V 001 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.
V 002 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.
V 003 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.
V 004 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?
V 005 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.
V 006 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his
name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
V 007 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.
V 008 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.
V 009 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
V 010 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.
V 011 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.
V 012 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.
V 013 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from
heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
V 014 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.
V 015 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.
V 016 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:
V 017 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.
V 018 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. |
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الوحشان
1-
ورَأيتُ وَحشًا خارِجًا مِنَ البحرِ، لَه سَبعةُ رُؤوسٍ
وعَشَرَةُ قُرونٍ، على قُرونِهِ عَشَرَةُ تيجانٍ، وعلى
رُؤوسِهِ أسماءُ التَّجديفِ.
2-
وهذا الوَحشُ الذي رَأيتُهُ
كانَ يُشبِهُ النَّمِرَ، ولَه قَوائِمُ كقَوائِمِ الدُّبِّ
وفَمٌ كفَمِ الأسَدِ. فأعطاهُ التِّنِّينُ قُدرَتَهُ
وعَرشَهُ وسُلطانًا واسِعًا.
3-
وظهَرَ أحَدُ رُؤوسِ الوَحشِ
كأنَّهُ مَجروحٌ حتى المَوتِ فشُفِيَ مِنْ جُرحِهِ المُميتِ،
فتَعَجَّبَتِ الأرضُ كُلُّها وسارَت وراءَ الوَحشِ.
4-
وسجَدَ
الناسُ لِلتِّنِّينِ لأنَّهُ أعطى الوَحشَ سُلطانَهُ،
وسَجَدوا لِلوحَشِ وقالوا: «مَنْ مِثلُ الوَحشِ؟ ومَنْ
يَقدِرُ أنْ يُحارِبَه؟«
5-
وأُعطِيَ الوَحشُ فَمًا يَنطِقُ بِكلامِ الكِبرياءِ
والتَّجديفِ، وأُعطِيَ سُلطانًا أنْ يَعمَلَ مُدَّةَ
اَثنَينِ وأربعينَ شَهرًا.
6-
فأخَذَ يجدِّفُ على الله،
فجدَّفَ على اَسمِهِ ومَقامِهِ وعلى السَّاكِنينَ في
السَّماءِ.
7-
وأُعطِيَ القُدرَةَ على أنْ يُحارِبَ
القِدِّيسينَ وَيَغلِبَهُم، كما أُعطِيَ سُلطانًا على كُلِّ
قَبيلَةٍ وشَعبٍ ولِسانٍ وأُمَّةٍ،
8-
فيَسجُدُ لَه سُكانُ
الأرضِ كُلُّهُم، أولَئِكَ الذينَ أسماؤُهُم غَيرُ مكتوبَةٍ
مُنذُ بَدءِ العالَمِ في كِتابِ الحياةِ، كِتابِ الحَمَلِ
الذَّبيحِ.
9-
مَنْ كانَ لَه أُذنانِ فليَسمَعْ!
10-
مَنْ كُتِبَ علَيهِ أنْ
يُساقَ إلى الأسرِ، فإلى الأسرِ يُساقُ، ومَنْ كُتِبَ
علَيهِ أنْ يُقتَلَ بِالسَّيفِ، فبِالسَّيفِ
يُقتَلُ. هُنا صَبرُ القِدِّيسينَ وإيمانُهُم.
11-
ثُمَ رأيتُ وَحشًا آخرَ خارِجًا مِنَ الأرضِ، ولَه
قَرنانِ كَقَرنَي الخَروفِ، ولكِنَّهُ يَنطِقُ مِثلَ
التِّنِّينِ.
12-
فمارَسَ كُلَ سُلطَةِ الوَحشِ
الأوَّلِ بِمَحضَرٍ مِنهُ، فحمَلَ الأرضَ وسُكانَها
على السُّجودِ لِلوَحشِ الأوَّلِ الذي شُفِيَ مِنْ
جُرحِهِ المُميتِ،
13-
وصنَعَ مُعجِزاتٍ عَظيمَةً حتى
إنَّهُ أنزَلَ على الأرضِ نارًا مِنَ السَّماءِ
بِمَشهَدٍ مِنَ الناسِ،
14-
وخدَعَ سُكانَ الأرضِ
بِهَذِهِ المُعجِزاتِ التي نالَ القُدرَةَ على أنْ
يَصنَعَها بِمَشهَدٍ مِنَ الوَحشِ الأوَّلِ. وأمَرَ
سُكانَ الأرضِ بأنْ يَصنَعوا صُورَةً لِلوَحشِ الذي
جَرحَهُ السَّيفُ ومعَ ذلِكَ عاشَ
15-
ونالَ القُدرَةَ
على أنْ يَنفُخَ في صُورَةِ الوَحشِ رُوحًا حتى
تتَكَلَّمَ، وأنْ يَقتُلَ جميعَ الذينَ لا يَسجُدونَ
لِصُورَةِ الوَحشِ،
16-
وأنْ يَحمِلَ جميعَ الناسِ،
صِغارًا وكِبارًا، أغنياءَ وفُقَراءَ، عَبيدًا
وأحرارًا، على أنْ يَضَعوا سِمَةً على يَدِهِمِ
اليُمنى أو جَبْهَتِهِم،
17-
فلا يَقدِرُ أحدٌ أنْ
يَشتَريَ أو يَبيعَ إلاّ إذا كانَ علَيهِ سِمَةِ
باَسمِ الوَحشِ أو بِعَدَدِ اَسمِهِ.
18-
وهُنا لا بُدَ مِنَ الحِكمَةِ: مَنْ كانَ ذكِيُا
فليَحسبْ عدَدَ اَسمِ الوَحشِ. هوَ عدَدُ اَسمِ
إنسانٍ وعدَدُهُ سِتُّمئةٍ وسِتَّةِ وسِتُّونَ.
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