REV 17:4 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet and adorned with gold and precious stone and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup being full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality,

UST Now the woman was wearing purple and red clothes. She had gold jewelry with precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand. That cup was full of something to drink that stands for the awful things she does when she commits sexual immorality.

BSB The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.

MSB The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, [and] adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.

BLB And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stone and pearls, holding a golden cup in her hand, being full of abominations and the impurity of her sexual immorality.

AICNT And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominations and the impurities of her immorality.

OEB The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and glittering with gold ornaments, precious stones, and pearls. In her hand she held a gold cup, full of idolatrous abominations, and the unclean fruits of her licentiousness;

WEBBE The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of the sexual immorality of the earth.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Now the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet clothing, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup filled with detestable things and unclean things from her sexual immorality.

LSV and the woman was clothed with purple and scarlet-color, and gilded with gold, and precious stone, and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and uncleanness of her whoredom,

FBV The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and wore jewelry made of gold and gems and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of obscene things and her disgusting immorality.

TCNT The [fn]woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filth of [fn]the fornication of the earth.

17:4 woman was … pearls. She 𝔐^A,C,K [96.8%] ¦ woman, who was … pearls, ST [1.8%]

17:4 the fornication of the earth 𝔐^K [40.4%] ¦ her fornication 𝔐^A,C CT PCK RP [51.4%] • TR [0.9%]

T4T The woman that I saw was wearing purple and red clothes; and gold, precious stones, and pearls were fastened to her clothes and her body. She held in her hand a golden cup. The cup was full of a liquid that represents [SYM] the detestable/disgusting, idolatrous things and filthy immoral things that she does.

LEB And the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, holding a golden cup in her hand full of detestable things and the unclean things of her sexual immorality.

BBE And the woman was clothed in purple and bright red, with ornaments of gold and stones of great price and jewels; and in her hand was a gold cup full of evil things and her unclean desires;

Moff The woman was clad in purple and scarlet, her ornaments were of gold and precious stones and pearls, in her hand was a golden cup full of all abominations and the impurities of her vice,

Wymth The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and was brilliantly attired with gold and jewels and pearls. She held in her hand a cup of gold, full of abominations, and she gave filthy indications of her fornication.

ASV And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations, even the unclean things of her fornication,

DRA And the woman was clothed round about with purple and scarlet, and gilt with gold, and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, full of the abomination and filthiness of her fornication.

YLT and the woman was arrayed with purple and scarlet-colour, and gilded with gold, and precious stone, and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and uncleanness of her whoredom,

Drby And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and had ornaments of gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the unclean things of her fornication;

RV And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations, even the unclean things of her fornication,
(And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abomination/disgusting_things/disgusting_things, even the unclean things of her fornication, )

SLT And the woman surrounded with purple and scarlet, and covered with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the impurity of her harlotry:

Wbstr And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet-color, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her lewdness:

KJB-1769 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
(And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abomination/disgusting_things/disgusting_things and filthiness of her fornication: )

KJB-1611 And the woman was arayed in purple and scarlet colour, and [fn]decked with gold, and precious stone & pearles, hauing a golden cup in her hand, full of abominations and filthinesse of her fornication.
(And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold, and precious stone and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, full of abomination/disgusting_things/disgusting_things and filthiness of her fornication.)

17:4 Gr. gilded.

Bshps And the woman was arayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with golde, precious stone, and pearles, and had a cup of golde in her hande, full of abhominations and fylthynesse of her fornication.
(And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold, precious stone, and pearls, and had a cup of gold in her hand, full of abomination/disgusting_things/disgusting_things and filthiness of her fornication.)

Gnva And the woman was arayed in purple and skarlet, and gilded with golde, and precious stones, and pearles, and had a cup of gold in her hand, full of abominations, and filthines of her fornication.
(And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and gilded with gold, and precious stones, and pearls, and had a cup of gold in her hand, full of abomination/disgusting_things/disgusting_things, and filthiness of her fornication. )

Cvdl And ye woman was arayed in purple and rose color, and decked with golde, precious stone, and pearles, and had a cupp of golde in her honde, full of abhominacions, and fylthines of her wordome.
(And ye/you_all woman was arrayed in purple and rose color, and decked with gold, precious stone, and pearls, and had a cupp of gold in her hand, full of abomination/disgusting_things/disgusting_things, and filthiness of her wordome.)

