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· kai The ho fifth pemptos angel angelos blew his trumpet salpizō, and kai I saw a star astēr fallen piptō from ek the ho sky ouranos to eis the ho earth ; and kai he autos was given didōmi the ho key kleis to the ho shaft phrear of the ho abyss abyssos. · kai He opened anoigō the ho shaft phrear of the ho abyss abyssos, and kai from ek the ho shaft phrear rose anabainō smoke kapnos like hōs the smoke kapnos of a giant megas furnace kaminos, and kai the ho sun hēlios and kai the ho air aēr were darkened skotoō with ho smoke kapnos from ek the ho shaft phrear. Then kai out of ek the ho smoke kapnos came exerchomai locusts akris onto eis the ho earth , and kai they autos were given didōmi power exousia like hōs the power exousia of · ho scorpions skorpios of the ho earth . · kai They autos were told legō not to harm adikeō the ho grass chortos of the ho earth or oude any pas green plant chlōros or oude any pas tree dendron, but only ei those ho people anthrōpos who hostis did not ou have echō the ho seal sphragis of ho God theos on epi their ho foreheads metōpon. · kai They autos were allowed didōmi not to kill apokteinō them autos but alla to torture basanizō them for five pente months mēn, and kai · ho their autos torture basanismos was like hōs the torture basanismos of a scorpion skorpios when hotan it stings paiō a person anthrōpos. And kai in en · ho those ekeinos days hēmera people anthrōpos will seek zēteō · ho · ho death thanatos but kai will not ou mē find heuriskō it autos; · kai they will long epithumeō to die apothnēskō, but kai death thanatos will flee pheugō · ho from apo them autos.

· kai · ho In appearance homoiōma the ho locusts akris were like homoios horses hippos prepared hetoimazō for eis battle polemos. · kai On epi · ho their autos heads kephalē were something homoios like hōs crowns stephanos of gold chrysos, and kai · ho their autos faces prosōpon were like hōs human anthrōpos faces prosōpon. · kai They had echō hair thrix like hōs women’ s gynē hair thrix, and kai · ho their autos teeth odous were eimi like hōs lions’ leōn teeth. · kai They had echō breastplates thōrax like hōs breastplates thōrax of iron sidērous, and kai the ho sound phōnē of ho their autos wings pteryx was like hōs the sound phōnē of many polys horse-drawn hippos chariots harma rushing trechō into eis battle polemos. 10 · kai They had echō tails oura like homoios scorpions skorpios, with kai stingers kentron; and kai · ho · ho their autos power exousia to hurt adikeō · ho people anthrōpos for five pente months mēn lies in en their autos tails oura. 11 They have echō as king basileus over epi them autos the ho angel angelos of the ho abyss abyssos, whose autos name onoma in Hebrew Hebraisti is Abaddon Abaddōn, but kai in en · ho Greek Hellēnikos he has echō the name onoma Apollyon Apollyōn. 12 The ho first heis woe ouai · ho has passed aperchomai; behold idou, two dyo woes ouai are yet eti to come erchomai after meta this houtos.

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The Fifth Trumpet Brings the First Terror

Then the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen to earth from the sky, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit.[a] When he opened it, smoke poured out as though from a huge furnace, and the sunlight and air turned dark from the smoke.

Then locusts came from the smoke and descended on the earth, and they were given power to sting like scorpions. They were told not to harm the grass or plants or trees, but only the people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. They were told not to kill them but to torture them for five months with pain like the pain of a scorpion sting. In those days people will seek death but will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them!

The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. They had what looked like gold crowns on their heads, and their faces looked like human faces. They had hair like women’s hair and teeth like the teeth of a lion. They wore armor made of iron, and their wings roared like an army of chariots rushing into battle. 10 They had tails that stung like scorpions, and for five months they had the power to torment people. 11 Their king is the angel from the bottomless pit; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon—the Destroyer.

12 The first terror is past, but look, two more terrors are coming!

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Footnotes

  1. 9:1 Or the abyss, or the underworld; also in 9:11.