1Und es kam einer von den sieben Engeln, welche die sieben Schalen hatten, und redete mit mir und sprach: Komm her! Ich will dir das Gericht über die große Hure zeigen, die an vielen Wassern sitzt, (Jer 51,13; Offb 15,7)2mit der die Könige der Erde Unzucht[1] getrieben haben; und die Bewohner der Erde sind trunken geworden von dem Wein ihrer Unzucht[2]. (Jes 23,17; Offb 14,8; Offb 18,3)3Und er führte mich im Geist hinweg in eine Wüste; und ich sah eine Frau auf einem scharlachroten Tier sitzen, das voller Lästernamen war und sieben Köpfe und zehn Hörner hatte. (Offb 12,3)4Und die Frau war bekleidet mit Purpur und Scharlach und übergoldet mit Gold und Edelgestein und Perlen, und sie hatte einen goldenen Becher in ihrer Hand, voller Gräuel und Unreinheit ihrer Unzucht[3]; (Jer 51,7; Offb 18,16)5und sie hatte an ihrer Stirn einen Namen geschrieben, ein Geheimnis: Babylon[4], die Große, die Mutter der Huren und der Gräuel der Erde. (Offb 14,8)6Und ich sah die Frau trunken vom Blut der Heiligen und vom Blut der Zeugen Jesu. Und ich wunderte mich, als ich sie sah, mit großer Verwunderung. (Offb 16,6)7Und der Engel sprach zu mir: Warum wundertest du dich? Ich will dir das Geheimnis der Frau sagen und des Tieres, das sie trägt und die sieben Köpfe und die zehn Hörner hat. (Offb 13,1)8Das Tier, das du gesehen hast, war und ist nicht und wird aus dem Abgrund heraufsteigen und geht ins Verderben; und die Bewohner der Erde, deren Namen nicht im Buch des Lebens geschrieben sind von Grundlegung der Welt an, werden sich wundern, wenn sie das Tier sehen, dass es war und nicht ist und da sein wird. (Offb 3,5; Offb 11,7; Offb 13,3; Offb 19,20)9Hier ist der Verstand ⟨nötig⟩, der Weisheit hat: Die sieben Köpfe sind sieben Berge, auf denen die Frau sitzt. Und es sind sieben Könige: (Offb 13,1; Offb 13,18)10Die fünf ⟨ersten⟩ sind gefallen, der eine ist, der andere ist noch nicht gekommen; und wenn er kommt, muss er eine kurze Zeit bleiben.11Und das Tier, das war und nicht ist, es ist selbst sowohl ein achter als auch von den sieben und geht ins Verderben. (Offb 19,20)12Und die zehn Hörner, die du gesehen hast, sind zehn Könige, die noch kein Königreich[5] empfangen haben, aber mit dem Tier eine Stunde[6] Macht[7] wie Könige empfangen. (Dan 7,20)13Diese haben einen Sinn und geben ihre Kraft und Macht[8] dem Tier.14Diese werden mit dem Lamm Krieg führen, und das Lamm wird sie überwinden; denn es ist Herr der Herren und König der Könige, und die mit ihm ⟨sind, sind⟩ Berufene und Auserwählte und Treue. (Apg 10,36; Röm 11,7; Eph 1,1; 1Thess 4,14; 1Tim 6,15; Hebr 3,1; Offb 16,14; Offb 19,16)15Und er spricht zu mir: Die Wasser, die du gesehen hast, wo die Hure sitzt, sind Völker und Völkerscharen[9] und Nationen und Sprachen; (Jes 8,7; Jer 47,2)16und die zehn Hörner, die du gesehen hast, und das Tier, diese werden die Hure hassen und werden sie verwüsten und nackt machen und werden ihr Fleisch fressen und sie mit Feuer verbrennen. (Hes 16,40; Offb 18,8)17Denn Gott hat in ihre Herzen gegeben, seinen[10] Sinn zu tun und in einem Sinn zu handeln[11] und ihr Königreich[12] dem Tier zu geben, bis die Worte Gottes vollendet sein werden.18Und die Frau, die du gesehen hast, ist die große Stadt, welche die Königsherrschaft über die Könige der Erde hat. (Offb 18,10)
1Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters, (Jes 1,21; Jer 2,20; Jer 51,13; Nah 3,4; Offb 15,7; Offb 17,15; Offb 19,2; Offb 21,9)2with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on earth have become drunk.” (Jes 23,17; Jer 51,7; Offb 3,10; Offb 14,8; Offb 18,3; Offb 18,9)3And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns. (Offb 12,3; Offb 12,6; Offb 12,14; Offb 13,1; Offb 17,7; Offb 17,9; Offb 17,12; Offb 21,10)4The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. (Jer 51,7; Dan 11,38; Offb 18,6; Offb 18,16)5And on her forehead was written a name of mystery: “Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth’s abominations.” (2Thess 2,7; Offb 14,8; Offb 17,7)6And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of the martyrs of Jesus.[1] When I saw her, I marveled greatly. (Offb 2,13; Offb 13,15; Offb 16,6)7But the angel said to me, “Why do you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her. (Offb 17,5)8The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit[2] and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come. (Offb 1,4; Offb 3,5; Offb 3,10; Offb 9,1; Offb 11,7; Offb 13,3; Offb 13,10; Offb 17,11)9This calls for a mind with wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated; (Offb 13,18)10they are also seven kings, five of whom have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he does come he must remain only a little while.11As for the beast that was and is not, it is an eighth but it belongs to the seven, and it goes to destruction. (Offb 11,17; Offb 17,8)12And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received