TNT And the woman was arayed in purple and rose color and decked with golde precious stone and pearles and had a cup of golde in her honde full of abominacions and fylthynes of her fornycacion.
(And the woman was arrayed in purple and rose color and decked with gold precious stone and pearls and had a cup of gold in her hand full of abominacions and fylthynes of her fornycacion. )

Wycl And the womman was enuyround with purpur, and reed, and ouergild with gold, and preciouse stoon, and peerls, hauynge a goldun cuppe in hir hoond, ful of abhomynaciouns and vnclennesse of her fornycacioun.
(And the woman was enuyround with purple, and reed, and overgild with gold, and precious stone, and peerls, having a golden cup in her hand, full of abomination/disgusting_things/disgusting_things and uncleanness of her fornication.)

Luth Und das Weib war bekleidet mit Scharlach und Rosinfarbe und übergüldet mit Golde und Edelgestein und Perlen und hatte einen güldenen Becher in der Hand voll Greuels und Unsauberkeit ihrer Hurerei;
(And the woman what/which clothed with grouplach and Rosinfarbe and overgilded with gold(n) and Edelgestein and pearls and had a golden mug/beaker in the/of_the hand full/whole abomination/disgusting_things and Unsauberkeit of_their/her fornication;)

ClVg Et mulier erat circumdata purpura, et coccino, et inaurata auro, et lapide pretioso, et margaritis, habens poculum aureum in manu sua, plenum abominatione, et immunditia fornicationis ejus.[fn]
(And woman was circumdata purple, and coccino, and inaurata with_gold, and stone precious, and pearls, having a_cup golden in/into/on by_hand his_own, full abominatione, and impurity fornicationis his. )

17.4 Circumdata purpura. Id est regali veste: dicent se reges ut decipiant. Auro. Quia videbuntur divina sapientia illuminati. Poculum aureum, id est divinam Scripturam, qua potantur fideles ad salutem. Abominatione. Id est quæ, secundum illas expositiones, debent abjici ab hominibus, quia immunditiam carnis docent et fornicari a Deo.

17.4 Circumdata purple. That it_is regali dress: they_will_say himself kings as decipiant. Auro. Because they_will_be_seen divine wisdom illuminati. Poculum golden, that it_is divine Scripturam, which potantur faithful to health. Abominatione. That it_is which, after/second those expositiones, they_should abyici away to_humans, because impurity of_flesh teach and fornicari from to_God.

UGNT καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἦν περιβεβλημένη πορφυροῦν καὶ κόκκινον, καὶ κεχρυσωμένη χρυσῷ, καὶ λίθῳ τιμίῳ, καὶ μαργαρίταις, ἔχουσα ποτήριον χρυσοῦν ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτῆς, γέμον βδελυγμάτων καὶ τὰ ἀκάθαρτα τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς,
(kai haʸ gunaʸ aʸn peribeblaʸmenaʸ porfuroun kai kokkinon, kai keⱪrusōmenaʸ ⱪrusōi, kai lithōi timiōi, kai margaritais, eⱪousa potaʸrion ⱪrusoun en taʸ ⱪeiri autaʸs, gemon bdelugmatōn kai ta akatharta taʸs porneias autaʸs,)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἦν περιβεβλημένη πορφυροῦν καὶ κόκκινον, ⸀καὶ κεχρυσωμένη ⸀χρυσίῳ καὶ λίθῳ τιμίῳ καὶ μαργαρίταις, ἔχουσα ποτήριον χρυσοῦν ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτῆς γέμον βδελυγμάτων καὶ τὰ ἀκάθαρτα τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς,
(kai haʸ gunaʸ aʸn peribeblaʸmenaʸ porfuroun kai kokkinon, ⸀kai keⱪrusōmenaʸ ⸀ⱪrusiōi kai lithōi timiōi kai margaritais, eⱪousa potaʸrion ⱪrusoun en taʸ ⱪeiri autaʸs gemon bdelugmatōn kai ta akatharta taʸs porneias autaʸs,)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἦν περιβεβλημένη πορφυροῦν καὶ κόκκινον, κεχρυσωμένη χρυσίῳ καὶ λίθῳ τιμίῳ καὶ μαργαρίταις, ἔχουσα ποτήριον χρυσοῦν ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτῆς, γέμον βδελυγμάτων καὶ τὰ ἀκάθαρτα τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς,
(Kai haʸ gunaʸ aʸn peribeblaʸmenaʸ porfuroun kai kokkinon, keⱪrusōmenaʸ ⱪrusiōi kai lithōi timiōi kai margaritais, eⱪousa potaʸrion ⱪrusoun en taʸ ⱪeiri autaʸs, gemon bdelugmatōn kai ta akatharta taʸs porneias autaʸs,)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἡ γυνὴ [fn]ἦν περιβεβλημένη [fn]πορφυροῦν καὶ [fn]κόκκινον, [fn]κεχρυσωμένη [fn]χρυσίῳ καὶ λίθῳ τιμίῳ καὶ μαργαρίταις, ἔχουσα [fn]ποτήριον χρυσοῦν ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτῆς, γέμον βδελυγμάτων καὶ [fn]τὰ ἀκάθαρτα τῆς πορνείας τῆς γῆς,
(Kai haʸ gunaʸ aʸn peribeblaʸmenaʸ porfuroun kai kokkinon, keⱪrusōmenaʸ ⱪrusiōi kai lithōi timiōi kai margaritais, eⱪousa potaʸrion ⱪrusoun en taʸ ⱪeiri autaʸs, gemon bdelugmatōn kai ta akatharta taʸs porneias taʸs gaʸs, )

