1 A nd when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

When the Lamb broke the seventh lock, there was not a sound in heaven for about one-half hour.

2 A nd I saw the seven angels that stand before God; and there were given unto them seven trumpets.

Then I saw the seven angels standing before God. They were given seven horns.

3 A nd another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should add it unto the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

Another angel came and stood at the altar. He held a cup made of gold full of special perfume. He was given much perfume so he could mix it in with the prayers of those who belonged to God. Their prayers were put on the altar made of gold before the throne.

4 A nd the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.

Smoke from burning the special perfume and the prayers of those who belong to God went up before God out of the angel’s hand.

5 A nd the angel taketh the censer; and he filled it with the fire of the altar, and cast it upon the earth: and there followed thunders, and voices, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

Then the angel took the cup of gold. He filled it with fire from the altar and threw it down on the earth. There was thunder and noise and lightning and the earth shook.

6 A nd the seven angels that had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

The seven angels that had the seven horns got ready to blow them. The First Horn—Hail and Fire

7 A nd the first sounded, and there followed hail and fire, mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of the earth was burnt up, and the third part of the trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

So the first angel blew his horn. Hail and fire mixed with blood came down on the earth. One-third part of the earth was burned up. One-third part of the trees were burned up. All the green grass was burned up. The Second Horn—the Burning Mountain

8 A nd 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;

The second angel blew his horn. Something like a large mountain was burning with fire. It was thrown into the sea. One-third part of the sea turned into blood.

9 a nd there died the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, even they that had life; and the third part of the ships was destroyed.

One-third part of all sea life died. One-third part of all the ships were destroyed. The Third Horn—the Star of Poison

10 A nd the third angel sounded, and there fell from heaven a great star, burning as a torch, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of the waters;

The third angel blew his horn. A large star fell from heaven. It was burning with a fire that kept burning like a bright light. It fell on one-third part of the rivers and on the places where water comes out of the earth.

11 a nd 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.

The name of the star is Wormwood. One-third part of the water became poison. Many men died from drinking the water because it had become poison. The Fourth Horn—Not As Much Light

12 A nd 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; that the third part of them should be darkened, and the day should not shine for the third part of it, and the night in like manner.

The fourth angel blew his horn. One-third part of the sun and one-third part of the moon and one-third part of the stars were hurt. One-third part of them was made dark so that one-third part of the day and night had no light.

13 A nd I saw, and I heard an eagle, flying in mid heaven, saying with a great voice, Woe, woe, woe, for them that dwell on the earth, by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, who are yet to sound.

Then I looked and saw a very large bird flying in the sky. It said with a loud voice, “It is bad! It is bad! It is bad for those who live on the earth when the sound comes from the horns that the other three angels will blow!”