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Heyrið, hvað Drottinn segir: Statt upp og sæk sök fyrir fjöllunum, svo að hæðirnar megi heyra raust þína.

Heyrið kærumál Drottins, þér fjöll, og hlýðið á, þér undirstöður jarðarinnar. Því að Drottinn hefir mál að kæra við þjóð sína og gengur í dóm við Ísrael:

_ Þjóð mín, hvað hefi ég gjört þér og með hverju hefi ég þreytt þig? Vitna þú í gegn mér!

Ég leiddi þig þó út af Egyptalandi og frelsaði þig úr þrælahúsinu og sendi þér Móse, Aron og Mirjam til forystu.

Þjóð mín, minnst þú þess, hvað Balak Móabskonungur hafði í hyggju og hverju Bíleam Beórsson svaraði honum, minnst þú þess er gjörðist á leiðinni frá Sittím til Gilgal, til þess að þú kannist við velgjörðir Drottins.

_ Með hvað á ég að koma fram fyrir Drottin, beygja mig fyrir Guði á hæðum? Á ég að koma fram fyrir hann með brennifórnir, með ársgamla kálfa?

Hefir Drottinn þóknun á þúsundum hrúta, á tíþúsundum olífuolíulækja? Á ég að fórna frumgetnum syni mínum fyrir misgjörð mína, ávexti kviðar míns sem syndafórn sálar minnar?

_ Hann hefir sagt þér, maður, hvað gott sé! Og hvað heimtar Drottinn annað af þér en að gjöra rétt, ástunda kærleika og fram ganga í lítillæti fyrir Guði þínum?

Heyr, Drottinn kallar til borgarinnar, og það er viska að óttast nafn hans. Heyrið, kynstofn og saman kominn borgarlýður!

10 Á ég að láta sem ég sjái ekki, í húsi hins óguðlega, rangfengin auðæfi og svikinn mæli, sem bölvun er lýst yfir?

11 Á ég að láta honum óhegnt, þótt hann hafi ranga vog og svikna vogarsteina í sjóði sínum?

12 Ríkismenn hennar eru fullir af ofríki, íbúar hennar tala lygar og tungan fer með svik í munni þeirra.

13 Því tek ég og að ljósta þig, að eyða vegna synda þinna.

14 Þú skalt eta, en þó ekki saddur verða, heldur skal hungrið haldast við í þér. Þótt þú takir eitthvað frá, þá skalt þú eigi fá bjargað því, og það sem þú bjargar, skal ég ofurselja sverðinu.

15 Þótt þú sáir, skalt þú ekkert uppskera. Þótt þú troðir olífurnar, skalt þú eigi smyrja þig með olíu, og þótt þú fáir vínberjalöginn, skalt þú ekki vínið drekka.

16 Þú hefir haldið setningum Omrí og öllu athæfi Akabs húss, og þér hafið breytt eftir háttum þeirra, til þess að ég gjöri hana að auðn og láti íbúa hennar verða að spotti. Já, þér skuluð bera háð þjóðanna.

Vei mér, því að það hefir farið fyrir mér eins og þegar ávöxtum er safnað, eins og við eftirtíning vínberjatekju: ekkert vínber eftir til að eta, engin árfíkja, er mig langaði í.

Guðhræddir menn eru horfnir úr landinu, og ráðvandir eru ekki til meðal mannanna, þeir sitja allir um að fremja morð og reyna að veiða hver annan í net.

Til ills eru báðar hendur fram réttar. Höfðinginn heimtar og dómarinn dæmir gegn endurgjaldi. Og stórmennið er bermált um það, sem hjarta hans girnist, og þeir flækja málin.

Hinn besti meðal þeirra er sem þyrnir og hinn ráðvandasti verri en þyrnigerði. Dagurinn sem varðmenn þínir hafa talað um, hegningardagur þinn, kemur. Þá verða þeir úrræðalausir.

Trúið eigi kunningja yðar, treystið eigi vini, gæt dyra munns þíns fyrir henni, sem hvílir í faðmi þínum.

