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Apocalisse 9
La Bibbia della Gioia
Apocalisse 9
La Bibbia della Gioia
Il pozzo senza fondo
9 Il quinto angelo suonò, e vidi una stella che cadeva dal cielo sulla terra, alla quale fu data la chiave del pozzo senza fondo. 2 Quando lʼaprì, dal pozzo uscì un fumo, simile a quello di una grande fornace, che oscurò il sole e lʼaria.
3 Allora dal fumo uscirono delle locuste che si precipitarono sulla terra: a loro fu dato il potere di pungere come scorpioni. 4 Ma fu detto loro di non danneggiare né lʼerba della terra, né le piante, né gli alberi, ma soltanto gli uomini, che non avevano in fronte il marchio di Dio. 5 Non dovevano ucciderli, ma tormentarli per cinque mesi con dolori simili a quelli che dà la puntura dello scorpione. 6 «In quei giorni la gente cercherà di suicidarsi, ma senza riuscirci, la morte non verrà. Gli uomini desidereranno con tutto il cuore di morire, ma la morte fuggirà via!»
7 Le locuste sembravano cavalli armati per la guerra. Sulla testa avevano come delle corone che sembravano di oro, e i loro volti parevano umani. 8 Avevano capelli lunghi, come quelli di donna, e denti come quelli di leone. 9 Indossavano corazze che sembravano di ferro; e il rumore che facevano con le ali sembrava quello di un gran numero di cavalli e carri che si lanciano in battaglia. 10 Avevano la coda col pungiglione, come quella degli scorpioni; e proprio nella coda risiedeva il loro potere di tormentare gli uomini per cinque mesi. 11 Alla loro testa stava il re del pozzo senza fondo, che in ebraico si chiama Abaddòn e in greco Apollion (in italiano il Distruttore).
12 «La prima sventura è passata, ma eccone altre due che sopraggiungono!»
I quattro demòni
13 Il sesto angelo suonò, e udii una voce che usciva dai quattro angoli dellʼaltare dʼoro che è davanti al trono di Dio. 14 Quella voce diceva al sesto angelo che aveva la tromba: «Libera i quattro angeli che sono incatenati sulla riva del grande fiume Eufrate!» 15 Subito furono sciolti i quattro angeli, che erano pronti per quellʼora, quel giorno, quel mese e quellʼanno; furono liberati per uccidere la terza parte dellʼumanità. 16 Guidavano un esercito di duecento milioni di cavalieri: ne udii il numero esatto.
17-18 Ed ecco come apparvero nella mia visione cavalli e cavalieri. Alcuni cavalieri avevano corazze color rosso fuoco, altri blu intenso, altri ancora giallo zolfo. Le teste dei cavalli sembravano teste di leoni, dalla cui bocca uscivano fuoco, fumo e zolfo. Il fuoco, il fumo e lo zolfo causarono tre catastrofi, nelle quali morì un terzo dellʼumanità. 19 La potenza dei cavalli risiedeva sia nella bocca che nella coda: code che parevano tante teste di serpenti che mordevano e ferivano gli abitanti della terra.
20 Ma il resto dellʼumanità, che non rimase ucciso da questi flagelli, non si pentì affatto e continuò a rifiutarsi di adorare Dio! Non volevano rinunciare ad adorare i demòni e i propri idoli dʼoro, dʼargento, di rame, di pietra e di legno, idoli che non possono né vedere, né udire, né camminare! 21 Proprio così, i superstiti non si pentirono affatto dei loro omicidi, né delle loro magie, né delle loro depravazioni, né dei loro furti.
