¹ 灵将我举起，带到耶和华殿向东的东门。谁知，在门口有二十五个人，我见其中有民间的首领押朔的儿子雅撒尼亚和比拿雅的儿子毗拉提。

² 耶和华对我说：人子啊，这就是图谋罪孽的人，在这城中给人设恶谋。

³ 他们说：盖房屋的时候尚未临近；这城是锅，我们是肉。

⁴ 人子啊，因此你当说预言，说预言攻击他们。

⁵ 耶和华的灵降在我身上，对我说：你当说，耶和华如此说：以色列家啊，你们口中所说的，心里所想的，我都知道。

⁶ 你们在这城中杀人增多，使被杀的人充满街道。

⁷ 所以主耶和华如此说：你们杀在城中的人就是肉，这城就是锅；你们却要从其中被带出去。

⁸ 你们怕刀剑，我必使刀剑临到你们。这是主耶和华说的。

⁹ 我必从这城中带出你们去，交在外邦人的手中，且要在你们中间施行审判。

¹⁰ 你们必倒在刀下；我必在以色列的境界审判你们，你们就知道我是耶和华。

¹¹ 这城必不作你们的锅，你们也不作其中的肉。我必在以色列的境界审判你们，

¹² 你们就知道我是耶和华；因为你们没有遵行我的律例，也没有顺从我的典章，却随从你们四围列国的恶规。

¹³ 我正说预言的时候，比拿雅的儿子毗拉提死了。於是我俯伏在地，大声呼叫说：哎！主耶和华啊，你要将以色列剩下的人灭绝净尽麽？

¹⁴ 耶和华的话临到我说：

¹⁵ 人子啊，耶路撒冷的居民对你的弟兄、你的本族、你的亲属、以色列全家，就是对大众说：你们远离耶和华罢！这地是赐给我们为业的。

¹⁶ 所以你当说：耶和华如此说：我虽将以色列全家远远迁移到列国中，将他们分散在列邦内，我还要在他们所到的列邦，暂作他们的圣所。

¹⁷ 你当说：主耶和华如此说：我必从万民中招聚你们，从分散的列国内聚集你们，又要将以色列地赐给你们。

¹⁸ 他们必到那里，也必从其中除掉一切可憎可厌的物。

¹⁹ 我要使他们有合一的心，也要将新灵放在他们里面，又从他们肉体中除掉石心，赐给他们肉心，

²⁰ 使他们顺从我的律例，谨守遵行我的典章。他们要作我的子民，我要作他们的神。

²¹ 至於那些心中随从可憎可厌之物的，我必照他们所行的报应在他们头上。这是主耶和华说的。

²² 於是，基路伯展开翅膀，轮子都在他们旁边；在他们以上有以色列神的荣耀。

²³ 耶和华的荣耀从城中上升，停在城东的那座山上。

²⁴ 灵将我举起，在异象中藉着神的灵将我带进迦勒底地，到被掳的人那里；我所见的异象就离我上升去了。

²⁵ 我便将耶和华所指示我的一切事都说给被掳的人听。

¹ Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names.

² The beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.

³ One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled at the beast.

⁴ They worshiped the dragon, because he gave his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"

⁵ A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him.

⁶ He opened his mouth for blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his dwelling, those who dwell in heaven.

⁷ It was given to him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them. Authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation was given to him.

⁸ All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.

⁹ If anyone has an ear, let him hear.

¹⁰ If anyone is to go into captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, he must be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

¹¹ I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a dragon.

¹² He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. He makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.

¹³ He performs great signs, even making fire come down out of the sky to the earth in the sight of people.

¹⁴ He deceives my own people who dwell on the earth because of the signs he was granted to do in front of the beast; saying to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who had the sword wound and lived.

¹⁵ It was given to him to give breath to it, to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause as many as wouldn't worship the image of the beast to be killed.

¹⁶ He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given marks on their right hands, or on their foreheads;

¹⁷ and that no one would be able to buy or to sell, unless he has that mark, the name of the beast or the number of his name.

¹⁸ Here is wisdom. He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is six hundred sixty-six.