Revelation 18

1 After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.

1 بَعْدَ هَذَا رَأَيْتُ مَلاكاً آخَرَ نَازِلاً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ عَظِيمٌ، أَضَاءَ بَهَاؤُهُ الأَرْضَ.

2 And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.

2 وَصَاحَ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ: «سَقَطَتْ، سَقَطَتْ بَابِلُ الْعُظْمَى، وَصَارَتْ وَكْراً لِلشَّيَاطِينِ وَمَأْوىً لِكُلِّ رُوحٍ نَجِسٍ وَلِكُلِّ طَائِرٍ نَجِسٍ مَكْرُوهٍ،

3 All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”

3 لأَنَّ جَمِيعَ الأُمَمِ شَرِبَتْ مِنْ خَمْرِ زِنَاهَا، وَمُلُوكَ الأَرْضِ زَنَوْا مَعَهَا، وَتُجَّارَ الأَرْضِ اغْتَنَوْا مِنْ كَثْرَةِ تَرَفِهَا!»

4 Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.

4 ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتاً آخَرَ يُنَادِي مِنَ السَّمَاءِ: «اخْرُجُوا مِنْهَا يَا شَعْبِي، لِئَلّا تَشْتَرِكُوا فِي خَطَايَاهَا، فَتُصَابُوا بِبَلايَاهَا،

5 For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.

5 فَقَدْ تَرَاكَمَتْ خَطَايَاهَا حَتَّى بَلَغَتِ السَّمَاءَ، وَتَذَكَّرَ اللهُ مَا ارْتَكَبَتْهُ مِنْ آثَامٍ!

6 Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.

6 افْعَلُوا بِها كَمَا فَعَلَتْ بِكُمْ، وَضَاعِفُوا لَهَا جَزَاءَ مَا اقْتَرَفَتْ. فِي الْكَأْسِ الَّتِي مَزَجَتْ فِيهَا لِلآخَرِينَ، امْزُجُوا لَهَا ضِعْفاً.

7 As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’

7 أَنْزِلُوا بِها مِنَ الْعَذَابِ وَالشَّقَاءِ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا عَظَّمَتْ نَفْسَهَا وَتَرَفَّهَتْ. فَإِنَّهَا تَقُولُ فِي نَفْسِهَا: أَنَا مَلِكَةٌ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ، وَلَسْتُ أَرْمَلَةً، وَلَنْ أَذُوقَ طَعْمَ الْحُزْنِ.

8 Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”

8 لِذَلِكَ سَتَنْقَضُّ عَلَيْهَا الْبَلايَا فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ، مِنْ مَوْتٍ وَحُزْنٍ وَجُوعٍ، وَسَتَحْتَرِقُ بِالنَّارِ، فَإِنَّ اللهَ الَّذِي يَدِينُهَا هُوَ رَبٌّ قَدِيرٌ.

9 Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.

9 وَسَيَبْكِي عَلَيْهَا مُلُوكُ الأَرْضِ الَّذِينَ زَنَوْا وَتَرَفَّهُوا مَعَهَا، وَسَيَنُوحُونَ وَهُمْ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى دُخَانِ حَرِيقِهَا،

10 In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”

10 فَيَقِفُونَ عَلَى بُعْدٍ مِنْهَا، خَوْفاً مِنْ عَذَابِهَا، وَهُمْ يَصْرُخُونَ: الْوَيْلُ، الْوَيْلُ، أَيَّتُهَا الْمَدِينَةُ الْعُظْمَى، بَابِلُ الْقَوِيَّةُ! فِي سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ حَلَّ بِكِ الْعِقَابُ!

11 And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—

11 وَسَيَبْكِي تُجَّارُ الأَرْضِ وَيَحْزَنُونَ عَلَيْهَا، لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْقَ أَحَدٌ لِيَشْتَرِيَ بَضَائِعَهُمْ،

12 cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;

12 فَقَدْ كَانَتْ هِيَ تَشْتَرِي مِنْهُمُ الذَّهَبَ وَالْفِضَّةَ وَالْحِجَارَةَ الْكَرِيمَةَ وَاللُّؤْلُؤَ، وَالْكَتَّانَ وَالأُرْجُوَانَ وَالْحَرِيرَ وَالْقِرْمِزَ، وَجَمِيعَ الأَخْشَابِ الْعَطِرَةِ وَأَدَوَاتِ الْعَاجِ وَالْمَصْنُوعَاتِ الْخَشَبِيَّةِ الثَّمِينَةِ، وَالنُّحَاسَ وَالْحَدِيدَ وَالرُّخَامَ،

13 of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves.

