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Apocalypse 16

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1 J’entendis une voix forte venant du Temple dire aux sept anges: Allez et versez sur la terre les sept coupes de la colère divine! 2 Le premier s’en alla et versa sa coupe sur la terre. Un ulcère malin et douloureux frappa les hommes qui portaient la marque de la bête et qui adoraient son image. 3 Le deuxième ange versa sa coupe dans la mer; celle-ci devint comme le sang d’un mort, et tous les êtres vivants de la mer périrent! 4 Le troisième ange versa sa coupe sur les fleuves et les sources: les eaux se changèrent en sang. 5 Alors j’entendis l’ange qui a autorité sur les eaux dire: Tu es juste, toi qui es et qui étais, toi le Saint, d’avoir ainsi fait justice. 6 Parce qu’ils ont versé le sang des membres du peuple saint et des prophètes, tu leur as aussi donné à boire du sang. Ils reçoivent ce qu’ils méritent. 7 Et j’entendis l’autel qui disait: Oui, Seigneur, Dieu tout-puissant, tes arrêts sont conformes à la vérité et à la justice! 8 Le quatrième ange versa sa coupe sur le soleil. Il lui fut donné de brûler les hommes par son feu. 9 Les hommes furent atteints de terribles brûlures, et ils insultèrent Dieu qui a autorité sur ces fléaux, mais ils refusèrent de changer et de lui rendre hommage. 10 Le cinquième ange versa sa coupe sur le trône de la bête. Alors de profondes ténèbres couvrirent tout son royaume, et les hommes se mordaient la langue de douleur. 11 Sous le coup de leurs souffrances et de leurs ulcères, ils insultèrent le Dieu du ciel, et ils ne renoncèrent pas à leurs mauvaises actions. 12 Alors le sixième ange versa sa coupe dans le grand fleuve, l’Euphrate. Ses eaux tarirent, pour que soit préparée la voie aux rois venant de l’orient. 13 Je vis alors sortir de la gueule du dragon, de celle de la bête et de la bouche du faux prophète, trois esprits impurs ressemblant à des grenouilles. 14 Ce sont des esprits démoniaques qui accomplissent des signes prodigieux; ils s’en vont trouver les rois du monde entier pour les rassembler pour le combat du grand jour du Dieu tout-puissant. 15 Voici: je viens comme un voleur! Heureux celui qui se tient éveillé et qui garde ses vêtements, afin de ne pas aller nu, en laissant apparaître sa honte aux yeux de tous! 16 Les esprits démoniaques rassemblèrent les rois dans le lieu appelé en hébreu Harmaguédon[1]. (Jg 5:19; 2R 23:29; Za 12:11) 17 Le septième ange enfin versa sa coupe dans les airs. Une voix forte, venant du trône, sortit du Temple. – C’en est fait, dit-elle. 18 Alors, il y eut des éclairs, des voix et des coups de tonnerre, et un violent tremblement de terre; on n’en avait jamais vu d’aussi terrible depuis que l’homme est sur la terre. 19 La grande ville se disloqua en trois parties et les villes de tous les pays s’écroulèrent. Alors Dieu se souvint de la grande Babylone pour lui donner à boire la coupe pleine du vin de son ardente colère. 20 Toutes les îles s’enfuirent et les montagnes disparurent. 21 Des grêlons énormes, pesant près d’un demi-quintal, s’abattirent du ciel sur les hommes; et ceux-ci insultèrent Dieu à cause du fléau de la grêle, car il était absolument terrible. 

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Apocalypse 16

English Standard Version



1 Then 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.” (Ps 79:6; Jr 10:25; So 3:8; Ap 15:1; Ap 15:7) 2 So 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; Ap 13:16; Ap 16:11) 3 The 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. (Ap 8:8; Ap 8:9) 4 The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. (Ex 7:17; Ap 8:10) 5 And 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. (Jr 12:1; Jn 17:25; Ap 1:4; Ap 1:8; Ap 4:8; Ap 11:17; Ap 15:4) 6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!” (Is 49:26; Lc 11:49; Ap 11:18; Ap 13:15; Ap 18:24) 7 And I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God the Almighty, true and just are your judgments!” (Ps 119:137; Ap 6:9; Ap 15:3; Ap 19:2) 8 The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire. (Ap 9:17; Ap 14:18) 9 They 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. (Da 5:22; Da 5:23; Ap 2:21; Ap 11:13; Ap 16:11; Ap 16:21) 10 The 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; Ap 9:2; Ap 13:2) 11 and cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores. They did not repent of their deeds. (Ap 2:21; Ap 11:13; Ap 16:2) 12 The 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. (Is 11:15; Is 41:2; Is 41:25; Is 44:27; Is 46:11; Jr 50:38; Jr 51:32; Jr 51:36; Ap 7:2; Ap 9:14) 13 And 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; Ap 12:3; Ap 12:9; Ap 13:1; Ap 13:11; Ap 13:14; Ap 18:2; Ap 19:20; Ap 20:10) 14 For 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. (1R 22:20; 1Tm 4:1; Ap 6:17; Ap 13:13; Ap 17:14; Ap 19:19; Ap 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; Ap 3:2; Ap 3:3; Ap 3:18) 16 And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. (Jg 5:19; Za 12:11; Ap 19:19) 



17 The 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!” (Ep 2:2; Ap 10:6) 18 And 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. (Da 12:1; Jl 2:2; Mt 24:21; Ap 4:5; Ap 6:12; Ap 8:5; Ap 11:13; Ap 11:19) 19 The 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. (Ps 74:18; Ap 11:8; Ap 11:13; Ap 14:8; Ap 14:10; Ap 18:5) 20 And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. (Ap 6:14) 21 And 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; Ap 11:19; Ap 16:9; Ap 16:11) 

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