Revelation 18
1 After this, [in the vision] I saw another angel, who had great authority, coming down from heaven. The earth became bright [because] he was shining so intensely/brightly.
Pea hili ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni, ne u mamata ki he ʻāngelo ʻe taha ʻoku ʻalu hifo mei he langi, kuo ʻiate ia ʻae mālohi lahi; pea naʻe māmangia ʻa māmani ʻi hono nāunau,
2 He shouted with a very loud voice, “[God is about to] completely destroy [DOU] all the very [evil] cities (OR, the very evil [city]) [that] Babylon [represents]. As a result, all [kinds of] evil spirits [DOU] will live there, and all [kinds of] foul and detestable [DOU] birds will live there.
Pea naʻa ne kalanga mālohi ʻaki ʻae leʻo lahi, ʻo ne pehē, “Ko Papilone ko e lahi kuo hinga, kuo hinga ia, pea kuo hoko ia ko e nofoʻanga ʻoe kau tēvolo, pea ko e ʻananga ʻoe laumālie ʻuli kotoa pē, pea ko e kātoanga ʻoe manupuna kotoa pē ʻoku ʻuli mo fakalielia.
3 [God will destroy those cities] because [their rulers have persuaded] the people of [MTY] all nations to act very immorally [and idolatrously with the people of] [MET] [those cities, just like] a prostitute persuades men to drink [strong] wine and then commit fornication with her. The rulers of the earth have also acted immorally [and idolatrously] with the people of [MTY] those cities. The merchants of the earth have become rich [because the people of those cities] strongly desired [and bought from the merchants] many (luxuries/expensive things).”
He kuo inu ʻe he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻi he uaine ʻoe houhau ʻo ʻene feʻauaki, pea kuo feʻauaki mo ia ʻae ngaahi tuʻi ʻo māmani, pea ko e kau fakatau ʻo māmani kuo nau koloaʻia, ko e meʻa ʻi he lahi ʻo ʻene ngaahi meʻa lelei.”
4 I heard [Jesus] speak from heaven. He said, “My people, flee from [those cities], in order that you do not sin as the people [of those cities do. If you sin as they do], I will punish you as I will punish them.
Pea ne u ongoʻi ʻae leʻo ʻe taha mei he langi, ʻoku pehē mai, “ʻE hoku kakai, haʻu meiate ia, ke ʻoua te mou kau ʻi heʻene ngaahi angahala, pea ke ʻoua naʻa mou moʻua ʻi heʻene ngaahi malaʻia.
5 [It is as though] their sins have been piled {have piled} up to heaven, and God remembers them [DOU], [so now he will punish them] [MTY].”
He kuo aʻu hake ki he langi ʻa ʻene ngaahi angahala, pea kuo manatuʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa ʻene ngaahi hia.
6 [To the angels whom God assigned to punish those cities, Jesus said], “Pay back/Punish the people of those cities to the same extent that they harmed [other people]. Cause them to suffer twice as much [as they caused other people to suffer] [DOU, MET].
Totongi kiate ia ʻo hangē ko ʻene totongi kiate kimoutolu, pea ʻatu kiate ia ke tuʻo ua ʻo fakatatau ki heʻene ngaahi ngāue: ʻi he ipu ʻaia naʻa ne fakafonu, ke fakafonu ai kiate ia ke liunga ua.
7 To the same extent that they have boasted about themselves and done the things that they wanted to do, to that extent torment them and cause them to grieve. [Do that because] in their minds they think, ‘We rule as queens! We are not widows, and we will never mourn [as widows do]’!
Tuku kiate ia ʻae tautea mo e mamahi ʻo fakatatau ki hono lahi ʻo ʻene fakahikihikiʻi ia, mo ʻene moʻui fakapelepeleʻi ia: he kuo pehē ʻe ia ʻi hono loto, ‘ʻOku ou nofo ko e tuʻi fefine, pea ʻoku ʻikai mate hoku husepāniti, pea ʻe ʻikai te u mamata ki ha mamahi.’
8 So in one day terrible calamities/troubles will come upon them. [The people in those cities] will die, others will mourn for them, people will be hungry [because there will be no food], and [their cities] will be burned up. The Lord God is able to punish those cities [like that], because he is very powerful.”
Ko ia, ʻe hoko ʻi he ʻaho pe taha ʻa hono ngaahi malaʻia, ko e mate, mo e tangi, mo e honge; pea ʻe fakaʻauha mālie ia ʻaki ʻae afi: he ʻoku māfimafi ʻae ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua ʻoku ne fakamaauʻi ia.
