1 A nd when he openeth the seventh seal, there came silence in the heaven about 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 messengers who before God have stood, and there were given to them seven trumpets,

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

3 a nd another messenger did come, and he stood at the altar, having a golden censer, and there was given to him much perfume, that he may give to the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar that 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 go up did the smoke of the perfumes to the prayers of the saints out of the hand of the messenger, before God;

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 messenger took the censer, and did fill it out of the fire of the altar, and did cast to the earth, and there came voices, and thunders, 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 messengers who are having the seven trumpets did prepare themselves that they may 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 messenger did sound, and there came hail and fire, mingled with blood, and it was cast to the land, and the third of the trees was burnt up, and all the 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 messenger did sound, and as it were a great mountain with fire burning was cast into the sea, and the third 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 die did the third of the creatures that in the sea, those having life, and the third of the ships were 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 messenger did sound, and there fell out of the heaven a great star, burning as a lamp, and it did fall upon the third of the rivers, and upon the fountains of 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 of the waters doth become wormwood, and many of the men did die 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 messenger did sound, and smitten was the third of the sun, and the third of the moon, and the third of the stars, that darkened may be the third of them, and that the day may not shine -- the third 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 one messenger, flying in the mid-heaven, saying with a great voice, `Wo, wo, wo, to those dwelling upon the land from the rest of the voices of the trumpet of the three messengers who are about 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!”