chapter eight

¹and when He had opened the seventh seal, it is become a silence/calm in heaven an about a half hour.

²and I did see the seven angels, which stood before Hashem; and it is them given become seven shofarot.

³and an other angel is come, and did himself stand up at the altar, having a golden fire pan/mikteret, and it is him given become incenses a many, so that he shall it offer to do with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar, which is before the throne of glory.

⁴and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, is ascended up before Hashem out of the hand of the angel.

⁵and the angel did take the fire pan/mikteret, and it filled with fire from the altar, and it (did) throw down on the earth; and there are come thunders and rumblings and flashes (lightning) and an earthquake.

⁶and the seven angels, which have had the seven shofarot, did themselves prepare to the to sound them.

⁷and the first did sound (his shofar), and there is come hail and fire, mixed with blood, and is thrown become on the earth; and a a third of the earth is burned become, and a a third of the trees is burned become, and every green grass is burned become.

⁸and the second angel did sound (his shofar), and was like a great fire flaming mountain had thrown been in sea into, and a a third of the sea is become blood;

⁹and a a third of the the living creatures in sea is died; and a a third of the ships is destroyed become.

¹⁰and the third angel did sound (his shofar), and there was fallen down from heaven a very large star, burning like a torch, and is fell upon a a third of the rivers and on the springs (of) water;

¹¹and the name of the star is called Wormwood; and a a third of the waters is become Wormwood; and a many men are died of the waters, because they are was bitter.

¹²and the fourth angel did sound (his shofar), and a a third of the sun is plagued/struck become, and a a third of the moon, and a a third of the stars, so that a a third of them shall itself make darkened, and the day shall not to shine its third share, and the night also so.

¹³and I did see, and heard an eagle, flying in the midst of heaven (midheaven), saying with a loud voice: woe! woe! woe to the inhabitants upon the earth, about the other rumblings of the trumpet of the three angels, which will yet (be) sounded.