< Revelation 13 >
1 And he stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names.
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 The beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The serpent gave him his power, 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 One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth was amazed and followed the beast.
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲈⲢϦⲞⲦ ϨⲒ ⲚⲈϤⲀⲪⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϦⲞⲖϦⲈⲖ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲈⲢϦⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲪⲀϦⲢⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲤⲀⲪⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ
4 They worshiped the serpent, because he gave his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"
ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲦⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲰⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
5 A mouth was given to him speaking proud words and blasphemies. There was given to him authority to act for forty-two months.
ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϮ ⲢⲰϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϪⲰ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϮⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲰⲦⲤ ⲚⲘⲂ ⲚⲀⲂⲞⲦ.
6 He opened his mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, and his dwelling, those who dwell in heaven.
ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲢⲰϤ ⲈϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲤⲔⲨⲚⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ.
7 It was given to him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them. Authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation was given to him.
ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲂⲰⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈϬⲢⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϮⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲨⲖⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲖⲀⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϢⲖⲞⲖ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life of the Lamb who has been killed.
ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ ⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚ ϨⲒ ⲠϪⲰⲘ ⲘⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲒⲎ ⲂⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϦⲈⲖϦⲞⲖϤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲔⲀⲦⲀⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear.
ⲑ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ.
10 If anyone is to go into captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, he must be killed with the sword. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.
ⲓ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲬⲘⲀⲖⲰⲤⲒⲀ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲦⲤⲎϤⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲚⲦⲤⲎϤⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ.
11 I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a serpent.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲔⲈⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ Ⲃ- ⲚⲦⲀⲠ ϨⲒϪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲨⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲎⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲆⲢⲀⲔⲰⲚ.
12 He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. He makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal 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 He performs great signs, even making fire come down out of heaven to the earth in the sight of people.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲒⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ
14 He deceives those who dwell on the earth because of the signs he was granted to do in front of the beast; saying to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who had been wounded by the sword and yet 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 It was given to him to give breath to it, to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast could both speak and cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϮ ⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϮϨⲨⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲈⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤϨⲨⲔⲰⲚ.
16 He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given a mark on their right hand, or on their forehead;
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈⲘϨⲈⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲈϤⲈϢⲞⲖϨⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨϪⲒϪ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲞⲨⲦⲈϨⲚⲒ
17 and that no one could be able to buy or to sell, unless he has that mark, the name of the beast or the number of his 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 the number of a man. His number is six hundred sixty-six.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϤⲒⲰⲠ ⲚⲦⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲦⲎⲠⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈϤⲎⲠⲒ ⲬⲜ ⲚⲈ.