1 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.
1 Es redzēju izkāpjam no jūras zvēru, kam bija septiņas galvas un desmit ragi, un uz viņa ragiem desmit ķēniņa kroņi, un uz viņa galvām zaimu vārdi. 2 Šis zvērs, ko es redzēju, bija līdzīgs leopardam; viņa kājas bija kā lāča kājas un viņa mute kā lauvas mute. Pūķis deva tam savu spēku, savu troni un lielu varu. 3 Viena no viņa galvām bija kā uz nāvi ievainota, bet tā nāves brūce atkal tika dziedināta. Visa zeme noraudzījās uz zvēru ar izbrīnu. 4 Un viņi pielūdza pūķi, tādēļ ka tas zvēram devis varu; arī zvēru tie pielūdza, sacīdami: "Kas līdzinās zvēram, un kas var ar to karot?" 5 Tam tika dota mute runāt lielas lietas un zaimus un vara to darīt četrdesmit divi mēnešus ilgi. 6 Tad tas atvēra savu muti Dieva zaimošanai, lai zaimotu Viņa Vārdu un Viņa mājokli, tos, kas mājo debesīs. 7 Tam tika dots karot ar svētajiem un tos uzvarēt, un dota vara pār visām ciltīm un ļaudīm un valodām un tautām. 8 Un to pielūgs visi, kas dzīvo virs zemes, kuru vārdi nav rakstīti kopš pasaules radīšanas nokautā Jēra dzīvības grāmatā. 9 Kam ir ausis, tas lai dzird! 10 Kas ņem gūstā, aizies pats gūstā; kas nokauj ar zobenu, to nokaus pašu ar zobenu. Šeit parādās svēto izturība un ticība. 11 Tad es redzēju citu zvēru izkāpjam no zemes: tam bija divi ragi, tādi kā jēram, bet tas runāja kā pūķis. 12 Tam bija pirmā zvēra vara visā pilnībā viņa priekšā, un tas piespieda zemi un tās iedzīvotājus pielūgt pirmo zvēru, kura nāves brūce bija dziedināta. 13 Tas dara lielas brīnuma zīmes, uz viņa pavēli pat uguns krīt no debesīm uz zemi cilvēku acu priekšā. 14 Tas pieviļ zemes iedzīvotājus ar brīnuma zīmēm, kas viņam bija dots darīt zvēra priekšā; tas aicina zemes iedzīvotājus celt tēlu zvēram, kam ir zobena brūce un kas tomēr palicis dzīvs. 15 Tam bija dotas spējas iedot dzīvības garu zvēra tēlam, lai zvēra tēls varētu runāt un panāktu to, ka visi, kas nepielūgtu zvēra tēlu, tiktu nokauti. 16 Un viņš dara, ka visi, lielie un mazie, bagātie un nabagie, brīvie un vergi, uzspiež zīmi uz savas labās rokas vai uz pieres, 17 lai neviens nevarētu ne pirkt, ne pārdot, kam nav šīs zīmes - zvēra vārda vai viņa vārda skaitļa. 18 Šeit slēpjas gudrība. Kam ir saprašana, lai izdibina zvēra skaitli, jo tas ir cilvēka skaitlis; un viņa skaitlis ir seši simti sešdesmit seši.
