Apocalypse 17

¹ Καὶ ἦλθεν εἷς ἐκ τῶν ἑπτὰ ἀγγέλων τῶν ἐχόντων τὰς ἑπτὰ φιάλας, καὶ ἐλάλησεν μετ’ ἐμοῦ λέγων· δεῦρο, δείξω σοι τὸ κρίμα τῆς πόρνης τῆς μεγάλης τῆς καθημένης ἐπὶ τῶν ὑδάτων τῶν πολλῶν, kai ēlthen ehis ek tōn hepta aggelōn tōn echontōn tas hepta phialas, kai elalēsen met’ emoy legōn· deyro, deixō soi to krima tēs pornēs tēs megalēs tēs kathēmenēs epi tōn hydatōn tōn pollōn,

² μεθ’ ἧς ἐπόρνευσαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἐμεθύσθησαν οἱ κατοικοῦντες τὴν γῆν ἐκ τοῦ οἴνου τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς. meth’ hēs eporneysan ohi basileis tēs gēs, kai emethysthēsan ohi katoikoyntes tēn gēn ek toy oinoy tēs porneias aytēs.

³ καὶ ἀπήνεγκέν με εἰς ἔρημον ἐν πνεύματι. καὶ εἶδον γυναῖκα καθημένην ἐπὶ θηρίον κόκκινον, γέμοντα ὀνόματα βλασφημίας, ἔχοντα κεφαλὰς ἑπτὰ καὶ κέρατα δέκα. kai apēnegken me eis erēmon en pneymati. kai eidon gynaika kathēmenēn epi thērion kokkinon, gemonta onomata blasphēmias, echonta kephalas hepta kai kerata deka.

⁴ καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἦν περιβεβλημένη πορφυροῦν καὶ κόκκινον, καὶ κεχρυσωμένη χρυσῷ καὶ λίθῳ τιμίῳ καὶ μαργαρίταις, ἔχουσα ποτήριον χρυσοῦν ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτῆς γέμων βδελυγμάτων καὶ τὰ ἀκάθαρτα τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς, kai hē gynē ēn peribeblēmenē porphyroyn kai kokkinon, kai kechrysōmenē chrysō kai lithō timiō kai margaritais, echoysa potērion chrysoyn en tē cheiri aytēs gemōn bdelygmatōn kai ta akatharta tēs porneias aytēs,

⁵ καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ μέτωπον αὐτῆς ὄνομα γεγραμμένον, μυστήριον, Βαβυλὼν ἡ μεγάλη, ἡ μήτηρ τῶν πορνῶν καὶ τῶν βδελυγμάτων τῆς γῆς. kai epi to metōpon aytēs onoma gegrammenon, mystērion, babylōn hē megalē, hē mētēr tōn pornōn kai tōn bdelygmatōn tēs gēs.

⁶ καὶ εἶδα τὴν γυναῖκα μεθύουσαν ἐκ τοῦ αἵματος τῶν ἁγίων καὶ ἐκ τοῦ αἵματος τῶν μαρτύρων Ἰησοῦ. καὶ ἐθαύμασα ἰδὼν αὐτὴν θαῦμα μέγα. kai eida tēn gynaika methyoysan ek toy ahimatos tōn hagiōn kai ek toy ahimatos tōn martyrōn iēsoy. kai ethaymasa idōn aytēn thayma mega.

⁷ Καὶ εἶπέν μοι ὁ ἄγγελος, διατί ἐθαύμασας; ἐγὼ σοι ἐρῶ τὸ μυστήριον τῆς γυναικὸς καὶ τοῦ θηρίου τοῦ βαστάζοντος αὐτήν, τοῦ ἔχοντος τὰς ἑπτὰ κεφαλὰς καὶ τὰ δέκα κέρατα· kai eipen moi ho aggelos, diati ethaymasas ; egō soi erō to mystērion tēs gynaikos kai toy thērioy toy bastazontos aytēn, toy echontos tas hepta kephalas kai ta deka kerata·

⁸ τὸ θηρίον ὃ εἶδες ἦν καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν, καὶ μέλλει ἀναβαίνειν ἐκ τῆς ἀβύσσου καὶ εἰς ἀπώλειαν ὑπάγειν· καὶ θαυμάσονται οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὧν οὐ γέγραπται τὸ ὄνομα ἐπὶ τὸ βιβλίον τῆς ζωῆς ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου, βλεπόντων τὸ θηρίον ὅτι ἦν καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν καὶ παρέσται. to thērion ho eides ēn kai oyk estin, kai mellei anabainein ek tēs abyssoy kai eis apōleian hypagein· kai thaymasontai ohi katoikoyntes epi tēs gēs, hōn oy gegraptai to onoma epi to biblion tēs zōēs apo katabolēs kosmoy, blepontōn to thērion hoti ēn kai oyk estin kai parestai.

