1 En n hierdie dinge het ek 'n engel sien neerdaal uit die hemel, met groot mag, en die aarde is verlig deur sy heerlikheid.
2 En hy het met 'n groot stem kragtig uitgeroep en gesê: Geval, geval het die groot Babilon, en dit het geword 'n woonplek van duiwels en 'n versamelplek van allerhande onreine geeste en 'n versamelplek van allerhande onreine en haatlike voëls,
3 omdat al die nasies gedrink het van die wyn van die grimmigheid van haar hoerery, en die konings van die aarde met haar gehoereer het, en die handelaars van die aarde ryk geword het deur die mag van haar weelderigheid.
4 En ek het 'n ander stem uit die hemel hoor sê: Gaan uit haar uit, my volk, sodat julle nie gemeenskap met haar sondes mag hê en van haar plae ontvang nie.
5 Want haar sondes reik tot aan die hemel, en God het haar ongeregtighede onthou.
6 Vergeld haar soos sy ook julle vergeld het, en verdubbel dit vir haar volgens haar werke. Skink vir haar dubbel in die beker waarin sy geskink het.
7 Namate sy haarself verheerlik het en weelderig geleef het, na die mate moet julle haar pyniging en droefheid aandoen. Omdat sy in haar hart sê: Ek sit as koningin en is geen weduwee nie, en droefheid sal ek nooit sien nie
8 daarom sal haar plae op een dag kom: dood en droefheid en honger; en met vuur sal sy verbrand word, want sterk is die Here God wat haar oordeel.
9 En die konings van die aarde wat met haar gehoereer en weelderig geleef het, sal oor haar ween en oor haar weeklaag wanneer hulle die rook van haar verbranding sien,
10 terwyl hulle ver weg staan uit vrees vir haar pyniging, en sê: Wee, wee jou, o groot stad Babilon, o sterk stad, want in een uur het jou oordeel gekom!
11 En die handelaars van die aarde sal ween en rou bedrywe oor haar, omdat niemand hulle koopware meer koop nie,
12 koopware van goud en silwer en edelgesteente en pêrels en fyn linne en purper en sy en skarlaken; en allerhande geurige hout en allerhande voorwerpe van ivoor en allerhande voorwerpe van die kosbaarste hout en van koper en yster en marmer
13 en kaneel en reukwerk en salf en wierook en wyn en olyfolie en fynmeel en koring en grootvee en skape; en van perde en waens en slawe en mensesiele.
14 En die vrugte wat jou siel begeer, het van jou gewyk, en al die blinkende en die skitterende dinge het van jou gewyk, en jy sal dit nooit weer kry nie.
15 Die handelaars in hierdie dinge, wat van haar ryk geword het, sal ver weg staan uit vrees vir haar pyniging, terwyl hulle ween en rou bedrywe en sê:
16 Wee, wee die groot stad wat bekleed was met fyn linne en purper en skarlaken en versierd met goud en edelgesteente en pêrels, omdat in een uur soveel rykdom verwoes is!
17 En elke stuurman en die hele menigte op die skepe, en die matrose en almal wat die see bevaar, het ver weg gaan staan
18 en het uitgeroep toe hulle die rook van haar verbranding sien, en gesê: Watter stad is soos die groot stad?
19 En hulle het stof op hul hoofde gegooi en onder geween en weeklag uitgeroep en gesê: Wee, wee die groot stad waarin almal wat skepe op die see het, deur haar kostelike skatte ryk geword het; want dit is in een uur verwoes!
20 Verbly jou oor haar, o hemel, en o heilige apostels en profete, omdat God julle oordeel aan haar voltrek het!
21 En een sterk engel het 'n klip opgetel soos 'n groot meulsteen en dit in die see gegooi en gesê: So, met 'n vaart, sal Babilon, die groot stad, neergegooi word en nooit meer gevind word nie.
22 En die stem van siterspelers en sangers en fluitspelers en basuinblasers sal nooit meer in jou gehoor word nie, en geen kunstenaar van enige kuns sal ooit weer in jou gevind word nie, en die geluid van die meul sal nooit meer in jou gehoor word nie.
23 En die lig van 'n lamp sal nooit meer in jou skyn nie, en die stem van bruidegom en bruid sal nooit meer in jou gehoor word nie; want jou handelaars was die grotes van die aarde; want deur jou towery is al die nasies verlei.
24 En die bloed van profete en heiliges is in haar gevind, en van almal wat op die aarde gedood is.
1 After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was bright with his glory.
2 And he gave a loud cry, saying, Babylon the great has come down from her high place, she has come to destruction and has become a place of evil spirits, and of every unclean spirit, and a hole for every unclean and hated bird.
3 For through the wine of the wrath of her evil desires all the nations have come to destruction; and the kings of the earth made themselves unclean with her, and the traders of the earth had their wealth increased by the power of her evil ways.
4 And another voice from heaven came to my ears, saying, Come out of her, my people, so that you may have no part in her sins and in her punishments.
5 For her sins have gone up even to heaven, and God has taken note of her evil-doing.
6 Give to her as she gave, even an increased reward for her works; in the cup which was mixed by her, let there be mixed as much again for herself.
7 As she gave glory to herself, and became more evil in her ways, in the same measure give her pain and weeping: for she says in her heart, I am seated here a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see sorrow.
8 For this reason in one day will her troubles come, death and sorrow and need of food; and she will be completely burned with fire; for strong is the Lord God who is her judge.
9 And the kings of the earth, who made themselves unclean with her, and in her company gave themselves up to evil, will be weeping and crying over her, when they see the smoke of her burning,
10 Watching from far away, for fear of her punishment, saying, Sorrow, sorrow for Babylon, the great town, the strong town! for in one hour you have been judged.
11 And the traders of the earth are weeping and crying over her, because no man has any more desire for their goods,
12 Gold, and silver, and stones of great price, and jewels, and delicate linen, and robes of purple and silk and red; and perfumed wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel made of fair wood, and of brass, and iron, and stone;
13 And sweet-smelling plants, and perfumes, and wine, and oil, and well crushed grain, and cattle and sheep; and horses and carriages and servants; and souls of men.
14 And the fruit of your soul's desire has gone from you, and all things delicate and shining have come to an end and will never again be seen.
15 The traders in these things, by which their wealth was increased, will be watching far off for fear of her punishment, weeping and crying;
16 Saying, Sorrow, sorrow for the great town, she who was clothed in delicate linen, and purple, and red; with ornaments of gold and stones of great price and jewels!
17 For in one hour such great wealth has come to nothing. And every shipmaster, and all who are sailing on the sea, and sailors and all who get their living by the sea, were watching from far away,
18 And crying out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What town is like the great town?
19 And they put dust on their heads, and were sad, weeping and crying, and saying, Sorrow, sorrow for the great town, in which was increased the wealth of all who had their ships on the sea because of her great stores! for in one hour she is made waste.
20 Be glad over her, heaven, and you saints, and Apostles, and prophets; because she has been judged by God on your account.
21 And a strong angel took up a stone like the great stone with which grain is crushed, and sent it into the sea, saying, So, with a great fall, will Babylon, the great town, come to destruction, and will not be seen any more at all.
22 And the voice of players and makers of music will never again be sounding in you: and no worker, expert in art, will ever again be living in you; and there will be no sound of the crushing of grain any more at all in you;
23 And never again will the shining of lights be seen in you; and the voice of the newly-married man and the bride will never again be sounding in you: for your traders were the lords of the earth, and by your evil powers were all the nations turned out of the right way.
24 And in her was seen the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been put to death on the earth.