Revelation 18 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

The Fall of Babylon

1 After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was made bright with his glory. (Eze 43:2; Re 17:1; Re 17:7) 2 And he called out with a mighty voice, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast. (Isa 13:21; Isa 14:23; Isa 34:11; Isa 34:14; Jer 50:39; Jer 51:37; Zep 2:14; Re 14:8; Re 16:13)

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3 For all nations have drunk^[1] the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.” (Eze 27:33; Re 14:8; Re 17:2; Re 18:9; Re 18:11; Re 18:15)

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4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues; (Isa 48:20; 2Co 6:17) 5 for her sins are heaped high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. (Ge 18:20; Ezr 9:6; Jer 51:9; Jon 1:2; Re 16:19)

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6 Pay her back as she herself has paid back others, and repay her double for her deeds; mix a double portion for her in the cup she mixed. (Ps 137:8; Jer 16:18; Jer 50:15; Jer 50:29; Jer 51:24; Jer 51:49; Re 14:10; Re 16:19; Re 17:4)

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7 As she glorified herself and lived in luxury, so give her a like measure of torment and mourning, since in her heart she says, ‘I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and mourning I shall never see.’ (Isa 47:7; Eze 28:2; Zep 2:15; Re 3:17)

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8 For this reason her plagues will come in a single day, death and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for mighty is the Lord God who has judged her.” (Isa 47:9; Jer 50:34; Re 17:16; Re 18:10)

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9 And the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning. (Jer 50:46; Eze 26:16; Re 17:2; Re 18:3; Re 18:18; Re 19:3)

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10 They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say, “Alas! Alas! You great city, you mighty city, Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” (Re 14:8; Re 18:8; Re 18:15; Re 18:17; Re 18:19)

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11 And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore, (Eze 27:36; Re 18:3; Re 18:15) 12 cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble, 13 cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls.^[2] 14 “The fruit for which your soul longed has gone from you, and all your delicacies and your splendors are lost to you, never to be found again!” 15 The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud, (Re 18:3; Re 18:10; Re 18:11) 16 “Alas, alas, for the great city that was clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, with jewels, and with pearls! (Re 17:4) 17 For in a single hour all this wealth has been laid waste.” And all shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off (Eze 27:28; Re 17:16; Re 18:10; Re 18:19)

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18 and cried out as they saw the smoke of her burning, “What city was like the great city?” (Eze 27:30; Eze 27:32; Re 13:4; Re 18:9)

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19 And they threw dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out, “Alas, alas, for the great city where all who had ships at sea grew rich by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been laid waste. (Jos 7:6; Job 2:12; Re 18:3; Re 18:10; Re 18:15; Re 18:17)

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20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has given judgment for you against her!” (De 32:43; Jer 51:48; Lu 11:49; Re 12:12; Re 19:2)

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21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon the great city be thrown down with violence, and will be found no more; (Jer 51:63; Re 5:2; Re 10:1; Re 18:10)

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22 and the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will be heard in you no more, and a craftsman of any craft will be found in you no more, and the sound of the mill will be heard in you no more, (Ec 12:4; Isa 14:11; Isa 24:8; Jer 25:10; Eze 26:13)

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23 and the light of a lamp will shine in you no more, and the voice of bridegroom and bride will be heard in you no more, for your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and all nations were deceived by your sorcery. (Isa 23:8; Jer 7:34; Jer 16:9; Jer 33:11; Na 3:4)

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24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on earth.” (Jer 51:49; Mt 23:35; Re 17:6)

الكتاب المقدس

سقوط بابل

1 بَعْدَ هَذَا رَأَيْتُ مَلاكاً آخَرَ نَازِلاً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ عَظِيمٌ، أَضَاءَ بَهَاؤُهُ الأَرْضَ. 2 وَصَاحَ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ: «سَقَطَتْ، سَقَطَتْ بَابِلُ الْعُظْمَى، وَصَارَتْ وَكْراً لِلشَّيَاطِينِ وَمَأْوىً لِكُلِّ رُوحٍ نَجِسٍ وَلِكُلِّ طَائِرٍ نَجِسٍ مَكْرُوهٍ، 3 لأَنَّ جَمِيعَ الأُمَمِ شَرِبَتْ مِنْ خَمْرِ زِنَاهَا، وَمُلُوكَ الأَرْضِ زَنَوْا مَعَهَا، وَتُجَّارَ الأَرْضِ اغْتَنَوْا مِنْ كَثْرَةِ تَرَفِهَا!»

