Lament over fallen Babylon
1After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendour. 2With a mighty voice he shouted:
‘ “Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!”18:2 Isaiah 21:9
She has become a dwelling for demons
and a haunt for every impure spirit,
a haunt for every unclean bird,
a haunt for every unclean and detestable animal.
3For all the nations have drunk
the maddening wine of her adulteries.
The kings of the earth committed adultery with her,
and the merchants of the earth grew rich from her excessive luxuries.’
Warning to escape Babylon’s judgment
4Then I heard another voice from heaven say:
‘ “Come out of her, my people,”18:4 Jer. 51:45
so that you will not share in her sins,
so that you will not receive any of her plagues;
5for her sins are piled up to heaven,
and God has remembered her crimes.
6Give back to her as she has given;
pay her back double for what she has done.
Pour her a double portion from her own cup.
7Give her as much torment and grief
as the glory and luxury she gave herself.
In her heart she boasts,
“I sit enthroned as queen.
I am not a widow;18:7 See Isaiah 47:7,8.
I will never mourn.”
8Therefore in one day her plagues will overtake her:
death, mourning and famine.
She will be consumed by fire,
for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.
Threefold woe over Babylon’s fall
9‘When the kings of the earth who committed adultery with her and shared her luxury see the smoke of her burning, they will weep and mourn over her. 10Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off and cry:
‘ “Woe! Woe to you, great city,
you mighty city of Babylon!
In one hour your doom has come!”
11‘The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no-one buys their cargoes anymore – 12cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble; 13cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and human beings sold as slaves.
14‘They will say, “The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your luxury and splendour have vanished, never to be recovered.” 15The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand far off, terrified at her torment. They will weep and mourn 16and cry out:
‘ “Woe! Woe to you, great city,
dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet,
and glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls!
17In one hour such great wealth has been brought to ruin!”
‘Every sea captain, and all who travel by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea, will stand far off. 18When they see the smoke of her burning, they will exclaim, “Was there ever a city like this great city?” 19They will throw dust on their heads, and with weeping and mourning cry out:
‘ “Woe! Woe to you, great city,
where all who had ships on the sea
became rich through her wealth!
In one hour she has been brought to ruin!”
20‘Rejoice over her, you heavens!
Rejoice, you people of God!
Rejoice, apostles and prophets!
For God has judged her
with the judgment she imposed on you.’
The finality of Babylon’s doom
21Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea, and said:
‘With such violence
the great city of Babylon will be thrown down,
never to be found again.
22The music of harpists and musicians, pipers and trumpeters,
will never be heard in you again.
No worker of any trade
will ever be found in you again.
The sound of a millstone
will never be heard in you again.
23The light of a lamp
will never shine in you again.
The voice of bridegroom and bride
will never be heard in you again.
Your merchants were the world’s important people.
By your magic spell all the nations were led astray.
24In her was found the blood of prophets and of God’s holy people,
of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.’
Babilonia jatun pueblomi urmashca
1Chaita ricushca qʼuipaca, jahua pachamanta shujtaj angeltami, imatapish rurai tucuj uriyamucujta ricurcani. Chai angelca, achijlla shamushpami, cai pachatapish achijyachirca. 2Paica, sinchita caparishpami, cashna nirca:
«Babilonia jatun puebloca urmashcamari, urmashcamari.
Supaicuna causana huasi,
mapayachij espiritucuna paca tucushpa tiyana,
pʼiñana, millanana pajarocuna tʼaźinashpa causanapajllamari saquirishca.
3Tucui llajtacunamari, yuyai chingachishpa huainayachij vinotaca,
chai huarmipaj maquimanta ubyarcacuna.
Cai pacha jatun mandajcunapish,
paihuanmi huainayashpa causarcacuna.
Cai pachapi randishpa cʼatushpa purijcunapish,
chai huarmi tucui laya achca sumajcunata randijpimi,
paiman cʼatushpa achcata charijyarcacuna» nircami.
4Chai qʼuipaca, jahua pachamantaca shujtajmi cashna nirca:
«Ñuca agllashcacuna, chai pueblomanta llujshimuichij.
Chaimanta llujshishpami,
paicuna rurashca juchacunatapish mana ruranguichij,
paicunata japij llaquicunatapish mana apana tucunguichij.
5Chai huarmipaj juchacunaca,
jahua pachacamami chayashca.
Chai huarmi millaita rurashcacunatami,
Taita Diosca yuyarishca.
6Chai huarmimanca, cancunaman pai cushca shinallataj cuichij,
pai rurashcamantaca chaupihuan yallitapish tigrachichij.
Cancunaman ubyachingapaj pai chagrushpa allichij cashca vasollapitaj,
paimancarin ashtahuan ubyanacunata chagrushpa ubyachichigari.
7Paica, jatun tucushpa, munarishcata rurashpami,
achcata cushicushpa causarca.
Cunanca, chai shinallataj jatunta llaquichishpa huacachichigari.
Paipaj shungupica:
“Ñucaca, jatun mandaj huarmi shinamari mandashpa tiyacuni.
Ashta mana viuda huarmichu cani.
Imamanta huacanata mana charishachu” nirishpami tiyacun.
