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Revelation 9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Revelation 9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 9
The Fifth Trumpet.[a] 1 Then the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star[b] that had fallen from the sky to the earth. It was given the key for the passage to the abyss. 2 It opened the passage to the abyss,(A) and smoke came up out of the passage like smoke from a huge furnace. The sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the passage.(B) 3 Locusts came out of the smoke onto the land, and they were given the same power as scorpions[c] of the earth.(C) 4 They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or any tree, but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. 5 They were not allowed to kill them but only to torment them for five months;[d] the torment they inflicted was like that of a scorpion when it stings a person. 6 During that time these people will seek death but will not find it, and they will long to die but death will escape them.(D)
7 [e]The appearance of the locusts was like that of horses ready for battle. On their heads they wore what looked like crowns of gold; their faces were like human faces,(E) 8 and they had hair like women’s hair. Their teeth were like lions’ teeth,(F) 9 and they had chests like iron breastplates. The sound of their wings was like the sound of many horse-drawn chariots racing into battle. 10 They had tails like scorpions, with stingers; with their tails they had power to harm people for five months. 11 They had as their king the angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon[f] and in Greek Apollyon.
12 The first woe has passed, but there are two more to come.
The Sixth Trumpet.[g] 13 Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice coming from the [four][h] horns of the gold altar before God,(G) 14 telling the sixth angel who held the trumpet, “Release the four angels[i] who are bound at the banks of the great river Euphrates.” 15 So the four angels were released, who were prepared for this hour, day, month, and year to kill a third of the human race. 16 The number of cavalry troops was two hundred million; I heard their number. 17 Now in my vision this is how I saw the horses and their riders. They wore red, blue, and yellow breastplates,[j] and the horses’ heads were like heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and sulfur.(H) 18 By these three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that came out of their mouths a third of the human race was killed. 19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like snakes, with heads that inflict harm.
20 The rest of the human race, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands,[k] to give up the worship of demons and idols made from gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.(I) 21 Nor did they repent of their murders, their magic potions, their unchastity, or their robberies.
Footnotes
- 9:1–12 The fifth trumpet heralds a woe containing elements from the eighth and ninth plagues of Egypt (Ex 10:12–15, 21–23) but specifically reminiscent of the invasion of locusts in Jl 1:4–2:10.
- 9:1 A star: late Judaism represented fallen powers as stars (Is 14:12–15; Lk 10:18; Jude 13), but a comparison with Rev 1:20 and Rev 20:1 suggests that here it means an angel. The passage to the abyss: referring to Sheol, the netherworld, where Satan and the fallen angels are kept for a thousand years, to be cast afterwards into the pool of fire; cf. Rev 20:7–10. The abyss was conceived of as a vast subterranean cavern full of fire. Its only link with the earth was a kind of passage or mine shaft, which was kept locked.
- 9:3 Scorpions: their poisonous sting was proverbial; Ez 2:6; Lk 11:12.
- 9:5 For five months: more or less corresponding to the life-span of locusts.
- 9:7–10 Eight characteristics are listed to show the eschatological and diabolical nature of these locusts.
- 9:11 Abaddon: Hebrew (more precisely, Aramaic) for destruction or ruin. Apollyon: Greek for the “Destroyer.”
- 9:13–21 The sixth trumpet heralds a woe representing another diabolical attack symbolized by an invasion by the Parthians living east of the Euphrates; see note on Rev 6:2. At the appointed time (Rev 9:15), the frightful horses act as God’s agents of judgment. The imaginative details are not to be taken literally; see Introduction and the note on Rev 6:12–14.
- 9:13 [Four]: many Greek manuscripts and versions omit the word. The horns were situated at the four corners of the altar (Ex 27:2; 30:2–3); see note on Rev 8:3.
- 9:14–15 The four angels: they are symbolic of the destructive activity that will be extended throughout the universe.
- 9:17 Blue: literally, “hyacinth-colored.” Yellow: literally, “sulfurous.”
- 9:20 The works of their hands: i.e., the gods their hands had made.
Apocalipsis 9
Biblia del Jubileo
Apocalipsis 9
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9 ¶ Y el quinto ángel tocó la trompeta; y vi una estrella que cayó del cielo en la tierra; y le fue dada la llave del pozo sin fondo del abismo.
2 Y abrió el pozo del abismo, y subió humo del pozo como el humo de un gran horno; y se oscureció el sol y el aire por el humo del pozo.
3 Y del humo del pozo salieron langostas en la tierra; y les fue dada potestad, como tienen potestad los escorpiones de la tierra.
4 Y les fue mandado que no hicieran daño a la hierba de la tierra, ni a ninguna cosa verde, ni a ningún árbol, sino solamente a los hombres que no tienen la señal de Dios en sus frentes.
