Revelation 9
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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 ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲟϣⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϣⲱϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲩⲛ.
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 ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϣⲱϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲁⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϣⲱϯ.
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 ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣϫⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϯⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿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 ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ 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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲙⲕⲟ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲙⲕⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛϭⲗⲏ 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 ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲉⲙϥ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϥⲱⲧ ⳿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 ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϣϫⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲑⲱⲣ ⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲁⲫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲉϥⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁϫϩⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲙⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
8They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like those of lions.
8ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϥⲱⲓ ⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲛⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ.
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 ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϧⲉⲗⲓⲃϣ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲱⲣ ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ.
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 ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϭⲗⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲧ.
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 ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲉⲃⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲅⲉⲇⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
12The first woe is past. Behold, there are still two woes coming after this.
12ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ.
13The sixth angel sounded. I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar which is before God,
13ⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲋ̅ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲧⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
14saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Free the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates!”
14ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲋ̅ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲝ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲉⲗ ⲡⲓⲇ̅ ⳿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 ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲟ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲫⲣⲉⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
16The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million. I heard the number of them.
16ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲧⲏⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲩⲡⲡⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⳿ⲑⲃⲁ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲑⲃⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ 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.
17⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲑⲟⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ϯϩⲟⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛϧⲉⲗⲓⲃϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲩⲁⲕⲓⲛⲑⲓⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲧⲁⲫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲑⲱⲣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲁⲫⲉ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲧⲥ 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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϧⲟⲧ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲉⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲧⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲑⲏⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
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.
19⳿ⲡⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲑⲱⲣ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲏⲧ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩϥⲱ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲧ.
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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲉⲣϧⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲓϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϩⲁⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϩⲟⲙⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ
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