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La quinta trompeta

El quinto ángel tocó la trompeta, y vi cómo le fue entregada la llave del abismo a una estrella que había caído del cielo a la tierra. Abrió lo profundo del abismo, y de sus profundidades, como de un horno gigantesco, salió una densa humareda. El sol y el aire se oscurecieron a causa del humo del abismo, y de la humareda saltó sobre la tierra una plaga de langostas, con poder semejante al que tienen los escorpiones de la tierra. Se les ordenó que no hicieran daño a la hierba, ni a la vegetación, ni a los árboles. Sólo a quienes no llevasen en su frente la marca de Dios. Tampoco se les permitió que los mataran, sino únicamente que los sometieran a tortura durante cinco meses. Pero el tormento será atroz, como mordedura de escorpión. Serán días en que todos buscarán la muerte, y no la encontrarán; suspirarán por morir, y la muerte huirá de ellos.

Las langostas eran como caballos listos para el combate. Coronas como de oro ceñían sus cabezas, y tenían el rostro como de hombre, cabellos como de mujer y dientes como de león. Sus corazas parecían de hierro, y con sus alas producían un estrépito semejante al de carros de muchos caballos cuando corren a la batalla. 10 Sus colas eran como colas de escorpión, armadas de poderosos aguijones para herir a los humanos durante cinco meses. 11 Su rey es el ángel del abismo, llamado en hebreo Abadón, y en griego Apolion.

La sexta trompeta

12 Pasó la primera calamidad; pero he aquí que otras dos le vienen a la zaga. 13 El sexto ángel tocó la trompeta, y oí una voz que, procedente de los ángulos del altar de oro que está delante de Dios, 14 decía al ángel que tenía en su mano la trompeta:

— Desata a los cuatro ángeles que están encadenados en la ribera del gran río Éufrates. 15 Y desató a los cuatro ángeles que estaban preparados para aniquilar en esa hora, día, mes y año a la tercera parte de la humanidad. 16 Y pude oír el número de soldados de este ejército de caballería: eran doscientos millones de jinetes. 17 Vi igualmente los caballos y sus jinetes, que vestían corazas de fuego, de jacinto y de azufre. Las cabezas de los caballos eran como de león, y sus bocas despedían fuego, humo y azufre; 18 tres calamidades —fuego, humo y azufre— que salían de la boca de los caballos y que aniquilaron a la tercera parte de la humanidad. 19 El poder destructor de los caballos residía en su cabeza y en su cola, que estaba armada de mortíferas cabezas de serpiente.

20 A pesar de todo, quienes no fueron aniquilados por estas calamidades, se negaron a cambiar de conducta. Siguieron adorando a los demonios, a los ídolos de oro, plata, bronce, madera y piedra, dioses que no pueden ver, ni oír, ni caminar. 21 Siguieron aferrados a sus crímenes, a sus hechicerías, a su lujuria y a sus rapiñas.

The Fifth Trumpet—The Locusts From Hell

Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen out of heaven to the earth, and the key to the pit of the abyss was given to him. He opened the pit of the abyss, and smoke came up out of the pit like the smoke from a huge furnace. The sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit. And out of the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given the kind of power that scorpions of the earth have. They were told not to harm the earth’s grass, any green plant, or any tree, but only those people who do not have God’s seal on their foreheads.

Indeed, they were not given permission to kill these people but only to torture them for five months. And the pain they cause is like the pain caused by a scorpion when it stings a person. In those days people will seek death but will certainly not find it. They will long to die, but death will escape them.

The locusts looked like horses ready for battle. On their heads were what appeared to be crowns that were like gold. Their faces looked like human faces. They had hair that looked like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth. They had breastplates that appeared to be made of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of many chariots and horses charging into battle. 10 They had tails with stingers like those of scorpions, and in their tails they had power to hurt people for five months.

11 They have the angel of the abyss over them as their king. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he has the name Apollyon.[a]

12 One woe is past. Look! After these things two more woes are coming.

The Sixth Trumpet

13 Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice speak from the four[b] horns of the gold incense altar that is before God. 14 It said to the sixth angel, the one with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” 15 And the four angels who had been prepared for this hour, day, month, and year were let loose so that they could kill a third of the people.

16 The number of soldiers on horseback was two hundred million. I heard their number. 17 And this is what I saw in the vision of the horses and their riders: They had breastplates that were fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire and smoke and sulfur. 18 As a result of these three plagues, the fire and the smoke and the sulfur that came out of their mouths, a third of mankind was killed. 19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails, for their tails are like snakes that have heads, which they use to cause injuries.

20 The rest of the people, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands by giving up their worship of demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, or wood, which cannot see, hear, or walk. 21 And they did not repent of their murders, their sorceries, their sexual immoralities, or their thefts.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 9:11 Both Abaddon and Apollyon mean Destroyer.
  2. Revelation 9:13 Some witnesses to the text omit four.

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.

And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.

And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.

And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.

10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.

12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.

13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.

15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.

17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.

18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.

19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:

21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.