Paltiing 18
1 Kalpasan dagitoy a banbanag, adda nakitak a sabali pay nga anghel a bumabbaba manipud langit. Addaan isuna iti naindaklan a turay, ken ti daga ket nasilawan iti dayagna.
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.
2 Ipukpukawna iti napigsa a timek, kunana “Natinnagen, natinnagen ti naindaklan a Babilonia! Nagbalinen isuna a pagtaengan dagiti demonio ken dagiti narugit nga espiritu, ken pagtaengan dagiti agkakarugit ken makarimon a billit.
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.
3 Ta amin dagiti pagilian ket ininumda ti arak ti regget ti kinaderrepna a mangiyeg iti pungtotna. Dagiti ari iti daga ket nakikammalala kenkuana. Dagiti agtagtagilako ditoy daga ket nagbalin a nabaknang babaen iti bileg ti nabarayuboy a panagbiagna.
[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).”
4 Kalpasanna, nakangngegak iti sabali pay a timek manipud langit a kinunana, “Rummuarkayo manipud kenkuana, tattaok, tapno saankayo a mairaman kadagiti basbasolna, ken tapno saankayo nga agsagaba iti aniaman kadagiti didigrana.
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.
5 Dagiti basolna ket nagtutuonen a kas kangato iti langit, ken nalagip ti Dios dagiti dakes nga aramidna.
[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].”
6 Subadanyo isuna a kas iti panangsubadna kadagiti dadduma, ken subadanyo isuna iti mamindua a daras iti aniaman nga inaramidna; nayunanyo ti pinaglalaokna nga adda iti baso, nayunanyo iti mamindua a sukat para kenkuana.
[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].
7 No kasano nga impasindayagna ti bagina ken nagbiag iti kinabarayuboy, ipaayyo kenkuana ti kasta metlaeng a rigat ken ladingit. Ta ti ibagbagana iti pusona, nakatugawak a kasla reyna, saanak a balo, ken saankonto a makita ti panagladingit.
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]’!
8 Ngarud iti maysanto nga aldaw ket un-unaanto isuna iti didigra: ti patay, ladingit ken panagbisin. Ibusento isuna ti apoy, ta ti Dios ket manakabalin ken isu ti mangukom kenkuana.”
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.”
9 Dagiti ari iti daga a nakikamalala ken nagpatengngel kenkuana ket sangitan ken dung-awandanto isuna no makitada ti asok gapu iti pannakapuorna.
“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.
10 Agtakderdanto iti adayo, mabutbutengda iti pannakaparigatna, kunada, “Asi, asi pay ti naindaklan a siudad ti Babilonia, ti kapipigsaan a siudad! Ta iti maysa nga oras ket immay ti pannakadusam.”
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]!’
11 Sangsangitan ken dungdung-awan isuna dagiti agtagtagilako ditoy daga, agsipud ta awanen ti mayat a gumatang kadagiti ilaklakona.
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].
12 laklako a balitok, pirak, agkakapateg a bato, perlas, napino a lino, lila, amin a nagbabanglo a kayo, tunggal alikamen a naaramid iti marfil, tunggal alikamen a naaramid iti agkakapateg a kayo, bronse, landok, marmol,
[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.
13 kanela, rekado, insenso, mirra, olibano, arak, lana, napino nga arina, trigo, kadagiti baka ken karnero, kadagiti kabalio ken karwahe, ken kadagiti tagabu ken dagiti kararua dagiti tattao.
14 Dagiti bunga a tinartarigagayanyo iti amin a pigsayo ket awanen kadakayo. Amin a kinabarayuboy ken dayagyo ket nagpukaw, pulos a saanto a masarakanen.
[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]!’
15 Dagiti agtagtagilako kadagitoy a lako a nagbalin a nabaknang babaen kenkuana ket agtakderdanto nga adayo kenkuana gapu ta mabutengda iti panakadusa, panagsangit ken naariwawa a panagdung-awna.
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],
16 Ibagadanto nga, “Asi pay, asi pay ti naindaklan a siudad a nakakawes iti napino a lino, lila, ken iti nalabaga, ken naarkosan ti balitok, agkakapateg a bato, ken kadagiti perlas!”
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.
17 Iti las-ud laeng ti maysa nga oras amin dagita a kinabaknang ket nasayang. Tumunggal maysa a kapitan ti barko ken tunggal tripulante, dagiti aglaylayag iti taaw ken amin dagiti aggapu iti taw ti pagbibiaganna, ket nagtakder iti adayo.
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].
18 Nagsangitda idi nakitada ti asukna gapu iti pannakapuorna. Kinunada, “Ania a siudad ti kas iti dayta a naindaklan a siudad?”
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]
19 Sinabuaganda iti tapok dagiti uloda ken nagsasangit ken nagdudung-awda, “Asi pay, asi pay dayta a naindaklan a siudad, nga amin nga adda barkona iti taaw ket nagbalin a nabaknang gapu iti kinabaknangna. Ta iti las-ud laeng ti maysa nga oras ket nadadael isuna.”
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!’”
20 “Agragsakkayo iti napasamak kenkuana, langit, dakayo a namati, dakayo nga apostol ken profeta, ta inyeg ti Dios ti panangukomyo kenkuana!”
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!”
21 Nangala ti nabileg nga anghel iti bato a kas kadakkel iti gilingan a bato ket impurwakna iti taaw, kinunana, “Iti daytoy a wagas, ti Babilonia a naindaklan a siudad, ket madadaelto ken saanton a makita iti kaanoman.
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]!
22 Saanton a mangngeg ti uni a partuaten dagiti umaarpa, dagiti tumotokar, dagiti agpuypuyot iti fluta. Awanton ti masarakan kenka a managpartuat iti aniaman a kita. Ken awanton ti mangngeg nga uni iti gilingan kenka.
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.
23 Awanton a pulos ti agraniag nga uray ania a pagsilawan kenka. Awanton a pulos ti mangngeg a timek iti nobyo ken iti nobya kenka, ta dagiti agtagtagilakom ket isuda dagiti prinsipe iti daga, ken ti pagilian ket naalilaw babaen kadagiti panagsalamangkam.
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.
24 Nasarakan kenkuana ti dara dagiti profeta ken dagiti namati, ken amin a dara dagiti napapatay iti daga.”
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!”
