Apocalipse 13

Various Vignettes

A beast from the sea

1 Καὶ ἐστάθην*εσταθην rell ¦ εσταθη 𝕻47ℵA,C,NU ἐπὶ τὴν ἄμμον τῆς θαλάσσης, καὶ εἶδον ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης Θηρίον ἀναβαῖνον, ἔχον κέρατα δέκα καὶ κεφαλὰς ἑπτά,*κερατα δεκα και κεφαλας επτα rell ¦ ∼ 45312 TR καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν κεράτων αὐτοῦ δέκα διαδήματα καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτοῦ ὀνόματα*ονοματα f35 Ma,b,e,f,g,h,i A,CP,RP,HF,OC[NU] ¦ ονομα Md,e,h 𝕻47ℵC,TR βλασφημίας. 2 Καὶ τὸ Θηρίον ὃ εἶδον ἦν ὅμοιον*ην ομοιον f35 Ma,f,g,h,i ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ ∼ 21 Mb,d ¦ 2 Me 𝕻47 παρδάλει, καὶ οἱ πόδες αὐτοῦ ὡς ἄρκτου,*αρκτου f35 Md,e,gpt,hpt,i CP,TR ¦ αρκου Ma,b,d,e,f,gpt,hpt,i 𝕻47ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU καὶ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ ὡς στόμα λέοντος. Καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ δράκων τὴν δύναμιν αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐξουσίαν μεγάλην. 3 Καὶ*και rell ¦ 1 ειδον TR μίαν ἐκ*εκ rell ¦ --- Me TR τῶν κεφαλῶν αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ*ωσει f35 Ma,b,f,g,i CP,RP,HF ¦ ως Md,e,h,i 𝕻47ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR ἐσφαγμένην εἰς θάνατον, καὶ ἡ πληγὴ τοῦ θανάτου αὐτοῦ ἐθεραπεύθη. Καὶ ἐθαύμασεν*εθαυμασεν f35 Ma,b,e,f,g,h,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ εθαυμασθη εν Md,e TR ¦ εθαυμασθη Md 𝕻47A,NU ¦ εθαυμαστωθη C ὅλη ἡ γῆ ὀπίσω τοῦ Θηρίου.

