1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name 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 seat, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? 5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. 7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 9 If any man have an ear, let him hear. 10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. 11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power 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, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. 16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore 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.