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Ang Dalawang Halimaw

13 At(A) nakita ko ang isang halimaw na umaahon sa dagat, may sampung sungay at pitong ulo, at sa kanyang mga sungay ay may sampung diadema, at sa kanyang mga ulo ay mga pangalan ng kalapastanganan.

At(B) ang halimaw na aking nakita ay katulad ng isang leopardo at ang kanyang mga paa ay gaya ng sa oso, at ang kanyang bibig ay gaya ng bibig ng leon. At ibinigay rito ng dragon ang kanyang kapangyarihan, ang kanyang trono, at dakilang kapamahalaan.

Ang isa sa mga ulo nito ay parang pinatay, ngunit ang sugat nito na ikamamatay ay gumaling, at ang buong lupa ay namamanghang sumunod sa halimaw.

Ang mga tao'y sumamba sa dragon sapagkat ibinigay niya ang kanyang kapangyarihan sa halimaw; at sinamba nila ang halimaw, na sinasabi, “Sino ang katulad ng halimaw at sinong makakalaban dito?”

Ang(C) halimaw ay binigyan ng isang bibig na nagsasalita ng mga palalong bagay at ng mga kalapastanganan, at pinahintulutan siyang gumamit ng kapangyarihan sa loob ng apatnapu't dalawang buwan.

Ibinuka niya ang kanyang bibig upang magsalita ng mga kalapastanganan sa Diyos, upang lapastanganin ang kanyang pangalan at ang kanyang tahanan gayundin ang mga naninirahan sa langit.

Ipinahintulot(D) din sa kanya na makipagdigma sa mga banal at sila'y lupigin. Binigyan siya ng kapangyarihan sa bawat angkan, bayan, wika at bansa,

at(E) ang lahat ng naninirahan sa lupa ay sasamba sa kanya, ang lahat na ang pangalan ay hindi nakasulat sa aklat ng buhay ng Kordero na pinaslang buhat nang itatag ang sanlibutan.

Kung ang sinuman ay may pandinig ay makinig:

10 Kung(F) ang sinuman ay patungo sa pagkabihag, sa pagkabihag siya patutungo. Kung ang sinuman ay pumapatay sa pamamagitan ng tabak, sa pamamagitan ng tabak siya dapat papatayin. Ito ay panawagan para sa pagtitiis at pananampalataya ng mga banal.

11 At nakita ko ang isa pang halimaw na umaahon sa lupa; at ito ay may dalawang sungay na katulad ng sa isang kordero at siya'y nagsasalita na parang dragon.

12 Kanyang ginagamit ang buong kapangyarihan ng unang halimaw na nasa kanyang paningin, at pinasasamba niya ang lupa at ang mga naninirahan dito sa unang halimaw na ang sugat na ikamamatay ay gumaling na.

13 Ito'y gumagawa ng mga dakilang tanda, pati na ang pagpapababa ng apoy sa lupa mula sa langit sa paningin ng mga tao.

14 At nadadaya nito ang mga naninirahan sa lupa dahil sa mga tanda na pinahintulutang gawin nito sa paningin ng halimaw, na sinasabi sa mga naninirahan sa lupa na dapat silang gumawa ng isang larawan ng halimaw na sinugatan ng tabak ngunit nabuhay.

15 At ito'y pinahintulutang makapagbigay ng hininga sa larawan ng halimaw upang ang larawan ng halimaw ay makapagsalita, at maipapatay naman ang lahat ng hindi sumasamba sa larawan ng halimaw.

16 At ang lahat, ang hamak at ang dakila, ang mayayaman at ang mga dukha, ang mga malaya at ang mga alipin ay pinalagyan nito ng isang tanda sa kanilang kanang kamay o sa noo,

17 upang walang sinumang makabili o makapagbili, maliban ang may tanda, samakatuwid, ng pangalan ng halimaw o ng bilang ng pangalan nito.

18 Kailangan dito ang karunungan: ang may pang-unawa ay bilangin ang bilang ng halimaw, sapagkat ito'y bilang ng isang tao. Ang bilang nito ay animnaraan at animnapu't anim.

13 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

If any man have an ear, let him hear.

10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

The First Beast

13 And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, (A)with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and (B)blasphemous names on its heads. And the beast that I saw was (C)like a leopard; its feet were like (D)a bear's, and its mouth was like (E)a lion's mouth. And to it (F)the dragon gave his power and (G)his throne and great authority. One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and (H)the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, (I)“Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”

And the beast was given (J)a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for (K)forty-two months. It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling,[a] that is, those who dwell in heaven. Also it was allowed (L)to make war on the saints and to conquer them.[b] And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation, and all (M)who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in (N)the book of life of (O)the Lamb (P)who was slain. (Q)If anyone has an ear, let him hear:

10 (R)If anyone is to be taken captive,
    to captivity he goes;
(S)if anyone is to be slain with the sword,
    with the sword must he be slain.

(T)Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.

The Second Beast

11 Then (U)I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. 12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence,[c] and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, (V)whose mortal wound was healed. 13 (W)It performs great signs, even (X)making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, 14 and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of[d] the beast (Y)it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast (Z)that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not (AA)worship the image of the beast (AB)to be slain. 16 Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave,[e] (AC)to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, 17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, (AD)the name of the beast or (AE)the number of its name. 18 (AF)This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number (AG)of a man, and his number is 666.[f]

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 13:6 Or tabernacle
  2. Revelation 13:7 Some manuscripts omit this sentence
  3. Revelation 13:12 Or on its behalf
  4. Revelation 13:14 Or on behalf of
  5. Revelation 13:16 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
  6. Revelation 13:18 Some manuscripts 616

The Beast out of the Sea

13 The dragon[a] stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea.(A) It had ten horns and seven heads,(B) with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name.(C) The beast I saw resembled a leopard,(D) but had feet like those of a bear(E) and a mouth like that of a lion.(F) The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.(G) One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed.(H) The whole world was filled with wonder(I) and followed the beast. People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, “Who is like(J) the beast? Who can wage war against it?”

The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies(K) and to exercise its authority for forty-two months.(L) It opened its mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.(M) It was given power to wage war(N) against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.(O) All inhabitants of the earth(P) will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life,(Q) the Lamb(R) who was slain from the creation of the world.[b](S)

Whoever has ears, let them hear.(T)

10 “If anyone is to go into captivity,
    into captivity they will go.
If anyone is to be killed[c] with the sword,
    with the sword they will be killed.”[d](U)

This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness(V) on the part of God’s people.(W)

The Beast out of the Earth

11 Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth.(X) It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon.(Y) 12 It exercised all the authority(Z) of the first beast on its behalf,(AA) and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast,(AB) whose fatal wound had been healed.(AC) 13 And it performed great signs,(AD) even causing fire to come down from heaven(AE) to the earth in full view of the people. 14 Because of the signs(AF) it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived(AG) the inhabitants of the earth.(AH) It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.(AI) 15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship(AJ) the image to be killed.(AK) 16 It also forced all people, great and small,(AL) rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,(AM) 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark,(AN) which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.(AO)

18 This calls for wisdom.(AP) Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man.[e](AQ) That number is 666.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 13:1 Some manuscripts And I
  2. Revelation 13:8 Or written from the creation of the world in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was slain
  3. Revelation 13:10 Some manuscripts anyone kills
  4. Revelation 13:10 Jer. 15:2
  5. Revelation 13:18 Or is humanity’s number