< Revelation 17 >

1 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.
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲍ̅ ⳿ⲙⲫⲩⲁⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
2 The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”
ⲃ̅ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲑⲓϧⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ.
3 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.
ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲗⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲏ ⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲕⲕⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲡ.
4 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.
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲥϫⲟⲗϩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛϭⲏϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲕⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲓⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲛⲁⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲫⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲥϫⲓϫ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.
5 And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
ⲉ̅⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓ ⲧⲉⲥⲧⲉϩⲛⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲑⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϥϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ.
6 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.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲥⲑⲁϧⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ.
7 “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.
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏ ⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϥⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲓ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲡ.
8 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)
ⲏ̅ⲡⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛⲏ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲉⲓ. (Abyssos g12)
9 This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
ⲑ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲉϯⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ.
10 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.
ⲓ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲓⲉ̅ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲭⲉⲧ ⳿ϥⲱⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ.
11 The beast that was, and now is not, is an eighth king, who belongs to the other seven and is going into destruction.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
12 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.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲓ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲡ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲓ̅ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ.
13 These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ.
14 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.”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲱⲧⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϩⲓⲏⲃ ⲉϥϭⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
15 Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
16 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.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲓ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲡ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲭⲁⲥ ⲉⲥⲃⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲥⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕϩⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
17 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.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲫϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲑⲏ ⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
18 And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϯ ⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉⲥ ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ

< Revelation 17 >