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18 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, 10 standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. 11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: 12 the merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, 13 and cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. 14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. 15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, 16 and saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! 17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, 18 and cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! 19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. 20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. 22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; 23 and the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

The Fall of Babylon

18 After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. He cried out mightily with a loud voice, saying:

“ ‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!’[a]
    She has become a dwelling place of demons,
a haunt for every unclean spirit,
    and a haunt for every unclean and hateful bird.
For all the nations have drunk
    of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality,
the kings of the earth have committed adultery with her,
    and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the
    abundance of her luxury.”

Then I heard another voice from heaven saying:

“ ‘Come out of her, my people,’[b]
    lest you partake in her sins,
    and lest you receive her plagues.
For her sins have reached up to heaven,
    and God has remembered her iniquities.
Render to her as she has rendered to you,
    and repay her double for her deeds;
    in the cup which she has mixed, mix a double portion for her.
To the extent that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously,
    so give her torment and sorrow;
for in her heart she says,
    ‘I sit as a queen, and am no widow,
    and will see no sorrow.’[c]
Therefore her plagues will come in one day—
    death and mourning and famine.
And she will be utterly burned with fire,
    for strong is the Lord God who judges her.

“The kings of the earth, who have committed adultery and lived luxuriously with her, will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke of her burning. 10 Standing far off for the fear of her torment, they will say:

‘Alas, alas for that great city,
    that mighty city, Babylon!
In one hour your judgment has come.’

11 “The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise any more: 12 the merchandise of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet, all kinds of scented wood, all artifacts of ivory, all merchandise of costly wood, bronze, iron, and marble; 13 and cinnamon and incense, myrrh and frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves and souls of men.

14 ‘The fruit that your soul lusted after
    has departed from you,
and all the things which graceful and exquisite
    have departed from you,
    and you shall never find them.’

15 “The merchants of these things, who gained wealth by her, will stand far off for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, 16 and saying:

‘Alas, alas, that great city,
    that was arrayed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet,
    and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls!
17 In one hour such great riches came to nothing!’

“All sea captains and seafaring men, sailors and all who trade by sea, stood far off, 18 and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What city is like this great city?’ 19 They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying:

‘Alas, alas, that great city,
    in which all who had ships in the sea
    grew rich from her wealth!
In one hour she has been laid waste!’

20 “Rejoice over her, O heaven
    and saints and apostles and prophets,
for God has avenged you against her.”

21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying:

“With such violence
    shall that great city Babylon be thrown down,
    and shall be found no more.
22 The sound of harpists and musicians, flute players and trumpeters,
    shall not be heard in you any more.
No craftsman of any craft
    shall be found in you any more,
and the sound of a millstone
    shall not be heard in you any more.
23 The light of a lamp
    shall shine in you no more,
and the voice of bridegroom and of bride
    shall be heard in you no more.
For your merchants were the great men of the earth,
    and all nations were deceived by your sorcery.
24 In her was found the blood of prophets and of saints
    and of all who were slain on the earth.”

La caída de Babilonia

18 Después de esto vi que otro ángel bajaba del cielo; el poder que tenía era muy grande, y su gloria iluminaba la tierra. El ángel gritó con fuerte voz: «¡Ya ha caído! ¡Ya ha caído la gran Babilonia!(A) Se ha convertido en refugio de demonios, en guarida de todo espíritu impuro; ¡está habitada de toda clase de aves inmundas y aborrecibles!(B) Todas las naciones han bebido del ardiente vino de su inmoralidad sexual.(C) Los reyes de la tierra han tenido relaciones sexuales con ella, y los comerciantes de la tierra se han enriquecido gracias a su impresionante prosperidad.» Oí entonces otra voz del cielo, que decía: «Ustedes, los de mi pueblo, salgan de esa ciudad(D) para que no participen de sus pecados ni reciban parte de sus plagas; pues son tantos sus pecados que llegan hasta el cielo,(E) y Dios ha tomado en cuenta sus injusticias. ¡Páguenle ustedes con la misma moneda!(F) ¡Denle a beber en la misma copa el doble de la bebida que ella preparó! ¡Páguenle con tantos tormentos y llanto como el esplendor y las riquezas en que ha vivido! Porque en su corazón dice: “Estoy en mi trono de reina; no soy viuda, y jamás experimentaré el sufrimiento.” Por eso, en un mismo día le sobrevendrán estas tres plagas:(G) la muerte, el llanto y el hambre. Y será consumida por el fuego, porque Dios, el Señor, que la juzga, es poderoso.»

Entonces los reyes de la tierra, los que con ella adulteraron y vivieron en deleites, llorarán y harán lamentación cuando vean el humo de su incendio. 10 Sentirán miedo al ver su tormento, y desde lejos dirán: «¡Ay de ti, la grande y poderosa ciudad de Babilonia! ¡Ay de ti, porque en el preciso momento llegó tu castigo!»(H)

11 Y los comerciantes de la tierra llorarán y harán lamentación por ella, porque ya nadie les comprará sus mercaderías 12 ni sus cargamentos de oro, plata, piedras preciosas, perlas, telas de lino fino y seda, de color púrpura y rojo, y toda clase de madera aromática, toda clase de objetos de marfil, y maderas preciosas, cobre, hierro y mármol; 13 canela, especias aromáticas, incienso, mirra, perfumes, vino, aceite, flor de harina, trigo, bestias, ovejas, caballos y carros, y aun esclavos, que son vidas humanas.

14 «Los frutos que tanto deseabas se han alejado de ti. Has perdido todas las cosas exquisitas y espléndidas, y jamás las recuperarás.» 15 Eso dirán los que comerciaban con todo esto, y que se enriquecieron a costa de ella. A la distancia, por temor a su tormento, llorarán y harán lamentación, 16 y dirán: «¡Ay de ti, ay de ti, la gran ciudad, que te vestías de lino fino, de púrpura y de escarlata, y que te adornabas con oro, piedras preciosas y perlas! 17 ¡En una sola hora han sido consumidas tantas riquezas!» Todos los capitanes de barco, y los que viajan en naves, y los marineros, y los que trabajan en el mar, se quedaron a la distancia 18 y, al ver el humo de su incendio, exclamaron: «¿Qué otra ciudad podía compararse a esta gran ciudad?» 19 Y se echaron polvo sobre la cabeza, y entre llanto y lamentos exclamaron: «¡Ay de ti, la gran ciudad! ¡Ay de ti, donde todos los que tenían naves en el mar se hicieron ricos con su riqueza! ¡En el momento preciso has sido asolada!(I) 20 ¡Alégrate de ella, cielo!(J) ¡Y alégrense ustedes, santos, apóstoles y profetas, porque en ella Dios les ha hecho justicia!»

21 Entonces un ángel poderoso levantó una piedra, tan grande como una piedra de molino, y mientras la arrojaba al mar decía: «Con este mismo ímpetu serás derribada, gran ciudad de Babilonia,(K) y nunca más se sabrá de ti.(L) 22 Nunca más volverá a oírse en ti la música del arpa, de la flauta y de la trompeta;(M) nunca más habrá en ti artífices de ningún oficio, ni volverá a oírse en ti el ruido de la piedra del molino. 23 No volverá a alumbrar en ti ninguna lámpara, ni volverá a oírse la voz del esposo o de la esposa.(N) Tus comerciantes eran los grandes personajes de la tierra, y con tus hechicerías engañaste a todas las naciones. 24 Fue en ti donde se halló la sangre de los profetas y de los santos, y de todos los que han sido asesinados en la tierra.»(O)