CHAP. XVIII.
The fall of Babylon: kings
and merchants lament over
her.
1 And after these things
I saw another Angel
come down from heaven, having
great power: and the
earth was enlightened with his
glory.
2 And he cried out with a
strong voice, saying: Babylon
the great is fallen, is fallen:
and is become the habitation
of devils, and the hold of
every unclean spirit, and the
hold of every unclean and
hateful bird:
3 Because 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 have been made rich
-- --
by the power of her delicacies.
4 And I heard another
voice from heaven, saying:
Go out from her, my people:
that you be not partakers of
her sins, and that you receive
not of her plagues.
5 For her sins have reached
unto heaven, and the Lord
hath remembred her iniquities.
6 Render to her as she
also hath rendered to you:
and double unto her double
according to her works: in
the cup, wherein she hath
mingled, mingle ye double
unto her.
7 As much as she hath
glorified herself, and hath
been in delicacies, so much
torment and sorrow give ye to
her: because she saith in her
heart: I sit a queen, and am
not a widow: and I shall see
no mourning,
8 Therefore shall her plagues
come in one day, death, and
mourning, and famine, and
she shall be burnt with the
fire: because God is strong,
who shall judge her.
9 And the kings of the
earth, who have committed
fornication, and lived in delicacies
with her, shall weep,
and bewail themselves over
her, when they shall see the
smoke of her burning:
10 Standing a-far off for
fear of her torments, 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
shall buy their merchandise
any more:
12 Merchandise of gold,
and of silver, and of precious
stones, and of pearls, and of
fine linnen, and of purple, and
of silk, and of scarlet (and
all thyine-wood, and all manner
of vessels of ivory, and
all manner of vessels of precious
stone, and of brass, and
of iron, and of marble,
13 And cinnamon) and
of odours, and ointment, 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 of the
desire of thy soul are departed
from thee, and all fat and
goodly things are perished
from thee, and they shall find
them no more at all.
15 The merchants of these
things, who were made rich,
shall stand a far off from her,
for fear of her torments,
weeping and mourning,
16 And saying: Alas!
alas! that great city, which
was clothed with fine linnen,
and purple, and scarlet, and
was gilt with gold and precious
stones and pearls:
17 For in one hour are so
-- --
great riches come to nought:
and every ship-master, and all
that sail into the lake, and
mariners, and as many as
work in the sea, stood a-far off,
18 And cried, seeing the
place of her burning, saying:
What city is like to this great
city?
19 And they cast dust
upon their heads, and cried,
weeping and mourning, saying:
Alas! alas! that great
city, wherein all were made
rich, that had ships at sea, by
reason of her prices: for in
one hour she is made desolate.
20 Rejoice over her, thou
heaven, and ye holy apostles
and prophets: for God hath
judged your judgment on her.
21 And a mighty Angel
took up a stone as it were a
great mill-stone, and cast it
into the sea, saying: With
such violence as this shall
Babylon that great city be
thrown down, and shall be
found no more at all.
22 And the voice of harpers,
and of musicians, and
of them that play on the pipe,
and on the trumpet, shall no
more be heard at all in thee:
and no craftsman of any art
whatsoever shall be found any
more at all in thee: and the
sound of the mill shall be
heard no more at all in thee:
23 And the light of the
lamp shall shine no more at
all in thee: and the voice of
the bridegroom and the bride
shall be heard no more at all
in thee: for thy merchants
were the great men of the earth,
for all nations have been deceived
by thy enchantments.
24 And in her was found
the blood of prophets and of
saints; and of all that were
slain upon the earth,
Challoner [1752], THE NEW TESTAMENT OF Our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated out of the Latin Vulgat Diligently compared with the original Greek And first published by the English College of Rhemes, anno 1582. Newly revised, and corrected according to the Clementin Edition of the Scriptures. WITH ANNOTATIONS For clearing up modern Controversies in Religion, and other Difficulties of Holy Writ () [word count] [B12000].
