Revelation 6 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ And I saw, when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as with a voice of thunder––Go! ² And I saw, and lo! a white horse,––and he that was sitting thereon holding a bow; and there was given unto him a crown, and he went forth conquering, and that he might conquer.
³ And, when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature, saying––Go! ⁴ And there went forth another, a red horse,––and, unto him that was sitting thereon, it was given, [unto him], to take away peace from the earth, and that, one another, they should slay; and there was given unto him a great sword. ⁵ And, when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature, saying––Go! And I saw, and lo! a black horse, and he that was sitting thereon holding a pair of balances in his hand. ⁶ And I heard as a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying––A quart of wheat for, a denary, and three quarts of barley, for a denary,––and, the oil and the wine, do not wrong. ⁷ And, when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature, saying––Go! ⁸ And I saw, and lo! a livid horse,––and he that was sitting thereupon had for a name, Death, and, Hades, was following with him; and there was given unto them authority over the fourth of the earth, to slay with sword, and with famine, and with death, and by the wild beasts of the earth.
⁹ And, when he opened the fifth seal, I saw, beneath the altar, the souls of them who had been slain because of the word of God and because of the witness which they held. ¹⁰ And they cried out with a loud voice, saying––How long, O Sovereign, the Holy and True, dost thou not vindicate and avenge our blood from them that dwell upon the earth? ¹¹ And there was given to them, each one, a white robe, and it was bidden them, that they should rest yet a little while––until the number should be made full of their fellow–servants also, and their brethren, who were about to be slain as even, they. ¹² And I saw, when he opened the sixth seal, that a, great earthquake, took place; and, the sun, became black as sackcloth of hair, and, the full moon, became as blood, ¹³ and, the stars of heaven, fell to the earth, as, a fig–tree, sheddeth her winter figs, when, by a great wind, it is shaken, ¹⁴ and, the heaven, was withdrawn, as a scroll rolling itself up, and, every mountain and island, out of their places, were shaken. ¹⁵ And, the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rulers of thousands, and the rich, and the mighty, and every bondman and freeman, hid themselves within the caves and within the rocks of the mountains; ¹⁶ and they say, unto the mountains and unto the rocks––Fall upon us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth upon the throne, and from the anger of the Lamb; ¹⁷ Because the great day of their anger is come, and who is able to stand?

²⁰ For, we, cannot but be speaking the things which we have seen and heard.

⁵ And, out of the throne, are coming forth lightnings, and voices, and thunderings; and [there are] seven torches of fire, burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God; ⁶ and, before the throne, [is] as a glassy sea, like unto crystal. And, in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, [are] four living creatures full of eyes, before and behind; ⁷ and, the first living creature, [is] like unto a lion, and, the second living creature, like unto a calf, and, the third living creature, hath the face as of a man, and, the fourth living creature, [is] like unto an eagle flying;

¹ And I saw, upon the right hand of him that was sitting upon the throne, a scroll; written within, and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.

⁵ And, one of the elders, saith unto me––Do not weep! Lo! the lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, hath overcome, to open the scroll and the seven seals thereof.
⁶ And I saw, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb, standing, showing that it had been slain,––having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the [seven] Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. ⁷ And he came, and at once took [it] out of the right hand of him that was sitting upon the throne.

³ And, when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature, saying––Go!

⁵ And, when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature, saying––Go! And I saw, and lo! a black horse, and he that was sitting thereon holding a pair of balances in his hand.

⁷ And, when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature, saying––Go!

³ and cried out with a loud voice, just as a lion, roareth. And, when he cried out, the seven thunders uttered their own voices. ⁴ And, when the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to write, and I heard a voice out of heaven, saying––Seal up the things which the seven thunders have uttered, and do not write, them.

¹⁹ And the sanctuary of God which is in heaven, was opened, and the ark of his covenant in his sanctuary, appeared, and there came to be lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

² And I heard a sound out of heaven, as the sound of many waters, and as the sound of, loud thunders; and, the sound which I heard, was as of harp–singers harping with their harps,

⁶ And I heard as a voice of a great multitude, and as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of mighty thunderings, saying––Hallelujah! Because the Lord, [our] God, the Almighty, hath become king.

³ Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, [’Tis] thine honour and thy majesty; ⁴ And, [in] thy majesty, be successful! ride forth! on behalf of faithfulness, and humility––righteousness, And let thine own right hand show thee wonderful things. ⁵ Thine arrows, are sharp––Peoples, under thee, fall! In the heart of the foes of the king.

⁷ As for thee, to be feared thou art! Who then shall stand before thee, because of the power of thine anger?

¹ [A Melody.]
Sing to Yahweh, a song that is new, For, wonderful things, hath he done, His own right hand and his holy arm, have brought him salvation.

² Thy sceptre of strength, will Yahweh extend out of Zion, Tread thou down, in the midst of thy foes.

⁸ Having swallowed up death itself victoriously, My Lord, Yahweh, will wipe away, tears from off all faces,––And, the reproach of his own people, will he remove from off all the earth, For, Yahweh, hath spoken.

⁸ I looked by night, And lo! a man riding upon a red horse, and he was standing among the myrtle trees, in the shade; and, after him, were horses, red, bay, and white.

³ and, in the third chariot, white horses,––and, in the fourth chariot, horses spotted, deep red. ⁴ Then began I, and said, unto the messenger who was speaking with me,––What are these, my lord? ⁵ And the messenger answered, and said unto me,––These, are the four winds of the heavens, coming forward after each hath presented itself near the Lord of all the earth. ⁶ They in whose chariot are the black horses, are going forth into the land of the North, and, the white, have gone forth after them,––and, the spotted, have gone forth into the land of the South; ⁷ and, the deep red, have come forward and sought to go their way, that they might journey to and fro in the land, so he said, Go your way, journey to and fro in the land,––and they journeyed to and fro in the land. ⁸ Then made he outcry beside me, and spake unto me, saying,––See, these who are going forth into the land of the North, have settled my spirit in the land of the North.

¹¹ yea thou shalt take silver and gold, and make a crown,––and set [it] upon the head of Jehoshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest; ¹² then shalt thou speak unto him, saying, Thus, speaketh Yahweh of hosts, saying,––Lo! a man! Bud, is his name, and, out of his own place, shall he bud forth, and shall build the temple of Yahweh; ¹³ Yea, he, shall build the temple of Yahweh, and, he, shall bear the honour, and shall sit and rule upon his throne,––and shall become a priest upon his throne, and, the counsel of peace, shall be between the two of them.

¹⁸ And Jesus, coming near, spake unto them, saying––All authority, in heaven and on earth, hath been given unto me;

¹⁸ For I wilt not dare to speak anything save of the things which Christ hath wrought out for himself through me for the obedience of nations,––by word and deed, ¹⁹ By the power of signs and wonders, by the power of [Holy Spirit]; so that I, from Jerusalem and in a circuit as far as Illyricum, have fulfilled the glad–message of the Christ,––

²⁵ For he must needs reign, until he shall put all his enemies under his feet:

⁵⁵ Where, O death, is thy victory? Where, O death, is thy sting? ⁵⁶ Now, the sting of death, is, sin, and, the power of sin, is, the law; –– ⁵⁷ But, unto God, be thanks, who is giving unto us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ.

