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 zvēts, ko es redzēju, bija līdzīgs pardehm; 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 kafot?“
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 tautībām.
8 Un to pielūgs visi, kas dzīvo virs zemes, kupu 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 iedzīvo-I tājus 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 tas panāca to, 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 šās zīmes—zvēra vārda vai viņa vārda skaitļa.
18 Šeit slēpjas gudrība. Kam ir sa-prašana, lai izdibina zvēra skaitli, jo tas ir cilvēka skaitlis; un viņa skaitlis ir seši simti sešdesmit seši.
The Two Beasts
1 I looked and saw a beast coming up from the sea. This one had ten horns and seven heads, and a crown was on each of its ten horns. On each of its heads were names that were an insult to God. 2 The beast I saw had the body of a leopard, the feet of a bear, and the mouth of a lion. The dragon handed over its own power and throne and great authority to this beast. 3 One of its heads seemed to have been fatally wounded, but now it was well. Everyone on earth marveled at this beast, 4 and they worshiped the dragon who had given its authority to the beast. They also worshiped the beast and said, “No one is like this beast! No one can fight against it.”
5 The beast was allowed to brag and claim to be God, and for 42 months it was allowed to rule. 6 The beast cursed God, and it cursed the name of God. It even cursed the place where God lives, as well as everyone who lives in heaven with God. 7 It was allowed to fight against God's people and defeat them. It was also given authority over the people of every tribe, nation, language, and race. 8 The beast was worshiped by everyone whose name wasn't written before the time of creation in the book of the Lamb who was killed.
9 If you have ears,
then listen!
10 If you are doomed
to be captured,
you will be captured.
If you are doomed
to be killed by a sword,
you will be killed
by a sword.
This means God's people must learn to endure and be faithful!
11 I now saw another beast. This one came out of the ground. It had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon. 12 It worked for the beast whose fatal wound had been healed. And it used all its authority to force the earth and its people to worship that beast. 13 It worked mighty miracles, and while people watched, it even made fire come down from the sky.
14 This second beast fooled people on earth by working miracles for the first one. Then it talked them into making an idol in the form of the beast that did not die after being wounded by a sword. 15 It was allowed to put breath into the idol, so it could speak. Everyone who refused to worship the idol of the beast was put to death. 16 All people were forced to put a mark on their right hand or forehead. Whether they were powerful or weak, rich or poor, free people or slaves, 17 they all had to have this mark, or else they could not buy or sell anything. This mark stood for the name of the beast and for the number of its name.
18 You need wisdom to understand the number of the beast! But if you are smart enough, you can figure this out. Its number is 666, and it stands for a person.