8Chaimanta paitaca, shuj punllallapimi,
paita japina cai tucui llaquicuna japinga:
Ungüicuna, llaquicuna, yaricaimi japinga.
Paitaca, ninahuan rupachishpami tucuchinga.
Pai imallata rurashcamanta juchachij Mandaj Taita Diosca,
Tucuita Rurai Tucuj cashpami, chashna llaquichinga» nircami.
9Chai huarmihuan huainayashpa, achcata cushicushpa causacuj, cai pacha jatun mandajcunapish, paita rupachishca cushni llujshicujta ricushpaca, jatunta llaquirishpami huacangacuna. 10Chai llaquita manchashcamanta, paicunaca carullamanta ricushpami:
«¡Ai, ai, jatun sinchi Babilonia pueblolla!
¡Shuj horasllapimari, canta llaquichinaca chayamushca!» ningacunami.
11Shinallataj cai pachapi randishpa cʼatushpa purijcunaca, paicuna apamushcata pi randij ña mana tiyajpimi, chai pueblomantaca jatunta llaquirishpa huacangacuna. 12Paicunaca: Curita, cullquita, sumaj rumicunata, sumaj perlasta, alli lino linsocunata, sedata, morado, puca linsocunatapish, mishquita ashnaj chʼican chʼican caspicunatapish, marfilmanta rurashca tucui laya sumajcunata, alli caspicunamanta rurashca tucui laya sumajcunata, cobreta, fierrota, marmolta, 13canelata, mishquita ashnacujcunata, inciensota, mirrata, olíbano nishcata, vinota, aceiteta, ashtahuan ñutu cutata, trigota, huagracunata, ovejacunata, caballocunata, carrocunata, randishca gentecunatapishmi, almandij cʼatungapaj apamujcuna carca.
14Paicunaca, chai pueblotaca: «Can tucuita yalli munashca sumaj micunataca, ña mana micunguichu. Achcata charishcatapish, sumajta cushicunatapish canca tucuimari chingachishcangui, cunanca ña manataj cutinca japinguichu» ningacunami.
15Tucui chaicunata cʼatushpa, randishpa chai pueblopi achcata charijyajcunaca, chai llaquita manchashcamanta carullamanmi jatunta llaquirishpa, caparirishpa huacashpa shayacungacuna.
Paicunaca, cashnami ningacuna:
16«¡Ai, ai, chai jatun pueblolla!
Alli lino churanata, morado, amsa puca churanacunata churashca,
curihuan, sumaj rumicunahuan, sumaj perlas-huanpish sumajyachishpa allichirishcami carca.
17Pai achcata charishcacunaca, shuj horallapimari tucui chingarishca» ningacunami.
Shinallataj barcocunata purichijcunata mandajcunapish, barcopi purijcunapish, jatun barcota purichijcunapish, mama cuchapi imacunata rurajcunapish carullamanmi shayarircacuna. 18Chai jatun pueblo rupacuj cushnita ricushpaca: «¿Ima shujtaj pueblotaj cai jatun pueblo shinaca tiyarcari?» nishpami caparircacuna. 19Chashna jatunta llaquirishpami, allpata umapi shitarishpa, pechopi huajtarishpa:
«¡Ai, ai, chai jatun pueblolla!
Pai achcata charishcahuanmari, mama cuchapi jatun barcocunahuan purijcunapish achcata charijyarcacuna.
¡Cungaimantamari ñapish tucui shitashca saquirishca!» nishpa huacarcacuna.
20¡Chai pueblo chashna tucushcamantaca, jahua pachapish,
cancunapish, Diospajlla cajcunapish, huillagrichun mingashcacunapish, Dios ima nishcata huillajcunapish, cushicuichij!
¡Cancunata llaquichishcamantami, Taita Diosca cancunamanta shayarishpa, paitapish chashna llaquichishca!
21Chai qʼuipaca, imatapish rurai tucuj angelmi, molino rumi shina jatun rumita marcashpa, cashna nishpa mama cuchapi shitarca:
«Babilonia jatun pueblolla,
canpish cai rumita shinallatajmi shitashca cangui.
Chaimantaca, cutinca manataj ricuringuichu.
22Cai pueblopica, arpapi tocajcunapish,
flautapi tocajcunapish, trompetapi tocajcunapish
ña manataj ashtahuan uyaringachu.
Canpi causacuj tucui imata rurajcunapish
ña mana ashtahuan tiyangachu,
molino cutashcapish ña manataj ashtahuan uyaringachu.
23Caipica, achijyachij lamparacunapish,
ña mana ashtahuanca tiyangachu.
Novio, novia caźarashpa cushicushcapish,
ña manataj ashtahuan uyaringachu.
Ñaupaca, caipi randishpa, cʼatushpa causajcunami,
tucui llajtacunata yalli charijcuna carca.
Canca brujiashpami,
tucui llajtacunapi causajcunata umashpa causarcangui.
24Dios ima nishcata huillajcunapaj yahuarpish,
Diospajlla cajcunapaj yahuarpish,
tucui cai pachapi huañuchishcacunapaj yahuarta jichashcapish,
canpica ricunallami siricun» nircami.
