Revelation 9
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Fifth Trumpet—The Locusts From Hell
9 Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen out of heaven to the earth, and the key to the pit of the abyss was given to him. 2 He opened the pit of the abyss, and smoke came up out of the pit like the smoke from a huge furnace. The sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit. 3 And out of the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given the kind of power that scorpions of the earth have. 4 They were told not to harm the earth’s grass, any green plant, or any tree, but only those people who do not have God’s seal on their foreheads.
5 Indeed, they were not given permission to kill these people but only to torture them for five months. And the pain they cause is like the pain caused by a scorpion when it stings a person. 6 In those days people will seek death but will certainly not find it. They will long to die, but death will escape them.
7 The locusts looked like horses ready for battle. On their heads were what appeared to be crowns that were like gold. Their faces looked like human faces. 8 They had hair that looked like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth. 9 They had breastplates that appeared to be made of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of many chariots and horses charging into battle. 10 They had tails with stingers like those of scorpions, and in their tails they had power to hurt people for five months.
11 They have the angel of the abyss over them as their king. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he has the name Apollyon.[a]
12 One woe is past. Look! After these things two more woes are coming.
The Sixth Trumpet
13 Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice speak from the four[b] horns of the gold incense altar that is before God. 14 It said to the sixth angel, the one with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” 15 And the four angels who had been prepared for this hour, day, month, and year were let loose so that they could kill a third of the people.
16 The number of soldiers on horseback was two hundred million. I heard their number. 17 And this is what I saw in the vision of the horses and their riders: They had breastplates that were fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire and smoke and sulfur. 18 As a result of these three plagues, the fire and the smoke and the sulfur that came out of their mouths, a third of mankind was killed. 19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails, for their tails are like snakes that have heads, which they use to cause injuries.
20 The rest of the people, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands by giving up their worship of demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, or wood, which cannot see, hear, or walk. 21 And they did not repent of their murders, their sorceries, their sexual immoralities, or their thefts.
Footnotes
- Revelation 9:11 Both Abaddon and Apollyon mean Destroyer.
- Revelation 9:13 Some witnesses to the text omit four.
Revelation 9
English Standard Version
9 And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and (A)I saw a star fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given (B)the key to the shaft of (C)the bottomless pit.[a] 2 He opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and from the shaft (D)rose smoke like the smoke of a great furnace, and (E)the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke from the shaft. 3 Then from the smoke came (F)locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth. 4 They were told (G)not to harm (H)the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, but only those people who do not have (I)the seal of God on their foreheads. 5 They were allowed to torment them (J)for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone. 6 And in those days (K)people will seek death and will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them.
7 (L)In appearance the locusts were like horses prepared for battle: (M)on their heads were what looked like crowns of gold; their faces were (N)like human faces, 8 their hair like women's hair, and (O)their teeth like lions' teeth; 9 they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the noise of their wings was (P)like the noise of many chariots with (Q)horses rushing into battle. 10 They have tails and stings like scorpions, and their power to hurt people (R)for five months is in their tails. 11 They have (S)as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit. His name in Hebrew is (T)Abaddon, and in Greek he is called Apollyon.[b]
12 (U)The first woe has passed; behold, two woes are still to come.
13 Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice from (V)the four horns of the golden altar before God, 14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release (W)the four angels who are bound at (X)the great river Euphrates.” 15 So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour, the day, the month, and the year, were released (Y)to kill a third of mankind. 16 The number of (Z)mounted troops was (AA)twice ten thousand times ten thousand; (AB)I heard their number. 17 And this is how I saw the horses in my vision and those who rode them: they wore breastplates the color of fire and of sapphire[c] and of sulfur, and the heads of the horses were (AC)like lions' heads, and fire and smoke and sulfur came out of their mouths. 18 By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed, by the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of their mouths. 19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails, for their tails are like serpents with heads, and by means of them they wound.
