Revelation 17 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

The Great Prostitute and the Beast

1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters, (Isa 1:21; Jer 2:20; Jer 51:13; Na 3:4; Re 15:7; Re 17:15; Re 19:2; Re 21:9)

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2 with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on earth have become drunk.” (Isa 23:17; Jer 51:7; Re 3:10; Re 14:8; Re 18:3; Re 18:9)

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3 And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns. (Re 12:3; Re 12:6; Re 12:14; Re 13:1; Re 17:7; Re 17:9; Re 17:12; Re 21:10)

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4 The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. (Jer 51:7; Da 11:38; Re 18:6; Re 18:16)

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5 And on her forehead was written a name of mystery: “Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth’s abominations.” (2Th 2:7; Re 14:8; Re 17:7) 6 And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of the martyrs of Jesus.^[1] When I saw her, I marveled greatly. (Re 2:13; Re 13:15; Re 16:6) 7 But the angel said to me, “Why do you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her. (Re 17:5) 8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit^[2] and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come. (Re 1:4; Re 3:5; Re 3:10; Re 9:1; Re 11:7; Re 13:3; Re 13:10; Re 17:11)

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9 This calls for a mind with wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated; (Re 13:18) 10 they are also seven kings, five of whom have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he does come he must remain only a little while. 11 As for the beast that was and is not, it is an eighth but it belongs to the seven, and it goes to destruction. (Re 11:17; Re 17:8) 12 And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received royal power, but they are to receive authority as kings for one hour, together with the beast. (Da 7:24; Zec 1:18; Re 13:1; Re 17:16; Re 18:10; Re 18:17; Re 18:19)

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13 These are of one mind, and they hand over their power and authority to the beast. 14 They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.” (De 10:17; Ps 136:3; Da 2:47; Mt 28:18; Lu 18:7; Ac 10:36; Ro 1:6; 1Ti 6:15; Re 1:5; Re 2:10; Re 3:21; Re 16:14; Re 19:16)

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15 And the angel^[3] said to me, “The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages. (Isa 8:7; Re 17:1) 16 And the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast will hate the prostitute. They will make her desolate and naked, and devour her flesh and burn her up with fire, (Le 21:9; Jer 50:41; Eze 16:37; Eze 16:39; Re 17:12; Re 18:8; Re 18:17; Re 18:19; Re 19:18)

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17 for God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by being of one mind and handing over their royal power to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. (2Co 8:16; 2Th 2:11) 18 And the woman that you saw is the great city that has dominion over the kings of the earth.” (Re 16:19)

