启示录 8
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
揭开第七个印
8 羊羔揭开第七个印的时候，天上静默了大约半小时。 2 我看见站在 神面前的七位天使，有七枝号筒赐给了他们。
3 另外有一位天使来了，拿着金香炉，站在祭坛前。有许多香赐给了他，好与所有圣徒的祈祷一同献在宝座前的金坛上。 4 那香的烟和众圣徒的祈祷，就从天使手中一同升到 神面前。 5 天使拿着香炉，用坛上的火把它装满了，投在地上；于是就有雷轰、响声、闪电和地震。
吹六枝号
6 拿着七枝号筒的七位天使，预备好了要吹号。
7 第一位天使吹号，就有冰雹和混杂着血的火，投在地上。地的三分之一烧掉了，树的三分之一烧掉了，所有的青草也烧掉了。
8 第二位天使吹号，就有一座好象燃烧着的大山，投在海里。海的三分之一变成了血， 9 海里受造的活物死了三分之一，船只也毁坏了三分之一。
10 第三位天使吹号，就有一颗燃烧着的大星，好象火把一样，从天上落下来，落在江河的三分之一上，和众水的泉源上。 11 这星名叫“苦堇”。众水的三分之一变为“苦堇”，因水变苦，就有许多人因为这水而死了。
12 第四位天使吹号，太阳的三分之一、月亮的三分之一、星辰的三分之一，就都受到击打，以致日月星的三分之一都变黑了，白天的三分之一没有光，夜晚也是这样。
13 我观看，就听见一只在高空飞翔的鹰，大声说：“有祸了！有祸了！住在地上的人有祸了！因为还有三位天使将要吹其余的号。”
Revelation 8
Expanded Bible
The Seventh Seal
8 When the Lamb opened the seventh seal [C the final and climactic seal; 5:1], there was silence in heaven for about half an hour [C a dramatic pause induced by awe]. 2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God and to whom were given seven trumpets [C trumpets often announce God’s appearance, accompanied by judgment and victory; Josh. 6].
3 Another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden ·pan for incense [censer; incense burner]. He was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all ·God’s holy people [T the saints; Ps. 141:2]. The angel put this offering on the golden altar before the throne. 4 The smoke from the incense went up from the angel’s hand ·to [in the presence of] God with the prayers of ·God’s people [T the saints]. 5 Then the angel filled the ·incense pan [censer; incense burner] with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth, and there ·were thunder and loud noises [was rumbling thunder], flashes of lightning, and an earthquake [4:5].
6 Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them [8:2].
7 The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were ·poured [thrown; hurled] down on the earth [C similar to the seventh plague against Egypt; Ex. 9:13–35; Joel 2:30–31]. And a third of the earth [L was burned up], and a third of the trees [L was burned up], and all the green grass were burned up.
The Seven Angels and Trumpets
8 Then the second angel blew his trumpet, and something that looked like a ·big [great] mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea [C perhaps referring to a volcano or a flaming meteorite; Jer. 51:25]. And a third of the sea became blood [C echoes the first plague against Egypt; Ex. 7:14–21], 9 a third of the living ·things [creatures] in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
10 Then the third angel blew his trumpet, and a ·large [great] star, burning like a torch, fell from ·the sky [or heaven; C perhaps a meteorite]. It fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 11 [L And] The name of the star is Wormwood [C a plant with a greenish, bitter oil; a symbol of bitter sorrow; Prov. 5:4; Jer. 9:15; 23:15]. And a third of all the water became ·bitter [L wormwood; C again an allusion to the first Egyptian plague], and many people died from ·drinking the water [L the water] that ·was [became; was made] bitter.
12 Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars were struck. So a third of them became dark, and a third of the day was ·without light [kept from shining], and also the night [C echoing the ninth Egyptian plague; Ex. 10:21–23].
13 While I watched, I heard an ·eagle [or vulture] that was flying ·high in the air [L in mid-heaven] cry out in a loud voice, “·Trouble! Trouble! Trouble [ L Woe! Woe! Woe; C reminiscent of OT funeral laments, signifying their doom; Nah. 3:1] for those who live on the earth because of the remaining ·sounds [blasts] of the trumpets that the other three angels are about to blow!”
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