³ For, though, in flesh, we walk, not, according to flesh, do we war,–– ⁴ For, the weapons of our warfare, are not fleshly, but mighty, by God, unto a pulling down of strongholds,–– ⁵ When we pull down, calculations, and every height that uplifteth itself against the knowledge of God, and when we bring into captivity every thought unto the obedience of the Christ,

²¹ He that overcometh, I will give, unto him, to take his seat with me in my throne, as, I also, overcame, and took my seat with my Father in his throne.

¹⁵ And, the seventh messenger, sounded; and there came to be loud voices in heaven, saying––The kingdom of the world, hath become [the kingdom] of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign unto the ages of ages.

¹⁸ And, the nations, were angered; and thine anger, came, and the fit time of the dead, to be vindicated, and to give their reward unto thy servants the prophets, and unto the saints, and unto them who revere thy name––the small and the great, and to despoil them who were despoiling the earth.

¹⁴ And I saw, and lo! a white cloud, and, upon the cloud, one sitting like unto a son of man, having, upon his head, a crown of gold, and, in his hand, a sharp sickle.

² And I saw as a glassy sea mingled with fire, and them who escape victorious from the beast, and from his image, and from the number of his name, standing upon the glassy sea, having harps of God;

¹⁴ These, with the Lamb, will make war; and, the Lamb, will overcome them, because he is, Lord of lords, and King of kings,––and, they who are with him, are called and chosen and faithful.

¹¹ And I saw heaven, set open, and lo! a white horse, and, he that was sitting thereon, [called] Faithful, and True; and, in righteousness, doth he judge and make war; ¹² and, his eyes, are a flame of fire, and, upon his head, are many diadems, having, a name, written, which, no one, knoweth, but himself,

¹⁴ And, the armies which were in heaven, were following him, upon white horses, clothed with fine linen, white, pure;

⁷ and, the first living creature, [is] like unto a lion, and, the second living creature, like unto a calf, and, the third living creature, hath the face as of a man, and, the fourth living creature, [is] like unto an eagle flying;

¹ And I saw, when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as with a voice of thunder––Go!

¹⁶ but, in very deed, for this purpose, have I let thee remain, for the purpose of showing thee my might,––and that my name may be celebrated in all the earth. ¹⁷ Even yet, art thou exalting thyself over my people,––in not letting them go?

¹³ Rise, Yahweh! Confront his face, Bring him down, Deliver my soul from the lawless one [who is] thy sword:

⁵ Alas! for Assyria, the rod of mine anger,––Yea, the very staff in their hand, is, my displeasure: ⁶ Against an irreligious nation, will I send him, Yea, against the people with whom I am wroth, will I command him,––To capture spoil, And lay hold on prey, And cause them to be trodden down as the mire of the lanes.

²⁶ Hast thou not heard––That, long ago, that, is what I appointed, And, from days of old, devised? Now, have I brought it to pass, That thou mightest serve to lay waste, in desolate ruins, fortified cities; ²⁷ And, their inhabitants, being powerless, were overthrown, and put to shame––They became––Grass of the field, and, Young herbage, Grass on housetops, and, Seed parched before it came up.

¹⁸ Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, hath made his army undergo a long service against Tyre, Every head, hath been made bald, and, Every shoulder, worn bare,––But, pay, hath he had none, nor hath his army, out of Tyre, for the service wherewith he hath served against it. ¹⁹ Therefore, Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, Behold me! giving, to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, the land of Egypt,––And he shall carry off her multitude, And capture her spoil, And seize her prey, So shall she become pay for his army. ²⁰ As a reward for his labour wherewith he hath served, have I given to him the land of Egypt,––in that they wrought for me, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh.

²⁴ And will uphold the arms of the king of Babylon, And put my sword into his hand,––And will break the arms of Pharaoh, And he shall utter the groans of one thrust through, before him. ²⁵ Yea I will uphold the arms of the king of Babylon, But, the arms of Pharaoh, shall fall,––And they shall know, that, I, am Yahweh, By my putting my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, And he shall stretch it out against the land of Egypt.

³⁷ Thou, O king, art the king of kings,––for, the God of the heavens, hath given unto thee, the kingship, the might, the power and the dignity; ³⁸ and, wheresoever the sons of men do dwell, the wild beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens, hath he given into thy hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou, art the head of gold.

¹⁹ and, for the greatness that he gave him, all peoples, races and tongues, used to tremble and to withdraw falteringly from before him,––Whom he would, he slew, and, whom he would, he kept alive, and, whom he would, he set up, and, whom he would, he put down.

² In the first chariot, were red horses,––and, in the second chariot, black horses;

³⁴ Do not think, that I came to thrust peace upon the earth,––I came not to thrust, peace, but, a sword;

¹¹ Jesus answered him––Thou couldst have had no authority against me, at all, if it had not been given unto thee from above. Therefore, he that delivered me unto thee, hath, greater sin.

³ And there appeared another sign in heaven; and lo! a great red dragon,––having seven heads and ten horns, and, upon his heads, seven diadems;

¹⁰ If anyone [carrieth] into captivity, into captivity, he goeth away. If anyone, with a sword, doth slay, he must, with a sword, be slain. Here, is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

³ And he carried me away into a desert, in spirit. And I saw a woman, sitting upon a scarlet wild–beast full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

⁶ And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And I was astonished, when I beheld her, with great astonishment.

²⁶ When I have broken your staff of bread, then shall ten women bake your bread in one oven, And give back your bread by weight,––And ye shall eat, and not be filled.

¹⁰ Our skin, as with a furnace, is scorched, because of the hot winds of famine.

¹⁰ and, thy food, which thou shalt eat, shall be, by weight, twenty shekels a day,––from time to time, shalt thou eat it;

¹⁶ And he said unto me, Son of man, Behold me! breaking the staff of bread in Jerusalem, So shall they eat bread by weight, and with anxious care, And, water, by measure, and in astonishment, shall they drink:

⁶ They in whose chariot are the black horses, are going forth into the land of the North, and, the white, have gone forth after them,––and, the spotted, have gone forth into the land of the South;

⁵ And, one of the elders, saith unto me––Do not weep! Lo! the lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, hath overcome, to open the scroll and the seven seals thereof.

⁹ and they sing a new song, saying––Worthy, art thou, to take the scroll and to open the seals thereof; because thou wast slain, and didst redeem unto God by thy blood [men] out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

¹⁰ For the multitude of mankind shall give thanks unto thee, The remainder of the multitude, shall keep holy festival unto thee.

⁶ and, before the throne, [is] as a glassy sea, like unto crystal. And, in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, [are] four living creatures full of eyes, before and behind;

³ saying––Do not injure the land, or the sea, or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God upon their foreheads.

⁴ And it was bidden them that they should not injure the herbage of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree,––but only the men who have not the seal of God upon their foreheads.

