Openbaring 13
BasisBijbel
Het beest uit de zee
13 Toen zag ik uit de zee een beest komen. Het had zeven koppen en tien horens. Op elke hoorn was een kroon. Op zijn koppen stonden namen die God beledigen. 2 Het beest leek op een luipaard, maar zijn poten leken op die van een beer en zijn bek leek op de bek van een leeuw. En de draak gaf aan dat beest zijn kracht, zijn troon en veel macht. 3 Ik zag dat één van zijn koppen dodelijk gewond was, maar de dodelijke wond genas. Daarom bewonderde de hele wereld het beest. 4 En ze aanbaden de draak die aan het beest zoveel macht had gegeven. En ze aanbaden het beest en zeiden: "Wie is er zó geweldig als dit beest? Wie is er machtiger dan hij?" 5 Het beest kon ook spreken. Het stond aldoor op te scheppen en zei beledigende dingen over God. Dat deed het 42 maanden lang (3½ jaar). 6 Al die tijd beledigde het beest God, Gods tempel en iedereen die in de hemel woont.
7 Ook streed het beest tegen de gelovigen. Het kreeg de macht om hen te overwinnen. Het kreeg de macht over alle volken en stammen en landen en talen. 8 En alle mensen op aarde zullen het beest aanbidden. Alleen de mensen die staan opgeschreven in het Boek van het Leven doen daar niet aan mee. Het Boek van het Leven is het boek van het Lam dat is geslacht vanaf het begin van de wereld.
9 Als je oren hebt, moet je ook goed luisteren. 10 Mensen die anderen gevangen nemen, zullen zelf gevangen genomen worden. Mensen die geweld gebruiken, zullen zelf door geweld gedood worden. Hierin worden het geloof en het geduld van de gelovigen op de proef gesteld.
Het beest uit de aarde
11 Toen zag ik uit de aarde een ander beest komen. Het had net als het Lam twee horens op zijn kop, maar het sprak als de draak. 12 Het nam alle macht van het eerste beest over. Het tweede beest zorgde ervoor dat alle mensen het eerste beest (dus het beest met de dodelijk wond die weer genezen was) gingen aanbidden. 13 En het deed grote wonderen. Het liet zelfs vuur uit de hemel komen voor de mensen. 14 Omdat het tweede beest zoveel macht had gekregen van het eerste beest en zulke wonderen kon doen, gehoorzaamden de mensen hem. Toen zei het tweede beest tegen de mensen dat ze een beeld moesten maken van het eerste beest (dus van het beest dat de dodelijke zwaardwond had gehad, maar was blijven leven). Dat deden ze en ze aanbaden dat beeld. 15 En het tweede beest kreeg de macht om dat beeld levend te maken. Daardoor kon het beeld van het beest ook spreken. En het doodde alle mensen die het beeld niet wilden aanbidden. 16 Het beest had iedereen in zijn macht: machtige en gewone mensen, rijke en arme mensen, vrije mensen en slaven. Het dwong iedereen om een merkteken op zijn rechterhand of op zijn voorhoofd te dragen.[a] 17 Alleen mensen die dat merkteken hadden, konden iets kopen of verkopen. Het merkteken was de naam van het beest, of het getal dat zijn naam voorstelt.
18 Dit is verstandig om te doen: reken het getal van het beest uit. Want met het getal wordt een mens bedoeld, en zijn getal is 666.
Footnotes
- Openbaring 13:16 Vergelijk dit met het 'stempel' dat de mensen in Openbaring 7:3 op hun voorhoofd kregen. In de geestelijke wereld is te zien wiens eigendom je bent: hoor je bij God of bij het beest. Het teken op het voorhoofd geeft aan van wie je bent. Het teken op de hand geeft aan wie je dient.
Apocalipsis 13
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Las dos bestias
13 Y el dragón se detuvo a la orilla del mar. Entonces vi que del mar subía una bestia(A) que tenía siete cabezas y diez cuernos. En cada cuerno llevaba una diadema, y en cada cabeza tenía un nombre blasfemo.(B) 2 La bestia que vi parecía un leopardo; sus patas parecían las de un oso, y sus fauces eran como de león.(C) El dragón cedió a la bestia su poder y su trono, y gran autoridad. 3 Una de sus cabezas parecía tener una herida mortal, pero su herida fue sanada. Toda la gente se llenó de asombro y siguió a la bestia, 4 y adoraron al dragón que había dado autoridad a la bestia, y también a la bestia. Decían: «¿Quién puede compararse a la bestia? ¿Quién podrá luchar contra ella?»
