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Martedi, 14 maggio 2024 - San Mattia ( Letture di oggi)

Revelation 13


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KING JAMES BIBLEBIBLIA
1 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.1 Y vi surgir del mar una Bestia que tenía diez cuernos y siete cabezas, y en sus cuernos diez diademas, y en sus cabezas títulos blasfemos.
2 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.2 La Bestia que vi se parecía a un leopardo, con las patas como de oso, y las fauces como fauces de león: y el Dragón le dio su poder y su trono y gran poderío.
3 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.3 Una de sus cabezas parecía herida de muerte, pero su llaga mortal se le curó; entonces la tierra entera siguió maravillada a la Bestia.
4 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?4 Y se postraron ante el Dragón, porque había dado el poderío a la Bestia , y se postraron ante la Bestia diciendo: «¿Quién como la Bestia? ¿Y quién puede luchar contra ella?»
5 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.5 Le fue dada una boca que profería grandezas y blasfemias, y se le dio poder de actuar durante 42 meses;
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.6 y ella abrió su boca para blasfemar contra Dios: para blasfemar de su nombre y de su morada y de los que moran en el cielo.
7 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.7 Se le concedió hacer la guerra a los santos y vencerlos; se le concedió poderío sobre toda raza, pueblo, lengua y nación.
8 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.8 Y la adorarán todos los habitantes de la tierra cuyo nombre no está inscrito, desde la creación del mundo, en el libro de la vida del Cordero degollado.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.9 El que tenga oídos, oiga.
10 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.10 «El que a la cárcel, a la cárcel ha de ir; el que ha de morir a espada, a espada ha de morir». Aquí se requiere la paciencia y la fe de los santos.
11 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.11 Vi luego otra Bestia que surgía de la tierra y tenía dos cuernos como de cordero, pero hablaba como una serpiente.
12 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.12 Ejerce todo el poder de la primera Bestia en servicio de ésta, haciendo que la tierra y sus habitantes adoren a la primera Bestia, cuya herida mortal había sido curada.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,13 Realiza grandes señales, hasta hacer bajar ante la gente fuego del cielo a la tierra;
14 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.14 y seduce a los habitantes de la tierra con las señales que le ha sido concedido obrar al servicio de la Bestia, diciendo a los habitantes de la tierra que hagan una imagen en honor de la Bestia que, teniendo la herida de la espada, revivió.
15 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.15 Se le concedió infundir el aliento a la imagen de la Bestia, de suerte que pudiera incluso hablar la imagen de la Bestia y hacer que fueran exterminados cuantos no adoraran la imagen de la Bestia.
16 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:16 Y hace que todos, pequeños y grandes, ricos y pobres, libres y esclavos, se hagan una marca en la mano derecha o en la frente,
17 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.17 y que nadie pueda comprar nada ni vender, sino el que lleve la marca con el nombre de la Bestia o con la cifra de su nombre.
18 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.18 ¡Aquí está la sabiduría! Que el inteligente calcule la cifra de la Bestia; pues es la cifra de un hombre. Su cifra es 666.