13 وَالْقِرْفَةَ وَالْبَهَارَ، وَالعُطُورَ وَالطِّيبَ وَالْبَخُورَ، وَالْخَمْرَ وَالزَّيْتَ وَالدَّقِيقَ وَالْحُبُوبَ، وَالْبَهَائِمَ وَالْغَنَمَ، وَالْخَيْلَ وَالْمَرْكَبَاتِ، وَالأَجْسَادَ وَالنُّفُوسَ الْبَشَرِيَّةَ

14 And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.”

14 وَسَيَقُولُونَ: مَضَى عَنْكِ الثَّمَرُ الَّذِي كَانَتْ تَشْتَهِيهِ نَفْسُكِ؛ وَزَالَتْ عَنْكِ مَظَاهِرُ التَّرَفِ وَالْعَظَمَةِ كُلُّهَا، وَلَنْ تَعُودَ!

15 The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,

15 هؤُلاءِ التُّجَّارُ الَّذِينَ اغْتَنَوْا مِنَ التِّجَارَةِ مَعَهَا، يَقِفُونَ عَلَى بُعْدٍ مِنْهَا، خَوْفاً مِنْ عَذَابِهَا، يَبْكُونَ وَيَنْتَحِبُونَ

16 saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!

16 قَائِلِينَ: الْوَيْلُ، الْوَيْلُ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ الْعُظْمَى! كَانَتْ تَرْتَدِي أَفْضَلَ الْكَتَّانِ وَالأُرْجُوَانِ وَالْقِرْمِزِ، وَتَتَحَلَّى بِالذَّهَبِ وَالأَحْجَارِ الْكَرِيمَةِ وَاللُّؤْلُوءِ،

17 For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance

17 وَقَدْ زَالَ هَذَا الْغِنَى كُلُّهُ فِي سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ! وَيَقِفُ قَادَةُ السُّفُنِ وَرُكَّابُهَا وَمَلّاحُوهَا وَعُمَّالُ الْبَحْرِ جَمِيعاً عَلَى بُعْدٍ مِنْهَا

18 and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim.

18 يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى دُخَانِ حَرِيقِهَا، فَيَصْرُخُونَ: أَيَّةُ مَدِينَةٍ مِثْلُ هذِهِ الْمَدِينَةِ الْعُظْمَى؟

19 Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”

19 وَيُذَرُّونَ التُّرَابَ عَلَى رُؤُوسِهِمْ وَهُمْ يَصْرُخُونَ بَاكِينَ مُنْتَحِبِينَ: الْوَيْلُ، الْوَيْلُ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ الْعُظْمَى الَّتِي اغْتَنَى أَصْحَابُ سُفُنِ الْبَحْرِ جَمِيعاً بِفَضْلِ ثَرْوَتِهَا! هَا هِيَ فِي سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ قَدْ زَالَتْ!

20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.

20 اشْمَتِي بِها أَيَّتُهَا السَّمَاءُ! وَاشْمَتُوا بِها أَيُّهَا الْقِدِّيسُونَ وَالرُّسُلُ وَالأَنْبِيَاءُ، فَقَدْ أَصْدَرَ اللهُ حُكْمَهُ عَلَيْهَا بَعْدَمَا أَصْدَرَتْ أَحْكَامَهَا عَلَيْكُمْ».

21 Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.

21 وَتَنَاوَلَ مَلاكٌ قَوِيٌّ حَجَراً كَأَنَّهُ حَجَرُ طَاحُونَةٍ عَظِيمٌ وَأَلْقَاهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ قَائِلاً: «هكَذَا تُدْفَعُ وَتُطْرَحُ بَابِلُ الْمَدِينَةُ الْعُظْمَى، فَتَخْتَفِي إِلَى الأَبَدِ!

22 And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again.

22 لَنْ يُسْمَعَ فِيكِ عَزْفُ مُوسِيقَى بَعْدُ، لَا صَوْتُ قِيثَارَةٍ وَلا مِزْمَارٍ وَلا بُوقٍ، وَلَنْ تَقُومَ فِيكِ صِنَاعَةٌ بَعْدَ الآنَ، وَلَنْ يُسْمَعَ فِيكِ صَوْتُ رَحىً

23 The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”

23 وَلَنْ يُضِيءَ فِيكِ نُورُ مِصْبَاحٍ. وَلَنْ يُسْمَعَ فِيكِ صَوْتُ عَرِيسٍ وَعَرُوسٍ. فَقَدْ كَانَ تُجَّارُكِ سَادَةَ الأَرْضِ، وَبِسِحْرِكِ ضَلَّلْتِ جَمِيعَ الأُمَمِ.

24 And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.

24 وَفِيهَا وُجِدَتْ دِمَاءُ أَنْبِيَاءَ وَقِدِّيسِينَ وَجَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا عَلَى الأَرْضِ».