تحذير للهروب من دينونة بابل

4 ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتاً آخَرَ يُنَادِي مِنَ السَّمَاءِ: «اخْرُجُوا مِنْهَا يَا شَعْبِي، لِئَلّا تَشْتَرِكُوا فِي خَطَايَاهَا، فَتُصَابُوا بِبَلايَاهَا، 5 فَقَدْ تَرَاكَمَتْ خَطَايَاهَا حَتَّى بَلَغَتِ السَّمَاءَ، وَتَذَكَّرَ اللهُ مَا ارْتَكَبَتْهُ مِنْ آثَامٍ! 6 افْعَلُوا بِها كَمَا فَعَلَتْ بِكُمْ، وَضَاعِفُوا لَهَا جَزَاءَ مَا اقْتَرَفَتْ. فِي الْكَأْسِ الَّتِي مَزَجَتْ فِيهَا لِلآخَرِينَ، امْزُجُوا لَهَا ضِعْفاً. 7 أَنْزِلُوا بِها مِنَ الْعَذَابِ وَالشَّقَاءِ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا عَظَّمَتْ نَفْسَهَا وَتَرَفَّهَتْ. فَإِنَّهَا تَقُولُ فِي نَفْسِهَا: أَنَا مَلِكَةٌ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ، وَلَسْتُ أَرْمَلَةً، وَلَنْ أَذُوقَ طَعْمَ الْحُزْنِ. 8 لِذَلِكَ سَتَنْقَضُّ عَلَيْهَا الْبَلايَا فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ، مِنْ مَوْتٍ وَحُزْنٍ وَجُوعٍ، وَسَتَحْتَرِقُ بِالنَّارِ، فَإِنَّ اللهَ الَّذِي يَدِينُهَا هُوَ رَبٌّ قَدِيرٌ.

