Hoikeana 17
1 HELE mai la kekahi o na anela ehiku, ia lakou na hue ehiku, a kamailio mai ia'u, i mai la, Hele mai; na'u no e hoike aku ia oe i ke ahewaia o ka wahine hookamakama nui e noho ana maluna o na wai nui.
Then one of the seven angels who were carrying the seven bowls came and spoke to me. "Come with me," he said, "and I will show you the doom of the great Harlot who sits upon many waters.
2 Me ia no i moe kolohe ai na'lii o ka honua, a ua ona hoi ka poe e noho la ma ka honua i ka waina o kona moe kolohe ana.
The kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication."
3 Kai ae la ia ia'u ma ka uhane a i ka waonahele; a ike aku la au he wahine e noho ana maluna o ka holoholona ula, paapu i na inoa o ke kuamuamu, ehiku ona poo a he umi pepeiaohao.
So he carried me away in the Spirit into a desert, and there I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored Wild Beast which was covered with names of blasphemy and had seven heads and ten horns.
4 Ua hoaahuia ka wahine i ka lole poni a me ka ula, ua hoonaniia e ke gula, a me ka pohaku maikai, a me na momi; he kiaha gula ma kona lima, ua piha i na mea hoopailua a me na mea paumaele o kona moe kolohe ana.
The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and was brilliantly attired with gold and jewels and pearls. She held in her hand a cup of gold, full of abominations, and she gave filthy indications of her fornication.
5 A ua palapalaia ka inoa ma kona lae, KA MEA HUNA, BABULONA NUI, KA MAKUWAHINE O NA WAHINE HOOKAMAKAMA A ME NA MEA HOOPAILUA O KA HONUA.
And on her forehead was a name written: "I am a symbol of great Babylon, the mother of the harlots and of the abominations of the earth."
6 A ike aku la au i ua wahine la, ua ona i ke koko o ka poe haipule, a me ke koko o ka poe hoike aku ia Iesu; a i ko'u ike ana, kahaha aku la au, me ka manao kahaha nui loa.
And I saw the woman drinking herself drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And when I saw her I was filled with utter astonishment.
7 I mai la ka anela ia'u, No ke aha la oe e kahaha mai nei? Na'u no e hai aku ia oe i ka mea huna o ka wahine, a me ka holoholona nana ia i lawe, ehiku hoi ona mau poo, a he umi pepeiaohao.
Then the angel said to me, "Why are you so astonished? I will explain to you the secret meaning of the woman and of the seven-headed, ten-horned Wild Beast which carries her.
8 O ka holoholona au i ike ai, mamua ia, i keia wa hoi, aole; a mahope e pii mai no ia mailoko mai o ka lua hohonu, a e hele ana i ka make. E kahaha hoi ka poe noho ma ka honua, ka poe aole i kakauia ko lakou inoa ma ka buke o ke ola mai ka hookumu ana mai o ka honua, i ko lakou ike ana i ka holoholona, i ka mea mamua, a i keia wa aole, a e noho ana hoi. (Abyssos g12)
"The Wild Beast which you have seen was, and is not, and yet is destined to re-ascend, before long, out of the bottomless pit and go his way into perdition. And the inhabitants of the earth will be filled with amazement--all whose names are not in the Book of Life, having been recorded there ever since the creation of the world--when they see the Wild Beast: because he was, and is not, and yet is to come. (Abyssos g12)
9 Eia hoi ka naau akamai, Oia mau poo ehiku, ehiku ia mau puu o kahi a ka wahine e noho ai maluna iho o lakou.
Here is scope for the exercise of a mind that has wisdom! The seven heads are the seven hills on which the woman sits.
10 Ehiku hoi alii. Elima o lakou i haule, a eia hoi kekahi, a o kekahi aole i hiki mai i neia wa: a hiki mai ia, e noho no ia i ka wa pokole.
And they are seven kings: five of them have fallen, and the one is still reigning. The seventh has not yet come, but when he comes he must continue for a short time.
11 A o ka holoholona, ka mea mamua, aole hoi i neia wa, oia ka walu, a no na mea ehiku no hoi ia, a ke hele aku nei i ka make.
And the Wild Beast which once existed but does not now exist--he is an eighth king and yet is one of the seven and he goes his way into perdition.
12 A o na pepeiaohao he umi au i ike ai, he umi ia mau alii, i loaa ole ia lakou ke aupuni i neia wa; aka, e loaa no ia lakou ka mana, e like me na'lii, no ka hora hookahi, me ua holoholona la.
"And the ten horns which you have seen are ten kings who have not yet come to the throne, but for a single hour they are to receive authority as kings along with the Wild Beast.
13 Hookahi no a lakou nei manao, a e haawi no lakou i ko lakou mana a me ko lakou ikaika i ka holoholona.
They have one common policy, and they are to give their power and authority to the Wild Beast.
14 E kaua aku lakou nei i ke Keikihipa, a e lanakila mai ke Keikihipa maluna o lakou; no ka mea, oia ka Haku o na haku, a me ke Alii o na'lii; a o ka poe pu me ia, ua heaia mai lakou, a ua waeia hoi, a ua paulele pono.
They will make war upon the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them; for He is Lord of lords and King of kings. And those who accompany Him--called, as they are, and chosen, and faithful--shall share in the victory."
15 I mai la kela ia'u, o na wai au i ike ai, o kahi noho ai a ka wahine hookamakama, oia na lahuikanaka, a me na lehulehu, a me na aupuni, a me na olelo.
He also said to me, "The waters which you have seen, on which the Harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes, nations and languages.
16 A o na pepeiaohao he umi au i ike ai, a me ka holoholona, e huhu lakou nei i ka wahine hookamakama, a e hao lakou ia ia, a e hele wale oia, a e ai hoi lakou i kona io, a e puhi aku ia ia i ke ahi.
And the ten horns that you have seen--and the Wild Beast--these will hate the Harlot, and they will cause her to be laid waste and will strip her bare. They will eat her flesh, and burn her up with fire.
17 No ka mea, ua haawi ke Akua na ko lakou naau e hana i kona makemake, a e lokahi ka manao e haawi i ko lakou aupuni i ka holoholona, a pau ka olelo a ke Akua i ka hookoia.
For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose, and to carry out a common purpose and to give their kingdom to the Wild Beast until God's words have come to pass.
18 A o ka wahine au i ike ai, oia ke kulanakauhale nui, e hooalii ana maluna o na'lii o ka honua.
And the woman whom you have seen is the great city which has kingly power over the kings of the earth."
