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| 1When the lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. | 1When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. |
| 2Then I saw the seven angels who stand in God's presence, and seven trumpets were given to them. | 2And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. |
| 3Another angel came with a gold censer and stood at the altar. He was given a large quantity of incense to offer on the gold altar before the throne, along with the prayers of all the saints. | 3Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God's people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. |
| 4The smoke from the incense and the prayers of the saints went up from the angel's hand to God. | 4The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God's people, went up before God from the angel's hand. |
| 5The angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it on the earth. Then there were peals of thunder, noises, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake. | 5Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake. |
| 6The seven angels who had the seven trumpets got ready to blow them. | 6Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them. |
| 7When the first angel blew his trumpet, hail and fire were mixed with blood and thrown on the earth. One-third of the earth was burned up, one-third of the trees was burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. | 7The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. |
| 8When the second angel blew his trumpet, something like a huge mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. One-third of the sea turned into blood, | 8The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, |
| 9one-third of the creatures that were living in the sea died, and one-third of the ships was destroyed. | 9a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. |
| 10When the third angel blew his trumpet, a huge star blazing like a torch fell from heaven. It fell on one-third of the rivers and on the springs of water. | 10The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water-- |
| 11The name of the star is Wormwood. One-third of the water turned into wormwood, and many people died from the water because it had turned bitter. | 11the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter. |
| 12When the fourth angel blew his trumpet, one-third of the sun, one-third of the moon, and one-third of the stars were struck so that one-third of them turned dark. One-third of the day was kept from having light, as was the night. | 12The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night. |
| 13Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying overhead say in a loud voice, "How terrible, how terrible, how terrible for those living on the earth, because of the blasts of the remaining trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!" | 13As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: "Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!" |
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