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Domenica, 12 maggio 2024 - Santi Nereo e Achilleo ( Letture di oggi)

Apocalipsis de Juan 9


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EL LIBRO DEL PUEBLO DE DIOSCATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Cuando el quinto Angel tocó la trompeta, vi una estrella que había caído del cielo a la tierra. La estrella recibió la llave del pozo del Abismo,1 And the fifth Angel sounded the trumpet. And I saw upon the earth, a star that had fallen from heaven, and the key to the well of the abyss was given to him.
2 y cuando abrió el pozo, comenzó a subir un humo, como el de un gran horno, que oscureció el sol y el aire.2 And he opened the well of the abyss. And the smoke of the well ascended, like the smoke of a great furnace. And the sun and the air were obscured by the smoke of the well.
3 Del humo salieron langostas que se expandieron por toda la tierra, y estas recibieron un poder como el que tienen los escorpiones de la tierra.3 And locusts went forth from the smoke of the well into the earth. And power was given to them, like the power that the scorpions of the earth have.
4 Se les ordenó que no dañaran las praderas ni las plantas ni los árboles, sino solamente a los hombres que no llevaran la marca de Dios sobre la frente.4 And it was commanded of them that they must not harm the plants of the earth, nor anything green, nor any tree, but only those men who do not have the Seal of God upon their foreheads.
5 Se les permitió, no que los mataran, sino que los atormentaran durante cinco meses, con un dolor parecido al que produce la picadura del escorpión.5 And it was given to them that they would not kill them, but that they would torture them for five months. And their torture was like the torture of a scorpion, when he strikes a man.
6 En aquellos días los hombres buscarán la muerte, y no la encontrarán; querrán morir, pero la muerte huirá de ellos.6 And in those days, men will seek death and they will not find it. And they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.
7 Las langostas parecían caballos equipados para la guerra: tenían en su cabeza algo parecido a coronas doradas y su rostro era semejante al rostro humano.7 And the likenesses of the locusts resembled horses prepared for battle. And upon their heads were something like crowns similar to gold. And their faces were like the faces of men.
8 Su cabello era como el de las mujeres y sus dientes como dientes de leones.8 And they had hair like the hair of women. And their teeth were like the teeth of lions.
9 Su tórax parecía una coraza de hierro; y el zumbido de sus alas era como el ruido de carros de muchos caballos corriendo al combate.9 And they had breastplates like iron breastplates. And the noise of their wings was like the noise of many running horses, rushing to battle.
10 Tenían colas con un aguijón como los escorpiones, y en ellas residía el poder para dañar a los hombres durante cinco meses.10 And they had tails similar to scorpions. And there were stingers in their tails, and these had the power to harm men for five months.
11 Su rey era el Angel del Abismo, cuyo nombre es «Destructor»: «Abadón», en hebreo, y «Apolión», en griego.11 And they had over them a king, the Angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Doom; in Greek, Destroyer; in Latin, Exterminator.
12 La primera calamidad ha pasado, pero sepan que todavía faltan dos más.12 One woe has gone out, but behold, there are still two woes approaching afterward.
13 Cuando el sexto Angel tocó la trompeta, escuché una voz que provenía de los cuatro ángulos del altar de oro que está delante de Dios.13 And the sixth Angel sounded the trumpet. And I heard a lone voice from the four horns of the golden altar, which is before the eyes of God,
14 Y esa voz dijo al sexto Angel, al que tenía la trompeta: «Suelta a los cuatro Angeles que están encadenados junto al gran río Eufrates».14 saying to the sixth Angel who had the trumpet: “Release the four Angels who were bound at the great river Euphrates.”
15 Y fueron soltados los cuatro Angeles que estaban preparados para la hora, el día, el mes y el año en que debían exterminar a una tercera parte de los hombres.15 And the four Angels were released, who had been prepared for that hour, and day, and month, and year, in order to kill one third part of men.
16 Su ejército constaba de doscientos millones de jinetes: yo pude oír este número.16 And the number of the army of horsemen was two hundred million. For I heard their number.
17 En la visión vi así a los caballos y a los jinetes: los jinetes llevaban corazas de fuego, de jacinto y de azufre; la cabeza de los caballos se parecía a la de los leones, y su boca vomitaba fuego, humo y azufre.17 And I also saw the horses in the vision. And those who were sitting upon them had breastplates of fire and hyacinth and sulphur. And the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions. And from their mouths proceeded fire and smoke and sulphur.
18 Una tercera parte de los hombres fue exterminada por estas tres plagas: el fuego, el humo y el azufre que salía de la boca de los caballos.18 And one third part of men were slain by these three afflictions: by the fire and by the smoke and by the sulphur, which proceeded from their mouths.
19 Porque el poder de esos caballos reside en su boca y en sus colas: sus colas son como serpientes, que tienen cabezas con las cuales hacen daño.19 For the power of these horses is in their mouths and in their tails. For their tails resemble serpents, having heads; and it is with these that they cause harm.
20 Y el resto de los hombres que no habían sido dañados por las plagas, no se arrepintieron de sus obras ni dejaron de adorar a los demonios y a los ídolos de oro, de plata, de bronce, de piedra y de madera, que son incapaces de ver, de oír y de caminar.20 And the rest of men, who were not slain by these afflictions, did not repent from the works of their hands, so that they would not worship demons, or idols of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood, which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk.
21 No, ellos no se arrepintieron de sus homicidios, ni de sus maleficios, ni de sus fornicaciones, ni de sus robos.21 And they did not repent from their murders, nor from their drugs, nor from their fornication, nor from their thefts.