Apokalypsy 17
1 Ary tonga ny anjely anankiray tamin’ izy fito izay nanana ny lovia fito, dia niteny tamiko nanao hoe: Avia atỳ; dia hasehoko anao ny fitsarana ilay vehivavy janga lehibe, izay mipetraka eny ambonin’ ny rano maro,
One of the seven angels who had been holding the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the condemnation of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters.
2 dia ilay nijangajangan’ ny mpanjakan’ ny tany, sady natao leon’ ny divain’ ny fijangajangany ny mponina tamin’ ny tany.
It is with her that the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality. It is with the wine of her sexual immorality that the earth's inhabitants became drunk.”
3 Dia nentiny tamin’ ny Fanahy ho any an’ efitra aho ary nahita vehivavy nitaingina bibi-dia mivolon-jaky, feno anarana fitenenan-dratsy sady nanan-doha fito sy tandroka folo.
Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit to a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names. The beast had seven heads and ten horns.
4 Ary ravehivavy dia nitafy lamba volomparasy sy jaky ary niravaka volamena sy vato soa ary perila sady nitana kapoaka volamena teny an-tànany, feno zava-betaveta, dia ny zava-maloto momba ny fijangajangany;
The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet and was adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She was holding in her hand a golden cup full of detestable things and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
5 ary nisy anarana voasoratra teo amin’ ny handriny nanao hoe: ZAVA-MIAFINA, BABYLONA LEHIBE, RENIN’ NY MPIJANGAJANGA SY NY ZAVA-BETAVETA, AMIN’ NY TANY.
On her forehead was written a name having a secret meaning: “Babylon the great, the mother of prostitutes and of the detestable things of the earth.”
6 Ary hitako fa, indro, ravehivavy dia leon’ ny ran ny olona masìna sy ny ran’ ny martioran’ i Jesosy; koa raha nahita azy aho, dia gaga indrindra.
I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs for Jesus. When I saw her, I was greatly astonished.
7 Ary hoy ilay anjely tamiko: Nahoana no gaga ianao? Izaho hilaza aminao ny zava-miafina ny amin-dravehivavy sy ny bibi-dia mitondra azy, izay manan-doha fito sy tandroka folo.
But the angel said to me, “Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the meaning of the woman and of the beast that is carrying her, the beast that has the seven heads and the ten horns.
8 Ny bibi-dia, ilay efa hitanao, dia teo ihany ary tsy eo izao, nefa efa hiakatra avy amin’ ny lavaka tsy hita noanoa izy ka ho lasa ho amin’ ny fandringanana; ary ny monina ambonin’ ny tany, dia izay tsy voasoratra eo amin’ ny bokin’ ny fiainana hatramin’ ny nanorenana izao tontolo izao, dia ho gaga raha mijery ilay bibi-dia, izay teo ihany ary tsy eo izao, nefa mbola ho avy indray. (Abyssos g12)
The beast you saw existed, does not exist now, but is about to come up from the bottomless pit. Then it will go on to destruction. Those who live on the earth, those whose names have not been written in the Book of Life since the foundation of the world—they will be astounded when they see the beast that existed, does not exist now, but is about to come. (Abyssos g12)
9 Indro ny hevitra iray misy fahendrena: Ny loha fito dia tendrombohitra fito, izay ipetrahan-dravehivavy.
This calls for a mind that has wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman is seated.
10 Ary mpanjaka fito ireo; efa lavo ny dimy, ka ny iray mbola eo ihany, ary ny iray koa mbola tsy tonga; ary rehefa tonga izy, dia tsy maintsy mitoetra kelikely.
They are also seven kings. Five kings have fallen, one exists, and the other has not yet come; when he comes, he can remain only for a little while.
11 Ary ny bibi-dia izay teo ihany ary tsy eo izao, dia izy no naman’ ny fito mahavalo ary ka lasa ho amin’ ny fandringanana.
The beast that existed, but does not exist now, is itself also an eighth king; but it is one of those seven kings, and it is going to destruction.
12 Ary ny tandroka folo, izay hitanao, dia mpanjaka folo izay tsy mbola nahazo fanjakana; fa mandray fahefana ho toa mpanjaka iray ora miaraka amin’ ny bibi-dia izy.
The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they will receive authority as kings for one hour together with the beast.
13 Ireo dia miray saina ka manome ny heriny sy ny fahefany ho an’ ilay bibi-dia.
These are of one mind, and they give over their power and authority to the beast.
14 Ireo dia hiady amin’ ny Zanak’ ondry, ary ny Zanak’ ondry haharesy azy, satria Tompon’ ny tompo sy Mpanjakan’ ny mpanjaka Izy, ary haharesy azy koa izay momba Azy, dia olona voantso sy voafidy ary mahatoky.
They will wage war against the Lamb. But the Lamb will conquer them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings—and with him are the called ones, the chosen ones, and the faithful ones.”
15 Ary hoy izy tamiko: Ny rano ela hitanao, izay ipetrahan’ ilay vehivavy janga, dia olona sy vahoaka betsaka sy firenena maro ary samy hafa fiteny.
The angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.
16 Ary ny tandroka folo sy ny bibi-dia izay efa hitanao, dia ireo no hankahala ilay vehivavy janga ka hahatsinontsinona azy sy hampitanjaka ary sy hihinana ny nofony ary handevona ny tenany amin’ ny afo.
The ten horns that you saw—they and the beast will hate the prostitute. They will make her desolate and naked, they will devour her flesh, and they will burn her completely with fire.
17 Fa Andriamanitra efa nanome fo ireo hanatanteraka ny heviny sy hifanara-tsaina ary hanome ny fanjakany ho an’ ilay bibi-dia mandra-pahatanteraky ny tenin’ Andriamanitra.
For God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by agreeing to give their power to rule to the beast until God's words are fulfilled.
18 Ary ravehivavy, ilay hitanao, dia tanàna lehibe, izay manjaka amin’ ny mpanjakan’ ny tany.
The woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”