5 También se le permitió fanfarronear y proferir blasfemias, y se le dio autoridad para hacer y deshacer durante cuarenta y dos meses. 6 La bestia comenzó a blasfemar contra Dios(D) y contra su nombre y su tabernáculo, y contra los que viven en el cielo. 7 Se le permitió combatir contra los santos, y vencerlos;(E) y también se le dio autoridad sobre toda raza, pueblo, lengua y nación. 8 Y adoraron a la bestia todos los habitantes de la tierra, todos los que no tienen su nombre inscrito en el libro de la vida(F) del Cordero que fue inmolado desde el principio del mundo. 9 El que tenga oídos, que oiga.
10 El que deba ir al cautiverio,
al cautiverio irá;(G)
y el que deba morir por la espada,
por la espada morirá.
Aquí se verá la paciencia y la fe de los santos.
11 Después vi subir de la tierra otra bestia. Tenía dos cuernos como de cordero, pero hablaba como un dragón. 12 Cuando estaba en presencia de la primera bestia, cuya herida mortal fue sanada, ejercía toda la autoridad de ésta, y hacía que la tierra y sus habitantes la adoraran. 13 También hacía grandes prodigios, al grado de que a la vista de todos hacía que cayera fuego del cielo a la tierra. 14 Por medio de las señales que se le permitía hacer en presencia de la primera bestia, engañó a los habitantes de la tierra y les mandó que hicieran una imagen de la bestia, que vivió a pesar de tener una herida de espada. 15 También se le permitió infundir aliento a la imagen de la bestia, para que ésta hablara y mandara matar a todo aquel que no la adorara. 16 Además, hizo que a todos, grandes y pequeños, ricos y pobres, libres y esclavos, se les pusiera una marca en la mano derecha o en la frente, 17 y que nadie pudiera comprar ni vender si no tenía la marca o el nombre de la bestia, o el número de su nombre. 18 Aquí hay sabiduría. El que tenga entendimiento, que calcule el número de la bestia, pues es el número de un ser humano, y es el seiscientos sesenta y seis.
Revelation 13
King James Version
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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 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?
5 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.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7 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.
8 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.
9 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.
Revelation 13
New King James Version
The Beast from the Sea
13 Then [a]I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw (A)a beast rising up out of the sea, (B)having [b]seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a (C)blasphemous name. 2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The (D)dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads (E)as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And (F)all the world marveled and followed the beast. 4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, (G)“Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”
5 And he was given (H)a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to [c]continue for (I)forty-two months. 6 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, (J)His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. 7 It was granted to him (K)to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And (L)authority was given him over every [d]tribe, tongue, and nation. 8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, (M)whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain (N)from the foundation of the world.
9 (O)If anyone has an ear, let him hear. 10 (P)He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; (Q)he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. (R)Here is the [e]patience and the faith of the saints.
The Beast from the Earth
11 Then I saw another beast (S)coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. 12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, (T)whose deadly wound was healed. 13 (U)He performs great signs, (V)so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. 14 (W)And he deceives [f]those who dwell on the earth (X)by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword (Y)and lived. 15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak (Z)and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, (AA)to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has [g]the mark or (AB)the name of the beast, (AC)or the number of his name.
18 (AD)Here is wisdom. Let him who has (AE)understanding calculate (AF)the number of the beast, (AG)for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.
Footnotes
- Revelation 13:1 NU he
- Revelation 13:1 NU, M ten horns and seven heads
- Revelation 13:5 M make war
- Revelation 13:7 NU, M add and people
- Revelation 13:10 perseverance
- Revelation 13:14 M my own people
- Revelation 13:17 NU, M the mark, the name
Revelation 13
New International Version
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) 2 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) 3 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. 4 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?”
5 The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies(K) and to exercise its authority for forty-two months.(L) 6 It opened its mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.(M) 7 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) 8 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)
9 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
- Revelation 13:1 Some manuscripts And I
- Revelation 13:8 Or written from the creation of the world in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was slain
- Revelation 13:10 Some manuscripts anyone kills
- Revelation 13:10 Jer. 15:2
- Revelation 13:18 Or is humanity’s number
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