Revelasyon 17

1 Youn nan sèt zanj ki te gen sèt gode yo te vini. Li te pale avè m e te di: “Vini isit la! Mwen va montre ou jijman a gran pwostitiye ki chita sou anpil dlo yo,

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.

2 avèk sila a wa latè yo a te vin komèt zak imoralite. Tout sila ki demere sou latè yo te fè vin sou avèk diven imoralite li a.”

The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”

3 Li te pote mwen lwen nan Lespri a nan yon dezè. Mwen te wè yon fanm ki te chita sou yon bèt wouj, plen ak non blasfèm, ki te gen sèt tèt ak dis kòn.

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.

4 Fanm nan te abiye an mov ak wouj, e te dekore avèk lò, pyè presye, ak pèl. Nan men l, li te gen yon gode an lò, ranpli ak abominasyon, de tout bagay sal de imoralite li yo.

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.

5 Sou fon li, te ekri yon non: MISTÈ: “BABALONE LE GRAN, MANMAN A PWOSTITIYE AK ABOMINASYON SOU LATÈ YO”.

And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

6 Konsa, mwen te wè fanm nan sou avèk san a sen yo, e avèk san a temwen Jésus yo. Lè mwen te wè l, mwen te etone anpil.

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.

7 Zanj lan te di mwen: “Poukisa ou etone? Mwen va di ou mistè a fanm nan ak bèt ki pote li a, sila ki gen sèt tèt ak dis kòn yo.

“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.

8 Bèt ke ou te wè, li te ye a, li pa la, e li prè pou sòti nan labim nan pou ale nan destriksyon. Epi sila ki rete sou latè yo, ke non yo pa ekri nan liv lavi a depi nan fondasyon mond lan, va etone lè yo wè bèt la jan li te ye, jan li pa la, ak jan li va vini an. (Abyssos g12)

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)

9 “Men panse ki gen sajès la. Sèt tèt yo se sèt mòn kote fanm nan chita yo.

This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.

10 Yo se sèt wa. Senk te tonbe, youn la toujou, e lòt la poko vini, epi lè l vini, li dwe rete pou yon ti tan.

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.

11 Bèt ki te ye a, e ki pa la a, li se yon uityèm tou, e youn nan sèt yo. L ap wale nan destriksyon.

The beast that was, and now is not, is an eighth king, who belongs to the other seven and is going into destruction.

12 “Dis kòn ke ou te wè yo, se dis wa ki poko janm resevwa wayòm yo, men yo resevwa otorite tankou wa, ansanm avèk bèt la pandan yon èdtan.

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.

13 Sa yo gen yon sèl bi, e yo va bay pouvwa yo ak otorite a bèt la.

These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.

14 Sila yo va fè lagè kont Jèn Mouton an, e Jèn Mouton an va venk yo, paske Li se Senyè dè senyè e Wadèwa. Konsa, sila ki avè l yo se sila ki gen apèl, ki chwazi e ki fidèl.

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.”

15 “Ankò, li te di mwen: “Dlo ke ou te wè, kote pwostitiye a chita a, se pèp yo, foul yo, nasyon yo, ak lang yo.

Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

16 Epi dis kòn ke ou te wè yo, ansanm ak bèt la, sa yo va rayi pwostitiye a e yo va fè l vin dezole, e toutouni, epi yo va manje chè li e brile li avèk dife.

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.

17 “Paske Bondye te mete nan kè yo pou fè volonte L avèk bi ke yo gen ansanm nan, e pou donnen wayòm pa yo a bèt la, jiskaske pawòl Bondye yo ta vin akonpli.

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.

18 “Fanm ke ou te wè a se gran vil la, ki renye sou wa latè yo.”

And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”