ヨハネの黙示録 18
1 この後また他の一人の御使の大なる權威を有ちて天より降るを見しに、地はその榮光によりて照されたり。
After these things, I saw another angel coming down out of the sky, having great authority. The earth was illuminated with his glory.
2 かれ強き聲にて呼はりて言ふ『大なるバビロンは倒れたり、倒れたり、かつ惡魔の住家、もろもろの穢れたる靈の檻、もろもろの穢れたる憎むべき鳥の檻となれり。
He cried with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and she has become a habitation of demons, a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hated bird!
3 もろもろの國人はその淫行の憤恚の葡萄酒を飮み、地の王たちは彼と淫をおこなひ、地の商人らは彼の奢の勢力によりて富みたればなり』
For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality, the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from the abundance of her luxury.”
4 また天より他の聲あるを聞けり。曰く『わが民よ、かれの罪に干らず、彼の苦難を共に受けざらんため、その中を出でよ。
I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people, that you have no participation in her sins, and that you don’t receive of her plagues,
5 かれの罪は積りて天にいたり、神その不義を憶え給ひたればなり。
for her sins have reached to the sky, and God has remembered her iniquities.
6 彼が爲しし如く彼に爲し、その行爲に應じ倍して之を報い、かれが酌み與へし酒杯に倍して之に酌み與へよ。
Return to her just as she returned, and repay her double as she did, and according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.
7 かれが自ら尊びみづから奢りしと同じほどの苦難と悲歎とを之に與へよ。彼は心のうちに「われは女王の位に坐する者にして寡婦にあらず、決して悲歎を見ざるべし」と言ふ。
However much she glorified herself and grew wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning. For she says in her heart, ‘I sit a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see mourning.’
8 この故に、さまざまの苦難、一日のうちに彼の身にきたらん、即ち死と悲歎と饑饉となり。彼また火にて燒き盡されん、彼を審きたまふ主なる神は強ければなり。
Therefore in one day her plagues will come: death, mourning, and famine; and she will be utterly burnt with fire, for the Lord God who has judged her is strong.
9 彼と淫をおこなひ、彼とともに奢りたる地の王たちは、其の燒かるる煙を見て泣きかつ歎き、
The kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her will weep and wail over her, when they look at the smoke of her burning,
10 その苦難を懼れ、遙に立ちて「禍害なるかな、禍害なるかな、大なる都、堅固なる都バビロンよ、汝の審判は時の間に來れり」と言はん。
standing far away for the fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For your judgement has come in one hour.’
11 地の商人かれが爲に泣き悲しまん。今より後その商品を買ふ者なければなり。
The merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise any more:
12 その商品は金・銀・寶石・眞珠・細布・紫色・絹・緋色および各樣の香木、また象牙のさまざまの器、價 貴き木、眞鍮・鐵・蝋石などの各樣の器、
merchandise of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, scarlet, all expensive wood, every vessel of ivory, every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;
13 また肉桂・香料・香・香 油・乳香・葡萄酒・オリブ油・麥粉・麥・牛・羊・馬・車・奴隷および人の靈魂なり。
and cinnamon, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, chariots, and people’s bodies and souls.
14 なんぢの靈魂の嗜みたる果物は汝を去り、すべての美味、華美なる物は亡びて汝を離れん、今より後これを見ること無かるべし。
The fruits which your soul lusted after have been lost to you. All things that were dainty and sumptuous have perished from you, and you will find them no more at all.
15 これらの物を商ひ、バビロンに由りて富を得たる商人らは、其の苦難を懼れて遙に立ち、泣き悲しみて言はん、
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand far away for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,
16 「禍害なるかな、禍害なるかな、細布と紫色と緋とを著、金・寶石・眞珠をもて身を飾りたる大なる都、
saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, she who was dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls!
17 斯ばかり大なる富の時の間に荒涼ばんとは」而して凡ての船 長、すべて海をわたる人々、舟子および海によりて生活を爲すもの遙かに立ち、
For in an hour such great riches are made desolate.’ Every ship master, and everyone who sails anywhere, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood far away,
18 バビロンの燒かるる煙を見て叫び「いづれの都か、この大なる都に比ぶべき」と言はん。
and cried out as they looked at the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What is like the great city?’
19 彼 等また塵をおのが首に被りて泣き悲しみ叫びて「禍害なるかな、禍害なるかな、此の大なる都、その奢によりて海に船を有てる人々の富を得たる都、かく時の間に荒涼ばんとは」と言はん。
They cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her great wealth!’ For she is made desolate in one hour.
20 天よ、聖徒・使徒・預言者よ、この都につきて喜べ、神なんぢらの爲に之を審き給ひたればなり』
“Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets, for God has judged your judgement on her.”
21 ここに一人の強き御使、大なる碾臼のごとき石を擡げ海に投げて言ふ『おほいなる都バビロンは斯くのごとく烈しく撃ち倒されて、今より後 見えざるべし。
A mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down, and will be found no more at all.
22 今よりのち立琴を彈くもの、樂を奏するもの、笛を吹く者、ラッパを鳴す者の聲なんぢの中に聞えず、今より後さまざまの細工をなす細工人なんぢの中に見えず、碾臼の音なんぢの中に聞えず、
The voice of harpists, minstrels, flute players, and trumpeters will be heard no more at all in you. No craftsman of whatever craft will be found any more at all in you. The sound of a mill will be heard no more at all in you.
23 今よりのち燈火の光なんぢの中に輝かず、今よりのち新郎・新婦の聲なんぢの中に聞えざるべし。そは汝の商人は地の大臣となり、諸種の國人はなんぢの咒術に惑され、
The light of a lamp will shine no more at all in you. The voice of the bridegroom and of the bride will be heard no more at all in you, for your merchants were the princes of the earth; for with your sorcery all the nations were deceived.
24 また預言者・聖徒および凡て地の上に殺されし者の血は、この都の中に見出されたればなり』
In her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on the earth.”
