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13 And kai I saw, rising anabainō out of ek the ho sea thalassa, a beast thērion with echō ten deka horns keras and kai seven hepta heads kephalē. · kai On epi · ho his autos ten horns keras were ten deka crowns diadēma and kai on epi · ho his autos heads kephalē were written blasphemous blasphēmia names onoma. And kai the ho beast thērion that hos I saw was eimi like homoios a leopard pardalis, · kai · ho his autos feet pous were like hōs a bear’ s arkos, and kai · ho its autos mouth stoma was like hōs a lion’ s leōn mouth stoma. And kai to autos the beast autos the ho dragon drakōn gave didōmi · ho his autos power dynamis and kai · ho his autos throne thronos and kai great megas authority exousia. · kai One heis of ek the ho beast’ s autos heads kephalē appeared hōs to have been mortally eis wounded sphazō, but kai · ho his autos deadly thanatos wound plēgē · ho had been healed therapeuō. · kai The ho whole holos world marveled thaumazō as they followed opisō the ho beast thērion. · kai They worshiped proskyneō the ho dragon drakōn because hoti he had given didōmi · ho authority exousia to the ho beast thērion, and kai they worshiped proskyneō the ho beast thērion, saying legō, “ Who tis is like homoios the ho beast thērion?” and kai, “ Who tis is able dynamai to make war polemeō against meta him autos?”

· kai The beast autos was given didōmi a mouth stoma to speak laleō arrogant megas words and kai blasphemies blasphēmia, and kai he autos was allowed didōmi to exercise poieō authority exousia for forty-two tesserakonta months mēn. · kai · kai He opened anoigō · ho his autos mouth stoma in eis blasphemies blasphēmia against pros · ho God theos, to blaspheme blasphēmeō · ho his autos name onoma and kai · ho his autos dwelling skēnē, that is, those ho who live skēnoō in en · ho heaven ouranos. · kai The beast autos was allowed didōmi to make poieō war polemos against meta the ho saints hagios and kai to conquer nikaō them autos. And kai he autos was given didōmi authority exousia over epi every pas tribe phylē and kai people laos and kai language glōssa and kai nation ethnos. And kai all pas those ho living katoikeō on epi the ho earth will worship proskyneō him autos, everyone whose hos name onoma has not ou been written graphō · ho in en the ho Book biblion of ho Life zōē of the ho Lamb arnion who ho was slain sphazō from apo the foundation katabolē of the world kosmos.

If ei anyone tis has echō an ear ous, let him hear akouō! 10 If ei anyone tis is meant for eis captivity aichmalōsia, into eis captivity aichmalōsia he will go hypagō. If ei anyone tis is to be killed apokteinō by en the sword machaira, by en the sword machaira he autos will be killed apokteinō. This hōde calls eimi for the ho endurance hypomonē and kai · ho faithfulness pistis of the ho saints hagios.

11 Then kai I saw another allos beast thērion rising anabainō out of ek the ho earth . · kai He had echō two dyo horns keras like homoios a lamb arnion, but kai he spoke laleō like hōs a dragon drakōn. 12 · kai He exercised poieō all pas the ho authority exousia of the ho first prōtos beast thērion on enōpion his autos behalf, and kai made poieō the ho earth and kai those ho who live katoikeō in en it autos to hina worship proskyneō the ho first prōtos beast thērion, · ho the one hos whose deadly thanatos wound plēgē had been healed therapeuō. · ho · ho 13 · kai He performed poieō impressive megas signs sēmeion, even hina · kai making poieō fire pyr come down katabainō from ek · ho heaven ouranos to eis · ho earth in the sight enōpion of ho everyone anthrōpos; 14 and kai by dia the ho signs sēmeion he autos was allowed didōmi to perform poieō on behalf of enōpion the ho beast thērion, he deceived planaō those ho who live katoikeō on epi the ho earth . He told legō those ho who live katoikeō on epi the ho earth to make poieō an image eikōn in honor of the ho beast thērion who hos had been echō · ho wounded plēgē by the ho sword machaira yet kai lived zaō. 15 · kai The second beast autos was allowed didōmi to animate didōmi the ho image eikōn of the ho first beast thērion so that hina · kai the ho image eikōn of the ho beast thērion could speak laleō, and kai could cause poieō all those hosos who would not worship proskyneō the ho image eikōn of the ho beast thērion to be killed apokteinō. 16 He also kai caused poieō everyone pas · ho small mikros and kai · ho great megas, · kai · ho rich plousios and kai · ho poor ptōchos, · kai · ho free eleutheros and kai · ho slave— to hina receive didōmi a mark charagma on epi · ho their autos right dexios hand cheir · ho or ē on epi · ho their autos forehead metōpon. 17 And kai no one tis was permitted dynamai to buy agorazō or ē to sell pōleō unless ei mē he ho bore echō the ho mark charagma, that is, the ho name onoma of the ho beast thērion or ē the ho number arithmos of ho his autos name onoma. 18 This hōde calls for eimi · ho wisdom sophia: let the ho one who has echō insight nous calculate psēphizō the ho number arithmos of the ho beast thērion, for gar it is eimi the number arithmos of a man anthrōpos, and kai · ho his autos number arithmos is six hundred hexakosioi and sixty-six hexēkonta hex.

13 And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, and on its horns were ten diadems, and on its heads were blasphemous names.(A) And the beast that I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. And the dragon gave it his power and his throne and great authority.(B) One of its heads seemed to have received a death blow, but its fatal wound[a] had been healed. In amazement the whole earth followed the beast.(C) They worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”(D)

The beast was given a mouth speaking arrogant and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months.(E) It opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling, that is, those who dwell in heaven. Also, it was allowed to wage war on the saints and to conquer them.[b] It was given authority over every tribe and people and language and nation,(F) and all the inhabitants of the earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb that was slaughtered.[c](G)

Let anyone who has an ear listen:

10 If you are to be taken captive,
    into captivity you go;
if you kill with the sword,
    with the sword you must be killed.

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

The Second Beast

11 Then I saw another beast that rose 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 on its behalf, and it makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound[d] had been healed. 13 It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in the sight of all,(I) 14 and by the signs that it is allowed to perform on behalf of the beast it deceives the inhabitants of earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that had been wounded by the sword[e] and yet lived,(J) 15 and it was allowed to give breath[f] to the image of the beast so that the image of the beast could even speak and cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 Also, it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be given a brand on the right hand or the forehead,(K) 17 so that no one can buy or sell who does not have the brand, that is, the name of the beast or the number for its name.(L) 18 This calls for wisdom: let anyone with understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number for a person. Its number is six hundred sixty-six.[g](M)

Footnotes

  1. 13.3 Gk the plague of its death
  2. 13.7 Other ancient authorities lack this sentence
  3. 13.8 Or written in the book of life of the Lamb that was slaughtered from the foundation of the world
  4. 13.12 Gk whose plague of its death
  5. 13.14 Or that had received the plague of the sword
  6. 13.15 Or spirit
  7. 13.18 Other ancient authorities read six hundred sixteen