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羊羔揭開六個印

羊羔揭開了七印的第一個印的時候,我觀看,就聽見四個活物中的一個,發出好像雷轟的聲響,說:“你來!” 我觀看,見有一匹白馬;騎在馬上的拿著弓,有冠冕賜給他,他就出去,得勝並且要再得勝。

羊羔揭開了第二個印的時候,我聽見第二個活物說:“你來!” 就另有一匹紅馬出來,騎在馬上的得了權柄,可以從地上奪去和平,使人互相殘殺,又有一把大刀賜給他。

羊羔揭開了第三個印的時候,我聽見第三個活物說:“你來!”我觀看,見有一匹黑馬;騎在馬上的,手中拿著天平。 我聽見在四個活物中間,仿佛有聲音說:“一公升小麥賣一個銀幣,三公升大麥賣一個銀幣,油和酒也不可糟蹋。”

羊羔揭開了第四個印的時候,我聽見第四個活物的聲音說:“你來!” 我觀看,見有一匹灰馬;騎在馬上的,名字叫作“死”。陰間也跟隨著他。他們得了權柄可以管轄地上的四分之一,又要用刀劍、饑荒、瘟疫和地上的野獸去殺人。

羊羔揭開了第五個印的時候,我看見祭壇底下,有為了 神的道,並且為了自己所作的見證而被殺的人的靈魂。 10 他們大聲喊叫,說:“聖潔真實的主啊!你不審判住在地上的人,給我們伸流血的冤,要到幾時呢?” 11 於是有白袍賜給他們各人,又有話吩咐他們要安息一會兒,等到那些與他們同作僕人和弟兄,像他們一樣將要被殺的人,湊滿了數目的時候。

12 羊羔揭開了第六個印的時候,我觀看,大地震就發生了。太陽變黑,像粗糙的黑毛布;整個月亮變紅,像血一樣; 13 天上的星辰墜落在地上,像無花果樹被大風搖動,落下還沒有成熟的果子。 14 天隱退了,像書被捲起來一樣;山嶺和海島都從原處移去了。 15 地上的君王、大臣、軍長、財主、勇士和所有作奴隸的、自由的,都藏在山洞和巖穴裡。 16 他們向山嶺和巖石說:“倒在我們身上吧!把我們藏起來,躲避坐在寶座上那位的面,和羊羔的震怒! 17 因為他們震怒的大日子來到了,誰能站立得住呢?”

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 SEH (Lamb, SHEMOT 12:3; YESHAYAH 53:7 Moshiach) opened one of the sheva chotamot (seven seals). And I heard one of the Arbah Chayyot (four living beings) saying, as with a voice of thunder, "Come and see!

And I saw, and, Hinei, a sus lavan (white horse), and the one sitting on it having a keshet;(bow, YECHEZKEL 39:3) and was given to him an atarah, (diadem) and he went forth conquering, intent on conquest.

And when he opened the chotam hasheyni (second seal), I heard hasheniyah of HaChayyot (the second of the living beings) saying, "Come and see!

And another sus (horse) went forth, a flame-red one, and to the one sitting on it was given him to take shalom from ha’aretz (the earth) with men slaughtering one another, and was given to him a cherev gedolah (great sword). [ZECHARYAH 1:8; 6:2]

And when he opened the chotam hashlishi (third seal), I heard hashlishit of HaChayyot (the third of the living beings), saying , "Come and see!" And I saw and hinei, a sus shakhor (black horse), and the one sitting on it having a pair of scales in his yad (hand). [ZECHARYAH 6:2]

And I heard, as it were, a kol (voice) in the midst of the Arbah Chayyot (four living beings), saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius and shloshah quarts of barley for a denarius, but the shemen (oil) and the yayin (wine) you may not harm." [Ezek 4:16]

And when he opened the chotam harevi’i (the fourth seal), I heard the kol (voice) of hareve’it (the fourth) of HaChayyot (the living beings) saying, "Come and see!

