Αποκαλυψις Ιωαννου 13
1 και εσταθην επι την αμμον τησ θαλασσησ και ειδον εκ τησ θαλασσησ θηριον αναβαινον εχον κερατα δεκα και κεφαλασ επτα και επι των κερατων αυτου δεκα διαδηματα και επι τασ κεφαλασ αυτου ονοματα βλασφημιασ
Then I saw, ‘rising out of the sea, a wild Beast with ten horns’ and seven heads. On its horns were ten diadems, and on its heads were blasphemous names.
2 και το θηριον ο ειδον ην ομοιον παρδαλει και οι ποδεσ αυτου ωσ αρκου και το στομα αυτου ωσ στομα λεοντοσ και εδωκεν αυτω ο δρακων την δυναμιν αυτου και τον θρονον αυτου και εξουσιαν μεγαλην
The Beast that I saw was like a leopard; but its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth like the mouth of a lion. The Dragon gave it his power and his throne, and wide dominion.
3 και μιαν εκ των κεφαλων αυτου ωσει εσφαγμενην εισ θανατον και η πληγη του θανατου αυτου εθεραπευθη και εθαυμασεν ολη η γη οπισω του θηριου
One of its heads seemed to me to have been mortally wounded, but its deadly wound had been healed. The whole earth followed the Beast, wondering;
4 και προσεκυνησαν τω δρακοντι τω δεδωκοτι την εξουσιαν τω θηριω και προσεκυνησαν τω θηριω λεγοντεσ τισ ομοιοσ τω θηριω και τισ δυνατοσ πολεμησαι μετ αυτου
and men worshiped the Dragon, because he had given his dominion to the Beast; while, as they worshiped the Beast, they said — ‘Who can compare with the Beast? and who can fight with it?’
5 και εδοθη αυτω στομα λαλουν μεγαλα και βλασφημιαν και εδοθη αυτω εξουσια πολεμον ποιησαι μηνασ τεσσαρακοντα δυο
The Beast was given ‘a mouth that spoke proudly’ and blasphemously, and it was empowered to work its will for forty-two months.
6 και ηνοιξεν το στομα αυτου εισ βλασφημιαν προσ τον θεον βλασφημησαι το ονομα αυτου και την σκηνην αυτου τουσ εν τω ουρανω σκηνουντασ
It opened its mouth only to blaspheme God, to blaspheme his Name and his Tabernacle — those who dwell in his Tabernacle in Heaven.
7 και εδοθη αυτω ποιησαι πολεμον μετα των αγιων και νικησαι αυτουσ και εδοθη αυτω εξουσια επι πασαν φυλην και λαον και γλωσσαν και εθνοσ
It had been permitted to fight with Christ’s People and to conquer them, and it had received power over men of every tribe, and people, and language, and nation.
8 και προσκυνησουσιν αυτω παντεσ οι κατοικουντεσ επι τησ γησ ων ου γεγραπται το ονομα εν τω βιβλιω τησ ζωησ του αρνιου του εσφαγμενου απο καταβολησ κοσμου
All who are living on earth will worship it — all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, the Lamb that has been sacrificed from the foundation of the world.
9 ει τισ εχει ουσ ακουσατω
Let him who has ears hear.
10 ει τισ εχει αιχμαλωσιαν υπαγει ει τισ εν μαχαιρα αποκτενει δει αυτον εν μαχαιρα αποκτανθηναι ωδε εστιν η υπομονη και η πιστισ των αγιων
‘Whoever is destined for captivity goes into captivity.’ Whoever shall kill with the sword must inevitably be killed with the sword. (Here there is need for endurance and faith on the part of Christ’s People.)
11 και ειδον αλλο θηριον αναβαινον εκ τησ γησ και ειχεν κερατα δυο ομοια αρνιω και ελαλει ωσ δρακων
Then I saw, rising out of the earth, another wild Beast. It had two horns like those of a lamb, and its voice was like a dragon’s.
12 και την εξουσιαν του πρωτου θηριου πασαν ποιει ενωπιον αυτου και εποιει την γην και τουσ εν αυτη κατοικουντασ ινα προσκυνησωσιν το θηριον το πρωτον ου εθεραπευθη η πληγη του θανατου αυτου
It exercises all the authority of the first Beast under its very eyes; and it makes the earth and all who are living on it worship that first Beast, whose mortal wound was healed.
13 και ποιει σημεια μεγαλα και πυρ ινα εκ του ουρανου καταβαινη επι την γην ενωπιον των ανθρωπων
It performs great marvels, even causing fire to fall from the heavens to the earth, before men’s eyes;
14 και πλανα τουσ εμουσ τουσ κατοικουντασ επι τησ γησ δια τα σημεια α εδοθη αυτω ποιησαι ενωπιον του θηριου λεγων τοισ κατοικουσιν επι τησ γησ ποιησαι εικονα τω θηριω ο ειχεν την πληγην και εζησεν απο τησ μαχαιρασ
and in consequence of the marvels which it was allowed to perform under the eyes of the Beast, it is able to deceive all who are living on the earth. It bids those who live on the earth to make a statue in honour of the Beast, who, despite the wound from the sword, yet lived.
15 και εδοθη αυτω πνευμα δουναι τη εικονι του θηριου ινα και λαληση η εικων του θηριου και ποιηση οσοι εαν μη προσκυνησωσιν τη εικονι του θηριου αποκτανθωσιν
It was permitted to breathe life into the image of the Beast, so that the image of the Beast might speak; and it was also permitted to cause all who refused to worship the image of the Beast to be put to death.
16 και ποιει παντασ τουσ μικρουσ και τουσ μεγαλουσ και τουσ πλουσιουσ και τουσ πτωχουσ και τουσ ελευθερουσ και τουσ δουλουσ ινα δωσωσιν αυτοισ χαραγματα επι τησ χειροσ αυτων τησ δεξιασ η επι το μετωπον αυτων
High and low, rich and poor, freemen and slaves — it causes a brand to be put on the right hand or on the forehead of every one of them,
17 και ινα μη τισ δυναται αγορασαι η πωλησαι ει μη ο εχων το χαραγμα το ονομα του θηριου η τον αριθμον του ονοματοσ αυτου
so that no one is able to buy or sell, except those that bear this brand — either the name of the Beast or the number indicated by the letters of his name.
18 ωδε η σοφια εστιν ο εχων νουν ψηφισατω τον αριθμον του θηριου αριθμοσ γαρ ανθρωπου εστιν και ο αριθμοσ αυτου εστιν εξακοσια εξηκοντα εξ
(Here there is need for discernment.) Let him who has the ability compute the number of the Beast; for the number indicates a man’s name. Its number is six hundred and sixty-six.
