Wahyu 13:13-16

13:13 He ¹  performed momentous signs, even making fire come down from heaven in front of people ²  13:14 and, by the signs he was permitted to perform on behalf of the beast, he deceived those who live on the earth. He told ³  those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who had been wounded by the sword, but still lived. 13:15 The second beast ⁴  was empowered ⁵  to give life ⁶  to the image of the first beast ⁷  so that it could speak, and could cause all those who did not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 13:16 He also caused ⁸  everyone (small and great, rich and poor, free and slave ⁹ ) to obtain a mark on their right hand or on their forehead.

[13:13]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[13:13]  ² tn This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo"), referring to both men and women.

[13:14]  ³ tn Grk “earth, telling.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in Greek.

[13:14]  sn He told followed by an infinitive (“to make an image…”) is sufficiently ambiguous in Greek that it could be taken as “he ordered” (so NIV) or “he persuaded” (so REB).

[13:15]  ⁴ tn Grk “it”; the referent (the second beast) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:15]  ⁵ tn Grk “it was given [permitted] to it [the second beast].”

[13:15]  ⁶ tn Grk “breath,” but in context the point is that the image of the first beast is made to come to life and speak.

[13:15]  ⁷ tn Grk “of the beast”; the word “first” has been supplied to specify the referent.

[13:16]  ⁸ tn Or “forced”; Grk “makes” (ποιεῖ, poiei).

[13:16]  ⁹ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.