رُؤيا 13

١ 1 ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُ نَفْسِي وَاقِفاً عَلَى رَمْلِ الْبَحْرِ، وَإذَا وَحْشٌ خَارِجٌ مِنَ الْبَحْرِ، لَهُ سَبْعَةُ رُؤُوسٍ وَعَشَرَةُ قُرُونٍ، عَلَى كُلِّ قَرْنٍ مِنْهَا تَاجٌ، وَقَدْ كُتِبَ عَلَى كُلِّ رَأْسٍ اسْمُ تَجْدِيفٍ.

Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.

٢ 2 وَبَدَا هَذَا الْوَحْشُ مِثْلَ النَّمِرِ وَلَهُ قَوَائِمُ كَقَوَائِمِ دُبٍّ وَفَمٌ كَفَمِ أَسَدٍ! وَأَعْطَاهُ التِّنِّينُ قُدْرَتَهُ وَعَرْشَهُ وَسُلْطَةً عَظِيمَةً.

The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.

٣ 3 وَبَدَا وَاحِدٌ مِنْ رُؤُوسِهِ كَأَنَّهُ ذُبِحَ ذَبْحاً مُمِيتاً، وَلكِنَّ الْجُرْحَ الْمُمِيتَ شُفِيَ، فَتَعَجَّبَ سُكَّانُ الأَرْضِ لِذَلِكَ، وَتَبِعُوا الْوَحْشَ.

One of the heads of the beast appeared to be mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.

٤ 4 وَسَجَدَ النَّاسُ لِلتِّنِّينِ لأَنَّهُ وَهَبَ الْوَحْشَ سُلْطَتَهُ، وَعَبَدُوا الْوَحْشَ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ: «مَنْ مِثْلُ هَذَا الْوَحْشِ؟ وَمَنْ يَجْرُؤُ عَلَى مُحَارَبَتِهِ؟»

They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”

٥ 5 وَأَعْطَى التِّنِّينُ الْوَحْشَ فَماً يَنْطِقُ بِكَلامِ الْكِبْرِيَاءِ وَالتَّجْدِيفِ، وَأَعْطَاهُ سُلْطَةَ الْعَمَلِ مُدَّةَ اثْنَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعِينَ شَهْراً.

The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.

٦ 6 فَأَخَذَ الْوَحْشُ يَشْتُمُ اسْمَ اللهِ، وَيَشْتُمُ بَيْتَهُ وَسُكَّانَ السَّمَاءِ.

And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.

٧ 7 وَأُعْطِيَ الْوَحْشُ قُدْرَةً عَلَى أَنْ يُحَارِبَ الْقِدِّيسِينَ وَيَهْزِمَهُمْ وَسُلْطَةً عَلَى كُلِّ قَبِيلَةٍ وَشَعْبٍ وَلُغَةٍ وَأُمَّةٍ.

Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.

٨ 8 فَيَسْجُدُ لِلْوَحْشِ جَمِيعُ سُكَّانِ الأَرْضِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ تُكْتَبْ أَسْمَاؤُهُمْ مُنْذُ تَأْسِيسِ الْعَالَمِ فِي سِجِلِّ الْحَيَاةِ لِلْحَمَلِ الَّذِي ذُبِحَ.

And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.

٩ 9 مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنٌ فَلْيَسْمَعْ:

He who has an ear, let him hear:

١٠ 10 مَنْ سَاقَ غَيْرَهُ إِلَى السَّبْيِ، فَإِلَى السَّبْيِ سَيُسَاقُ؛ وَمَنْ قَتَلَ بِالسَّيْفِ، فَبِالسَّيْفِ سَيُقْتَلُ! هُنَا يَظْهَرُ صَبْرُ الْقِدِّيسِينَ وَإِيمَانُهُمْ.

“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.

١١ 11 ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُ وَحْشاً آخَرَ خَارِجاً مِنَ الأَرْضِ، لَهُ قَرْنَانِ صَغِيرَانِ كَقَرْنَيْ خَرُوفٍ، وَلَكِنَّ صَوْتَهُ كَصَوْتِ تِنِّينٍ،

Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.

١٢ 12 وَقَدِ اسْتَمَدَّ سُلْطَتَهُ مِنَ الْوَحْشِ الأَوَّلِ الَّذِي خَرَجَ مِنَ الْبَحْرِ لِيَعْمَلَ بِها فِي حُضُورِهِ، فَجَعَلَ سُكَّانَ الأَرْضِ يَسْجُدُونَ لِلْوَحْشِ الأَوَّلِ الَّذِي شُفِيَ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ الْمُمِيتِ.

And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.

١٣ 13 وَقَامَ الْوَحْشُ الثَّانِي بِآيَاتٍ خَارِقَةٍ، حَتَّى إِنَّهُ أَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ نَاراً عَلَى الأَرْضِ بِمَشْهَدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ جَمِيعاً،

And the second beast performed great signs to cause even fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people.

١٤ 14 فَخَدَعَ سُكَّانَ الأَرْضِ بِالآيَاتِ الَّتِي كَانَ يَقُومُ بِها فِي حُضُورِ الْوَحْشِ الأَوَّلِ. وَأَمَرَ سُكَّانَ الأَرْضِ أَنْ يُقِيمُوا تِمْثَالاً لِلْوَحْشِ الأَوَّلِ الَّذِي كَانَ قَدْ جُرِحَ جُرْحاً مُمِيتاً وَلَكِنَّهُ عَاشَ!

Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.

١٥ 15 وَأُعْطِيَ سُلْطَةً عَلَى أَنْ يَبْعَثَ الرُّوحَ فِي التِّمْثَالِ لِيَنْطِقَ، وَأَنْ يَمُدَّ يَدَهُ فَيَقْتُلُ كُلَّ مَنْ يَرْفُضُ السُّجُودَ لِتِمْثَالِ الْوَحْشِ،

The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed.

١٦ 16 وَأَنْ يَأْمُرَ الْجَمِيعَ، كِبَاراً وَصِغَاراً، أَغْنِيَاءَ وَفُقَرَاءَ، أَحْرَاراً وَعَبِيداً، أَنْ يَحْملُوا عَلامَةً عَلَى أَيْدِيهِمِ الْيُمْنَى أَوْ عَلَى جِبَاهِهِمْ،

And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,

١٧ 17 فَلا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَبِيعَ أَوْ يَشْتَرِيَ إِلّا إِذَا كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ عَلامَةُ الْوَحْشِ، أَوِ الرَّقْمُ الَّذِي يَرْمِزُ لاسْمِهِ!

so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.

١٨ 18 وَلابُدَّ هُنَا مِنَ الْفِطْنَةِ: فَعَلَى أَهْلِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ أَنْ يَحْسُبُوا عَدَدَ اسْمِ الْوَحْشِ. إِنَّهُ عَدَدٌ لإِنْسَانٍ، وَهُوَ الرَّقْمُ «سِتُّ مِئَةٍ وَسِتَّةٌ وَسِتُّونَ».

Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.