Revelation 13

1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea; and I saw a beast rising out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and upon its horns ten diadems, and upon its heads names of blasphemy.

Og jeg stod paa Sandet ved Havet. Og jeg saa et Dyr stige op af Havet, som havde ti Horn og syv Hoveder, og paa sine Horn ti Kroner, og paa sine Hoveder Bespottelsens Navne.

2 And the beast which I saw was like to a leopardess, and its feet as of a bear, and its mouth as a lion's mouth; and the dragon gave to it his power, and his throne, and great authority;

Og Dyret, som jeg saa, var ligt en Panter, og dets Fødder som en Bjørns, og dets Mund som en Løves Mund; og Dragen gav det sin Kraft og sin Trone og stor Magt.

3 and one of his heads [was] as slain to death, and his wound of death had been healed: and the whole earth wondered after the beast.

Og jeg saa et af dets Hoveder ligesom saaret til Døden, og dets dødelige Saar blev lægt, og al Jorden fulgte undrende efter Dyret.

4 And they did homage to the dragon, because he gave the authority to the beast; and they did homage to the beast, saying, Who [is] like to the beast? and who can make war with it?

Og de tilbade Dragen, fordi den havde givet Dyret Magten; og de tilbade Dyret og sagde: Hvem er Dyret lig? hvem mægter at kæmpe imod det?

5 And there was given to it a mouth, speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to it authority to pursue its career forty-two months.

Og der blev givet det en Mund til at tale store Ord og Bespottelser, og der blev givet det Magt til at virke i to og fyrretyve Maaneder.

6 And it opened its mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle, and those who have their tabernacle in the heaven.

Og det aabnede sin Mund til Bespottelser imod Gud, til at bespotte hans Navn og hans Telt, dem, som bo i Himmelen.

7 And there was given to it to make war with the saints, and to overcome them; and there was given to it authority over every tribe, and people, and tongue, and nation;

Og der blev givet det at føre Krig imod de hellige og at overvinde dem; og der blev givet det Magt over hver Stamme og Folk og Tungemaal og Folkeslag.

8 and all that dwell on the earth shall do it homage, [every one] whose name had not been written from [the] founding of [the] world in the book of life of the slain Lamb.

Og alle, som bo paa Jorden, skulle tilbede ham, enhver, hvis Navn ikke fra Verdens Grundlæggelse er skrevet i Lammets, det slagtedes, Livets Bog.

9 If any one has an ear, let him hear.

Dersom nogen har Øre, han høre!

10 If any one [leads] into captivity, he goes into captivity. If any one shall kill with [the] sword, he must with [the] sword be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

Dersom nogen fører andre i Fængsel, han kommer selv i Fængsel; dersom nogen dræber med Sværd, han skal dræbes med Sværd. Her gælder det de helliges Udholdenhed og Tro.

11 And I saw another beast rising out of the earth; and it had two horns like to a lamb, and spake as a dragon;

Og jeg saa et andet Dyr stige op af Jorden, og det havde to Horn ligesom et Lam og talte som en Drage,

12 and it exercises all the authority of the first beast before it, and causes the earth and those that dwell in it to do homage to the first beast, whose wound of death was healed.

Og det udøver hele det første Dyrs Magt for dets Aasyn og faar Jorden og dem, som bo derpaa, til at tilbede det første Dyr, hvis dødelige Saar blev lægt.

13 And it works great signs, that it should cause even fire to come down from heaven to the earth before men.

Og det gør store Tegn, saa at det endog faar Ild til at falde ned fra Himmelen paa Jorden for Menneskenes Aasyn.

14 And it deceives those that dwell upon the earth by reason of the signs which it was given to it to work before the beast, saying to those that dwell upon the earth to make an image to the beast, which has the wound of the sword, and lived.

Og det forfører dem, som bo paa Jorden, for de Tegns Skyld, som det blev givet det at gøre for Dyrets Aasyn, og siger til dem, som bo paa Jorden, at de skulle gøre et Billede af Dyret, ham, som har Sværdhugget og kom til Live.

15 And it was given to it to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should also speak, and should cause that as many as should not do homage to the image of the beast should be killed.

Og det fik Magt til at give Dyrets Billede Aand, saa at Dyrets Billede endog kunde tale og gøre, at alle de, der ikke vilde tilbede Dyrets Billede, skulde ihjelslaas.

16 And it causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bondmen, that they should give them a mark upon their right hand or upon their forehead;

Og det faar alle, baade smaa og store, baade rige og fattige, baade frie og. Trælle, til at sætte sig et Mærke paa deres højre Haand eller paa deres Pande,

17 and that no one should be able to buy or sell save he that had the mark, the name of the beast, or the number of its name.

for at ingen skal kunne købe eller sælge uden den, som har Mærket, Dyrets Navn eller dets Navns Tal.

18 Here is wisdom. He that has understanding let him count the number of the beast: for it is a man's number; and its number [is] six hundred [and] sixty-six.

Her gælder det Visdom! Den, som har Forstand, udregne Dyrets Tal; thi det er et Menneskes Tal, og dets Tal er 666.