Revelation 13

1 Then I saw rising up out of the sea a beast who had ten horns and seven heads. On his horns he had ten diadems, and on his heads blasphemous titles.

And I saw a beast of prey come up from the sea, having ten horns, and seven heads; and upon his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy.

2 The beast I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were bear’s feet, and his mouth a lion’s mouth. The dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority.

And the beast of prey which I saw, was like a leopard; and his feet like those of a wolf, and his mouth like the mouth of lions: and the dragon gave to him his own power and his throne, and great authority.

3 And I saw that one of his heads seemed to have been mortally wounded, but its deadly wound had been healed. The whole earth was following the beast, wondering.

And one of his heads was wounded as it were to death; and his deadly wound was healed. And all the earth wondered after the beast of prey.

4 Men worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying. "Who is like the beast? Who can fight with him?"

And they worshipped the dragon, because he had given authority to this beast of prey, and they said, who can make war upon him?

5 And he was permitted to utter loud boasts and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority to continue forty-two months.

And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things, and blasphemies: and authority was given him to operate forty and two months.

6 So he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle (those who live in his tabernacle in heaven).

And he opened his mouth in blasphemy towards God, to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle, and them who dwell in heaven.

7 The beast was allowed to wage war upon the saints, and to conquer them; and there was given him authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation;

And authority was given him over every tribe and people and tongue and nation: and it was given him to wage war with the saints, and to overcome them.

8 and each one whose name has not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb who has been slain from the foundation of the world. All who dwell on the earth shall worship him.

And all that dwell on the earth, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world, will worship him.

9 Let him who has ears to hear, listen.

If any one hath ears, let him hear.

10 Whoever is destined to go into captivity, goes into captivity. Whoever shall kill with the sword, shall surely be killed by the sword. (Here is the endurance and faith of the saints.)

If any one carrieth into captivity, he shall himself go into captivity; and if any one slayeth with the sword, he must be slain with the sword: here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

11 And I saw another beast ascending from the land; and he had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon;

And I saw another beast of prey, which came out of the earth; and he had two horns like those of a lamb, and he spoke like the dragon.

12 and he exerts the full authority of the first beast before him, and he makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast whose death-stroke was healed.

And before him he exercised all the authority of the first beast of prey, whose deadly wound was healed.

13 And he performs great miracles, so that he even causes fire to come down to the earth from the sky, before men’s eyes.

And he wrought great signs, even so as to make fire come down from heaven upon the earth, before men.

14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth, because of the miracles, which he is permitted to perform in the sight of the beast. He tells those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who had the sword-stroke, yet lived.

And he seduced them that dwell on the earth, to erect an image to the beast of prey who had the wound from a sword and recovered.

15 And he was permitted to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast should speak; and so that any one who would not worship the image of the beast should be put to death.

And it was given him to put life into the image of the beast of prey; and to cause that all they who would not worship the image of the beast of prey, should be slain:

16 And he makes all men, low and high, rich and poor, freemen and slaves, to have a brand put upon their right hands or upon their brows,

and to cause that all, great and small, rich and poor, bond and free, should receive a mark on their right hands, or upon their foreheads;

17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the brand of the beast, or the number of his name.

so that no one might be able to buy or to sell, except those who had the mark of the name of the beast of prey, or the number of his name.

18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding count the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man; and his number is 666.

Here is wisdom: let him that hath intelligence, compute the number of the beast of prey; for it is the number of a man: and its number is six hundred and sixty and six.