Revelasyon 18
1 Apre sa, mwen wè yon lòt zanj desann soti nan sièl la. Li te gen gwo pouvwa nan men li. Li te klere byen bèl, li klere tout latè.
After this I saw another angel, descending from heaven, invested with great authority; and the earth was illuminated by his splendour.
2 Li t'ap pale byen fò, li t'ap di konsa: Li tonbe! Gwo lavil Babilòn lan tonbe! Koulye a, se la denmon rete. Se la tout kalite move lespri al kache kò yo. Se la tout kalite vie zwazo ki pa bon pou moun k'ap sèvi Bondye, zwazo moun fèt pou rayi, rete.
With a mighty voice he cried – ‘She has fallen! She has fallen – Babylon the Great! She has become an abode of demons, a stronghold of every wicked spirit, a stronghold of every foul and hateful bird.
3 Paske, li fè tout nasyon yo bwè nan diven l' lan, diven gwo imoralite l' la. Wa latè yo lage kò yo nan dezòd ansanm avè li. Tout kòmèsan latè yo rich sou tèt li, pou kantite lajan li depanse nan banbòch.
For, after drinking the maddening wine of her licentiousness, all the nations have fallen; while all the kings of the earth have had licentious intercourse with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich through the excess of her luxury.’
4 Apre sa, mwen tande yon lòt vwa ki t'ap soti nan sièl la, li t'ap di: Nou menm pèp mwen, wete kò nou nan mitan lavil sa a, pou nou pa patisipe nan peche l' yo, pou nou pa tonbe ansanm avè l' anba kalamite ki pral frape li yo.
Then I heard another voice from heaven saying – ‘Come out of her, my people, so that you may not participate in her sins, and that you may not suffer from the curses inflicted on her.
5 Paske, peche l' yo fè pil sou pil rive jouk nan sièl la. Bondye chonje tou sa li fè ki mal.
For her sins are heaped up to the heavens, and God has not forgotten her misdeeds.
6 Se pou n' aji avè l' menm jan li te aji avèk nou. Pou tou sa li fè yo, n'a peye l' de fwa lavalè. Plen gode l' ak yon gwòg de fwa pi fò pase sa l' te pare pou nou an.
Pay her back the treatment with which she has treated you; yes, repay twice over what her actions deserve; in the cup which she mixed for you, mix for her as much again;
7 Jan li fè lwanj tèt li, jan li pran plezi l', se konsa tou pou n' fè l' soufri, pou nou ba l' anpil lapenn. Li t'ap di nan kè l': Kote m' chita a, se larenn mwen ye. Mwen pa pèdi mari m', mwen p'ap janm gen lapenn.
for her self-glorification and her luxury, give her now an equal measure of torture and misery. In her heart she says “I sit here a queen; no widow am I; I will never know misery.”
8 Se poutèt sa, tout kalamite l' yo ap tonbe sou li yon sèl jou: gwo maladi, lapenn ak grangou. Dife ap boule li nèt. Paske, Bondye k'ap jije l' la se yon Mèt ki gen pouvwa.
Therefore in one day will these curses strike her – death, misery, and famine, and she will be utterly consumed by fire; for mighty is the Lord God who condemned her.’
9 Tout wa latè ki te lage kò yo nan fè imoralite ak nan pran plezi avè l' yo pral rele, yo pral kriye, yo pral plenn sò lavil la, lè y'a wè lafimen dife k'ap boule l' la.
All the kings of the earth who had licentious intercourse with her and shared her luxury will weep and lament over her, when they see the smoke from the burning city,
10 Y'a rete byen lwen tèlman yo pral pè l' y'a wè jan li pral soufri a. Y'a di konsa: Gade yon malè! Ala malè pou gwo lavil la! Ou menm Babilòn, lavil ki fò a, yon sèl moman kont pou peni ou!
while they stand at a distance, horrified at her torture, and cry – ‘Alas! Alas! Great city! Mighty city of Babylon! In a single hour your judgment fell.’
11 Kòmèsan latè yo tou t'ap rele, yo t'ap kriye pou li, paske pa t' gen pesonn ankò pou achte machandiz yo:
And the merchants of the earth weep and wail over her, because no longer does anyone buy their cargoes –
12 lò, ajan, bèl piè ki koute chè ak bèl grenn pèl, bèl twal fen, twal koulè violèt, twal koulè wouj, bèl swa, tout kalite bèl bwa ki santi bon, tout kalite bagay ki fèt an ivwa, an bwa ki koute chè, an asie, an fè ak an mab,
their cargoes of gold, or silver, or precious stones, or pearls, or fine linen, or purple robes, or silk, or scarlet cloth; nor their many scented woods; nor their many articles of ivory; nor their many articles of choicest wood, or brass, or iron, or marble;
13 kannèl, epis, odè, mir ak lansan, diven ak lwil, farin frans ak diri, bèf ak mouton, chwal ak bèl cha pou moun woule, esklav ak nanm moun.
nor their cinnamon, or spice, or incense, or perfumes, or frankincense, or wine, or oil, or fine flour, or wheat, or cattle, or sheep; nor their horses, or chariots, or slaves; nor the bodies and souls of people.
14 Kòmèsan yo t'ap di lavil la: Tout bèl machandiz ou te vle genyen yo disparèt lakay ou. Ou pèdi tout richès ou yo ak tout bèl bagay ou te gen an kantite. Ou p'ap janm jwenn yo ankò!
The fruit that your soul craved is no longer within your reach, and all dainties and luxuries are lost to you, never to be found again.
15 Kòmèsan ki te fin rich nan fè kòmès nan lavil la va rete byen lwen, tèlman yo pral pè jan li pral soufri a. Y'a plenn sò li, y'a kriye,
The merchants who sold these things, and grew rich by her, will stand at a distance weeping and wailing, horrified at her torture, and crying –
16 y'a di: Gade yon malè! Ala malè pou gwo lavil la! Pou jan li te abiye ak twal koulè violèt, twal fin koulè wouj! Pou jan l' te chaje ak bijou an lò, ak bèl piè ki koute chè ak bèl grenn pèl!
‘Alas! Alas! Great city! City clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet cloth! City adorned with gold ornaments, and precious stones, and pearls!
17 Yon sèl moman kont pou l' te pèdi tout richès sa yo! Tout kaptenn bato ak pasaje yo, marin yo ansanm ak tout moun k'ap chache lavi yo sou lanmè, yo tout te rete byen lwen.
In a single hour your vast wealth vanished.’ Every ship’s captain and all who sail to any port, and sailors, and all who get their living from the sea, stood at a distance,
18 Lè yo wè lafimen dife ki t'ap boule lavil la, yo pran rele: pa t' gen okenn lòt lavil ki te tankou gwo lavil sa a!
and seeing the smoke from the burning city, cried – ‘What city can compare with the Great city?’
19 Yo pran tè jete sou tèt yo, yo t'ap kriye, yo t'ap plenn, yo t'ap rele: Gade yon malè! Ala malè pou gwo lavil la! Tout moun ki gen bato sou lanmè te fin rich ak richès li yo. Nan yon sèl moman li pèdi tout sa l' te genyen!
They threw dust on their heads, and, as they wept and wailed, they cried – ‘Alas! Alas! Great city! All who have ships on the sea grew rich through her magnificence. In a single hour it has vanished.’
20 Ou menm, sièl la, ou mèt kontan pou sa ki rive lavil la! Nou menm pèp Bondye a, apòt yo, pwofèt yo, nou mèt kontan tou! Paske, Bondye peni li pou sa l' te fè nou.
Rejoice over her, heaven, and people of Christ, and apostles, and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!
21 Lè sa a, yon zanj ki te gwonèg anpil pran yon wòch gwosè yon wòl moulen, li jete l' nan lanmè a. Li di: Se konsa yo pral jete gwo lavil Babilòn lan atè ak fòs. Pesonn p'ap janm wè l' ankò.
Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and threw it into the sea, crying – ‘So will Babylon, the great city, be violently overthrown, never more to be seen.
22 Yo p'ap janm tande mizik mizisyen ki konn jwe gita, fif ak klewon lakay ou. Yo p'ap jwenn okenn ouvriye pou fè okenn metie. Yo p'ap tande bri moulen mayi yo ankò.
No more will the music of harpers, or minstrels, or flute players, or trumpeters be heard in you, no more will any worker, skilled in any art, be found in you; no more will the sound of a mill be heard in you;
23 Okenn lanp p'ap janm klere lakay ou ankò. Yo p'ap janm tande vwa lemarie ak lamarye ankò. Kòmèsan ou yo, se yo ki te pi grannèg sou latè. Avèk maji ou yo, ou te twonpe tout nasyon yo.
no more will the light of a lamp shine in you; no more will the voices of groom and bride be heard in you. Your merchants were the great men of the earth, for all the nations were deceived by your magical charms.’
24 Yo peni Babilòn, paske se la yo te jwenn san pwofèt yo ak san pèp Bondye a, ansanm ak san tout moun yo te touye sou latè.
Yes, and in her was to be found the blood of the prophets and of Christ’s people, and of all who have been put to death on the earth.
