Revelation 9 (HaHitgalut) in Greek, Hebrew and English
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Revelation, Chapter 9
At the fifth trumpet a star opens the bottomless pit, and locusts come out of the smoke to torment for five months the men who do not have the seal of God. At the sixth trumpet four angels bound at the river Perat are loosed, and a vast army of horsemen kills a third part of men, yet the rest do not repent.
9:1And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
Καὶ ὁ πέμπτος ἄγγελος ἐσάλπισε, καὶ εἶδον ἀστέρα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πεπτωκότα εἰς τὴν γῆν, καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ἡ κλεὶς τοῦ φρέατος τῆς ἀβύσσου.
אכשתקע המלאך החמישי בשופרו ראיתי כוכב נופל ארצה מן השמים, וניתן לו מפתח התהום.
9:2And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
καὶ ἤνοιξε τὸ φρέαρ τῆς ἀβύσσου, καὶ ἀνέβη καπνὸς ἐκ τοῦ φρέατος ὡς καπνὸς καμίνου μεγάλης, καὶ ἐσκοτίσθη ὁ ἥλιος καὶ ὁ ἀὴρ ἐκ τοῦ καπνοῦ τοῦ φρέατος.
בכשפתח את פי התהום עלה עשן סמיך, כעשן שעולה מכבשן ענק, אשר החשיך את השמש והשמים.
9:3And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
καὶ ἐκ τοῦ καπνοῦ ἐξῆλθον ἀκρίδες εἰς τὴν γῆν, καὶ ἐδόθη αὐταῖς ἐξουσία, ὡς ἔχουσιν ἐξουσίαν οἱ σκορπίοι τῆς γῆς.
גמתוך העשן יצא ארבה וירד על הארץ. לארבה ניתן שלטון וכוח כמו לעקרבי־הארץ.
9:4And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
καὶ ἐρρέθη αὐταῖς ἵνα μὴ ἀδικήσωσι τὸν χόρτον τῆς γῆς, οὐδὲ πᾶν χλωρὸν, οὐδὲ πᾶν δένδρον, εἰ μὴ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους μόνους οἵτινες οὐκ ἔχουσι τὴν σφραγῖδα τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ τῶν μετώπων αὐτῶν.
דנאמר להם לא להשחית את צמחיית הארץ – לא לפגוע בעצים, בפרחים או בעשבים, אלא רק בבני־האדם שלא נשאו על מצחם את חותם אלוהים.
9:5And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he strikes a man.
καὶ ἐδόθη αὐταῖς ἵνα μὴ ἀποκτείνωσιν αὐτούς, ἀλλ’ ἵνα βασανισθῶσι μῆνας πέντε· καὶ ὁ βασανισμὸς αὐτῶν ὡς βασανισμὸς σκορπίου, ὅταν παίσῃ ἄνθρωπον.
הלא ניתן לארבה כוח להמית אנשים אלה, אלא רק לייסרם בכאב של עקיצות עקרב במשך חמישה חודשים.
9:6And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ζητήσουσιν οἱ ἄνθρωποι τὸν θάνατον, καὶ οὐχ εὑρήσουσιν αὐτόν· καὶ ἐπιθυμήσουσιν ἀποθανεῖν, καὶ φεύξεται ὁ θάνατος ἀπ’ αὐτῶν.
ובימים ההם ירצו בני־האדם להתאבד, אך לא יוכלו; הם ישתוקקו למות, אך המוות יברח מפניהם!
9:7And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
καὶ τὰ ὁμοιώματα τῶν ἀκρίδων ὅμοια ἵπποις ἡτοιμασμένοις εἰς πόλεμον, καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτῶν ὡς στέφανοι ὅμοιοι χρυσῷ, καὶ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ὡς πρόσωπα ἀνθρώπων.
זהארבה דמה במראהו לסוסים ערוכים למלחמה; פניהם כפני אדם, על ראשם מעין כתר זהב,
9:8And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
καὶ εἶχον τρίχας ὡς τρίχας γυναικῶν, καὶ οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτῶν ὡς λεόντων ἦσαν.
חשערם כשיער אישה ושיניהם כשיני אריה.
9:9And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
καὶ εἶχον θώρακας ὡς θώρακας σιδηροῦς, καὶ ἡ φωνὴ τῶν πτερύγων αὐτῶν ὡς φωνὴ ἁρμάτων ἵππων πολλῶν τρεχόντων εἰς πόλεμον.
טהם לבשו שריונים שנראו כעשויים ברזל, וקול כנפיהם נשמע כקול המון מרכבות סוסים ערוכים למלחמה.
9:10And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
καὶ ἔχουσιν οὐρὰς ὁμοίας σκορπίοις, καὶ κέντρα ἦν ἐν ταῖς οὐραῖς αὐτῶν· καὶ ἡ ἐξουσία αὐτῶν ἀδικῆσαι τοὺς ἀνθρώπους μῆνας πέντε·
יזנבות הארבה היו כזנבות עקרבים, בעלי עוקץ בקצה, ובהם טמון הכוח לייסר את בני־האדם במשך חמישה חודשים.
9:11And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Avaddon (Abaddon), but in the Greek tongue has his name Apollyon.
καὶ ἔχουσιν ἐπ’ αὐτῶν βασιλέα τὸν ἄγγελον τῆς ἀβύσσου· ὄνομα αὐτῷ Ἑβραϊστὶ Ἀβαδδὼν, καὶ ἐν τῇ Ἑλληνικῇ ὄνομα ἔχει Ἀπολλύων.
