Uppenbarelseboken 16
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
16 Jag hörde nu en stark röst från templet säga till de sju änglarna: ”Gå och töm de sju skålarna med Guds vrede över jorden.”
2 Då gick den första ängeln bort och tömde sin skål över jorden, och onda och plågsamma bölder slog upp på de människor som bar odjurets[a] märke och tillbad dess bild.
3 Den andra ängeln tömde sin skål över havet. Vattnet blev då som blodet från en död människa, och allt som levde i havet dog.
4 Den tredje ängeln tömde sin skål över floderna och vattenkällorna, och även de förvandlades till blod. 5 Sedan hörde jag vattnens ängel säga:
”Rättfärdig är du som är och som var, du Helige
som har fällt denna dom.
6 De har utgjutit de heligas och profeternas blod.
Därför har du gett dem blod att dricka,
som de har förtjänat.”
7 Och jag hörde altaret säga:
”Ja, Herre Gud, Allsmäktig,
dina domar är sanna och rättfärdiga.”
8 Sedan tömde den fjärde ängeln sin skål över solen, och den fick tillåtelse att bränna människorna med eld. 9 När de brändes av den våldsamma hettan förbannade de Gud som hade makt över sådana plågor, men ingen omvände sig och gav honom äran.
10 Sedan tömde den femte ängeln sin skål över odjurets tron, och då täcktes hans rike av mörker. Människorna bet sönder sina tungor av smärta 11 och förbannade himlens Gud för sina plågor och sina bölder, men de omvände sig inte från sina handlingar.
12 Den sjätte ängeln tömde sin skål över den stora floden Eufrat, och den torkade ut, så att vägen öppnades för kungarna från östern. 13 Jag såg tre orena andar som liknade paddor komma fram ur drakens mun, ur odjurets mun och ur den falska profetens[b] mun. 14 Dessa är demoniska andar som kan utföra tecken, och de gick ut till världens alla kungar för att samla dem till strid på Guds, den Allsmäktiges, stora dag.
15 ”Se, jag kommer som en tjuv! Lycklig är den som håller sig vaken och har sina kläder färdiga, så att han inte behöver gå naken och skämmas.”[c]
16 Och de samlade dem på en plats som på hebreiska kallas Harmagedon[d].
17 Till slut tömde den sjunde ängeln sin skål över luften. Då hördes en stark röst från tronen i templet, och den sa: ”Det är gjort!” 18 Det blixtrade och mullrade av åska, och det blev en stor jordbävning som var så kraftig att ingen människa någonsin sett något liknande på jorden, så väldig var den. 19 Den stora staden delades i tre delar, och folkens städer störtade samman. Gud glömde inte det stora Babylon, utan gav det bägaren med sin glödande vredes vin. 20 Alla öar försvann, och bergen fanns inte mer. 21 Det föll också enorma hagel på omkring fyrtio kilo från himlen ner på människorna. Och människorna hädade Gud för haglet, eftersom det var en så fruktansvärd plåga.
Revelation 16
New King James Version
The Seven Bowls
16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying (A)to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the [a]bowls (B)of the wrath of God on the earth.”
First Bowl: Loathsome Sores
2 So the first went and poured out his bowl (C)upon the earth, and a [b]foul and (D)loathsome sore came upon the men (E)who had the mark of the beast and those (F)who worshiped his image.
Second Bowl: The Sea Turns to Blood
3 Then the second angel poured out his bowl (G)on the sea, and (H)it became blood as of a dead man; (I)and every living creature in the sea died.
Third Bowl: The Waters Turn to Blood
4 Then the third angel poured out his bowl (J)on the rivers and springs of water, (K)and they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying:
(L)“You are righteous, [c]O Lord,
The One (M)who is and who [d]was and who is to be,
Because You have judged these things.
6 For (N)they have shed the blood (O)of saints and prophets,
(P)And You have given them blood to drink.
[e]For it is their just due.”
7 And I heard [f]another from the altar saying, “Even so, (Q)Lord God Almighty, (R)true and righteous are Your judgments.”