⁹ ὧδε ὁ νοῦς ὁ ἔχων σοφίαν. αἱ ἑπτὰ κεφαλαὶ ἑπτὰ ὄρη εἰσίν, ὅπου ἡ γυνὴ κάθηται ἐπ’ αὐτῶν. hōde ho noys ho echōn sophian. ahi hepta kephalai hepta orē eisin, hopoy hē gynē kathētai ep’ aytōn.

¹⁰ καὶ βασιλεῖς ἑπτά εἰσιν· οἱ πέντε ἔπεσαν, ὁ εἷς ἔστιν, ὁ ἄλλος οὔπω ἦλθεν, καὶ ὅταν ἔλθῃ ὀλίγον αὐτὸν δεῖ μεῖναι. kai basileis hepta eisin· ohi pente epesan, ho ehis estin, ho allos oypō ēlthen, kai hotan elthē oligon ayton dei meinai.

¹¹ καὶ τὸ θηρίον ὃ ἦν καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν, καὶ αὐτὸς ὄγδοός ἐστιν καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἑπτά ἐστιν, καὶ εἰς ἀπώλειαν ὑπάγει. kai to thērion ho ēn kai oyk estin, kai aytos ogdoos estin kai ek tōn hepta estin, kai eis apōleian hypagei.

¹² καὶ τὰ δέκα κέρατα ἃ εἶδες δέκα βασιλεῖς εἰσιν, οἵτινες βασιλείαν οὔπω ἔλαβον, ἀλλὰ ἐξουσίαν ὡς βασιλεῖς μίαν ὥραν λαμβάνουσιν μετὰ τοῦ θηρίου. kai ta deka kerata ha eides deka basileis eisin, ohitines basileian oypō elabon, alla exoysian hōs basileis mian hōran lambanoysin meta toy thērioy.

¹³ οὗτοι μίαν γνώμην ἔχουσιν, καὶ τὴν δύναμιν καὶ τὴν ἐξουσίαν αὐτῶν τῷ θηρίῳ διδόασιν. ohytoi mian gnōmēn echoysin, kai tēn dynamin kai tēn exoysian aytōn tō thēriō didoasin.

¹⁴ οὗτοι μετὰ τοῦ ἀρνίου πολεμήσουσιν, καὶ τὸ ἀρνίον νικήσει σὐτούς, ὅτι κύριος κυρίων ἐστὶν καὶ βασιλεὺς βασιλέων, καὶ οἱ μετ’ αὐτοῦ κλητοὶ καὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ καὶ πιστοί. ohytoi meta toy arnioy polemēsoysin, kai to arnion nikēsei sytoys, hoti kyrios kyriōn estin kai basileys basileōn, kai ohi met’ aytoy klētoi kai eklektoi kai pistoi.

¹⁵ καὶ λέγει μοι, τὰ ὕδατα ἃ εἶδες, οὗ ἡ πόρνη κάθηται, λαοὶ καὶ ὄχλοι εἰσὶν καὶ ἔθνη καὶ γλῶσσαι. kai legei moi, ta hydata ha eides, ohy hē pornē kathētai, laoi kai ochloi eisin kai ethnē kai glōssai.

¹⁶ καὶ τὰ δέκα κέρατα ἃ εἶδες καὶ τὸ θηρίον, οὗτοι μισήσουσιν τὴν πόρνην, καὶ ἠρημωμένην ποιήσουσιν αὐτὴν καὶ γυμνήν, καὶ τὰς σάρκας αὐτῆς φάγονται, καὶ αὐτὴν κατακαύσουσιν πυρί· kai ta deka kerata ha eides kai to thērion, ohytoi misēsoysin tēn pornēn, kai ērēmōmenēn poiēsoysin aytēn kai gymnēn, kai tas sarkas aytēs phagontai, kai aytēn katakaysoysin pyri·

¹⁷ ὁ γὰρ θεὸς ἔδωκεν εἰς τὰς καρδίας αὐτῶν ποιῆσαι τὴν γνώμην αὐτοῦ, καὶ ποιῆσαι μίαν γνώμην καὶ δοῦναι τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτῶν τῷ θηρίῳ, ἄχρι τελεσθήσονται οἱ λόγοι τοῦ θεοῦ. ho gar theos edōken eis tas kardias aytōn poiēsai tēn gnōmēn aytoy, kai poiēsai mian gnōmēn kai doynai tēn basileian aytōn tō thēriō, achri telesthēsontai ohi logoi toy theoy.

¹⁸ καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἣν εἶδες ἔστιν ἡ πόλις ἡ μεγάλη ἡ ἔχουσα βασιλείαν ἐπὶ τῶν βασιλέων τῆς γῆς. kai hē gynē hēn eides estin hē polis hē megalē hē echoysa basileian epi tōn basileōn tēs gēs.