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| [1]And Y herde a greet vois fro heuene, seiynge to the seuene aungels, Go ye, and schede out the seuene viols of Goddis wraththe in to erthe. |
[1]And I heard a great voice out of the Temple, saying to the seven Angels, Go your ways, and pour out the seven vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. |
| [2]And the firste aungel wente, and schedde out his viol in to the erthe; and a wounde fers and werst was maad on alle that hadden the carect of the beeste, and on hem that worschipiden the beeste, and his ymage. |
[2]And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth: and there fell a noisome, and a grievous sore upon the men, which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. |
| [3]And the secounde aungel schedde out his viol in to the see, and the blood was maad, as of a deed thing; and ech man lyuynge was deed in the see. |
[3]And the second Angel poured out his vial upon the sea, and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living thing died in the sea. |
| [4]And the thridde aungel schedde out his viol on the floodis, and on the wellis of watris, and seide, |
[4]And the third Angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters, and they became blood. |
| [5]Just art thou, Lord, that art, and that were hooli, that demest these thingis; |
[5]And I heard the Angel of the waters say, Lord, thou art just, Which are, and Which wast: and Holy, because thou hast judged these things. |
| [6]for thei schedden out the blood of halewis and prophetis, and thou hast youun to hem blood to drinke; for thei ben worthi. |
[6]For they shed the blood of the Saints, and Prophets, and therefore hast thou given them blood to drink: for they are worthy. |
| [7]And I herde anothir seiynge, Yhe! Lord God almiyti, trewe and iust ben thi domes. |
[7]And I heard another out of the Sanctuary say, Even so, Lord God almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. |
| [8]And the fourthe aungel schedde out his viol in to the sunne, and it was youun to hym to turmente men with heete and fier. |
[8]And the fourth Angel poured out his vial on the sun, and it was given unto him to torment men with heat of fire, |
| [9]And men swaliden with greet heete, and blasfemyden the name of God hauynge power on these plagis, nether thei diden penaunce, that thei schulden yyue glorie to hym. |
[9]And men boiled in great heat, and blasphemed the Name of God, which hath power over these plagues, and they repented not, to give him glory. |
| [10]And the fifte aungel schedde out his viol on the seete of the beeste, and his kyngdom was maad derk; and thei eten togidere her tungis for sorewe, |
[10]And the fifth Angel poured out his vial upon the throne of the beast, and his kingdom waxed dark, and they gnawed their tongues for sorrow, |
| [11]and thei blasfemyden God of heuene, for sorewis of her woundis; and thei diden not penaunce of her werkis. |
[11]And blasphemed the God of heaven for their pains, and for their sores, and repented not of their works. |
| [12]And the sixte aungel schedde out his viol in `that ilke greet flood Eufratis, and driede the watir of it, that weie were maad redi to kingis fro the sunne rysyng. |
[12]And the sixth Angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates, and the water thereof dried up, that the way of the Kings of the East should be prepared. |
| [13]And Y say thre vnclene spiritis bi the manner of froggis go out of the mouth of the dragoun, and of the mouth of the beeste, and of the mouth of the fals prophete. |
[13]And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. |
| [14]For thei ben spiritis of deuels, makynge signes, and thei gon forth to kingis of al erthe, to gadere hem in to batel, to the greet dai of almiyti God. |
[14]For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, to go unto the Kings of the earth, and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. |
| [15]Lo! Y come, as a niyt theefe. Blessid is he that wakith, and kepith hise clothis, that he wandre not nakid, and that thei se not the filthhed of hym. |
[15](Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and men see his filthiness) |
| [16]And he schal gadre hem in to a place, that is clepid in Ebreu Hermagedon. |
[16]And they gathered them together into a place called in Hebrew Armagedon. |
| [17]And the seuenthe aungel schedde out his viol in to the eyr, and a greet vois wente out of heuene fro the trone, and seide, It is don. |
[17]Â And the seventh Angel poured out his vial into the air: and there came a loud voice out of the Temple of heaven from the throne, saying, It is done. |
| [18]And leityngis weren maad, and voices, and thundris; and a greet erthe mouyng was maad, which manere neuere was, sithen men weren on erthe, siche `erthe mouyng so greet. |
[18]And there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, even so mighty an earthquake. |
| [19]And the greet citee was maad in to thre parties, and the citees of hethene men felden doun; and greet Babiloyne cam in to mynde byfor God, to yyue to it the cuppe of wyn of the indignacyoun of his wraththe. |
[19]And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and the great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. |
| [20]And ech ile flei awei, and hillis ben not foundun. |
[20]And every isle fled away, and the mountains were not found. |
| [21]And greet hail as a talent cam doun fro heuene in to men; and men blasfemyden God, for the plage of hail, for it was maad ful greet. |
[21]And there fell a great hail, like talents, out of heaven upon the men, and men blasphemed God, because of the plague of the hail: for the plague thereof was exceeding great. |