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16 Og ég heyrði raust mikla frá musterinu segja við englana sjö: "Farið og hellið úr þeim sjö skálum Guðs reiði yfir jörðina."

Og hinn fyrsti fór og hellti úr sinni skál á jörðina. Og vond og illkynjuð kaun komu á mennina, sem höfðu merki dýrsins og tilbáðu líkneski þess.

Og hinn annar hellti úr sinni skál í hafið, og það varð að blóði eins og blóð úr dauðum manni, og sérhver lifandi sál dó, sú er í hafinu var.

Og hinn þriðji hellti úr sinni skál í fljótin og uppsprettur vatnanna og það varð að blóði.

Og ég heyrði engil vatnanna segja: "Réttlátur ert þú, að þú hefur dæmt þannig, þú sem ert og þú sem varst, þú hinn heilagi.

Þeir hafa úthellt blóði heilagra og spámanna, og því hefur þú gefið þeim blóð að drekka. Maklegir eru þeir þess."

Og ég heyrði altarið segja: "Já, Drottinn Guð, þú alvaldi, sannir og réttlátir eru dómar þínir."

Og hinn fjórði hellti úr sinni skál yfir sólina. Og sólinni var gefið vald til að brenna mennina í eldi.

Og mennirnir stiknuðu í ofurhita og lastmæltu nafni Guðs, sem valdið hefur yfir plágum þessum. Og ekki gjörðu þeir iðrun, svo að þeir gæfu honum dýrðina.

10 Og hinn fimmti hellti úr sinni skál yfir hásæti dýrsins. Og ríki þess myrkvaðist, og menn bitu í tungur sínar af kvöl.

11 Og menn lastmæltu Guði himinsins fyrir kvalirnar og fyrir kaun sín og eigi gjörðu þeir iðrun og létu af verkum sínum.

12 Og hinn sjötti hellti úr sinni skál yfir fljótið mikla, Efrat. Og vatnið í því þornaði upp, svo að vegur yrði búinn fyrir konungana, þá er koma úr austri.

13 Og ég sá koma út af munni drekans og munni dýrsins og munni falsspámannsins þrjá óhreina anda, sem froskar væru,

14 því að þeir eru djöfla andar, sem gjöra tákn. Þeir ganga út til konunga allrar heimsbyggðarinnar til að safna þeim saman til stríðsins á hinum mikla degi Guðs hins alvalda.

15 "Sjá, ég kem eins og þjófur. Sæll er sá sem vakir og varðveitir klæði sín, til þess að hann gangi ekki nakinn um og menn sjái blygðun hans."

16 Og þeir söfnuðu þeim saman á þann stað, sem á hebresku kallast Harmagedón.

17 Og hinn sjöundi hellti úr sinni skál yfir loftið og raust mikil kom út úr musterinu, frá hásætinu og sagði: "Það er fram komið."

18 Og eldingar komu og brestir og þrumur og mikill landskjálfti, svo að slíkur hefur eigi komið frá því menn urðu til á jörðunni. Svo mikill var sá jarðskjálfti.

19 Og borgin mikla fór í þrjá hluta, og borgir þjóðanna hrundu. Og Guð gleymdi ekki hinni miklu Babýlon og gaf henni vínbikar heiftarreiði sinnar.

20 Og allar eyjar hurfu og fjöllin voru ekki lengur til.

21 Og stór högl, vættarþung, féllu niður af himni yfir mennina. Og mennirnir lastmæltu Guði fyrir haglpláguna, því að sú plága var mikil.

The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath

16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple(A) saying to the seven angels,(B) “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”(C)

The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land,(D) and ugly, festering sores(E) broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.(F)

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.(G)

The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water,(H) and they became blood.(I) Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:

“You are just in these judgments,(J) O Holy One,(K)
    you who are and who were;(L)
for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets,(M)
    and you have given them blood to drink(N) as they deserve.”

And I heard the altar(O) respond:

“Yes, Lord God Almighty,(P)
    true and just are your judgments.”(Q)

The fourth angel(R) poured out his bowl on the sun,(S) and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire.(T) They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God,(U) who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent(V) and glorify him.(W)

10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast,(X) and its kingdom was plunged into darkness.(Y) People gnawed their tongues in agony 11 and cursed(Z) the God of heaven(AA) because of their pains and their sores,(AB) but they refused to repent of what they had done.(AC)

12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates,(AD) and its water was dried up to prepare the way(AE) for the kings from the East.(AF) 13 Then I saw three impure spirits(AG) that looked like frogs;(AH) they came out of the mouth of the dragon,(AI) out of the mouth of the beast(AJ) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(AK) 14 They are demonic spirits(AL) that perform signs,(AM) and they go out to the kings of the whole world,(AN) to gather them for the battle(AO) on the great day(AP) of God Almighty.

15 “Look, I come like a thief!(AQ) Blessed is the one who stays awake(AR) and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.”(AS)

16 Then they gathered the kings together(AT) to the place that in Hebrew(AU) is called Armageddon.(AV)

17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air,(AW) and out of the temple(AX) came a loud voice(AY) from the throne, saying, “It is done!”(AZ) 18 Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder(BA) and a severe earthquake.(BB) No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth,(BC) so tremendous was the quake. 19 The great city(BD) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered(BE) Babylon the Great(BF) and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.(BG) 20 Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.(BH) 21 From the sky huge hailstones,(BI) each weighing about a hundred pounds,[a] fell on people. And they cursed God(BJ) on account of the plague of hail,(BK) because the plague was so terrible.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 16:21 Or about 45 kilograms

16 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.

And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.

And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.

And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.

18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.