Revelation 17
1 And one of the seven Angels, those who hold the seven bowls, approached and spoke with me, saying: “Come, I will show you the condemnation of the great harlot, who sits upon many waters.
七位拿著七個盂的天使中，有一位前來， 向我說道：「你來，我要指給你看，那在多水之旁為王的大淫婦受的懲罰；
2 With her, the kings of the earth have fornicated. And those who inhabit the earth have been inebriated by the wine of her prostitution.”
世上的諸王都同她行過邪淫，地上的居民也都喝醉了她淫亂的酒。」
3 And he carried me away in spirit to the desert. And I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet beast, filled with names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
於是天使叫我神魂超拔，提我到了曠野，我便看見了一個婦人，坐在一隻朱紅色且滿了褻瀆名號的獸身上，牠有七個頭，十隻角。
4 And the woman was clothed all around with purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, holding a golden cup in her hand, filled with the abomination and with the filth of her fornication.
這婦人身穿紫紅和朱紅色的衣服，全身點綴著金子、寶石和珍珠；她手裏拿著滿盛可憎之物和她淫污的金杯。
5 And a name was written upon her forehead: Mystery, Babylon the great, the mother of the fornications and the abominations of the earth.
她的額上寫著一個含有奧秘的名字：「偉大的巴比倫！淫亂和地上可憎之物的母親。」
6 And I saw that the woman was inebriated from the blood of the saints and from the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And I was amazed, when I had seen her, with a great wonder.
我又看見這婦人痛飲了聖徒的血，和為耶穌殉道者的血； 我一看見她，遂大為驚奇。
7 And the Angel said to me: “Why do you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carries her, which has seven heads and ten horns.
天使便對我說：「你為什麼驚奇？我要告訴你這婦人和馱著她，而有七個頭和十隻角的那獸的奧秘：
8 The beast that you saw, was, and is not, and is soon to ascend from the abyss. And he goes forth unto destruction. And the inhabitants upon the earth (those whose names have not been written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world) shall be amazed upon seeing the beast who was and is not. (Abyssos g12)
你所看見的那獸， 先前在而今不在，可是牠又要從深淵中上來，自趨於喪亡；地上的居民，凡他們的名字從創世之初，沒有記錄在生命冊中的，看見那先前在，而今不在，將來又在的獸，都必要驚奇。 (Abyssos g12)
9 And this is for one who understands, who has wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains, upon which the woman sits, and they are seven kings.
這裏需要一個有智慧的明悟去理解：七個頭是指那婦人所坐的七座山，也是指七位君王；
10 Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet arrived. And when he arrives, he must remain for a brief time.
五位已經倒了，一位仍在，另一位還沒有來到；當他來到時，必要存留片刻。
11 And the beast who was, and is not, the same is also the eighth, and he is of the seven, and he goes forth unto destruction.
至於那先前在而今不在的獸，是第八位，也屬於那七位中之一，牠要趨於喪亡。
12 And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings; these have not yet received a kingdom, but they shall receive authority, as if they were kings, for one hour, after the beast.
你所看見的那十隻角，是指十個君王，他們還沒有領受王位，但必要同那獸一起得到權柄；他們當國王，只一個時辰。
13 These hold to one plan, and they shall hand over their power and authority to the beast.
他們的意見都一致：就是把自己的能力和權柄都交給那獸。
14 These shall fight against the Lamb, and the Lamb shall conquer them. For he is the Lord of lords and the King of kings. And those who are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.”
他們要同羔羊交戰，羔羊卻要戰勝他們，因為他是萬主之主，萬王之王，同他在一起的蒙召、被選和忠信的人，也必要獲勝。 」
15 And he said to me: “The waters that you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples and nations and languages.
天使又對我說：「你看見那淫婦所統治的水，是指諸民族、群眾、邦國和異語人民。
16 And the ten horns that you saw on the beast, these shall hate the woman who fornicates, and they shall make her desolate and naked, and they shall chew her flesh, and they shall burn her completely with fire.
你看見的那十隻角和那獸，必要憎恨那淫婦，使她成為孤獨淒涼，赤身裸體的，並吞食她的肉，且用火焚燒她，
17 For God has granted to their hearts that they may do to her whatever is pleasing, so that they may give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God may be completed.
因為天主使牠們的心中有這意念，叫牠們實行天主的計劃，就是叫牠們一心，把牠們的王權交給那獸，直到天主的話完全應驗為止。
18 And the woman that you saw is the great City, which holds a kingdom above that of the kings of the earth.”
你所看見的那婦人，是指那座對地上的諸王握有王權的大城。」
