羔羊揭开前六印

然后,我看见羔羊揭开七印中的第一印,那时我听见四个活物中的一个用如雷的声音说:“来!” 我便观看,见有一匹白马,马上的骑士拿着弓,他接受了赏赐给他的冠冕后,便四处征战,战无不胜。

羔羊揭开第二印时,我听见第二个活物说:“来!” 这次出现了一匹红马,马上的骑士获得权柄和一把大刀,要夺取地上的和平,使人类互相厮杀。

揭开第三印的时候,我听见第三个活物说:“来!”我便看见一匹黑马,马上的骑士手里拿着天平。 我又听见四个活物中好像有声音说:“一升小麦值一个银币[a],三升大麦也同价,油和酒都不要糟蹋。”

羔羊揭开第四印的时候,我听到第四个活物说:“来!” 这次我看到一匹浅灰色的马,马上骑士的名字叫死亡,阴府紧跟在他后面。他们得到权力可以用刀剑、饥荒、瘟疫和野兽消灭全人类的四分之一。

羔羊揭开第五印的时候,我看到一个祭坛,祭坛下有许多灵魂,都是为传扬上帝的道、为祂做见证而被杀的。 10 他们大声喊着说:“圣洁真实的主宰啊,还要等多久呢?为什么你还不审判地上那些屠杀我们的人,为我们申冤呢?” 11 这时有白袍赐给他们,有声音告诉他们要再稍候片刻,直到和他们同做奴仆的弟兄被杀害的数目满了为止。

12 羔羊揭开第六印的时候,我看见大地震发生了,太阳变得像黑毛布一样黑,整个月亮变成血红色, 13 天上的星辰都坠落,好像未成熟的无花果被狂风吹落一般。 14 天空也像书卷被卷起来,所有的山岭和海岛都被挪离原位。 15 地上的君王、显贵、将领、富豪、有势力的、一切奴隶和自由人都躲藏在山洞里和岩穴间。 16 他们哀求群山和岩石,说:“倒下来遮盖我们,将我们藏起来吧!我们不敢面对宝座上的那位和羔羊的烈怒啊! 17 因为祂们发烈怒的大日子到了,谁能站得住呢?”

Footnotes

  1. 6:6 一个银币相当于一天的工钱。

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。

The First Seal: Conqueror on a White Horse

Then I saw when the (A)Lamb broke one of the (B)seven seals, and I heard one of the (C)four living creatures saying as with a (D)voice of thunder, “Come[a]!” I looked, and behold, a (E)white horse, and the one who sat on it had a bow; and (F)a crown was given to him, and he went out (G)conquering and to conquer.

The Second Seal: War

When He broke the second seal, I heard the (H)second living creature saying, “Come[b]!” And another, (I)a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to (J)take peace from the earth, and that people would kill one another; and a large sword was given to him.

The Third Seal: Famine

When He broke the third seal, I heard the (K)third living creature saying, “Come[c]!” I looked, and behold, a (L)black horse, and the one who sat on it had a (M)pair of scales in his hand. And I heard something like a voice in the center of the (N)four living creatures saying, “A [d]quart of wheat for a [e]denarius, and three [f]quarts of barley for a [g]denarius; and (O)do not damage the oil and the wine.”

The Fourth Seal: Death

When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the (P)fourth living creature saying, “Come[h]!” I looked, and behold, [i]an (Q)ashen horse; and the one who sat on it had the name (R)Death, and (S)Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, (T)to kill with sword, and famine, and [j]plague, and by the wild animals of the earth.

The Fifth Seal: Martyrs

When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw (U)underneath the (V)altar the (W)souls of those who had been killed (X)because of the word of God, and because of the (Y)testimony which they had maintained; 10 and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “(Z)How long, O [k](AA)Lord, (AB)holy and true, [l]will You refrain from (AC)judging and avenging our blood on (AD)those who live on the earth?” 11 And a (AE)white robe was given to each of them; and they were told that they were to (AF)rest for a little while longer, (AG)until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers and sisters who were to be killed even as they had been, was (AH)completed also.

The Sixth Seal: Terror

12 And I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great (AI)earthquake; and the (AJ)sun became as black as (AK)sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; 13 and (AL)the stars of the sky fell to the earth, (AM)as a fig tree drops its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind. 14 (AN)The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and (AO)every mountain and island was removed from its place. 15 Then (AP)the kings of the earth and the eminent people, and the commanders and the wealthy and the strong, and every slave and free person hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; 16 and they *(AQ)said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the [m]sight of Him (AR)who sits on the throne, and from the (AS)wrath of the Lamb; 17 for (AT)the great day of Their wrath has come, and (AU)who is able to stand?”

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 6:1 One early ms and see
  2. Revelation 6:3 One early ms and see
  3. Revelation 6:5 One early ms and see
  4. Revelation 6:6 Gr choenix; i.e., a dry measure almost equal to a qt.
  5. Revelation 6:6 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
  6. Revelation 6:6 Gr choenix; i.e., a dry measure almost equal to a qt.
  7. Revelation 6:6 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
  8. Revelation 6:7 One early ms and see
  9. Revelation 6:8 Or a sickly pale green
  10. Revelation 6:8 Lit death; i.e., a particular kind of death
  11. Revelation 6:10 Or Master
  12. Revelation 6:10 Lit do You not judge and avenge
  13. Revelation 6:16 Lit face