Revelasyon 17
1 Lè sa a, yonn nan sèt zanj ki te kenbe sèt gode yo vin di mwen: Vini non. Mwen pral fè ou wè ki jan yo pral peni gwo jennès la, gwo lavil ki bati nan mitan gwo dlo yo.
And there came one of the seven angels, who had the seven vials, and spoke with me, saying: Come, I will shew thee the condemnation of the great harlot, who sitteth upon many waters,
2 Wa latè yo lage kò yo nan dezòd avè l': Tout moun ki rete sou latè te sou ak diven movèz vi li a.
With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication; and they who inhabit the earth, have been made drunk with the whine of her whoredom.
3 Nan vizyon an, mwen wè zanj lan pote m' ale nan yon dezè. La, mwen wè yon fanm ki te chita sou yon bèt tou wouj. Bèt la te gen sèt tèt ak dis kòn. Tout kò l' te kouvri ak mo ki te jouman pou Bondye.
And he took me away in spirit into the desert. And I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4 Fanm lan te gen yon rad swa mòv ak wouj san sou li. Li te chaje ak bijou fèt an lò, ak piè tout koulè ansanm ak bèl grenn pèl. Li te kenbe nan men l' yon gode fèt an lò ki te plen ak madichon ansanm ak vie bagay sal lavi jennès li a.
And the woman was clothed round about with purple and scarlet, and gilt with gold, and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, full of the abomination and filthiness of her fornication.
5 Te gen yon non ekri sou fwon li ki te gen yon sans kache: Gwo Babilòn, manman jennès yo ansanm ak tout bagay sal k'ap fèt sou latè.
And on her forehead a name was written: A mystery; Babylon the great, the mother of the fornications, and the abominations of the earth.
6 Mwen wè fanm lan te sou tèlman li te bwè san moun k'ap sèvi Bondye yo ak san tout moun yo te touye paske yo te pran pozisyon pou Jezi. Lè m' wè l', mwen te sezi anpil.
And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And I wondered, when I had seen her, with great admiration.
7 Men, zanj lan di mwen: Poukisa ou sezi konsa? Mwen pral ba ou yon sekrè, mwen pral fè ou konnen ki sans pou ou bay fanm lan ansanm ak bèt k'ap pòte l' la, bèt ki gen sèt tèt ak dis kòn lan.
And the angel said to me: Why dost thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast which carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
8 Bèt ou wè a te vivan yon lè. Koulye a li pa vivan ankò. Li gen pou l' moute soti nan gwo twou san fon an, apre sa pou li al mouri nèt. Moun ki rete sou latè ki pa t' gen non yo ekri depi lè Bondye t'ap kreye tout bagay nan liv ki gen non moun ki gen lavi a, yo pral sezi anpil lè y'a wè bèt la. Paske li te vivan nan tan lontan, koulye a li pa la, men li gen pou l' parèt ankò. (Abyssos g12)
The beast, which thou sawest, was, and is not, and shall come up out of the bottomless pit, and go into destruction: and the inhabitants on the earth (whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world) shall wonder, seeing the beast that was, and is not. (Abyssos g12)
9 Se koulye a pou moun fè wè yo gen lespri ak bon konprann. Sèt tèt yo, se sèt ti mòn kote fanm lan chita a. Se sèt wa tou yo ye.
And here is the understanding that hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, upon which the woman sitteth, and they are seven kings:
10 Senk ladan yo gen tan tonbe, yonn ap gouvènen koulye a, dènye a poko vini. Lè la vini, li p'ap la pou lontan.
Five are fallen, one is, and the other is not yet come: and when he is come, he must remain a short time.
11 Bèt la menm ki te vivan nan tan lontan men ki pa la koulye a, se yon witièm wa. Li fè yonn ak sèt premie yo, li pral fin pèdi tèt li nèt.
And the beast which was, and is not: the same also is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into destruction.
12 Dis kòn ou wè yo, se dis lòt wa ki poko konmanse gouvènen. Men, y'ap resevwa pouvwa pou yo gouvènen tankou wa pandan yon ti tan ansanm ak bèt la.
And the ten horns which thou sawest, are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but shall receive power as kings one hour after the beast.
13 Yo toulèdis gen menm lide nan tèt yo, y'ap renmèt pouvwa yo ak otorite yo bay bèt la.
These have one design: and their strength and power they shall deliver to the beast.
14 Y'a goumen kont ti Mouton an. Men, ti Mouton an va kraze yo, paske li Chèf tout chèf, li Wa tout wa. Li va kraze yo avèk moun pa l' yo, moun Bondye te rele, moun li te chwazi, moun ki kenbe fèm ak li.
These shall fight with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, because he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and they that are with him are called, and elect, and faithful.
15 Zanj lan di m' ankò: Ou te wè jennès la chita nan mitan anpil gwo dlo. Dlo sa yo se pèp, se foul moun, yon bann nasyon ki pale tout lang.
And he said to me: The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and nations, and tongues.
16 Dis kòn ou te wè ansanm ak bèt la, yo pral rayi fanm movèz vi a: y'a pran tou sa l' genyen, y'a kite l' toutouni, y'a manje viann li, y'a boule l' nan dife.
And the ten horns which thou sawest in the beast: these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her with fire.
17 Bondye mete nan kè yo lide pou yo fè sa li menm li vle, pou yo tout tonbe dakò fè menm bagay, pou yo renmèt pouvwa yo kòm wa nan men bèt la, jouk tan pawòl Bondye yo va rive vre.
For God hath given into their hearts to do that which pleaseth him: that they give their kingdom to the beast, till the words of God be fulfilled.
18 Pou fini, fanm ou te wè a, sè gwo lavil k'ap donminen sou tout wa ki sou latè yo.
And the woman which thou sawest, is the great city, which hath kingdom over the kings of the earth.
