| NET Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple declaring to the seven angels: "Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls containing God's wrath." | 1Then I heard a mighty voice from the Temple say to the seven angels, “Go your ways and pour out on the earth the seven bowls containing God’s wrath.” |
| 2So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth. Then ugly and painful sores appeared on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image. | 2So the first angel left the Temple and poured out his bowl on the earth, and horrible, malignant sores broke out on everyone who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue. |
| 3Next, the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea and it turned into blood, like that of a corpse, and every living creature that was in the sea died. | 3Then the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse. And everything in the sea died. |
| 4Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood. | 4Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs, and they became blood. |
| 5Now I heard the angel of the waters saying: "You are just--the one who is and who was, the Holy One--because you have passed these judgments, | 5And I heard the angel who had authority over all water saying, “You are just, O Holy One, who is and who always was, because you have sent these judgments. |
| 6because they poured out the blood of your saints and prophets, so you have given them blood to drink. They got what they deserved!" | 6Since they shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets, you have given them blood to drink. It is their just reward.” |
| 7Then I heard the altar reply, "Yes, Lord God, the All-Powerful, your judgments are true and just!" | 7And I heard a voice from the altar, saying, “Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, your judgments are true and just.” |
| 8Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was permitted to scorch people with fire. | 8Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, causing it to scorch everyone with its fire. |
| 9Thus people were scorched by the terrible heat, yet they blasphemed the name of God, who has ruling authority over these plagues, and they would not repent and give him glory. | 9Everyone was burned by this blast of heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over all these plagues. They did not repent of their sins and turn to God and give him glory. |
| 10Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast so that darkness covered his kingdom, and people began to bite their tongues because of their pain. | 10Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness. His subjects ground their teeth in anguish, |
| 11They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their sufferings and because of their sores, but nevertheless they still refused to repent of their deeds. | 11and they cursed the God of heaven for their pains and sores. But they did not repent of their evil deeds and turn to God. |
| 12Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates and dried up its water to prepare the way for the kings from the east. | 12Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great Euphrates River, and it dried up so that the kings from the east could march their armies toward the west without hindrance. |
| 13Then I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. | 13And I saw three evil spirits that looked like frogs leap from the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. |
| 14For they are the spirits of the demons performing signs who go out to the kings of the earth to bring them together for the battle that will take place on the great day of God, the All-Powerful. | 14They are demonic spirits who work miracles and go out to all the rulers of the world to gather them for battle against the Lord on that great judgment day of God the Almighty. |
| 15(Look! I will come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays alert and does not lose his clothes so that he will not have to walk around naked and his shameful condition be seen.) | 15 “Look, I will come as unexpectedly as a thief! Blessed are all who are watching for me, who keep their clothing ready so they will not have to walk around naked and ashamed.” |
| 16Now the spirits gathered the kings and their armies to the place that is called Armageddon in Hebrew. | 16And the demonic spirits gathered all the rulers and their armies to a place with the Hebrew name Armageddon . |
| 17Finally the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying: "It is done!" | 17Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. And a mighty shout came from the throne in the Temple, saying, “It is finished!” |
| 18Then there were flashes of lightning, roaring, and crashes of thunder, and there was a tremendous earthquake--an earthquake unequaled since humanity has been on the earth, so tremendous was that earthquake. | 18Then the thunder crashed and rolled, and lightning flashed. And a great earthquake struck—the worst since people were placed on the earth. |
| 19The great city was split into three parts and the cities of the nations collapsed. So Babylon the great was remembered before God, and was given the cup filled with the wine made of God's furious wrath. | 19The great city of Babylon split into three sections, and the cities of many nations fell into heaps of rubble. So God remembered all of Babylon’s sins, and he made her drink the cup that was filled with the wine of his fierce wrath. |
| 20Every island fled away and no mountains could be found. | 20And every island disappeared, and all the mountains were leveled. |
| 21And gigantic hailstones, weighing about a hundred pounds each, fell from heaven on people, but they blasphemed God because of the plague of hail, since it was so horrendous. | 21There was a terrible hailstorm, and hailstones weighing as much as seventy-five pounds fell from the sky onto the people below. They cursed God because of the terrible plague of the hailstorm. |
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