प्रकाश 17
1 सातवटा कचौरा लिएका सात जना स्वर्गदूतमध्ये एक जनाले मकहाँ आएर भने, “आऊ, म तिमीलाई धेरै पानीमाथि बसेकी त्यस महावेश्यालाई दिएको दण्डलाई देखाउनेछु ।
Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls came and spoke to me. “Come here,” he said, “and I will show you the sentence passed on that Great Harlot who is seated at the meeting of many waters,
2 त्यससँग पृथ्वीका राजाहरूले यौन अनैतिकता गरेका छन् । पृथ्वीका बासिन्दाहरू त्यसको यौन अनैतिकताको मद्यले मातेका छन् ।”
and with whom all the kings of the earth have had licentious intercourse; while all who live on the earth have been make drunk by the wine of her licentiousness.”
3 त्यसपछि स्वर्गदूतले मलाई आत्मामा बोकेर उजाड-स्थानतिर लगे, र निन्दा गर्ने पुरै नाउँहरूले भरिएकी रातो रङको पशुमाथि बसेकी एउटी स्त्रीलाई मैले देखेँ । त्यस जनावरको सातवटा टाउका र दसवटा सिङ थिए ।
And he bore me away in a trance to a lonely place, and I saw a woman seated on a scarlet Beast, which was covered with blasphemous names; it had seven heads and ten horns.
4 त्यस स्त्रीले बैजनी र रातो चहकिलो पोशाक लगाएकी र सुन, बहुमूल्य मणि र मोतीहरूले सिँगारिएकी थिई । घिनलाग्दा कुराहरू र यौन अनैतिकताका अशुद्ध थोकहरूले भरिएको एउटा सुनको कचौरा त्यसले हातमा समातिरहेकी थिई ।
The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and glittering with gold ornaments, precious stones, and pearls. In her hand she held a gold cup, full of idolatrous abominations, and the unclean fruits of her licentiousness;
5 एउटा रहस्यको अर्थ भएको नाउँ त्यसको निधारमा लेखिएको थियोः “पृथ्वीमा भएका घिनलाग्दा कुराहरू र वेश्याहरूकी आमा महान् बेबिलोन ।”
while on her forehead there was written this mystic name – “BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF ALL IDOLATROUS ABOMINATIONS ON EARTH.”
6 मैले त्यस स्त्रीले विश्वासीहरूको रगत र येशूको निम्ति सहिद भएकाहरूको रगत पिएर मातेकी देखेँ । जब मैले त्यसलाई देखेँ, तब म सार्है नै चकित भएँ ।
And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of Christ’s people and with the blood of the martyrs for Jesus. When I saw her, I was amazed beyond measure;
7 तर स्वर्गदूतले मलाई भने, “तिमी किन चकित हुन्छौँ? म तिमीलाई त्यो स्त्री र त्यसलाई बोक्ने सातवटा टाउका र दसवटा सिङ भएको पशुको रहस्यको अर्थ बताउनेछु ।
but the angel said to me – “Why were you amazed? I will tell you the mystic meaning of the vision of this woman, and of the Beast, with the seven heads and ten horns, that carries her.
8 तिमीले देखेको त्यो पशु अस्तित्वमा थियो र अहिले अस्तित्वमा छैन, तर अगाध खाँदबाट माथि निस्कन लागेको छ । तब यो विनाशतिर जानेछ । पृथ्वीमा जिउनेहरू जसका नाउँ संसारको उत्पत्तिदेखि जीवनको पुस्तकमा लेखिएका छैनन्, तिनीहरू त्यो पशुलाई देखेर चकित पर्नेछन्, किनभने त्यो अस्तित्वमा थियो, अहिले अस्तित्वमा छैन, तर आउनै लागेको छ । (Abyssos g12)
The Beast that you saw was, but is not, and is about to rise out of the bottomless pit, and is on its way to destruction. Those who are living on earth will be amazed – those whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world – when they see that the Beast was, but is not, and yet will come.” (Abyssos g12)
9 यसले बुद्धि भएको मनलाई आव्हान गर्छ । सातवटा टाउका सातवटा डाँडा हुन् जसमाथि त्यो स्त्री बसेकी छे ।
(Here there is need for the discerning mind.) The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated.
