17:1  et venit unus de septem angelis        1.  And there came one of the seven
qui habebant septem fialas et locutus        angels which had the seven vials, and
est mecum dicens veni ostendam tibi          talked with me, saying unto me, Come
damnationem meretricis magnae quae           hither; I will shew unto thee the
sedet super aquas multas                     judgment of the great whore that
                                             sitteth upon many waters:

17:2  cum qua fornicati sunt reges           2.  With whom the kings of the earth
terrae et inebriati sunt qui inhabitant      have committed fornication, and the
terram de vino prostitutionis eius           inhabitants of the earth have been made
                                             drunk with the wine of her fornication.

17:3  et abstulit me in desertum in          3.  So he carried me away in the spirit
spiritu et vidi mulierem sedentem super      into the wilderness: and I saw a woman
bestiam coccineam plenam nominibus           sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full
blasphemiae habentem capita septem et        of names of blasphemy, having seven
cornua decem                                 heads and ten horns.

17:4  et mulier erat circumdata purpura      4.  And the woman was arrayed in purple
et coccino et inaurata auro et lapide        and scarlet colour, and decked with
pretioso et margaritis habens poculum        gold and precious stones and pearls,
aureum in manu sua plenum abominationum      having a golden cup in her hand full of
et inmunditia fornicationis eius             abominations and filthiness of her
                                             fornication:

17:5  et in fronte eius nomen scriptum       5.  And upon her forehead was a name
mysterium Babylon magna mater                written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT,
fornicationum et abominationum terrae        THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS
                                             OF THE EARTH.

17:6  et vidi mulierem ebriam de             6.  And I saw the woman drunken with
sanguine sanctorum et de sanguine            the blood of the saints, and with the
martyrum Iesu et miratus sum cum             blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when
vidissem illam admiratione magna             I saw her, I wondered with great
                                             admiration.

17:7  et dixit mihi angelus quare            7.  And the angel said unto me,
miraris ego tibi dicam sacramentum           Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will
mulieris et bestiae quae portat eam          tell thee the mystery of the woman, and
quae habet capita septem et decem cornua     of the beast that carrieth her, which
                                             hath the seven heads and ten horns.

17:8  bestiam quam vidisti fuit et non       8.  The beast that thou sawest was, and
est et ascensura est de abysso et in         is not; and shall ascend out of the
interitum ibit et mirabuntur                 bottomless pit, and go into perdition:
inhabitantes terram quorum non sunt          and they that dwell on the earth shall
scripta nomina in libro vitae a              wonder, whose names were not written in
constitutione mundi videntes bestiam         the book of life from the foundation of
quia erat et non est                         the world, when they behold the beast
                                             that was, and is not, and yet is.

17:9  et hic est sensus qui habet            9.  And here is the mind which hath
sapientiam septem capita septem montes       wisdom. The seven heads are seven
sunt super quos mulier sedet et reges        mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
septem sunt

17:10  quinque ceciderunt unus est           10.  And there are seven kings: five
alius nondum venit et cum venerit            are fallen, and one is, and the other
oportet illum breve tempus manere            is not yet come; and when he cometh, he
                                             must continue a short space.

17:11  et bestia quae erat et non est        11.  And the beast that was, and is
et ipsa octava est et de septem est et       not, even he is the eighth, and is of
in interitum vadit                           the seven, and goeth into perdition.

17:12  et decem cornua quae vidisti          12.  And the ten horns which thou
decem reges sunt qui regnum nondum           sawest are ten kings, which have
acceperunt sed potestatem tamquam reges      received no kingdom as yet; but receive
una hora accipiunt post bestiam              power as kings one hour with the beast.

17:13  hii unum consilium habent et          13.  These have one mind, and shall
virtutem et potestatem suam bestiae          give their power and strength unto the
tradunt                                      beast.

17:14  hii cum agno pugnabunt et agnus       14.  These shall make war with the
vincet illos quoniam Dominus dominorum       Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them:
est et rex regum et qui cum illo sunt        for he is Lord of lords, and King of
vocati et electi et fideles                  kings: and they that are with him are
                                             called, and chosen, and faithful.

17:15  et dixit mihi aquas quas vidisti      15.  And he saith unto me, The waters
ubi meretrix sedet populi sunt et            which thou sawest, where the whore
gentes et linguae                            sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes,
                                             and nations, and tongues.

17:16  et decem cornua quae vidisti et       16.  And the ten horns which thou
bestiam hii odient fornicariam et            sawest upon the beast, these shall hate
desolatam facient illam et nudam et          the whore, and shall make her desolate
carnes eius manducabunt et ipsam igni        and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and
concremabunt                                 burn her with fire.

17:17  Deus enim dedit in corda eorum        17.  For God hath put in their hearts
ut faciant quod illi placitum est ut         to fulfil his will, and to agree, and
dent regnum suum bestiae donec               give their kingdom unto the beast,
consummentur verba Dei                       until the words of God shall be
                                             fulfilled.

17:18  et mulier quam vidisti est            18.  And the woman which thou sawest is
civitas magna quae habet regnum super        that great city, which reigneth over
reges terrae                                 the kings of the earth.