And I saw, and, hinei, a sus yerakrak (a greenish pale horse), and the one sitting upon it, that rider’s name was Mavet, and She’ol was following with him. And there was given to them samchut (authority) over a quarter of ha’aretz (the earth), to kill with cherev (sword) and with ra’av (famine) and with mavet (death) and by the chayyot (beasts) of ha’aretz (the earth). [ZECHARYAH 6:3; HOSHEA 13:14; YIRMEYAH 15:2,3; 24:10; YECHEZKEL 5:12,17]

And when he opened the chotam hachamishi (fifth seal), I saw underneath the Mizbe’ach (altar) the nefashot (souls) of the ones having died al kiddush ha-Shem, having been slain as martyrs because of the dvar Hashem (word of G-d) and because of their solemn eidus (testimony) which they had given. [SHEMOT 29:12; VAYIKRA 4:7]

10 And they cried out, saying, Rabbono shel Olam, HaKadosh and HaNe’eman, ad mosai (how much longer) is it to be until you judge and avenge dahmeinu (our blood) on the inhabitants of ha’aretz (the earth)? [TEHILLIM 119:84; ZECHARYAH 1:12; DEVARIM 32:43; MELACHIM BAIS 9:7; TEHILLIM 79:10]

11 And they were each given a kittel (white robe) and it was told them that they will rest yet a little while, until the mispar (number) should be complete of their fellow avadim (servants) and their Achim b’Moshiach, the ones about to die al kiddush ha-Shem, being about to be killed as martyrs as they were.

12 And I saw when he opened the chotam hashishi (sixth seal), a great earthquake occurred and the shemesh (sun) became shakhor (black) as sackcloth made of hair and the whole levanah (moon) became like dahm. [Ps 97:4; Isa 29:6; Ezek 38:19; Isa 50:3]

13 And the kokhavim (stars) of Shomayim fell to ha’aretz (the earth), as an etz te’enah (fig tree) casts off its unripe figs when being shaken by a great wind. [YESHAYAH 34:4]

14 And Shomayim split apart as a megillah scroll being rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. [TEHILLIM 46:2; YESHAYAH 54:10; YIRMEYAH 4:24; YECHEZKEL 38:20; NACHUM 1:5]

15 And the melachim (kings) of ha’aretz (the earth) and the gedolim (great ones) and the military leaders and the oishirim (rich men) and the strong men and all avadim (slaves) and Bnei Chorin (freedmen) hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains. [YESHAYAH 2:10,19,21]

16 And they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One sitting on the Kes (Throne) and from the za’am (wrath, anger, 16:1f) of the SEH (Lamb, SHEMOT 12:3; YESHAYAH 53:7 Moshiach), [HOSHEA 10:8]

17 Because the Yom HaGadol, the Yom HaZa’am, the Great Day of Their Wrath has come, and who is able to stand? [Joel 1:15; 2:1,2,11,31; Zeph 1:14,15; Nah 1:6; Mal 3:2]

The Lamb Opens the Scroll

Then I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living beings speak with a voice like thunder. It said, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a white horse. The rider on the horse held a bow and was given a crown. He rode out to defeat the enemy and win the victory.

The Lamb opened the second seal. Then I heard the second living being say, “Come!” Then another horse came out, a red one. The rider on the horse was given power to take away peace from the earth so that people would kill each other. He was given a big sword.

The Lamb opened the third seal. Then I heard the third living being say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse. The rider on the horse held a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard something that sounded like a voice. The voice came from where the four living beings were. It said, “A quart[a] of wheat or three quarts of barley will cost a full day’s pay. But don’t harm the supply of olive oil and wine!”

The Lamb opened the fourth seal. Then I heard the voice of the fourth living being say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a pale-colored horse. The rider on the horse was death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth—power to kill people with the sword, by starving, by disease, and with the wild animals of the earth.

The Lamb opened the fifth seal. Then I saw some souls under the altar. They were the souls of those who had been killed because they were faithful to God’s message and to the truth they had received. 10 These souls shouted in a loud voice, “Holy and true Lord, how long until you judge the people of the earth and punish them for killing us?” 11 Then each one of them was given a white robe. They were told to wait a short time longer. There were still some of their brothers and sisters in the service of Christ who must be killed as they were. These souls were told to wait until all the killing was finished.

12 Then I watched while the Lamb opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake, and the sun became as black as sackcloth.[b] The full moon became red like blood. 13 The stars in the sky fell to the earth like a fig tree dropping its figs when the wind blows. 14 The sky was split in the middle and both sides rolled up like a scroll. And every mountain and island was moved from its place.

15 Then all the people—the kings of the world, the rulers, the army commanders, the rich people, the powerful people, every slave, and every free person—hid themselves in caves and behind the rocks on the mountains. 16 They said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us. Hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne. Hide us from the anger of the Lamb! 17 The great day for their anger has come. No one can stand against it.”

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 6:6 quart Literally, “ choinix,” the amount of the daily ration of grain for a soldier. Equals about 1 liter.
  2. Revelation 6:12 sackcloth Literally, “sackcloth of hair.” See “sackcloth” in the Word List.