Því að sonurinn fyrirlítur föður sinn, dóttirin setur sig upp á móti móður sinni, tengdadóttirin á móti tengdamóður sinni, heimilismennirnir eru óvinir húsbónda síns.

Ég vil mæna til Drottins, bíða eftir Guði hjálpræðis míns! Guð minn mun heyra mig!

Hlakka eigi yfir mér, fjandkona mín, því þótt ég sé fallin, rís ég aftur á fætur, þótt ég sitji í myrkri, þá er Drottinn mitt ljós.

Reiði Drottins vil ég þola _ því að ég hefi syndgað á móti honum _ þar til er hann sækir sök mína og lætur mig ná rétti mínum. Hann mun leiða mig út til ljóssins, ég mun horfa ánægð á réttlæti hans.

10 Fjandkona mín mun sjá það, og smán mun hylja hana, hún sem nú segir við mig: "Hvar er Drottinn, Guð þinn?" Augu mín munu horfa hlakkandi á hana, þá mun hún verða troðin niður eins og saur á strætum.

11 Sá dagur kemur, að múrar þínir verða endurreistir, þann dag munu landamerki þín færast mikið út.

12 Á þeim degi munu menn koma til þín frá Assýríu allt til Egyptalands og frá Egyptalandi allt til Efrats, frá hafi til hafs og frá fjalli til fjalls.

13 En jörðin mun verða að auðn vegna íbúa hennar, sökum ávaxtarins af gjörðum þeirra.

14 Gæt þú þjóðar þinnar með staf þínum, sauða arfleifðar þinnar, þeirra sem byggja einir sér kjarrskóginn innan um aldingarðana. Lát þá ganga í Basanshaglendi og í Gíleað eins og forðum daga.

15 Lát hana sjá undur, eins og þegar þú fórst af Egyptalandi.

16 Þjóðirnar skulu sjá það og verða til skammar, þrátt fyrir allan styrkleika sinn. Þær munu leggja höndina á munninn, eyru þeirra munu verða heyrnarlaus.

17 Þær munu sleikja duft eins og höggormur, eins og kvikindi, sem skríða á jörðinni, skjálfandi skulu þær koma fram úr fylgsnum sínum, líta hræddar til Drottins, Guðs vors, og óttast þig.

18 Hver er slíkur Guð sem þú, sá er fyrirgefur leifum arfleifðar sinnar misgjörð þeirra og umber fráhvarf þeirra, _ sem eigi heldur fast við reiði sína eilíflega, heldur hefir unun af að vera miskunnsamur?

19 Þú munt aftur miskunna oss, troða niður misgjörðir vorar. Já, þú munt varpa öllum syndum vorum í djúp hafsins.

The Lord’s Case Against Israel

Listen to what the Lord says:

“Stand up, plead my case before the mountains;(A)
    let the hills hear what you have to say.

“Hear,(B) you mountains, the Lord’s accusation;(C)
    listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth.
For the Lord has a case(D) against his people;
    he is lodging a charge(E) against Israel.

“My people, what have I done to you?
    How have I burdened(F) you?(G) Answer me.
I brought you up out of Egypt(H)
    and redeemed you from the land of slavery.(I)
I sent Moses(J) to lead you,
    also Aaron(K) and Miriam.(L)
My people, remember
    what Balak(M) king of Moab plotted
    and what Balaam son of Beor answered.
Remember your journey from Shittim(N) to Gilgal,(O)
    that you may know the righteous acts(P) of the Lord.”

With what shall I come before(Q) the Lord
    and bow down before the exalted God?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
    with calves a year old?(R)
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,(S)
    with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?(T)
Shall I offer my firstborn(U) for my transgression,
    the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?(V)
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
    And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly(W) and to love mercy
    and to walk humbly[a](X) with your God.(Y)

