Openbaring 7:1.

The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth.(A) The star was given the key(B) to the shaft of the Abyss.(C) When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace.(D) The sun and sky were darkened(E) by the smoke from the Abyss.(F) And out of the smoke locusts(G) came down on the earth and were given power like that of scorpions(H) of the earth. They were told not to harm(I) the grass of the earth or any plant or tree,(J) but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.(K) They were not allowed to kill them but only to torture them for five months.(L) And the agony they suffered was like that of the sting of a scorpion(M) when it strikes. During those days people will seek death but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them.(N)

The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle.(O) On their heads they wore something like crowns of gold, and their faces resembled human faces.(P) Their hair was like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth.(Q) They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.(R) 10 They had tails with stingers, like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months.(S) 11 They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss,(T) whose name in Hebrew(U) is Abaddon(V) and in Greek is Apollyon (that is, Destroyer).

12 The first woe is past; two other woes are yet to come.(W)

13 The sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice coming from the four horns(X) of the golden altar that is before God.(Y) 14 It said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels(Z) who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”(AA) 15 And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released(AB) to kill a third(AC) of mankind.(AD) 16 The number of the mounted troops was twice ten thousand times ten thousand. I heard their number.(AE)

17 The horses and riders I saw in my vision looked like this: Their breastplates were fiery red, dark blue, and yellow as sulfur. The heads of the horses resembled the heads of lions, and out of their mouths(AF) came fire, smoke and sulfur.(AG) 18 A third(AH) of mankind was killed(AI) by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur(AJ) that came out of their mouths. 19 The power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails were like snakes, having heads with which they inflict injury.

20 The rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent(AK) of the work of their hands;(AL) they did not stop worshiping demons,(AM) and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood—idols that cannot see or hear or walk.(AN) 21 Nor did they repent(AO) of their murders, their magic arts,(AP) their sexual immorality(AQ) or their thefts.