1 After these things I saw another angel descending out of the heaven, having great authority: and the earth was lightened with his glory.
2 And he cried with a strong voice, saying, Great Babylon has fallen, has fallen, and has become the habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hated bird;
3 because all the nations have drunk of the wine of the fury of her fornication; and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have been enriched through the might of her luxury.
4 And I heard another voice out of the heaven saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye have not fellowship in her sins, and that ye do not receive of her plagues:
5 for her sins have been heaped on one another up to the heaven, and God has remembered her unrighteousnesses.
6 Recompense her even as she has recompensed; and double {to her} double, according to her works. In the cup which she has mixed, mix to her double.
7 So much as she has glorified herself and lived luxuriously, so much torment and grief give to her. Because she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and I am not a widow; and I shall in no wise see grief:
8 for this reason in one day shall her plagues come, death and grief and famine, and she shall be burnt with fire; for strong {is the} Lord God who has judged her.
9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication, and lived luxuriously with her, shall weep and wail over her, when they see the smoke of her burning,
10 standing afar off, through fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour thy judgment is come.
11 And the merchants of the earth weep and grieve over her, because no one buys their lading any more;
12 lading of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and pearl, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet dye, and all thyine wood, and every article in ivory, and every article in most precious wood, and in brass, and in iron, and in marble,
13 and cinnamon, and amomum, and incense, and unguent, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and of horses, and of chariots, and of bodies, and souls of men.
14 And the ripe fruits which were the lust of thy soul have departed from thee, and all fair and splendid things have perished from thee, and they shall not find them any more at all.
15 The merchants of these things, who had been enriched through her, shall stand afar off through fear of her torment, weeping and grieving,
16 saying, Woe, woe, the great city, which {was} clothed with fine linen and purple and scarlet, and had ornaments of gold and precious stones and pearls!
17 for in one hour so great riches has been made desolate. And every steersman, and every one who sailed to any place, and sailors, and all who exercise their calling on the sea, stood afar off,
18 and cried, seeing the smoke of her burning, saying, What {city} is like to the great city?
19 and cast dust upon their heads, and cried, weeping and grieving, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, in which all that had ships in the sea were enriched through her costliness! for in one hour she has been made desolate.
20 Rejoice over her, heaven, and {ye} saints and apostles and prophets; for God has judged your judgment upon her.
21 And a strong angel took up a stone, as a great millstone, and cast {it} into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall Babylon the great city be cast down, and shall be found no more at all;
22 and voice of harp-singers and musicians and flute-players and trumpeters shall not be heard any more at all in thee, and no artificer of any art shall be found any more at all in thee, and voice of millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee,
23 and light of lamp shall shine no more at all in thee, and voice of bridegroom and bride shall be heard no more at all in thee; for thy merchants were the great ones of the earth; for by thy sorcery have all the nations been deceived.
24 And in her was found {the} blood of prophets and saints, and of all the slain upon the earth.
1 这些事以后， 我看见有另一位掌大权柄的天使， 从天上降下来， 他的荣光照亮了大地。
2 他用强有力的声音呼喊说： "倾倒了！ 大巴比伦倾倒了！ 成了鬼魔的住处， 各样污灵的监狱， 一切污秽可憎之雀鸟的牢笼，
3 因为各国都喝她淫乱烈怒的酒醉了； 地上的君王与她行淫， 世上的商人因她奢华挥霍就发了财。"
4 我听见另一个声音从天上来， 说： "出来吧！ 我的子民， 要从那城出来， 免得在她的罪上有分， 受她所受的灾难；
5 因为她的罪恶滔天， 神已经想起她的不义来。
6 她怎样待人， 你们也要怎样待她； 照着她所作的， 加倍报应她； 用她调酒的杯， 加倍调给她。
7 她怎样炫耀自己， 怎样奢华挥霍， 你们也要怎样给她痛苦悲哀。因为她心里常常说： ‘我坐着作女王， 我不是寡妇， 决不会看见悲哀。’
8 因此， 在一日之内她的灾难必然来到， 就是死亡、悲哀和饥荒； 她还要在火中被烧掉， 因为审判她的主 神是大有能力的。
9 "地上的众王， 就是跟她一同行邪淫、骄奢无度的， 看见焚烧她的烟的时候， 就必为她痛哭捶胸。
10 他们因为害怕她所受的痛苦， 就远远地站着， 说： ‘有祸了！ 有祸了！ 这大城， 巴比伦， 这坚固的城啊！ 一时之间你的审判就来到了！ ’
11 "地上的商人也为她悲哀痛哭， 因为没有人再买他们的货物：
12 就是金、银、宝石、珍珠； 细麻布、紫色布、丝绸、朱红色布； 各样香木， 各样象牙制品， 各样极贵重的木器、铜器、铁器、大理石制品；
13 肉桂、豆蔻、香料、香膏、乳香； 酒、油、面粉、麦子； 牛、羊、马、车、奴仆、人口。
14 你所贪恋的果子离开你了！ 一切珍馐美味、华丽的美物， 都从你那里消失， 再也找不到了！
15 贩卖这些货物， 借着她发了财的商人， 因为害怕她受的痛苦， 就远远地站着， 痛哭悲哀，
16 说： ‘有祸了！ 有祸了！ 这大城啊！ 就是一向穿着细麻布、紫色、朱红色的衣服， 佩戴着金子、宝石和珍珠装饰的，
17 一时之间， 这么大的财富竟荡然无存！ ’"所有船长、旅客、水手， 以及凡是靠海谋生的， 都远远地站着。
18 他们看见了焚烧她的烟， 就喊叫说： ‘有哪一座城能与这大城相比呢？’
19 他们又把尘土撒在自己头上， 痛哭悲哀， 喊着说： ‘有祸了！ 有祸了！ 这大城啊！ 凡是有船航行海上的， 都因这城的财宝发了财； 一时之间她竟成了荒场！ ’
20 天哪， 你要因她欢喜！ 众圣徒、众使徒、众先知啊， 你们也要因她欢喜！ 因为 神已经在她身上为你们伸了冤。"
21 有一位大力的天使， 把一块好像大磨石一样的石头， 举起来拋在海里， 说： "巴比伦大城也必这样被猛力地拋下去， 决不能再找到了！
22 弹琴、奏乐、吹笛、吹号的声音， 在你中间决不能再听到了！ 各样手艺技工， 在你中间决不能再找到了！ 推磨的声音， 在你中间决不能再听到了！
23 灯的亮光， 在你中间决不能再照耀了！ 新郎新娘的声音， 在你中间决不能再听到了！ 你的商人一向都是地上的大人物， 万国都因你的邪术受了迷惑。
24 先知、圣徒和地上一切被杀的人的血， 都在这城里找到了！ "