1 A ka rongo ahau i te reo nui he mea no roto i te whare tapu e mea ana ki nga anahera e whitu, Haere koutou, ringihia nga oko e whitu o te riri o te Atua ki te whenua.

Then I heard a mighty voice from the temple sanctuary saying to the seven angels, Go and empty out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath and indignation.

2 N a haere ana te tuatahi, ringihia ana e ia tana oko ki te whenua; a kua pa he mariao kino whakarihariha ki nga tangata kei a ratou nei te tohu a te kararehe, ki te hunga hoki e koropiko ana ki tona whakapakoko.

So the first went and emptied his bowl on the earth, and foul and painful ulcers (sores) came on the people who were marked with the stamp of the beast and who did homage to his image.

3 N a ka ringihia e te tuarua o nga anahera tana oko ki te moana; a ka meinga hei toto, ano no te tupapaku: a ka mate nga wairua ora katoa i roto i te moana.

The second emptied his bowl into the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a corpse, and every living thing that was in the sea perished.

4 N a ka ringihia e te tuatoru o nga anahera tana oko ki nga awa, ki nga puna wai; a ka meinga hei toto.

Then the third emptied out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into (became) blood.

5 A ka rongo ahau i te anahera o nga wai e mea ana, Tika tonu koe, e te Ariki, tenei koe inaianei, i mua ano koe, ko te Mea Tapu hoki koe, nau hoki enei whakawa:

And I also heard the angel of the waters say, Righteous (just) are You in these Your decisions and judgments, You Who are and were, O Holy One!

6 I ringihia hoki e ratou nga toto o te hunga tapu, o nga poropiti, a hoatu ana e koe he toto ki a ratou kia inumia; he mea tika hoki ma ratou.

Because they have poured out the blood of Your people (the saints) and the prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. Such is their due!

7 I rongo hoki ahau i te aata e mea ana, Ae ra, e te Ariki, e te Atua Kaha Rawa, pono tonu, tika tonu au whakawa.

And the altar I heard cry, Yes, Lord God the Omnipotent, Your judgments (sentences, decisions) are true and just and righteous!

8 N a ka ringihia e te tuawha o nga anahera tana oko ki te ra; a ka hoatu ki a ia kia tunua nga tangata ki te ahi.

Then the fourth emptied out his bowl upon the sun, and it was permitted to burn (scorch) humanity with heat (fire).

9 N a hunuhunua ana nga tangata e te wera nui: a ka kohukohu ratou ki te ingoa o te Atua, kei a ia nei te tikanga mo enei whiu; kihai hoki ratou i ripeneta, i hoatu i te kororia ki a ia.

People were severely burned (scorched) by the fiery heat, and they reviled and blasphemed the name of God, Who has control of these plagues, and they did not repent of their sins to give Him glory.

10 N a ka ringihia e te tuarima o nga anahera tana oko ki te torona o te kararehe; a ka whakapouritia tona rangatiratanga; a ngaua ana e nga tangata o ratou arero i te mamae,

Then the fifth emptied his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was in darkness; and people gnawed their tongues for the torment

11 K ohukohua ana hoki e ratou te Atua o te rangi mo o ratou mamae, mo o ratou mariao, kihai ano ratou i ripeneta ki a ratou mahi.

And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their anguish and their ulcers (sores), and they did not deplore their wicked deeds or repent.

12 N a ka ringihia e te tuaono o nga anahera tana oko ki te awa nui, ki Uparati; a mimiti ake tona wai, he mea kia rite ai te huarahi o nga kingi e haere mai i te rawhiti.

Then the sixth emptied his bowl on the mighty river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to make ready a road for the kings of the east (from the rising sun).

13 A i kite ahau i nga wairua poke e toru, te rite kei te poroka, e puta mai ana i te mangai o te tarakona, i te mangai hoki o te kararehe, i te mangai ano hoki o te poropiti teka:

And I saw three loathsome spirits like frogs, from the mouth of the dragon and from the mouth of the beast and from the mouth of the false prophet.

14 K o nga wairua hoki ratou o nga rewera, e mahi ana i nga tohu, e haere atu ana ki nga kingi o te whenua, o te ao katoa, ki te huihui i a ratou ki te whawhai i taua ra nui o te Atua Kaha Rawa.

For really they are the spirits of demons that perform signs (wonders, miracles). And they go forth to the rulers and leaders all over the world, to gather them together for war on the great day of God the Almighty.

15 N ana, ka haere atu ahau, ano he tahae. Ka hari te tangata e mataara ana, e tiaki ana i ona kakahu, kei haere tahanga ia, kei kitea tona whakama.

Behold, I am going to come like a thief! Blessed (happy, to be envied) is he who stays awake (alert) and who guards his clothes, so that he may not be naked and seen exposed!

16 N a ka huihuia ratou e ia ki te wahi e huaina nei i te reo Hiperu ko Aramakerona.

And they gathered them together at the place which in Hebrew is called Armageddon.

17 N a ka ringihia e te anahera tuawhitu tana oko ki te takiwa o te rangi: a ka puta mai he reo nui i te whare tapu o te rangi, i te torona, e mea ana, Kua oti.

Then the seventh emptied out his bowl into the air, and a mighty voice came out of the sanctuary of heaven from the throne, saying, It is done!

18 A ka puta mai he uira, he reo, he whatitiri; a ka puta he ru nui, kahore ano he ru i pera mai o te nohoanga o te tangata ki te whenua, tona nui, tona kaha.

And there followed lightning flashes, loud rumblings, peals of thunder, and a tremendous earthquake; nothing like it has ever occurred since men dwelt on the earth, so severe and far-reaching was that earthquake.

19 N a ka wehea te pa nui, e toru nga wahi, a ka horo nga pa o nga tauiwi: ka maharatia hoki Papurona nui i te aroaro o te Atua, hoatu ana ki a ia te kapu o te waina o te aritarita o tona riri.

The mighty city was broken into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And God kept in mind mighty Babylon, to make her drain the cup of His furious wrath and indignation.

20 A rere atu ana nga motu katoa, kihai hoki i kitea nga maunga.

And every island fled and no mountains could be found.

21 I heke iho ano hoki i te rangi he whatu nui, ki runga ki nga tangata, kei to te taranata te taimaha o te whatu kotahi: a ka kohukohu nga tangata i te Atua mo te whiu a te whatu; he nui rawa hoki tana whiu.

And great (excessively oppressive) hailstones, as heavy as a talent, of immense size, fell from the sky on the people; and men blasphemed God for the plague of the hail, so very great was of that plague.