Fourth Bowl: Men Are Scorched
8 Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl (S)on the sun, (T)and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and they (U)blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; (V)and they did not repent (W)and give Him glory.
Fifth Bowl: Darkness and Pain
10 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl (X)on the throne of the beast, (Y)and his kingdom became full of darkness; (Z)and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain. 11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.
Sixth Bowl: Euphrates Dried Up
12 Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl (AA)on the great river Euphrates, (AB)and its water was dried up, (AC)so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. 13 And I saw three unclean (AD)spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of (AE)the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of (AF)the false prophet. 14 For they are spirits of demons, (AG)performing signs, which go out to the kings [g]of the earth and of (AH)the whole world, to gather them to (AI)the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
15 (AJ)“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, (AK)lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”
16 (AL)And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, [h]Armageddon.
Seventh Bowl: The Earth Utterly Shaken
17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, (AM)“It is done!” 18 And (AN)there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; (AO)and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake (AP)as had not occurred since men were on the earth. 19 Now (AQ)the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And (AR)great Babylon (AS)was remembered before God, (AT)to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. 20 Then (AU)every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21 And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great.
Footnotes
- Revelation 16:1 NU, M seven bowls
- Revelation 16:2 severe and malignant, lit. bad and evil
- Revelation 16:5 NU, M omit O Lord
- Revelation 16:5 NU, M was, the Holy One
- Revelation 16:6 NU, M omit For
- Revelation 16:7 NU, M omit another from
- Revelation 16:14 NU, M omit of the earth and
- Revelation 16:16 Lit. Mount Megiddo; M Megiddo
Revelation 16
English Standard Version
The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath
16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling (A)the seven angels, “Go and (B)pour out on the earth (C)the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”
2 So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful (D)sores came upon the people who bore (E)the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.
3 The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and (F)it became like the blood of a corpse, and (G)every living thing died that was in the sea.
4 The third angel poured out his bowl into (H)the rivers and the springs of water, and (I)they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel in charge of the waters[a] say,
(J)“Just are you, (K)O Holy One, (L)who is and who was,
for you brought these judgments.
6 For (M)they have shed the blood of (N)saints and prophets,
and (O)you have given them blood to drink.
It is what they deserve!”
7 And I heard (P)the altar saying,
“Yes, Lord God the Almighty,
(Q)true and just are your judgments!”
8 The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people (R)with fire. 9 They were scorched by the fierce heat, and (S)they cursed[b] the name of God who had power over these plagues. (T)They did not repent (U)and give him glory.
10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on (V)the throne of the beast, and (W)its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish 11 and cursed (X)the God of heaven for their pain and (Y)sores. (Z)They did not repent of their deeds.
12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on (AA)the great river Euphrates, and (AB)its water was dried up, (AC)to prepare the way for the kings (AD)from the east. 13 And I saw, coming out of the mouth of (AE)the dragon and out of the mouth of (AF)the beast and out of the mouth of (AG)the false prophet, three (AH)unclean spirits like (AI)frogs. 14 For they are (AJ)demonic spirits, (AK)performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, (AL)to assemble them for battle on (AM)the great day of God the Almighty. 15 (“Behold, (AN)I am coming like a thief! (AO)Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, (AP)that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”) 16 And (AQ)they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called (AR)Armageddon.
The Seventh Bowl
17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into (AS)the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, (AT)“It is done!” 18 And there were (AU)flashes of lightning, rumblings,[c] peals of thunder, and (AV)a great earthquake (AW)such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. 19 (AX)The great city (AY)was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God (AZ)remembered (BA)Babylon the great, (BB)to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. 20 And (BC)every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. 21 And (BD)great hailstones, about one hundred pounds[d] each, fell from heaven on people; and (BE)they cursed God for (BF)the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.
Footnotes
- Revelation 16:5 Greek angel of the waters
- Revelation 16:9 Greek blasphemed; also verses 11, 21
- Revelation 16:18 Or voices, or sounds
- Revelation 16:21 Greek a talent in weight
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