"May that daybe darkness;Let not Godabovecarefor it, Norlightshineon it.
"Let the dayperishon which I was to be born,And the night[which] said,A boyis conceived.'
"Let darknessand blackgloomclaimit; Let a cloudsettleon it; Let the blacknessof the dayterrifyit.
A dayof darknessand gloom,A dayof cloudsand thickdarkness.As the dawnis spreadoverthe mountains,[So] there is a greatand mightypeople;There has neverbeen[anything] likeit, Norwill there be againafterit To the yearsof manygenerations.
Alas,you who are longingfor the dayof the LORD,For whatpurpose[will] the dayof the LORD[be] to you? It [will be] darknessand not light;
Nowfrom the sixthhourdarknessfellupon allthe landuntilthe ninthhour.
Since neithersunnorstarsappearedfor manydays,and nosmallstormwas assailing[us], from thenon allhopeof our being savedwas gradually abandoned.
a landfor whichthe LORDyour Godcares;the eyesof the LORDyour Godare alwayson it, from the beginningeven to the endof the year.
Thenthe fifth[angel] pouredout his bowlon the throneof the beast,and his kingdombecamedarkened;and they gnawedtheir tonguesbecauseof pain,
