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И като затръби петият ангел, видях една звезда паднала на земята от небето, на която се даде ключа от бездънната пропаст.

И тя отвори бездънната пропаст; и дим се издигна от пропастта като дим от голяма пещ; и слънцето и въздуха потъмняха от дима на пропастта.

И от дима излязоха скакалци по земята; и даде им се сила, както е силата, що имат земните скорпии.

Но им се заръча да не повредят тревата по земята, нито някое зеленище, нито някое дърво, а само такива човеци, които нямат Божия печат на челата си.

И позволи им се, не да убиват тия, но да ги мъчат пет месеца; и мъката беше като мъка от скорпия, когато ожили човека.

През ония дни човеците ще потърсят смъртта, но никак няма да я намерят; и ще пожелаят да умрат, но смъртта ще побегне от тях.

И скакалците приличат на коне, приготвени за война; и на главите им имаше като корони подобни на злато, и лицата им бяха като човешки лица.

А те имаха коса като косата на жените, и зъбите им бяха като на лъв.

При това, имаха нагръдници като железни нагръдници; и шумът от крилата им беше като шум от колесници с много коне, когато тичат на бой.

10 Имаха и опашки подобни на скорпинии, и жила; а в опашките си имаха сила да повреждат човеците пет месеца.

11 Имаха над себе си за цар ангела на бездната, който по еврейски се нарича Авадон*, а на гръцки се именува Аполион (*Т.е.: Погубител ).

12 Едното горко мина, ето, още две горки идат подир това.

13 И като затръби шестият ангел, чух един глас от роговете на златния олтар, който беше пред Бога,

14 че някой казваше на шестия ангел, у когото беше тръбата: Развържи четирите ангела, които са вързани при голямата река Ефрат.

15 И развързаха се четирите ангела, които бяха приготвени за тоя час и ден и месец и година, за да убият третата част от човеците.

16 И числото на воюващите конници беше двесте милиона; аз чух числото им.

17 И конете във видението и яздещите на тях ми се видяха такива: те носеха като огнени, яцинтови и жупелни нагръдници; и главите на конете бяха като глави на лъвове, и от устата им излизаше огън, дим и жупел.

18 От тия три язви, 19 Защото силата на конете бе в устата им и в опашките им; понеже опашките им приличаха на змии и имаха глави, и с тях повреждаха.

20 И останалите човеци, които не бяха избити от тия язви, не се покаяха от делата на ръцете си, та да се не кланят вече на бесовете и на златните, сребърните, медните, каменните и дървените идоли, които не могат нито да виждат, нито да чуват, нито да ходят;

21 също не се покаяха нито от убийствата си, нито от чародеянията си, нито от боледуванията си, нито от кражбите си.

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.

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