الكتاب المقدس

المرأة والوحش

1 وَجَاءَ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ السَّبْعَةِ حَامِلِي الْكُؤُوسِ السَّبْعِ وَقَالَ لِي: «تَعَالَ فَأُرِيَكَ عِقَابَ الزَّانِيَةِ الْكُبْرَى الْجَالِسَةِ عَلَى الْمِيَاهِ الْكَثِيرَةِ، 2 الَّتِي زَنَى مَعَهَا مُلُوكُ الأَرْضِ، وَسَكِرَ أَهْلُ الأَرْضِ مِنْ خَمْرِ زِنَاهَا». 3 وَحَمَلَنِي الْمَلاكُ بِالرُّوحِ إِلَى الْبَرِّيَّةِ، فَرَأَيْتُ امْرَأَةً رَاكِبَةً عَلَى وَحْشٍ قِرْمِزِيٍّ لَهُ سَبْعَةُ رُؤُوسٍ وَعَشَرَةُ قُرُونٍ، وَقَدْ كُتِبَتْ عَلَى جِسْمِهِ كُلِّهِ أَسْمَاءُ تَجْدِيفٍ. 4 وَكَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ تَلْبَسُ مَلابِسَ مِنْ أُرْجُوَانٍ وَقِرْمِزٍ، وَتَتَحَلَّى بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْحِجَارَةِ الْكَرِيمَةِ وَاللُّؤْلُوءِ، وَقَدْ أَمْسَكَتْ كَأْسَ ذَهَبٍ مَمْلُوءَةً بِزِنَاهَا الْمَكْرُوهِ النَّجِسِ، 5 وَعَلَى جَبِينِهَا اسْمٌ مَكْتُوبٌ: سِرٌّ: «بَابِلُ الْعُظْمَى، أُمُّ زَانِيَاتِ الأَرْضِ وَأَصْنَامِهَا الْمَكْرُوهَةِ». 6 وَرَأَيْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ سَكْرَى لِكَثْرَةِ مَا شَرِبَتْ مِنْ دَمِ الْقِدِّيسِينَ، وَدَمِ شُهَدَاءِ يَسُوعَ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَتْهُمْ. فَتَمَلَّكَتْنِي الدَّهْشَةُ لِمَنْظَرِهَا، 7 فَسَأَلَنِي الْمَلاكُ: «لِمَاذَا دُهِشْتَ؟ سَأُطْلِعُكَ عَلَى سِرِّ الْمَرْأَةِ وَالْوَحْشِ الَّذِي يَحْمِلُهَا، صَاحِبُ الرُّؤُوسِ السَّبْعَةِ وَالْقُرُونِ الْعَشَرَةِ: 8 هَذَا الْوَحْشُ كَانَ مَوْجُوداً، وَهُوَ غَيْرُ مَوْجُودٍ الآنَ، وَلَكِنَّهُ عَلَى وَشْكِ أَنْ يَطْلُعَ مِنَ الْهَاوِيَةِ وَيَمْضِيَ إِلَى الْهَلاكِ. وَسَيُدْهَشُ سُكَّانُ الأَرْضِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ تُكْتَبْ أَسْمَاؤُهُمْ مُنْذُ تَأْسِيسِ الْعَالَمِ فِي سِجِلِّ الْحَيَاةِ، عِنْدَمَا يَرَوْنَ الْوَحْشَ، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ مَوْجُوداً، ثُمَّ أَصْبَحَ غَيْرَ مَوْجُودٍ، وَسَيَعُودُ! 9 وَلابُدَّ هُنَا مِنْ فِطْنَةِ الْعَقْلِ: الرُّؤُوسُ السَّبْعَةُ هِيَ التِّلالُ السَّبْعَةُ الَّتِي تَجْلِسُ الْمَرْأَةُ عَلَيْهَا وَتَرْمِزُ أَيْضاً إِلَى سَبْعَةِ مُلُوكٍ، 10 خَمْسَةٌ مِنْهُمْ مَضَوْا، وَالسَّادِسُ يَحْكُمُ الآنَ، وَالسَّابِعُ سَيَأْتِي، وَلَكِنَّ مُدَّةَ حُكْمِهِ سَتَكُونُ قَصِيرَةً. 11 أَمَّا الْوَحْشُ الَّذِي كَانَ مَوْجُوداً ثُمَّ أَصْبَحَ غَيْرَ مَوْجُودٍ، فَهُوَ مَلِكٌ ثَامِنٌ سَبَقَ أَنْ مَلَكَ كَوَاحِدٍ مِنَ السَّبْعَةِ، سَيَمْضِي إِلَى الْهَلاكِ. 12 وَأَمَّا الْقُرُونُ الْعَشَرَةُ الَّتِي رَأَيْتَهَا هِيَ عَشَرَةُ مُلُوكٍ لَمْ يَتَوَلَّوْا الْمُلْكَ بَعْدُ، وَسَيَتَوَلَّوْنَ سُلْطَةَ الْمُلْكِ مَعَ الْوَحْشِ لِمُدَّةِ سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، 13 يَتَّفِقُونَ فِيهَا بِرَأْيٍ وَاحِدٍ أَنْ يُعْطُوا الْوَحْشَ قُوَّتَهُمْ وَسُلْطَتَهُمْ. 14 ثُمَّ يُحَارِبُونَ الْحَمَلَ، وَلَكِنَّ الْحَمَلَ يَهْزِمُهُمْ، لأَنَّهُ رَبُّ الأَرْبَابِ وَمَلِكُ الْمُلُوكِ، وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ هُمُ الْمَدْعُوُّونَ، الْمُخْتَارُونَ، الْمُؤْمِنُونَ». 15 ثُمَّ قَالَ لِيَ الْمَلاكُ: «أَمَّا الْمِيَاهُ الَّتِي رَأَيْتَ حَيْثُ تَجْلِسُ الزَّانِيَةُ، فَتَرْمِزُ إِلَى شُعُوبٍ وَجَمَاهِيرَ وَأُمَمٍ وَلُغَاتٍ. 16 وَأَمَّا الْقُرُونُ الْعَشَرَةُ الَّتِي رَأَيْتَهَا، وَالْوَحْشُ، فَسَيُبْغِضُونَ الزَّانِيَةَ وَيَجْعَلُونَهَا مَعْزُولَةً وَعَارِيَةً، وَيَأْكُلُونَ لَحْمَهَا وَيُحْرِقُونَهَا بِالنَّارِ، 17 لأَنَّ اللهَ جَعَلَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا وَفْقَ قَصْدِهِ، فَيَتَّفِقُوا عَلَى أَنْ يُعْطُوا الْوَحْشَ مُلْكَهُمْ، حَتَّى تَتِمَّ كَلِمَاتُ اللهِ. 18 أَمَّا هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ الَّتِي رَأَيْتَهَا، فَهِيَ الْمَدِينَةُ الْعُظْمَى الَّتِي تَحْكُمُ مُلُوكَ الأَرْضِ».