Revelation 17
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1And there came one of the seven angels, who had the seven vials, and spoke with me, saying: Come, I will shew thee the condemnation of the great harlot, who sitteth upon many waters,
1ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲌ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲌ ⲘⲪⲨⲀⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲦⲀⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲠϨⲀⲠ ⲚϮⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲠⲞⲢⲚⲎ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ
2With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication; and they who inhabit the earth, have been made drunk with the whine of her whoredom.
2ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲞⲢⲚⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲀⲨⲐⲒϦⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲎⲢⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲤⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ
3And he took me away in spirit into the desert. And I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲖⲦ ⲈⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲐⲎ ⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲔⲞⲔⲔⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲘⲈϨ ⲚⲢⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲌⲚⲀⲪⲈ ϨⲒϪⲰϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲚⲦⲀⲠ.
4And the woman was clothed round about with purple and scarlet, and gilt with gold, and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, full of the abomination and filthiness of her fornication.
4ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲤϪⲞⲖϨ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚϬⲎϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲔⲔⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲞⲒ ⲚⲒⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲚⲀⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲪⲞⲦ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲤϪⲒϪ ⲈϤⲘⲈϨ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲤⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ
5And on her forehead a name was written: A mystery; Babylon the great, the mother of the fornications, and the abominations of the earth.
5ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ ⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒ ⲦⲈⲤⲦⲈϨⲚⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲂⲀⲂⲨⲖⲰⲚ ⲐⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲞⲢⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϤϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
6And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And I wondered, when I had seen her, with great admiration.
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲤⲐⲀϦⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲢⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ.
7And the angel said to me: Why dost thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast which carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
7ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲀⲔⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲀⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎ ⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲦϤⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲌ ⲚⲀⲪⲈ ϨⲒϪⲰϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲠ.
8The beast, which thou sawest, was, and is not, and shall come up out of the bottomless pit, and go into destruction: and the inhabitants on the earth (whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world) shall wonder, seeing the beast that was, and is not.
8ⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤϢⲞⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤϢⲞⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲚⲀ ⲈⲠⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲈⲢϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ ⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚ ϨⲒ ⲠϪⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲨϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚⲎ ϪⲈ ϤϢⲞⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤϢⲞⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϨⲈⲒ
9And here is the understanding that hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, upon which the woman sitteth, and they are seven kings:
9ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲂⲰ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲔⲀϮ ⲈϮⲌ ⲚⲀⲪⲈ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲈⲢⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒϪⲰⲞⲨ
10Five are fallen, one is, and the other is not yet come: and when he is come, he must remain a short time.
10ⲚⲀⲒ ⲌⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲈⲠⲒⲈ ⲀⲨϨⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲬⲈⲦ ϤⲰⲞⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈϤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ϤⲚⲀⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ.
11And the beast which was, and is not: the same also is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into destruction.
11ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϤϢⲞⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϨⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲌ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀ ⲈⲠⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
12And the ten horns which thou sawest, are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but shall receive power as kings one hour after the beast.
12ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲠ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ Ⲓ- ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲞⲨϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲨⲞⲨⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ.
13These have one design: and their strength and power they shall deliver to the beast.
13ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲄⲚⲰⲘⲎ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲦⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ.
14These shall fight with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, because he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and they that are with him are called, and elect, and faithful.
14ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲂⲰⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϨⲒⲎⲂ ⲈϤϬⲢⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
15And he said to me: The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and nations, and tongues.
15ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒϪⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲚⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ.
16And the ten horns which thou sawest in the beast: these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her with fire.
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲠ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲈⲤⲦⲈ ϮⲠⲞⲢⲚⲎ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϢⲰϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲬⲀⲤ ⲈⲤⲂⲎϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲤⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲈⲨⲈⲞⲨⲞⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲞⲔϨⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ.
17For God hath given into their hearts to do that which pleaseth him: that they give their kingdom to the beast, till the words of God be fulfilled.
17ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲄⲚⲰⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲄⲚⲰⲘⲎ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲎ ⲢⲒⲞⲚ ϢⲀⲦⲞⲨϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
18And the woman which thou sawest, is the great city, which hath kingdom over the kings of the earth.
18ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϮⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈⲤ ⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
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