الويل بسقوط بابل

9 وَسَيَبْكِي عَلَيْهَا مُلُوكُ الأَرْضِ الَّذِينَ زَنَوْا وَتَرَفَّهُوا مَعَهَا، وَسَيَنُوحُونَ وَهُمْ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى دُخَانِ حَرِيقِهَا، 10 فَيَقِفُونَ عَلَى بُعْدٍ مِنْهَا، خَوْفاً مِنْ عَذَابِهَا، وَهُمْ يَصْرُخُونَ: الْوَيْلُ، الْوَيْلُ، أَيَّتُهَا الْمَدِينَةُ الْعُظْمَى، بَابِلُ الْقَوِيَّةُ! فِي سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ حَلَّ بِكِ الْعِقَابُ! 11 وَسَيَبْكِي تُجَّارُ الأَرْضِ وَيَحْزَنُونَ عَلَيْهَا، لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْقَ أَحَدٌ لِيَشْتَرِيَ بَضَائِعَهُمْ، 12 فَقَدْ كَانَتْ هِيَ تَشْتَرِي مِنْهُمُ الذَّهَبَ وَالْفِضَّةَ وَالْحِجَارَةَ الْكَرِيمَةَ وَاللُّؤْلُؤَ، وَالْكَتَّانَ وَالأُرْجُوَانَ وَالْحَرِيرَ وَالْقِرْمِزَ، وَجَمِيعَ الأَخْشَابِ الْعَطِرَةِ وَأَدَوَاتِ الْعَاجِ وَالْمَصْنُوعَاتِ الْخَشَبِيَّةِ الثَّمِينَةِ، وَالنُّحَاسَ وَالْحَدِيدَ وَالرُّخَامَ، 13 وَالْقِرْفَةَ وَالْبَهَارَ، وَالعُطُورَ وَالطِّيبَ وَالْبَخُورَ، وَالْخَمْرَ وَالزَّيْتَ وَالدَّقِيقَ وَالْحُبُوبَ، وَالْبَهَائِمَ وَالْغَنَمَ، وَالْخَيْلَ وَالْمَرْكَبَاتِ، وَالأَجْسَادَ وَالنُّفُوسَ الْبَشَرِيَّةَ 14 وَسَيَقُولُونَ: مَضَى عَنْكِ الثَّمَرُ الَّذِي كَانَتْ تَشْتَهِيهِ نَفْسُكِ؛ وَزَالَتْ عَنْكِ مَظَاهِرُ التَّرَفِ وَالْعَظَمَةِ كُلُّهَا، وَلَنْ تَعُودَ! 15 هؤُلاءِ التُّجَّارُ الَّذِينَ اغْتَنَوْا مِنَ التِّجَارَةِ مَعَهَا، يَقِفُونَ عَلَى بُعْدٍ مِنْهَا، خَوْفاً مِنْ عَذَابِهَا، يَبْكُونَ وَيَنْتَحِبُونَ 16 قَائِلِينَ: الْوَيْلُ، الْوَيْلُ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ الْعُظْمَى! كَانَتْ تَرْتَدِي أَفْضَلَ الْكَتَّانِ وَالأُرْجُوَانِ وَالْقِرْمِزِ، وَتَتَحَلَّى بِالذَّهَبِ وَالأَحْجَارِ الْكَرِيمَةِ وَاللُّؤْلُوءِ، 17 وَقَدْ زَالَ هَذَا الْغِنَى كُلُّهُ فِي سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ! وَيَقِفُ قَادَةُ السُّفُنِ وَرُكَّابُهَا وَمَلّاحُوهَا وَعُمَّالُ الْبَحْرِ جَمِيعاً عَلَى بُعْدٍ مِنْهَا 18 يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى دُخَانِ حَرِيقِهَا، فَيَصْرُخُونَ: أَيَّةُ مَدِينَةٍ مِثْلُ هذِهِ الْمَدِينَةِ الْعُظْمَى؟ 19 وَيُذَرُّونَ التُّرَابَ عَلَى رُؤُوسِهِمْ وَهُمْ يَصْرُخُونَ بَاكِينَ مُنْتَحِبِينَ: الْوَيْلُ، الْوَيْلُ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ الْعُظْمَى الَّتِي اغْتَنَى أَصْحَابُ سُفُنِ الْبَحْرِ جَمِيعاً بِفَضْلِ ثَرْوَتِهَا! هَا هِيَ فِي سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ قَدْ زَالَتْ! 20 اشْمَتِي بِها أَيَّتُهَا السَّمَاءُ! وَاشْمَتُوا بِها أَيُّهَا الْقِدِّيسُونَ وَالرُّسُلُ وَالأَنْبِيَاءُ، فَقَدْ أَصْدَرَ اللهُ حُكْمَهُ عَلَيْهَا بَعْدَمَا أَصْدَرَتْ أَحْكَامَهَا عَلَيْكُمْ».

نهاية بابل

21 وَتَنَاوَلَ مَلاكٌ قَوِيٌّ حَجَراً كَأَنَّهُ حَجَرُ طَاحُونَةٍ عَظِيمٌ وَأَلْقَاهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ قَائِلاً: «هكَذَا تُدْفَعُ وَتُطْرَحُ بَابِلُ الْمَدِينَةُ الْعُظْمَى، فَتَخْتَفِي إِلَى الأَبَدِ! 22 لَنْ يُسْمَعَ فِيكِ عَزْفُ مُوسِيقَى بَعْدُ، لَا صَوْتُ قِيثَارَةٍ وَلا مِزْمَارٍ وَلا بُوقٍ، وَلَنْ تَقُومَ فِيكِ صِنَاعَةٌ بَعْدَ الآنَ، وَلَنْ يُسْمَعَ فِيكِ صَوْتُ رَحىً 23 وَلَنْ يُضِيءَ فِيكِ نُورُ مِصْبَاحٍ. وَلَنْ يُسْمَعَ فِيكِ صَوْتُ عَرِيسٍ وَعَرُوسٍ. فَقَدْ كَانَ تُجَّارُكِ سَادَةَ الأَرْضِ، وَبِسِحْرِكِ ضَلَّلْتِ جَمِيعَ الأُمَمِ. 24 وَفِيهَا وُجِدَتْ دِمَاءُ أَنْبِيَاءَ وَقِدِّيسِينَ وَجَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا عَلَى الأَرْضِ».