1 A fter these things, I saw another angel coming down out of the sky, having great authority. The earth was illuminated with his glory.

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

2 H e cried with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and she has become a habitation of demons, a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful 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 sexual immorality, the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from 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 I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people, that you have no participation in her sins, and that you don’t 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 the sky, and God has remembered her iniquities.

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

6 R eturn to her just as she returned, and repay her double as she did, and according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.

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

7 H owever much she glorified herself, and grew wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning. For she says in her heart, ‘I sit a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see mourning.’

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 in one day her plagues will come: death, mourning, and famine; and she will be utterly burned with fire; for the Lord God who has judged her is strong.

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

9 T he kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her, will weep and wail over her, when they look at the smoke of her burning,

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

10 s tanding far away for the fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For your judgment has come in one hour.’

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

11 T he merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise any more;

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

12 m erchandise of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, scarlet, all expensive wood, every vessel of ivory, every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and 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, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, sheep, horses, chariots, and people’s bodies and souls.

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

14 T he fruits which your soul lusted after have been lost to you, and all things that were dainty and sumptuous have perished from you, and you will 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 were made rich by her, will stand far away for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;

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

16 s aying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, she who was dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and decked 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 an hour such great riches are made desolate.’ Every ship master, and everyone who sails anywhere, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood far away,

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 as they looked at the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What is like the great city?’

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

19 T hey cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her great wealth!’ For she is made desolate in one hour.

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, you saints, apostles, and prophets; for God has judged your judgment on her.”

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

21 A mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down, and will be found no more at all.

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

22 T he voice of harpists, minstrels, flute players, and trumpeters will be heard no more at all in you. No craftsman, of whatever craft, will be found any more at all in you. The sound of a mill will be heard no more at all in you.

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 will shine no more at all in you. The voice of the bridegroom and of the bride will be heard no more at all in you; for your merchants were the princes of the earth; for with 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 I n her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on the earth.”

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