Aabenbaringen 17
1 Og en af de syv Engle, som havde de syv Skaaler, kom og talte med mig og sagde: Kom! jeg vil vise dig Dommen over den store Skøge, som sidder over mange Vande,
And one of the seven angels who had the seven vessels came and said to me, Come here, so that you may see the judging of the evil woman who is seated on the great waters;
2 med hvem Jordens Konger have bolet, og de, som bo paa Jorden, ere blevne drukne af hendes Utugts Vin.
With whom the kings of the earth made themselves unclean, and those who are on the earth were full of the wine of her evil desires.
3 Og han førte mig i Aanden ud i en Ørken; og jeg saa en Kvinde siddende paa et skarlagenfarvet Dyr, som var fuldt af Bespottelsens Navne; det havde syv Hoveder og ti Horn.
And he took me away in the Spirit into a waste land: and I saw a woman seated on a bright red beast, full of evil names, having seven heads and ten horns,
4 Og Kvinden var klædt i Purpur og Skarlagen og straalede af Guld og Ædelstene og Perler; hun havde et Guldbæger i sin Haand, fuldt af Vederstyggeligheder og hendes Utugts Urenheder.
And the woman was clothed in purple and bright red, with ornaments of gold and stones of great price and jewels; and in her hand was a gold cup full of evil things and her unclean desires;
5 Og paa hendes Pande var skrevet et Navn, en Hemmelighed: Babylon den store, Moderen til Jordens Skøger og Vederstyggeligheder.
And on her brow was a name, SECRET, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE EVIL WOMEN AND OF THE UNCLEAN THINGS OF THE EARTH.
6 Og jeg saa Kvinden, drukken af de helliges Blod og af Jesu Vidners Blod; og jeg undrede mig i stor Forundring, da jeg saa hende.
And I saw the woman overcome as with the wine of the blood of the saints, and the blood of those put to death because of Jesus. And when I saw her, I was overcome with a great wonder.
7 Og Engelen sagde til mig: Hvorfor undrede du dig? Jeg vil sige dig Hemmeligheden med Kvinden og med Dyret, som bærer hende, og som har de syv Hoveder og de ti Horn.
And the angel said to me, Why were you surprised? I will make clear to you the secret of the woman, and of the beast on which she is seated, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.
8 Dyret, som du saa, har været og er ikke, og det skal stige op af Afgrunden og gaa bort til Fortabelse; og de, som bo paa Jorden, skulle undre sig, de, hvis Navne ikke ere skrevne i Livets Bog fra Verdens Grundlæggelse, naar de se, at Dyret var og er ikke og skal komme. (Abyssos g12)
The beast which you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the great deep, and to go into destruction. And those who are on the earth, whose names have not been put in the book of life from the first, will be full of wonder when they see the beast, that he was, and is not, and still will be. (Abyssos g12)
9 Her gælder det den Forstand, som har Visdom. De syv Hoveder ere syv Bjerge, paa hvilke Kvinden sidder,
Here is the mind which has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman is seated:
10 og de ere syv Konger. De fem ere faldne, den ene er der, den anden er endnu ikke kommen, og naar han kommer, skal han blive en liden Tid.
And they are seven kings; the five have come to an end, the one is, the other has not come; and when he comes, he will have to go on for a little time.
11 Og Dyret, som var og er ikke, er baade selv en ottende og er en af de syv og farer bort til Fortabelse.
And the beast which was, and is not, is himself the eighth, and is of the seven; and he goes into destruction.
12 Og de ti Horn, som du saa, ere ti Konger, som endnu ikke have faaet Rige, men faa Magt som Konger een Time sammen med Dyret.
And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings, which still have been given no kingdom; but they are given authority as kings, with the beast, for one hour.
13 Disse have eet Sind, og deres Kraft og Magt give de til Dyret.
These have one mind, and they give their power and authority to the beast.
14 Disse skulle føre Krig med Lammet, og Lammet skal sejre over dem — fordi det er Herrers Herre og Kongers Konge — og de, som ere med det, de kaldede og udvalgte og trofaste.
These will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because he is the Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with him are named, marked out, and true.
15 Og han sagde til mig: De Vande, som du saa, der hvor Skøgen sidder, ere Folk og Skarer og Folkeslag og Tungemaal.
And he said to me, The waters which you saw, where the evil woman is seated, are peoples, and armies, and nations and languages.
16 Og de ti Horn, som du saa, og Dyret, disse ville hade Skøgen og gøre hende øde og nøgen og æde hendes Kød og opbrænde hende med Ild.
And the ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will be turned against the evil woman, and will make her waste and uncovered, and will take her flesh for food, and will have her burned with fire.
17 Thi Gud har indgivet dem i deres Hjerte at gøre efter hans Sind og at handle af eet Sind og at give Dyret deres Kongemagt, indtil Guds Ord blive fuldbyrdede.
Because God has put it in their hearts to do his purpose, and to be of one mind, giving their kingdom to the beast, till the words of God have effect and are complete.
18 Og Kvinden, som du saa, er den store Stad, som har Herredømme over Jordens Konger.
And the woman whom you saw is the great town, which is ruling over the kings of the earth.