4 Καὶ προσεκύνησαν τῷ δράκοντι*τω δρακοντι rell ¦ τον δρακοντα ℵ,TR τῷ δεδωκότι*τω δεδωκοτι f35 Ma,e,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ οτι εδωκεν Mb,d,ept,h 𝕻47ℵA,C,NU ¦ ος εδωκεν Me TR τὴν*την rell ¦ --- TR ἐξουσίαν τῷ Θηρίῳ· καὶ προσεκύνησαν τῷ Θηρίῳ*και προσεκυνησαν τω θηριω rell ¦ 12 το θηριον Md A,TR ¦ --- Mept ¦ --- 𝕻47 omits a further four words λέγοντες, «Τίς ὅμοιος τῷ Θηρίῳ, καὶ*και f35 Ma,b,d,e,h,ipt 𝕻47ℵA,C,CP,RP,NU ¦ --- Ma,f,g,ipt HF,OC,TR τίς δυνατὸς*δυνατος f35 Ma,f,g,i CP,RP,HF ¦ δυναται Ma,b,d,e,h 𝕻47ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR πολεμῆσαι μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ;» 5 Καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ στόμα λαλοῦν μεγάλα, καὶ βλασφημίαν·*βλασφημιαν f35 Ma,e,f,gpt,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ βλασφημα Mb,d,e,h,i A ¦ βλασφημιας Ma,e,h,ipt 𝕻47ℵC,NU,TR ¦ βλασφημιαι Mg,h καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ἐξουσία πόλεμον ποιῆσαι*εξουσια πολεμον ποιησαι f35 Ma,b,ept,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ 13 Md,ept,h,i 𝕻47A,C,NU,TR ¦ 3 ο θελει ℵ μῆνας τεσσαράκοντα δύο.*τεσσαρακοντα δυο rell ¦ τεσσερακοντα 2 ℵC ¦ 1 και 2 Mgpt (A)[NU] ¦ μβ΄ Md,e,h 𝕻47 6 Καὶ ἤνοιξεν τὸ*το rell ¦ --- Ma,fpt στόμα αὐτοῦ εἰς βλασφημίαν*εις βλασφημιαν rell ¦ 1 βλασφημιας Mb ℵA,C,NU ¦ βλασφημησαι 𝕻47 πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, βλασφημῆσαι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν σκηνὴν αὐτοῦ, τοὺς*τους f35 Ma,b,f,g,hpt,ipt ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ και 1 Ma,d,e,hpt,ipt CP,TR ¦ --- 𝕻47 ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ σκηνοῦντας. 7 Καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ποιῆσαι πόλεμον*ποιησαι πολεμον f35 Ma,d,e,f,g,h,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF,NU ¦ ∼ 21 Mb OC,TR ¦ --- Me 𝕻47A,C (These MSS omit the whole first compound clause.) μετὰ τῶν ἁγίων καὶ νικῆσαι αὐτούς. Καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ἐξουσία ἐπὶ πᾶσαν φυλὴν*φυλην f35 Me 𝕻47,CP,TR ¦ 1 και λαον Ma,b,d,e,f,g,h,i ℵA(C)RP,HF,OC,NU καὶ γλῶσσαν καὶ ἔθνος. 8 Καὶ προσκυνήσουσιν αὐτῷ*αυτω f35 Ma,d,e,gpt,h,i ℵ,CP,RP,TR ¦ αυτον Ma,b,d,f,gpt,h,i 𝕻47A,C,HF,OC,NU πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὧν οὐ*ων ου rell ¦ 1 ουτε Ma,g ¦ ου ου C,NU ¦ 1 ℵ ¦ ουαι A γέγραπται τὸ ὄνομα*το ονομα f35 Ma,b,ept,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ 12 αυτου Mh A,C,NU ¦ τα ονοματα Md,ept,i TR ¦ τα ονοματα αυτων Mh 𝕻47ℵ ἐν τῷ Βιβλίῳ*τω βιβλιω 𝕻115 rell ¦ 2 C ¦ βιβλω ℵ[+11 assorted mss] ¦ τη βιβλω Me 𝕻47v,TR τῆς Ζωῆς τοῦ Ἀρνίου, τοῦ ἐσφαγμένου ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου.

9 Εἴ τις ἔχει οὖς, ἀκουσάτω. 10 Εἴ τις ἔχει αἰχμαλωσίαν, ὑπάγει·*εχει αιχμαλωσιαν υπαγει f35 Ma,e,f,gpt,i CP,RP,HF ¦ εις 23 Md,ept,h ℵC ¦ 2 συναγει Me ¦ 2 συναγει εις 23 TR ¦ εις 2 εις 23 A,NU ¦ εις 2 απαγει εις 23 Mb OC ¦ αιχμαλωτιζει εις 23 Mgpt ¦ 5 other readings (Render, "if anyone has captivity, he goes away"—anyone who has been appointed to captivity will certainly be taken away; being less than transparent the Text gave rise to evasive action.) εἴ τις ἐν μαχαίρᾳ ἀποκτένει,*αποκτενει (-εινει Md ℵ; -εννει Mbpt,h OC) f35 Ma,b,d,e,g,h,ipt (ℵ)C,CP,RP(OC)TR ¦ --- Ma,f,ipt HF ¦ αποκτανθηναι A,NU (OC is in small print.) δεῖ αὐτὸν ἐν μαχαίρᾳ*εν μαχαιρα f35 Mb,d,e,g,h (ℵA,C)CP,RP,OC(NU)TR ¦ --- Ma,f,i HF ἀποκτανθῆναι. Ὧδέ ἐστιν ἡ ὑπομονὴ καὶ ἡ πίστις τῶν ἁγίων.

