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.
Pea naʻe haʻu ʻae tokotaha ʻoe ʻāngelo ʻe toko fitu naʻe ʻi ai ʻae hina ʻe fitu, ʻo ne lea kiate au, ʻo pehē mai kiate au, “Haʻu ki heni; pea te u fakahā kiate koe hono fakamaau ʻoe fuʻu feʻauaki, ʻoku heka ʻi he ngaahi vai lahi:
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.”
ʻAia kuo fai feʻauaki mo e ngaahi tuʻi ʻa māmani, pea ko e kakai ʻo māmani naʻe fakakona ʻaki ʻae uaine ʻo ʻene feʻauaki.”
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.
Pea naʻe ʻāvea au ʻi he laumālie ki he toafa: pea ne u mamata ʻoku heka ʻae fefine ʻi he manu fekai ʻoku kulaʻahoʻaho, kuo pito ʻi he ngaahi hingoa fakataukae ki he ʻOtua, kuo fitu hono ʻulu, pea mo e nifo ʻe hongofulu.
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.
Pea naʻe teunga ʻaki ʻae fefine ʻae kulokula mo e kulaʻahoʻaho, pea teunga ʻaki foki ʻae koula mo e ngaahi maka koloa mo e ngaahi mataʻitofe, kuo ʻi hono nima ʻae ipu koula, kuo pito ʻi he ngaahi fakalielia mo e ʻuli ʻo ʻene feʻauaki.
5 And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Pea naʻe tohi ʻi hono foʻi laʻē ʻae hingoa [ni], KO E MEʻA FAKALILOLILO, KO PAPILONE KO E LAHI, KO E FAʻĒ ʻAE KAU FEʻAUAKI MO E NGAAHI FAKALIELIA ʻOE MĀMANI.
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.
Pea ne u mamata ʻoku konā ʻae fefine ʻi he toto ʻoe kakai māʻoniʻoni, mo e toto ʻoe kakai naʻe mate koeʻuhi ko Sisu: pea ne u ofo ʻi heʻeku mamata ki ai, ʻo ofo lahi ʻaupito.
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.
Pea pehē mai ʻe he ʻāngelo kiate au, “Ko e hā ʻoku ke ofo ai? Te u fakahā kiate koe ʻae meʻa fakalilolilo ʻoku kau ki he fefine, mo e manu fekai ʻoku ne fua ia, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻae ʻulu ʻe fitu, pea mo e nifo ʻe hongofulu.
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)
Ko e manu fekai ne ke mamata ai, naʻe ʻi ai, ka ʻoku ʻikai eni; pea ʻe ʻalu hake mei he luo taʻehanotakele, pea ʻe ʻalu ia ki he malaʻia: pea ko kinautolu ʻoku nofo ʻi māmani, ʻakinautolu naʻe ʻikai tohi honau hingoa ʻi he tohi ʻoe moʻui talu hono ngaohi ʻo māmani, te nau ofo ʻi heʻenau mamata ki he manu fekai, naʻe ʻi ai, pea ʻoku ʻikai eni, ka ʻoku ʻi ai ni. (Abyssos g12)
9 This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
“Ko eni ʻae loto ʻoku poto. Ko e ʻulu ʻe fitu, ko e moʻunga ia ʻe fitu, ʻaia ʻoku heka ai ʻae fefine.
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.
Pea ʻoku fitu ʻae ngaahi tuʻi: kuo hinga ʻae toko nima, pea ʻoku ai ni ʻae tokotaha, pea ʻoku teʻeki hoko hono toe; pea ka haʻu ia, kuo pau ke nofo pe ia ʻi he kuonga siʻi.
11 The beast that was, and now is not, is an eighth king, who belongs to the other seven and is going into destruction.
Pea ko e manu fekai, naʻe ʻi ai, ka ʻoku ʻikai eni, ko hono valu ia, pea ʻoku ʻoe toko fitu, pea ʻoku ʻalu ia ki he malaʻia.
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.
“Pea ko e nifoʻi ʻulu ʻe hongofulu naʻa ke mamata ki ai, ko e tuʻi ʻe hongofulu ia, ʻoku teʻeki kenau maʻu ha puleʻanga; ka ʻoku nau maʻu ʻae mālohi ʻo hangē ha ngaahi tuʻi ʻi he feituʻulaʻā ʻe taha fakataha mo e manu fekai.
13 These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.
ʻOku loto taha ʻakinautolu ni, pea te nau foaki ʻenau pule mo e mālohi ki he manu fekai.
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.”
ʻE tauʻi ʻekinautolu ni ʻae Lami, pea ʻe ikuna ʻakinautolu ʻe he Lami: he ko e ʻeiki ia ʻoe ngaahi ʻeiki, ko e tuʻi ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi: pea ko kinautolu ʻoku ʻiate ia kuo ui, mo fili, mo angatonu.”
15 Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
Pea naʻa ne pehē mai kiate au, “Ko e ngaahi vai ne ke mamata ai, ʻoku heka ai ʻae fefine feʻauaki, ko e ngaahi kakai mo e fuʻu tokolahi, mo e ngaahi puleʻanga, mo e ngaahi lea.
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.
Pea ko e nifoʻi ʻulu ʻe hongofulu ne ke mamata ai ʻi he manu fekai, ʻe fehiʻa ʻakinautolu ni ki he fefine feʻauaki, pea te nau fakamasivaʻi mo fakatelefuaʻi ia, pea te nau kai ʻa hono kakano, pea tutu ia ʻi he afi.
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.
He kuo fakalotoʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe he ʻOtua ke nau fai ki hono finangalo, pea ke nau loto taha, ʻo foaki honau puleʻanga ki he ngaahi folofola ʻae ʻOtua.
18 And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”
Pea ko e fefine naʻa ke mamata ki ai, ko e kolo lahi ko ia ia, ʻaia ʻoku ne puleʻi ʻae ngaahi tuʻi ʻo māmani.”
