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When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.

Another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer. Much incense was given to him, that he should add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne.

The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel’s hand.

The angel took the censer, and he filled it with the fire of the altar, then threw it on the earth. Thunders, sounds, lightnings, and an earthquake followed.

The seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

The first sounded, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth. One third of the earth was burned up, and one third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.

The second angel sounded, and something like a great burning mountain was thrown into the sea. One third of the sea became blood,

and one third of the living creatures which were in the sea died. One third of the ships were destroyed.

The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch, and it fell on one third of the rivers, and on the springs of water.

The name of the star is “Wormwood.” One third of the waters became wormwood. Many people died from the waters, because they were made bitter.

The fourth angel sounded, and one third of the sun was struck, and one third of the moon, and one third of the stars, so that one third of them would be darkened; and the day wouldn’t shine for one third of it, and the night in the same way.

I saw, and I heard an eagle, flying in mid heaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the other blasts of the trumpets of the three angels, who are yet to sound!”

ولَمَّا فَضَّ الخَتمَ السَّابِع، سادَ السَّماءَ سُكوتٌ نَحوَ نِصفِ ساعة

ورَأَيتُ المَلائِكَةَ السَّبعَةَ القائِمينَ بَينَ يَدَيِ اللهِ قد أُعْطوا سَبعَةَ أَبْواق

وجاءَ مَلاكٌ آخَر، فقامَ على المَذبَح ومعَه مِجمَرَةٌ مِن ذَهَب، فأُعطِيَ عُطورًا كَثيرَةً لِيُقَرِّبَها مع صَلَواتِ جَميعِ القِدِّيسينَ على مَذبَحِ الذَّهَبِ الَّذي أَمامَ العَرْش

وتَصاعَدَ مِن يَدِ المَلاكِ دُخانُ العُطورِ مع صَلَواتِ القِدِّيسينَ أَمامَ الله

فأَخَذَ المَلاكُ المِجمَرَةَ فمَلأَها مِن نارِ المَذبَح وأَلْقاها إِلى الأَرض، فحَدَثَت رُعودٌ وأَصْواتٌ وبُروقٌ وزِلْزال

والمَلائِكَةُ السَّبعَةُ أَصحابُ الأَبْواقِ السَّبعَةِ ٱستَعَدُّوا لِأَن يَنفُخوا فيها

فنَفَخَ الأَوَّلُ في بوقِه، فكانَ بَرَدٌ ونارٌ يُخالِطُهما دمٌ وأُلقِيا إِلى الأَرْض، فٱحتَرَقَ ثُلثُ الأَرض، وٱحتَرَقَ ثُلثُ الشَّجَر، وٱحتَرَقَ كُلُّ عُشبٍ أَخضَر

ونَفَخَ المَلاكُ الثَّاني في بوقِه، فأُلقِيَ في البَحرِ مِثلُ جَبَلٍ عَظيمٍ مُشتَعِل، فصارَ ثُلثُ البَحرِ دَمًا

وماتَ ثُلثُ الخَلائِقِ الَّتي في البَحْر، وتَلِفَ ثُلثُ السُّفُن

ونَفَخَ المَلاكُ الثَّالِثُ في بوقِه، فهَوى مِنَ السَّماءِ كَوكَبٌ عَظيمٌ يَلتَهِبُ كالمِشعَل، فسَقَطَ على ثُلثِ الأَنْهارِ وعلى يَنابيعِ المِياه

وٱسمُ الكَوكَبِ عَلقَم، فصارَ ثُلثُ المِياهِ عَلقَمًا، وكَثيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ ماتوا بالمِياهِ لِأَنَّها صارَت مُرَّة

ونَفَخَ المَلاكُ الرَّابِعُ في بوقِه، فأُصيبَ ثُلثُ الشَّمسِ وثُلثُ القَمَرِ وثُلثُ الكَواكِب، حَتَّى أَظلَمَ ثُلثُها ففَقَدَ النَّهارُ ثُلثَ ضِيائِه واللَّيلُ كذٰلك

وتَوالَت رُؤيايَ فسَمِعتُ عُقابًا يَطيرُ في كَبِدِ السَّماء، ويَقولُ بِأَعْلى صَوتِه: «الوَيلُ الوَيلُ الوَيلُ لِأَهلِ الأَرضِ مِن سائِرِ أَصْواتِ أَبْواقِ المَلائِكَةِ الثَّلاثَةِ الَّذينَ سيَنفُخونَ فيها!»