20 The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, (AD)did not repent of (AE)the works of their hands nor give up worshiping (AF)demons (AG)and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk, 21 nor did they repent of their murders or their (AH)sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.
Footnotes
- Revelation 9:1 Greek the abyss; also verses 2, 11
- Revelation 9:11 Abaddon means destruction; Apollyon means destroyer
- Revelation 9:17 Greek hyacinth
Apocalypse 9
Segond 21
9 Le cinquième ange sonna de la trompette et je vis une étoile qui était tombée du ciel sur la terre. La clé du puits de l'abîme lui fut donnée. 2 Elle ouvrit le puits de l'abîme et une fumée pareille à celle d'une grande fournaise monta du puits; le soleil et l'air furent obscurcis par la fumée du puits. 3 Des sauterelles sortirent de la fumée et couvrirent la terre, et un pouvoir semblable à celui des scorpions de la terre leur fut donné. 4 Elles reçurent l’ordre de ne pas faire de mal à l'herbe de la terre, ni à aucune verdure, ni à aucun arbre, mais seulement aux hommes qui n'avaient pas l’empreinte de Dieu sur le front. 5 Il leur fut permis, non de les tuer, mais de les tourmenter pendant cinq mois. Le tourment qu'elles causaient était comme celui causé par le scorpion quand il pique un homme.
6 Durant ces jours-là, les hommes rechercheront la mort et ne la trouveront pas. Ils désireront mourir, mais la mort fuira loin d'eux. 7 Ces sauterelles ressemblaient à des chevaux préparés pour le combat. Elles avaient sur la tête comme une couronne d'or, et leur visage était pareil à celui d'un homme. 8 Elles avaient des cheveux semblables à des cheveux de femme et leurs dents étaient comme celles des lions. 9 Leur poitrine était comme une cuirasse de fer et le bruit de leurs ailes ressemblait à celui de chars tirés par plusieurs chevaux qui courent au combat. 10 Elles avaient des queues armées de dards comme les scorpions, et c'est dans leur queue que se trouvait leur pouvoir de faire du mal aux hommes durant cinq mois. 11 A leur tête, elles avaient comme roi l'ange de l'abîme, appelé en hébreu Abaddon et en grec Apollyon.
12 Le premier malheur est passé. Voici que deux malheurs viennent encore après cela.
13 Le sixième ange sonna de la trompette, et j'entendis une voix venant des quatre cornes de l'autel d'or qui est devant Dieu. 14 Elle disait au sixième ange qui tenait la trompette: «Relâche les quatre anges qui sont enchaînés près du grand fleuve, l'Euphrate.» 15 Ainsi les quatre anges qui étaient prêts pour l'heure, le jour, le mois et l'année furent relâchés afin de faire mourir le tiers des hommes. 16 Le nombre des troupes de la cavalerie était de 200 millions; j'en entendis le nombre. 17 Voici comment, dans la vision, je vis les chevaux et ceux qui les montaient: ils avaient des cuirasses couleur de feu, d'hyacinthe et de soufre. Les têtes des chevaux étaient comme des têtes de lions, et de leur bouche sortaient du feu, de la fumée et du soufre. 18 Le tiers des hommes fut tué par ces trois fléaux: le feu, la fumée et le soufre, qui sortaient de leur bouche. 19 En effet, le pouvoir des chevaux se trouvait dans leur bouche et dans leur queue. Leurs queues ressemblaient à des serpents; elles avaient des têtes, et c'est par elles qu'ils faisaient du mal. 20 Les autres hommes, ceux qui n'avaient pas été tués par ces fléaux, ne se détournèrent pas de ce que leurs mains avaient fait: ils ne cessèrent pas d’adorer les démons et les idoles en or, en argent, en bronze, en pierre et en bois qui ne peuvent ni voir, ni entendre, ni marcher, 21 et ils ne se repentirent pas de leurs meurtres, ni de leur sorcellerie, ni de leur immoralité sexuelle, ni de leurs vols.
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