Revelation 8
Living Bible
8 When the Lamb had broken the seventh seal, there was silence throughout all heaven for what seemed like half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels that stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.
3 Then another angel with a golden censer came and stood at the altar; and a great quantity of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of God’s people, to offer upon the golden altar before the throne. 4 And the perfume of the incense mixed with prayers ascended up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out.
5 Then the angel filled the censer with fire from the altar and threw it down upon the earth; and thunder crashed and rumbled, lightning flashed, and there was a terrible earthquake.
6 Then the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to blow their mighty blasts.
7 The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were thrown down upon the earth. One-third of the earth was set on fire so that one-third of the trees were burned, and all the green grass.
8-9 Then the second angel blew his trumpet, and what appeared to be a huge burning mountain was thrown into the sea, destroying a third of all the ships; and a third of the sea turned red as blood;[a] and a third of the fish were killed.
10 The third angel blew, and a great flaming star fell from heaven upon a third of the rivers and springs. 11 The star was called “Bitterness”[b] because it poisoned a third of all the water on the earth and many people died.
12 The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and immediately a third of the sun was blighted and darkened, and a third of the moon and the stars so that the daylight was dimmed by a third, and the nighttime darkness deepened. 13 As I watched, I saw a solitary eagle flying through the heavens crying loudly, “Woe, woe, woe to the people of the earth because of the terrible things that will soon happen when the three remaining angels blow their trumpets.”
Footnotes
- Revelation 8:8 turned red as blood, literally, “became blood.”
- Revelation 8:11 “Bitterness,” literally, “Wormwood.”
Revelation 8
King James Version
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 the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
Apocalypse 8
Segond 21
Ouverture du septième sceau
8 Quand l'Agneau ouvrit le septième sceau, il y eut dans le ciel un silence d'environ une demi-heure.
2 Puis je vis les sept anges qui se tiennent devant Dieu; sept trompettes leur furent données. 3 Un autre ange vint. Il se plaça vers l'autel, tenant un encensoir d'or. On lui donna beaucoup de parfums afin qu'il les offre, avec les prières de tous les saints, sur l'autel d'or qui est devant le trône. 4 La fumée des parfums monta de la main de l'ange devant Dieu avec les prières des saints. 5 L'ange prit l'encensoir, le remplit du feu de l'autel et le jeta sur la terre. Il y eut alors des coups de tonnerre, des voix, des éclairs et un tremblement de terre.
Sept trompettes 8.6–11.19
Les six premières trompettes
6 Puis les sept anges qui avaient les sept trompettes se préparèrent à en sonner.
7 Le premier sonna de la trompette, et de la grêle et du feu mêlés de sang s’abattirent sur la terre. Le tiers de la terre fut brûlé, le tiers des arbres fut brûlé et toute herbe verte fut brûlée.
8 Le deuxième ange sonna de la trompette, et quelque chose qui ressemblait à une grande montagne embrasée [par le feu] fut précipité dans la mer. Le tiers de la mer devint du sang, 9 le tiers des créatures qui vivaient dans la mer mourut, et le tiers des bateaux fut détruit.
10 Le troisième ange sonna de la trompette, et du ciel tomba une grande étoile qui brûlait comme un flambeau; elle tomba sur le tiers des fleuves et sur les sources d’eau. 11 Le nom de cette étoile est «Absinthe». Le tiers des eaux fut changé en absinthe et beaucoup d'hommes moururent à cause de ces eaux, parce qu'elles étaient devenues amères.
12 Le quatrième ange sonna de la trompette, et le tiers du soleil fut frappé, ainsi que le tiers de la lune et le tiers des étoiles, de sorte qu’ils s’obscurcirent d’un tiers; le jour perdit un tiers de sa clarté, et la nuit de même.
13 Je regardai et j'entendis un aigle qui volait très haut dans le ciel et qui disait d'une voix forte: «Malheur, malheur, malheur aux habitants de la terre à cause des autres sonneries de trompette, celles que les trois anges vont encore faire retentir!»
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