²² And will send among you the wild–beast of the field, And it shall rob you of your children, And cut off your cattle, And make you few in number; And your roads shall be silent. ²³ And, if, by these things, ye will not be corrected by me,––But will go in opposition to me, ²⁴ Then will, I also, go in opposition, to you. And I, even I, will plague you seven times, for your sins; ²⁵ And will bring in upon you a sword, that shall inflict the covenanted avenging: So shall ye be gathered into your cities,––Then will I send a pestilence into your midst, And ye shall be delivered into the hand of an enemy. ²⁶ When I have broken your staff of bread, then shall ten women bake your bread in one oven, And give back your bread by weight,––And ye shall eat, and not be filled. ²⁷ And, if, with this, ye will not hearken to me,––But will go in opposition to me, ²⁸ Then will I go in a rage of opposition to you,––And I, even I, will correct you seven times, for your sins; ²⁹ And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons,––Yea, even the flesh of your daughters, shall ye eat. ³⁰ And I will destroy your high places, And cut down your sun–pillars, And cast your carcases upon the carcases of your manufactured gods,––Thus shall my soul abhor you. ³¹ And I will give your cities unto desolation, And make your holy places dumb,––And will find no fragrance in your satisfying odour; ³² And, I, will make the land dumb, And your foes that dwell therein shall regard it with dumb amazement: ³³ When, even you, I scatter among the nations, And make bare, after you, a sword. Then shall your land become an astonishment, And your cities become a desolation.

⁵ Her feet, are going down to death,––on hades, will her steps take firm hold.

² And it shall come to pass, when they say unto thee, Whither, shall we go? Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus, saith Yahweh––Such as are for death, to death, and, Such as are for the sword, to the sword, and, Such as are for famine, to the famine, and, Such as are for captivity, to captivity. ³ And I will set in charge over them––four species, Declareth Yahweh, The sword, to slay, and, The dogs, to trail along,––and, The bird of the heavens, and, The beast of the earth, to devour and to destroy.

⁴ Of deaths from diseases, shall they die, They shall not be lamented, Neither shall they be buried, As heaps of dung on the face of the ground, shall they serve,––Yea, by sword and by famine, shall they be consumed, And, their dead bodies, shall become, food––To the bird of the heavens, and, To the beast of the earth.

¹⁶ Behold me! sending for many fishers, Declareth Yahweh, And they shall catch them,––and, thereafter, will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from off every mountain, and from off every hill, and out of the clefts of the crags.

¹¹ And, when he entereth, then will he smite the land of Egypt [and deliver], Him who is for death, to death, and, Him who is for captivity, to captivity, and, Him who is for the sword, to the sword.

¹² The third part of thee, by pestilence, shall die, and, by famine, be consumed in thy midst, And, the third part, by the sword, shall fall round about thee,––And, the third part, to every wind, will I scatter, and, a sword, will I make bare after them.

¹⁵ So shall it become a reproach and an insult, a warning and an astonishment, to the nations that are round about thee,––in that I have executed upon thee judgments, in anger and in indignation, and in rebukes of indignation, I, Yahweh, have spoken: ¹⁶ In that I have sent the malignant arrows of famine among them, which were for destruction, which I will send to destroy you,––and, famine, will I increase upon you, and will break for you the staff of bread. ¹⁷ So will I send upon you famine and mischievous beast, and they shall bereave thee,––and, pestilence and blood, shall pass through thee,––and, a sword, will I bring in upon thee, I, Yahweh, have spoken.

¹³ Son of man, When, a land, shall sin against me by committing treachery, and I shall stretch out my hand against it, And break for it the staff of bread, And send thereon famine, And cut off therefrom, man and beast, ¹⁴ Then, should these three men be in the midst thereof, Noah, Daniel, and Job, They, by their righteousness, should deliver their own lives––Declareth My Lord, Yahweh. ¹⁵ If, a mischievous wild beast, I suffer to pass through the land, and that beast bereave, it, so that it become too desolate for any man to pass through, by reason of the wild beast, ¹⁶ [Were] these three men in the midst thereof, As I live, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh, Surely, neither sons nor daughters, should they deliver, They alone, should be delivered, But, the land, should become a desolation. ¹⁷ Or, a sword, I should bring upon that land, and should say, O sword! thou shalt go through the land, and so I should cut off therefrom, man and beast, ¹⁸ Were these three men in the midst thereof, As I live! Saith My Lord, Yahweh, They should deliver neither sons nor daughters,––For, they alone, should be delivered. ¹⁹ Or, pestilence, I should send into that land,––and should pour out mine indignation thereon in blood, to cut off therefrom, man and beast, ²⁰ Were Noah, Daniel and Job in the midst thereof, As I live, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh, Surely neither, son nor daughter, should they deliver, They, by their righteousness, should deliver [only] their own lives. ²¹ For, thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, How much less [should they avail] when, my four calamitous judgments, sword, and, famine, and, mischievous wild beast, and, pestilence, I have sent against Jerusalem,––to cut off therefrom, man and beast?

¹⁴ Out of the hand of hades, will I ransom them, out of death, will I redeem them,––Where is thy pestilence, O death? Where thy plague, O hades? Repentance, shall be hid from mine eyes.

⁵ Moreover also, when wine betrayeth, a man, is arrogant, and findeth no rest,––because he hath enlarged, like hades, his desire, yea, he, is like death, and cannot be satisfied,––but hath gathered unto himself, all the nations, and assembled unto himself, all the peoples.

³ and, in the third chariot, white horses,––and, in the fourth chariot, horses spotted, deep red.

²³ And, thou, Capernaum! Unto heaven, shalt thou be uplifted? Unto hades, thou shall be brought down; because, if, in Sodom, had been done the works of power, which were done in thee, it would, in that case, have remained until this day.

⁵⁵ Where, O death, is thy victory? Where, O death, is thy sting?

¹⁸ and the Living One,––and I became dead; ––and lo! living, am I, unto the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades.

⁷ And, the first, sounded; and there came to be hail and fire mingled with blood, and it was cast unto the earth; and, the third of the earth, was burned up, and, the third of the trees, was burned up, and, all green herbage, was burned up. ⁸ And, the second messenger, sounded; and, as it were a great mountain burning with fire, was cast into the sea; and the third of the sea became blood, ⁹ and the third of the creatures which were in the sea, which had life, died, the third of the ships, was destroyed. ¹⁰ And, the third messenger, sounded; and there fell, out of heaven, a great star, burning as a torch, and it fell upon the third of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters. ¹¹ And, the name of the star, is called Wormwood; and the third of the waters became wormwood, and many of the men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. ¹² And, the fourth messenger, sounded; and the third of the sun was smitten, and the third of the moon, and the third of the stars,––in order that the third of them might be darkened, and the day might not shine for the third of it, and the night, in like manner.

¹⁵ And the four messengers were loosed, who had been prepared for the hour, and day, and month, and year, that they should slay the third of men.

