启示录 16

上帝烈怒的碗

1 我听见有大声音从圣所里出来，向那七位天使说：“你们去，把盛着上帝烈怒的七碗倾倒在地上。”

2 第一位天使去，把碗倾倒在地上，就有又臭又毒的疮生在那些有兽的印记和拜兽像的人身上。

3 第二位天使把碗倾倒在海里，海就变成像死人的血一样，海里所有的活物都死了。

4 第三位天使把碗倾倒在河流和水源里，水就变成血了。 5 我听见掌管众水的天使说： “昔在、今在的圣者啊， 你做的判断公义；

6 因他们曾流过圣徒与先知的血， 现在你给他们血喝， 这是他们该受的。”

7 我又听见祭坛中有声音说： “是的，主—全能的上帝啊， 你的判断又真实又公义！”

8 第四位天使把碗倾倒在太阳上，使太阳可用火烤人。 9 人被炎热所烤，就亵渎那有权掌管这些灾难的上帝的名，他们没有悔改，也没有把荣耀归给上帝。

10 第五位天使把碗倾倒在兽的座位上，兽的国就变成黑暗。人因疼痛而咬自己的舌头； 11 又因所受的疼痛和生的疮，就亵渎天上的上帝，也没有为他们的行为悔改。

12 第六位天使把碗倾倒在大幼发拉底河上，河水就干了，为要给从日出之地所来的众王预备道路。 13 我又看见三个污秽的灵，好像青蛙，从龙的口、兽的口和假先知的口中出来。 14 他们本是鬼魔的灵，施行奇事，到普天下众王那里去，召集他们在全能者上帝的大日子作战。 15 看哪，我来像贼一样。那警醒、穿着衣服的人有福了；他不至于赤身而行，给人看见他的羞耻。 16 于是，那三个鬼魔把众王聚集在希伯来话叫作哈米吉多顿的地方。

17 第七位天使把碗倾倒在空中，就有大声音从圣所的宝座上出来，说：“成了！” 18 又有闪电、响声、雷轰、大地震，自从地上有人以来没有这样大、这样厉害的地震。 19 那大城裂为三段，列国的城也都倒塌了。上帝记起了大巴比伦城，把那盛自己烈怒的酒杯递给她。 20 各海岛都逃避了，众山也不见了。 21 又有大冰雹从天掉落在人身上，每一个约重一他连得，以致人因冰雹的灾难而亵渎上帝，因为那灾难太大了。

REVELATION 16

The Bowls of God's Anger

1 From the temple I heard a voice shout to the seven angels, “Go and empty the seven bowls of God's anger on the earth.”

2  t The first angel emptied his bowl on the earth. At once ugly and painful sores broke out on everyone who had the mark of the beast and worshiped the idol.

3 The second angel emptied his bowl on the sea. At once the sea turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died.
4  t The third angel emptied his bowl into the rivers and streams. At once they turned to blood.

5 Then I heard the angel, who has power over water, say,
“You have always been,
and you always will be
the holy God.
You had the right
to judge in this way.

6 They poured out the bloodt
of your people
and your prophets.
So you gave them blood
to drink as they deserve!”

7 After this, I heard
the altar shout,
“Yes, Lord God All-Powerful,
your judgments are honest
and fair.”
8 The fourth angel emptied his bowl on the sun, and it began to scorch people like fire.

9 Everyone was scorched by its great heat, and all of them cursed the name of God who had power over these terrible troubles. But no one turned to God and praised him.
10  t The fifth angel emptied his bowl on the throne of the beast. At once darkness covered its kingdom, and its people began biting their tongues in pain.

11 And because of their painful sores, they cursed the God who rules in heaven. But still they did not stop doing evil things.
12  t The sixth angel emptied his bowl on the great Euphrates River, and it completely dried up to make a road for the kings from the east. 13 An evil spirit that looked like a frog came out of the mouth of the dragon. One also came out of the mouth of the beast, and another out of the mouth of the false prophet.

14 These evil spirits had the power to work miracles. They went to every king on earth, to bring them together for a war against God All-Powerful. But that will be the day of God's great victory.

15  t Remember Christ says, “When I come, it will surprise you like a thief! But God will bless you, if you are awake and ready. Then you won't have to walk around naked and be ashamed.”

16  t Those armies came together in a place that in Hebrew is called Armagedon.t
17 As soon as the seventh angel emptied his bowl in the air, a loud voice from the throne in the temple shouted, “It's done!” 18 t There were flashes of lightning, roars of thunder, and the worst earthquake in all history. 19 t The great city of Babylon split into three parts, and the cities of other nations fell. So God made Babylon drink from the wine cup filled with his anger. 20 t Every island ran away, and the mountains disappeared. 21 t Hailstones, weighing about 50 kilograms each, fell from the sky on people. Finally, the people cursed God, because the hail was so terrible.