1 T hen I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had much power. The earth was made bright with his shining-greatness.

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

2 H e cried out with a loud voice, “The big and powerful city of Babylon is destroyed. Demons and every kind of unclean spirit live there. Unclean birds that are hated are there.

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 she gave her wine to the nations of the world. It was the wine of her desire for sex sins. The kings of the earth have done these sex sins with her. The men of the earth who buy and sell have become rich from the riches she received while living in sin.”

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

4 I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out from her, my people. Do not be a part of her sins so you will not share her troubles.

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 are as high as heaven. God is ready to punish her for her sins.

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

6 P ay her back for what she has paid you. Give back to her twice as much for what she has done. In her own cup give her twice as much as she gave.

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

7 G ive her as much trouble and suffering as the fun and the rich living she chose for herself. In her heart she says, ‘I sit here like a queen. I am not a woman whose husband has died. I will never have 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 B ecause of this, troubles of death and sorrow and no food will come to her in one day. She will be burned with fire. For the Lord God is powerful. He is the One Who says she is guilty. Kings Cry Because of Babylon

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

9 “ Then the kings of the earth will cry for her and be sorry when they see the smoke of her burning. They are the ones who did sex sins with her and lived as rich people.

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

10 T hey stand a long way from her because they are afraid of her sufferings. They say, ‘It is bad! It is bad for the big and powerful city of Babylon. For in one hour she is destroyed.’

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

11 T he men of the earth who buy and sell are sorry for her and cry. They cry because there is no one to buy their things anymore.

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

12 T hey sold gold and silver and stones worth much money and pearls. They sold fine linen and purple and red silk cloth. They sold all kinds of perfumed wood. They sold things made from the teeth of animals and things made from wood that cost much money. They sold brass and iron and stone.

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

13 T hey sold spices and perfumes of all kinds. They sold wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat. They sold cows and sheep and horses and wagons. They sold men who are not free and they sold the lives of men.

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

14 T hey say to her, ‘All the good things you wanted so much are gone from you. Your riches are gone. The things you liked so much are gone. You will never have them again.’

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

15 T he men of the earth who became rich by buying and selling in that city will stand a long way back because they are afraid of her sufferings. They will cry and have sorrow.

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

16 T hey will say, ‘It is bad! It is bad for that powerful city. She dressed in fine linen of purple and red. She covered herself with gold and pearls and stones worth much money.

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

17 F or in one hour her riches are destroyed.’ The captain of every ship and all who traveled on ships and all who worked on ships stood a long way back.

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 T hey cried out as they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘Has there ever been such a city as powerful as this one?’

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

19 T hey threw dirt on their heads. They cried out with much sorrow and said, ‘It is bad! It is bad for the powerful city! She is the place where all those who owned ships on the sea became rich from all her riches. For in one hour everything is gone!’

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 “ Be full of joy because of her, O heaven! Be full of joy, you who belong to God and missionaries and early preachers! For God has punished her for what she did to you.”

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 strong angel picked up a large stone like those used for grinding wheat. He threw it into the sea, saying, “The big and strong city of Babylon will be thrown down like this. It will never be found again.

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 those playing on harps and on flutes and on horns will not be heard in you again. No workman doing any kind of work will be found in you again. The sound of the grinding-stone will not be heard in you again.

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 N o light will ever shine in you again. There will be no more happy voices from a wedding heard in you. Your men who bought and sold were the most powerful on earth. You fooled people over all the world by your witchcraft.

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 this city was found the blood of the early preachers and of those who belonged to God and of all those who had been killed on the earth.”

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