¹⁸ by these three plagues, were slain, the third part of mankind, by reason of the fire and the smoke and the brimstone, that proceedeth out of their mouths;

⁴ and, his tail, draweth the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth. And, the dragon, stood before the woman who was about to bring forth, that, as soon as she should bring forth, he might devour, her child.

¹³ And the sea gave up the dead that were in it, and, death and hades, gave up the dead that were in them; and they were judged, each one, according to their works. ¹⁴ And, death and hades, were cast into the lake of fire. This, is, the second death––the lake of fire.

⁷ Then shall the priest put of the blood upon the horns of the altar of fragrant incense, before Yahweh, which is in the tent of meeting,––and, all the [remainder of the] blood of the bullock, shall he pour out at the base of the altar of ascending–sacrifice, which is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

² Excommunicants from the synagogue, will they make you; Nay! there cometh an hour, that, every one who killeth you, shall think to be rendering, divine service, unto God!

⁸ We have good courage, however, and are well pleased––rather to be away from home, out of the body, and to come home, unto the Lord.

²³ I am held in constraint, however, by reason of the two,––having, the coveting, to be released, and to be with, Christ, for it were far better!

¹⁷ Nay! if I am even to be poured out as a drink–offering, upon the sacrifice and public ministry of your faith, I rejoice, yea rejoice together with you all,––

⁸ Be not thou, therefore, put to shame––with regard to the witness of our Lord, nor with regard to me his prisoner; but suffer hardship together with the glad–message according to the power of God,––

⁶ For, I, already, am being poured out as a drink–offering, and, the season of my release, is at hand,––

² who bare witness as to the word of God, and the witness of Jesus Christ,––whatsoever things he saw.

⁹ I, John, your brother, and partaker with you in the tribulation and kingdom and endurance in Jesus, came to be in the isle that is called Patmos, because of the word of God, and the witness of Jesus.

¹³ I know where thou dwellest, where, the throne of Satan, is; and thou art holding fast my name, and didst not deny my faith, even in the days of Antipas, my witness, my faithful one, who was killed near you, where, Satan, dwelleth.

³ And, another messenger, came, and took his stand at the altar, having a censer of gold: and there was given unto him much incense, that he might give [it] unto the prayers of all the saints, upon the altar of gold that is before the throne.

¹³ And, the sixth messenger, sounded; and I heard one voice, from among the horns of the altar of gold which is before God,

³ And I will give unto my two witnesses, that they shall prophesy, a thousand two hundred and sixty days, arrayed in sackcloth. ⁴ These, are the two olive–trees, and the two lamps, which, before the Lord of the earth, do stand. ⁵ And, if any one, upon them, chooseth to inflict injury, fire, cometh forth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies; and, if anyone shall choose, upon them, to inflict injury, thus, must he be slain. ⁶ These, have authority to shut heaven, in order that, no rain, be moistening in the days of their prophesying; and, authority, have they, over the waters, to be turning them into blood, and to smite the land, with any manner of plague, as often as they will. ⁷ And, as soon as they have completed their witnessing, the wild–beast that is to come up out of the abyss, will make war with them, and overcome them, and slay them.

¹¹ And, they, overcame him by reason of the blood of the Lamb, and by reason of their witnessing word, and they loved not their life, even unto death.
¹² For this cause, be joyful, O heavens, and ye who, therein, are tabernacling. Woe! unto the earth, and the sea, because the Adversary hath come down unto you, having great wrath––knowing that, but a little season, he hath. ¹³ And, when the dragon saw that he was cast to the earth, he pursued the woman who had brought forth the manchild. ¹⁴ And there were given unto the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the desert, into her place,––where she is nourished, a season and seasons and half a season, from the face of the serpent. ¹⁵ And the serpent cast out of his mouth, after the woman, water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream. ¹⁶ And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth. ¹⁷ And the dragon was angered against the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed––with them who were keeping the commandments of God, and holding the witness of Jesus; ––and he stood upon the sand of the sea.

¹⁸ And, another messenger, [came forth] out of the altar, who hath authority over the fire,––and called out with a loud voice, unto him who had the sharp sickle, saying––Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; because the grapes thereof are fully ripe.

⁷ And I heard the altar, saying––Yea! Lord, God, the Almighty: True and righteous, are thy judgments!

¹⁰ And I fell down at his feet, to do him homage; and he saith unto me––See! [thou do it] not! A fellow–servant, am I, of thee and of thy brethren who have the witness of Jesus: unto God, do homage! For, the witness of Jesus, is the spirit of the prophecy.

⁴ And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and sentence of judgment was given unto them; and [I saw] the souls of them who had been beheaded because of the witness of Jesus and because of the word of God, and such as had not done homage unto the wild–beast or unto his image, nor had received the mark upon their forehead or upon their hand; and they lived and reigned with the Christ, for a thousand years.

¹⁰ And he said, What hast thou done? With a voice, the shed–blood of thy brother is crying out to me from the ground.

³⁶ For Yahweh will vindicate his people, And, upon his servants, will have compassion,––When he seeth that strength is exhausted, And there is no one shut up or at large, ³⁷ Then will he say, Where are their gods, The rock, in whom they have trusted; ³⁸ Who used to eat, the fat of their sacrifices, To drink the wine of their libations? Let them rise up, and help you, Let them be over you for a coveting!
³⁹ See, now, that, I, I, am, he that is, And there are no gods with me,––I, kill––and make alive, I wound, and, I, heal, And there, is none, who, from my hand, can deliver, ⁴⁰ For I lift up unto the heavens my hand,––And say, Living, am, I, unto times age–abiding: ⁴¹ If I whet my flashing sword, And my hand take hold on justice, I will return vengeance unto mine adversaries, And, them who hate me, will I requite: ⁴² I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, And, my sword, shall devour flesh,––With, the blood of the slain, and the captive, With [the flesh of] the chief leader of the foe. ⁴³ Shout for joy O ye nations [with] his people, For, the blood of his servants, he avengeth,––And, vengeance, he returneth unto his adversaries, And is propitious unto the soil of his people.

²⁸ So then Samson cried unto Yahweh, and said,––My Lord Yahweh! remember me, I pray thee,––and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be avenged, with one avenging, for my two eyes, upon the Philistines.

¹² Let Yahweh do justice betwixt me and thee, and let Yahweh avenge me of thee,––but, mine own hand, shall not be upon thee.

¹² When he was making inquisition for blood, of them, had he remembrance, he forgat not the outcry of the oppressed.

¹ [To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David.]
How long, O Yahweh, wilt thou wholly forget me? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

¹⁷ My Lord! how long wilt thou look on? Bring back my soul out of their raging, from among lions, my solitary self.

¹⁰ The righteous man will rejoice when he hath seen an avenging, His feet, will he bathe in the blood of the lawless one:–– ¹¹ So that a son of earth may say––Surely there is fruit for the righteous man! Surely there are gods who judge in the earth!

⁹ Our own signs, have we not seen,––There is no longer a prophet,––Neither is there with us, one who knoweth––How long! ¹⁰ How long, O God, shall the adversary, reproach? Shall the enemy revile thy Name perpetually?

