Revelation, 16

1. I heard a loud voice speaking from the temple to the seven angels, "Go and pour out the seven bowls of God's fury upon the earth."

1. Then I heard a loud voice from the sanctuary calling to the seven angels, 'Go, and empty the seven bowls of God's anger over the earth.'

2. The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth. Festering and ugly sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast or worshiped its image.

2. The first angel went and emptied his bowl over the earth; at once, on all the people who had been branded with the mark of the beast and had worshipped its statue, there came disgusting and virulent sores.

3. The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea. The sea turned to blood like that from a corpse; every creature living in the sea died.

3. The second angel emptied his bowl over the sea, and it turned to blood, like the blood of a corpse, and every living creature in the sea died.

4. The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water. These also turned to blood.

4. The third angel emptied his bowl into the rivers and springs of water and they turned into blood.

5. Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say: "You are just, O Holy One, who are and who were, in passing this sentence.

5. Then I heard the angel of water say, 'You are the Upright One, He who is, He who was, the Holy One, for giving this verdict:

6. For they have shed the blood of the holy ones and the prophets, and you (have) given them blood to drink; it is what they deserve."

6. they spilt the blood of the saints and the prophets, and blood is what you have given them to drink; it is what they deserve.'

7. Then I heard the altar cry out, "Yes, Lord God almighty, your judgments are true and just."

7. And I heard the altar itself say, 'Truly, Lord God Almighty, the punishments you give are true and just.'

8. The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun. It was given the power to burn people with fire.

8. The fourth angel emptied his bowl over the sun and it was made to scorch people with its flames;

9. People were burned by the scorching heat and blasphemed the name of God who had power over these plagues, but they did not repent or give him glory.

9. but though people were scorched by the fierce heat of it, they cursed the name of God who had the power to cause such plagues, and they would not repent and glorify him.

10. The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast. Its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and people bit their tongues in pain

10. The fifth angel emptied his bowl over the throne of the beast and its whole empire was plunged into darkness. People were biting their tongues for pain,

11. and blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and sores. But they did not repent of their works.

11. but instead of repenting for what they had done, they cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and sores.

12. The sixth angel emptied his bowl on the great river Euphrates. Its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.

12. The sixth angel emptied his bowl over the great river Euphrates; all the water dried up so that a way was made for the kings of the East to come in.

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

13. Then from the jaws of dragon and beast and false prophet I saw three foul spirits come; they looked like frogs

14. These were demonic spirits who performed signs. They went out to the kings of the whole world to assemble them for the battle on the great day of God the almighty.

14. and in fact were demon spirits, able to work miracles, going out to all the kings of the world to call them together for the war of the Great Day of God the Almighty.-

15. ("Behold, I am coming like a thief." Blessed is the one who watches and keeps his clothes ready, so that he may not go naked and people see him exposed.)

15. Look, I shall come like a thief. Blessed is anyone who has kept watch, and has kept his clothes on, so that he does not go out naked and expose his shame.-

16. They then assembled the kings in the place that is named Armageddon in Hebrew.

16. They called the kings together at the place called, in Hebrew, Armageddon.

17. The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, "It is done."

17. The seventh angel emptied his bowl into the air, and a great voice boomed out from the sanctuary, 'The end has come.'

18. Then there were lightning flashes, rumblings, and peals of thunder, and a great earthquake. It was such a violent earthquake that there has never been one like it since the human race began on earth.

18. Then there were flashes of lightning and peals of thunder and a violent earthquake, unparalleled since humanity first came into existence.

19. The great city was split into three parts, and the gentile cities fell. But God remembered great Babylon, giving it the cup filled with the wine of his fury and wrath.

19. The Great City was split into three parts and the cities of the world collapsed; Babylon the Great was not forgotten: God made her drink the full winecup of his retribution.

20. Every island fled, and mountains disappeared.

20. Every island vanished and the mountains disappeared;

21. Large hailstones like huge weights came down from the sky on people, and they blasphemed God for the plague of hail because this plague was so severe.

21. and hail, with great hailstones weighing a talent each, fell from the sky on the people. They cursed God for sending a plague of hail; it was the most terrible plague.