1 Vi emergir do mar uma besta que tinha dez chifres e sete cabeças e, sobre os chifres, dez diademas e, sobre as cabeças, nomes de blasfêmia. 2 A besta que vi era semelhante a leopardo, com pés como de urso e boca como de leão. E deu-lhe o dragão o seu poder, o seu trono e grande autoridade. 3 Então, vi uma de suas cabeças como golpeada de morte, mas essa ferida mortal foi curada; e toda a terra se maravilhou, seguindo a besta; 4 e adoraram o dragão porque deu a sua autoridade à besta; também adoraram a besta, dizendo: Quem é semelhante à besta? Quem pode pelejar contra ela? 5 Foi-lhe dada uma boca que proferia arrogâncias e blasfêmias e autoridade para agir quarenta e dois meses; 6 e abriu a boca em blasfêmias contra Deus, para lhe difamar o nome e difamar o tabernáculo, a saber, os que habitam no céu. 7 Foi-lhe dado, também, que pelejasse contra os santos e os vencesse. Deu-se-lhe ainda autoridade sobre cada tribo, povo, língua e nação; 8 e adorá-la-ão todos os que habitam sobre a terra, aqueles cujos nomes não foram escritos no Livro da Vida do Cordeiro que foi morto desde a fundação do mundo. 9 Se alguém tem ouvidos, ouça.
10 Se alguém leva para cativeiro,
para cativeiro vai.
Se alguém matar à espada,
necessário é que seja morto à espada.
Aqui está a perseverança e a fidelidade dos santos.
11 Vi ainda outra besta emergir da terra; possuía dois chifres, parecendo cordeiro, mas falava como dragão. 12 Exerce toda a autoridade da primeira besta na sua presença. Faz com que a terra e os seus habitantes adorem a primeira besta, cuja ferida mortal fora curada. 13 Também opera grandes sinais, de maneira que até fogo do céu faz descer à terra, diante dos homens. 14 Seduz os que habitam sobre a terra por causa dos sinais que lhe foi dado executar diante da besta, dizendo aos que habitam sobre a terra que façam uma imagem à besta, àquela que, ferida à espada, sobreviveu; 15 e lhe foi dado comunicar fôlego à imagem da besta, para que não só a imagem falasse, como ainda fizesse morrer quantos não adorassem a imagem da besta. 16 A todos, os pequenos e os grandes, os ricos e os pobres, os livres e os escravos, faz que lhes seja dada certa marca sobre a mão direita ou sobre a fronte, 17 para que ninguém possa comprar ou vender, senão aquele que tem a marca, o nome da besta ou o número do seu nome. 18 Aqui está a sabedoria. Aquele que tem entendimento calcule o número da besta, pois é número de homem. Ora, esse número é seiscentos e sessenta e seis.
1 and he stood upon the sand of the sea.
And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy. 2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his throne, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as though it had been smitten unto death; and his death-stroke was healed: and the whole earth wondered after the beast; 4 and they worshipped the dragon, because he gave his authority unto the beast; and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? and who is able to war with him? 5 and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority to continue forty and two months. 6 And he opened his mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, even them that dwell in the heaven. 7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and there was given to him authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation. 8 And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, every one whose name hath not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb that hath been slain. 9 If any man hath an ear, let him hear. 10 If any man is for captivity, into captivity he goeth: if any man shall kill with the sword, with the sword must he be killed. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
11 And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like unto a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And he exerciseth all the authority of the first beast in his sight. And he maketh the earth and them that dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose death-stroke was healed. 13 And he doeth great signs, that he should even make fire to come down out of heaven upon the earth in the sight of men. 14 And he deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by reason of the signs which it was given him to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who hath the stroke of the sword and lived. 15 And it was given unto him to give breath to it, even to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as should not worship the image of the beast should be killed. 16 And he causeth all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, that there be given them a mark on their right hand, or upon their forehead; 17 and that no man should be able to buy or to sell, save he that hath the mark, even the name of the beast or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. He that hath understanding, let him count the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man: and his number is Six hundred and sixty and six.
1 The dragon "stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name.
2 The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
3 One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed. The whole world was filled with wonder and followed the beast.
4 People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, "Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?"
5 The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise its authority for forty-two months.
6 It opened its mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.
7 It was given power to wage war against God's holy people and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.
8 All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast —all whose names have not been written in the Lamb's book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world. [^2]
9 Whoever has ears, let them hear.
10 "If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity they will go. If anyone is to be killed "with the sword, with the sword they will be killed." "This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of God's people.
11 Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon.
12 It exercised all the authority of the first beast on its behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed.
13 And it performed great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to the earth in full view of the people.
14 Because of the signs it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived the inhabitants of the earth. It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed.
16 It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,
17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.
18 This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. "That number is 666.