17:4 ην 𝔐^A,C,K [96.8%] ¦ η ST [1.8%]

17:4 πορφυρουν 𝔐^K [52.1%] ¦ πορφυραν 𝔐^A,C PCK [43.8%] ¦ πορφυρα TR [0.9%]

17:4 κοκκινον 𝔐^A,C,K [95%] ¦ κοκκινω TR [0.9%]

17:4 κεχρυσωμενη 𝔐^A,C,K [63.5%] ¦ και κεχρυσωμενη ANT ECM^† NA SBL TH TR WH [18.3%] ¦ κεχρυσωμενον MSS [5%]

17:4 χρυσιω [58%] 𝔐^K ¦ χρυσω 𝔐^A,C ECM^† PCK TR [41.1%]

17:4 ποτηριον χρυσουν 𝔐^K [53.4%] ¦ χρυσουν ποτηριον 𝔐^A,C PCK TR [40.2%]

17:4 τα ακαθαρτα της πορνειας της γης 𝔐^K [40.4%] ¦ τα ακαθαρτα της πορνειας αυτης 𝔐^A,C CT PCK RP [51.4%] ¦ ακαθαρτητος πορνειας αυτης TR [0.9%]

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 17:1–18: John saw the woman Babylon and the beast

In this section, John saw a woman sitting on a red beast. The woman had the symbolic name “Babylon.” An angel referred to her as a prostitute. The red beast had seven heads and ten horns. The beast worked together with her, but later he destroyed her.

Other examples of headings for this section are:

The great/famous prostitute with the symbolic name Babylon was destroyed

The red beast turned against the woman Babylon and destroyed her

17:4a

The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet,

The woman wore purple and red clothes,
The woman wore clothing of very expensive purple and scarlet cloth.

The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet: The dress that the woman wore was made of purple and scarlet cloth. Purple cloth was very expensive at that time. It was worn only by the most important officials.

Scarlet cloth was also somewhat expensive at that time. It was worn only by the very wealthy or by military leaders. Other ways to translate this clause are:

The woman wore purple and scarlet clothing (NLT)

The woman wore an expensive purple and scarlet dress

purple: Purple is a mix of blue and red:

Use the proper color word or use the name of something purple in your area. For example:

lavender color

the color of eggplant

17:4b

and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls.

and was adorned with gold, jewels, and pearls.
She was decorated all over with gold, valuable stones, and beautiful pearls.

and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls: The Greek word that the BSB translates as adorned means “wearing.” The woman was wearing jewelry and other ornaments in order to make herself look attractive. This showed how wealthy she was. Other ways to translate these words are:

adorned with gold and jewels and pearls (NRSV)

was decorated all over with gold and valuable stones and pearls

gold: The word gold refers to a rare metal of a somewhat yellow color. It was the most expensive metal at that time. It is naturally shiny and beautiful. See how you translated this word in 1:12 or 9:20.

precious stones: This phrase refers to rare stones that are naturally beautiful or become beautiful when shaped and polished. These rare stones are precious or expensive. The RSV translates this phrase as:

jewels

The foundation of the new Jerusalem is made of 12 different precious stones. See the descriptions and pictures of those kinds of precious stones in the notes at 21:19–20.

pearls: The word pearls refer to hard, shiny spheres up to 10 millimeters (half an inch) across. They are found in the shellfish called oysters. Pearls are often very beautiful. Good ones are very valuable.

