Co skrývala sedmá pečeť
1Když Beránek rozlomil sedmou pečeť svitku, ztichlo celé nebe a to mlčení trvalo asi půl hodiny. 2Potom jsem uviděl sedm andělů stát před Bohem a každý z nich dostal polnici. 3Další anděl přistoupil k oltáři se zlatou nádobou v ruce. Smísil množství vonných pryskyřic s modlitbami věřících lidí a zapálil to vše na zlatém oltáři před Božím trůnem. 4Dým z této oběti stoupal z oltáře až k Boží tváři. 5Pak anděl nabral žhavé oharky z oltáře do nádoby a vysypal je na zem. Tu se strhla bouře, blýskalo se, burácel hrom a nastalo zemětřesení.
Troubení šesti polnic
6Těch sedm andělů s polnicemi se připravilo, aby troubili. 7Zatroubil první: Nastalo krupobití a na zem spadl krvavý oheň a sežehl třetinu všech lesů a každé stéblo trávy. 8Pak zatroubil druhý anděl a do moře se zřítilo jakési obrovské ohnivé těleso. Třetina mořské vody se zbarvila do krvava, 9třetina živočichů v moři uhynula a potopila se třetina všech lodí. 10-11Když zazněla třetí polnice, spadla z nebe veliká hvězda sršící jako vržená pochodeň. Padla na třetinu řek a pramenů a zamořila třetinu vod svou jedovatou hořkostí; mnoho lidí v důsledku toho zemřelo. Ta hvězda byla nazvána Pelyněk. 12Potom zatroubil čtvrtý anděl. Slunce i měsíc ztratily třetinu svého jasu a pohasla třetina hvězd. Den i noc potemněly.
13Pak jsem spatřil orla, který se vznášel vysoko na obloze a hlasitě křičel: „Běda, běda, běda, hrůza obyvatelům země, až zatroubí poslední tři andělští trubači!“
The Seventh Seal and the Gold Cup
1The Lamb opened the seventh seal. Then there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
2I saw the seven angels who stand in front of God. Seven trumpets were given to them.
3Another angel came and stood at the altar. He had a shallow gold cup for burning incense. He was given a lot of incense to offer on the golden altar. The altar was in front of the throne. With the incense he offered the prayers of all God’s people. 4The smoke of the incense rose up from the angel’s hand. The prayers of God’s people rose up together with it. The smoke and the prayers went up in front of God. 5Then the angel took the gold cup and filled it with fire from the altar. He threw it down on the earth. There were rumblings and thunder, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
The Trumpets
6Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets got ready to blow them.
7The first angel blew his trumpet. Hail and fire mixed with blood were thrown down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up. A third of the trees were burned up. All the green grass was burned up.
8The second angel blew his trumpet. Something that looked like a huge mountain on fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood. 9A third of the living creatures in the sea died. A third of the ships were destroyed.
10The third angel blew his trumpet. Then a great star fell from the sky. It looked like a blazing torch. It fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 11The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the water turned bitter. Many people died from it.
12The fourth angel blew his trumpet. Then a third of the sun was struck. A third of the moon was struck. A third of the stars were struck. So a third of each of them turned dark. Then a third of the day had no light. The same thing happened to a third of the night.
13As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying high in the air. It called out in a loud voice, “How terrible! How terrible it will be for those living on the earth! How terrible! They will suffer as soon as the next three angels blow their trumpets!”
