Aabenbaringen 18
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Babylons fald
18 Derefter så jeg en anden engel komme ned fra Himlen. Den havde stor magt, og dens herlighed oplyste jorden. 2 Den råbte med høj stemme: „Hun er faldet! Det mægtige Babylon ligger i ruiner! Byen er nu bolig for dæmoner, et fængsel for alverdens forhadte, urene ånder, et opholdssted for alskens urene fugle, for alle slags urene og afskyelige dyr. 3 Alle folkeslag drak af hendes forførende vin.[a] Alle jordens konger forgudede hende. Alverdens handelsfolk blev rige på grund af hendes liv i overvældende luksus.”
4 Dernæst hørte jeg en anden stemme råbe fra Himlen: „Mit folk, fjern jer fra hende, så I ikke tager del i hendes synder og bliver ramt af hendes plager, 5 for hendes synder har tårnet sig op til himlen, og Gud vil straffe hendes ondskab. 6 Hun vil få løn som forskyldt, ja en dobbelt portion straf for alt det onde, hun har gjort. Fyld det bæger op, hun har forført andre med, men gør drikken dobbelt så stærk! 7 Hun vil få lige så meget sorg og pine, som hun før havde selvglæde og luksus. Hun sagde til sig selv: ‚Jeg er en rig dronning og ikke en fattig enke. Sorg kommer jeg aldrig til at opleve.’ 8 Derfor skal hun på én og samme dag blive ramt af alle sine plager: Sult, sorg og død. Hun skal komme til at brænde op, for Gud Herren, som dømte hende, er stærk.
9 Når regenterne på jorden, som forgudede hende og tog del i hendes luksus, ser røgen fra de brændende ruiner, vil de græde og sørge over hende. 10 De vil holde sig på lang afstand af frygt for, at hendes plager skal ramme dem, og de vil råbe: ‚Ak og ve, du store by! Babylon, du mægtige by! På én time kom straffen over dig!’
11-12 Jordens handelsmænd vil græde og sørge over hende, fordi ingen mere køber deres varer, deres ladninger af guld, sølv, ædelsten, perler, fint linned, silke og kostbare stoffer, fornemt træ, udsøgte elfenbens- og træskærerarbejder, samt fine ting af kobber, jern og marmor. 13 Der er heller ikke salg i deres kostbare krydderier, røgelse, parfumer, vin, olivenolie, fint mel, hvede, køer, får, heste, vogne og slaver. 14 Deres tanker går til den ødelagte by: ‚De vidunderlige ting, du satte så stor pris på, kan du ikke nyde længere, og alle dine kostbarheder er ødelagt. Det er alt sammen forbi for evigt.’
15 Handelsmændene, der har tjent formuer ved at sælge deres varer til hende, holder sig på lang afstand af frygt for, at hendes plager skal ramme dem. De vil græde og sørge 16 og råbe: ‚Ak og ve! Det var en mægtig by, den var som en dronning klædt i det fineste purpur og skarlagenrøde klæder, smykket med guld, ædelsten og perler. 17 Al den umådelige rigdom blev ødelagt—på én time.’
Alle, der sejler på havene, styrmænd, kaptajner og menige søfolk stod på lang afstand, 18 og mens de så på røgen fra brandtomten, råbte de: ‚Verdens rigeste by ligger i ruiner!’ 19 De sørgede og græd, kastede støv på hovedet og råbte: ‚Ak og ve. Hvilken storslået by! Alle, der havde skibe på havet, blev rige på grund af dens købekraft. Men nu er den lagt i aske—på én time!’ ”
20 Til slut råbte stemmen: „Fryd dig, Himmel! Glæd jer, I som tilhører Gud! Glæd jer, apostle og profeter! For Gud har givet jer oprejsning og dømt hende, der kæmpede imod jer.”
21 En vældig engel tog en sten, der var så stor som en møllesten, kastede den i havet og råbte: „Så hurtigt og voldsomt vil den store by, Babylon, blive fjernet fra jordens overflade. 22 Aldrig mere skal der lyde sang eller musik derfra, hverken harper, fløjter eller trompeter. Aldrig mere vil man høre den kendte lyd af håndværkere i arbejde eller kvinder ved kværnen. 23 Aldrig mere skal der tændes en lampe, og ingen brudepars glade stemmer skal høres. Denne bys handelsmænd var de rigeste i verden. Alle folkeslag blev forført af byens besnærende rigdom. 24 Og den var skyld i, at Guds folk og profeter ud over hele verden blev slået ihjel.”
Footnotes
- 18,3 Der er forskellige læsemåder i forskellige manuskripter. Den valgte tekst og oversættelse følger parallelstederne 14,8 og 17,2.
Revelation 18
New King James Version
The Fall of Babylon the Great
18 After(A) these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, (B)and the earth was illuminated with his glory. 2 And he cried [a]mightily with a loud voice, saying, (C)“Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and (D)has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and (E)a cage for every unclean and hated bird! 3 For all the nations (F)have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, (G)and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the [b]abundance of her luxury.”
4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, (H)“Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. 5 (I)For her sins [c]have reached to heaven, and (J)God has remembered her iniquities. 6 (K)Render to her just as she rendered [d]to you, and repay her double according to her works; (L)in the cup which she has mixed, (M)mix double for her. 7 (N)In the measure that she glorified herself and lived [e]luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as (O)queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’ 8 Therefore her plagues will come (P)in one day—death and mourning and famine. And (Q)she will be utterly burned with fire, (R)for strong is the Lord God who [f]judges her.
The World Mourns Babylon’s Fall
9 (S)“The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her (T)will weep and lament for her, (U)when they see the smoke of her burning, 10 standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, (V)‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! (W)For in one hour your judgment has come.’
11 “And (X)the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore: 12 (Y)merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; 13 and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and (Z)souls of men. 14 The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have [g]gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all. 15 The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, 16 and saying, ‘Alas, alas, (AA)that great city (AB)that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! 17 (AC)For in one hour such great riches [h]came to nothing.’ (AD)Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance 18 (AE)and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, (AF)‘What is like this great city?’
19 (AG)“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 on the sea became rich by her wealth! (AH)For in one hour she [i]is made desolate.’
20 (AI)“Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you [j]holy apostles and prophets, for (AJ)God has avenged you on her!”
Finality of Babylon’s Fall
21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, (AK)“Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and (AL)shall not be found anymore. 22 (AM)The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters shall not be heard in you anymore. No craftsman of any craft shall be found in you anymore, and the sound of a millstone shall not be heard in you anymore. 23 (AN)The light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore, (AO)and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you anymore. For (AP)your merchants were the great men of the earth, (AQ)for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived. 24 And (AR)in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who (AS)were slain on the earth.”
Footnotes
- Revelation 18:2 NU, M omit mightily
- Revelation 18:3 Lit. strengths
- Revelation 18:5 NU, M have been heaped up
- Revelation 18:6 NU, M omit to you
- Revelation 18:7 sensually
- Revelation 18:8 NU, M has judged
- Revelation 18:14 NU, M been lost to you
- Revelation 18:17 have been laid waste
- Revelation 18:19 have been laid waste
- Revelation 18:20 NU, M saints and apostles
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