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 So ³  I looked, ⁴  and here came ⁵  a white horse! The ⁶  one who rode it ⁷  had a bow, and he was given a crown, ⁸  and as a conqueror ⁹  he rode out to conquer.

6:3 Then ¹⁰  when the Lamb ¹¹  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 it ¹³  was granted permission ¹⁴  to take peace from the earth, so that people would butcher ¹⁵  one another, and he was given a huge sword.

6:5 Then ¹⁶  when the Lamb opened the third seal I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” So ¹⁷  I looked, ¹⁸  and here came ¹⁹  a black horse! The ²⁰  one who rode it ²¹  had a balance scale ²²  in his hand. 6:6 Then ²³  I heard something like a voice from among the four living creatures saying, “A quart ²⁴  of wheat will cost a day’s pay ²⁵  and three quarts of barley will cost a day’s pay. But ²⁶  do not damage the olive oil and the wine!”

6:7 Then ²⁷  when the Lamb opened the fourth seal I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come!” 6:8 So ²⁸  I looked ²⁹  and here came ³⁰  a pale green ³¹  horse! The ³²  name of the one who rode it ³³  was Death, and Hades followed right behind. ³⁴  They ³⁵  were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill its population with the sword, ³⁶  famine, and disease, ³⁷  and by the wild animals of the earth.

6:9 Now ³⁸  when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been violently killed ³⁹  because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had given. 6:10 They ⁴⁰  cried out with a loud voice, ⁴¹  “How long, ⁴²  Sovereign Master, ⁴³  holy and true, before you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?” 6:11 Each ⁴⁴  of them was given a long white robe and they were told to rest for a little longer, until the full number was reached ⁴⁵  of both their fellow servants ⁴⁶  and their brothers who were going to be killed just as they had been.

6:12 Then ⁴⁷  I looked when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and a huge ⁴⁸  earthquake took place; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair, ⁴⁹  and the full moon became blood red; ⁵⁰  6:13 and the stars in the sky ⁵¹  fell to the earth like a fig tree dropping ⁵²  its unripe figs ⁵³  when shaken by a fierce ⁵⁴  wind. 6:14 The sky ⁵⁵  was split apart ⁵⁶  like a scroll being rolled up, ⁵⁷  and every mountain and island was moved from its place. 6:15 Then ⁵⁸  the kings of the earth, the ⁵⁹  very important people, the generals, ⁶⁰  the rich, the powerful, and everyone, slave ⁶¹  and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 6:16 They ⁶²  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, ⁶³  6:17 because the great day of their ⁶⁴  wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?” ⁶⁵