Zjevení Janovo 17
1 I přišel jeden z sedmi andělů, kteříž měli sedm koflíků, a mluvil se mnou, řka ke mně: Pojď, ukážiť odsouzení nevěstky veliké, kteráž sedí na vodách mnohých,
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.
2 S kteroužto smilnili králové země a zpili se vínem smilství jejího obyvatelé země.
[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.”
3 I odnesl mne na poušť v duchu, a viděl jsem ženu sedící na šelmě brunátné; a ta šelma plná byla jmen rouhání, a měla sedm hlav a deset rohů.
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.
4 Žena pak odína byla šarlatem a brunátným rouchem, a ozdobena zlatem a kamením drahým i perlami, mající koflík zlatý v ruce své, plný ohavností a nečistoty smilstva svého.
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].
5 A na čele jejím napsané jméno: Tajemství, Babylon veliký, Mátě smilstva a ohavností země.
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.”
6 A viděl jsem ženu tu opilou krví svatých a krví mučedlníků Ježíšových, a viděv ji, divil jsem se divením velikým.
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.
7 I řekl mi anděl: Co se divíš? Já tobě povím tajemství té ženy i šelmy, kteráž ji nese, mající hlav sedm a rohů deset.
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.
8 Šelma, kterous viděl, byla, a již není, a máť vystoupiti z propasti a na zahynutí jíti. I diviti se budou bydlitelé země, (ti, kterýchžto jména nejsou napsána v knihách života od ustanovení světa, ) vidouce šelmu, kteráž byla, a není, avšak jest. (Abyssos g12)
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)
9 Tentoť pak jest smysl toho, a máť zavřenou v sobě moudrost: Sedm hlav jestiť sedm hor, na kterýchž ta žena sedí.
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.
10 A králů sedm jest. Pět jich padlo, jeden jest, a jiný ještě nepřišel; a když přijde, na malou chvíli musí trvati.
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].
11 A šelma, kteráž byla a není, onať jest osmý, a z sedmiť jest, i na zahynutí jde.
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.
12 Deset pak rohů, kteréžs viděl, jestiť deset králů, kteříž ještě království nepřijali, ale přijmouť moc jako králové, jedné hodiny spolu s šelmou.
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.
13 Tiť jednu radu mají, a sílu i moc svou šelmě dadí.
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].
14 Tiť bojovati budou s Beránkem, a Beránek zvítězí nad nimi, neboť Pán pánů jest a Král králů, i ti, kteříž jsou s ním, povolaní, a vyvolení, a věrní.
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.”
15 I řekl mi: Vody, kteréžs viděl, kdež nevěstka sedí, jsouť lidé, a zástupové, a národové, a jazykové.
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].
16 Deset pak rohů, kteréžs viděl na šelmě, ti v nenávist vezmou nevěstku, a učiní ji opuštěnou a nahou, a tělo její jísti budou, a ji páliti budou ohněm.
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.
17 Neboť dal Bůh v srdce jejich, aby činili vůli jeho a aby se sjednomyslnili, a toliko dotud království své šelmě dali, dokudž by nebyla vykonána slova Boží.
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].
18 A žena, kteroužs viděl, jestiť město to veliké, kteréž má království nad králi země.
The prostitute that you saw [represents] the very evil city [whose leaders] [MTY] rule over the kings of the earth.”
