1After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor. 2With a mighty voice he shouted: “ ‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!’⚓ She has become a dwelling for demons and a haunt for every impure spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable animal. 3For all the nations have drunk the maddening wine of her adulteries. The kings of the earth committed adultery with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from her excessive luxuries.”
Warning to Escape Babylon’s Judgment
4Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “ ‘Come out of her, my people,’⚓ so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues; 5for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes. 6Give back to her as she has given; pay her back double for what she has done. Pour her a double portion from her own cup. 7Give her as much torment and grief as the glory and luxury she gave herself. In her heart she boasts, ‘I sit enthroned as queen. I am not a widow;⚓ I will never mourn.’ 8Therefore in one day her plagues will overtake her: death, mourning and famine. She will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.
Threefold Woe Over Babylon’s Fall
9“When the kings of the earth who committed adultery with her and shared her luxury see the smoke of her burning, they will weep and mourn over her. 10Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off and cry: “ ‘Woe! Woe to you, great city, you mighty city of Babylon! In one hour your doom has come!’ 11“The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes anymore— 12cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble; 13cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and human beings sold as slaves. 14“They will say, ‘The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered.’ 15The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand far off, terrified at her torment. They will weep and mourn 16and cry out: “ ‘Woe! Woe to you, great city, dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet, and glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls! 17In one hour such great wealth has been brought to ruin!’ “Every sea captain, and all who travel by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea, will stand far off. 18When they see the smoke of her burning, they will exclaim, ‘Was there ever a city like this great city?’ 19They will throw dust on their heads, and with weeping and mourning cry out: “ ‘Woe! Woe to you, great city, where all who had ships on the sea became rich through her wealth! In one hour she has been brought to ruin!’
20“Rejoice over her, you heavens! Rejoice, you people of God! Rejoice, apostles and prophets! For God has judged her with the judgment she imposed on you.”
The Finality of Babylon’s Doom
21Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea, and said: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be thrown down, never to be found again. 22The music of harpists and musicians, pipers and trumpeters, will never be heard in you again. No worker of any trade will ever be found in you again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again. 23The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voice of bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again. Your merchants were the world’s important people. By your magic spell all the nations were led astray. 24In her was found the blood of prophets and of God’s holy people, of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.”
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Yiang Sursĩ Talốh Vil Ba-bulôn
