ヨハネの黙示録 18
1 其後、又別に一の天使、大いなる権威を以て天より降るを見しが、地上は其榮光を以て照されたり。
After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor.
2 彼力ある聲にて呼はり言ひけるは、倒れたり、倒れたり大いなるバビロネは。既に惡魔の住處と成り、凡ての穢れたる霊の巣窟と成り、総て汚れて憎むべき鳥の巣と成れり。
And he cried out with a strong voice saying: “It fell, it fell, Babylon the great! and has become a dwelling place of demons, even a prison of every unclean spirit, also a prison of every unclean and detestable bird.
3 蓋萬民は其姦淫が起さする怒の酒を飲み、地上の國王等は彼と姦淫を為し、地上の商人等は彼が奢の勢によりて富豪と成りたるなり、と。
Because all the nations have drunk of the rage of the wine of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have fornicated with her, and the merchants of the earth became rich through the strength of her luxury.”
4 又別に天より聲して斯く言へるを聞けり、我臣民よ、汝等彼が中より出でて、其罪に與らず其禍を受けざる様にせよ。
And I heard another Voice from heaven saying: “Come out of her, my people, so as not to participate in her sins and so as not to receive of her plagues.
5 其は彼の罪は天に達し、主彼が不義を心に留め給ひたればなり。
For her sins have reached to heaven and God has remembered about her her iniquities.
6 彼が汝等に為しし如く汝等彼に為し、其業に應じて倍して之を報い、彼が汲與へし杯は之に倍して汲與へよ。
Render to her just as she rendered to you; yes, pay her back double, according to her deeds; in the cup that she mixed, mix double for her.
7 彼が自ら誇りて快樂に暮らししと同じ程なる苦と悔とを與へよ、其は彼が心の中に、我は女王の位に坐して寡婦には非ず、而も悔を見じ、と謂へばなり。
To the extent that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, by so much give her torment; because in her heart she says, ‘I sit a queen, and am not a widow; and I will certainly not see sorrow.’
8 故に其禍、即ち死と、悔と、飢と、俄に來りて、彼は火にて焼盡さるべし、彼を審判し給へる神は全能にて在せばなり。
Therefore her plagues will come in one day death and sorrow and famine and she will be burned up with fire; because the Lord God who has judged her is strong.
9 彼と姦淫して樂しみ暮らしし地上の諸國王、彼が焼かるる烟を見て其上を泣き、且己が胸を打ち、
“The kings of the earth who fornicated and lived luxuriously with her will weep and mourn over her, when they see the smoke of her burning,
10 其苦を恐れて遥に立退きて言はん、禍なる哉、禍なる哉、彼バビロネの大都會、彼堅固なる都會よ、其は汝の刑罰一時に至りたればなり、と。
standing afar off for fear of her torment, saying: ‘Alas, alas, O great city Babylon, O mighty city! Because your judgment came in one hour.’
11 又地上の商人、泣きて彼が上を悲しむべし、其は己の商品を買ふべきもの既に之あらざればなり。
“And the merchants of the earth weep and sorrow over her, because no one buys their goods anymore:
12 其商品は金銀、寳石、眞珠、亜麻布、緋色布、絹物、紫布、種々の香木、及び一切の象牙細工、佳木、青銅、鉄、大理石の諸器物、
goods of gold and of silver, of precious stones and of pearl, of fine linen and of purple, of silk and of scarlet; every citron wood and object of ivory, every object of most precious wood and of bronze and of iron and of marble;
13 又肉桂、香料、香油、乳膏、葡萄酒、油、麦粉、小麦、駄獣、羊、馬、四輪車、人の體と魂と等なり。
cinnamon and incense and perfume and frankincense, wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep and horses and carriages, and bodies and souls of men!”
14 [バビロネよ]、汝の好みし果物は汝を去り、一切の珍味華美の品々は、亡びて汝より離れ、以後は之を見出さざるべし。
(‘Yes, the fruit that your soul craved has gone from you, and all the sumptuous and splendid things have perished from you, and you will never find them again!’)
15 是等の物を商ひて富豪と成りし人々は、バビロネの苦を恐れて遥に立退き、泣悔みて、
“The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand afar off for fear of her torment, weeping and sorrowing
16 言はん、禍なる哉、禍なる哉、曾て亜麻布、緋色、紫色の服を着し、金、寳石、眞珠を以て身を飾りたる、彼大都會よ、と。
and saying: ‘Alas, alas, O great city! that was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and was adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls;
17 是然しも莫大なる富の一時に消失せたればなり。
because in one hour such great wealth was laid waste.’ “And every ship captain, and all who travel by ship—sailors and as many as work the sea—stood afar off
18 又一切の船長、航海せる人々、水夫、又は海上に働ける人々、遥に立退きて、其火事の烟を見て呼はり言ひけるは、如何なる都會か此大都會には似たる、と。
and cried out, seeing the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘Who is like the great city!?’
19 而して彼等は、塵を己が頭に被りて泣悔み、叫びて言ひけるは、禍なる哉、禍なる哉、其奢によりて総て海上に船を有ちたる人々を富ましめたる彼大都會よ、其は一時に荒果てたるなり、と。
They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and sorrowing and saying: ‘Alas, alas, O great city! by which all who had ships in the sea became rich, by her costly abundance; because in one hour she was laid waste.’
20 天及び聖人、使徒、預言者等、彼が上を歓びて躍れ、蓋神汝等が[受けし]處分を彼に於て復讐し給ひしなり。
“Rejoice over her, O heaven, yes you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced your judgment against her!”
21 又一の強き天使、大いなる磨の如き石を海に投げて言ひけるは、彼大都會バビロネは、斯の如き機勢を以て投げられ、再び見出さるる事あらじ。
And a mighty angel took up a stone like a huge millstone and threw it into the ocean saying: “The great city Babylon will be thrown down violently, and will never be found again.
22 今より後は汝の中に、琴を弾じ、樂を奏し、笛を吹き、喇叭を鳴らす者の聲再び聞えず、種々の芸術の職人、汝の中に再び見出されず、磨の音汝の中に再び聞えず、
The sound of harpists and musicians and flutists and trumpeters will never be heard in you again; no craftsman of whatever craft will ever be found in you again; the sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again;
23 燈の光汝の中に再び輝かず、新郎新婦の聲全く汝の中に聞えざるべし。其は汝の商人、既に地の諸侯の如くに成りて、萬民汝の魔力に惑ひ、
the light of a lamp will never shine in you again; the voice of bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again; because your merchants were the magnates of the earth, because by your sorcery all the nations were deceived.”
24 且預言者、聖人及び地上に殺されし一切の人の血、彼に於て見出されたればなり、と。
And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, even of all who had been butchered on the earth.
