Apocalipsis 16
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Las primeras seis plagas
16 Oí entonces una voz poderosa que desde el Templo ordenaba a los siete ángeles:
— Vayan a derramar sobre la tierra las siete copas de la ira de Dios.
2 Partió el primer ángel, derramó su copa sobre la tierra y llagas repugnantes y dolorosas se abatieron sobre los que estaban tatuados con la marca de la bestia y adoraban su imagen.
3 El segundo ángel derramó su copa sobre el mar, que se convirtió en sangre de cadáver; y todo aliento de vida marina pereció.
4 El tercer ángel derramó su copa sobre los ríos y los manantiales, que también se convirtieron en sangre. 5 Y oí que el ángel de las aguas decía:
— Eres justo y has hecho justicia,
tú que eres santo
y que existes desde siempre.
6 Ellos derramaron la sangre
de tus consagrados y profetas
y sangre les has dado tú a beber.
¡Bien merecido lo tienen!
7 Oí también que alguien decía desde el altar:
— Efectivamente, Señor Dios, dueño de todo,
tú juzgas con verdad y con justicia.
8 El cuarto ángel derramó su copa sobre el sol y se le concedió abrasar a los humanos. 9 Todos quedaron horriblemente calcinados; pero aun así, blasfemaban y se negaron a convertirse y a reconocer la grandeza de Dios, quien tiene en su mano tales calamidades.
10 El quinto ángel derramó su copa sobre el trono de la bestia, y su reino quedó sumido en tinieblas. 11 En el paroxismo del dolor y acosada por sus llagas, la gente se mordía la lengua y renegaba del Dios del cielo; pero siguió sin convertirse.
12 El sexto ángel derramó su copa sobre el gran río Éufrates. El agua del río se secó y el cauce quedó convertido en camino para los reyes procedentes del este. 13 Y vi cómo de la boca del dragón, de la boca de la bestia y de la boca del falso profeta salían tres espíritus inmundos que parecían sapos. 14 Se trataba de espíritus diabólicos que realizaban prodigios y pretendían reunir a todos los poderosos del mundo con vistas a la batalla del gran día de Dios, el dueño de todo.
15 “Miren que llego como un ladrón. ¡Dichoso el que se mantenga vestido y vigilante! No tendrá que andar desnudo, y nadie verá sus vergüenzas”. 16 Y reunieron a los reyes en el lugar llamado en hebreo Harmagedón.
La séptima copa
17 El séptimo ángel derramó, finalmente, su copa en el aire, y una voz poderosa procedente del Templo, de junto al trono mismo, clamó:
— ¡Hecho está!
18 Hubo entonces relámpagos y truenos fragorosos, y un terremoto tan formidable como jamás se dio desde que el mundo es mundo. 19 La gran ciudad se partió en tres; se desmoronaron las restantes ciudades del mundo, y Dios se acordó de la orgullosa Babilonia para hacerle apurar hasta las heces la copa de su terrible indignación. 20 Desaparecieron todas las islas, y de los montes nunca más se supo. 21 Una tromba de granizos descomunales se abatió desde el cielo sobre la gente que, a pesar de todo y más todavía a causa del azote del granizo, terrible sobremanera, siguió blasfemando contra Dios.
Revelation 16
New King James Version
The Seven Bowls
16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying (A)to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the [a]bowls (B)of the wrath of God on the earth.”
First Bowl: Loathsome Sores
2 So the first went and poured out his bowl (C)upon the earth, and a [b]foul and (D)loathsome sore came upon the men (E)who had the mark of the beast and those (F)who worshiped his image.
Second Bowl: The Sea Turns to Blood
3 Then the second angel poured out his bowl (G)on the sea, and (H)it became blood as of a dead man; (I)and every living creature in the sea died.
Third Bowl: The Waters Turn to Blood
4 Then the third angel poured out his bowl (J)on the rivers and springs of water, (K)and they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying:
(L)“You are righteous, [c]O Lord,
The One (M)who is and who [d]was and who is to be,
Because You have judged these things.
6 For (N)they have shed the blood (O)of saints and prophets,
(P)And You have given them blood to drink.
[e]For it is their just due.”
7 And I heard [f]another from the altar saying, “Even so, (Q)Lord God Almighty, (R)true and righteous are Your judgments.”
Fourth Bowl: Men Are Scorched
8 Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl (S)on the sun, (T)and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and they (U)blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; (V)and they did not repent (W)and give Him glory.
Fifth Bowl: Darkness and Pain
10 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl (X)on the throne of the beast, (Y)and his kingdom became full of darkness; (Z)and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain. 11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.
Sixth Bowl: Euphrates Dried Up
12 Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl (AA)on the great river Euphrates, (AB)and its water was dried up, (AC)so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. 13 And I saw three unclean (AD)spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of (AE)the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of (AF)the false prophet. 14 For they are spirits of demons, (AG)performing signs, which go out to the kings [g]of the earth and of (AH)the whole world, to gather them to (AI)the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
15 (AJ)“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, (AK)lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”
16 (AL)And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, [h]Armageddon.
Seventh Bowl: The Earth Utterly Shaken
17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, (AM)“It is done!” 18 And (AN)there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; (AO)and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake (AP)as had not occurred since men were on the earth. 19 Now (AQ)the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And (AR)great Babylon (AS)was remembered before God, (AT)to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. 20 Then (AU)every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21 And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great.
Footnotes
- Revelation 16:1 NU, M seven bowls
- Revelation 16:2 severe and malignant, lit. bad and evil
- Revelation 16:5 NU, M omit O Lord
- Revelation 16:5 NU, M was, the Holy One
- Revelation 16:6 NU, M omit For
- Revelation 16:7 NU, M omit another from
- Revelation 16:14 NU, M omit of the earth and
- Revelation 16:16 Lit. Mount Megiddo; M Megiddo
La Palabra, (versión hispanoamericana) © 2010 Texto y Edición, Sociedad Bíblica de España
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
