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· kai The ho fifth pemptos angel angelos blew his trumpet salpizō, and kai I saw a star astēr fallen piptō from ek the ho sky ouranos to eis the ho earth ; and kai he autos was given didōmi the ho key kleis to the ho shaft phrear of the ho abyss abyssos. · kai He opened anoigō the ho shaft phrear of the ho abyss abyssos, and kai from ek the ho shaft phrear rose anabainō smoke kapnos like hōs the smoke kapnos of a giant megas furnace kaminos, and kai the ho sun hēlios and kai the ho air aēr were darkened skotoō with ho smoke kapnos from ek the ho shaft phrear. Then kai out of ek the ho smoke kapnos came exerchomai locusts akris onto eis the ho earth , and kai they autos were given didōmi power exousia like hōs the power exousia of · ho scorpions skorpios of the ho earth . · kai They autos were told legō not to harm adikeō the ho grass chortos of the ho earth or oude any pas green plant chlōros or oude any pas tree dendron, but only ei those ho people anthrōpos who hostis did not ou have echō the ho seal sphragis of ho God theos on epi their ho foreheads metōpon. · kai They autos were allowed didōmi not to kill apokteinō them autos but alla to torture basanizō them for five pente months mēn, and kai · ho their autos torture basanismos was like hōs the torture basanismos of a scorpion skorpios when hotan it stings paiō a person anthrōpos. And kai in en · ho those ekeinos days hēmera people anthrōpos will seek zēteō · ho · ho death thanatos but kai will not ou mē find heuriskō it autos; · kai they will long epithumeō to die apothnēskō, but kai death thanatos will flee pheugō · ho from apo them autos.

· kai · ho In appearance homoiōma the ho locusts akris were like homoios horses hippos prepared hetoimazō for eis battle polemos. · kai On epi · ho their autos heads kephalē were something homoios like hōs crowns stephanos of gold chrysos, and kai · ho their autos faces prosōpon were like hōs human anthrōpos faces prosōpon. · kai They had echō hair thrix like hōs women’ s gynē hair thrix, and kai · ho their autos teeth odous were eimi like hōs lions’ leōn teeth. · kai They had echō breastplates thōrax like hōs breastplates thōrax of iron sidērous, and kai the ho sound phōnē of ho their autos wings pteryx was like hōs the sound phōnē of many polys horse-drawn hippos chariots harma rushing trechō into eis battle polemos. 10 · kai They had echō tails oura like homoios scorpions skorpios, with kai stingers kentron; and kai · ho · ho their autos power exousia to hurt adikeō · ho people anthrōpos for five pente months mēn lies in en their autos tails oura. 11 They have echō as king basileus over epi them autos the ho angel angelos of the ho abyss abyssos, whose autos name onoma in Hebrew Hebraisti is Abaddon Abaddōn, but kai in en · ho Greek Hellēnikos he has echō the name onoma Apollyon Apollyōn. 12 The ho first heis woe ouai · ho has passed aperchomai; behold idou, two dyo woes ouai are yet eti to come erchomai after meta this houtos.