1Vớt ki, cứq hữm muoi noaq ễn ranễng Yiang Sursĩ sễng tễ paloŏng. Án bữn chớc toâr lứq. Poang tễ roâp án claq chũop nheq cốc cutễq nâi. 2Án arô casang lứq neq: “Ralốh chơ! Ralốh chơ! Vil Ba-bulôn toâr khoiq ralốh chơ! Sanua noâng ống panoah cớp yiang sâuq ỡt tâng vil ki. Cớp bữn chớm lango ỡt ntốq ki tê. 3Yuaq dũ cruang cũai khoiq nguaiq blŏ́ng án. Blŏ́ng ki sacâm tễ máh ranáq sâuq cũai táq tâng vil ki. Máh puo ỡt tâng dũ cruang pruam cớp vil ki dŏq táq ranáq sâuq. Cớp máh cũai chếq chỡng tâng cutễq, alới cỡt sốc lứq cỗ vil ki tâc cha sáh sai.” 4Moâm ki, cứq sâng sưong canŏ́h tễ paloŏng pai neq: “Ơ máh cũai puai ngê cứq ơi! Cóq anhia loŏh tễ vil ki! Cóq anhia chỗi táq lôih riang án; cóq anhia viaq tễ máh ramứh túh coat ca toâq pỡ án! 5Lôih vil ki la sa‑ữi lứq, samoât án acữn ŏ́c lôih toâq pỡ paloŏng. Yiang Sursĩ khoiq sanhữ máh ranáq sâuq vil ki táq. 6Cóq anhia táq chóq vil ki machớng án táq chóq anhia chơ. Cóq anhia carláh dỡq chóq vil ki bar trỗ ễn hỡn tễ ranáq án khoiq táq. Cóq anhia culáh ŏ́c tỗiq bap yỗn vil ki bar trỗ ễn, hỡn tễ án khoiq táq chóq cũai canŏ́h. 7Án khoiq ỡt thrưong cớp ỗt la‑ỡq. Ngkíq, máh ki tê yỗn án roap ŏ́c ngua cớp ŏ́c túh coat. Mứt án chanchớm neq: ‘Cứq tacu nâi, cứq la mansễm puo! Cứq tỡ cỡn cán cumai. Cứq tỡ nai ramóh túh coat ntrớu!’ 8Ngkíq, máh ramứh túh coat nâi toâq pỡ án la muoi tarưp! Cũai tâng vil cuchĩt, alới nhiam u‑ỗi, alới panhieih khlac, cớp vil ki noau chŏ́ng nheq. Lứq Yiang Sursĩ la Ncháu ca sốt clữi tễ canŏ́h. Án toâp anoat tôt yỗn vil ki.” 9Máh puo tâng dũ cruang táq ranáq sâuq parnơi cớp vil ki, alới ỡt thrưong la‑ỡq cớp án, toâq alới hữm phĩac chỗn tễ vil ki, alới nhiam cuclỗiq cucling. 10Máh puo ki ỡt yơng tễ vil ki, yuaq alới ngcŏh alới ramóh túh coat ki tê. Cớp alới pai neq: “Tỗiq bap lứq! Tỗiq bap lứq vil toâr ki, la vil Ba-bulôn! Yiang Sursĩ pupứt án muoi taláp sâng!” 11Cớp máh cũai chếq chỡng tâng cốc cutễq nâi, alới nhiam tanúh yỗn vil ki, yuaq tỡ bữn noau ễ chỡng noâng crơng alới. 12Tỡ bữn noau ễ chỡng noâng yễng, práq, tamáu moat, crơng ngoaih, sa‑ữi thữ aroâiq nêuq cớp moat lứq, crơng táq toâq aluang phuom, crơng táq toâq paluac achĩang, cớp crơng táq toâq aluang moat, sapoan, tac, cớp tamáu lêng lứq. 13Tỡ bữn noau ễ chỡng kễq, tỡ la crơng chóq tâng sana ễq yỗn ễm, crơng chŏ́ng yỗn phuom, trâm, siet phuom, blŏ́ng, dỡq nsễng o‑li‑vê, bỗt mi, saro, ntroŏq, cữu, aséh, sễ aséh, cũai sũl, cớp cũai noau cỗp. 14Máh cũai chếq chỡng ễ pai chóq vil ki neq: “Máh ramứh o mới yoc ễ bữn, khoiq pứt nheq chơ. Cớp máh ramứh thrưong cớp nêuq mới cơi bữn khoiq pứt nheq tê. Mới tỡ nai ramóh noâng máh ramứh ki!” 15Máh cũai sốc cỗ alới chếq chỡng tâng vil ki, alới ỡt yơng tễ vil, yuaq alới ngcŏh ramóh túh coat ki tê. Cũai ki nhiam cuclỗiq cucling. 16Alới pai neq: “Tỗiq bap lứq! Tỗiq bap lứq vil toâr ki! Tễ nhũang vil ki samoât mansễm sớp tampâc noau táq toâq aroâiq moat lứq, aroâiq santứm ễng, cớp cusâu phĩang. Án alễu tâng tampâc án máh crơng yễng, tamáu moat, cớp crơng ngoaih canŏ́h hỡ! 17Ma máh mun án la pứt nheq muoi taláp!” Dũ náq cũai ca ndỡm tuoc pỡq tâng dỡq mưt, cớp dũ náq cũai chỗn tâng tuoc ki, alới chếq chỡng cớp cũai pỡ ntốq ki; chơ dũ náq alới ỡt yơng tễ vil ki. 18Cớp toâq alới hữm phĩac chỗn tễ vil ki, alới pai casang lứq neq: “Tễ mbŏ́q toau sanua, tỡ nai bữn vil canŏ́h la ariang vil toâr nâi!” 19Moâm ki alới bỗc phốn cutễq pức chóq tâng plỡ, táq tếc alới sâng ngua lứq. Cớp alới nhiam cuclỗiq cucling neq: “Tỗiq bap lứq! Tỗiq bap lứq vil toâr nâi! Máh cũai bữn tuoc pỡq tâng dỡq mưt cỡt sốc nheq, cỗ vil nâi khoiq cỡt sốc tễ nhũang. Ma sanua án khoiq pứt muoi taláp.” 20Ơ anhia ca ỡt tâng paloŏng ơi! Cóq anhia sâng bũi ỡn cỗ vil ki ralốh! Anhia ca puai ngê Yiang Sursĩ, anhia ca cỡt ayững atĩ Yê-su Crĩt, cớp anhia ca cỡt cũai tang bỗq Yiang Sursĩ, cóq nheq tữh anhia sâng bũi tê, yuaq Yiang Sursĩ khoiq carláh dỡq chóq vil ki, cỗ tian cũai tâng vil ki khoiq táq anhia tễ nhũang! 21Moâm ki, cứq hữm muoi noaq ranễng Yiang Sursĩ ca bán rêng lứq. Án acŏ́q muoi cốc tamáu côl ntâng ariang muoi cỗc cỗng toâr lứq. Chơ án apŏ́ng tamáu ki tâng dỡq mưt, cớp án pai neq: “Vil Ba-bulôn la vil toâr lứq, ma noau ễ apŏ́ng vil ki rêng lứq, machớng cứq apŏ́ng tamáu nâi tê. Chơ tỡ bữn noau hữm noâng vil ki. 22Noau tỡ nai sâng noâng sưong noau ũat, sưong achúng, sưong tarĩal, cớp sưong kên tâng vil ki. Máh cũai chiang tỡ bữn ỡt noâng tâng vil ki, cớp tỡ bữn sâng noâng sưong ralóh. 23Tỡ bữn noau tacât noâng chớp tớu tâng vil ki. Cớp tỡ bữn noau sâng noâng sưong bũi óh bo samiang pỡq racoâiq lacuoi. Tễ mbŏ́q máh cũai tâng dũ cruang yám noap cũai chếq chỡng tâng vil ki. Vil ki khoiq raphếq dũ cruang cũai, ariang cũai mo dốq raphếq! 24Tâng vil ki, bữn moang aham cũai tang bỗq Yiang Sursĩ, la cũai ca puai ngê Yiang Sursĩ, cớp cũai noau khoiq cachĩt.”