9 “The kings of the earth who have acted immorally [with people of those cities] and have lived with the people of those cities, doing just what they wanted to do, will weep and mourn [DOU] for them when they see the smoke of the fire that is burning those cities.
“Pea ko e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo māmani, naʻa nau feʻauaki mo moʻui fakapelepele mo ia, te nau tangi mo tangilāulau koeʻuhi ko ia, ʻoka nau ka mamata ki he kohu ʻo ʻene vela,
10 They will stand far away [from those cities], because they will be afraid [that they will suffer just like the people of those cities] are suffering. They will say, ‘Terrible things will happen to the awesome and mighty cities [represented by] Babylon! [God] will punish them suddenly and swiftly [MTY]!’
ʻO tuʻu mamaʻo atu, ʻi he manavahē ki heʻene mamahi, mo nau pehē, ‘ʻOiauē, ʻoiauē, ʻae kolo lahi ko ia ko Papilone, ʻae kolo mālohi ko ia! He kuo hoko ʻi he feituʻulaʻā pe taha ʻa hoʻo fakamaau.’
11 The merchants of the earth will weep and will mourn [DOU] [for those cities], because no one will ever again buy the things that they have [to sell to the people in those cities].
“Pea ʻe tangi mo tangilāulau ʻae kau fakatau ʻo māmani koeʻuhi ko ia; he ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ke toe fakatau ʻenau ngaahi meʻa fakatau:
12 [They sell ornaments made] of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls. They sell [expensive cloth made of] fine linen and silk, [expensive cloth that is dyed] purple and crimson. They sell all kinds of [rare] wood, all kinds of items [made of] ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron, and marble. They sell cinnamon, spice, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, and grain. They sell cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots. They even sell human beings [SYN, DOU] to become slaves.
Ko e meʻa fakatau ʻoe koula, mo e siliva, mo e maka koloa, mo e mataʻitofe, mo e tupenu mahuʻinga, mo e kulokula, mo e silika, mo e kulaʻahoʻaho, mo e ʻakau melie kotoa pē, mo e ipu lei kotoa pē, mo e ipu ʻoe ʻakau mahuʻinga lahi kotoa pē, mo e palasa, mo e ukamea, mo e maka lelei,
Mo e sinamoni, mo e ngaahi meʻa nanamu mo e meʻa tākai, mo e laipeno, mo e uaine, mo e lolo, mo e mahoaʻa lelei, mo e uite, mo e fanga manu, mo e fanga sipi, mo e fanga hoosi, mo e ngaahi saliote, mo e ngaahi sino, mo e ngaahi laumālie ʻoe kakai.
14 [The merchants will say], ‘The good things you people longed to have are gone! All your luxurious and splendid [DOU] [possessions have vanished!]! They will be gone forever/You will never have them again [LIT]!’
Pea ko e ngaahi fua naʻe holi ki ai ʻa ho laumālie, kuo mole ʻiate koe, pea mo e meʻa kotoa pē naʻe ifoifo lelei mo matamatalelei, kuo mole ʻiate koe, pea ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te ke kei ʻilo ia.
15 The merchants [who sold] these things and who had become rich by [supplying them] for those [cities] will stand far away, because they will be afraid [that they will suffer just like] the people [of those cities] are suffering. They will weep and mourn [DOU],
Ko e kau fakatau ʻoe ngaahi meʻa ni, naʻa nau koloaʻia meiate ia, ʻe tutuʻu ʻi he mamaʻo atu, ko e meʻa ʻi he manavahē ki heʻene mamahi, ʻonau tangi mo tangilāulau,
16 and they will say, ‘Terrible things [DOU] have happened to the awesome/great [MET] cities! [They were like queens] who dressed themselves in [clothes made of] [MTY] fine linen [cloth] and expensive cloth dyed purple and crimson, and who were adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls.
‘Mo nau pehē, ʻOiauē, ʻoiauē, ʻae kolo lahi ko ia, naʻe kofuʻaki ʻae tupenu mahuʻinga, mo e kulokula, mo e kulaʻahoʻaho, pea teunga ʻaki ʻae koula, mo e maka koloa, mo e ngaahi mataʻitofe!
17 But suddenly and swiftly [MTY] [God] has destroyed these expensive things.’ Every ship captain, all people who travel by ship, all (sailors/those who work on ships), and all others who earn their living [by traveling on] the ocean will stand far away [from those cities].
