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E quando egli aperse il settimo sigillo, si fece silenzio nel cielo per circa mezz'ora.

Ed io vidi i sette angeli che stanno davanti a Dio, e furono date loro sette trombe.

Poi venne un altro angelo, che aveva un turibolo d'oro e si fermò presso l'altare; e gli furono dati molti profumi, affinché li aggiungesse alle preghiere di tutti i santi sull'altare d'oro che era davanti al trono.

E il fumo dei profumi, offerti con le preghiere dei santi, salí dalla mano dell'angelo davanti a Dio.

Poi l'angelo prese il turibolo, lo riempí del fuoco dell'altare e lo gettò sulla terra; e si fecero voci, tuoni, lampi e un terremoto.

E i sette angeli che avevano le sette trombe si prepararono a suonare la tromba.

Il primo angelo suonò la tromba, e si fecero grandine e fuoco, mescolati con sangue e furono gettati sulla terra; e la terza parte degli alberi fu interamente bruciata, ed ogni erba verde fu interamente bruciata.

Poi suonò la tromba il secondo angelo, e qualcosa simile a una grande montagna di fuoco ardente fu gettata nel mare, e la terza parte del mare divenne sangue;

e la terza parte delle creature che vivono nel mare morí, e la terza parte delle navi andò distrutta.

10 Poi suonò la tromba il terzo angelo, e cadde dal cielo una grande stella che bruciava come una fiaccola, e cadde sulla terza parte dei fiumi e sulle sorgenti delle acque.

11 Il nome della stella è Assenzio e la terza parte delle acque divenne assenzio; e molti uomini morirono a causa di quelle acque, perché erano diventate amare.

12 Poi suonò la tromba il quarto angelo, e fu colpita la terza parte del sole, la terza parte della luna e la terza parte delle stelle, sicché la terza parte di essi si oscurò; e la terza parte del giorno perse il suo splendore come pure la notte.

13 Poi vidi e udii un angelo che volava in mezzo al cielo e diceva a gran voce: «Guai, guai, guai a coloro che abitano sulla terra, a causa degli altri suoni di tromba che i tre angeli stanno per suonare».

The Seventh Seal and the Golden Censer

When he opened the seventh seal,(A) there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

And I saw the seven angels(B) who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.(C)

Another angel,(D) who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people,(E) on the golden altar(F) in front of the throne. The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God(G) from the angel’s hand. Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar,(H) and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder,(I) rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.(J)

The Trumpets

Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets(K) prepared to sound them.

The first angel(L) sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire(M) mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third(N) of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.(O)

The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain,(P) all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third(Q) of the sea turned into blood,(R) a third(S) of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

10 The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky(T) on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water(U) 11 the name of the star is Wormwood.[a] A third(V) of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.(W)

12 The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third(X) of them turned dark.(Y) A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.(Z)

13 As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair(AA) call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe(AB) to the inhabitants of the earth,(AC) because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 8:11 Wormwood is a bitter substance.

And when he had opened the seventh seal, a silence was made in heaven [silence was made in heaven], as half an hour.

And I saw seven angels standing in the sight of God, and seven trumpets were given to them [and seven trumps were given to them].

And another angel came, and stood before the altar, and had a golden censer; and many incenses were given to him, that he should give of the prayers of all saints on the golden altar, that is before the throne of God.[a]

And the smoke of the incenses of the prayers of the holy men ascended up from the angel's hand before God. [And the smoke of incenses of the prayers of hallows ascended up of the angel's hand before God.]

And the angel took the censer, and filled it of the fire of the altar, and cast [it] into the earth. And thunders, and voices, and lightnings were made, and a great earth-moving.

And the seven angels, that had the seven trumpets, made them ready, that they should trumpet. [And the seven angels, that had seven trumps, made them ready, that they should sing in trump.]

And the first angel trumpeted [And the first angel sang in trump]; and hail was made, and fire mingled together in blood; and it was sent into the earth. And the third part of the earth was burnt, and the third part of trees was burnt, and all the green grass was burnt.

And the second angel trumpeted [And the second angel sang in trump]; and as a great hill burning with fire was cast into the sea; and the third part of the sea was made blood,

and the third part of [the] creature was dead [and the third part of creatures is dead], that had lives in the sea, and the third part of [the] ships perished.

10 And the third angel trumpeted; and a great star burning as a little brand, fell from heaven; and it fell into the third part of rivers, and into the wells of waters. [And the third angel sang in trump; and a great star burning as a brand, fell down from heaven; and it fell into the third part of floods, and into wells of waters.]

11 And the name of the star is said Wormwood. And the third part of waters was made into wormwood; and many men were dead of the waters, for those were made bitter [for they be made bitter].

12 And the fourth angel trumpeted [And the fourth angel sang in trump]; and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of [the] stars, so that the third part of them was darked, and the third part of the day shined not [and the third part of the day shone not], and also of the night.

13 And I saw, and heard the voice of an eagle flying by the middle of heaven, and saying with a great voice, Woe! woe! woe! to men that dwell in earth, of the other voices of the three angels, that shall trumpet after [that were to sing in trump].

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 8:3 And another angel came, and stood before the altar, having a golden censer; and many incenses were given to him, that he should give of the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar, that is before the throne.