Israel’s Guilt and Punishment

Listen! The Lord is calling to the city—
    and to fear your name is wisdom—
    “Heed the rod(Z) and the One who appointed it.[b]
10 Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house,
    and the short ephah,[c] which is accursed?(AA)
11 Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales,(AB)
    with a bag of false weights?(AC)
12 Your rich people are violent;(AD)
    your inhabitants are liars(AE)
    and their tongues speak deceitfully.(AF)
13 Therefore, I have begun to destroy(AG) you,
    to ruin[d] you because of your sins.
14 You will eat but not be satisfied;(AH)
    your stomach will still be empty.[e]
You will store up but save nothing,(AI)
    because what you save[f] I will give to the sword.
15 You will plant but not harvest;(AJ)
    you will press olives but not use the oil,
    you will crush grapes but not drink the wine.(AK)
16 You have observed the statutes of Omri(AL)
    and all the practices of Ahab’s(AM) house;
    you have followed their traditions.(AN)
Therefore I will give you over to ruin(AO)
    and your people to derision;
    you will bear the scorn(AP) of the nations.[g]

Israel’s Misery

What misery is mine!
I am like one who gathers summer fruit
    at the gleaning of the vineyard;
there is no cluster of grapes to eat,
    none of the early figs(AQ) that I crave.
The faithful have been swept from the land;(AR)
    not one(AS) upright person remains.
Everyone lies in wait(AT) to shed blood;(AU)
    they hunt each other(AV) with nets.(AW)
Both hands are skilled in doing evil;(AX)
    the ruler demands gifts,
the judge accepts bribes,(AY)
    the powerful dictate what they desire—
    they all conspire together.
The best of them is like a brier,(AZ)
    the most upright worse than a thorn(BA) hedge.
The day God visits you has come,
    the day your watchmen sound the alarm.
    Now is the time of your confusion.(BB)
Do not trust a neighbor;
    put no confidence in a friend.(BC)
Even with the woman who lies in your embrace
    guard the words of your lips.
For a son dishonors his father,
    a daughter rises up against her mother,(BD)
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
    a man’s enemies are the members of his own household.(BE)

But as for me, I watch(BF) in hope(BG) for the Lord,
    I wait for God my Savior;
    my God will hear(BH) me.

Israel Will Rise

Do not gloat over me,(BI) my enemy!
    Though I have fallen, I will rise.(BJ)
Though I sit in darkness,
    the Lord will be my light.(BK)
Because I have sinned against him,
    I will bear the Lord’s wrath,(BL)
until he pleads my case(BM)
    and upholds my cause.
He will bring me out into the light;(BN)
    I will see his righteousness.(BO)
10 Then my enemy will see it
    and will be covered with shame,(BP)
she who said to me,
    “Where is the Lord your God?”(BQ)
My eyes will see her downfall;(BR)
    even now she will be trampled(BS) underfoot
    like mire in the streets.

11 The day for building your walls(BT) will come,
    the day for extending your boundaries.
12 In that day people will come to you
    from Assyria(BU) and the cities of Egypt,
even from Egypt to the Euphrates
    and from sea to sea
    and from mountain to mountain.(BV)
13 The earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants,
    as the result of their deeds.(BW)

Prayer and Praise

14 Shepherd(BX) your people with your staff,(BY)
    the flock of your inheritance,
which lives by itself in a forest,
    in fertile pasturelands.[h](BZ)
Let them feed in Bashan(CA) and Gilead(CB)
    as in days long ago.(CC)

15 “As in the days when you came out of Egypt,
    I will show them my wonders.(CD)

16 Nations will see and be ashamed,(CE)
    deprived of all their power.
They will put their hands over their mouths(CF)
    and their ears will become deaf.
17 They will lick dust(CG) like a snake,
    like creatures that crawl on the ground.
They will come trembling(CH) out of their dens;
    they will turn in fear(CI) to the Lord our God
    and will be afraid of you.
18 Who is a God(CJ) like you,
    who pardons sin(CK) and forgives(CL) the transgression
    of the remnant(CM) of his inheritance?(CN)
You do not stay angry(CO) forever
    but delight to show mercy.(CP)
19 You will again have compassion on us;
    you will tread our sins underfoot
    and hurl all our iniquities(CQ) into the depths of the sea.(CR)
20 You will be faithful to Jacob,
    and show love to Abraham,(CS)
as you pledged on oath to our ancestors(CT)
    in days long ago.(CU)

Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:8 Or prudently
  2. Micah 6:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
  3. Micah 6:10 An ephah was a dry measure.
  4. Micah 6:13 Or Therefore, I will make you ill and destroy you; / I will ruin
  5. Micah 6:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  6. Micah 6:14 Or You will press toward birth but not give birth, / and what you bring to birth
  7. Micah 6:16 Septuagint; Hebrew scorn due my people
  8. Micah 7:14 Or in the middle of Carmel

Hear ye now what the Lord saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord's controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.

