1 And came one of the seven messengers of those having the seven bowls, and spoke with me, saying: Come hither, I will show to thee the judgment of the harlot the great, of that sitting on the waters the many;
2 with whom committed fornication the kings of the earth, and were made drunk those inhabiting the earth with the wine of the fornication of her.
3 And he carried away me into a desert in spirit; and I saw a woman sitting on a wild best scarlet, being full of names of blasphemy, having heads seven and horns ten.
4 And the woman was having clothed purple and scarlet, and having been gilded with gold and a stone precious and pearls having golden a cup in the hand of herself being full of abomination, and the uncleannesses of the fornication of herself,
5 and on the forehead of herself a name having been written: Mystery: Babylon the great, the mother of the harlots and of the abominations of the earth.
6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the holy ones, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And I wondered, having seen her a wonder great.
7 And said to me the messenger: Why didst thou wonder? I to thee will tell the secret of the woman, and of the wildbeast of that bearing her, of that having the seven heads and the ten horns.
8 The wildbeast which thou sawest, was, and not is, and is about to come up out of the abyss, and into destruction to go; and will wonder those dwelling on the earth, of whom not has been written the names on the scroll of the life from a casting down of a world, beholding the wildbeast because he was, and not is, and will be present.
9 Here the mind the one having wisdom. The seven heads, seven mountains are, where the woman sits on them.
10 And kings seven are; the five fell, the one is, the other not yet is come, and when he may have come, a little him behooves to remain.
11 And the wildbeast, which was, and not is, even he eighth is, and out of the seven is, and into destruction goes.
12 And the ten horns which thou sawest, ten kings are, who a kingdom not yet received, but authority as kings one hour they receive with the wildbeast.
13 These one have purpose, and the power and the authority of themselves to the wild best they give.
14 These with the lamb will make war; and the lamb will overcome them, because a Lord of lords he is and a king of kings; and those with him, called ones and chosen ones and faithful ones.
15 And he says to me: The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sits, peoples and crowds are, and nations and tongues.
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest, and the wildbeast, these will hate the harlot, and having made desolate will make her even naked, and the flesh of her will eat, and her will burn with fir.
17 The for God gave into the hearts of them, to have done the purpose of him, and to have done purpose one, and to give the kingdom of themselves to the wildbeast, till shall be finished the words of the God.
18 And the woman which thou sawest, is the city the great that having kingship over the kings of the earth.
1 One of the seven angels who had one of the seven bowls spoke to me. He said: "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters,
2 "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."
3 So he carried me away in spirit to the wilderness. I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-colored beast. The beast was full of names of blasphemy. It had seven heads and ten horns.
4 The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet. She was adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She had a golden cup in her hand. It was full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication.
5 A name was written on her forehead, a mystery, "Babylon the Great, the mother of the harlots and of the abominations of the earth."
6 I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the holy ones, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her I wondered greatly.
7 The angel said: "Why do you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.
8 "The beast that you saw was, and is not. It will ascend out of the pit and go into destruction. They who dwell on the earth will wonder, those whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
9 "Here is where the mind that has wisdom comes in. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
10 "There are seven kings: five have fallen, and one is, and the other has not yet come. When he comes he must remain a short while.
11 "The beast that was, and is not, he is the eighth king, and is from the seven, and goes into destruction.
12 "The ten horns that you saw are ten kings. They have not yet received a kingdom. But they receive power authorityinfluence as kings for one hour with the beast.
13 "They are united in one purpose single-minded, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.
14 "They will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome conquer them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings. Those who are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful."
15 He says to me: "The waters that you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, and crowds, and nations, and languages.
16 "The ten horns that you saw on the beast will hate the harlot, and will make her desolate and naked. They will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
17 "For God put in their hearts the desire to carry out his purpose, and to agree, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18 "The woman you saw is that great city that reigns over the kings of the earth."