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1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saving to the seven angels, Go forward, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God in the earth. Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.” Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”
2 And the first went forth, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and a bad and evil sore was upon the men having the stamp of the wild beast, and them worshipping his image. So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful sores came upon the people who bore the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly, festering sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.
3 And the second angel poured out his vial into the sea; and it was blood as of a dead body: and every living soul died in the sea. The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing died that was in the sea. The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died.
4 And the third angel poured out his vial into the rivers, and into the fountains of waters; and it was blood. The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Just, O Lord, art thou, who being, and who was, and who wilt be, for thou didst judge these things. And I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, “Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was, for you brought these judgments. Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say: “You are just in these judgments, O Holy One, you who are and who were;
6 For they poured out the blood of the holy, and of the prophets, and thou didst give them blood to drink; for they are worthy. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!” for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets, and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve.”
7 And I heard another from the altar saying, Yes, O Lord God, the Omnipotent Ruler, true and just thy judgments. And I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God the Almighty, true and just are your judgments!” And I heard the altar respond: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are your judgments.”
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and it was given him to parch up men with fire. The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire. The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire.
9 And men were parched up with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, having power over these blows: and they repented not to give him glory. They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory. They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.
10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the throne of the wild beast; and his kingdom was darkened; and they pressed their tongues for pain, The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in agony
11 And they blasphemed the God of heaven for their pains and for their sores, and they repented not of their work. and cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores. They did not repent of their deeds. and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they refused to repent of what they had done.
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and its water was dried up, that the way of the kings of the risings of the sun might be prepared. The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east. The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East.
13 And I saw out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the wild beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. And I saw, coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 For they are the spirits of demons, doing signs, to go out upon all the kings of the earth and of the whole habitable globe, to gather them together for the war of that great day of God, the Omnipotent Ruler. For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. They are demonic spirits that perform signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.
15 (Behold, I come as a thief. Happy he watching, and keeping his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.) (“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”) “Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.”
16 And he gathered them together in a place called in Hebrew Armageddon. And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and a great voice went out from the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and out of the temple came a loud voice from the throne, saying, “It is done!”
18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great shaking, such as was not since the time men were upon earth, such a great shaking. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake.
19 And the great city was in three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the wrath of his anger. The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered Babylon the great, to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered Babylon the Great and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.
20 And every island fled, and the mountains were not found. And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.
21 And great hail, as the weight of a talent, comes down from heaven upon men: and men blasphemed God for the blow of the hail; for its blow is exceedingly great. And great hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, fell from heaven on people; and they cursed God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe. From the sky huge hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds, fell on people. And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail, because the plague was so terrible.
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