A beast from the land

11 Καὶ εἶδον ἄλλο θηρίον ἀναβαῖνον ἐκ τῆς γῆς, καὶ εἶχεν κέρατα δύο*δυο f35 Ma,b,d,e,g,h,i2/7 (𝕻47)ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ --- Ma,f,i (OC is in small print.) ὅμοια ἀρνίῳ καὶ ἐλάλει ὡς δράκων. 12 Καὶ τὴν ἐξουσίαν τοῦ πρώτου Θηρίου πᾶσαν ποιεῖ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐποίει*εποιει f35 Ma,e,f,g,h,ipt CP,RP,HF ¦ ποιει Md,e,g,h,ipt 𝕻47ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR ¦ ποιησει Mb τὴν γῆν καὶ τοὺς ἐν αὐτῇ κατοικοῦντας*εν αυτη κατοικουντας rell ¦ ∼ 312 C,TR ἵνα προσκυνήσωσιν*ινα προσκυνησωσιν rell ¦ 1 προσκυνησουσιν 𝕻47A,C,NU ¦ προσκυνιν ℵ τὸ Θηρίον τὸ πρῶτον, οὗ ἐθεραπεύθη ἡ πληγὴ τοῦ θανάτου αὐτοῦ. 13 Καὶ ποιεῖ σημεῖα μεγάλα, καὶ πῦρ ἵνα*και πυρ ινα f35 Ma,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ ∼ 312 ποιη Mept,h ℵA(C)NU,TR ¦ ∼ 312 ποιει Mept ¦ ∼ 312 ποιηση Mb 𝕻47 ¦ ∼ 3 εν πλανη ποιη 2 Md ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβαίνῃ*εκ του ουρανου καταβαινη f35 Ma,f,(g),i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ 123 καταβηναι Mb 𝕻47 ¦ 123 καταβαινειν Md,hpt A(C)NU ¦ ∼ καταβαινειν 123 Me,hpt ℵ,TR ἐπὶ*επι f35 Ma,f,g,i 𝕻47,CP,RP,HF ¦ εις Mb,d,e,h ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR τὴν γῆν ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀνθρώπων. 14 Καὶ πλανᾷ τοὺς ἐμούς,*τους εμους f35 Ma,f,ipt CP,RP,HF ¦ --- Mb,d,e,g,h,ipt 𝕻47ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, διὰ τὰ σημεῖα ἃ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ποιῆσαι ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θηρίου, λέγων τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ποιῆσαι εἰκόνα τῷ θηρίῳ, ὃ εἶχεν*ο ειχεν f35 Ma,e,f,h,i CP,RP,HF ¦ ω 2 Mg ¦ 1 εχει Mept,hpt ℵ,TR ¦ ος εχει Mb,d,e 𝕻47A,C,NU ¦ ος 2 OC τὴν πληγὴν*την πληγην f35 Mb,d,e,g,h,i 𝕻47A,C,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ 2 Ma,f,i HF ¦ πληγης ℵ τῆς μαχαίρας καὶ ἔζησεν.*της μαχαιρας και εζησεν f35 Mb,d,e,h,i CP,OC,TR ¦ 1 μαχαιρης 34 (𝕻47)ℵA,C,NU ¦ ∼ 34 απο 12 Ma,f,gpt,i RP,HF ¦ ∼ 34 απο της πληγης 12 Mgpt 15 Καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ πνεῦμα δοῦναι*πνευμα δουναι f35 Ma,b,e,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ ∼ 21 Md,e,h,i ℵA,NU,TR ¦ 1 C τῇ εἰκόνι τοῦ Θηρίου, ἵνα καὶ λαλήσῃ ἡ εἰκὼν τοῦ Θηρίου, καὶ ποιήσῃ*ποιηση rell ¦ ποιησει Mbpt,dpt,e,g ℵ ¦ C omits whole sentence ὅσοι*οσοι rell ¦ ινα 1 A[NU] ἐὰν*εαν f35 Ma,b,f,g,h,i A,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ αν Md,e,hpt ℵ,TR ¦ --- Mh CP μὴ προσκυνήσωσιν τῇ εἰκόνι*τη εικονι rell ¦ την εικονα Mept A,TR τοῦ Θηρίου ἵνα*ινα f35 Mept CP,OC,TR ¦ --- Ma,b,d,ept,f,g,h,i 𝕻47vℵA,C,RP,HF,NU (OC is in small print.) ἀποκτανθῶσιν. 