Some languages do not have a word for pearls. If that is true in your language, you may want to:

Use the major language word. You may then want to explain it in your translation or in a footnote. Some examples for explaining in your translation are:
beautiful pearls
expensive things called pearls An example footnote is:
A pearl is a hard, shiny sphere about 5–10 millimeters across. It is found in a kind of shellfish called the oyster. They are often very beautiful. Good ones are very valuable.
Use something that people wear in your area that is beautiful and valuable. You may then want to include a footnote that explains the original word. An example is:
Literally: “pearls.” A pearl is a hard, shiny sphere about 5–10 millimeters across. It is found in a kind of shellfish called the oyster. They are often very beautiful. Good ones are very valuable.

17:4c

She held in her hand a golden cup

She held in her hand a golden cup,
She held a cup made of gold,

She held in her hand a golden cup: In some languages it is not necessary to use both the word held and the phrase in her hand. If this is true in your language, translate naturally. For example:

She had a golden cup in her hand (NCV)

She was holding a gold cup

golden: The word golden indicates that the cup was made of gold. See how you translated this word in 1:12 or 8:3.

cup: It is probably implied that the cup was a fancy, ornamental cup. For example:

goblet (NLT)

17:4d

full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.

which was filled with detestable things and the impurities of her sexual sin.
filled with obscenities and the nasty/detestable deeds of her adulteries.
filled with the filthy and nasty things she had done. (CEV)

abominations: This phrase refers to things that are detestable or very awful. The phrase refers to the woman’s sinful life and deeds. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

abominable things (NIV)

obscenities (NLT)

detestable things (NET)

the impurities of her sexual immorality: The Greek word that the BSB translates as impurities refers to impure things. These are things/deeds that God detests. The phrase refers to the results of the woman’s disgusting sexual practices. Those are again a figurative reference to the shameful things she did with the kings of the earth and its inhabitants (17:2). Other ways to translate this phrase are:

unclean things of her immorality (NASB)

the impurities of her immorality (NLT)

the foul things/practices of her sexual sins

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἡ γυνὴ ἦν περιβεβλημένη πορφυροῦν καὶ κόκκινον, καὶ κεχρυσωμένη χρυσῷ, καὶ λίθῳ τιμίῳ, καὶ μαργαρίταις

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἡ γυνή ἦν περιβεβλημένη πορφυροῦν καί κόκκινον καί κεχρυσωμένη χρυσίῳ καί λίθῳ τιμίῳ καί μαργαρίταις ἔχουσα ποτήριον χρυσοῦν ἐν τῇ χειρί αὐτῆς γέμον βδελυγμάτων καί τά ἀκάθαρτα τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς)

John is referring to the clothing and jewelry that the woman was wearing by association with the materials out of which they were made. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet robes and adorned with gold jewelry in which precious stones and pearls were set]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἡ γυνὴ ἦν περιβεβλημένη πορφυροῦν καὶ κόκκινον, καὶ κεχρυσωμένη χρυσῷ, καὶ λίθῳ τιμίῳ, καὶ μαργαρίταις

If your language does not use these passive forms, you could express the ideas in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [the woman was wearing purple and scarlet clothing and she had adorned herself with gold jewelry in which precious stones and pearls were set]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

λίθῳ τιμίῳ

stone precious

The term precious stone refers to a beautiful and valuable piece of mineral or rock, such as is often used in jewelry. It may be more natural in your language to use a plural form here. Alternate translation: [gemstones]

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

μαργαρίταις

pearls

The word pearls describes beautiful and valuable white beads that form inside the shell of a certain kind of small animal that lives in the ocean.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

βδελυγμάτων καὶ τὰ ἀκάθαρτα

˱of˲_abominations (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἡ γυνή ἦν περιβεβλημένη πορφυροῦν καί κόκκινον καί κεχρυσωμένη χρυσίῳ καί λίθῳ τιμίῳ καί μαργαρίταις ἔχουσα ποτήριον χρυσοῦν ἐν τῇ χειρί αὐτῆς γέμον βδελυγμάτων καί τά ἀκάθαρτα τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς)

This phrase expresses a single idea by using two words connected with and. The word abominations describes the impurities of the woman’s conduct. If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this meaning with an equivalent phrase that does not use “and.” Alternate translation: [the abominable impurities]

Parallel REV 17:4

Section 17:1–18: John saw the woman Babylon and the beast

17:4a

17:4b

17:4c

17:4d