启示录 8 – CCB & NIRV

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

启示录 8:1-13

揭开第七印

1羔羊揭开第七印时,天上寂静无声,约半小时。 2然后,我看见站在上帝面前的七位天使领受了七支号角。

3另一位天使手里拿着金香炉上前来,站在祭坛旁边。他接过了许多香,把香和众圣徒的祈祷一起献在宝座前的金坛上。 4这香发出的烟,连同众圣徒的祷告从那天使的手中向上升,直达上帝面前。 5天使又拿着香炉,盛满祭坛的火,将它倒在地上,于是有雷鸣、巨响、闪电和地震。

天使吹号

6这时,那七位拿着号角的天使也预备要吹号。

7第一位天使吹响号角的时候,冰雹和火搀杂着血从天上倾盆而下。地的三分之一、树木的三分之一和一切的青草都被烧毁了。

8第二位天使吹号的时候,一座好像燃烧的大山被丢进海里。海洋的三分之一变成了血, 9海中的活物死了三分之一,船只也被毁了三分之一。

10第三位天使吹号的时候,有一颗好像火炬般燃烧着的巨星从天上坠落在三分之一的江河溪流和水泉里。 11这颗星名叫“苦艾”,它使三分之一的水都变苦了,许多人因为喝了这种苦水而死去。

12第四位天使吹号的时候,太阳、月亮和星辰的三分之一都受到重击,以致失去了光辉,于是日间的三分之一暗淡无光,夜间也是如此。 13我又看见有一只鹰在半空中飞翔,听见它大声宣告:“有祸了!有祸了!世上的居民有祸了!还有三位天使要吹响号角。”

New International Reader’s Version

Revelation 8:1-13

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!”