Revelation 17 Revelation 17

**17·1** ¶ Καὶ ἦλθεν εἷς ἐκ τῶν ἑπτὰ ἀγγέλων τῶν ἐχόντων τὰς ἑπτὰ φιάλας, καὶ ἐλάλησε μετ̓ ἐμοῦ, λέγων μοι, Δεῦρο, δείξω σοι τὸ κρίμα τῆς πόρνης τῆς μεγάλης, τῆς καθημένης ἐπὶ τῶν ὑδάτων τῶν πολλῶν· ||||||||having|||vials|||||||||||||of the harlot||||sitting||||| 17-1 ¶ And he came to one of the seven angels that had the seven bowls, and spake with me, saying, Deuro, I will show thee the judgment of the great whore that sat upon the waters of many;

**2** μεθ̓ ἧς ἐπόρνευσαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἐμεθύσθησαν ἐκ τοῦ οἴνου τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς οἱ κατοικοῦντες τὴν γῆν. ||||||||were made drunk|||||||||| 2 By which the kings of the earth have sinned, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of this fornication.

**3** καὶ ἀπήνεγκέ με εἰς ἔρημον ἐν Πνεύματι· καὶ εἶδον γυναῖκα καθημένην ἐπὶ θηρίον κόκκινον, γέμον ὀνομάτων βλασφημίας, ἔχον κεφαλὰς ἑπτὰ καὶ κέρατα δέκα. |he led||||||||||||||||||||| 3 And bring me into the wilderness in the Spirit: and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

**4** καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἦν περιβεβλημένη πορφύρᾳ καὶ κοκκίνῳ, καὶ κεχρυσωμένη χρυσῷ καὶ λίθῳ τιμίῳ καὶ μαργαρίταις, ἔχουσα χρυσοῦν ποτήριον ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτῆς, γέμον βδελυγμάτων καὶ ἀκαθάρτητος πορνείας αὐτῆς, ||||||||||||||||||||||||of abominations||||

**5** καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ μέτωπον αὐτῆς ὄνομα γεγραμμένον, Μυστήριον, Βαβυλὼν ἡ μεγάλη, ἡ μήτηρ τῶν πορνῶν καὶ τῶν βδελυγμάτων τῆς γῆς. 5 And upon her forehead is a name written, Mystery, Babylon the great, the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth.

**6** καὶ εἶδον τὴν γυναῖκα μεθύουσαν ἐκ τοῦ αἵματος τῶν ἁγίων, καὶ ἐκ τοῦ αἵματος τῶν μαρτύρων Ἰησοῦ. ||||drunk|||||||||||| 6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. καὶ ἐθαύμασα, ἰδὼν αὐτήν, θαῦμα μέγα. And I marveled when I saw her, and saw a great wonder.

**7** καὶ εἶπέ μοι ὁ ἄγγελος, Διατί ἐθαύμασας; ἐγώ σοι ἐρῶ τὸ μυστήριον τῆς γυναικός, καὶ τοῦ θηρίου τοῦ βαστάζοντος αὐτήν, τοῦ ἔχοντος τὰς ἑπτὰ κεφαλὰς καὶ τὰ δέκα κέρατα. |||||||||I will tell|||||||||bearing|||||||||| 7 And the angel said unto me, Why hast thou been buried? I answer thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that hath the seven heads and the ten horns that bare her.

**8** τὸ θηρίον, ὃ εἶδες, ἦν, καὶ οὐκ ἔστι, καὶ μέλλει ἀναβαίνειν ἐκ τῆς ἀβύσσου, καὶ εἰς ἀπώλειαν ὑπάγειν. |||||||||||||||||to go 8 The beast, which thou sawest, is, and is not, and shall come up out of the bottomless pit, and go to destruction. καὶ θαυμάσονται οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὧν οὐ γέγραπται τὰ ὀνόματα ἐπὶ τὸ βιβλίον τῆς ζωῆς ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου, βλέποντες τὸ θηρίον ὅ, τι ἦν, καὶ οὐκ ἔστι, καίπερ ἔστιν. ||||||||not|||||||||||||||||||||although| And they that dwell on the earth shall marvel, whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, seeing the beast, which is, and is not, and is not, what it is.

