Revelation 18
Tree of Life Version
Judgment of Babylon
18 After these things, I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory. 2 He cried out with a mighty voice, saying:
“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great![a]
She has become a den for demons,
a haunt for every unclean spirit
and for every unclean bird
and for every unclean and detestable beast.[b]
3 For all the nations have drunk
of the wine of the fury of her immorality.
The kings of the earth have committed
sexual immorality with her,
and the merchants of the earth
grew rich off the power
of her self-indulgence.”
4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying,
“Come out of her, my people,[c]
lest you participate in her sins
and receive her plagues!
5 For her sins have piled up to heaven,[d]
and God has remembered her crimes.
6 Pay her back just as she has paid out,
and give her back double for her deeds![e]
In the cup she has mixed—
mix a double dose for her!
7 As she has exalted herself and indulged herself in luxury,
so give her the same measure of torment and grief!
For in her heart she says,
‘I sit as a queen—
I am no widow;
I shall never see grief.’[f]
8 For this reason her plagues will arrive in
a single day—
death and grief and famine—
and she shall be burned down with fire.[g]
For mighty is Adonai Elohim who judges her!”
9 Then the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and indulged in luxury with her shall weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning[h]— 10 standing far off because of the terror of her torment, saying:
“Alas, alas, O great city—
O Babylon, the mighty city!
For in a single hour your judgment has come!”
11 And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her,[i] because no one buys their merchandise anymore— 12 shipments of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; all kinds of citron wood; all kinds of ivory products; all kinds of products made of costly wood, bronze, iron, and marble; 13 cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; wine, oil, fine flour, and wheat; cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots; and slaves—that is, human souls.
14 The fruit of your soul’s desire has gone from you,
and all the expensive and beautiful things are lost to you
—never again will people find them.
15 The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, shall stand far off for fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, 16 saying,
“Alas, alas, O great city—
clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet,
adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!
17 For in a single hour so much wealth has been ruined!”
And every ship captain and passenger, sailors and all who make their living at sea, stood at a distance 18 and were crying out, seeing the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What city is like the great city?’ 19 And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning,
“Alas, alas, O great city—
in her all who had ships at sea grew rich from her wealth!
For in a single hour has she been ruined!
20 Rejoice over her, O heaven,[j]
and you kedoshim, emissaries and prophets!
For God has judged her condemnation of you!”
21 Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea,[k] saying:
“So shall Babylon, the great city,
be thrown down with violence,
never to be found again!
22 And the sound of harpists and musicians,
flautists and trumpeters,
shall never be heard in you again![l]
And the craftsman of any craft
shall never be found in you again!
And the sound of a mill
shall never be heard in you again!
23 And the light of a lamp
shall never shine in you again!
And the voice of the bridegroom and bride
shall never be heard in you again![m]
For your businessmen were the tycoons of the world,
for all the nations were deceived by your sorcery![n]
24 And in her was found the blood of the prophets and kedoshim
and all those slaughtered on the earth.”
Footnotes
- Revelation 18:2 cf. Isa. 21:9; Jer. 51:8.
- Revelation 18:2 cf. Isa. 34:11-15; Jer. 50:39; 51:37.
- Revelation 18:4 cf. Ex 5:1; 7:16; 8:1, 20; 9:1, 13; 10:3; Jer. 50:8; 51:6, 9, 45.
- Revelation 18:5 cf. Jer. 51:9.
- Revelation 18:6 cf. Ps. 137:8; Jer. 50:15, 29.
- Revelation 18:7 cf. Isa. 47:7-8; Zeph. 2:15.
- Revelation 18:8 cf. Isa. 47:9; Jer. 50:31-32.
- Revelation 18:9 cf. Ezek. 26:16-17.
- Revelation 18:11 cf. Ezek. 27:27-31.
- Revelation 18:20 cf. Jer. 51:48.
- Revelation 18:21 cf. Jer. 51:63-64.
- Revelation 18:22 cf. Isa. 24:8; Ezek. 26:13.
- Revelation 18:23 cf. Jer. 25:10.
- Revelation 18:23 cf. Isa. 23:8; Nah. 3:4.
Apocalipsis 18
La Palabra (España)
La caída de Babilonia
18 Vi después bajar del cielo a otro ángel con inmenso poder. Su resplandor iluminó la tierra, 2 y proclamó con fuerte voz:
— ¡Por fin cayó Babilonia, la poderosa!
