رُؤيا 17
| ثُمَّ جَاءَ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ ٱلسَّبْعَةِ ٱلْمَلَائِكَةِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُمُ ٱلسَّبْعَةُ ٱلْجَامَاتُ، وَتَكَلَّمَ مَعِي قَائِلًا لِي: «هَلُمَّ فَأُرِيَكَ دَيْنُونَةَ ٱلزَّانِيَةِ ٱلْعَظِيمَةِ ٱلْجَالِسَةِ عَلَى ٱلْمِيَاهِ ٱلْكَثِيرَةِ، | ١ 1 |
One of the seven angels, who had [one of] the seven bowls, came to me. He said to me, “Come [with me], and I will show you how [God] will punish the very evil [city that is represented by] [SYM] a prostitute, a city in which there are many canals [of] water.
| ٱلَّتِي زَنَى مَعَهَا مُلُوكُ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَسَكِرَ سُكَّانُ ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنْ خَمْرِ زِنَاهَا». | ٢ 2 |
[It is as though] the rulers of earth have acted immorally [and idolatrously] with the people of that city [MET], and they [have persuaded people] who live on the earth to act immorally [and idolatrously] with them [MET], [just like a prostitute persuades men to drink] the [strong] wine [she gives them, resulting in their] becoming drunk [and] then committing sexual immorality. with her.”
| فَمَضَى بِي بِٱلرُّوحِ إِلَى بَرِّيَّةٍ، فَرَأَيْتُ ٱمْرَأَةً جَالِسَةً عَلَى وَحْشٍ قِرْمِزِيٍّ مَمْلُوءٍ أَسْمَاءَ تَجْدِيفٍ، لَهُ سَبْعَةُ رُؤُوسٍ وَعَشَرَةُ قُرُونٍ. | ٣ 3 |
Then, as [God’s] Spirit [controlled me], the angel carried me away to a desolate area. There I saw a woman who was sitting on a red beast. The beast had names [written] all over itself. They were names that (insulted/spoke evil against) [God]. The beast had seven heads and ten horns.
| وَٱلْمَرْأَةُ كَانَتْ مُتَسَرْبِلَةً بِأُرْجُوانٍ وَقِرْمِزٍ، وَمُتَحَلِّيَةً بِذَهَبٍ وَحِجَارَةٍ كَرِيمَةٍ وَلُؤْلُؤٍ، وَمَعَهَا كَأْسٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فِي يَدِهَا مَمْلُوَّةٌ رَجَاسَاتٍ وَنَجَاسَاتِ زِنَاهَا، | ٤ 4 |
The woman [that I saw] was wearing purple and red [clothes]; and gold, precious stones, and pearls were fastened to her [clothes and her body]. She held in her hand a golden cup. The cup was full of [a liquid that represents] [SYM] the detestable/disgusting, idolatrous things and filthy immoral things that she [does].
| وَعَلَى جَبْهَتِهَا ٱسْمٌ مَكْتُوبٌ: «سِرٌّ. بَابِلُ ٱلْعَظِيمَةُ أُمُّ ٱلزَّوَانِي وَرَجَاسَاتِ ٱلْأَرْضِ». | ٥ 5 |
This name, that has a hidden/secret [meaning], was written on her forehead: “[This woman is] Babylon, the very evil [city! She acts like] the mother of the prostitutes on the earth. She teaches them to [act] immorally and to worship idols.”
| وَرَأَيْتُ ٱلْمَرْأَةَ سَكْرَى مِنْ دَمِ ٱلْقِدِّيسِينَ وَمِنْ دَمِ شُهَدَاءِ يَسُوعَ. فَتَعَجَّبْتُ لَمَّا رَأَيْتُهَا تَعَجُّبًا عَظِيمًا! | ٦ 6 |
I saw that the woman had become drunk as a result of drinking the blood of God’s people, those who had told others about Jesus. When I saw her, I was very bewildered/perplexed.
| ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي ٱلْمَلَاكُ: «لِمَاذَا تَعَجَّبْتَ؟ أَنَا أَقُولُ لَكَ سِرَّ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ وَٱلْوَحْشِ ٱلْحَامِلِ لَهَا، ٱلَّذِي لَهُ ٱلسَّبْعَةُ ٱلرُّؤُوسِ وَٱلْعَشَرَةُ ٱلْقُرُونِ: | ٧ 7 |
The angel said to me, “Do not be bewildered [RHQ]! I will explain to you the hidden/secret meaning of the woman and of the beast on which she rides, the beast that has the seven heads and the ten horns.
| ٱلْوَحْشُ ٱلَّذِي رَأَيْتَ، كَانَ وَلَيْسَ ٱلْآنَ، وَهُوَ عَتِيدٌ أَنْ يَصْعَدَ مِنَ ٱلْهَاوِيَةِ وَيَمْضِيَ إِلَى ٱلْهَلَاكِ. وَسَيَتَعَجَّبُ ٱلسَّاكِنُونَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، ٱلَّذِينَ لَيْسَتْ أَسْمَاؤُهُمْ مَكْتُوبَةً فِي سِفْرِ ٱلْحَيَاةِ مُنْذُ تَأْسِيسِ ٱلْعَالَمِ، حِينَمَا يَرَوْنَ ٱلْوَحْشَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ وَلَيْسَ ٱلْآنَ، مَعَ أَنَّهُ كَائِنٌ. (Abyssos g12) | ٨ 8 |
The beast that you saw [lived] previously. Eventually God will destroy him, but now he is dead. He is [about to] come up (from the underworld/from the deep dark pit). [When] the beast who had previously lived, and who then had died, reappears, the people who live on the earth will be amazed. [They are people whose] names were not in the book in which are written the names of people [who will] have eternal life. [The angels have been writing those names in a list] (from the beginning of the world/from the time when the world began). (Abyssos g12)
| هُنَا ٱلذِّهْنُ ٱلَّذِي لَهُ حِكْمَةٌ! اَلسَّبْعَةُ ٱلرُّؤُوسِ هِيَ سَبْعَةُ جِبَالٍ عَلَيْهَا ٱلْمَرْأَةُ جَالِسَةً. | ٩ 9 |
Those who [think] wisely [can understand] this: The seven heads [of the beast] on which the woman sits [symbolize] the seven hills [of the city that the woman represents]. They also [symbolize] seven rulers.
