Uppenbarelseboken 13
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Odjuret från havet
13 Jag såg nu ett odjur stiga upp ur havet. Det hade tio horn och sju huvuden och på sina horn tio kronor och på sina huvuden hädiska namn. 2 Odjuret jag såg var som en leopard, men hade en björns fötter och ett lejons gap.[a] Och draken gav det sin kraft och sin tron och stor makt.
3 Ett av odjurets huvuden såg ut att vara svårt skadat, men det dödliga såret hade läkts. Hela världen greps av beundran för odjuret och följde det. 4 De tillbad draken för att han hade gett odjuret en sådan makt, och de tillbad odjuret och sa: ”Vem är som odjuret? Vem kan strida mot det?”
5 Sedan fick det en mun som skröt och hånade, och det fick makt att hålla på i fyrtiotvå månader[b]. 6 Det öppnade sitt gap för att häda Gud, hans boning och alla som bor i himlen. 7 Det tilläts också att strida mot de heliga och besegra dem, och det fick makt över alla stammar och länder och språk och folk. 8 Alla jordens invånare ska tillbe odjuret, alla som inte har sina namn skrivna i livets bok[c] som tillhör Lammet som var slaktat sedan världens skapelse.
9 Den som har öron ska höra.
10 Den som måste bort i fångenskap,
han går i fångenskap,
och den som måste dödas med svärd
ska dödas med svärd.
Här krävs det uthållighet och tro av de heliga.
Odjuret från jorden
11 Sedan såg jag ett annat odjur, som kom upp ur jorden. Det hade två horn som liknade ett lamms horn, och det talade som en drake. 12 Det utövar det första odjurets makt inför det. Det får jordens invånare att tillbe det första odjuret som hade det dödliga sår som läkts. 13 Det utför stora tecken, det kan till och med få eld att falla ner på jorden från himlen medan människorna ser på. 14 Genom alla dessa tecken som det gör på det första odjurets uppdrag bedrar det jordens invånare. Det säger till dem att göra en bild åt odjuret som hade fått ett svärdshugg men blivit levande igen. 15 Det får också makt att ge livsande åt odjurets bild, så att bilden till och med kan tala och ge order om att den som inte tillber bilden ska dödas.
16 Det får alla – både små och stora, rika och fattiga, fria och slavar – att ta ett märke på högra handen eller på pannan, 17 så att ingen kan köpa eller sälja något om man inte har odjurets märke, dess namn eller dess namns tal.
18 Här krävs vishet. Den som har förstånd kan räkna ut odjurets tal, för det är en människas tal, och talet är 666[d].
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
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.
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