Chapter 6

6AndIsawwhentheLambopenedoneofthesevenseals,andIheardoneofthefourcreaturessaying,asavoiceofthunder,Come.
2AndIsaw,andbehold,awhitehorse,andhewhosatonithadabow;andtherewasgivenuntohimacrown,andhewentoutovercoming,andtoovercome.
3Andwhenheopenedthesecondseal,Iheardthesecondcreaturesay,Come.
4And[–/Isaw,andbehold,]therewentoutanotherhorsethatwasfiery-red,anduntohimwhosatonitwasgiventotakethepeacefromtheearth,andthattheyshouldslayoneanother,andtherewasgivenuntohimagreatshort-sword.
5Andwhenheopenedthethirdseal,Iheardthethirdcreaturesay,Come.AndIsaw,andbehold,ablackhorse;andhewhosatonithadapairofbalancesinhishand.
6AndIheardasitwereavoiceinthemidstofthefourcreaturessay,Ameasureofwheatforadenariusandthreemeasuresofbarleyforadenarius;andhurtnottheoilandthewine.
7Andwhenheopenedthefourthseal,Iheardavoiceofthefourthcreaturesay,Come.
8AndIsaw,andbehold,agreenhorse,andhewhosatuponᵛit,hisnamewasDeath,andHellfollowedwithhim.Andtherewasgivenuntothempoweroverthefourthpartoftheearth,tokillwithsword,andwithfamine,andwithdeath,andbythebeastsoftheearth.
9Andwhenheopenedthefifthseal,IsawunderthealtarthelivesᵖofthemwhowereslainforthewordofGodandforthetestimonywhichtheyhad:
10andtheycriedwithagreatvoice,saying,Howlong,OMaster,holyandtrue,doyounotjudgeandavengeourbloodonthosewhodwellontheearth?
11Andtherewasgivenuntoeveryoneofthemawhiterobe;anditwassaiduntothem,thattheyshouldrestyetforasmallseason,untiltheirfellowservantsalsoandtheirbrethren,whowereabouttobekilledevenastheywere,shouldbecomplete.
12AndIsawwhenheopenedthesixthseal,andtherewasagreatearthquake;andthesunbecameblackassackclothofhair,andthewholemoonbecameasblood;
13andthestarsofheavenfelluntotheearth,asafigtreecastsitsuntimelyfigs,whenitisshakenbyagreatwind.
14Andtheheavenwaspartedasascrollwhenitisrolledup;andeverymountainandislandweremovedoutoftheirplaces.
15Andthekingsoftheearth,andthegreatmen,andthechiefcaptains,andtherichmen,andthestrongmen,andeverybond-servant,andfreeman,hidthemselvesinthecavesandintherocksofthemountains;
16andtheysaidⁿuntothemountainsandtherocks,FallonusandhideusfromthefaceofhimwhositsonthethroneandfromthewrathoftheLamb:
17forthegreatdayof[their/his]wrathhascome;andwhoisabletostand?