< Revelation 13 >

1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea having ten horns, and seven heads, and ten diadems upon its horns, and upon its heads names of blasphemy.
ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲒⲚⲦⲀⲠ ϨⲒϪⲰϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲌⲚⲀⲪⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲚⲬⲖⲞⲘ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈϤⲦⲀⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ ⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒ ⲚⲈϤⲀⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
2 And the beast that I saw was similar to a leopard. And its feet were like a bear, and its mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave to it his power, and his throne, and great authority.
ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲚⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲀⲢⲆⲀⲖⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈϤϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲈⲨⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲀ ⲞⲨⲖⲀⲂⲞⲒ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲢⲰϤ ⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠⲒⲆⲢⲀⲔⲰⲚ ]- ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ.
3 And one of its heads was as in death, having been killed. And its deadly wound was healed. And the whole earth marveled behind the beast.
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲈⲢϦⲞⲦ ϨⲒ ⲚⲈϤⲀⲪⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϦⲞⲖϦⲈⲖ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲈⲢϦⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲪⲀϦⲢⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲤⲀⲪⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ
4 And they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast. And they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like the beast, and who is able to war against it?
ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲦⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲰⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
5 And a mouth was given to it speaking great things and blasphemy. And authority was given it to make war forty-two months.
ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϮ ⲢⲰϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϪⲰ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϮⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲰⲦⲤ ⲚⲘⲂ ⲚⲀⲂⲞⲦ.
6 And it opened its mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle, those who dwell in heaven.
ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲢⲰϤ ⲈϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲤⲔⲨⲚⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ.
7 And it was given it to make war with the sanctified, and to overcome them. And authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to it.
ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲂⲰⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈϬⲢⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϮⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲨⲖⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲖⲀⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϢⲖⲞⲖ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
8 And all who dwell upon the earth will worship it, whose name has not been written in the book of life of the Lamb who was killed from the foundation of the world.
ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ ⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚ ϨⲒ ⲠϪⲰⲘ ⲘⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲒⲎ ⲂⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϦⲈⲖϦⲞⲖϤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲔⲀⲦⲀⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
9 If any man has an ear, let him hear.
ⲑ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ.
10 If any man keeps in captivity, he goes. If any man kills with a sword, he must be killed with a sword. Here is the perseverance and the faith of the sanctified.
ⲓ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲬⲘⲀⲖⲰⲤⲒⲀ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲦⲤⲎϤⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲚⲦⲤⲎϤⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ.
11 And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and it had two horns similar to a lamb, and it spoke like a dragon.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲔⲈⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ Ⲃ- ⲚⲦⲀⲠ ϨⲒϪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲨⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲎⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲆⲢⲀⲔⲰⲚ.
12 And it exercises all the authority of the first beast before it. And it made the earth and those who dwell in it so that they would worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲠⲈϤⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲀϤⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲚⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲐⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲐⲢⲈ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϤⲈⲢϦⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ.
13 And it does great signs, so that even fire would come down out of the sky upon the earth in the sight of men.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲒⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ
14 And it leads my kind astray (those dwelling on the earth) because of the signs that were given it to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast that had the sword-wound and lived.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲀϤⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲐⲀⲘⲒⲈ ϨⲨⲔⲰⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈⲢϦⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲤⲎϤⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲰⲚϦ.
15 And it was given it to give a spirit to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would both speak, and would make as many as would not ever worship the image of the beast be killed.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϮ ⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϮϨⲨⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲈⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤϨⲨⲔⲰⲚ.
16 And it makes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the freemen and the bondmen, that they would give them marks on their right hand, or on their foreheads.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈⲘϨⲈⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲈϤⲈϢⲞⲖϨⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨϪⲒϪ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲞⲨⲦⲈϨⲚⲒ
17 And so that not any man can buy or sell unless having the mark-the name of the beast or the number of its name.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ϨⲖⲒ ϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚϢⲰⲠ ⲒⲈ ⲈϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢⲰⲖϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲦⲞⲒ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲒⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲦⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ.
18 Here is wisdom: He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is a number of a man. And its number is 666.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϤⲒⲰⲠ ⲚⲦⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲦⲎⲠⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈϤⲎⲠⲒ ⲬⲜ ⲚⲈ.

< Revelation 13 >