Revelation 18
1 After these things, I saw another messenger, coming down out of heaven, —having great authority; and, the earth, was illumined with his glory.
Mme morago ga mo gotlhe ka bona moengele yo mongwe a fologa kwa legodimong ka taolo e kgolo, mme lefatshe la phatsimisiwa ke kgalalelo ya gagwe.
2 And he cried out, with a mighty voice, saying—Fallen! fallen! is Babylon the Great, and hath become a habitation of demons, and a prison of every impure spirit, and a prison of every impure and hated bird;
A goa a re, “Babelone yo Mogolo o ole, o ole; o fetogile boago jwa mewa e e maswe, le mefuta yotlhe ya mewa e e bosula.
3 Because, by reason [of the wine] of the wrath of her lewdness, have all the nations fallen, and, the kings of the earth, with her, did commit lewdness, and, the merchants of the earth, by reason of the power of her wantonness, waxed rich.
Gonne dichaba tsotlhe di nole mofine o o bolayang wa boaka jwa gagwe jo bo feleletseng. Babusi ba lefatshe ba akafetse nae, le babapatsi mo lefatsheng lotlhe ba humisitswe ke botshelo jwa gagwe jwa letlepu.”
4 And I heard another voice out of heaven, saying—Come forth, my people, out of her, —that ye may have no fellowship with her sins, and, of her plagues, that ye may not receive;
Mme ka utlwa lentswe le lengwe le bitsa le tswa kwa legodimong le re, “Mo tlogeleng, batho ba me; se tlhakaneleng dibe nae, e seng jalo lo tlaa otlhaiwa nae.
5 because her sins were joined together as far as heaven, and God hath remembered her unrighteous deeds.
Gonne dibe tsa gagwe di tlhatlagane selekanyo sa go fitlha kwa legodimong mme Modimo o ipaakanyeditse go mo atlholela melato ya gagwe.
6 Render ye unto her, as, she also, rendered, and double [the] double, according to her works, —in the cup wherein she mixed, mix, unto her, double, —
Mo direleng jaaka a lo diretse, le go feta foo, mo tlhatlaganyetseng petso ya ditiro tsa gagwe tse di bosula. O diretse batho ba le bantsi dinwelo tsa tatlhego, mo direleng fela jalo go menagane.
7 As much as she glorified herself, and waxed wanton, so much give, unto her, torment and grief: —because, in her heart, she saith—I sit a Queen, and, widow, am I not, and, grief, in nowise shall I see!
O tshetse mo letlepung le mo botlhapelweng, tshwantshanyang matshelo a gagwe le khutsafalo le kutlobotlhoko, o ikgantsha a re, ‘Ke mohumagadi mo setilong sa me sa bogosi. Ga ke motlhologadi yo o se ka keng a itirela sepe. Ga nkitla ke nna le kutlobotlhoko’.
8 Therefore, in one day, shall have come her plagues, —death and grief and famine; and, with fire, shall she be burned up; —because, mighty, is the [Lord] God who hath judged her.
Mme ke gone ka moo kutlobotlhoko ya loso le selelo le mmopamo di tlaa mo tlela ka letsatsi le le lengwe, mme o tlaa nyelediwa ka molelo; gonne Morena yo o mo atlholang o mogolo.”
9 And they shall weep and wail over her—shall the kings of the earth who, with her, committed lewdness and waxed wanton, —as soon as they see the smoke of her burning, —
Mme baeteledipele ba lefatshe, ba ba tlhakanetseng ditiro tse di maswe tsa boaka nae, ebile ba itumelela go ratwa ke ene, ba tlaa mo hutsafalela fa ba bona mosi wa setopo sa gagwe.
10 afar off, standing, because of their fear of her torment, saying—Alas! alas! the great city! Babylon, the mighty city! That, in one hour, hath come thy judgment.
Ba tlaa emela kgakala, ba roroma ka poifo ebile ba lelela kwa godimo ba re, “Ijoo, Babelone, motse o mogolo! Tshekiso ya gagwe e tsile ka nako e khutshwane.”
11 And, the merchants of the earth, weep and grieve over her, because, their cargo, no one, buyeth any more:
Mme barekisi ba lefatshe ba tlaa mo lelela ka khutsafalo, gonne ga go ope yo o tlaa tlholang a reka dithoto tsa bone.
12 cargo of gold, and silver, and precious stone, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and every article of ivory, and every article of wood most precious, and of copper, and of iron, and of marble,
Gonne e ne e le moreki wa bone yo mogolo wa gauta le selefera majana a botlhokwa, diperela, matsela a a boleta, sei e e bohibidu jo bo borokwa le bohibidu jo bo letlhololo le mofuta mongwe le mongwe wa ditlhare tsa dinkgisa monate, dithoto tsa dinkgisa monate, dithoto tsa naka lwa tlou le dijana tsa logong tse di tlhwatlhwa kgolo le kgotlho le tshipi le mmabole;
13 and cinnamon, and spice, and incense, and unguent, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and [cargo] of horses, and of chariots, and of bodies, and lives of men.
le ditswaiso tsa dijo, dinkgisa monate, le maswalo, setlolo le lebano, mofine, lookwane lwa motlhware, bopi jo bo boleta; korong, dikgomo, dinku, dipitse dikara le batlhanka, le mewa ya batho tota.
