啟示錄
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第十三章

海中的獸和地上的獸
1 我又看見一隻獸從海里上來，有十角七頭，十角上戴着十個皇冠，七頭上有褻瀆的名號。
2 我所看見的獸，樣子好像豹，腳像熊的腳，口像獅子的口。龍把自己的能力、王位和大權柄，都交給了它。
3 獸的七頭中有一個似乎受了致命傷，但那致命傷卻醫好了。全地的人都很驚奇，跟從那獸。
4 因為龍把權柄交給了獸，大家就拜龍，也拜獸，說：“有誰可以跟這獸相比？有誰能與它作戰呢？”
5 龍又給了那獸一張說誇大和褻瀆話的嘴巴，也給了它權柄可以任意而行四十二個月。
6 獸就開口向　神說褻瀆的話，褻瀆他的名和他的帳幕，以及那些住在天上的。
7 它得了允許能跟聖徒作戰，並且能勝過他們；又有權柄給了它，可以管轄各支派、各民族、各方言、各邦國。
8 所有住在地上的人，名字沒有記在創世以來被殺的羊羔之生命冊上的，都要拜它。
9 凡有耳的，就應當聽！
10 如果人應該被俘擄，就必被俘擄；如果人應該被刀殺，就必被刀殺。在這裡聖徒要有忍耐和信心！
11 我又看見另一隻獸從地里上來。它有兩個角好像羊羔，說話好像龍。
12 它在頭一隻獸面前，行使頭一隻獸的一切權柄。它使全地和住在地上的人，都拜那受過致命傷而醫好了的頭一隻獸。
13 它又行大奇事，甚至在人面前叫火從天上降在地上。
14 它得了能力，在頭一隻獸面前能行奇事，迷惑了住在地上的人，吩咐住在地上的人，要為那受過刀傷而還活着的獸做個像。
15 又有能力賜給它，可以把氣息給獸像，使獸像能夠說話，並且能夠殺害那些不拜獸像的人。
16 那從地里上來的獸，又要所有的人，無論大小貧富，自由的和作奴隸的，都在右手或額上，給自己作個記號。
17 這記號就是獸的名字或獸名的數字，除了那有記號的，誰也不能買，誰也不能賣。
18 在這裡要有智慧。有悟性的人，就讓他計算獸的數字，因為這是人的數字，它的數字是六百六十六。

1 And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. He had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on his 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 astonished and followed the beast.
4 Men 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 make war against him?"
5 The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty-two months.
6 He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.
7 He was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he 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 book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world.
9 He who has an ear, let him hear.
10 If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword he will be killed. This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of the saints.
11 Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon.
12 He exercised all the authority of the first beast on his behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed.
13 And he performed great and miraculous signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in full view of men.
14 Because of the signs he was given power to do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived the inhabitants of the earth. He ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
15 He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed.
16 He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead,
17 so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.
18 This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666.