| وَسَبْعَةُ مُلُوكٍ: خَمْسَةٌ سَقَطُوا، وَوَاحِدٌ مَوْجُودٌ، وَٱلْآخَرُ لَمْ يَأْتِ بَعْدُ. وَمَتَى أَتَى يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَبْقَى قَلِيلًا. | ١٠ 10 |
Five [of those rulers] have died. One is [still alive]. The seventh [ruler] has not yet come. When he comes, he must remain on earth for [only] a short [time].
| وَٱلْوَحْشُ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ وَلَيْسَ ٱلْآنَ فَهُوَ ثَامِنٌ، وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلسَّبْعَةِ، وَيَمْضِي إِلَى ٱلْهَلَاكِ. | ١١ 11 |
The beast that [lived] before and then was not [alive] will be the eighth [ruler]. He will be [evil like] the seven [rulers were, but God] will surely destroy him.
| وَٱلْعَشَرَةُ ٱلْقُرُونِ ٱلَّتِي رَأَيْتَ هِيَ عَشَرَةُ مُلُوكٍ لَمْ يَأْخُذُوا مُلْكًا بَعْدُ، لَكِنَّهُمْ يَأْخُذُونَ سُلْطَانَهُمْ كَمُلُوكٍ سَاعَةً وَاحِدَةً مَعَ ٱلْوَحْشِ. | ١٢ 12 |
The ten horns that you saw [represent] ten rulers who have not yet begun to rule. They, together with the beast, will be authorized to rule [people for only a short time, as if it were] [MET] for one hour.
| هَؤُلَاءِ لَهُمْ رَأْيٌ وَاحِدٌ، وَيُعْطُونَ ٱلْوَحْشَ قُدْرَتَهُمْ وَسُلْطَانَهُمْ. | ١٣ 13 |
Those [rulers] will all agree to do the same thing. [As a result] they will give to the beast their power [to rule people] as well as their authority [to rule people] [DOU].
| هَؤُلَاءِ سَيُحَارِبُونَ ٱلْخَرُوفَ، وَٱلْخَرُوفُ يَغْلِبُهُمْ، لِأَنَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْأَرْبَابِ وَمَلِكُ ٱلْمُلُوكِ، وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ مَدْعُوُّونَ وَمُخْتَارُونَ وَمُؤْمِنُونَ». | ١٤ 14 |
The rulers and the beast will fight against [Jesus], the [one who is like a] lamb. He will defeat them, because he is Lord [who rules over all other] lords and the King [who rules over all other] kings. Those [people] who are with [and helping him] are the ones whom [God] has chosen, and who keep [serving him] faithfully.”
| ثُمَّ قَالَ لِيَ: «ٱلْمِيَاهُ ٱلَّتِي رَأَيْتَ حَيْثُ ٱلزَّانِيَةُ جَالِسَةٌ، هِيَ شُعُوبٌ وَجُمُوعٌ وَأُمَمٌ وَأَلْسِنَةٌ. | ١٥ 15 |
Then the angel said to me, “The waters that you saw in the city where the prostitute sits represent people-[groups], multitudes [of people], nations, and [speakers of many languages] [MTY].
| وَأَمَّا ٱلْعَشَرَةُ ٱلْقُرُونِ ٱلَّتِي رَأَيْتَ عَلَى ٱلْوَحْشِ فَهَؤُلَاءِ سَيُبْغِضُونَ ٱلزَّانِيَةَ، وَسَيَجْعَلُونَهَا خَرِبَةً وَعُرْيَانَةً، وَيَأْكُلُونَ لَحْمَهَا وَيُحْرِقُونَهَا بِٱلنَّارِ. | ١٦ 16 |
The ten horns that you saw [represent rulers] [SYM]. They and the beast will hate [the people in the city] [MTY] that the prostitute [represents]. As a result, they will [take away everything that is in the city, as if] they were [MET] leaving it naked. They will [destroy it as if] [MET] devouring flesh/meat, and they will burn it with fire.
| لِأَنَّ ٱللهَ وَضَعَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ أَنْ يَصْنَعُوا رَأْيَهُ، وَأَنْ يَصْنَعُوا رَأْيًا وَاحِدًا، وَيُعْطُوا ٱلْوَحْشَ مُلْكَهُمْ حَتَّى تُكْمَلَ أَقْوَالُ ٱللهِ. | ١٧ 17 |
They will do that because God has caused them to decide to do what he wants them to do. As a result, they will let the beast have their power to rule until what God has said is fulfilled {until [they] fulfill what God has said} [MTY].
| وَٱلْمَرْأَةُ ٱلَّتِي رَأَيْتَ هِيَ ٱلْمَدِينَةُ ٱلْعَظِيمَةُ ٱلَّتِي لَهَا مُلْكٌ عَلَى مُلُوكِ ٱلْأَرْضِ». | ١٨ 18 |
The prostitute that you saw [represents] the very evil city [whose leaders] [MTY] rule over the kings of the earth.”