Revelation 9
Expanded Bible
Revelation 9
Expanded Bible
9 Then the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star fall from ·the sky [or heaven] to the earth. The star was given the key to the ·deep hole [shaft] ·that leads to the bottomless pit [L of the Abyss; C the place of the dead and/or a prison for fallen angels; Luke 8:31; Rom. 10:7]. 2 Then ·it [or he] opened up the ·hole that leads to the bottomless pit [shaft of the Abyss], and smoke came up from the ·hole [shaft] like smoke from a ·big [great; giant] furnace. Then the sun and ·sky [air] became dark because of the smoke from the ·hole [shaft]. 3 Then locusts came down to the earth out of the smoke [C similar to the eighth Egyptian plague; Ex. 10:1–20; see also Joel 1:2—2:10], and they were given the power ·to sting like [L like the power of] scorpions [L of the earth]. 4 They were told not to ·harm [damage] the grass on the earth or any ·plant [greenery] or tree. They could ·harm [damage] only the people who did not have the ·sign [seal] of God on their foreheads [7:3]. 5 These locusts were not ·given the power [permitted] to kill anyone, but to ·cause pain to [torture; torment] the people for five months [C perhaps referring to the limited life span of a locust]. And ·the pain they felt was like the pain a scorpion gives [L their torture/torment was like the torture/torment of a scorpion] when it stings someone. 6 During those days people will ·look for a way to die [L seek death], but they will not find it. They will ·want [long; desire] to die, but death will ·run away [flee] from them.
7 The locusts looked like horses ·prepared [equipped; trained] for battle [Joel 2:4]. On their heads they wore what looked like crowns of gold [C indicating their victory; 2:10], and their faces looked like human faces. 8 Their hair was like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth [Joel 1:6]. 9 Their chests looked like iron breastplates, and the sound of their wings was like the noise of many horses and chariots ·hurrying [charging; running] into battle [Joel 2:5]. 10 The locusts had tails with stingers like scorpions, and in their tails was their ·power [authority] to ·hurt [damage; harm] people for five months. 11 The locusts had a king who was the ·angel [or messenger] of the ·bottomless pit [L Abyss; 9:1]. His name in the Hebrew language is Abaddon and in the Greek language is Apollyon [C both mean “Destroyer”; perhaps a reference to Satan].
12 The first ·trouble [L woe] is past; there are still two other ·troubles [L woes] that will come [8:13].
13 Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice coming from the horns [C some ancient manuscripts specify that there are four horns; protrusions on the four corners of the altar symbolizing God’s strength] on the golden altar [C the incense altar; Ex. 30:1–10] that is before God. 14 The voice said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “·Free [Release] the four angels who are ·tied [bound] at the great river Euphrates [7:1].” 15 And they ·let loose [released] the four angels who had been ·kept ready [prepared] for this hour and day and month and year so they could kill a third of ·all people on the earth [L humanity; mankind]. 16 I heard how many troops on horses were in their army—two hundred million.
17 The horses and their riders I saw in the vision looked like this: They had breastplates that were fiery red, dark blue [L hyacinth-colored], and yellow like sulfur [brimstone]. The heads of the horses looked like heads of lions, with fire, smoke, and sulfur coming out of their mouths. 18 A third of ·all the people on earth [humanity; mankind] were killed by these three ·terrible disasters [plagues] coming out of the horses’ mouths: the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur. 19 The horses’ ·power [authority] was in their mouths and in their tails; their tails were like snakes with heads [12:9; Gen. 3:1–7], and with them they ·hurt [damaged; injured; wounded] people.
20 The ·other [rest of the] people who were not killed by these ·terrible disasters [plagues] still did not ·change their hearts and turn away from what they had made with their own hands [L repent from the works of their hands]. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood—things that cannot see or hear or walk [Ps. 115:4–7; 135:17; Jer. 10:1–16]. 21 These people did not ·change their hearts and turn away from [repent of] murder or ·evil magic [sorcery], from their ·sexual sins [fornication] or stealing.
Revelation 9
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Revelation 9
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9 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) 2 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) 3 And out of the smoke locusts(G) came down on the earth and were given power like that of scorpions(H) of the earth. 4 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) 5 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. 6 During those days people will seek death but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them.(N)
7 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) 8 Their hair was like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth.(Q) 9 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.
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