Otkrivenje 17
1 I dođe jedan od sedam anđela što nose sedam čaša i prozbori mi: “Dođi pokazat ću ti sud nad Bludnicom velikom što sjedi nad vodama velikim,
Then one of the seven angels with 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 s kojom su bludničili kraljevi zemlje i pozemljari se opiše vinom bluda njezina.”
The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”
3 I odnese me u duhu u pustinju. Tu vidjeh Ženu koja sjede na skrletnu Zvijer, punu bogohulnih imena, sa sedam glava i deset rogova.
And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.
4 Žena bijaše odjevena u grimiz i skrlet, sva u zlatu, dragom kamenju i biserju. U ruci joj zlatna čaša puna gnusobe i nečisti bluda njezina.
The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
5 Na čelo joj napisano ime - tajna: “Babilon veliki, mati bludnica i gnusoba zemljinih.”
And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6 I vidjeh: Žena je pijana od krvi svetih i od krvi svjedoka Isusovih. Kad je vidjeh, čudom se silnim začudih.
I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.
7 Nato će mi anđeo: “Što se čudiš? Ja ću ti kazati tajnu te žene i Zvijeri koja je nosi, Zvijeri sa sedam glava i deset rogova.”
“Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.
8 “Zvijer koju vidje bijaše i više nije; zamalo izlazi iz Bezdana i ide u propast. I zapanjit će se pozemljari - oni kojima ime, od postanka svijeta, nije zapisano u knjigu života - kad vide da Zvijer bijaše i više nije, a opet je tu. (Abyssos g12)
The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be. (Abyssos g12)
9 Tu se hoće mudre pameti! Sedam glava sedam je bregova na kojima žena sjedi. A i sedam kraljeva:
This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
10 pet ih već pade, jedan jest, a jedan još ne dođe: kada dođe, ostati mu je zamalo.
There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for only a little while.
11 I Zvijer koja bijaše i više nije, osma je, a iz broja je njih sedmero, i ide u propast.
The beast that was, and now is not, is an eighth king, who belongs to the other seven and is going into destruction.
12 Deset rogova što ih vidje deset je kraljeva; oni još ne primiše kraljevstva, ali će - samo za jedan sat - primiti vlast kao kraljevi zajedno sa Zvijeri.
The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings, along with the beast.
13 Jedne su misli: svu svoju silu i vlast predati Zvijeri.
These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.
14 Ratovat će protiv Jaganjca, ali će ih pobijediti Jaganjac - i njegovi pozvanici, izabranici, vjernici - jer on je Gospodar gospodara i Kralj kraljeva.”
They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
15 I reče mi anđeo: “Vode što ih vidje, na kojima Bludnica sjedi, to su puci i mnoštva i narodi i jezici.
Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
16 I onih deset rogova što ih vidje i Zvijer - oni će zamrziti Bludnicu, opustošiti je i ogoliti, najesti se mesa njezina i ognjem je spaliti.
And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
17 Jer Bog im u srce stavi izvršiti naum njegov: da jednodušno predadu kraljevstvo svoje Zvijeri dok se ne ispune riječi Božje.
For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
18 Žena koju vidje grad je veliki što kraljuje nad kraljevima zemaljskim.”
And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”
