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海中的獸和地上的獸

13 我又看見一隻獸從海裡上來,有十角七頭,十角上戴著十個皇冠,七頭上有褻瀆的名號。 我所看見的獸,樣子好像豹,腳像熊的腳,口像獅子的口。龍把自己的能力、王位和大權柄,都交給了牠。 獸的七頭中有一個似乎受了致命傷,但那致命傷卻醫好了。全地的人都很驚奇,跟從那獸。 因為龍把權柄交給了獸,大家就拜龍,也拜獸,說:“有誰可以跟這獸相比?有誰能與牠作戰呢?”

龍又給了那獸一張說誇大和褻瀆話的嘴巴,也給了牠權柄可以任意而行四十二個月。 獸就開口向 神說褻瀆的話,褻瀆他的名和他的帳幕,以及那些住在天上的。 牠得了允許能跟聖徒作戰,並且能勝過他們;又有權柄給了牠,可以管轄各支派、各民族、各方言、各邦國。 所有住在地上的人,名字沒有記在創世以來被殺的羊羔之生命冊上的,都要拜牠。

凡有耳的,就應當聽!

10 如果人應該被俘擄,

就必被俘擄;

如果人應該被刀殺,

就必被刀殺。

在這裡聖徒要有忍耐和信心!

11 我又看見另一隻獸從地裡上來。牠有兩個角,好像羊羔,說話好像龍。 12 牠在頭一隻獸面前,行使頭一隻獸的一切權柄。牠使全地和住在地上的人,都拜那受過致命傷而醫好了的頭一隻獸。 13 牠又行大奇事,甚至在人面前叫火從天上降在地上。 14 牠得了能力,在頭一隻獸面前能行奇事,迷惑了住在地上的人,吩咐住在地上的人,要為那受過刀傷而還活著的獸做個像。 15 又有能力賜給牠,可以把氣息給獸像,使獸像能夠說話,並且能夠殺害那些不拜獸像的人。 16 那從地裡上來的獸,又要所有的人,無論大小貧富,自由的和作奴隸的,都在右手或額上,給自己作個記號。 17 這記號就是獸的名字或獸名的數字,除了那有記號的,誰也不能買,誰也不能賣。 18 在這裡要有智慧。有悟性的人,就讓他計算獸的數字,因為這是人的數字,它的數字是六百六十六。

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

The Beast from the Sea

13 And the dragon stood on the sand of the [a]seashore.

Then I saw a (A)beast coming up out of the sea, having (B)ten horns and (C)seven heads, and on his horns were (D)ten crowns, and on his heads were (E)blasphemous names. And the beast that I saw was (F)like a leopard, and his feet were like those of (G)a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of (H)a lion. And the (I)dragon gave him his power and his (J)throne, and great authority. I saw one of his heads as if it had been [b]fatally wounded, and his (K)fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth (L)was amazed and followed after the beast; they worshiped the (M)dragon because he (N)gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “(O)Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?” A mouth was given to him (P)speaking [c]arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for (Q)forty-two months was given to him. And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, (R)those who dwell in heaven.

It was also given to him to (S)make war with the [d]saints and to overcome them, and authority was given to him over (T)every tribe, people, language, and nation. All who (U)live on the earth will worship him, everyone (V)whose name has not been [e]written (W)since the foundation of the world in the (X)book of life of (Y)the Lamb who has been slaughtered. (Z)If anyone has an ear, let him hear. 10 (AA)If anyone [f]is destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; (AB)if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is (AC)the [g]perseverance and the faith of the [h]saints.

The Beast from the Earth

11 Then (AD)I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had (AE)two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a (AF)dragon. 12 He (AG)exercises all the authority of the first beast [i](AH)in his presence. And he makes (AI)the earth and those who live on it (AJ)worship the first beast, whose (AK)fatal wound was healed. 13 He (AL)performs great signs, so that he even makes (AM)fire come down out of the sky to the earth in the presence of people. 14 And he (AN)deceives (AO)those who live on the earth because of (AP)the signs which it was given him to perform [j](AQ)in the presence of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who *had the (AR)wound of the sword and has come to life. 15 And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even [k]speak and cause (AS)all who do not (AT)worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 And he causes all, (AU)the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves, [l]to be given a (AV)mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, 17 and he decrees that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the (AW)mark, either (AX)the name of the beast or (AY)the number of his name. 18 (AZ)Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that (BA)of a [m]man; and his number is [n]six hundred and sixty-six.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 13:1 Lit sea
  2. Revelation 13:3 Lit slaughtered to death
  3. Revelation 13:5 Lit great things
  4. Revelation 13:7 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  5. Revelation 13:8 Or written in the book...slain from the foundation of the world
  6. Revelation 13:10 Or leads into captivity
  7. Revelation 13:10 Or steadfastness
  8. Revelation 13:10 See note v 7
  9. Revelation 13:12 Or by his authority
  10. Revelation 13:14 Or by the authority of
  11. Revelation 13:15 One early ms speak, and he will cause
  12. Revelation 13:16 Lit so that they give them a mark
  13. Revelation 13:18 Or human
  14. Revelation 13:18 I.e., spelled out in Gr as 600 + 60 + 6; one early ms has the letters for 616

兩隻怪獸

13 我又看見一隻怪獸從海中上來,有七頭十角,每隻角上都戴著一個冠冕,每個頭上都寫著褻瀆上帝的名號。 牠看起來像豹,卻有熊的腳和獅子的口。巨龍將自己的能力、王位和大權柄都交給了怪獸。 我看見怪獸的一個頭似乎受了致命傷,這傷卻復原了。全世界的人都驚奇地跟從了牠。 他們拜巨龍,因為巨龍將自己的權力給了怪獸。他們又拜怪獸,說:「有誰比得上這獸呢?誰能與牠對抗呢?」 巨龍又使怪獸說狂妄、褻瀆的話,並給牠權柄,可以任意妄為四十二個月。 怪獸開口褻瀆上帝的名、上帝的居所和一切居住在天上的。 牠又獲准去攻打聖徒,征服他們,並得到權柄制伏各民族、各部落、各語言族群、各國家。 凡住在地上的人,就是從創世以來名字沒有記在被殺羔羊的生命冊上的,都會崇拜怪獸。

凡有耳朵的都應當聽。
10 該被擄的人必被擄,
該被刀殺的必被刀殺。

因此,聖徒需要堅忍和信心。

11 我又看見另一隻怪獸從地裡竄出來,牠的兩隻角像羔羊的角,說話卻像龍, 12 在頭一隻怪獸面前行使頭一隻怪獸的一切權柄。牠命令世上的人拜曾受了致命傷但已復原的頭一隻怪獸, 13 又行大奇蹟,當眾叫火從天降到地上。 14 牠在頭一隻怪獸面前獲准行奇蹟,欺騙了普世的人,並吩咐他們為受了刀傷卻仍然活著的頭一隻怪獸塑像。 15 牠又獲准給怪獸的塑像生命氣息,使牠不但能說話,還能使所有不敬拜那像的人遭害。 16 牠又強迫所有的人,不論老少、尊卑、貧富、自由人或奴隸,都在右手或額上接受印記。 17 凡沒有蓋上怪獸印記的,就是沒有怪獸的名字或代號的,都不能做買賣。 18 這裡藏有玄機,聰明的人可以計算那怪獸的代號,因為那是一個人的代號,是「六百六十六」。