1 T hen the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit was given to him.

Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit.

2 H e opened the bottomless pit, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit.

And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit.

3 T hen out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

4 T hey were told not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

5 A nd they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man.

And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.

6 A nd in those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, and death flees from them.

In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

7 T he appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.

The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. On their heads were crowns of something like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.

8 T hey had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions.

They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth.

9 T hey had breastplates like breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to battle.

And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses running into battle.

10 T hey have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men for five months.

They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. Their power was to hurt men five months.

11 T hey have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon.

And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.

12 T he first woe is past; behold, two woes are still coming after these things. The Sixth Trumpet—Army from the East

One woe is past. Behold, still two more woes are coming after these things. Sixth Trumpet: The Angels from the Euphrates

13 T hen the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

Then the sixth angel sounded: And I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

14 o ne saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”

saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”

15 A nd the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released, so that they would kill a third of mankind.

So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind.

16 T he number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.

Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.

17 A nd this is how I saw in the vision the horses and those who sat on them: the riders had breastplates the color of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone; and the heads of the horses are like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceed fire and smoke and brimstone.

And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone.

18 A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which proceeded out of their mouths.

By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed—by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths.

19 F or the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents and have heads, and with them they do harm.

For their power is in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads; and with them they do harm.

20 T he rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so as not to worship demons, and the idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk;

But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.

21 a nd they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of their immorality nor of their thefts.

And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.