Hoy es mansión de demonios,
guarida de espíritus impuros
y de toda clase de aves
inmundas y asquerosas.
3 Porque ella emborrachó
con el vino de su desenfrenada lujuria
a gentes de toda procedencia;
adulteró con los reyes de la tierra,
y a costa de su lujo desmedido
se enriquecieron los traficantes del mundo.
4 Y oí otra voz que decía desde el cielo:
— Sal de ella, pueblo mío,
pues si te haces cómplice de sus pecados,
también te alcanzarán sus castigos.
5 Hasta el cielo se han amontonado sus pecados
y Dios no ha querido ignorar
por más tiempo sus crímenes.
6 Pagadle con su misma moneda,
y aun dadle el doble de su merecido:
en la copa de sus desenfrenos
verted doble amargura.
7 Cuanto se procuró de lujos y placeres,
dadle de tormentos y desdichas.
Ved cómo alardea en su interior:
“Ocupo un trono de reina;
no soy viuda y jamás conoceré el dolor.”
8 Pero en un solo día vendrán sobre ella
las calamidades que tiene merecidas
—muerte, luto y hambre—
y quedará abrasada por el fuego.
Poderoso es para ello el Señor Dios que la condenó.
Lamentación ante la ruina
9 Los poderosos de la tierra, los que con ella compartieron lujuria y placeres, prorrumpirán en llantos y gemidos cuando contemplen su humeante hoguera. 10 Estremecidos de horror ante el suplicio, exclamarán desde lejos:
— ¡Desgraciada de ti, la gran ciudad,
Babilonia, la ciudad tan poderosa!
¡Un instante ha bastado
para consumarse tu condena!
11 También los traficantes de la tierra prorrumpirán en llanto y gemidos por ella, porque ya nadie les comprará sus mercancías: 12 oro, plata, piedras preciosas y perlas; lino, púrpura, seda y escarlata; maderas aromáticas, objetos de marfil, de maderas preciosas, de bronce, de hierro y de mármol; 13 canela, clavo, perfumes, mirra e incienso; vino y aceite; trigo y flor de harina; ovejas y ganado mayor; caballos y carros; esclavos y vidas humanas.
14 Ya no gustarás más
los frutos sazonados que tanto apetecías;
ya todas tus riquezas y tus lujos
huyeron para no volver jamás.
15 Todos estos traficantes, enriquecidos a su costa, se mantendrán a distancia estremecidos de horror ante su tormento y entre lágrimas y lamentos 16 exclamarán:
¡Desgraciada de ti, la gran ciudad,
que en otro tiempo te vestías
de lino, púrpura y grana,
y te adornabas con oro,
piedras preciosas y perlas!
17 ¡Un instante ha bastado
para arrasar tanta riqueza!
A su vez, los capitanes de barco, los oficiales, los marineros y todos cuantos faenan en el mar, se mantenían de pie a lo lejos 18 y exclamaban al contemplar la humareda de la ciudad incendiada:
— ¿Hubo alguna vez una ciudad tan grande como esta? 19 Y, echándose polvo sobre la cabeza, lloraban y se lamentaban, diciendo:
— ¡Desgraciada de ti, la gran ciudad,
fuente de riqueza para cuantos
surcaban los mares con sus barcos!
¡Un instante ha bastado
para convertirte en ruinas!
20 ¡Alégrate, cielo, al contemplarla,
y vosotros también, los consagrados a Dios,
los apóstoles y los profetas,
porque Dios ha vengado en ella vuestra causa!
21 Un ángel poderoso levantó entonces un gran peñasco, como una gigantesca rueda de molino, y lo arrojó al mar, exclamando:
— Así, violentamente, será arrojada
Babilonia, la gran ciudad,
y nunca más se sabrá de ella.
22 Ya no se volverá a escuchar en ti
el son de los arpistas y los músicos,
el son de los que tocan
la flauta y la trompeta.
Ya no habrá en ti artesanos
ni se oirá el rumor
de la rueda molinera.
23 La luz de la lámpara
no alumbrará más en ti,
ni volverán a oírse en tus calles
los cantos del novio y de la novia.
Y es que tus traficantes
llegaron a ser los grandes de la tierra
y con tus sortilegios
engañaste a todas las naciones.
24 Estás manchada con la sangre
de profetas y de consagrados a Dios,
con la sangre de todos
los que han sido asesinados en la tierra.
Revelation 18
King James Version
18 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
6 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.
7 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.
8 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.
9 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.
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