1A počul som z chrámu mocný hlas, ako hovorí siedmim anjelom: „Choďte a vylejte tých sedem čiaš Božieho hnevu na zem!“2Prvý anjel šiel a vylial na zem svoju čašu. Tu sa na ľuďoch, čo mali znamenie šelmy a klaňali sa jej soche, povyhadzovali zhubné vredy.3Druhý anjel vylial obsah svojej čaše do mora. Voda sa hneď premenila na krv ako z mŕtveho a zahynulo všetko, čo žilo v mori.4Tretí anjel vylial svoju čašu na rieky a na pramene vôd.5Tu som počul, ako hovorí anjel, ktorý má moc nad vodami: „Správne si to urobil, ty Svätý, ktorý si a ktorý si bol, že si vyniesol tento rozsudok.6Preliali krv tých, ktorí verili v teba, i tvojich prorokov, preto musia na tvoj rozkaz piť krv. Zaslúžia si to!“7A od oltára som počul hlas: „Áno, Pane, Bože všemohúci, správne a spravodlivé sú tvoje súdy!“8Štvrtý anjel vylial svoju čašu na slnko: dostala moc svojou páľavou ubližovať ľuďom.9Veľká horúčava spaľovala ľudí a preklínali Boha, ktorý má moc nad takýmito pohromami. Ale nerobili pokánie a nevzdávali Bohu česť.10Piaty anjel vylial svoju čašu na trón šelmy. V jej kráľovstve nastala tma.11Ľudia si od bolesti hrýzli jazyk, rúhali sa nebeskému Bohu, trýznení vredmi, ale nerobili pokánie a neprestali konať zlo.12Šiesty anjel vylial svoju čašu na veľkú rieku Eufrat: voda v nej vyschla, aby bola pripravená cesta kráľom od východu slnka.13Potom som videl, ako z tlamy šelmy, z tlamy draka a z úst falošného proroka vychádzajú traja nečistí duchovia podobní ropuchám.14Sú to diabolskí duchovia, ktorí robia zázraky. Vyšli ku kráľom celého sveta, aby ich zhromaždili do boja v rozhodujúci deň všemohúceho Boha.15„Hľa, prichádzam nečakane ako zlodej. Dobre tomu, kto bdie a chráni si odev, aby nechodil nahý a nebolo vidieť jeho nahotu!“16Anjel zhromaždil tých kráľov na miesto, ktoré sa po hebrejsky volá Harmagedon.17Siedmy anjel vylial svoju čašu do povetria a z chrámu od trónu zaznelo mocným hlasom: „Stalo sa!“18A rozpútali sa blesky, hrmelo, burácalo a celá zem sa triasla; také hrozné zemetrasenie ešte nebolo, odkedy je človek na zemi.19Veľké mesto sa rozpadlo na tri časti a mestá národov sa zrútili. Boh sa rozpomenul na veľký Babylon a dal mu piť z pohára vína svojho trestajúceho hnevu.20Všetky ostrovy zmizli a po vrchoch nezostalo ani stopy.21Z neba padali na ľudí krúpy ťažké ako centy a ľudia preklínali Boha za tú strašnú pohromu.
1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.” (Ž 79,6; Jer 10,25; Sof 3,8; Zjv 15,1; Zjv 15,7)2So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful sores came upon the people who bore the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. (Ex 9,9; Zjv 13,16; Zjv 16,11)3The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing died that was in the sea. (Zjv 8,8; Zjv 8,9)4The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. (Ex 7,17; Zjv 8,10)5And I heard the angel in charge of the waters[1] say, “Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was, for you brought these judgments. (Jer 12,1; Jn 17,25; Zjv 1,4; Zjv 1,8; Zjv 4,8; Zjv 11,17; Zjv 15,4)6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!” (Iz 49,26; Lk 11,49; Zjv 11,18; Zjv 13,15; Zjv 18,24)7And I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God the Almighty, true and just are your judgments!” (Ž 119,137; Zjv 6,9; Zjv 15,3; Zjv 19,2)8The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire. (Zjv 9,17; Zjv 14,18)9They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed[2] the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory. (Dan 5,22; Dan 5,23; Zjv 2,21; Zjv 11,13; Zjv 16,11; Zjv 16,21)10The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish (Ex 10,21; Zjv 9,2; Zjv 13,2)11and cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores. They did not repent of their deeds. (Zjv 2,21; Zjv 11,13; Zjv 16,2)12The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east. (Iz 11,15; Iz 41,2; Iz 41,25; Iz 44,27; Iz 46,11; Jer 50,38; Jer 51,32; Jer 51,36; Zjv 7,2; Zjv 9,14)13And I saw, coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. (Ex 8,6; Zjv 12,3; Zjv 12,9; Zjv 13,1; Zjv 13,11; Zjv 13,14; Zjv 18,2; Zjv 19,20; Zjv 20,10)14For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. (1 Kr 22,20; 1 Tim 4,1; Zjv 6,17; Zjv 13,13; Zjv 17,14; Zjv 19,19; Zjv 20,8)15(“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”) (Mt 24,42; Zjv 3,2; Zjv 3,3; Zjv 3,18)16And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. (Sdc 5,19; Zach 12,11; Zjv 19,19)
The Seventh Bowl
17The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” (Ef 2,2; Zjv 10,6)18And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings,[3] peals of thunder, and a great earthquake such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. (Dan 12,1; Joel 2,2; Mt 24,21; Zjv 4,5; Zjv 6,12; Zjv 8,5; Zjv 11,13; Zjv 11,19)19The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered Babylon the great, to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. (Ž 74,18; Zjv 11,8; Zjv 11,13; Zjv 14,8; Zjv 14,10; Zjv 18,5)20And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. (Zjv 6,14)21And great hailstones, about one hundred pounds[4] each, fell from heaven on people; and they cursed God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe. (Ex 9,23; Zjv 11,19; Zjv 16,9; Zjv 16,11)