6:1 I looked on when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a thunderous voice,¹ “Come!”² 6:2 So³ I looked,⁴ and here came⁵ a white horse! The⁶ one who rode it⁷ had a bow, and he was given a crown,⁸ and as a conqueror⁹ he rode out to conquer his enemies.¹⁰

6:3 Then¹¹ when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!” 6:4 And another horse, fiery red,¹² came out, and the one who rode it¹³ was granted permission¹⁴ to take peace from the earth, so that people would butcher¹⁵ one another, and he was given a huge sword.

6:5 Then¹⁶ when he opened the third seal I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” So¹⁷ I looked,¹⁸ and here came¹⁹ a black horse! The²⁰ one who rode it²¹ had a balance scale²² in his hand. 6:6 Then²³ I heard something like a voice from among the four living creatures saying, “A quart²⁴ of wheat will cost a day’s pay²⁵ and three quarts of barley will cost a day’s pay. But²⁶ do not damage the olive oil and the wine!”

6:7 Then²⁷ when he opened the fourth seal I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come!” 6:8 So²⁸ I looked²⁹ and here came³⁰ a pale green³¹ horse! The³² name of the one who rode it³³ was Death, and Hades followed with him. They³⁴ were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill its population by the sword, by³⁵ famine, by pestilence, and by the wild animals of the earth.

6:9 Now³⁶ when he opened the fifth seal I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been violently killed³⁷ because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had given. 6:10 They³⁸ cried out with a loud voice,³⁹ “How long,⁴⁰ Sovereign Master,⁴¹ holy and true, before you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?” 6:11 Each⁴² of them was given a long white robe and they were told to rest for a little longer, until the full number was reached⁴³ of both their fellow servants⁴⁴ and their brothers who were going to be killed just as they had been.

6:12 Then⁴⁵ I looked when he opened the sixth seal, and a huge⁴⁶ earthquake took place; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair⁴⁷ and the full moon became blood red;⁴⁸ 6:13 and the stars in the sky⁴⁹ fell to the earth like a fig tree dropping⁵⁰ its unripe figs⁵¹ when shaken by a fierce⁵² wind. 6:14 The sky⁵³ was split apart⁵⁴ like a scroll being rolled up,⁵⁵ and every mountain and island was moved from its place. 6:15 Then⁵⁶ the kings of the earth, the⁵⁷ very important people, the generals,⁵⁸ the rich, the powerful, and everyone slave and free hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 6:16 They⁵⁹ said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who is seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, 6:17 because the great day of their⁶⁰ wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”⁶¹