¹⁰ Wherefore should the nations say––Where is their God? Let him be known among the nations before our eyes! [Yea! By] the avenging of the blood of thy servants which hath been shed!

³ How long shall the lawless, O Yahweh, How long shall the lawless exult? ⁴ They pour forth [words], they speak arrogantly, All the workers of iniquity, do boast:

² To proclaim––The year of acceptance of Yahweh, and, The day of avenging of our God: To comfort all who are mourning;

¹ Who, is this, coming in from Edom, With bright–red garments, from Bozrah? This, made splendid in his raiment, Marching on in the greatness of his strength? I, speaking in righteousness, Mighty to save. ² Wherefore, is there red, on thy raiment,––And thy garments, as of one treading in a wine–trough? ³ A winepress, have I trodden, alone, And, of the peoples, there was no, man with me. So I trod them down, in mine anger, And trampled upon them, in mine indignation,––And their life–blood besprinkled my garments, And, all mine apparel, I defiled; ⁴ For, a day of avenging, was in my heart, And, the year of my redeemed, had come. ⁵ Therefore looked I around, and there was none to help,––And I was astonished, that there was none to uphold,––So, mine own arm, brought me salvation, And, mine indignation, the same, upheld me; ⁶ Then trod I down peoples, in mine anger, And make them drunk, with mine indignation, And brought down to the earth their life–blood.

¹³ Then heard I a certain holy one, speaking,––and another holy one said to that certain holy one who was speaking––How long is the vision of the continual [ascending–sacrifice] as taken away, and the transgression which astoundeth, for both sanctuary and host to be given over to be trampled underfoot?

⁶ And one said to the man clothed with linen, who was upon the waters of the river, How long shall be the end of the wonders?

¹² Then the messenger of Yahweh responded, and said, O Yahweh of hosts! How long wilt, thou, not have compassion upon Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah,––against which thou hast had indignation these seventy years?

⁷ And shall, God, in any wise not execute the vindication of his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, although he beareth long with regard to them? ⁸ I tell you––He will execute their vindication, quickly! nevertheless, though, the Son of Man, do come, will he, after all, find the faith on the earth?

²² For, days of avenging, are, these, for all the things written to be fulfilled.

¹⁹ Not avenging, yourselves, beloved, but give place unto their anger; for it is written––Mine, is avenging, I, will recompense; ––saith the Lord;

⁶ If, at least, it is a, righteous thing with God, to recompense, affliction, unto them that afflict you, ⁷ And, unto you that are afflicted, release, with us,––by the revealing of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with his messengers of power, ⁸ In a fiery flame; holding forth vengeance––against them that refuse to know God, and them who decline to hearken unto the glad–message of our Lord Jesus,

²⁴ And unto the mediator of a new covenant, Jesus,––and unto the blood of sprinkling, more excellently speaking, than, Abel.

⁷ And, unto the messenger of the assembly, in Philadelphia, write:––These things, saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and no one shall shut, and shutteth and no one openeth:

¹⁰ Because thou didst keep my word of endurance, I also, will keep thee out of the hour of trial, which is about to come upon the whole habitable world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

³ and they sing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb, saying––Great and marvelous, are thy works, Lord, God, the Almighty! Righteous and true, are thy ways, O King of the ages! ⁴ Who shall in anywise not be put in fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name,––because, alone, full of lovingkindness; because, all the nations, will have come, and will do homage before thee, because, thy righteous deeds, were made manifest?

⁵ And I heard the messenger of the waters, saying––Righteous, art thou Who art, and Who wast, Who art full of lovingkindness,––in that, these things, thou hast adjudged; ⁶ Because, blood of saints and prophets, poured they out, and, blood, unto them, hast thou given to drink: Worthy, they are! ⁷ And I heard the altar, saying––Yea! Lord, God, the Almighty: True and righteous, are thy judgments!

²⁰ Be glad over her, thou heaven! And ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets! For that God hath exacted your vindication from her.

²⁴ And, in her, blood of prophets and saints, was found,––and of all who had been slain upon the earth.

² Because, true and righteous, are his judgments; because he hath judged the great harlot, who, indeed, corrupted the earth with her lewdness,––and hath avenged the blood of his servants, at her hand.

²⁰ Come, my people, enter into thy chambers, And shut thy doors behind thee,––Hide thee, as it were, a little moment, Till the indignation pass over. ²¹ For lo! Yahweh, is coming forth out of his place, To visit the iniquity of earth’s inhabitant upon him,––Therefore shall the earth unveil her shed–blood, And throw a covering, no longer, over her slain.

¹³ But, thou, go thy way to the end,––and thou shalt rest, and shalt rise to thy lot at the end of the days.

²¹ And, brother, will deliver up, brother, unto death, and, father, child,––and, children, will rise up, against parents, and will put them to death.

³⁴ For this cause, lo! I, send unto you, prophets and wise men and scribes,––some from among them, ye will slay and crucify, And some from among them ye will––scourge in your synagogues, and pursue from city to city: ³⁵ That there may come upon you––all righteous blood poured out upon the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous, unto the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye murdered between the Temple and the altar.

⁴⁰ God, for us, something better providing,––that, not apart from us, should they be made, perfect.

⁴ Nevertheless, thou hast a few names, in Sardis, which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white, because they are, worthy. ⁵ He that overcometh, shall, thus, array himself in white garments, and in nowise will I blot out his name, from the book of life; and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his messengers.

⁹ After these things, I saw, and lo! a great multitude,––which, to number it! no one was able,––of every nation, and [of all] tribes, and peoples, and tongues; standing before the throne, and before the Lamb; arrayed in white robes, and palm–branches in their hands; ––

¹⁴ And I at once said to him––My lord! thou, knowest! And he said unto me––These, are they who come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb;

¹⁵ And it was given unto it, to give spirit unto the image of the wild–beast, in order that the image of the wild–beast should both speak and should cause that, as many as should not do homage unto the image of the wild–beast, should be slain.

¹³ And I heard a voice out of heaven, saying––Write! Happy, the dead who, in the Lord, do die, from henceforth. Yea! (saith the Spirit) that they may rest from their toils, for, their works, do follow with them.

¹¹ And he said––Go forth tomorrow, and stand in the mountain, before Yahweh. And lo! Yahweh, passing by, and a great and strong wind––rending the mountains, and breaking in pieces the crags, before Yahweh, Not, in the wind, was, Yahweh,––And, after the wind, an, earthquake, Not, in the earthquake, was, Yahweh; ¹² And, after the earthquake, a, fire, Not, in the fire, was, Yahweh,––And, after the fire, the voice of a gentle whisper. ¹³ And it came to pass, when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went forth, and stood at the entrance of the cave,––and lo! unto him, a voice; and it said––What doest thou here, Elijah?

⁹ Lo! the day of Yahweh, coming in, Fierce and overflowing, and burning with anger,––To devote the earth to desolation, And her sinners, will he destroy out of it. ¹⁰ For, the stars of the heavens, and their constellations, shall not flash forth their light,––Obscured, shall be, the sun, in his, going forth, And, the moon, shall not shed her light.