13 · kai The ho sixth hektos angel angelos blew his trumpet salpizō, and kai I heard akouō a heis voice phōnē from ek the ho four tessares horns keras of the ho golden chrysous altar thusiastērion · ho that ho is before enōpion · ho God theos, 14 saying legō to the ho sixth hektos angel angelos who ho had echō the ho trumpet salpinx, “ Release lyō the ho four tessares angels angelos who ho are bound deō at epi the ho great megas river potamos · ho Euphrates euphratēs.” 15 So kai the ho four tessares angels angelos, who ho had been prepared hetoimazō for eis this ho hour hōra, · kai day hēmera, · kai month mēn, and kai year eniautos, were released lyō to hina kill apokteinō a ho third tritos of ho mankind anthrōpos. 16 · kai The ho number arithmos of ho mounted hippikos troops strateuma · ho was twice ten thousand dismyrias times ten thousand myrias; I heard akouō · ho their autos number arithmos. 17 And kai this houtōs is how I saw the ho horses hippos in en my ho vision horasis and kai those ho who rode kathēmai them autos: The riders wore echō breastplates thōrax that were fiery red pyrinos, · kai dark blue hyakinthinos, and kai yellow like sulfur theiōdēs, and kai the ho heads kephalē of the ho horses hippos were like hōs lions’ leōn heads kephalē, and kai out of ek · ho their autos mouths stoma came ekporeuomai fire pyr and kai smoke kapnos and kai sulfur theion. 18 By apo · ho these houtos three treis plagues plēgē a ho third tritos of ho mankind anthrōpos was killed apokteinō, by ek the ho fire pyr and kai the ho smoke kapnos and kai the ho sulfur theion that ho came ekporeuomai out of ek · ho their autos mouths stoma. 19 For gar the ho power exousia of the ho horses hippos is eimi in en · ho their autos mouths stoma and kai in en · ho their autos tails oura, · ho for gar their autos tails oura are like homoios serpents ophis, having echō heads kephalē; and kai with en them autos they inflict harm adikeō. 20 · kai The ho rest loipos of ho mankind anthrōpos, those hos who were not ou killed apokteinō by en · ho these houtos plagues plēgē, did not oude repent metanoeō of ek the ho works ergon of ho their autos hands cheir so as hina to give up worshiping proskyneō · ho demons daimonion and kai · ho idols eidōlon of ho gold chrysous and kai · ho silver argyrous and kai · ho bronze chalkous and kai · ho stone lithinos and kai · ho wood xylinos, which hos are dynamai not oute able dynamai to see blepō or oute hear akouō or oute walk peripateō. 21 Neither kai ou did they repent metanoeō of ek · ho their autos murders phonos or oute · ho their autos sorceries pharmakon or oute · ho their autos sexual immorality porneia or oute · ho their autos stealing klemma.

The Fifth Trumpet Brings the First Terror

Then the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen to earth from the sky, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit.[a] When he opened it, smoke poured out as though from a huge furnace, and the sunlight and air turned dark from the smoke.

Then locusts came from the smoke and descended on the earth, and they were given power to sting like scorpions. They were told not to harm the grass or plants or trees, but only the people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. They were told not to kill them but to torture them for five months with pain like the pain of a scorpion sting. In those days people will seek death but will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them!

The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. They had what looked like gold crowns on their heads, and their faces looked like human faces. They had hair like women’s hair and teeth like the teeth of a lion. They wore armor made of iron, and their wings roared like an army of chariots rushing into battle. 10 They had tails that stung like scorpions, and for five months they had the power to torment people. 11 Their king is the angel from the bottomless pit; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon—the Destroyer.

12 The first terror is past, but look, two more terrors are coming!

The Sixth Trumpet Brings the Second Terror

13 Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice speaking from the four horns of the gold altar that stands in the presence of God. 14 And the voice said to the sixth angel who held the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great Euphrates River.” 15 Then the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were turned loose to kill one-third of all the people on earth. 16 I heard the size of their army, which was 200 million mounted troops.

17 And in my vision, I saw the horses and the riders sitting on them. The riders wore armor that was fiery red and dark blue and yellow. The horses had heads like lions, and fire and smoke and burning sulfur billowed from their mouths. 18 One-third of all the people on earth were killed by these three plagues—by the fire and smoke and burning sulfur that came from the mouths of the horses. 19 Their power was in their mouths and in their tails. For their tails had heads like snakes, with the power to injure people.

20 But the people who did not die in these plagues still refused to repent of their evil deeds and turn to God. They continued to worship demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood—idols that can neither see nor hear nor walk! 21 And they did not repent of their murders or their witchcraft or their sexual immorality or their thefts.

Footnotes

  1. 9:1 Or the abyss, or the underworld; also in 9:11.