< Revelation 13 >

1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names.
و او بر ریگ دریا ایستاده بود.۱
2 The beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.
و آن وحش را که دیدم، مانند پلنگ بود و پایهایش مثل پای خرس و دهانش مثل دهان شیر. و اژدها قوت خویش وتخت خود و قوت عظیمی به وی داد.۲
3 One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled at the beast.
و یکی ازسرهایش را دیدم که تا به موت کشته شد و از آن زخم مهلک شفا یافت و تمامی جهان در‌پی این وحش در حیرت افتادند.۳
4 They worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”
و آن اژدها را که قدرت به وحش داده بود، پرستش کردند و وحش را سجده کرده، گفتند که «کیست مثل وحش وکیست که با وی می‌تواند جنگ کند؟»۴
5 A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him.
و به وی دهانی داده شد که به کبر و کفر تکلم می‌کند؛ و قدرتی به او عطا شد که مدت چهل ودو ماه عمل کند.۵
6 He opened his mouth for blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, his dwelling, and those who dwell in heaven.
پس دهان خود را به کفرهای برخدا گشود تا بر اسم او و خیمه او و سکنه آسمان کفر گوید.۶
7 It was given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. Authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation was given to him.
و به وی داده شد که با مقدسین جنگ کند و بر ایشان غلبه یابد؛ و تسلط بر هر قبیله وقوم و زبان و امت، بدو عطا شد.۷
8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.
و جمیع ساکنان جهان، جز آنانی که نامهای ایشان در دفتر حیات بره‌ای که از بنای عالم ذبح شده بود مکتوب است، او را خواهند پرستید.۸
9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear.
اگر کسی گوش داردبشنود.۹
10 If anyone is to go into captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, he must be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.
اگر کسی اسیر نماید به اسیری رود، واگر کسی به شمشیر قتل کند، می‌باید او به شمشیرکشته گردد. در اینجاست صبر و ایمان مقدسین.۱۰
11 I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon.
و دیدم وحش دیگری را که از زمین بالامی آید و دو شاخ مثل شاخهای بره داشت و ماننداژدها تکلم می‌نمود؛۱۱
12 He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. He makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.
و با تمام قدرت وحش نخست، در حضور وی عمل می‌کند و زمین وسکنه آن را بر این وامی دارد که وحش نخست راکه از زخم مهلک شفا یافت، بپرستند.۱۲
13 He performs great signs, even making fire come down out of the sky to the earth in the sight of people.
ومعجزات عظیمه بعمل می‌آورد تا آتش را نیز ازآسمان در حضور مردم به زمین فرود آورد.۱۳
14 He deceives my own people who dwell on the earth because of the signs he was granted to do in front of the beast, saying to those who dwell on the earth that they should make an image to the beast who had the sword wound and lived.
وساکنان زمین را گمراه می‌کند، به آن معجزاتی که به وی داده شد که آنها را در حضور وحش بنماید. و به ساکنان زمین می‌گوید که صورتی را ازآن وحش که بعد از خوردن زخم شمشیر زیست نمود، بسازند.۱۴
15 It was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause as many as wouldn’t worship the image of the beast to be killed.
و به وی داده شد که آن صورت وحش را روح بخشد تا که صورت وحش سخن گوید و چنان کند که هر‌که صورت وحش راپرستش نکند، کشته گردد.۱۵
16 He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given marks on their right hands or on their foreheads;
و همه را از کبیرو صغیر و دولتمند و فقیر و غلام و آزاد براین وامی دارد که بر دست راست یا برپیشانی خود نشانی گذارند.۱۶
17 and that no one would be able to buy or to sell unless he has that mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.
و اینکه هیچ‌کس خرید و فروش نتواند کرد، جز کسی‌که نشان یعنی اسم یا عدد اسم وحش را داشته باشد.۱۷
18 Here is wisdom. He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is six hundred sixty-six.
در اینجا حکمت است. پس هر‌که فهم دارد، عدد وحش را بشمارد، زیرا که عددانسان است و عددش ششصد و شصت و شش است.۱۸

< Revelation 13 >