### 📖 📄 📘 Qǐshì‐Lù ((Qǐ·shì {Opening → [Enlightening]} · Showing 启示 啟示)‐(Lù Record 录 錄) → [The Book of Revelation]) 18 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 4 Wǒ (I 我) tīngjian (tīng·jian heard · {to be meeting} 听见 聽見) tiānshang (tiān·shang heaven · upon 天上) fāchū (fā·chū {(there) was being issued} · out 发出 發出) lìng (another 另) yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) shēngyīn (shēng·yīn voice · sound 声音 聲音), shuō (saying 说 說/説): “Wǒ de ((Wǒ me 我) (de ’s 的) → [my]) zǐmín (zǐ·mín persons · people 子民) a ([ptcl used in direct address] 啊), nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) yàoshi (yào·shi if · are 要是) bù (not 不) xiǎng (wanting 想) fēndān (fēn·dān {to divide} · {carrying of on a shoulder pole → [taking on of]} → [to share responsibility for] 分担 分擔) tā de ((tā her 她) (de ’s 的) → [her]) zuì (sins 罪), bù (not 不) xiǎng (wanting 想) gēn (with 跟) tā (her 她) yìqǐ (yì·qǐ {being one} · {rising → [group]} → [together] 一起) zāoshòu (zāo·shòu {to meet with} · {to receive} 遭受) zāihuò (calamities 灾祸 災禍), jiù (then 就) yào (must 要) cóng (from 从 從) tā (her 她) lǐmiàn (lǐ·miàn in·{face → [side]} → [inside] 里面 裡/裏面) chūlai (chū·lai {get out} · {to come} 出来 出來)! … 8 Yīncǐ (Yīn·cǐ {because of} · this 因此), tā de ((tā her 她) (de ’s 的) → [her]) zāihuò (calamities 灾祸 災禍) huì (will 会 會) zài (in 在) yì (one 一) tiān (sky → [day] 天) zhīnèi (zhī·nèi ’s · inside 之内 之內) láidào (lái·dào come · {to arrive} 来到 來到), jiùshì (jiù·shì exactly · {will be} 就是) sǐwáng (dying → [death] 死亡), āitòng (āi·tòng mourning · {being in pain} 哀痛), hé (and 和) jīhuang (jī·huang {being hungry} · {being desolate} → [famine] 饥荒 飢/饑荒), tā (she 她) hái (also 还 還) yào (must → [will] 要) bèi ([passive signifier] → [by] 被) huǒ (fire 火) wánquán (wán·quán completing · completely 完全) shāodiào (shāo·diào {be burned} · {to fall → [away]} 烧掉 燒掉), yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) shěnpàn (shěn·pàn tried · judged 审判 審判) tā (her 她) de (’s 的) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) lìliang (lì·liang strength · quantity 力量) qiángdà (qiáng·dà {is strong} · {is big → [is great]} 强大 強大).

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📖 📄 📘 20 “Gāotiān (Gāo·tiān high · heaven 高天) a ([ptcl used in direct address] 啊), yīnwei (yīn·wei {because of} · {on account of} 因为 因為) tā de ((tā her 她) (de ’s 的) → [her]) xiàchang (xià·chang {coming down from} · {large place used for a particular purpose → [stage]} → [end] 下场 下場) ér (thus 而) huānxīn ({be joyful} 欢欣 歡欣) ba ([ptcl indicating a suggestion, request, or mild command] 吧/叭)! Shèngmín, shǐtú, xiānzhī a, nǐmen yě yào huānxīn ({be joyful} 欢欣 歡欣)! Yīnwei (Yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) yǐjing (yǐ·jing already · {has gone through} 已经 已經) wèi (for 为 為/爲) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) zhǔchí gōngdào, duì tā zuòchū pànjué le!”

📖 📄 📘 21 Yǒu ({(there) was having} 有) yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) qiángzhuàng (qiáng·zhuàng strong · robust 强壮 強壯) de (’s 的) tiānshǐ (tiān·shǐ heavenly · messenger → [angel] (who) 天使) jǔqi yí kuài móshí nàyàng de dà shítou, rēngjìn hǎi li, shuō: “Bābǐlún (Babylon 巴比伦 巴比倫) dà (big → [great] 大) chéng ({city wall} → [city] 城) yě (also 也) yào (must → [will] 要) zhèyàng (zhè·yàng this · {form → [way]} 这样 這樣) bèi ([passive signifier] → [be] 被) xùnsù rēng xiaqu, yǒngyuǎn xiāoshī. …