The prophets
The Beast from the Sea
John sees a beast rising out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads, with blasphemous names on its heads. It looks like a leopard, with feet like a bear's and a mouth like a lion's. The dragon gives it his power, throne, and great authority. One of its heads seems to have a fatal wound that is healed, and the whole earth follows in amazement after the beast and worships it. It speaks blasphemous words against God for forty-two months, makes war on the holy ones, and gains authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation. All whose names are not written in the Lamb's book of life worship it.
Revelation 13,1-10
1Then I saw a beast rising out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
Καὶ εἶδον ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης θηρίον ἀναβαῖνον, ἔχον κέρατα δέκα καὶ κεφαλὰς ἑπτά, καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν κεράτων αὐτοῦ δέκα διαδήματα, καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτοῦ ⸀ὀνόματα βλασφημίας.
2The beast I saw was like a leopard, but its feet were like a bear's and its mouth like a lion's. And the dragon gave it his power, his throne, and great authority.
καὶ τὸ θηρίον ὃ εἶδον ἦν ὅμοιον παρδάλει, καὶ οἱ πόδες αὐτοῦ ὡς ἄρκου, καὶ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ ὡς στόμα λέοντος. καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ δράκων τὴν δύναμιν αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐξουσίαν μεγάλην.
3One of its heads appeared to have been slain unto death, yet its fatal wound had been healed. And the whole earth was filled with wonder and followed the beast.
καὶ μίαν ἐκ τῶν κεφαλῶν αὐτοῦ ⸀ὡς ἐσφαγμένην εἰς θάνατον, καὶ ἡ πληγὴ τοῦ θανάτου αὐτοῦ ἐθεραπεύθη. καὶ ⸀ἐθαυμάσθη ⸂ὅλη ἡ γῆ⸃ ὀπίσω τοῦ θηρίου,
4They worshiped the dragon, because he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?"
καὶ προσεκύνησαν τῷ δράκοντι ⸂ὅτι ἔδωκεν⸃ τὴν ἐξουσίαν τῷ θηρίῳ, καὶ προσεκύνησαν τῷ θηρίῳ λέγοντες· Τίς ὅμοιος τῷ θηρίῳ, καὶ τίς ⸀δύναται πολεμῆσαι μετʼ αὐτοῦ;
5The beast was given a mouth that spoke great boasts and blasphemies, and it was given authority to act for forty-two months.
Καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ στόμα λαλοῦν μεγάλα καὶ ⸀βλασφημίας, καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ⸀ἐξουσία ποιῆσαι μῆνας ⸀τεσσεράκοντα δύο.
6It opened its mouth to blaspheme God—to slander his name and his dwelling, that is, those who dwell in heaven.
καὶ ἤνοιξε τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ εἰς ⸀βλασφημίας πρὸς τὸν θεόν, βλασφημῆσαι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν σκηνὴν αὐτοῦ, τοὺς ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ σκηνοῦντας.
7It was allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and language and nation.
καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ποιῆσαι πόλεμον μετὰ τῶν ἁγίων καὶ νικῆσαι αὐτούς, καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ἐξουσία ἐπὶ πᾶσαν φυλὴν καὶ λαὸν καὶ γλῶσσαν καὶ ἔθνος.
8All who dwell on the earth will worship it—everyone whose name has not been written, from the foundation of the world, in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.[^1]
[^1]: Or: in the book of life belonging to the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
καὶ προσκυνήσουσιν ⸀αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ⸀οὗ οὐ γέγραπται τὸ ὄνομα ⸀αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τῆς ζωῆς τοῦ ἀρνίου τοῦ ἐσφαγμένου ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου.
9Whoever has an ear, let him hear.
Εἴ τις ἔχει οὖς ἀκουσάτω.
10If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he goes. If anyone is to be killed by the sword, by the sword he will be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.
εἴ τις ⸂εἰς αἰχμαλωσίαν, εἰς αἰχμαλωσίαν⸃ ὑπάγει· εἴ τις ἐν μαχαίρῃ ⸀ἀποκτανθῆναι αὐτὸν ἐν μαχαίρῃ ἀποκτανθῆναι. ὧδέ ἐστιν ἡ ὑπομονὴ καὶ ἡ πίστις τῶν ἁγίων.