יאמלכם הוא מלך התהום הנקרא בעברית ”אבדון“, וביוונית – ”אפוליון“.
9:12One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
Ἡ οὐαὶ ἡ μία ἀπῆλθεν· ἰδοὺ ἔρχονται ἔτι δύο οὐαὶ μετὰ ταῦτα.
יבאסון אחד חלף, אך שניים אחרים באים בעקבותיו.
9:13And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
Καὶ ὁ ἕκτος ἄγγελος ἐσάλπισε, καὶ ἤκουσα φωνὴν μίαν ἐκ τῶν τεσσάρων κεράτων τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου τοῦ χρυσοῦ τοῦ ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ,
יגכשתקע המלאך השישי בשופרו, שמעתי קול מארבע קרנות מזבח הזהב אשר לפני אלוהים.
9:14Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, “Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Perat (Euphrates).”
λέγουσαν τῷ ἕκτῳ ἀγγέλῳ ὅς εἴχε τὴν σάλπιγγα, Λῦσον τοὺς τέσσαρας ἀγγέλους τοὺς δεδεμένους ἐπὶ τῷ ποταμῷ τῷ μεγάλῳ Εὐφράτῃ.
ידהקול דיבר אל המלאך השישי שזה עתה תקע בשופרו: ”שחרר את ארבעת המלאכים האסורים בנהר הגדול פרת.“
9:15And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.
καὶ ἐλύθησαν οἱ τέσσαρες ἄγγελοι οἱ ἡτοιμασμένοι εἰς τὴν ὥραν καὶ ἡμέραν καὶ μῆνα καὶ ἐνιαυτόν, ἵνα ἀποκτείνωσι τὸ τρίτον τῶν ἀνθρώπων.
טוארבעת המלאכים הוכנו לאותה שנה, לאותו חודש, לאותו יום ולאותה שעה, ועתה שוחררו כדי להמית שליש מכל בני־האדם.
9:16And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
καὶ ὁ ἀριθμὸς στρατευμάτων τοῦ ἱππικοῦ, δύο μυριάδες μυριάδων· καὶ ἤκουσα τὸν ἀριθμὸν αὐτῶν.
טזשמעתי שהנהיגו צבא של 200,000,000 פרשים.
9:17And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
καὶ οὕτως εἶδον τοὺς ἵππους ἐν τῇ ὁράσει, καὶ τοὺς καθημένους ἐπ’ αὐτῶν, ἔχοντας θώρακας πυρίνους καὶ ὑακινθίνους καὶ θειώδεις· καὶ αἱ κεφαλαὶ τῶν ἵππων ὡς κεφαλαὶ λεόντων, καὶ ἐκ τῶν στομάτων αὐτῶν ἐκπορεύεται πῦρ καὶ καπνὸς καὶ θεῖον.
יזכך נראו הסוסים והפרשים בחזיון שראיתי: חלק מהפרשים לבשו שריון בצבע אדום כאש, חלק אחר לבשו שריון בצבע תכלת, והשאר לבשו שריון בצבע צהוב כגופרית. ראשי הסוסים היו כראשי אריות ומפיהם יצאו גופרית, אש ועשן.
9:18By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
ὑπὸ τῶν τριῶν τούτων ἀπεκτάνθησαν τὸ τρίτον τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἐκ τοῦ πυρὸς καὶ ἐκ τοῦ καπνοῦ καὶ ἐκ τοῦ θείου τοῦ ἐκπορευομένου ἐκ τῶν στομάτων αὐτῶν.
יחבמגפות הגופרית, האש והעשן הם המיתו שליש מכל בני־האדם.
9:19For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.
ἡ γὰρ ἐξουσία αὐτῶν ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν ἐστι, καὶ ἐν ταῖς οὐραῖς αὐτῶν αἱ γὰρ οὐραὶ αὐτῶν ὅμοιαι ὄφεσιν ἔχουσαι κεφαλάς καὶ ἐν αὐταῖς ἀδικοῦσι.
יטכוח ההמתה שלהם לא היה בפיהם בלבד, אלא גם בזנבותיהם, שכן זנבותיהם דמו לראשי נחשים שהכישו והמיתו את קורבנותיהם.
9:20And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, and silver, and bronze, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, οἳ οὐκ ἀπεκτάνθησαν ἐν ταῖς πληγαῖς ταύταις, οὐ μετενόησαν ἐκ τῶν ἔργων τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν, ἵνα μὴ προσκυνήσωσι τὰ δαιμόνια, καὶ εἴδωλα τὰ χρυσᾶ καὶ τὰ ἀργυρᾶ καὶ τὰ χαλκᾶ καὶ τὰ λίθινα καὶ τὰ ξύλινα, ἃ οὔτε βλέπειν δύναται, οὔτε ἀκούειν, οὔτε περιπατεῖν·
כיתר בני־האדם, שלא מתו במגפות האלה, עדיין סירבו לחזור בתשובה ולשרת את ה׳. הם המשיכו במעשיהם המושחתים, ובסגידה לשדים ולאלילים העשויים זהב, כסף, נחושת ועץ. אכן, הם השתחוו לאלילים שאינם מסוגלים לראות, לשמוע או להלך.
9:21Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
καὶ οὐ μετενόησαν ἐκ τῶν φόνων αὐτῶν, οὔτε ἐκ τῶν φαρμακειῶν αὐτῶν, οὔτε ἐκ τῆς πορνείας αὐτῶν, οὔτε ἐκ τῶν κλεμμάτων αὐτῶν.
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