[1] And I saw when the Lamb undid one of the stamps, and the voice of one
of the four beasts came to my ears, saying as with a voice of thunder, Come
and see. [2] And I saw a white horse, and he who was seated on it had a
bow; and there was given to him a crown: and he went out with power to
overcome. [3] And when the second stamp was undone, the voice of the second
beast came to my ears, saying, Come and see. [4] And another horse came
out, a red horse; and it was given to him who was seated on it to take
peace from the earth, so that people might put one another to death: and
there was given to him a great sword. [5] And when the third stamp was
undone, the voice of the third beast came to my ears, saying, Come and see.
And I saw a black horse; and he who was seated on it had scales in his
hand. [6] And a voice came to my ears, from the middle of the four beasts,
saying, A measure of grain for a penny, and three measures of barley for a
penny: and see that you do no damage to the oil and the wine. [7] And when
the fourth stamp was undone, the voice of the fourth beast came to my ears,
saying, Come and see. [8] And I saw a grey horse, and the name of him who
was seated on it was Death; and Hell came after him. And there was given to
them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to put to destruction by
the sword, and by taking away their food, and by death, and by the beasts
of the earth. [9] And when the fifth stamp was undone, I saw under the
altar the souls of those who had been put to death for the word of God, and
for the witness which they kept. [10] And they gave a great cry, saying,
How long will it be, O Ruler, holy and true, before you take your place as
judge and give punishment for our blood to those on the earth? [11] And
there was given to every one a white robe, and they were ordered to take
their rest for a little time, till the number was complete of the other
servants, their brothers, who would be put to death, even as they had been.
[12] And I saw when the sixth stamp was undone, and there was a great
earth-shock; and the sun became black as haircloth, and all the moon became
as blood; [13] And the stars of heaven were falling to the earth, like
green fruit from a tree before the force of a great wind. [14] And the
heaven was taken away like the roll of a book when it is rolled up; and all
the mountains and islands were moved out of their places. [15] And the
kings of the earth, and the rulers, and the chief captains, and the men of
wealth, and the strong, and every servant and free man, took cover in the
holes and the rocks of the mountains; [16] And they say to the mountains
and to the rocks, Come down on us, covering us from the face of him who is
seated on the high seat, and from the wrath of the Lamb: [17] For the great
day of their wrath is come, and who may keep his place?
