book 17
1 拿着七碗的七位天使中,有一位前来对我说,你到这里来,我将坐在众水上的大淫妇所要受的刑罚指给你看。
One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.
2 地上的君王与她行淫。住在地上的人喝醉了她淫乱的酒。
With her the kings of the earth committed adultery and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries."
3 我被圣灵感动,天使带我到旷野去。我就看见一个女人骑在朱红色的兽上。那兽有七头十角,遍体有亵渎的名号。
Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a desert. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.
4 那女人穿着紫色和朱红色的衣服,用金子宝石珍珠为妆饰。手拿金杯,杯中盛满了可憎之物,就是她淫乱的污秽。
The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries.
5 在她额上有名写着说,奥秘哉,大巴比伦,作世上的淫妇和一切可憎之物的母。
This title was written on her forehead: MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6 我又看见那女人喝醉了圣徒的血,和为耶稣作见证之人的血。我看见她,就大大地希奇。
I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus. When I saw her, I was greatly astonished.
7 天使对我说,你为什么希奇呢?我要将这女人和驮着她的那七头十角兽的奥秘告诉你。
Then the angel said to me: "Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast she rides, which has the seven heads and ten horns.
8 你所看见的兽,先前有,如今没有。将要从无底坑里上来,又要归于沉沦。凡住在地上名字从创世以来没有记在生命册上的,见先前有,如今没有,以后再有的兽,就必希奇。
The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and will come up out of the Abyss and go to his destruction. The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the creation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast, because he once was, now is not, and yet will come.
9 智慧的心在此可以思想。那七头就是女人所坐的七座山。
"This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits.
10 又是七位王。五位已经倾倒了,一位还在,一位还没有来到。他来的时候,必须暂时存留。
They are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for a little while.
11 那先前有,如今没有的兽,就是第八位。他也和那七位同列,并且归于沉沦。
The beast who once was, and now is not, is an eighth king. He belongs to the seven and is going to his destruction.
12 你所看见的那十角,就是十王。他们还没有得国。但他们一时之间,要和兽同得权柄与王一样。
"The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast.
13 他们同心合意,将自己的能力权柄给那兽。
They have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast.
14 他们与羔羊争战,羔羊必胜过他们,因为羔羊是万主之主,万王之王。同着羔羊的,就是蒙召被选有忠心的,也必得胜。
They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings--and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers."
15 天使又对我说,你所看见那淫妇坐的众水,就是多民多人多国多方。
Then the angel said to me, "The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages.
16 你所看见的那十角,与兽,必恨这淫妇,使她冷落赤身。又要吃她的肉,用火将她烧尽。
The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will bring her to ruin and leave her naked; they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
17 因为神使诸王同心合意,遵行他的旨意,把自己的国给那兽,直等到神的话都应验了。
For God has put it into their hearts to accomplish his purpose by agreeing to give the beast their power to rule, until God's words are fulfilled.
18 你所看见的那女人,就是管辖地上众王的大城。
The woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth."