Revelation 17
1 And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven bowls, and spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the judgment of the great harlot that sitteth upon many waters;
Na ka haere mai tetahi o nga anahera e whitu, kei a ratou nei nga oko e whitu, a ka korero mai ki ahau, ka mea, Haere mai; maku e whakakite ki a koe te whakawakanga o te wahine kairau, o te mea nui e noho ana i runga i nga wai maha:
2 with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and they that dwell in the earth were made drunken with the wine of her fornication.
Kua moea pukutia nei e nga kingi o te whenua, a haurangi iho te hunga e noho ana i te whenua i te waina o tona moepuku.
3 And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness: and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Na ka arahina ahau i roto i te Wairua e ia ki te koraha: a ka kite ahau i tetahi wahine e noho ana i runga i tetahi kararehe whero, kapi tonu i te ingoa kohukohu, e whitu ona mahunga, tekau nga haona.
4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations, even the unclean things of her fornication,
Na, ko te kakahu o te wahine ra he mea papura, he mea whero, he mea whakapaipai ki te koura, ki te kohatu utu nui, ki te peara, he kapu koura hoki kei tona ringa ki tonu i te mea whakarihariha, i te poke hoki o tona moepuku:
5 and upon her forehead a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
I tona rae ano hoki tetahi ingoa tuhituhi rawa, KO TE MEA NGARO, KO PAPURONA NUI, KO TE WHAEA O NGA WAHINE KAIRAU, O NGA MEA WHAKARIHARIHA HOKI O TE AO.
6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered with a great wonder.
I kite ano ahau i taua wahine nei e haurangi ana i nga toto o te hunga tapu, i nga toto hoki o nga kaiwhakaatu i a Ihu: a, no toku kitenga i a ia, nui atu te miharo i miharo ai ahau.
7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and the ten horns.
A ka mea mai te anahera ki ahau, He aha koe i miharo? maku e korero ki a koe taua mea ngaro, te wahine, me te kararehe hoki e waha ra i a ia, nona nei nga matenga e whitu me nga haona kotahi tekau.
8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go into perdition. And they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, [they] whose name hath not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast, how that he was, and is not, and shall come. (Abyssos g12)
Ko te karaehe i kite ra koe, i mua ia, kahore hoki inaianei; ka puta ake ano hoki ia a mua i roto i te poka torere, a ka riro atu ki te whakangaromanga: na, ko te hunga e noho ana ki te whenua, kahore nei o ratou ingoa i tuhituhia ki te pukapuka o te ora o te orokohanganga ra ano o te ao, ka miharo ratou ina kite i te kararehe i ora i mua, a kahore nei inaianei, a tenei ake ka puta. (Abyssos g12)
9 Here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth:
Tenei te hinengaro whai mahara. Ko nga matenga e whitu he maunga, e whitu, kei runga te wahine i era e noho ana:
10 and they are seven kings; the five are fallen, the one is, the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a little while.
Na e whitu era kingi: tokorima kua hinga, kotahi tenei, ko tetahi kahore ano i tae noa mai; a ka tae mai ia, me noho ia, he wa iti nei.
11 And the beast that was, and is not, is himself also an eighth, and is of the seven; and he goeth into perdition.
Na ko te kararehe, ko te mea i mua ra, a kahore nei inaianei, he tuawaru ano ia, no nga tokowhitu ano hoki; a e riro ana ia ki te whakangaromanga.
12 And the ten horns that thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but they receive authority as kings, with the beast, for one hour.
Na, ko nga haona kotahi tekau i kite ra koe, kotahi tekau era kingi, kahore ano kia whiwhi noa ki tetahi rangatiratanga; heoi kotahi te haora e whiwhi tahi ai ratou ko te kararehe ki te mana, me te mea he kingi.
13 These have one mind, and they give their power and authority unto the beast.
Kotahi tonu te whakaaro nui a enei, e hoatu ano e ratou to ratou kaha, to ratou mana ki te kararehe.
14 These shall war against the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they [also shall overcome] that are with him, called and chosen and faithful.
E whawhai ano enei ki te Reme, e taea ano ratou e te Reme: no te mea ko te Ariki ia o nga ariki, ko te Kingi o nga kingi: a ka taea ano hoki e ratou ko ona hoa, ko te hunga he mea karanga, he mea whiriwhiri, he hunga pono.
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
I mea mai ano ia ki ahau, Ko nga wai i kitea e koe i te nohoanga o te wahine kairau ra, ko nga huihuinga tangata ratou, ko nga mano, ko nga iwi, ko nga reo.
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest, and the beast, these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her utterly with fire.
Na, ko nga haona kotahi tekau i kitea e koe, me te kararehe, e kino ano enei ki te wahine kairua, ka meinga ia e ratou kia moti rawa iho, kia noho tahanga, e kai ano ratou i ona kikokiko, e tahu hoki i a ia kia pau rawa i te ahi.
17 For God did put in their hearts to do his mind, and to come to one mind, and to give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God should be accomplished.
Kua hoatu hoki e te Atua ki o ratou ngakau kia whakarite i tana i pai ai, kia kotahi ano hoki o ratou whakaaro, kia hoatu hoki e ratou to ratou rangatiratanga ki te kararehe, kia rite ra ano nga kupu a te Atua.
18 And the woman whom thou sawest is the great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
Na, ko te wahine i kite na koe, ko te pai nui ia, kei a ia nei te kingitanga i runga i nga kingi o te ao.