²³ Then shall blush, the silvery moon, Then turn pale, the glowing sun,––Because Yahweh of hosts, hath become king, In Mount Zion, And in Jerusalem, And before his Elders, in glory.

⁶ From Yahweh of hosts, shalt thou be visited, With thunder, and with earthquake and a great noise,––hurricane and storm, and flame of fire devouring;

³ I clothe the heavens with gloom, And, of sackcloth, make I their covering.

¹⁹ Thou shalt no, more, have, the sun, for light by day, neither, for brightness, shall the moon give light unto thee,––But, Yahweh, shall become, thine age–abiding light, And, thy God, thine adorning: ²⁰ No more shall go in, thy sun, Nor, thy moon, withdraw itself,––For, Yahweh, will become to thee, an age–abiding light, So shall be ended, the days of thy mourning.

⁷ And, when I quench thee, I will cover the heavens, And obscure their stars,––The sun––with a cloud, will I cover, And, the moon, shall not shed her light; ⁸ As for all the light–bearers in the heavens, I will obscure them over thee,––And will stretch out darkness over thy land, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh.

¹⁰ Before him, hath quaked the earth, have trembled the heavens,––the sun and the moon, have become dark, and, the stars, have withdrawn their shining;

³⁰ And I will set forth wonders in the heavens, and in the earth,––blood, and fire, and columns of smoke: ³¹ The sun, shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood,––before the coming of the great and awful day of Yahweh.

¹⁵ The sun and the moon, have become dark,––and, the stars, have withdrawn their shining,

¹ The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa,––of which (words) he had vision concerning Israel, in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

⁹ Yea it shall come to pass, in that day, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh, that I will cause the sun to go in at high noon,––and will darken the earth on a day of brightness.!

⁶ For, thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, Yet once, a little, it is,––and I am shaking the heavens and the earth, and the sea and the dry land; ⁷ And I will shake all the nations, and the delight of all the nations, shall come in,––and I will fill this house with glory, saith Yahweh of hosts.

²¹ Speak thou unto Zerubbabel, pasha of Judah, saying,––I am shaking, the heavens and the earth; ²² And I will overturn the throne of kingdoms, and will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations,––and I will overturn the chariots and them who ride therein, and horses and their riders, shall come down, every man by the sword of his brother.

⁵ Then shall ye flee to the valley of my mountains, for the valley of the mountains, shall reach, very near, Yea, ye shall flee, just as ye fled from before the earthquake, in the days of Uzziah king of Judah,––Then, shall arrive, Yahweh my God, All thy holy ones, with thee!

⁷ For there will arise––nation against nation, and kingdom against kingdom,––and there will be famines and earthquakes, in places.

²⁹ But, straightway after the tribulation of those days, the sun, will be darkened, and, the moon, will not give her brightness, and, the stars, will fall from heaven,––and, the powers of the heavens, will be shaken;

⁴⁵ Now, from the sixth hour, darkness, came upon all the land––until the ninth hour.

⁵⁴ Now, the centurion, and those with him watching Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things coming to pass, were violently affrighted, saying––Truly, God’s Son, was, he!

² And lo! a great commotion occurred,––for, a messenger of the Lord, descending out of heaven, and coming near, had rolled away the stone, and was sitting upon it.

²⁴ But, in those days, after that tribulation, the sun, shall be darkened, and, the moon, will not give her brightness, ²⁵ And, the stars, will, out of the heavens, be falling,––and, the powers which are in the heavens, will be shaken;

³³ And, when it was the sixth hour, darkness, came on all the land––until the ninth hour;

⁴⁴ And it was already about the sixth hour, and, darkness, came upon the whole land, until the ninth hour,–– ⁴⁵ the sun failing; and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

¹⁹ And I will set forth wonders in the heaven above, and signs upon the earth beneath,––blood and fire and vapour of smoke: ²⁰ The sun, shall be turned into darkness and, the moon, into blood,––before the coming of the day of the Lord, the great and manifest [day];

⁵ And the messenger at once took the censer, and filled it from the fire of the altar, and cast unto the earth; and there came to be thunderings, and voices, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

¹³ And, in that hour, there came to be a great earthquake; and, the tenth of the city, fell, and there were slain, in the earthquake, names of men––seven thousand. And, the rest, became, greatly afraid, and gave glory unto the God of heaven.

¹⁸ And there came to be lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and, a great earthquake, took place,––such as had never taken place since men came to be on the earth,––such a mighty earthquake, so great;

² And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria hath settled down upon Ephraim. Then shook his heart, and the heart of his people, as the trees of a forest shake, before a wind.

⁹ The land mourneth, languisheth, Lebanon, displayeth shame, is withered,––Sharon, hath become, as the waste plain, And Bashan and Carmel, are shaking off their leaves.

⁴ Then shall be dissolved, all the host of the heavens, And the heavens, shall roll up as a scroll,––Yea, all their host, shall fade––Like the fading and falling of a leaf from a vine, and, Like what fadeth and falleth from a fig–tree.

⁷ And, when I quench thee, I will cover the heavens, And obscure their stars,––The sun––with a cloud, will I cover, And, the moon, shall not shed her light;

¹⁴ He cried aloud, and, thus, he said––Hew ye down the tree, and lop off its branches, strip off its leaves, and scatter its fruit,––let the wild beasts flee from under it, and the birds, out of its branches;

¹⁰ yea it became great as far as the host of the heavens,––and caused to fall, to the earth, some of the host and some of the stars, and trampled them underfoot;

¹² All thy fortresses, shall be fig–trees with first–ripe figs: if thy be shaken, then shall [the fruit] fall on the mouth of the eater.

²⁵ And there will he signs in sun, and moon, and stars, and, on the earth, anguish of nations in embarrassment––sea and surge resounding,––

¹ And, the fifth messenger, sounded; and I saw a star, out of heaven, fallen unto the earth, and there was given unto him the key of the shaft of the abyss.

²⁶ They, shall perish, But, thou, wilt abide; And, they all, like a garment, shall fall in pieces, As a vesture, wilt thou change them and they shall vanish;

¹⁴ And upon all the lofty mountains,––And upon all the uplifted, hills; ¹⁵ And upon every high tower,––And upon every fortress wall; ¹⁶ And upon all the ships of Tarshish,––And upon all desirable, banners. ¹⁷ And the haughtiness of mean men, shall be humbled,––And the loftiness of great men, shall be laid low,––And Yahweh alone, shall be exalted, in that day.

¹⁰ For, the mountains, may move away, And, the hills, may be shaken,––But, my lovingkindness, from thee, shall not move away, And, my covenant of peace, shall not be shaken, Saith he who hath compassion upon thee––Yahweh.

²³ Surely, to falsehood, pertain the hills, The noisy throng on the mountains,––Surely, in Yahweh our God, is the salvation of Israel!

²³ I beheld, The earth, and lo! it was waste and wild,––The heavens also, and their light was, not: ²⁴ I beheld, The mountains, and lo! they were trembling,––And, all the hills, had been violently moved: ²⁵ I beheld, And lo! there was no, human being,––Yea, all the birds of the heavens! had fled: ²⁶ I beheld, And lo! the garden–land, was a desert,––And, all its cities, had been broken down, Because of Yahweh, Because of the glow of his anger!

