Det syvende segl brydes til dom over jorden
1Da Lammet brød det syvende segl, blev der stilhed i Himlen i cirka en halv time. 2Jeg så, at de syv engle, som stod foran Gud, hver fik rakt en trompet. 3En anden engel kom og stillede sig ved det guldbelagte røgelsesalter8,3 Jf. 2.Mos. 30,1-3. foran tronen med et røgelseskar af guld. Han fik en masse røgelse, som han skulle ofre på røgelsesalteret sammen med bønnerne fra Guds folk. 4Det gjorde han, og fra alteret steg duften af røgelse sammen med gudsfolkets bønner op til Gud. 5Derefter fyldte englen røgelseskarret med gløder fra alteret og hældte indholdet ud over jorden. Da brød et voldsomt uvejr løs med lyn og torden, og der kom et kraftigt jordskælv. 6De syv engle med de syv trompeter gjorde sig nu parate til at blæse i dem.
De fire første trompeter indvarsler hver deres dom over jorden
7Da den første engel blæste i sin trompet, blev noget, der lignede hagl og ild, blandet med blod, kastet ned mod jorden. Det fik en tredjedel af landjorden til at stå i flammer. Skove og træer brændte op, og alle planter blev svedet af.
8Da den anden engel blæste i sin trompet, blev noget, der lignede et mægtigt, brændende bjerg, kastet i havet. 9Da blev en tredjedel af havet blodrødt. En tredjedel af alt liv i havet døde, og en tredjedel af alle skibe på havet blev ødelagt.
10Da den tredje engel blæste i sin trompet, styrtede en mægtig stjerne som en brændende fakkel ned fra himlen. Den forurenede en tredjedel af alle jordens floder og kilder. 11Stjernens navn er „Malurt”, fordi en tredjedel af alt vand på jorden blev bittert som malurt, og mange mennesker døde af at drikke det.
12Da den fjerde engel blæste i sin trompet, blev en tredjedel af solen, en tredjedel af månen og en tredjedel af stjernerne ramt, så de mistede en tredjedel af deres lys. Dagen mistede en tredjedel af sit lys og det samme gjorde natten.
13Derefter så jeg en ørn, der fløj hen over himlen, og jeg hørte den skrige: „Et tredobbelt ‚ak og ve’ over dem, der bor på jorden, når de tre sidste engle blæser i deres trompeter.”
1And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. 2And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. 3And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand. 5And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. 6And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
7The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. 8And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; 9And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. 10And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; 11And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. 12And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. 13And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
