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Ang Daotang Babaye

17 Unya, miduol kanako ang usa niadtong pito ka anghel nga nagdalag mga yahong. Miingon siya, “Dali, ipakita ko kanimo kon unsaon sa pagsilot ang inilang babayeng nagabaligya sa iyang dungog, nga didto nagalingkod sa daghan nga tubig. Nakighilawas kaniya ang mga hari sa kalibotan pinaagi sa pagsunod sa iyang pagtulon-an, ug ang mga tawo sa kalibotan nangahubog tungod sa iyang gipanudlo nga pulos daotan.”

Unya, gigamhan ako sa Espiritu Santo ug gidala ako sa anghel sa kamingawan. Didto aduna akoy nakitang babaye nga nagasakay sa pula nga mananap. Pito ang ulo sa mananap ug napulo ang iyang sungay, ug sa tibuok niyang lawas adunay nakasulat nga mga ngalan nga nagapasipala sa Dios. Ang babaye nagsul-ob ug panapton nga pulahon ug mahalon. Nagsul-ob usab siyag bulawan, mahalong mga bato, ug mga perlas. Aduna siyay gikuptang tasa nga bulawan nga puno sa law-ay ug hugaw nga mga butang nga bunga sa iyang pagpakighilawas. Adunay nakasulat nga ngalan diha sa iyang agtang nga may tinagong kahulogan. Mao kini ang nakasulat, “Ang inila nga siyudad sa Babilonia nga mao ang inahan sa tanan nga nagabaligya sa ilang dungog[a] ug inahan usab sa tanang kangil-aran sa tibuok kalibotan.” Ug nakita ko usab nga nahubog siya sa dugo sa katawhan sa Dios nga iyang gipamatay tungod sa ilang pagsunod kang Jesus.

Natingala gayod ako sa pagkakita ko kaniya. Apan miingon ang anghel kanako, “Ayaw katingala. Suginlan ko ikaw sa tinago nga kahulogan sa babaye lakip sa mananap nga iyang gisakyan nga may pito ka ulo ug napulo ka sungay. Ang mananap nga imong nakita buhi kaniadto, apan patay na karon. Hapit na siyang mogawas gikan sa kinahiladman sa yuta, apan paggawas niya laglagon siya. Makita siya sa mga tawo sa kalibotan kansang mga ngalan wala malista diha sa libro nga gilistahan sa mga nakaangkon ug kinabuhi nga walay kataposan. Kini nga libro nahuman nang daan sa wala pa matuga ang kalibotan. Ug kon makita nila ang mananap, matingala gayod sila, tungod kay kaniadto buhi kini, ug namatay, apan nabuhi pag-usab.

“Kinahanglan gayod ang kaalam aron masabtan kon unsa ang kahulogan niini. Ang pito ka ulo mao ang pito ka bukid nga gilingkoran sa babaye. Ug kini nagkahulogan usab sa pito ka hari. 10 Ang lima sa pito ka hari patay na, ang usa nagahari pa karon, ug ang usa wala pa moabot. Kon moabot na siya, dili na pod siya molungtad ug dugay. 11 Ang mananap nga buhi kaniadto, apan patay na karon, mao ang ikawalo nga hari. Sama usab siya sa pito ka hari, ug laglagon usab siya.

12 “Ang napulo ka sungay nga imong nakita mao ang napulo ka hari nga wala pa magsugod sa ilang paghari. Kini sila hatagan ug gahom sa paghari uban sa mananap, apan sa mubo lang nga panahon.[b] 13 Kining napulo ka hari may usa lang ka katuyoan, ug ihatag nila ang ilang gahom ug katungod sa mananap.[c] 14 Makig-away sila sa Karnero, apan pildihon sila tungod kay ang Karnero mao ang Ginoo nga labaw sa tanang mga ginoo ug Hari nga labaw sa tanang mga hari. Uban sa Karnero ang mga matinumanon nga gipili ug gitawag.”

15 Miingon usab kanako ang anghel, “Ang mga tubig nga imong nakita, nga gilingkoran sa babayeng nagabaligya sa iyang dungog, mao ang mga tawo gikan sa nagkalain-laing kaliwatan, nasod ug pinulongan. 16 Ang napulo ka sungay nga imong nakita ug ang mananap magdumot sa babayeng nagabaligya sa iyang dungog. Kuhaon nila ang tanan niyang kabtangan ug huboan nila siya ug wala gayoy mabilin kaniya. Unya kaonon nila ang iyang unod ug sunogon dayon nila ang nahibilin niini. 17 Ipabuhat kini kanila sa Dios aron mahitabo ang iyang katuyoan. Magkasabot ang mga hari nga ipasakop sa mananap ang ilang gahom sa pagdumala hangtod nga matuman ang gisulti sa Dios.

18 “Ang babaye nga imong nakita mao ang inila nga siyudad nga nagahari sa mga hari sa kalibotan.”

Footnotes

  1. 17:5 inahan sa… dungog: Tingali ang buot ipasabot, inahan sa tanan nga nagasimba sa mga dios-dios.
  2. 17:12 mubo lang nga panahon: sa literal, sulod sa usa ka oras.
  3. 17:13 ihatag… sa mananap: Tingali ang buot ipasabot, tabangan nila ang mananap pinaagi sa ilang gahom ug awtoridad.

Babylon, the Prostitute on the Beast

17 One of the seven angels(A) who had the seven bowls(B) came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment(C) of the great prostitute,(D) who sits by many waters.(E) With her the kings of the earth committed adultery, and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries.”(F)

Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit(G) into a wilderness.(H) There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet(I) beast that was covered with blasphemous names(J) and had seven heads and ten horns.(K) The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls.(L) She held a golden cup(M) in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries.(N) The name written on her forehead was a mystery:(O)

babylon the great(P)

the mother of prostitutes(Q)

and of the abominations of the earth.

I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people,(R) the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.

When I saw her, I was greatly astonished. Then the angel said to me: “Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the mystery(S) of the woman and of the beast she rides, which has the seven heads and ten horns.(T) The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and yet will come up out of the Abyss(U) and go to its destruction.(V) The inhabitants of the earth(W) whose names have not been written in the book of life(X) from the creation of the world will be astonished(Y) when they see the beast, because it once was, now is not, and yet will come.

“This calls for a mind with wisdom.(Z) The seven heads(AA) are seven hills on which the woman sits. 10 They are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for only a little while. 11 The beast who once was, and now is not,(AB) is an eighth king. He belongs to the seven and is going to his destruction.

12 “The ten horns(AC) you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour(AD) will receive authority as kings along with the beast. 13 They have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast.(AE) 14 They will wage war(AF) against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over(AG) them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings(AH)—and with him will be his called, chosen(AI) and faithful followers.”

15 Then the angel said to me, “The waters(AJ) you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages.(AK) 16 The beast and the ten horns(AL) you saw will hate the prostitute.(AM) They will bring her to ruin(AN) and leave her naked;(AO) they will eat her flesh(AP) and burn her with fire.(AQ) 17 For God has put it into their hearts(AR) to accomplish his purpose by agreeing to hand over to the beast their royal authority,(AS) until God’s words are fulfilled.(AT) 18 The woman you saw is the great city(AU) that rules over the kings of the earth.”

17 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon The Great, The Mother Of Harlots And Abominations Of The Earth.

And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.

The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.

11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.

14 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 are called, and chosen, and faithful.

15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.

17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.