Revelation 17

1 Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.

1 وَجَاءَ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ السَّبْعَةِ حَامِلِي الْكُؤُوسِ السَّبْعِ وَقَالَ لِي: «تَعَالَ فَأُرِيَكَ عِقَابَ الزَّانِيَةِ الْكُبْرَى الْجَالِسَةِ عَلَى الْمِيَاهِ الْكَثِيرَةِ،

2 The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”

2 الَّتِي زَنَى مَعَهَا مُلُوكُ الأَرْضِ، وَسَكِرَ أَهْلُ الأَرْضِ مِنْ خَمْرِ زِنَاهَا».

3 And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.

3 وَحَمَلَنِي الْمَلاكُ بِالرُّوحِ إِلَى الْبَرِّيَّةِ، فَرَأَيْتُ امْرَأَةً رَاكِبَةً عَلَى وَحْشٍ قِرْمِزِيٍّ لَهُ سَبْعَةُ رُؤُوسٍ وَعَشَرَةُ قُرُونٍ، وَقَدْ كُتِبَتْ عَلَى جِسْمِهِ كُلِّهِ أَسْمَاءُ تَجْدِيفٍ.

4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.

4 وَكَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ تَلْبَسُ مَلابِسَ مِنْ أُرْجُوَانٍ وَقِرْمِزٍ، وَتَتَحَلَّى بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْحِجَارَةِ الْكَرِيمَةِ وَاللُّؤْلُوءِ، وَقَدْ أَمْسَكَتْ كَأْسَ ذَهَبٍ مَمْلُوءَةً بِزِنَاهَا الْمَكْرُوهِ النَّجِسِ،

5 And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

5 وَعَلَى جَبِينِهَا اسْمٌ مَكْتُوبٌ: سِرٌّ: «بَابِلُ الْعُظْمَى، أُمُّ زَانِيَاتِ الأَرْضِ وَأَصْنَامِهَا الْمَكْرُوهَةِ».

6 I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.

6 وَرَأَيْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ سَكْرَى لِكَثْرَةِ مَا شَرِبَتْ مِنْ دَمِ الْقِدِّيسِينَ، وَدَمِ شُهَدَاءِ يَسُوعَ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَتْهُمْ. فَتَمَلَّكَتْنِي الدَّهْشَةُ لِمَنْظَرِهَا،

7 “Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.

7 فَسَأَلَنِي الْمَلاكُ: «لِمَاذَا دُهِشْتَ؟ سَأُطْلِعُكَ عَلَى سِرِّ الْمَرْأَةِ وَالْوَحْشِ الَّذِي يَحْمِلُهَا، صَاحِبُ الرُّؤُوسِ السَّبْعَةِ وَالْقُرُونِ الْعَشَرَةِ:

8 The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.

8 هَذَا الْوَحْشُ كَانَ مَوْجُوداً، وَهُوَ غَيْرُ مَوْجُودٍ الآنَ، وَلَكِنَّهُ عَلَى وَشْكِ أَنْ يَطْلُعَ مِنَ الْهَاوِيَةِ وَيَمْضِيَ إِلَى الْهَلاكِ. وَسَيُدْهَشُ سُكَّانُ الأَرْضِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ تُكْتَبْ أَسْمَاؤُهُمْ مُنْذُ تَأْسِيسِ الْعَالَمِ فِي سِجِلِّ الْحَيَاةِ، عِنْدَمَا يَرَوْنَ الْوَحْشَ، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ مَوْجُوداً، ثُمَّ أَصْبَحَ غَيْرَ مَوْجُودٍ، وَسَيَعُودُ!

9 This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.

9 وَلابُدَّ هُنَا مِنْ فِطْنَةِ الْعَقْلِ: الرُّؤُوسُ السَّبْعَةُ هِيَ التِّلالُ السَّبْعَةُ الَّتِي تَجْلِسُ الْمَرْأَةُ عَلَيْهَا وَتَرْمِزُ أَيْضاً إِلَى سَبْعَةِ مُلُوكٍ،

10 There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. But when he does come, he must remain for only a little while.

10 خَمْسَةٌ مِنْهُمْ مَضَوْا، وَالسَّادِسُ يَحْكُمُ الآنَ، وَالسَّابِعُ سَيَأْتِي، وَلَكِنَّ مُدَّةَ حُكْمِهِ سَتَكُونُ قَصِيرَةً.

11 The beast that was, and now is not, is an eighth king, who belongs to the other seven and is going into destruction.

11 أَمَّا الْوَحْشُ الَّذِي كَانَ مَوْجُوداً ثُمَّ أَصْبَحَ غَيْرَ مَوْجُودٍ، فَهُوَ مَلِكٌ ثَامِنٌ سَبَقَ أَنْ مَلَكَ كَوَاحِدٍ مِنَ السَّبْعَةِ، سَيَمْضِي إِلَى الْهَلاكِ.

12 The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings along with the beast.

12 وَأَمَّا الْقُرُونُ الْعَشَرَةُ الَّتِي رَأَيْتَهَا هِيَ عَشَرَةُ مُلُوكٍ لَمْ يَتَوَلَّوْا الْمُلْكَ بَعْدُ، وَسَيَتَوَلَّوْنَ سُلْطَةَ الْمُلْكِ مَعَ الْوَحْشِ لِمُدَّةِ سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ،

13 These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.

13 يَتَّفِقُونَ فِيهَا بِرَأْيٍ وَاحِدٍ أَنْ يُعْطُوا الْوَحْشَ قُوَّتَهُمْ وَسُلْطَتَهُمْ.

14 They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”

14 ثُمَّ يُحَارِبُونَ الْحَمَلَ، وَلَكِنَّ الْحَمَلَ يَهْزِمُهُمْ، لأَنَّهُ رَبُّ الأَرْبَابِ وَمَلِكُ الْمُلُوكِ، وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ هُمُ الْمَدْعُوُّونَ، الْمُخْتَارُونَ، الْمُؤْمِنُونَ».

15 Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

15 ثُمَّ قَالَ لِيَ الْمَلاكُ: «أَمَّا الْمِيَاهُ الَّتِي رَأَيْتَ حَيْثُ تَجْلِسُ الزَّانِيَةُ، فَتَرْمِزُ إِلَى شُعُوبٍ وَجَمَاهِيرَ وَأُمَمٍ وَلُغَاتٍ.

16 And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.

16 وَأَمَّا الْقُرُونُ الْعَشَرَةُ الَّتِي رَأَيْتَهَا، وَالْوَحْشُ، فَسَيُبْغِضُونَ الزَّانِيَةَ وَيَجْعَلُونَهَا مَعْزُولَةً وَعَارِيَةً، وَيَأْكُلُونَ لَحْمَهَا وَيُحْرِقُونَهَا بِالنَّارِ،

17 For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.

17 لأَنَّ اللهَ جَعَلَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا وَفْقَ قَصْدِهِ، فَيَتَّفِقُوا عَلَى أَنْ يُعْطُوا الْوَحْشَ مُلْكَهُمْ، حَتَّى تَتِمَّ كَلِمَاتُ اللهِ.

18 And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”

18 أَمَّا هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ الَّتِي رَأَيْتَهَا، فَهِيَ الْمَدِينَةُ الْعُظْمَى الَّتِي تَحْكُمُ مُلُوكَ الأَرْضِ».