1 I stood on the sand by the sea-shore. There I saw a wild animal coming up out of the sea. It had seven heads and ten horns with a crown on each horn. There were names on each head that spoke bad words against God.

Então vi subir do mar uma besta que tinha dez chifres e sete cabeças, e sobre os seus chifres dez diademas, e sobre as suas cabeças nomes de blasfêmia.

2 T he wild animal I saw was covered with spots. It had feet like those of a bear. It had a mouth like that of a lion. The dragon gave this wild animal his own power and his own throne as king. The wild animal was given much power.

E a besta que vi era semelhante ao leopardo, e os seus pés como os de urso, e a sua boca como a de leão; e o dragão deu-lhe o seu poder e o seu trono e grande autoridade.

3 O ne of the heads of the wild animal looked as if it had been killed. But the bad cut given to kill him was healed. The whole world was surprised and wondered about this, and they followed after the wild animal.

Também vi uma de suas cabeças como se fora ferida de morte, mas a sua ferida mortal foi curada. Toda a terra se maravilhou, seguindo a besta,

4 T hey worshiped the dragon for giving this wild animal such power. And they worshiped this wild animal. They said, “Who is like this wild animal? Who can fight against it?”

e adoraram o dragão, porque deu ã besta a sua autoridade; e adoraram a besta, dizendo: Quem é semelhante ã besta? quem poderá batalhar contra ela?

5 T he animal was given a mouth which spoke words full of pride and it spoke very bad things against the Lord. It was given much power for forty-two months.

Foi-lhe dada uma boca que proferia arrogâncias e blasfêmias; e deu-se-lhe autoridade para atuar por quarenta e dois meses.

6 A nd it opened its mouth speaking very bad things against God. It spoke against God’s name and His house and against those living in heaven.

E abriu a boca em blasfêmias contra Deus, para blasfemar do seu nome e do seu tabernáculo e dos que habitam no céu.

7 I t was allowed to fight against the people who belong to God, and it had power to win over them. It had power over every family and every group of people and over people of every language and every nation.

Também lhe foi permitido fazer guerra aos santos, e vencê-los; e deu-se-lhe autoridade sobre toda tribo, e povo, e língua e nação.

8 E very person on the earth from the beginning of the world whose name has not been written in the book of life of the Lamb Who was killed will worship this animal.

E adora-la-ão todos os que habitam sobre a terra, esses cujos nomes não estão escritos no livro do Cordeiro que foi morto desde a fundação do mundo.

9 Y ou have ears! Then listen.

Se alguém tem ouvidos, ouça.

10 W hoever is to be tied and held will be held. Whoever kills with a sword must himself be killed with a sword. Now is when God’s people must have faith and not give up. The Second Animal—from the Land

Se alguém leva em cativeiro, em cativeiro irá; se alguém matar ã espada, necessário é que ã espada seja morto. Aqui está a perseverança e a fé dos santos.

11 T hen I saw another wild animal coming out of the earth. He had two horns like those of a lamb. His voice was like that of the dragon.

E vi subir da terra outra besta, e tinha dois chifres semelhantes aos de um cordeiro; e falava como dragão.

12 H e used the power of the first wild animal who was there with him. He made all the people on earth worship the first wild animal who had received the bad cut to kill him but was healed.

Também exercia toda a autoridade da primeira besta na sua presença; e fazia que a terra e os que nela habitavam adorassem a primeira besta, cuja ferida mortal fora curada.

13 T he second wild animal did great powerful works. It spoke and made those who did not worship the first wild animal to be killed.

E operava grandes sinais, de maneira que fazia até descer fogo do céu ã terra, ã vista dos homens;

14 H e fooled the men of the earth by doing powerful works. He did these things in front of the first wild animal. He told those who live on the earth to make a god that looks like the first wild animal. The first wild animal was the one that was cut by the sword but lived.

e, por meio dos sinais que lhe foi permitido fazer na presença da besta, enganava os que habitavam sobre a terra e lhes dizia que fizessem uma imagem ã besta que recebera a ferida da espada e vivia.

15 T he second wild animal was given power to give life to the false god. This false god was the one that was made to look like the first wild animal. It was given power to talk. All those who did not worship it would die.

Foi-lhe concedido também dar fôlego ã imagem da besta, para que a imagem da besta falasse, e fizesse que fossem mortos todos os que não adorassem a imagem da besta.

16 T he second wild animal made every person have a mark on their right hand or on their forehead. It was given to important men and to those not important, to rich men and poor men, to those who are free and to those who are servants.

E fez que a todos, pequenos e grandes, ricos e pobres, livres e escravos, lhes fosse posto um sinal na mão direita, ou na fronte,

17 N o one could buy or sell anything unless he had the mark on him. This mark was the name of the first wild animal or another way to write his name.

para que ninguém pudesse comprar ou vender, senão aquele que tivesse o sinal, ou o nome da besta, ou o número do seu nome.

18 T his is wisdom. Let the person who has good understanding learn the meaning of the other way to write the name of the first wild animal. This name is a man’s name. It is 666.

Aqui há sabedoria. Aquele que tem entendimento, calcule o número da besta; porque é o número de um homem, e o seu número é seiscentos e sessenta e seis.