Åbenbaringen 6 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

De første seks segl på bogrullen brydes til dom over jorden

1 Da Lammet brød det første af de syv segl, hørte jeg et af de fire levende væsener råbe med tordenrøst: „Kom!” 2 Derefter så jeg en hvid hest med en rytter, som holdt en bue i hånden. Rytteren fik udleveret en sejrskrans, og han red af sted fra sejr til sejr, for han var bestemt til at sejre. 3 Da Lammet brød det andet segl, hørte jeg det andet levende væsen råbe: „Kom!” 4 Og der kom en rød hest med en rytter, som fik udleveret et vældigt sværd. Han tog freden bort fra jorden, så folk begyndte at nedslagte hinanden. 5 Da Lammet brød det tredje segl, hørte jeg det tredje levende væsen råbe: „Kom!” Og der kom en sort hest med en rytter, som holdt en skålvægt i hånden. 6 Da hørte jeg en stemme inde fra de fire væsener, som råbte: „Et kilo hvede vil koste en dagløn, og tre kilo byg vil koste en dagløn. Men olivenolien og vinen må du ikke skade!” 7 Da Lammet brød det fjerde segl, hørte jeg det fjerde levende væsen råbe: „Kom!” 8 Og der kom en gustengul hest med en rytter, som hed „Døden”, og Dødsriget fulgte med ham. De fik lov til at dræbe en fjerdedel af jordens befolkning gennem krig og sult, sygdom og vilde dyr. 9 Da Lammet brød det femte segl, så jeg neden for alteret i det himmelske tempel sjælene af dem, som var blevet slået ihjel, fordi de holdt fast ved Guds ord og ikke ville fornægte deres tro på ham. 10 „Herre, du er den sande og hellige Gud,” råbte de. „Hvor længe vil det vare endnu, før du holder dom over dem, der bor på jorden, og hævner vores død?” 11 Da fik de hver en lang, hvid klædning, og der blev sagt til dem, at de skulle vente et stykke tid endnu, indtil det fulde antal af deres medtjenere og medkristne, som skulle slås ihjel ligesom dem selv, var nået. 12 Da Lammet brød det sjette segl, kom der et voldsomt jordskælv. Solen blev mørk som en sørgedragt, og månen blev rød som blod. 13 Himlens stjerner faldt ned mod jorden, som frugterne falder fra et figentræ, der gennemrystes af en vældig storm. 14 Himlen blev rullet sammen som en bogrulle, og alle bjerge og øer blev flyttet fra deres plads. 15 Alle mennesker på jorden søgte at gemme sig i huler og bag klipper i bjergene, både konger og stormænd, hærførere og rigmænd, magthavere, slaver og almindelige borgere. 16 De råbte til bjergene og klippestykkerne: „Styrt sammen over os!^[1] Skjul os for Den Store Konge og Lammet! (Hos 10,8; Luk 23,30) 17 For hvem kan undgå straf på den store dommens dag, som nu er kommet?”

King James Version

1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. 2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. 3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. 4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. 5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. 7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. 8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. 9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. 12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; 13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. 14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?