| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New International Version |
| 1When the Lamb broke 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. |
| 2And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, 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 and stood at the altar, holding a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, so that he might add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne. | 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. |
| 4And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand. | 4The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God's people, went up before God from the angel's hand. |
| 5Then the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar, and threw it to the earth; and there followed peals of thunder and sounds and 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. |
| 6And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them. | 6Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them. |
| 7The first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were 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. |
| 8The second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea; and a third of the sea became 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, |
| 9and a third of the creatures which were in the sea and had life, died; and a third of the ships were destroyed. | 9a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. |
| 10The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters. | 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 called Wormwood; and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made 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. |
| 12The fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them would be darkened and the day would not shine for a third of it, and the night in the same way. | 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 in midheaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!" | 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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