Revelation 17
1 And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying to me, Come hither; I will show to thee the judgment of the great harlot that sitteth upon many waters;
拿着七个碗的七位天使中，有一位来跟我说：“来这儿，我要把那坐在众水旁边恶名淫妇要受的审判告诉你。
2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed lewd deeds, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her lewdness.
地上的众王都曾与她行淫，住在地上的人也因喝她淫乱的酒而醉。”
3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet-colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
我在灵被天使带到荒野，看见一个妇人骑着鲜红色野兽，这野兽身上覆盖着亵渎的名字，有七头十角。
4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet-color, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her lewdness:
那妇人身穿紫色和朱红色衣服，佩戴金子、宝石和珍珠的珠宝，手里拿着金杯，盛满可憎的物品和她淫乱的污秽。
5 And upon her forehead [was] a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS, AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
她额上写着一个名号：“奥秘，大巴比伦，地上淫妇和可憎物之母。”
6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
我又看见那妇人喝圣徒的血，还喝下耶稣见证人的血，喝醉了。看到她，我感到彻头彻尾的惊奇。
7 And the angel said to me, Why didst thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
天使问我：“你为什么感到震惊？我要把这妇人的奥秘，以及她所骑七头十角兽的奥秘，都告诉你。
8 The beast that thou sawest, was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. (Abyssos g12)
你看见的那个野兽，过去曾是从深渊上来，现在不是如此，但未来还将如此，然后就会走向灭亡。住在世上的人，凡是其名字在创世以来没有记在生命册上，在看见过去曾出现、现今不再出现、但将来还要出现的野兽，都会感到惊奇。 (Abyssos g12)
9 And here [is] the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
这里需要一个有理解力的头脑。七头就是那妇人所坐的七座小山，
10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, [and] the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short time.
也就是那七位王：五位已经倒下，一位还在，另一位还没有来到——这位即将到来的，统治也会很短。
11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
那曾经在、但如今不在的野兽，就是第八位王，是那七位中的一位，也会被彻底摧毁。
12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, who have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
你看见的那十角就是十个尚未开始统治的王。他们会获得与兽一起作为王统治的权力，持续一小时。
13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength to the beast.
他们有着共同的目标：把自己的力量和权力交给那野兽。
14 These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they that are with him [are] called, and chosen, and faithful.
他们要跟羊羔作战，羊羔一定会战胜他们，因为他是万主之主，万王之王。已呼叫和选择了他的追随者，他们相信他”
15 And he saith to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and languages.
天使对我解释：“你所看见那淫妇坐着的水源，就是各种民族、人群、国家和方言的人。
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
你看见那十角和野兽会恨这淫妇，会对夺走她的一切，让她赤裸，又要吃她的肉，用火把她烧掉。
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
因为上帝把他想要做的事放在他们的脑海里，有一个商定的目的：那就是把自己的国家献给野兽，让上帝的话变成现实。
18 And the woman whom thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
你看见的那妇人，就是统治地上众王的那座伟大城市。”