5 Y les fue dado que no los mataran, sino que los atormentaran cinco meses. Y su tormento era como tormento de escorpión, cuando hiere al hombre.
6 Y en aquellos días buscarán los hombres la muerte, y no la hallarán; y desearán morir, y la muerte huirá de ellos.
7 Y el parecer de las langostas era semejante a caballos aparejados para la guerra; y sobre sus cabezas tenían como coronas semejantes al oro; y sus caras eran como caras de hombres.
8 Y tenían cabellos como cabellos de mujeres; y sus dientes eran como dientes de leones.
9 Y tenían corazas como corazas de hierro; y el estruendo de sus alas, como el ruido de carros, que con muchos caballos corren a la batalla.
10 Y tenían colas semejantes a las de los escorpiones, y tenían en sus colas aguijones, y su potestad era de hacer daño a los hombres cinco meses.
11 Y tienen sobre sí un rey, que es el ángel del abismo, el cual tenía por nombre en hebraico, Abadón, y en griego, Apolión que quiere decir destructor.
12 El primer ¡Ay! es pasado; he aquí, vienen aún dos ayes después de estas cosas.
13 ¶ Y el sexto ángel tocó la trompeta; y oí una voz de los cuatro cuernos del altar de oro, el cual está delante de los ojos de Dios;
14 diciendo al sexto ángel que tenía la trompeta: Desata los cuatro ángeles que están atados en el gran río Eufrates.
15 Y fueron desatados los cuatro ángeles que estaban aparejados para la hora y el día y el mes y el año, para matar la tercera parte de los hombres.
16 Y el número del ejército de los de a caballo era doscientos millones. Y oí el número de ellos.
17 Y así vi los caballos en la visión; y los que estaban sentados sobre ellos tenían corazas de fuego, de jacinto, y de azufre. Y las cabezas de los caballos eran como cabezas de leones, y de la boca de ellos salía fuego, humo y azufre.
18 De estas tres plagas fue muerta la tercera parte de los hombres: del fuego, y del humo, y del azufre que salían de la boca de ellos.
19 Porque su potencia está en su boca y en sus colas. Porque sus colas eran semejantes a serpientes que tienen cabezas, y por ellas dañan.
20 Y los otros hombres que no fueron muertos con estas plagas, no se enmendaron de las obras de sus manos, para que no adoraran a los demonios, y a las imágenes de oro, y de plata, y de metal, y de piedra, y de madera; las cuales no pueden ver, ni oír, ni andar.
21 Y no se arrepintieron de sus homicidios, ni de sus hechicerías, ni de su fornicación, ni de sus hurtos.
Revelation 9
New International Version
Revelation 9
New International Version
9 The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth.(A) The star was given the key(B) to the shaft of the Abyss.(C) 2 When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace.(D) The sun and sky were darkened(E) by the smoke from the Abyss.(F) 3 And out of the smoke locusts(G) came down on the earth and were given power like that of scorpions(H) of the earth. 4 They were told not to harm(I) the grass of the earth or any plant or tree,(J) but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.(K) 5 They were not allowed to kill them but only to torture them for five months.(L) And the agony they suffered was like that of the sting of a scorpion(M) when it strikes. 6 During those days people will seek death but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them.(N)
7 The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle.(O) On their heads they wore something like crowns of gold, and their faces resembled human faces.(P) 8 Their hair was like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth.(Q) 9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.(R) 10 They had tails with stingers, like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months.(S) 11 They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss,(T) whose name in Hebrew(U) is Abaddon(V) and in Greek is Apollyon (that is, Destroyer).
12 The first woe is past; two other woes are yet to come.(W)
13 The sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice coming from the four horns(X) of the golden altar that is before God.(Y) 14 It said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels(Z) who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”(AA) 15 And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released(AB) to kill a third(AC) of mankind.(AD) 16 The number of the mounted troops was twice ten thousand times ten thousand. I heard their number.(AE)
17 The horses and riders I saw in my vision looked like this: Their breastplates were fiery red, dark blue, and yellow as sulfur. The heads of the horses resembled the heads of lions, and out of their mouths(AF) came fire, smoke and sulfur.(AG) 18 A third(AH) of mankind was killed(AI) by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur(AJ) that came out of their mouths. 19 The power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails were like snakes, having heads with which they inflict injury.
20 The rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent(AK) of the work of their hands;(AL) they did not stop worshiping demons,(AM) and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood—idols that cannot see or hear or walk.(AN) 21 Nor did they repent(AO) of their murders, their magic arts,(AP) their sexual immorality(AQ) or their thefts.
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