1 et vidi de mare bestiam ascendentem
habentem capita septem et cornua decem
et super cornua eius decem diademata
et super capita eius nomina blasphemiae
2 et bestiam quam vidi similis erat pardo
et pedes eius sicut ursi et os eius sicut os leonis
et dedit illi draco virtutem suam et potestatem magnam
3 et unum de capitibus suis quasi occisum in
mortem
et plaga mortis eius curata est
et admirata est universa terra post bestiam
4 et adoraverunt draconem quia dedit potestatem bestiae
et adoraverunt bestiam dicentes
quis similis bestiae et quis poterit pugnare cum ea
5 et datum est ei os loquens magna et
blasphemiae
et data est illi potestas
facere menses quadraginta duo
6 et aperuit os suum in blasphemias ad Deum
blasphemare nomen eius
et tabernaculum eius et eos qui in caelo habitant
7 et datum est illi bellum facere cum sanctis
et vincere illos
et data est ei potestas in omnem tribum et populum
et linguam et gentem
8 et adorabunt eum omnes qui inhabitant
terram
quorum non sunt scripta nomina in libro vitae agni
qui occisus est ab origine mundi
9 si quis habet aurem audiat
10 qui in captivitatem in captivitatem vadit
qui in gladio occiderit oportet eum gladio occidi
hic est patientia et fides sanctorum
11 et vidi aliam bestiam ascendentem de terra
et habebat cornua duo similia agni et loquebatur sicut draco
12 et potestatem prioris bestiae omnem faciebat in conspectu eius
et facit terram et inhabitantes in
eam
adorare bestiam primam cuius curata est plaga mortis
13 et fecit signa magna
ut etiam ignem faceret de caelo descendere in terram
in conspectu hominum
14 et seducit habitantes terram
propter signa quae data sunt illi facere in conspectu bestiae
dicens habitantibus in terra
ut faciant imaginem bestiae quae habet plagam gladii et vixit
15 et datum est illi ut daret spiritum imagini bestiae
ut et loquatur imago bestiae
et faciat quicumque non adoraverint
imaginem bestiae occidantur
16 et faciet omnes pusillos et magnos
et divites et pauperes et liberos et servos
habere caracter in dextera manu
aut in frontibus suis
17 et ne quis possit emere aut vendere
nisi qui habet caracter
nomen bestiae
aut numerum nominis eius
18 hic sapientia est
qui habet intellectum conputet numerum bestiae
numerus enim hominis est
et numerus eius est sescenti sexaginta sex
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.