Apocalipsis 17
1 Y uno de los siete ángeles con las siete copas vino y me habló, diciéndome: “Ven aquí”, dijo, “y te mostraré el juicio de la prostituta infame que está sentada junto a muchas aguas.
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 infamous prostitute who is seated at the meeting of many waters,
2 Los reyes de la tierra han cometido adulterio con ella, y los habitantes de la tierra se han embriagado con el vino de su inmoralidad”.
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 Entonces me llevó en el Espíritu a un lugar desierto, y vi a una mujer que estaba sentada sobre una bestia escarlata que tenía siete cabezas y diez cuernos y estaba cubierta con nombres blasfemos.
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 La mujer estaba vestida de púrpura y escarlata, y vestía prendas de oro, joyas y perlas. En su mano sostenía una copa de oro llena de cosas obscenas y de su inmoralidad repulsiva.
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 Y en su frente estaba escrito un nombre de misterio: Babilonia la Grande, la Madre de Prostitutas y de las obscenidades del mundo.
while on her forehead was inscribed a name that had a hidden meaning: “Babylon the Great, mother of all prostitutes, source of all obscenities on earth.”
6 Y vi que la mujer estaba ebria con la sangre de los creyentes, y con la sangre de los mártires que habían muerto por Jesús. Cuando la vi, me quedé totalmente asombrado.
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 Y el ángel me preguntó: “¿Por qué estás asombrado? Te explicaré el misterio de la mujer y la bestia sobre la cual estaba montada, y que tenía siete cabezas y diez cuernos.
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 La bestia que viste una vez pero no es, pero que pronto surgirá de nuevo del abismo, y luego será destruida por completo. Los que viven sobre la tierra y no tienen sus nombres escritos en el libro de la vida se maravillarán cuando vean a la bestia que era, pero no es, y regresará. (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 “Aquí se necesita una mente con entendimiento. Las siete cabezas son siete colinas, donde está sentada la mujer;
(Here there is need for the discerning mind.) The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated.
10 esos son siete reyes. Cinco ya han caído, uno reina ahora, y el último está por venir, y su reino será corto.
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 La bestia que era, y no es, es un octavo rey y pertenece a los siete. Él también será destruido por completo.
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 “Los diez cuernos que viste son diez reyes que no han comenzado a reinar todavía. Sin embargo, se les dará autoridad para reinar junto con la bestia durante una hora.
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 Y han acordado un solo propósito: ceder su poder y autoridad a la bestia.
These kings are of one mind in surrendering their power and authority to the Beast.
14 Y harán guerra contra el Cordero, y el Cordero los vencerá, porque él es el Señor de señores y Rey de reyes. Sus seguidores son llamados y escogidos, y ellos confían en él”.
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 Y el ángel siguió explicándome: “Las aguas que viste donde se sentaba la ramera, representan pueblos, multitudes de personas, naciones, y lenguas.
And the angel said to me – “The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are throngs of people and men of all nations and languages.
16 Los diez cuernos que viste y la bestia odiarán a la prostituta, y le quitarán todas sus posesiones, y la dejarán desnuda, comerán su carne y la quemarán hasta que quede en cenizas.
The ten horns that you saw, and the Beast – they will hate the prostitute, and cause her to become deserted and strip her bare; they will eat her flesh and utterly consume her with fire.
17 “Porque Dios puso en sus mentes que hicieran lo que él quería, que tuvieran un mismo acuerdo: ceder su reino a la bestia, para que se cumplan las palabras de Dios.
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 La mujer que viste es la gran ciudad, que gobierna sobre los reyes de la tierra”.
As for the woman whom you saw, she is the great city that holds sway over all the kings of the earth.”
