Revelation 17
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1Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.
1ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲍ̅ ⳿ⲙⲫⲩⲁⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
2The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”
2ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲑⲓϧⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ.
3And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.
3ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲗⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲏ ⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲕⲕⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲡ.
4The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
4ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲥϫⲟⲗϩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛϭⲏϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲕⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲓⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲛⲁⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲫⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲥϫⲓϫ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.
5And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
5⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓ ⲧⲉⲥⲧⲉϩⲛⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲑⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϥϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ.
6I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.
6ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲥⲑⲁϧⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ.
7“Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.
7ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏ ⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϥⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲓ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲡ.
8The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.
8ⲡⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛⲏ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲉⲓ.
9This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
9ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲉϯⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ.
10There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for only a little while.
10ⲛⲁⲓ ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲓⲉ̅ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲭⲉⲧ ⳿ϥⲱⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ.
11The beast that was, and now is not, is an eighth king, who belongs to the other seven and is going into destruction.
11ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
12The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings, along with the beast.
12ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲓ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲡ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲓ̅ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ.
13These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.
13ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ.
14They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
14ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲱⲧⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϩⲓⲏⲃ ⲉϥϭⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
15Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
15ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
16And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
16ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲓ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲡ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲭⲁⲥ ⲉⲥⲃⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲥⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕϩⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
17For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
17ⲫϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲑⲏ ⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
18And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”
18ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϯ ⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉⲥ ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ
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