Uppenbarelseboken 17
1 Och kom en af de sju Änglar, som hade de sju skålar, och talade med mig, och sade till mig: Kom, jag vill visa dig den stora skökones fördömelse, som sitter på mycken vatten;
One of the seven angels, who had [one of] the seven bowls, came to me. He said to me, “Come [with me], and I will show you how [God] will punish the very evil [city that is represented by] [SYM] a prostitute, a city in which there are many canals [of] water.
2 Med hvilka Konungarna på jordene bolat hafva; och de der på jordene bo, äro druckne vordne af hennes boleris vin.
[It is as though] the rulers of earth have acted immorally [and idolatrously] with the people of that city [MET], and they [have persuaded people] who live on the earth to act immorally [and idolatrously] with them [MET], [just like a prostitute persuades men to drink] the [strong] wine [she gives them, resulting in their] becoming drunk [and] then committing sexual immorality. with her.”
3 Och han förde mig i Andanom uti öknena; och jag såg qvinnona sitta på ett rosenfärgo vilddjur, det var fullt med hädelsenamn, och hade sju hufvud och tio horn.
Then, as [God’s] Spirit [controlled me], the angel carried me away to a desolate area. There I saw a woman who was sitting on a red beast. The beast had names [written] all over itself. They were names that (insulted/spoke evil against) [God]. The beast had seven heads and ten horns.
4 Och qvinnan var klädd med purpur och rosenfärgo, och öfvergyld med guld, och ädla stenar, och perlor; och hade en gyldene kalk i sine hand, full med styggelse, och sins boleris orenlighet;
The woman [that I saw] was wearing purple and red [clothes]; and gold, precious stones, and pearls were fastened to her [clothes and her body]. She held in her hand a golden cup. The cup was full of [a liquid that represents] [SYM] the detestable/disgusting, idolatrous things and filthy immoral things that she [does].
5 Och på hennes anlete skrifvet det namn, Hemlighet: Den store Babylon, modren till boleri, och till styggelse på jordene.
This name, that has a hidden/secret [meaning], was written on her forehead: “[This woman is] Babylon, the very evil [city! She acts like] the mother of the prostitutes on the earth. She teaches them to [act] immorally and to worship idols.”
6 Och jag såg qvinnona druckna af helgonens blod, och af deras blod, som Jesu vittne voro; och jag förundrade mig storliga, då jag såg henne.
I saw that the woman had become drunk as a result of drinking the blood of God’s people, those who had told others about Jesus. When I saw her, I was very bewildered/perplexed.
7 Och Ängelen sade till mig: Hvi förundrar du dig? Jag vill säga dig hemligheten om denna qvinnone, och om vilddjuret, som bär henne, och hafver sju hufvud och tio horn.
The angel said to me, “Do not be bewildered [RHQ]! I will explain to you the hidden/secret meaning of the woman and of the beast on which she rides, the beast that has the seven heads and the ten horns.
8 Vilddjuret, som du hafver sett, hafver varit, och är icke; och det skall åter uppkomma utaf afgrunden, och skall gå uti fördömelse; och de, som på jordene bo, skola förundra sig, hvilkas namn icke skrifna äro i lifsens bok, ifrå verldenes begynnelse; då de se vilddjuret, som hafver varit, och som icke är, ändock det är. (Abyssos g12)
The beast that you saw [lived] previously. Eventually God will destroy him, but now he is dead. He is [about to] come up (from the underworld/from the deep dark pit). [When] the beast who had previously lived, and who then had died, reappears, the people who live on the earth will be amazed. [They are people whose] names were not in the book in which are written the names of people [who will] have eternal life. [The angels have been writing those names in a list] (from the beginning of the world/from the time when the world began). (Abyssos g12)
9 Och här är sinnet, der visdom tillhörer; de sju hufvud äro sju berg, der qvinnan sitter uppå, och det äro sju Konungar.
Those who [think] wisely [can understand] this: The seven heads [of the beast] on which the woman sits [symbolize] the seven hills [of the city that the woman represents]. They also [symbolize] seven rulers.
10 Fem äro fallne; en är, och den andre är icke ännu kommen; och när han kommer, skall han icke länge blifva.
Five [of those rulers] have died. One is [still alive]. The seventh [ruler] has not yet come. When he comes, he must remain on earth for [only] a short [time].
11 Och vilddjuret, som hafver varit, och icke är, den är den åttonde, och han är utaf de sju, och han går uti fördömelse.
The beast that [lived] before and then was not [alive] will be the eighth [ruler]. He will be [evil like] the seven [rulers were, but God] will surely destroy him.
12 Och de tio horn, som du sett hafver, äro tio Konungar, som ännu icke hafva fått rike, utan skola, såsom Konungar, på en stund få magt med vilddjuret.
The ten horns that you saw [represent] ten rulers who have not yet begun to rule. They, together with the beast, will be authorized to rule [people for only a short time, as if it were] [MET] for one hour.
13 Desse hafva alle ett råd, och skola gifva vilddjurena sina magt och kraft.
Those [rulers] will all agree to do the same thing. [As a result] they will give to the beast their power [to rule people] as well as their authority [to rule people] [DOU].
14 De skola strida med Lambena, och Lambet skall vinna dem; ty det är en Herre öfver alla herrar, och en Konung öfver alla Konungar; och med thy äro de utkallade, och utkorade, och trogne.
The rulers and the beast will fight against [Jesus], the [one who is like a] lamb. He will defeat them, because he is Lord [who rules over all other] lords and the King [who rules over all other] kings. Those [people] who are with [and helping him] are the ones whom [God] has chosen, and who keep [serving him] faithfully.”
15 Och han sade till mig: Vattnet, som du såg, der skökan sitter på, är folk och skarar, och Hedningar, och tungomål.
Then the angel said to me, “The waters that you saw in the city where the prostitute sits represent people-[groups], multitudes [of people], nations, and [speakers of many languages] [MTY].
16 Och de tio horn, som du sett hafver på vilddjuret, skola hata skökona, och lägga henne öde och naken; och de skola uppäta hennes kött, och bränna henne upp i eld.
The ten horns that you saw [represent rulers] [SYM]. They and the beast will hate [the people in the city] [MTY] that the prostitute [represents]. As a result, they will [take away everything that is in the city, as if] they were [MET] leaving it naked. They will [destroy it as if] [MET] devouring flesh/meat, and they will burn it with fire.
17 Ty Gud hafver gifvit dem i hjertat, att de skola göra det honom behagar, och göra alle ena mening, att de skulle gifva vilddjurena riket, till dess Guds ord varda fullkomnad.
They will do that because God has caused them to decide to do what he wants them to do. As a result, they will let the beast have their power to rule until what God has said is fulfilled {until [they] fulfill what God has said} [MTY].
18 Och qvinnan, som du sett hafver, är den store staden, som rike hafver öfver jordenes Konungar.
The prostitute that you saw [represents] the very evil city [whose leaders] [MTY] rule over the kings of the earth.”
