Revelation 8
New Matthew Bible
The seventh seal is opened. There is silence in heaven. The four angels blow their trumpets, and great plagues follow upon the earth.
8 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. 2 And I saw angels standing before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. 3 And another angel came and stood before the altar having a golden censer, and much incense was given to him, that he should offer of the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar that was before the seat. 4 And the smoke of the incense of the prayers of all the saints ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.
5 And the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar, and cast it into the earth; and voices were made, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
6 And the seven angels that had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to blow. 7 The first angel blew, and there was made hail and fire, which were mingled with blood. And they were cast into the earth, and the third part of trees was burnt, and all the green grass was burnt.
8 And the second angel blew, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea, and the third part of the sea turned to blood. 9 And the third part of the creatures that had life in the sea died, and the third part of ships was destroyed.
10 And the third angel blew, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp. And it fell into the third part of the rivers, and into springs of waters. 11 And the name of the star is called wormwood. And the third part of the waters was turned to wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.
12 And the fourth angel blew, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of stars, so that the third part of them was darkened. And the day was smitten, so that the third part of it did not shine, and likewise the night.
13 And I looked, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth, because of the blasts to come of the trumpet of the three angels who were yet to blow.
Apocalipse 8
O Livro
O Cordeiro quebra o último selo
8 Quando o Cordeiro quebrou o sétimo selo fez-se silêncio no céu por um período aproximadamente de meia hora. 2 E vi que aos sete anjos que se mantêm continuamente diante de Deus foram dadas sete trombetas.
3 Então veio um outro anjo com um incensário de ouro e colocou-se junto do altar. E deram-lhe uma grande quantidade de incenso para que o misturasse com as orações do povo de Deus e o oferecesse sobre o altar de ouro diante do trono. 4 E o fumo perfumado do incenso, misturado com as orações dos santos, subiu desde o altar, onde o anjo o tinha derramado, até à presença de Deus. 5 Então o anjo encheu o incensário com fogo do altar e lançou-o sobre a Terra. E ouviu-se o ribombar de trovões no meio de grandes clamores e de relâmpagos que faiscavam, tudo isso acompanhado de terramotos.
Os anjos com trombetas
6 E os sete anjos prepararam-se para tocar as suas trombetas.
7 Quando o primeiro anjo tocou a sua trombeta, foram lançados sobre a Terra fogo e chuva de pedra misturada com sangue. E ardeu uma terça parte da Terra; um terço das árvores e de toda a vegetação foi assim consumida pelo fogo.
8 Chegou a vez do segundo anjo tocar e algo como uma enorme montanha em fogo foi lançado no mar, destruindo uma terça parte de todos os navios que circulavam nas águas; um terço das águas do mar ficaram como que em sangue, 9 morrendo também um terço de tudo o que nelas havia com vida.
10 Depois do terceiro anjo tocar, uma grande estrela, ardendo em chamas, caiu do céu sobre um terço dos rios e das fontes. 11 Essa estrela foi chamada Amargura, porque fez com que um terço das águas da Terra ficassem envenenadas; e muita gente morreu.
12 Logo que o quarto anjo tocou, a terça parte do Sol, da Lua e das estrelas foi atingida e tudo escureceu, de tal forma que a luz do dia perdeu um terço da sua intensidade e a noite ficou mais escura.
13 E olhei para cima e vi uma águia voando, sozinha, através do céu, dizendo em alta voz: “Ai, ai, ai! Desgraçados habitantes da Terra! Coisas terríveis vão em breve acontecer, quando os outros três anjos tocarem as suas trombetas.”
Copyright © 2016 by Ruth Magnusson (Davis). Includes emendations to February 2022. All rights reserved.
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