10 तिनीहरू सात राजाहरू पनि हुन् । पाँच जना राजा पतन भइसकेका छन्, एक जना अस्तित्वमा छ, र एक जना अहिलेसम्म आएको छैन । जब त्यो आउँछ, तब केही समयका लागि रहन्छ ।
They are also seven kings; of whom five have fallen and one remains, while one is not yet come. When he comes, he must stay for a little while.
11 त्यो पशु अस्तित्वमा थियो, तर अहिले अस्तित्वमा छैन । त्यो आफैँ पनि आठौँ राजा हो, तर ती सात राजामध्ये त्यो एक हो, तर त्यो नष्ट हुन गइरहेको छ ।
So must the Beast that was, but is not. He counts as an eighth king, although he is one of the seven, and is on his way to destruction.
12 तिमीले देखेका दसवटा सिङ दस जना राजा हुन्, जसले अहिलेसम्म राज्य प्राप्त गरेका छैनन्, तर त्यो पशुसँगै तिनीहरूले एक घण्टाका निम्ति राजाकै अधिकार प्राप्त गर्नेछन् ।
The ten horns that you saw are ten kings, who have not yet received their kingdoms, but for an hour they receive the authority of kings, together with the Beast.
13 यिनीहरूको एउटै विचार छ, र तिनीहरूले आफ्नो शक्ति र अधिकार त्यो पशुलाई दिन्छन् ।
These kings are of one mind in surrendering their power and authority to the Beast.
14 तिनीहरूले थुमाको विरुद्धमा लडाइँ गर्नेछन् । तर थुमाले तिनीहरूलाई जित्नुहुनेछ, किनभने उहाँ प्रभुहरूका प्रभु र राजाहरूका राजा हुनुहुन्छ, र उहाँसँग हुनेहरू बोलाइएका, छानिएका र विश्वासयोग्यहरू हुन् ।”
They will fight with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings; so, too, will those with him who have received the call and are chosen and faithful.
15 ती स्वर्गदूतले मलाई भने, “तिमीले देखेको पानीमाथि जहाँ त्यो वेश्या बसेकी छे, त्यो पानी मानिसहरू, भिड, जाति र भाषाहरू हुन् ।”
And the angel said to me – “The waters that you saw, where the Harlot is seated, are throngs of people and men of all nations and languages.
16 तिमीले देखेका दसवटा सिङ र त्यो पशुले त्यो वेश्यालाई घृणा गर्नेछन् । तिनीहरूले त्यसलाई एकलो र नाङगै पारेर त्यसको शरीरलाई सिद्ध्याउनेछन्, र त्यसलाई तिनीहरूले आगोले पूर्ण रूपमा डढाउनेछन् ।
The ten horns that you saw, and the Beast – they will hate the Harlot, and cause her to become deserted and strip her bare; they will eat her flesh and utterly consume her with fire.
17 किनभने परमेश्वरको वचन पुरा नहोउञ्जेलसम्म एउटै मनको भई तिनीहरूले आफ्नो अधिकार त्यो पशुलाई राज्य गर्न दिन उहाँको उद्देश्य पुरा हुनलाई परमेश्वरले यस्तो विचार हलिदिनुभयो ।
For God has put it into their minds to carry out his purpose, in carrying out their common purpose and surrendering their kingdoms to the Beast, until God’s decrees will be executed.
18 तिमीले देखेको त्यो स्त्री पृथ्वीका राजाहरूमाथि शासन गर्ने महानगरी हो ।”
As for the woman whom you saw, she is the great city that holds sway over all the kings of the earth.”
