Revelation 16
New King James Version
The Seven Bowls
16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying (A)to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the [a]bowls (B)of the wrath of God on the earth.”
First Bowl: Loathsome Sores
2 So the first went and poured out his bowl (C)upon the earth, and a [b]foul and (D)loathsome sore came upon the men (E)who had the mark of the beast and those (F)who worshiped his image.
Second Bowl: The Sea Turns to Blood
3 Then the second angel poured out his bowl (G)on the sea, and (H)it became blood as of a dead man; (I)and every living creature in the sea died.
Third Bowl: The Waters Turn to Blood
4 Then the third angel poured out his bowl (J)on the rivers and springs of water, (K)and they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying:
(L)“You are righteous, [c]O Lord,
The One (M)who is and who [d]was and who is to be,
Because You have judged these things.
6 For (N)they have shed the blood (O)of saints and prophets,
(P)And You have given them blood to drink.
[e]For it is their just due.”
7 And I heard [f]another from the altar saying, “Even so, (Q)Lord God Almighty, (R)true and righteous are Your judgments.”
Fourth Bowl: Men Are Scorched
8 Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl (S)on the sun, (T)and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and they (U)blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; (V)and they did not repent (W)and give Him glory.
Fifth Bowl: Darkness and Pain
10 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl (X)on the throne of the beast, (Y)and his kingdom became full of darkness; (Z)and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain. 11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.
Sixth Bowl: Euphrates Dried Up
12 Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl (AA)on the great river Euphrates, (AB)and its water was dried up, (AC)so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. 13 And I saw three unclean (AD)spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of (AE)the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of (AF)the false prophet. 14 For they are spirits of demons, (AG)performing signs, which go out to the kings [g]of the earth and of (AH)the whole world, to gather them to (AI)the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
15 (AJ)“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, (AK)lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”
16 (AL)And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, [h]Armageddon.
Seventh Bowl: The Earth Utterly Shaken
17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, (AM)“It is done!” 18 And (AN)there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; (AO)and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake (AP)as had not occurred since men were on the earth. 19 Now (AQ)the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And (AR)great Babylon (AS)was remembered before God, (AT)to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. 20 Then (AU)every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21 And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great.
Footnotes
- Revelation 16:1 NU, M seven bowls
- Revelation 16:2 severe and malignant, lit. bad and evil
- Revelation 16:5 NU, M omit O Lord
- Revelation 16:5 NU, M was, the Holy One
- Revelation 16:6 NU, M omit For
- Revelation 16:7 NU, M omit another from
- Revelation 16:14 NU, M omit of the earth and
- Revelation 16:16 Lit. Mount Megiddo; M Megiddo
Uppenbarelseboken 16
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Vredesskålarna hälls ut
16 Och jag hörde en mäktig röst från templet som ropade till de sju änglarna: Gå nu och töm de sju skålarna med Guds vrede över jorden.
2 Då lämnade den första ängeln templet, och tömde sin skål över jorden, och fruktansvärda bölder slog upp på var och en som bar vilddjurets märke och tillbad dess avbild.
3 Den andra ängeln tömde sin skål över havet, och vattnet blev som blodet från en död människa, och allt som fanns i havet dog.
4 Den tredje ängeln tömde sin skål över floderna och vattenkällorna, och de förvandlades till blod.
5 Och jag hörde vattnets ängel förklara: Du är rättfärdig när du sätter din dom i verket, du Helige som är och som var.
6 Dina heliga och dina profeter har lidit martyrdöden, och deras blod har hällts ut över jorden. Nu har du i din tur gett blod att dricka åt dem som mördade dem. Det är deras rättvisa lön.
7 Och jag hörde ängeln vid altaret säga: Ja, Herre Gud Allsmäktig, dina domar är rättfärdiga och sanna.
8 Sedan tömde den fjärde ängeln sin skål över solen, och fick den att bränna människor med sin eld.
9 De brändes av denna våldsamma hetta och förbannade Gud som sände plågorna, men ingen omvände sig och gav honom äran.
10 Sedan tömde den femte ängeln sin skål över den tron, som tillhörde vilddjuret, och hans rike täcktes av mörker. Och de människor som levde där bet sönder sina tungor av smärta
11 och förbannade himlens Gud för sina plågor och sår, men de vägrade att upphöra med sina onda handlingar.
12 Den sjätte ängeln tömde sin skål över den stora floden Eufrat, och den torkade ut, så att kungarna från öster utan hinder kunde marschera med sina arméer mot väster.
13 Och jag såg tre onda andar, förklädda till paddor, hoppa fram ur drakens, vilddjurets och den falske profetens mun.
14 Dessa undergörande onda andar övertalade världens alla ledare att samla sig till strid mot Herren, på den store allsmäktige Gudens domsdag.
15 Var på er vakt för jag ska komma lika oväntat som en tjuv! Välsignade är alla de som väntar på mig, alla som har sina kläder färdiga, och inte behöver gå nakna och skämmas.
16 Och de samlade alla världens arméer nära en plats som på hebreiska kallas Harmagedon.
17 Sedan tömde den sjunde ängeln sin skål i luften. Och ett högt rop kom från tronen i templet som står i himlen: Det är gjort!
18 Då mullrade och dånade åskan, och blixtarna flammade, och det blev en stor jordbävning med en omfattning utan motstycke i den mänskliga historien.
19 Den stora staden Babylon delades i tre delar, och städer runt om i världen föll ihop i ruinhögar, och Gud kom ihåg alla Babylons synder och straffade dem ända till sista droppen av sitt vredesvin.
20 Alla öar försvann och bergen jämnades ut,
21 och en fruktansvärd hagelstorm kom från himlen och träffade människorna på jorden, och de förbannade Gud för denna svåra plåga.
Revelation 16
King James Version
16 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
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