MODERN LITERAL VERSION

6:1 And I saw that the Lamb opened one out of the seven seals and I heard one out of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, Come!.
6:2 And I saw and behold a white horse and he who sat upon it had a bow, and a crown was given to him and he came forth overcoming and that* he might overcome.

6:3 And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come.
6:4 And another horse came forth, a red horse, and to him who sat upon it was given to take peace from the earth, that* they should slaughter one another and a great sword was given to him.

6:5 And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, Come and behold. And behold, I saw a black horse and he who sat upon it had a balance in his hand.
6:6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, A liter container of wheat for a denarius and three liter containers of barley for a denarius, and do not hurt the oil and the wine.

6:7 And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, Come and behold.
6:8 And behold, a pale-green horse and he who sat upon him, his name was Death and Hades followed with him. And there was given to him authority upon the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with death and by the beasts of the earth.

6:9 And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and because of the testimony of the lamb which they held.
6:10 And they cried with a great voice, saying, Until when, O Master, the holy and true, do you not judge and avenge our blood from those who dwell upon the earth?
6:11 And a white robe was given to each, and it was said to them, that* they should still rest themselves for a time, until both their fellow bondservants and those who are about to be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

6:12 And I saw when he opened the sixth seal and a great earthquake happened, and the sun became black like hairy sackcloth and the whole moon became like blood;
6:13 and the stars of the heaven fell to the earth, like a fig tree casting its unripe figs when it is shaken by a great wind.
6:14 And the heaven departed like a scroll when it is coiled up, and every mountain and every island were moved out of their places.
6:15 And the kings of the earth and the great-men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every bondservant and free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains;
6:16 and they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall upon us and hide us from the face of him who is sitting upon the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb;
6:17 for* the great day of his wrath has come, and who is able to stand?