O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.

For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord.

Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?

Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

The Lord's voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?

11 Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?

12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.

14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.

15 Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.

16 For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.

Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.

The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.

That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.

Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.

Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.

I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

10 Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the Lord thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.

11 In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed.

12 In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.

13 Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.

14 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

15 According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things.

16 The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the Lord our God, and shall fear because of thee.

18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

13 Þá sá ég dýr stíga upp af hafinu. Það hafði tíu horn og sjö höfuð, og á hornum þess voru tíu ennisdjásn og á höfðum þess voru guðlöstunar nöfn.

Dýrið, sem ég sá, var líkt pardusdýri, fætur þess voru sem bjarnarfætur og munnur þess eins og ljónsmunnur. Drekinn gaf því mátt sinn og hásæti sitt og vald mikið.

Eitt af höfðum þess virtist sært til ólífis, en banasár þess varð heilt. Öll jörðin fylgdi dýrinu með undrun,

og þeir tilbáðu drekann, af því að hann hafði gefið dýrinu vald sitt. Og þeir tilbáðu dýrið og sögðu: "Hver jafnast við dýrið og hver getur barist við það?"

Og því var gefinn munnur, er talaði stóryrði og guðlastanir, og lofað að fara því fram í fjörutíu og tvo mánuði.

Og það lauk upp munni sínum til lastmæla gegn Guði, til að lastmæla nafni hans og tjaldbúð hans og þeim, sem á himni búa.

Og því var leyft að heyja stríð við hina heilögu og sigra þá, og því var gefið vald yfir sérhverri kynkvísl og lýð, tungu og þjóð.

Og allir þeir, sem á jörðunni búa, munu tilbiðja það, hver og einn sá er eigi á nafn sitt ritað frá grundvöllun veraldar í lífsins bók lambsins, sem slátrað var.

Sá sem hefur eyra, hann heyri.

10 Sá sem ætlaður er til herleiðingar verður herleiddur. Sá sem sverði er ætlaður verður deyddur með sverði. Hér reynir á þolgæði og trú hinna heilögu.

11 Og ég sá annað dýr stíga upp af jörðinni og það hafði tvö horn lík lambshornum, en það talaði eins og dreki.

12 Það fer með allt vald fyrra dýrsins fyrir augsýn þess og það lætur jörðina og þá, sem á henni búa, tilbiðja fyrra dýrið, sem varð heilt af banasári sínu.

13 Og það gjörir tákn mikil, svo að það lætur jafnvel eld falla af himni ofan á jörðina fyrir augum mannanna.

14 Og það leiðir afvega þá, sem á jörðunni búa, með táknunum, sem því er lofað að gjöra í augsýn dýrsins. Það segir þeim, sem á jörðunni búa, að þeir skuli gjöra líkneski af dýrinu, sem sárið fékk undan sverðinu, en lifnaði við.

15 Og því var leyft að gefa líkneski dýrsins anda, til þess að líkneski dýrsins gæti einnig talað og komið því til leiðar, að allir yrðu þeir deyddir, sem ekki vildu tilbiðja líkneski dýrsins.

16 Og það lætur alla, smáa og stóra, auðuga og fátæka og frjálsa og ófrjálsa, setja merki á hægri hönd sér eða á enni sín

17 og kemur því til leiðar, að enginn geti keypt eða selt, nema hann hafi merkið, nafn dýrsins, eða tölu nafns þess.

18 Hér reynir á speki. Sá sem skilning hefur reikni tölu dýrsins, því að tala manns er það, og tala hans er sex hundruð sextíu og sex.

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

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.