Revelation 9
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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.
1ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲈ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲤⲀⲖⲠⲒⲌⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲈⲀϤϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲞϢⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮϢⲰϮ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨⲚ
2The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.
2ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲈⲘⲦⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮϢⲰϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲦⲬⲢⲈⲘⲦⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϨⲢⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲢⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲀⲎⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲬⲢⲈⲘⲦⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮϢⲰϮ.
3And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚϢϪⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲬⲢⲈⲘⲦⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϮⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒϬⲖⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
4They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
4ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲘⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϢϢⲎⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲈⲦⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲤⲪⲢⲀⲄⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒ ⲦⲞⲨⲦⲈϨⲚⲒ ⲀⲚ.
5The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲦⲈⲘϦⲞⲐⲂⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲀⲂⲞⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲞ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲞ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚϬⲖⲎ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚϪⲈⲔϨ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
6In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪⲈⲘϤ ⲈⲨⲈⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈϤⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
7And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men.
7ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϢϪⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲐⲰⲢ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ⲈⲠⲠⲞⲖⲈⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲬⲖⲞⲘ ⲈϤⲦⲞⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲪⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲞⲨⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲞ ⲈϤⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠϨⲞ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϪϨⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲀ ⲚⲒⲘⲞⲨⲒ
8They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.
8ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲞⲨϤⲰⲒ ⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲀ ⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ
9They also had thoraxes like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚϨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚϦⲈⲖⲒⲂϢ ⲘⲂⲈⲚⲒⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚϨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲦⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲀⲢⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲐⲰⲢ ⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ⲈⲠⲠⲞⲖⲈⲘⲞⲤ
10They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.
10ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒϬⲖⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲞⲨⲢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲈⲢⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲀⲂⲞⲦ
11They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.
11ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϨⲒϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲈⲂⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲀⲄⲈⲆⲰⲚ ⲈϢⲀⲨⲞⲨⲀϨⲘⲈϤ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
12The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to follow.
12ⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲀϤⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲒⲤ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲂ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ.
13Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God
13ⲀⲠⲒⲘⲀϨ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲤⲀⲖⲠⲒⲌⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲦⲀⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲢϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪϮ
14saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”
14ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀϨ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲤⲀⲖⲠⲒⲄⲜ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ϪⲈ ⲂⲈⲖ ⲠⲒⲆ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
15So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.
15ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲂⲞⲖⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲆ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲚϨⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲞ ⲈⲨⲪⲢⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ⲈϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲀⲂⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲪⲢⲈⲄ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
16And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲎⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲦⲀⲦⲈⲨⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲨⲠⲠⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲐⲂⲀ ⲂⲚϨⲀⲚⲐⲂⲀ ⲚⲈⲀⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲎⲠⲒ.
17Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.
17ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒϨⲐⲞⲢ ϦⲈⲚϮϨⲞⲢⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚϦⲈⲖⲒⲂϢ ⲚⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲦⲞⲒ ϨⲒⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϨⲨⲀⲔⲒⲚⲐⲒⲚⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲎⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲀⲪⲈ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲐⲰⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲦⲀⲪⲈ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲈⲘⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲐⲎⲚ.
18A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.
18ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲄ ⲚⲈⲢϦⲞⲦ ⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲢⲈⲄ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲬⲢⲈⲘⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲐⲎⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
19For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.
19ⲠⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϨⲐⲰⲢ ⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲞⲨⲤⲎⲦ ⲠⲞⲨⲤⲎⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲚⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲚϨⲀⲚϨϤⲰ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲪⲈ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲀⲂⲞⲦ.
20Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
20ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒⲈⲢϦⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲒϪ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲒϦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϨⲀⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϨⲞⲘⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϢⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ
21Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.
21ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲪⲀϦⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ.
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