16 Καὶ ποιεῖ πάντας—τοὺς μικροὺς καὶ τοὺς μεγάλους, καὶ τοὺς πλουσίους καὶ τοὺς πτωχούς, καὶ τοὺς ἐλευθέρους καὶ τοὺς δούλους—ἵνα δῶσιν*δωσιν f35 Mb,d2/7,ept,hpt,i ℵA,C,CP,NU ¦ δωσωσιν Mapt,d,f,g,ipt RP,HF ¦ δωσουσιν Ma,e,f,i OC ¦ δωση Me,hpt TR αὐτοῖς χαράγματα*χαραγματα f35 Ma,f,g,ipt 𝕻47,CP,RP,HF ¦ χαραγμα Mb,d,e,h,ipt ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR ἐπὶ τῆς*της f35 Ma,b,d,e,g,h,i 𝕻47ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ --- Ma,f,i χειρὸς αὐτῶν τῆς δεξιᾶς, ἢ ἐπὶ τῶν μετώπων*των μετωπων f35 Ma,b,d,e 𝕻47(CP)OC,TR ¦ το μετωπον Ma,b,f,g,h,i ℵA,RP,HF,NU ¦ του μετωπου C αὐτῶν, 17 καὶ ἵνα μή τις δύνηται*δυνηται f35 Ma,b,d,e,h,i 𝕻47ℵA,C,CP,OC,NU,TR ¦ δυναται Ma,d,e,f,g,h,i RP,HF ἀγοράσαι ἢ πωλῆσαι εἰ μὴ ὁ ἔχων τὸ χάραγμα, τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Θηρίου*το ονομα του θηριου rell ¦ η 1234 𝕻47,CP,TR ¦ του ονοματος 34 Me C ¦ ∼ 34 η 12 αυτου Mh ℵ ἢ τὸν ἀριθμὸν τοῦ ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ. 18 Ὧδε ἡ σοφία ἐστίν· ὁ ἔχων νοῦν*νουν rell ¦ τον 1 Mept TR ¦ ουν 𝕻47 ¦ ους Mgpt ℵ ψηφισάτω τὸν ἀριθμὸν τοῦ Θηρίου, ἀριθμὸς γὰρ ἀνθρώπου ἐστίν—καὶ*και f35 Ma,d,e,h,ipt A,C,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ --- Ma,b,(e),f,g,ipt (𝕻47ℵ)HF ὁ ἀριθμὸς αὐτοῦ ἐστιν*εστιν f35 Md,e,h,i 𝕻47C,CP,RP ¦ --- Ma,b,e,f,g,i ℵA,HF,OC,NU,TR χξς΄.*χξς΄ rell ¦ εξακοσια εξηκοντα εξ Ma,e,g,h RP ¦ εξακοσιοι εξηκοντα εξ (ℵ)A,CP,NU ¦ χξ και ς Me ¦ εξακοσιαι δεκα εξ C ¦ χις 𝕻115 (I have argued elsewhere that the economic factor that dictated abbreviated forms for numbers and frequent nouns would not have been present when the Autographs were being penned, but since this particular number has to fit on hands and foreheads—of course a chip under the skin [that some are already receiving] will hold any amount of information—and the middle letter does resemble a snake. Actually, both 𝕻47 and 𝕻115 have the three letters, and the third letter in both is a clear sigma, not a stigma. However, since sigma = 200, it is impossible in this position, so we may assume that a stigma was intended.)