Revelation 13
1 And I stood on the sand of the sea, and saw a beast coming up out of the sea, and he had seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten diadems, and on his heads names impiously irreverent.
Já jsem stál na břehu moře. Viděl jsem, že se z moře vynořila šelma a měla také sedm hlav a deset rohů jako drak. Královskou korunu však měla na každém svém rohu a na každé hlavě božský titul urážející pravého Boha.
2 And the beast that I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were as those of a bear, and his mouth was as the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power, and his throne, and great authority.
Vypadala jako levhart, nohy měla jako medvěd a tlamu jako lev. Drak jí propůjčil svou sílu, trůn a velikou moc.
3 And I saw one of his heads as if it had been wounded even to death; and his deadly wound was healed; and all the earth wondered after the beast.
Jedna z jejích hlav se zdála smrtelně zraněna, ale vyhojila se. Celý svět se té bestii obdivoval a poslušně ji následoval.
4 And they worshiped the dragon, because he gave authority to the beast: and they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like the beast? and, Who is able to make war with him?
Chválili draka, že jí dal takovou moc, uctívali šelmu a říkali: „Kdo se vyrovná takovému dravci, kdo se s ním může měřit?“
5 And there was given him a mouth that spoke great things and impious words; and authority was given to him to continue forty-two months.
Šelma se holedbala a rouhala Bohu a vládla světu dvaačtyřicet měsíců.
6 And he opened his mouth in impious speeches against God, to utter impious words against his name, and his tabernacle, and against those who dwell in heaven.
Po celou tu dobu se snažila zneuctít Boha, jeho jméno a svatyni a všechny, kteří mají svůj domov v nebi.
7 And it was given him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and authority was given him over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
Bylo jí dovoleno, aby válčila proti věřícím a vítězila nad nimi. Nakonec ovládala každý kmen, národ i rasu.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth will worship him, those whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb that was slain from the foundation of the world.
Uctívat ji budou však jen ti obyvatelé země, jejichž jména nejsou zapsána do Knihy věčného života, knihy obětovaného Beránka.
9 If any one has an ear, let him hear.
Slyšte!
10 If any one leads into captivity, he shall go into captivity. If any kills with the sword, he must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and faithfulness of the saints.
Komu je určeno vězení, půjde do vězení, kdo má jít na smrt, bude popraven. Ano, takové zkoušky musejí přijít na Boží lidi, aby osvědčili svou vytrvalost a víru.
11 And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon.
Pak jsem spatřil jinou šelmu, jak vystupuje ze země. Měla jen dva malé rohy jako beránek, ale mluvila jako drak.
12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence; and he causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Ta se teď stává vykonavatelem moci té první šelmy. Nutí obyvatele země, aby uctívali onu první šelmu, která se vyléčila ze smrtelné rány.
13 And he does great signs, and even causes fire to descend from heaven upon the earth in the sight of men.
I ta druhá šelma koná neuvěřitelné divy, předvede dokonce, že před očima lidí sestoupí oheň z nebe.
14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth, by means of the signs which he is allowed to do in the presence of the beast, saying to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image for the beast which had the wound by the sword, and did live.
Přikáže jim, aby postavili sochu té smrtelně zraněné a zase uzdravené bestii.
15 And it was granted him to give spirit to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast, to be killed.
Druhá šelma dokáže i tu sochu oživit, socha promluví a rozkáže pobít všechny, kdo se jí neklanějí.
16 And he causes all, small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark on their right hand, or on their forehead,
Nutí všechny, malé i velké, bohaté i chudé, otroky i svobodné, aby si na pravé ruce nebo na čele dali udělat její znak,
17 and that no one should be able to buy or sell, but he that had the mark, the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
takže nikdo nedostane povolení k nákupu a prodeji zboží, kdo nemá znak té šelmy nebo číslo, které ukazuje na její jméno.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that has understanding, count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man, and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.
Zamyslete se nad tím a sečtěte číslice té šelmy. Je to číslo šest set šedesát šest a značí člověka bez Boha.
