“ O beautiful Babylon, sit now in darkness and silence. Never again will you be known as the queen of kingdoms.

迦勒底的闺女啊，你要默然静坐，进入暗中，因为你不再称为列国的主母。

迦勒底啊，你要静坐，进入黑暗中，因你不再称为万国之后。

迦勒底啊，你要静坐，进入黑暗中，因你不再称为万国之后。

“迦勒底的姑娘啊，要静静地坐着，进入黑暗中，因为你不再被称为列国之后。

“迦勒底的女子啊！你要静静坐下，进到黑暗中去，因为人不再称你为列国之后了。

“迦勒底女子啊，你要默然静坐，进入黑暗！因为人必不再称你为列国的王后了。

迦勒底的閨女啊，你要默然靜坐，進入暗中，因為你不再稱為列國的主母。

迦勒底啊，你要靜坐，進入黑暗中，因你不再稱為萬國之后。

迦勒底啊，你要靜坐，進入黑暗中，因你不再稱為萬國之后。

「迦勒底的姑娘啊，要靜靜地坐著，進入黑暗中，因為你不再被稱為列國之後。

“迦勒底的女子啊！你要靜靜坐下，進到黑暗中去，因為人不再稱你為列國之后了。

迦勒底小姐啊，靜靜坐下，進入黑暗中哦，因為你不再稱為「列國皇后」了。

「迦勒底女子啊，你要默然靜坐，進入黑暗！因為人必不再稱你為列國的王后了。

迦勒底女子歟、其默然而坐、入於幽暗、蓋爾不復稱為列邦之主母、

惟爾迦勒底邦列國、稱之為主母、必囚於幽暗之處、拘於荒僻之所、

迦勒底邦歟、列國不復稱爾為主母、當默然而坐、藏於幽暗、

“ Sit in silence, go into darkness, queen city of the Babylonians; no more will you be called queen of kingdoms.

The Lord says,“ Queen city of the Babylonians, go into a dark prison. Sit there quietly. You will not be called the queen of kingdoms anymore.

Sit in silence, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for you shall no more be called the mistress of kingdoms.

“ Daughter Chaldea, sit in silence and go into darkness. For you will no longer be called mistress of kingdoms.

“ Sit silently, and go into darkness, Daughter of the Chaldeans; For you will no longer be called The queen of kingdoms.

“ Sit in silence, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; For you shall no longer be called The Lady of Kingdoms.

Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called The mistress of kingdoms.

“ Daughter Chaldea, sit in silence and go into darkness. For you will no longer be called mistress of kingdoms.

Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.

“ Sit silently! Go to a hiding place, O daughter of the Babylonians! Indeed, you will no longer be called‘ Queen of kingdoms.’

“ Sit in silence, and go into darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans. For you shall no longer be called the mistress of kingdoms.

You said,‘ I will reign forever as queen of the world!’ You did not reflect on your actions or think about their consequences.

But the Lord is in his holy Temple. Let all the earth be silent before him.”

She glorified herself and lived in luxury, so match it now with torment and sorrow. She boasted in her heart,‘ I am queen on my throne. I am no helpless widow, and I have no reason to mourn.’

Jerusalem, once so full of people, is now deserted. She who was once great among the nations now sits alone like a widow. Once the queen of all the earth, she is now a slave.

“ Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.”

‘ Friend,’ he asked,‘ how is it that you are here without wedding clothes?’ But the man had no reply.Then the king said to his aides,‘ Bind his hands and feet and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

So the angel took me in the Spirit into the wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that had seven heads and ten horns, and blasphemies against God were written all over it.The woman wore purple and scarlet clothing and beautiful jewelry made of gold and precious gems and pearls. In her hand she held a gold goblet full of obscenities and the impurities of her immorality.A mysterious name was written on her forehead:“ Babylon the Great, Mother of All Prostitutes and Obscenities in the World.”

I will take away your happy singing and laughter. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard. Your millstones will fall silent, and the lights in your homes will go out.

They are like wild waves of the sea, churning up the foam of their shameful deeds. They are like wandering stars, doomed forever to blackest darkness.

And this woman you saw in your vision represents the great city that rules over the kings of the world.”

“ Then the people will say,‘ Why should we wait here to die? Come, let’s go to the fortified towns and die there. For the Lord our God has decreed our destruction and has given us a cup of poison to drink because we sinned against the Lord.

Don’t let me be disgraced, O Lord, for I call out to you for help. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them lie silent in the grave.

Be silent before the Lord, all humanity, for he is springing into action from his holy dwelling.”

Babylon, the most glorious of kingdoms, the flower of Chaldean pride, will be devastated like Sodom and Gomorrah when God destroyed them.Babylon will never be inhabited again. It will remain empty for generation after generation. Nomads will refuse to camp there, and shepherds will not bed down their sheep.

The heavens will be black above them; the stars will give no light. The sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon will provide no light.

you will taunt the king of Babylon. You will say,“ The mighty man has been destroyed. Yes, your insolence is ended.

Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a huge millstone. He threw it into the ocean and shouted,“ Just like this, the great city Babylon will be thrown down with violence and will never be found again.The sound of harps, singers, flutes, and trumpets will never be heard in you again. No craftsmen and no trades will ever be found in you again. The sound of the mill will never be heard in you again.The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The happy voices of brides and grooms will never be heard in you again. For your merchants were the greatest in the world, and you deceived the nations with your sorceries.In your streets flowed the blood of the prophets and of God’s holy people and the blood of people slaughtered all over the world.”

“ I will make Babylon a desolate place of owls, filled with swamps and marshes. I will sweep the land with the broom of destruction. I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”

“ Come down, virgin daughter of Babylon, and sit in the dust. For your days of sitting on a throne have ended. O daughter of Babylonia, never again will you be the lovely princess, tender and delicate.

“ How terrible, how terrible for that great city! She was clothed in finest purple and scarlet linens, decked out with gold and precious stones and pearls!In a single moment all the wealth of the city is gone!” And all the captains of the merchant ships and their passengers and sailors and crews will stand at a distance.They will cry out as they watch the smoke ascend, and they will say,“ Where is there another city as great as this?”And they will weep and throw dust on their heads to show their grief. And they will cry out,“ How terrible, how terrible for that great city! The shipowners became wealthy by transporting her great wealth on the seas. In a single moment it is all gone.”

“ He will protect his faithful ones, but the wicked will disappear in darkness. No one will succeed by strength alone.

Your Majesty, you are the greatest of kings. The God of heaven has given you sovereignty, power, strength, and honor.He has made you the ruler over all the inhabited world and has put even the wild animals and birds under your control. You are the head of gold.