**9** ὧδε ὁ νοῦς ὁ ἔχων σοφίαν. 9 Ode the mind that hath wisdom. αἱ ἑπτὰ κεφαλαὶ ὄρη εἰσὶν ἑπτά, ὅπου ἡ γυνὴ κάθηται ἐπ̓ αὐτῶν. |||||||||sits|| The seven heads of the mountains are seven, where the woman sitteth upon them.

**10** καὶ βασιλεῖς ἑπτά εἰσιν· οἱ πέντε ἔπεσαν, καὶ ὁ εἷς ἔστιν, ὁ ἄλλος οὔπω ἦλθε, καί, ὅταν ἔλθῃ, ὀλίγον αὐτὸν δεῖ μεῖναι. |||||||||||||not yet|||||||| 10 And there were seven kings: five came, and one was there, and the other came not, and when he came, he saw him a little while.

**11** καὶ τὸ θηρίον ὃ ἦν, καὶ οὐκ ἔστι, καὶ αὐτὸς ὄγδοός ἐστι, καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἑπτά ἐστι, καὶ εἰς ἀπώλειαν ὑπάγει. ||||||||||eighth|||||||||| 11 And the beast is he, and he is not, and he is eighth, and he is of the seven, and he goeth to destruction.

**12** καὶ τὰ δέκα κέρατα, ἃ εἶδες, δέκα βασιλεῖς εἰσίν, οἵτινες βασιλείαν οὔπω ἔλαβον, ἀλλ̓ ἐξουσίαν ὡς βασιλεῖς μίαν ὥραν λαμβάνουσι μετὰ τοῦ θηρίου. 12 And the ten horns, behold, they are ten kings, which have no kingdom, but receive power as kings one hour after the beast.

**13** οὗτοι μίαν γνώμην ἔχουσι, καὶ τὴν δύναμιν καὶ τὴν ἐξουσίαν ἑαυτῶν τῷ θηρίῳ διαδιδώσουσιν. |||||||||||||they will give 13 But they have one mind, and have declared their power and authority unto the beast.

**14** οὗτοι μετὰ τοῦ ἀρνίου πολεμήσουσι, καὶ τὸ ἀρνίον νικήσει αὐτούς, ὅτι Κύριος κυρίων ἐστὶ καὶ Βασιλεὺς βασιλέων, καὶ οἱ μετ̓ αὐτοῦ, κλητοὶ καὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ καὶ πιστοί. ||||||||||||of lords|||||||||called||elect|| 14 And they shall fight after the lamb, and the lamb shall overcome them: for the LORD is Lord, and King of kings, and they that are with him, called, and chosen, and faithful.

**15** καὶ λέγει μοι, Τὰ ὕδατα, ἃ εἶδες, οὗ ἡ πόρνη κάθηται, λαοὶ καὶ ὄχλοι εἰσί, καὶ ἔθνη καὶ γλῶσσαι. ||||waters|||||||||||||| 15 And he saith unto me, The waters, behold, the whore sitteth not, the people and the multitude, and the nations and the tongues.

**16** καὶ τὰ δέκα κέρατα, ἃ εἶδες, ἐπὶ τὸ θηρίον, οὗτοι μισήσουσι τὴν πόρνην, καὶ ἠρημωμένην ποιήσουσιν αὐτὴν καὶ γυμνήν, καὶ τὰς σάρκας αὐτῆς φάγονται, καὶ αὐτὴν κατακαύσουσιν ἐν πυρί. ||||||||||will hate||||desolate|they will make|||naked||||||||they will burn|| 16 And the ten horns, behold, upon the beast, and they shall cut the harlot in half, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall burn her flesh, and burn her with fire.

**17** ὁ γὰρ Θεὸς ἔδωκεν εἰς τὰς καρδίας αὐτῶν ποιῆσαι τὴν γνώμην αὐτοῦ, καὶ ποιῆσαι μίαν γνώμην, καὶ δοῦναι τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτῶν τῷ θηρίῳ, ἄχρι τελεσθῇ τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ Θεοῦ. 17 For God hath put it in their hearts to do his mind, and to have one mind, and to see their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God be fulfilled.

**18** καὶ ἡ γυνή, ἣν εἶδες, ἐστὶν ἡ πόλις ἡ μεγάλη, ἡ ἔχουσα βασιλείαν ἐπὶ τῶν βασιλέων τῆς γῆς. 18 And the woman which thou sawest was the great city, which reigned over the kings of the earth.