Koeʻuhi ko e feituʻulaʻā pe taha kuo mole ai ʻae koloa lahi pehē ni.’ Pea ko e ʻeiki vaka kotoa pē, mo e kakai folau kotoa pē ʻi he ngaahi vaka, mo e kau toutai, mo kinautolu ʻoku fai fakatau ʻi he tahi, naʻa nau tutuʻu mamaʻo atu,
18 When they see the smoke of the fire that is burning those cities, they will shout, ‘No [other] cities have ever been so awesome!’ [RHQ]
ʻo tangi, ʻi heʻenau mamata ki he kohu ʻo ʻene vela, mo pehē, ‘Ko fē hano tatau ʻoe kolo lahi ni!’
19 They will throw dust on their heads [to show that they are sad], and they will shout, weep, and mourn [DOU]. They will say, ‘Terrible things have happened to the awesome/great cities, the cities that made all people who own ships [that sail] on the ocean become rich by [carrying] their costly (things for them to sell/merchandise)! [God] has suddenly and swiftly destroyed [MTY] those cities!’”
“Pea naʻa nau lī ʻae efu ki honau ʻulu, ʻo tangi, pea tangilāulau mo ʻOiauē, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻOiauē, ʻoiauē, ʻae kolo lahi ko ia, ʻaia naʻe maʻu koloa mei ai ʻakinautolu kotoa pē naʻe maʻu ʻae ngaahi vaka ʻi he tahi, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene fakatau lahi; he ko e feituʻulaʻā pe taha kuo fakamasiva ia.’
20 Then someone spoke from heaven saying, “All you who live in heaven, rejoice over what has happened to [the cities represented by] Babylon! You who are God’s people, including you apostles, you (prophets/who speak messages that come directly from God), rejoice, because God has justly punished the people of those cities because they acted in an evil way toward you!”
“ʻE langi, ke ke fiefia kiate ia, fakataha mo e kau palōfita māʻoniʻoni; he kuo totongi ʻe he ʻOtua kiate ia koeʻuhi ko kimoutolu.”
21 Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a large stone for grinding grain, and threw it into the ocean. Then he said, “O you people in [APO] the awesome/great cities [represented by] Babylon, your cities will be destroyed so that they will disappear just like that stone disappeared in the ocean! Your cities will be gone forever [LIT]!
Pea naʻe toʻo ʻe ha ʻāngelo mālohi ʻae maka ʻo hangē ha fuʻu maka momosi, ʻo ne lī ia ki he tahi, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻE pehē ʻa hono lī mālohi hifo ʻae kolo lahi ko ia ko Papilone, pea ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito kei ʻiloʻi ia.
22 In your cities there will never again be [anyone] playing harps, singing, playing flutes, and blowing trumpets. There will no longer be any (skilled workers/craftsmen) making things. There will never again be people grinding [grain at] [MTY] the mills.
Pea ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito kei fanongo ʻiate koe ʻae leʻo ʻoe kau tā haʻape, mo e kau tā meʻa faiva, mo e kau ifi fangufangu, mo e kau ifi meʻa lea, pea ʻe ʻikai kei ʻilo ʻiate koe ha tufunga ʻe taha, ʻi ha faiva ʻe taha; pea ʻe ʻikai kei ongoʻi ʻiate koe ʻae longoaʻa ʻoe maka momosi;
23 No lamplight will ever again shine. There will never again be the [happy] voices of a bridegroom and his bride. [God will destroy your cities] because your merchants were the most [deceitful] men in the world. You persuaded them to deceive [people of] [MTY] all nations.
Pea ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito kei malama ʻiate koe ʻae ulo ʻo ha maama; pea ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito kei ongoʻi ʻiate koe ʻae leʻo ʻoe tangata taʻane mo e taʻahine: he ko e houʻeiki ʻo māmani ko hoʻo kau fakatau; he naʻe kākaaʻi ʻe hoʻo fie mana ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē.”
24 You are also [responsible for killing] [MTY] [the] prophets and [others] of God’s people. Indeed, you are the ones who are guilty for the deaths of all those who have been {whom [others] have} killed on the earth!”
Pea naʻe ʻilo ʻiate ia ʻae toto ʻoe kau palōfita, mo e kakai māʻoniʻoni, mo kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe tāmateʻi ʻi he funga ʻo māmani.”