royal power, but they are to receive authority as kings for one hour, together with the beast. (Dan 7,24; Sach 1,18; Offb 13,1; Offb 17,16; Offb 18,10; Offb 18,17; Offb 18,19)13These are of one mind, and they hand over their power and authority to the beast.14They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.” (5Mo 10,17; Ps 136,3; Dan 2,47; Mt 28,18; Lk 18,7; Apg 10,36; Röm 1,6; 1Tim 6,15; Offb 1,5; Offb 2,10; Offb 3,21; Offb 16,14; Offb 19,16)15And the angel[3] said to me, “The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages. (Jes 8,7; Offb 17,1)16And the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast will hate the prostitute. They will make her desolate and naked, and devour her flesh and burn her up with fire, (3Mo 21,9; Jer 50,41; Hes 16,37; Hes 16,39; Offb 17,12; Offb 18,8; Offb 18,17; Offb 18,19; Offb 19,18)17for God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by being of one mind and handing over their royal power to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. (2Kor 8,16; 2Thess 2,11)18And the woman that you saw is the great city that has dominion over the kings of the earth.” (Offb 16,19)
Offenbarung 17
King James Version
1And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:2With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.3So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.4And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:5And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.6And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.7And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.8The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.9And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.10And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.11And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.12And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.13These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.15And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.16And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.17For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.18And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
Offenbarung 17
Nuova Riveduta 2006
von Società Biblica di Ginevra
La caduta di Babilonia, la grande
1Poi uno dei sette angeli che avevano le sette coppe venne a dirmi: «Vieni, ti farò vedere il giudizio che spetta alla grande prostituta che siede su molte acque.2I re della terra hanno fornicato con lei e gli abitanti della terra si sono ubriacati con il vino della sua prostituzione».3Egli mi trasportò in spirito nel deserto; e vidi una donna seduta sopra una bestia di colore scarlatto, piena di nomi di bestemmia, e che aveva sette teste e dieci corna.4La donna era vestita di porpora e di scarlatto, adorna d’oro, di pietre preziose e di perle. In mano aveva un calice d’oro pieno di abominazioni e delle immondezze della sua prostituzione.5Sulla fronte aveva scritto un nome, un mistero: Babilonia la grande, la madre delle prostitute e delle abominazioni della terra.6E vidi che quella donna era ubriaca del sangue dei santi e del sangue dei martiri di Gesù. Quando la vidi, mi meravigliai di grande meraviglia.7L’angelo mi disse: «Perché ti meravigli? Io ti dirò il mistero della donna e della bestia con le sette teste e le dieci corna che la porta.8La bestia che hai vista era, e non è; essa deve salire dall’abisso e andare in perdizione. Gli abitanti della terra, il cui nome non è stato scritto nel libro della vita fin dalla fondazione del mondo, si meraviglieranno vedendo la bestia perché era, e non è, e verrà di nuovo.9Qui occorre una mente che abbia intelligenza. Le sette teste sono sette monti sui quali la donna siede. Sono anche sette re:10cinque sono caduti, uno è, l’altro non è ancora venuto; e quando sarà venuto, dovrà durare poco.11E la bestia che era, e non è, è anch’essa un ottavo re, viene dai sette e se ne va in perdizione.12Le dieci corna che hai viste sono dieci re, che non hanno ancora ricevuto regno; ma riceveranno potere regale, per un’ora, insieme alla bestia.13Essi hanno uno stesso pensiero e daranno la loro potenza e la loro autorità alla bestia.14Combatteranno contro l’Agnello e l’Agnello li vincerà, perché egli è il Signore dei signori e il Re dei re; e vinceranno anche quelli che sono con lui, i chiamati, gli eletti e i fedeli».15Poi mi disse: «Le acque che hai viste e sulle quali siede la prostituta sono popoli, moltitudini, nazioni e lingue.16Le dieci corna che hai viste e la bestia odieranno la prostituta, la spoglieranno e la lasceranno nuda, ne mangeranno le carni e la consumeranno con il fuoco.17Infatti Dio ha messo nei loro cuori di eseguire il suo disegno, che è di dare, di comune accordo, il loro regno alla bestia fino a che le parole di Dio siano adempiute.18La donna che hai vista è la grande città che domina sui re della terra».