²⁵ Behold me! against thee, O destroying mountain, Declareth Yahweh, That destroyest all the earth,––Therefore will I stretch out my hand over thee, And roll thee down from the crags, And make of thee a burning, mountain:

²⁰ Then shall tremble before me, The fishes of the sea, and, The bird of the heavens, and, The wild beast of the field, and, Every creeping thing that creepeth on the ground, and, All the men, who are on the face of the ground,––and, The mountains, shall be torn asunder, and, The steep places, shall sink down, and, Every wall, to the earth, shall be thrown.

⁵ Mountains, have trembled because of him, and, the hills, have melted,––and the earth, hath lifted itself up, at his presence, the world also, and all who dwell therein.

⁶ He hath stood and measured the earth, he hath looked, and caused nations to tremble, and, scattered as dust, are the perpetual mountains, and, sunk, are the age–abiding hills,––Forthgoings age–abiding, are his.

¹⁰ The mountains, have seen thee––they tremble, a downpour of waters, hath passed along,––the roaring deep, hath given forth, his voice, on high––his hand, hath he uplifted.

¹¹ They, shall perish, but, thou, abidest still, and, all, as a mantle, shall be worn out, ¹² And, as if a robe, wilt thou fold them up,––as a mantle, and they shall be changed; but, thou, art the same, and thy years shall not fail. ¹³ But, to which of the messengers, hath he said, at any time––Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thy foes thy footstool?

¹⁰ Howbeit the day of the Lord will be here, as a thief,––in which, the heavens, with a rushing noise, will pass away, while, elements, becoming intensely hot, will be dissolved, and, earth, and the works therein, will be discovered.

²⁰ and, every island, fled, and, mountains, were not found.

¹¹ And I saw a great white throne, and him that was sitting thereon, from whose face fled the earth and heaven, and, place, was not found for them.

¹ And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for, the first heaven and the first earth, have passed away, and, the sea, is no more.

¹⁶ So these five kings fled,––and hid themselves in a cave, at Makkedah. ¹⁷ And it was told Joshua, saying,––The five kings are found, hid in a cave at Makkedah.

² and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel,––because of Midian, did the sons of Israel prepare for themselves the hollows which were in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.

⁶ So, the men of Israel, saw they were in a strait, for the people had been harassed,––and the people had hidden themselves in caves, and in thickets, and among cliffs, and in holes, and in pits.

¹⁹ For he hath shewn no respect of persons unto princes, neither hath he recognised the rich rather than the poor? For, the work of his hands, are they all. ²⁰ In a moment, they die, even in the middle of the night,––A people are convulsed when they pass away, A mighty one is removed, without hand;

¹⁰ Now, therefore, ye kings, show your prudence, Be admonished, ye judges of earth: ¹¹ Serve Yahweh with reverence, and exult with trembling: ¹² Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish by the way, for soon might be kindled his anger,––How happy are all who seek refuge in him!

¹ [To the Chief Musician. For the Sons of Korah. A Melody.]
Hear ye this, all ye peoples, Give ear, all ye inhabitants of this passing world; ² Both sons of the low, And sons of the high,––Together both rich and needy:––

¹² He cutteth off the spirit of nobles, he is of reverend majesty to the kings of the earth.

⁵ My Lord, on thy right hand,––hath shattered––in the day of his anger––kings; ⁶ He will judge among the nations––full of dead bodies! He hath shattered the head over a land far extended:

¹⁰ Enter into the rock, Or hide thee in the dust,––Because of the terribleness of Yahweh, And for his majestic, splendour.

¹⁹ And they shall enter, into the holes of the rocks, and, into the caves of clay,––Because of the terribleness of Yahweh, And for his majestic, splendour, When he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

²¹ That he may enter, into the clefts of the rocks, and, into the fissures of the crags,––Because of the terribleness of Yahweh, And for his majestic, splendour, When he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

²¹ And it shall be, in that day, That Yahweh will bring punishment, Upon the host of the height, in the height,––And upon the kings of the ground, on the ground. ²² And they shall be swept together in a crowd, fettered for a pit, And shall be lowered into a dungeon,––And, after many days, shall they be punished.

²² But, that, is a people preyed upon and plundered, Snared in holes, all of them, And, in houses of restraint, concealed,––They have become a prey, and there is none, to deliver,––A booty, and there is none to say––Restore!

¹⁷ They shall lick the dust like the serpent, Like the crawlers of the earth, shall they come quaking out of their fastnesses,––Towards Yahweh our God, shall they pay adoration, and shall fear because of thee.

³⁸ Of whom the world, was not worthy––upon deserts, wandering, and mountains, and in caves,––and in the caverns of the earth.

⁹ And they shall weep and wail over her––shall the kings of the earth who, with her, committed lewdness and waxed wanton,––as soon as they see the smoke of her burning,–– ¹⁰ afar off, standing, because of their fear of her torment, saying––Alas! alas! the great city! Babylon, the mighty city! That, in one hour, hath come thy judgment. ¹¹ And, the merchants of the earth, weep and grieve over her, because, their cargo, no one, buyeth any more:

¹³ and arrayed with a mantle sprinkled with blood, and his name hath been called––The Word of God. ¹⁴ And, the armies which were in heaven, were following him, upon white horses, clothed with fine linen, white, pure; ¹⁵ and, out of his mouth, is going forth a sharp sword, that, therewith, he may smite the nations,––and, he, shall shepherd them with a sceptre of iron, and, he, treadeth the wine–press of the wrath of the anger of God the Almighty. ¹⁶ And he hath, upon his mantle and upon his thigh, a name, written––King of kings, and Lord of lords. ¹⁷ And I saw one messenger, standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying, unto all the birds that fly in mid–heaven,––Hither! be gathered together unto the great supper of God,–– ¹⁸ that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them who sit upon them, and the flesh of all, both free and bond, and small and great. ¹⁹ And I saw the wild–beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together––to make war with him who was sitting upon the horse, and with his army. ²⁰ And the wild–beast, was taken, and, with him, the false prophet who wrought the signs before him, whereby he deceived them who received the mark of the wild–beast and them who were doing homage unto his image,––alive, were they two cast into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone. ²¹ And, the rest, were slain with the sword of him that was sitting upon the horse, which went forth out of his mouth, and, all the birds, were filled with their flesh.

⁹ Thou shalt shepherd them with a sceptre of iron,––as a potter’s vessel, shalt thou dash them in pieces.

⁵ There have they been in great dread, because, God, is in the circle of the righteous man.

⁸ Thy hand, will find out, all thy foes, Thine own right hand, will find out them who hate thee. ⁹ Thou wilt make them like a furnace of fire, at the time of thy presence,––Yahweh, in his anger, will swallow them up, and there shall consume them a fire: ¹⁰ Their fruit––out of the earth, wilt thou destroy, and their seed, from among the sons of men; ¹¹ For they have held out, against thee, a wicked thing, They have devised a scheme they cannot accomplish. ¹² For thou wilt cause them to turn their back, Upon thy bow–strings, wilt thou make ready against their face.

