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13 Då såg jag ett vilddjur stiga upp ur havet; det hade tio horn och sju huvuden, och på sina horn hade det tio kronor och på sina huvuden hädiska namn.

Och vilddjuret, som jag såg, liknade en panter, men det hade fötter såsom en björn och gap såsom ett lejon. Och draken gav det sin makt och sin tron och gav det stor myndighet.

Och jag såg ett av dess huvuden vara likasom sårat till döds, men dess dödssår blev läkt. Och hela jorden såg med förundran efter vilddjuret.

Och de tillbådo draken, därför att han hade givit vilddjuret sådan myndighet; de tillbådo och vilddjuret och sade »Vem är lik vilddjuret, och vem kan strida mot det?»

Och det fick en mun sig given, som talade stora ord och vad hädiskt var, och det fick makt att så göra under fyrtiotvå månader.

Och den öppnade sin mun till att föra hädiskt tal mot Gud, till att häda hans namn och hans tabernakel och dem som bo i himmelen.

Och det fick makt att föra krig mot de heliga och att övervinna dem; och det fick makt över alla stammar och folk och tungomål och folkslag.

Och alla jordens inbyggare skola tillbedja det, ja, envar som icke har sitt namn från världens begynnelse skrivet i livets bok, det slaktade Lammets bok.

Den som har öra, han höre.

10 Den som för andra bort i fångenskap, han skall själv bliva bortförd i fångenskap; den som dräper andra med svärd, han skall själv bliva dräpt med svärd. Här gäller det för de heliga att hava ståndaktighet och tro.

11 Och jag såg ett annat vilddjur stiga upp ur jorden; det hade två horn, lika ett lamms, och det talade såsom en drake.

12 Och det utövar det första vilddjurets hela myndighet, i dess åsyn. Och det kommer jorden och dem som bo därpå att tillbedja det första vilddjuret, det vars dödssår blev läkt.

13 Och det gör stora tecken, så att det till och med låter eld i människornas åsyn falla ned från himmelen på jorden.

14 Och genom de tecken, som det har fått makt att göra i vilddjurets åsyn, förvillar det jordens inbyggare; det förmår genom sitt tal jordens inbyggare att göra en bild åt vilddjuret, det som var sårat med svärd, men åter kom till liv.

15 Och det fick makt att giva ande åt vilddjurets bild, så att vilddjurets bild till och med kunde tala och kunde låta döda alla som icke tillbådo vilddjurets bild.

16 Och det förmår alla, både små och stora, både rika och fattiga, både fria och trälar, att låta giva sig ett märke på högra handen eller på pannan,

17 så att ingen får vare sig köpa eller sälja något, utom den som är märkt med vilddjurets namn eller dess namns tal.

18 Här gäller det att vara vis; den som har förstånd, han räkne ut betydelsen av vilddjurets tal, ty det är en människas tal. Och dess tal är sex hundra sextiosex.

The First Beast from the Sea

13 And I saw coming up out of the sea a beast that had ten horns and seven heads, and on its horns ten royal headbands,[a] and on its heads a blasphemous name.[b] And the beast that I saw was similar to a leopard, and its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like the mouth of a lion, and the dragon gave it his power and his throne and great authority. And one of its heads appeared as though slaughtered to death, and its fatal wound[c] had been healed. And the whole earth was astonished and followed after the beast. And they worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who is able to make war with him?

And a mouth was given to him speaking great things and blasphemies, and authority to act was given to him for forty-two months. And he opened his mouth for blasphemies toward God, to blaspheme his name and his dwelling, those who live in heaven. And it was given to him to make war with the saints and to conquer them. And authority was given to him over every tribe and people and language and nation. And all those who live on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name is not written[d] from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slaughtered. If anyone has an ear, let him hear!

10 If anyone is going into captivity, into captivity he goes.
If anyone is to be killed by the sword, by the sword he is to be killed.

Here is the patient endurance and the faith of the saints.

The Second Beast from the Earth

11 And I saw another beast coming up from the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb, and he was speaking like a dragon. 12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast on behalf of him, and he causes the earth and those who live in it to worship the first beast whose fatal wound had been healed[e]. 13 And he performs great signs, so that he even causes fire from heaven to come down to the earth before people. 14 And he deceives those who live on the earth because of the signs that it has been granted to him to perform on behalf of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who has the wound of the sword and yet lived. 15 And it was given to him to put breath into the image of the beast, in order that the image of the beast both spoke and caused that all those, unless they worshiped the image of the beast, should be killed. 16 And he causes all people, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, that they give them a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, 17 and that no one was able to buy or to sell except the one who had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom: the one who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man’s number,[f] and his number is six hundred sixty-six.[g]

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 13:1 Or “ten diadem crowns”
  2. Revelation 13:1 Some manuscripts read “blasphemous names”
  3. Revelation 13:3 Literally “wound of death”
  4. Revelation 13:8 Literally “of whom his name is not written”
  5. Revelation 13:12 Literally “of whom the wound of his death had been healed”
  6. Revelation 13:18 Or “it is the number of a man”
  7. Revelation 13:18 A few significant manuscripts read “six hundred sixteen”

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.