14 And, the fruit of the coveting of thy soul, hath departed from thee, and, all things rich and bright, have perished from thee; and, no more, in anywise, for them, shall they seek.
Ba lela ba re, “Dilo tsotlhe tse o neng a di rata thata di fedile, dijo tse di metsegang le tse di kgorwang tse o ntseng o di rekisa ka tlhwatlhwa e kgolo ga di kitla di nna tsa gago gope. Di feletse ruri.”
15 The merchants of these things, who were enriched by her, afar off, shall stand, because of their fear of her torment, weeping, and grieving,
Mme jaanong barekisi ba ba humisitsweng ke go mo rekisetsa dilo tse, ba tlaa emela kgakala, ba boifa tlhokofatso, ba lela, ba re,
16 as they say—Alas! alas! the great city! She that was arrayed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stone, and pearl, —
“Ijoo, motse o mogolo o montle jaaka mosadi yo o apereng leloba le le boleta le bohibidu jo bo borokwa le bohibidu jo bo letlhololo, o o kgabisitsweng ka gauta le majana a botlhokwa le diperela.
17 That, in one hour, hath been laid waste, such great wealth as this! And, every pilot, and every passenger, and mariners, and as many as, by the sea, carry on traffic, afar off did stand,
Ka motsotso o le mongwe, dikhumo tsotlhe tsa motse di fedile!” Le beng ba dikepe botlhe le balaodi ba dikepe tsa barekisi le badiri mo dikepeng ba tlaa emela kgakala,
18 and they cried out, seeing the smoke of her burning, saying—What city is like unto the great city?
ba lela fa ba bona mosi o tlhatloga, ba re, “Ke fa kae mo lefatsheng lotlhe mo go nang le motse o o ntseng jaaka o?”
19 And they cast dust upon their heads, and cried out, weeping and grieving, saying—Alas! alas! the great city! Whereby were made rich all that had ships in the sea, by reason of her costliness, —that, in one hour, she hath been laid waste!
Mme ba tlaa itshela lorole mo ditlhogong ka kutlobotlhoko ba re, “Ijoo, Ijoo, a motse o mogolo! O o re humisitseng rotlhe ka dikhumo tsa one. Mme jaanong ka oura e le nngwe gotlhe go fedile…”
20 Be glad over her, thou heaven! And ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets! For that God hath exacted your vindication from her.
Mme wena, legodimo, itumelele go wa ga gagwe; le lona bana ba Modimo, baporofiti le baaposetoloi! Gonne kwa bofelong Modimo o lo mo atlholetse.
21 And one mighty messenger lifted a stone, as it were a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying—Thus, with main force, shall be cast down, Babylon the great city, —and in nowise be found any more;
Mme moengele yo mogolo a tsholetsa lefika le le tshwanang le lolwala a le latlhela mo lewatleng mme a goa a re, “Babelone, motse o mogolo, o tlaa latlhwa jaaka ke latlhile leje le mme o tlaa nyelela ka bosakhutleng.
22 And sound of harp-singers, and musicians, and flute-players, and trumpeters, —in nowise be heard in thee any more; and any artisan [of any art], —in nowise be found in thee any more; and sound of millstone, —in nowise be found in thee any more;
Ga go kitla go tlhola go nna le moopelo gone, ga go kitla go tlhola go nna le dipiano, diletso le ditorompeta. Ga go kitla go tlhola go nna madirelo a mofuta ope teng, e bile ga go kitla go tlhola go nna le tshilo ya mabele.
23 And light of lamp, —in nowise shine in thee any more; and voice of bridegroom and bride, —in nowise be heard in thee any more; because, thy merchants, were the great ones of the earth, because, with thy sorcery, were all the nations deceived:
Go tla nna lefifi le legolo thata mo go ene; ga go kitla go tlhola go bonala lesedi la lobone mo fensetereng. Ga go kitla go tlhola go nna le meduduetso ya lonyalo le boitumelo jwa banyadi le banyadwi. Barekisi ba gagwe ba ne ba itsege mo tikologong ya lefatshe lotlhe mme o tsieditse dichaba tsotlhe ka boloi jwa gagwe.
24 And, in her, blood of prophets and saints, was found, —and of all who had been slain upon the earth.
Mme ke ene yo o neng a na le maikarabelo mo mading a baporofiti botlhe ba ba bolaetsweng tumelo le baitshepi.”