³ Then shall, death, be chosen, rather than life, by all the remnant of them that remain, of this wicked family,––in all the places, whither I have driven them, Declareth Yahweh of hosts.

⁸ So shall the high places of Aven, be destroyed, the sin of Israel, Thorn and prickle, shall come up on their altars,––Therefore shall they say to the mountains, Cover us, and to the hills, Fall on us.

¹⁴ Then the messenger who was speaking with me, said unto me, Proclaim thou, saying, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, I am jealous for Jerusalem, and for Zion, with a great jealousy; ¹⁵ And, with a great displeasure, am I displeased with the careless nations,––in that, when, I, was displeased (for) a little, then, they, helped forward the calamity,

⁶⁴ Jesus saith unto him: Thou, hast said; Moreover, I say unto you––Hereafter, ye will see the Son of Man, sitting on the right hand of power, and coming upon the clouds of heaven.

³⁰ Then, will they begin to say––unto the mountains, Fall upon us! and unto the hills, Cover us!

⁷ And, unto you that are afflicted, release, with us,––by the revealing of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with his messengers of power, ⁸ In a fiery flame; holding forth vengeance––against them that refuse to know God, and them who decline to hearken unto the glad–message of our Lord Jesus, ⁹ Who, indeed, a penalty, shall pay––age–abiding destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might––

² straightway, I came to be in Spirit, and lo! a throne, stood in heaven, and, upon the throne, [was] one sitting;

⁵ And, out of the throne, are coming forth lightnings, and voices, and thunderings; and [there are] seven torches of fire, burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;

⁹ And, whensoever the living creatures shall give glory, and honour, and thanksgiving, unto him that sitteth upon the throne, unto him that liveth unto the ages of ages,

¹⁰ And they cried out with a loud voice, saying––How long, O Sovereign, the Holy and True, dost thou not vindicate and avenge our blood from them that dwell upon the earth?

⁶ and sware, by him that liveth unto the ages of ages, who created heaven, and the things that are therein, and the earth, and the things that are therein, [and the sea, and the things that are therein,] Delay, no longer, shall there be;

¹⁵ and, out of his mouth, is going forth a sharp sword, that, therewith, he may smite the nations,––and, he, shall shepherd them with a sceptre of iron, and, he, treadeth the wine–press of the wrath of the anger of God the Almighty.

³ If, iniquities, thou shouldest mark, O Yah, O My Lord, who could stand? ⁴ But, with thee, is forgiveness, that thou mayest be revered.

⁶ Howl ye! for at hand, is the day of Yahweh,––As a veritable destruction from the Almighty, shall it come. ⁷ For this cause––All hands, shall hang down,––and, Every mortal heart, melt. ⁸ And they shall be in distress––Writhings and pains, shall lay hold, As a woman in childbirth, shall they be in pangs,––Every one, at his neighbour, shall look in amazement, Faces of flames, their faces! ⁹ Lo! the day of Yahweh, coming in, Fierce and overflowing, and burning with anger,––To devote the earth to desolation, And her sinners, will he destroy out of it. ¹⁰ For, the stars of the heavens, and their constellations, shall not flash forth their light,––Obscured, shall be, the sun, in his, going forth, And, the moon, shall not shed her light. ¹¹ And I will visit, upon the inhabited earth, calamity, And, upon the lawless, their punishment, And will quiet the arrogance of the proud, And, the loftiness of tyrants, will I lay low. ¹² I will cause, a man, to be more precious than, fine gold,––Even, a son of earth, than, the finest gold of Ophir. ¹³ For this cause, the heavens, will I disturb, And, the earth, shall tremble, out of her place,––In the wrath of Yahweh of hosts, And in the day of the glow of his anger. ¹⁴ And it shall be––Like a gazelle that is chased, And like a sheep with none, to lift it up,––Each, to his own people, will they turn, And, each, to his own land, will they flee: ¹⁵ Every one found, shall be thrust through,––And, every one taken, shall fall by the sword; ¹⁶ And, their infants, shall be dashed to the ground, before their eyes,––Plundered, shall be, their houses, and, their wives ravished. ¹⁷ Behold me! stirring up against them, the Medes,––Who, of silver, shall take no account, And, as for gold, they shall not delight in it; ¹⁸ And, bows, shall dash the young to pieces,––And, on the fruit of the womb, will they have no pity, Over children, will, their eye, throw no shield.
¹⁹ Thus shall Babylon––The most lovely of kingdoms, The majestic beauty of the Chaldees––Become, as in the divine overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah. ²⁰ It shall not be dwelt, in for ever, Neither shall it be inhabited, from generation to generation,––Neither shall encamp there, an Arab, Nor, shepherds, fold their flocks there. ²¹ Then shall lie down, there, wild beasts, And filled, shall be their houses, with, owls,––Then shall inhabit there, the ostrich, And, shaggy creatures, shall dance there. ²² And jackals, shall answer, in their citadels, And, wild dogs, in their voluptuous palaces,––And near to come, is, her time, And, her days, shall not be delayed.

⁷ Alas! for, great, is that day, so that none is like it,––Yea, a time of anguish, it is, for Jacob, But out of it, shall he be saved.

¹¹ And, Yahweh, hath uttered his voice, before his host, for great indeed is his camp, for bold is he who executeth his word,––for great is the day of Yahweh, and awful exceedingly, Who then shall endure it?

³¹ The sun, shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood,––before the coming of the great and awful day of Yahweh.

¹⁴ Near is the great day of Yahweh, near, and very speedy,––The noise of the day of Yahweh, a strong man––there!––bitterly crying out! ¹⁵ A day of indignation,––that day! day of danger and distress, day of rush, and of crash, day of obscurity, and deep gloom, day of cloud, and thick darkness; ¹⁶ day of horn, and war–shout,––against the fortified cities, and against the high towers. ¹⁷ And I will bring distress to mankind, and they shall walk like them who are blind, because, against Yahweh, have they sinned,––and their blood, shall be poured out, as dust, and their bowels like dung. ¹⁸ Neither their silver nor yet their gold, shall be able to deliver them, in the day of the indignation of Yahweh, but, in the fire of his jealousy, shall the whole earth be consumed; For, a destruction, surely a terrible one, will he make, with all them who dwell in the earth.

² But who may endure the day of his coming? And who is he that can stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ alkali;

³⁶ But be watching in every season, making supplication, that ye may gain full vigour, to escape all these things that are about to be coming to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.

⁵ But, according to thy hardness, and [thine] impenitent heart, art treasuring up for thyself anger, in a day of anger and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,––

⁶ Messengers also, even them who had not kept their own principality, but had forsaken their proper dwelling, unto the judgment of the great day in perpetual bonds under thick gloom, hath he reserved.

¹⁴ for they are spirits of demons, doing signs, which are to go forth unto the kings of the whole habitable earth, to gather them together unto the battle of the great day of God the Almighty.––