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The Bowls of God’s Wrath

16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, ‘Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.’

So the first angel went and poured his bowl on the earth, and a foul and painful sore came on those who had the mark of the beast and who worshipped its image.

The second angel poured his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing in the sea died.

The third angel poured his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. And I heard the angel of the waters say,

‘You are just, O Holy One, who are and were,
    for you have judged these things;
because they shed the blood of saints and prophets,
    you have given them blood to drink.
It is what they deserve!’

And I heard the altar respond,

‘Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty,
    your judgements are true and just!’

The fourth angel poured his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire; they were scorched by the fierce heat, but they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory.

10 The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness; people gnawed their tongues in agony, 11 and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and sores, and they did not repent of their deeds.

12 The sixth angel poured his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up in order to prepare the way for the kings from the east. 13 And I saw three foul spirits like frogs coming from the mouth of the dragon, from the mouth of the beast, and from the mouth of the false prophet. 14 These are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. 15 (‘See, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and is clothed,[a] not going about naked and exposed to shame.’) 16 And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Harmagedon.

17 The seventh angel poured his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, ‘It is done!’ 18 And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a violent earthquake, such as had not occurred since people were upon the earth, so violent was that earthquake. 19 The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. God remembered great Babylon and gave her the wine-cup of the fury of his wrath. 20 And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found; 21 and huge hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds,[b] dropped from heaven on people, until they cursed God for the plague of the hail, so fearful was that plague.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 16:15 Gk and keeps his robes
  2. Revelation 16:21 Gk weighing about a talent

The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath

16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple(A) saying to the seven angels,(B) “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”(C)

The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land,(D) and ugly, festering sores(E) broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.(F)

The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died.(G)

The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water,(H) and they became blood.(I) Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:

“You are just in these judgments,(J) O Holy One,(K)
    you who are and who were;(L)
for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets,(M)
    and you have given them blood to drink(N) as they deserve.”

And I heard the altar(O) respond:

“Yes, Lord God Almighty,(P)
    true and just are your judgments.”(Q)

The fourth angel(R) poured out his bowl on the sun,(S) and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire.(T) They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God,(U) who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent(V) and glorify him.(W)

10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast,(X) and its kingdom was plunged into darkness.(Y) People gnawed their tongues in agony 11 and cursed(Z) the God of heaven(AA) because of their pains and their sores,(AB) but they refused to repent of what they had done.(AC)

12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates,(AD) and its water was dried up to prepare the way(AE) for the kings from the East.(AF) 13 Then I saw three impure spirits(AG) that looked like frogs;(AH) they came out of the mouth of the dragon,(AI) out of the mouth of the beast(AJ) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(AK) 14 They are demonic spirits(AL) that perform signs,(AM) and they go out to the kings of the whole world,(AN) to gather them for the battle(AO) on the great day(AP) of God Almighty.

15 “Look, I come like a thief!(AQ) Blessed is the one who stays awake(AR) and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.”(AS)

16 Then they gathered the kings together(AT) to the place that in Hebrew(AU) is called Armageddon.(AV)

17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air,(AW) and out of the temple(AX) came a loud voice(AY) from the throne, saying, “It is done!”(AZ) 18 Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder(BA) and a severe earthquake.(BB) No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth,(BC) so tremendous was the quake. 19 The great city(BD) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered(BE) Babylon the Great(BF) and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.(BG) 20 Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.(BH) 21 From the sky huge hailstones,(BI) each weighing about a hundred pounds,[a] fell on people. And they cursed God(BJ) on account of the plague of hail,(BK) because the plague was so terrible.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 16:21 Or about 45 kilograms

16 І я почув гучний голос із храму, що казав до семи Анголів: Ідіть, і вилийте на землю сім чаш гніву Божого!

І пішов перший Ангол, і вилив на землю чашу свою. І шкідливі та люті болячки обсіли людей, хто мав знамено звірини й вклонявсь її образу.

А другий Ангол вилив свою чашу до моря. І сталася кров, немов у мерця, і кожна істота жива вмерла в морі.

Третій же Ангол вилив чашу свою на річки та на водні джерела, і сталася кров.

І почув я Ангола вод, який говорив: Ти праведний, що Ти є й що Ти був, і святий, що Ти це присудив!

Бо вони пролили кров святих та пророків, і Ти дав їм напитися крови. Вони варті того!

І я чув, як жертівник говорив: Так, Господи, Боже Вседержителю! Правдиві й справедливі суди Твої!

А Ангол четвертий вилив свою чашу на сонце. І дано йому палити людей огнем.

І спека велика палила людей, і зневажали вони Ім'я Бога, що має владу над карами тими, і вони не покаялися, щоб славу віддати Йому.

10 А п'ятий Ангол вилив чашу свою на престола звірини. І затьмилося царство її, і люди від болю кусали свої язики,

11 і Бога Небесного вони зневажали від болю свого й від своїх болячок, та в учинках своїх не покаялись!

12 Шостий же Ангол вилив чашу свою на річку велику Ефрат, і вода її висохла, щоб приготовити дорогу царям, які від схід сонця.

13 І я бачив, що виходили з уст змія, і з уст звірини, і з уст неправдивого пророка три духи нечисті, як жаби,

14 це духи демонські, що чинять ознаки. Вони виходять до царів усього всесвіту, щоб зібрати їх на війну того великого дня Вседержителя Бога.

15 Ось іду, немов злодій! Блаженний, хто чуйний, і одежу свою береже, щоб нагим не ходити, і щоб не бачили ганьби його!

16 І зібрав їх на місце, яке по-єврейському зветься Армагеддон.

17 Сьомий же Ангол вилив чашу свою на повітря. І голос гучний залунав від небесного храму з престолу, говорячи: Сталося!

18 І сталися блискавки й гуркіт та громи, і сталось велике трясіння землі, якого не було, відколи людина живе на землі... Великий такий землетрус, такий міцний!

19 І місто велике розпалося на три частині, і попадали людські міста... І великий Вавилон був згаданий перед Богом, щоб дати йому чашу вина Його лютого гніву...

20 І зник кожен острів, і не знайдено гір!...

21 І великий град, як важкі тягарі, падав із неба на людей. І люди зневажали Бога за покарання градом, бо кара Його була дуже велика!...