Revelation 9
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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1The fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from the sky which had fallen to the earth. The key to the pit of the abyss was given to him.
1ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲈ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲤⲀⲖⲠⲒⲌⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲈⲀϤϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲞϢⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮϢⲰϮ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨⲚ
2He opened the pit of the abyss, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke from a burning furnace. The sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke from the pit.
2ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲈⲘⲦⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮϢⲰϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲦⲬⲢⲈⲘⲦⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϨⲢⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲢⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲀⲎⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲬⲢⲈⲘⲦⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮϢⲰϮ.
3Then out of the smoke came locusts on the earth, and power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚϢϪⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲬⲢⲈⲘⲦⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϮⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒϬⲖⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
4They were told that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only those people who don’t have God’s seal 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.
5They were given power, not to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a person.
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲦⲈⲘϦⲞⲐⲂⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲀⲂⲞⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲞ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲞ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚϬⲖⲎ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚϪⲈⲔϨ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
6In those days people will seek death, and will in no way find it. They will desire to die, and death will flee from them.
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪⲈⲘϤ ⲈⲨⲈⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈϤⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
7The shapes of the locusts were like horses prepared for war. On their heads were something like golden crowns, and their faces were like people’s faces.
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 women’s hair, and their teeth were like those of lions.
8ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲞⲨϤⲰⲒ ⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲀ ⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ
9They had breastplates like breastplates of iron. The sound of their wings was like the sound of many chariots and horses rushing to war.
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚϨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚϦⲈⲖⲒⲂϢ ⲘⲂⲈⲚⲒⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚϨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲦⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲀⲢⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲐⲰⲢ ⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ⲈⲠⲠⲞⲖⲈⲘⲞⲤ
10They have tails like those of scorpions, with stingers. In their tails they have power to harm men for five months.
10ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒϬⲖⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲞⲨⲢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲈⲢⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲀⲂⲞⲦ
11They have over them as king the angel of the abyss. His name in Hebrew is “Abaddon”, but in Greek, he has the name “Apollyon”.
11ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϨⲒϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲈⲂⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲀⲄⲈⲆⲰⲚ ⲈϢⲀⲨⲞⲨⲀϨⲘⲈϤ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
12The first woe is past. Behold, there are still two woes coming after this.
12ⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲀϤⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲒⲤ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲂ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ.
13The sixth angel sounded. I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar which is before God,
13ⲀⲠⲒⲘⲀϨ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲤⲀⲖⲠⲒⲌⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲦⲀⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲢϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪϮ
14saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Free the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates!”
14ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀϨ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲤⲀⲖⲠⲒⲄⲜ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ϪⲈ ⲂⲈⲖ ⲠⲒⲆ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
15The four angels were freed who had been prepared for that hour and day and month and year, so that they might kill one 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.
16The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million. I heard the number of them.
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲎⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲦⲀⲦⲈⲨⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲨⲠⲠⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲐⲂⲀ ⲂⲚϨⲀⲚⲐⲂⲀ ⲚⲈⲀⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲎⲠⲒ.
17Thus I saw the horses in the vision and those who sat on them, having breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the horses’ heads resembled lions’ heads. Out of their mouths proceed 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.
18By these three plagues, one third of mankind was killed: by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur, which proceeded out of 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 is in their mouths and in their tails. For their tails are like serpents, and have heads; and with them they harm.
19ⲠⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϨⲐⲰⲢ ⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲞⲨⲤⲎⲦ ⲠⲞⲨⲤⲎⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲚⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲚϨⲀⲚϨϤⲰ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲪⲈ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲀⲂⲞⲦ.
20The rest of mankind, who were not killed with these plagues, didn’t repent of the works of their hands, that they wouldn’t worship demons, and the idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood, which can’t see, 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
21They didn’t repent of their murders, their sorceries, their sexual immorality, or their thefts.
21ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲪⲀϦⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ.
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