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 Ja ma nägin metsalist tõusvat merest. Sel oli seitse pead ja kümme sarve ja tema sarvede peal kümme ehissidet ja tema peade peal Jumala pilkenimesid.

2 Ja metsaline, keda ma nägin, oli pantri sarnane, ja tema jalad olid nagu karu jalad ja tema suu nagu lõukoera suu, ja lohe andis temale oma väe ja oma aujärje ja suure võimu.

3 Ja ma nägin ühe tema peadest olevat nagu surmavalt haavatud; ja tema surmahaav paranes. Ja kogu ilmamaa imetles jälgides metsalist,

4 ja nad kummardasid lohet, et ta metsalisele oli andnud selle võimu, ja kummardasid metsalist ning ütlesid: „Kes on metsalise sarnane ja kes suudab sõdida tema vastu?"

5 Ja temale anti suu rääkida suurustamise ja jumalapilke sõnu, ja temale anti meelevald tegutseda nelikümmend ja kaks kuud.

6 Ja ta avas oma suu pilkamiseks Jumala vastu, et pilgata Tema nime ja tema telki, neid, kes taevas elavad.

7 Ja temale anti võimus pidada sõda pühadega ja nad ära võita; ja temale anti meelevald iga suguharu ja rahva ja keele ja rahvahõimu üle.

8 Ja teda hakkavad kummardama kõik, kes maa peal elavad, kelle nimed maailma algusest ei ole kirjutatud tapetud Talle eluraamatusse.

9 Kui kellelgi on kõrv, siis ta kuulgu!

10 Kui keegi viib vangi, siis ta ise satub vangi; kui keegi tapab mõõgaga, siis tapetakse teda ennast mõõgaga. Siin on pühade kannatlikkus ja usk.

11 Ja ma nägin teist metsalist tõusvat maa seest; ja sel oli kaks sarve otsekui tallel ja ta rääkis nagu lohe.

12 Ja ta teeb kõik esimese metsalise võimuga tema ees. Ja ta teeb, et maa ja need, kes seal peal elavad, kummardavad esimest metsalist, kelle surmahaav oli paranenud.

13 Ja ta teeb suuri tunnustähti, nõnda et ta inimeste ees laseb tuldki tulla taevast alla maa peale.

14 Ja ta eksitab neid, kes maa peal elavad, tunnustähtedega, mis temale on antud teha esimese metsalise ees, ning käsib neid, kes maa peal elavad, teha kuju metsalisele, kellel oli mõõga haav ja kes virgus ellu.

15 Ja temale anti meelevald anda metsalise kujule vaim, et ka metsalise kuju räägiks ja teeks, et need, kes iialgi ei kummarda metsalise kuju, ära tapetaks.

16 Ja tema teeb, et kõik, nii pisukesed kui suured, nii rikkad kui vaesed, nii vabad kui orjad, võtavad märgi oma parema käe peale või oma otsaesisele,

17 ja et ükski muu ei saa osta ega müüa kui aga see, kellel on see märk: metsalise nimi või tema nime arv.

18 Siin on tarkus! Kellel on mõistust, see arvaku ära metsalise arv; sest see on inimese arv. Ja tema arv on kuussada kuuskümmend kuus.