Fakahā 17

1 Pea naʻe haʻu ʻae tokotaha ʻoe ʻāngelo ʻe toko fitu naʻe ʻi ai ʻae hina ʻe fitu, ʻo ne lea kiate au, ʻo pehē mai kiate au, “Haʻu ki heni; pea te u fakahā kiate koe hono fakamaau ʻoe fuʻu feʻauaki, ʻoku heka ʻi he ngaahi vai lahi:

And one of the seven angels, which had the seven bowls, came and spoke with me, saying, Come here, I will shew thee the sentence of the great harlot who sits upon the many waters;

2 ‌ʻAia kuo fai feʻauaki mo e ngaahi tuʻi ʻa māmani, pea ko e kakai ʻo māmani naʻe fakakona ʻaki ʻae uaine ʻo ʻene feʻauaki.”

with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication; and they that dwell on the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

3 Pea naʻe ʻāvea au ʻi he laumālie ki he toafa: pea ne u mamata ʻoku heka ʻae fefine ʻi he manu fekai ʻoku kulaʻahoʻaho, kuo pito ʻi he ngaahi hingoa fakataukae ki he ʻOtua, kuo fitu hono ʻulu, pea mo e nifo ʻe hongofulu.

And he carried me away in spirit to a desert; and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

4 Pea naʻe teunga ʻaki ʻae fefine ʻae kulokula mo e kulaʻahoʻaho, pea teunga ʻaki foki ʻae koula mo e ngaahi maka koloa mo e ngaahi mataʻitofe, kuo ʻi hono nima ʻae ipu koula, kuo pito ʻi he ngaahi fakalielia mo e ʻuli ʻo ʻene feʻauaki.

And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and had ornaments of gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the unclean things of her fornication;

5 Pea naʻe tohi ʻi hono foʻi laʻē ʻae hingoa [ni], KO E MEʻA FAKALILOLILO, KO PAPILONE KO E LAHI, KO E FAʻĒ ʻAE KAU FEʻAUAKI MO E NGAAHI FAKALIELIA ʻOE MĀMANI.

and upon her forehead a name written, Mystery, great Babylon, the mother of the harlots, and of the abominations of the earth.

6 Pea ne u mamata ʻoku konā ʻae fefine ʻi he toto ʻoe kakai māʻoniʻoni, mo e toto ʻoe kakai naʻe mate koeʻuhi ko Sisu: pea ne u ofo ʻi heʻeku mamata ki ai, ʻo ofo lahi ʻaupito.

And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And I wondered, seeing her, with great wonder.

7 Pea pehē mai ʻe he ʻāngelo kiate au, “Ko e hā ʻoku ke ofo ai? Te u fakahā kiate koe ʻae meʻa fakalilolilo ʻoku kau ki he fefine, mo e manu fekai ʻoku ne fua ia, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻae ʻulu ʻe fitu, pea mo e nifo ʻe hongofulu.

And the angel said to me, Why hast thou wondered? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast which carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.

8 Ko e manu fekai ne ke mamata ai, naʻe ʻi ai, ka ʻoku ʻikai eni; pea ʻe ʻalu hake mei he luo taʻehanotakele, pea ʻe ʻalu ia ki he malaʻia: pea ko kinautolu ʻoku nofo ʻi māmani, ʻakinautolu naʻe ʻikai tohi honau hingoa ʻi he tohi ʻoe moʻui talu hono ngaohi ʻo māmani, te nau ofo ʻi heʻenau mamata ki he manu fekai, naʻe ʻi ai, pea ʻoku ʻikai eni, ka ʻoku ʻi ai ni. (Abyssos g12)

The beast which thou sawest was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go into destruction: and they who dwell on the earth, whose names are not written from the founding of the world in the book of life, shall wonder, seeing the beast, that it was, and is not, and shall be present. (Abyssos g12)

9 “Ko eni ʻae loto ʻoku poto. Ko e ʻulu ʻe fitu, ko e moʻunga ia ʻe fitu, ʻaia ʻoku heka ai ʻae fefine.

Here is the mind that has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains, whereon the woman sits.

10 Pea ʻoku fitu ʻae ngaahi tuʻi: kuo hinga ʻae toko nima, pea ʻoku ai ni ʻae tokotaha, pea ʻoku teʻeki hoko hono toe; pea ka haʻu ia, kuo pau ke nofo pe ia ʻi he kuonga siʻi.

And there are seven kings: five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; and when he comes he must remain [only] a little while.

11 Pea ko e manu fekai, naʻe ʻi ai, ka ʻoku ʻikai eni, ko hono valu ia, pea ʻoku ʻoe toko fitu, pea ʻoku ʻalu ia ki he malaʻia.

And the beast that was and is not, he also is an eighth, and is of the seven, and goes into destruction.

12 “Pea ko e nifoʻi ʻulu ʻe hongofulu naʻa ke mamata ki ai, ko e tuʻi ʻe hongofulu ia, ʻoku teʻeki kenau maʻu ha puleʻanga; ka ʻoku nau maʻu ʻae mālohi ʻo hangē ha ngaahi tuʻi ʻi he feituʻulaʻā ʻe taha fakataha mo e manu fekai.

And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have not yet received a kingdom, but receive authority as kings one hour with the beast.

13 ‌ʻOku loto taha ʻakinautolu ni, pea te nau foaki ʻenau pule mo e mālohi ki he manu fekai.

These have one mind, and give their power and authority to the beast.

14 ‌ʻE tauʻi ʻekinautolu ni ʻae Lami, pea ʻe ikuna ʻakinautolu ʻe he Lami: he ko e ʻeiki ia ʻoe ngaahi ʻeiki, ko e tuʻi ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi: pea ko kinautolu ʻoku ʻiate ia kuo ui, mo fili, mo angatonu.”

These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them; for he is Lord of lords and King of kings: and they [that are] with him called, and chosen, and faithful.

15 Pea naʻa ne pehē mai kiate au, “Ko e ngaahi vai ne ke mamata ai, ʻoku heka ai ʻae fefine feʻauaki, ko e ngaahi kakai mo e fuʻu tokolahi, mo e ngaahi puleʻanga, mo e ngaahi lea.

And he says to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

16 Pea ko e nifoʻi ʻulu ʻe hongofulu ne ke mamata ai ʻi he manu fekai, ʻe fehiʻa ʻakinautolu ni ki he fefine feʻauaki, pea te nau fakamasivaʻi mo fakatelefuaʻi ia, pea te nau kai ʻa hono kakano, pea tutu ia ʻi he afi.

And the ten horns which thou sawest, and the beast, these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her with fire;

17 He kuo fakalotoʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe he ʻOtua ke nau fai ki hono finangalo, pea ke nau loto taha, ʻo foaki honau puleʻanga ki he ngaahi folofola ʻae ʻOtua.

for God has given to their hearts to do his mind, and to act with one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

18 Pea ko e fefine naʻa ke mamata ki ai, ko e kolo lahi ko ia ia, ʻaia ʻoku ne puleʻi ʻae ngaahi tuʻi ʻo māmani.”

And the woman which thou sawest is the great city, which has kingship over the kings of the earth.