585 B
585 B
another animal, one that looked like a leopard
This was not an actual leopard, but a symbolic animal that was similar to a leopard. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage)
four wings ... four heads
The four wings and four heads are symbols, but their meaning is unclear. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage)
it had four heads
"the animal had four heads"
It was given authority to rule
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Someone gave it authority to rule" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)