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Hinipan ng panglimang anghel ang kaniyang trumpeta. At nakita ko ang isang bituin na nahulog sa lupa buhat sa langit. Ibinigay sa kaniya ang susi ng walang hanggang kala­liman. At binuksan niya ang walang hanggang kalaliman. Pumailanlang ang usok na lumabas mula sa kalalim-lalimang hukay katulad ng usok na nagmumula sa isang napakalaking pugon. Ang araw at ang hangin ay dumilim dahil sa usok. Buhat sa usok ay lumabas ang mga balang sa ibabaw ng lupa. Binigyan sila ng kapamahalaang katulad ng kapamahalaang taglay ng mga alakdan sa lupa. At sinabi sa kanila na huwag nilang pipinsalain ang mga damo sa lupa o anumang bagay na luntian at ang mga punong-kahoy. Ang pipinsalain lamangnila ay ang mga taong walang tatak ng Diyos sa kanilang noo. Hindi sila binigyan ng pahintulot na patayin ang mga tao. Pahihirapan lamang nila sila sa loob ng limang buwan. Ang pagpapahirap na ito ay katulad ng sakit na nararanasan ngtaong kinagat ng alakdan. Sa mga araw na iyon, hahanapin ng mga tao ang kamatayan ngunit hindi nila matatagpuan. Magpapakamatay sila ngunit lalayuan sila ng kamatayan.

Ang anyo ng mga balang ay katulad ng mga kabayong inihanda para sa labanan. Sa kanilang mga ulo ay mayroong gantimpalang putong katulad ng ginto. Ang kanilang mga mukha ay katulad ng mga mukha ng tao. May mga buhok silang katulad ng buhok ng babae. Ang kanilang mga ngipin ay katulad ng ngipin ng leon. May mga baluti sila sa dibdib na katulad ng mga baluting bakal. Ang ugong ng kanilang mga pakpak ay katulad ng ugong ng mga karuwahe ng mga kabayong dumadaluhong sa labanan. 10 May mga buntot sila at tibo na katulad ng mga alakdan. May kapamahalaan silang saktan ang tao sa loob ng limang buwan. 11 Mayroon silang hari na namumuno sa kanila. Siya ay ang anghel sa walang hanggang kalaliman. Ang kaniyang pangalan sa wikang Hebreo ay Abadon.[a] Sa wikang Griyego ito ay Apolyon.

12 Natapos na ang unang kaabahan. Pagkatapos ng mga bagay na ito, dalawa pang kaabahan ang darating.

13 Hinipan ng pang-anim na anghel ang kaniyang trumpeta. Narinig ko ang isang tinig mula sa apat na sungay ng gintong dambana na nasa harapan ng Diyos. 14 Sinabi niya sa pang-anim na anghel na may trumpeta: Pakawalan mo ang apat na anghel na iginapos sa malaking ilog ng Eufrates. 15 At pinaka­walan niya ang apat na anghel na inihanda para sa oras, araw, buwan at taon upang pumatay sa ikatlong bahagi ng mga tao. 16 Ang bilang ng hukbong nangangabayo ay dalawang daang milyon. Narinig ko ang bilang nila.

17 Sa ganito ko nakita ang mga kabayo at ang mga sakay nila sa isang pangitain. Sila ay may suot na mga baluti sa dibdib na mapulang katulad ng apoy, matingkad na bughaw at dilaw na katulad ng asupre. Ang ulo ng mga kabayo ay katulad ng mga ulo ng mga leon. Apoy at usok at nagniningas na asupre ang lumalabas sa kanilang mga bibig. 18 Sa pamama­gitan ng tatlong ito, ang apoy, ang usok at ang nagniningas na asupre, ay pinatay nila ang ikatlong bahagi ng mga tao. Ang mga bagay na ito ay lumalabas mula sa kanilang mga bibig. 19 Ito ay sapagkat ang kanilang mga kapamahalaan ay nasa mga bibig at mga buntot katulad ng mga ahas na may mga ulong makakapanakit.

20 May mga nalalabing mga tao na hindi napatay ng mga salot na ito. Ngunit hindi nila pinagsisihan ang gawa ng kanilang mga kamay. At hindi sila nagsisi upang hindi sila sasamba sa mga demonyo at mga diyos-diyosang ginto, pilak, tanso, bato at kahoy. Hindi sila makakakita, ni makakarinig, ni makakalakad man. 21 Hindi sila nagsisisi sa kanilang mga pagpatay, sa kanilang mga panggagaway, sa kanilang mga pakikiapid at sa kanilang pagnanakaw.

Footnotes

  1. Pahayag 9:11 Ang ibig sabihin ng Abadon at Apolyon ay nananahulugang ang maninira.

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.

The Fifth Trumpet: Shaft of the Abyss

Then the (A)fifth angel sounded, and I saw a (B)star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the (C)key to the (D)shaft of the abyss was given to him. He opened the shaft of the abyss, and (E)smoke ascended out of the shaft like the smoke of a great furnace; and (F)the sun and the air were darkened from the smoke of the shaft. Then out of the smoke came (G)locusts [a]upon the earth, and power was given them, as the (H)scorpions of the earth have power. They were told not to (I)hurt the (J)grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the people who do not have the (K)seal of God on their foreheads. And [b]they were not permitted to kill [c]anyone, but to torment for (L)five months; and their torment was like the torment of a (M)scorpion when it [d]stings a person. And in those days (N)people will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, and death [e]will flee from them!

The [f](O)appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like human faces. They had hair like the hair of women, and their (P)teeth were like the teeth of lions. They had breastplates like breastplates of iron; and the (Q)sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to battle. 10 They have tails like (R)scorpions, and stings; and in their (S)tails is their power to hurt people for (T)five months. 11 They have as king over them, the angel of the (U)abyss; his name in (V)Hebrew is [g](W)Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name [h]Apollyon.

12 (X)The first woe has passed; behold, two woes are still coming after these things.

The Sixth Trumpet: Army from the East

13 Then the sixth angel sounded, and I heard [i]a voice from the [j]four (Y)horns of the (Z)golden altar which is before God, 14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the (AA)four angels who are bound at the (AB)great river Euphrates.” 15 And the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were (AC)released, so that they would kill a (AD)third of mankind. 16 The number of the armies of the horsemen was (AE)two hundred million; (AF)I heard the number of them. 17 And this is how I saw (AG)in my vision the horses and those who sat on them: the riders had breastplates the color of fire, of hyacinth, and of [k](AH)brimstone; and the heads of the horses are like the heads of lions; and (AI)out of their mouths *came fire and smoke and [l](AJ)brimstone. 18 A (AK)third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the (AL)fire, the smoke, and the [m]brimstone which came out of their mouths. 19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents and have heads, and with them they do harm.

20 The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, (AM)did not repent of (AN)the works of their hands so as not to (AO)worship demons and (AP)the idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk; 21 and they (AQ)did not repent of their murders, nor of their (AR)witchcraft, nor of their (AS)sexual immorality, nor of their thefts.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 9:3 Lit into
  2. Revelation 9:5 Lit it was given to them
  3. Revelation 9:5 Lit them
  4. Revelation 9:5 Lit strikes
  5. Revelation 9:6 Lit flees (intensive expression)
  6. Revelation 9:7 Lit likenesses
  7. Revelation 9:11 I.e., destruction
  8. Revelation 9:11 I.e., destroyer
  9. Revelation 9:13 Lit one voice
  10. Revelation 9:13 Two early mss do not contain four
  11. Revelation 9:17 I.e., burning sulfur
  12. Revelation 9:17 I.e., burning sulfur
  13. Revelation 9:18 I.e., burning sulfur