1 A fter these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory.

بَعدَ هَذا رَأيتُ مَلاكاً آخَرَ نازِلاً مِنَ السَّماءِ، لَهُ سُلطانٌ عَظِيمٌ، وَقَدْ أضاءَتِ الأرْضُ مِنْ بَهائِهِ!

2 A nd he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird!

وَصَرَخَ المَلاكُ بِصَوتٍ هادِرٍ وَقالَ: «قَدْ سَقَطَتْ! بابِلُ العَظِيمَةُ قَدْ سَقَطَتْ! أصبَحَتْ مَسكِناً لِلأرواحِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ، وَوَكْراً لِكُلِّ رُوحٍ نَجِسٍ. صارَتْ عُشّاً لِكُلِّ طائِرٍ.

3 F or all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.”

لِأنَّ جَمِيعَ الأُمَمِ شَرِبَتْ مِنْ خَمرِ سَخَطِ اللهِ بِسَبَبِ زِناها. مُلُوكُ الأرْضِ قَدْ زَنُوا مَعَها، وَتُجّارُ العالَمِ اغتَنُوا مِنْ إسرافِها.»

4 A nd I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.

ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُ صَوتاً آخَرَ مِنَ السَّماءِ يَقُولُ: «اخرُجُوا مِنْ تِلكَ المَدِينَةِ يا شَعبِي، حَتَّى لا تَشتَرِكُوا فِي خَطاياها، وَحَتَّى لا تُعانُوا مِنَ الكَوارِثِ الَّتِي سَتَحِلُّ بِها.

5 F or her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.

لِأنَّ خَطاياها قَدْ تَكَوَّمَتْ فَوَصَلَتِ إلَى السَّماءِ، وَاللهُ لَمْ يَنسَ آثامَها!

6 R ender to her just as she rendered to you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her.

عامِلُوها كَما عامَلَتِ الآخَرِينَ، وَرُدُّوا لَها ما فَعَلَتهُ مُضاعَفاً. فِي الكَأسِ الَّتِي خَلَطَتْ فِيها لِلآخَرِينَ، اخلِطُوا لَها شَراباً مُضاعَفاً.

7 I n the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’

أعطُوها عَذاباً وَحُزناً، بِقَدرِ المَجدِ وَالتَّرَفِ الَّذِي مَنَحَتهُ لِنَفسِها. لِأنَّها تَقُولُ فِي نَفسِها: ‹إنِّي أجلِسُ عَلَى عَرشِي كَمَلِكَةٍ. أنا لَستُ أرمَلَةً، وَلَنْ أحزَنَ أبَداً.›

8 T herefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her. The World Mourns Babylon’s Fall

لَكِنْ فِي يَومٍ واحِدٍ سَتَحِلُّ بِها الكَوارِثُ: الوَباءُ وَالأسَى وَالمَجاعَةُ. وَسَتُحرَقُ بِالنّارِ، لِأنَّ الرَّبَّ الإلَهَ الَّذِي أدانَها جَبّارٌ.»

9 “ The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning,

مُلُوكُ الأرْضِ الَّذِينَ زَنُوا مَعَها وَشارَكُوها فِي تَرَفِها، سَيَنُوحُونَ عَلَيها عِندَما يَرَونَ دُخانَ احتِراقِها.

10 s tanding at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’

سَيَقِفُونَ بَعِيداً عَنها خَوفاً مِنْ عَذابِها، وَسَيَقُولُونَ: «الوَيلُ، الوَيلُ، أيَّتُها المَدِينَةُ العَظِيمَةُ! يا مَدِينَةَ بابِلَ القَوِيَّةَ! فِي ساعَةٍ واحِدَةٍ حَلَّ جَزاؤُكِ!»

11 “ And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore:

تُجّارُ العالَمِ سَيَبكُونَ أيضاً وَيَحِدُّونَ عَلَيها، لِأنَّهُ لَنْ يَشتَرِيَ أحَدٌ بَضائِعَهُمْ بَعدَ الآنِ،

12 m erchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;

بَضائِعَ الذَّهَبِ وَالفِضَّةِ وَالأحجارِ الكَرِيمَةِ وَالَّلآلِئِ وَالكِتّانِ وَالأُرجُوانِ وَالحَرِيرِ وَالقُماشِ القُرمُزِيِّ وَالنَباتاتِ العِطْريَّةِ، وَجَمِيعِ الأشياءِ المَصنُوعَةِ مِنَ العاجِ وَالأخشابِ الثَّمِينَةِ وَالنُّحاسِ وَالحَدِيدِ وَالرُّخامِ،

13 a nd cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men.

وَالقِرفَةِ وَالمَراهِمِ وَالبَخُورِ وَالمُرِّ وَاللُّبانِ وَالنَّبِيذِ وَزَيتِ الزَّيتُونِ وَالطَّحِينِ وَالقَمحِ وَالماشِيَةِ وَالخِرافِ وَالخَيلِ وَالعَرَباتِ وَحَتَّى أجْسادِ العَبِيدِ مِنَ البَشَرِ.

14 T he fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all.

«يا بابِلُ، الأشياءُ الحَسَنَةُ الَّتِي اشتَهَيتِها ذَهَبَتْ عَنكِ. صِحَّتُكِ وَبَهاؤُكِ ضاعا وَلَنْ تَجِدِيهِما ثانِيَةً.»

15 T he merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

التُّجّارُ الَّذِينَ يَبِيعُونَ هَذِهِ الأشياءَ صارُوا أغنِياءَ بِسَبَبِها، سَيَقِفُونَ بَعِيداً خَوْفاً مِنْ عَذابِها. سَيَبكُونَ وَيَنُوحُونَ

16 a nd saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!

وَهُمْ يَقولونَ: «وَيلٌ، وَيلٌ، لِلمَدِينَةِ العَظِيمَةِ! كانَتْ تَلبِسُ الكِتّانَ النّاعِمَ، وَالأُرجُوانَ وَالمَلابِسَ القُرمُزِيَّةَ. تَحَلَّتْ بِالذَّهَبِ وَبِالأحجارِ الكَرِيمَةِ وَالَّلآلِئِ!

17 F or in one hour such great riches came to nothing.’ Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance

وَكُلُّ تِلكَ الثَّروَةِ قَدْ دُمِّرَتْ فِي ساعَةٍ واحِدَةٍ!» عَندَها سَيَقِفُ بَعِيداً عَنِ المَدِينَةِ بابِلَ، كُلُّ قُبطانِ سَفِينَةٍ، وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَركَبُ البَحْرَ، وَالمَلّاحونَ، وَكُلُّ الَّذِينَ يَعتاشُونَ مِنَ البَحرِ.

18 a nd cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What is like this great city?’

وَعِندَما يَرَونَ دُخانَ احتِراقِها سَيَصِيحُونَ: «أيُّ المُدُنِ كانَتْ مِثلَ هَذِهِ المَدِينَةِ العَظِيمَةِ؟»

19 “ They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in one hour she is made desolate.’

سَيَنثُرُونَ التُّرابَ فَوقَ رُؤُوسِهِمْ، وَسَيَبكُونَ وَيَنُوحُونَ وَيَصرُخونَ: «وَيلٌ، وَيلٌ، لِلمَدِينَةِ العَظِيمَةِ! أصحابُ السُفُنِ فِي البَحرِ صاروا أغنِياءَ مِنْ ثَروَتِها، لَكِنَّها دُمِّرَتْ فِي ساعَةٍ واحِدَةٍ!

20 “ Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!” Finality of Babylon’s Fall

افرَحِي أيَّتُها السَّماءُ لِأجلِها، افرَحُوا أيُّها الرُّسُلُ وَالأنبِياءُ لِأجلِها، وَيا كُلَّ المُؤمنينَ المُقَدَّسينَ، لِأنَّ اللهَ قَدْ أدانَها بِسَبَبِ ما فَعَلَتْهُ بِكُمْ!»

21 T hen a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and shall not be found anymore.

ثُمَّ التَقَطَ مَلاكٌ قَوِيٌّ صَخرَةً كَبِيرَةً كَحَجَرِ الرَّحَى، وَألقَى بِها إلَى البَحرِ وَقالَ: «هَكَذا سَيُلقَى بِالمَدِينَةِ العَظِيمَةِ، وَلَنْ تُرَى بَعدَ الآنِ.

22 T he sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters shall not be heard in you anymore. No craftsman of any craft shall be found in you anymore, and the sound of a millstone shall not be heard in you anymore.

لَنْ يُسمَعَ فِيكِ ثانِيَةً أصواتُ عازِفِي القِيثارَةِ وَالمُغَنِّيْنَ وَنافِخِي الأبواقِ. لَنْ يَكونَ فِيكِ حِرَفِيٌّ فِي أيَّةِ صِناعَةٍ فِيما بَعْدُ. لَنْ يُسمَعَ فِيكِ صَوتُ الطّاحُونَةِ ثانِيَةً.

23 T he light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore, and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you anymore. For your merchants were the great men of the earth, for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived.

لَنْ يُشِعَّ فِيكِ ضَوْءُ مِصباحٍ ثانِيَةً. لَنْ يُسمَعَ فِيكِ صَوتُ عَرِيسٍ وَعَرُوسِهِ. تُجّارُكِ كانُوا أعظَمَ رِجالِ العالَمِ. جَمِيعُ الأُمَمِ انخَدَعَتْ بِسِحرِكِ.

24 A nd in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who were slain on the earth.”

وَعَلَى تِلكَ المَدِينَةِ ذَنبُ دَمِ الأنبِياءِ، وَدَمُ المُؤمِنينَ المُقَدَّسِينَ، وَدَمِ جَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ ذُبِحُوا عَلَى الأرْضِ.»