¹And I stood upon the sand of the sea; and I saw a beast rising out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and upon its horns ten diadems, and upon its heads names of blasphemy.

¹[Ny amin'ny biby roa izay mpanompon'ny dragona] Ary hitako fa, indro, nisy bibi-dia niakatra avy tamin'ny ranomasina, nanan-tandroka folo sy loha fito, ary tamin'ny tandrony dia nisy diadema folo; ary tamin'ny lohany dia nisy anarana fitenenan-dratsy. [ Gr. blasfemia; izahao Mat. IX, 3]

²And the beast which I saw was like to a leopardess, and its feet as of a bear, and its mouth as a lion's mouth; and the dragon gave to it his power, and his throne, and great authority;

²Ary ny bibi-dia izay efa hitako dia tahaka ny leoparda, ary ny tongony tahaka ny an'ny bera, ary ny vavany tahaka ny vavan'ny liona; ary ilay dragona nanome azy ny heriny sy ny seza fiandrianany ary fahefana lehibe.

³and one of his heads [was] as slain to death, and his wound of death had been healed: and the whole earth wondered after the beast.

³Ary hitako ny lohany anankiray, izay toa voa ka efa ho faty; nefa sitrana ihany ilay feriny saiky nahafaty azy; ary gaga ny tany rehetra nanaraka ilay bibi-dia.

⁴And they did homage to the dragon, because he gave the authority to the beast; and they did homage to the beast, saying, Who [is] like to the beast? and who can make war with it?

⁴Ary dia niankohoka teo anoloan'ilay dragona ireo, satria izy no nanome ny fahefana ho an'ny bibi-dia; ary niankohoka teo anoloan'ny bibi-dia koa ireo ka nanao hoe: Iza no tahaka ny bibi-dia? ary iza no mahay miady aminy?

⁵And there was given to it a mouth, speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to it authority to pursue its career forty-two months.

⁵Dia nomena lela miteny zavatra mihoapampana sy fitenenan-dratsy izy, ary nomena fahefana mba hiasa roa amby efa-polo volana. [ Gr. vava] [ Gr. manao blasfemia; izahao Mat. IX. 3] [ Na: haharitra]

⁶And it opened its mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle, and those who have their tabernacle in the heaven.

⁶Ary nanokatra ny vavany hiteny ratsy an'Andriamanitra izy, dia ny hiteny ratsy ny anarany sy ny tabernakeliny, dia ireo mitoetra any an-danitra. [ Gr. manao blasfemia; izahao Mat. IX. 3]

⁷And there was given to it to make war with the saints, and to overcome them; and there was given to it authority over every tribe, and people, and tongue, and nation;

⁷Ary navela hiady tamin'ny olona masina izy ka haharesy azy; ary nomena fahefana tamin'ny fokom-pirenena sy ny olona sy ny samy hafa fiteny ary ny firenena rehetra iry.

⁸and all that dwell on the earth shall do it homage, [every one] whose name had not been written from [the] founding of [the] world in the book of life of the slain Lamb.

⁸Ary hiankohoka eo anoloany ny olona rehetra monina ambonin'ny tany, dia izay tsy manana ny anarany voasoratra eo amin'ny bokin'ny fiainan'ny Zanak'ondry, izay voavono hatramin'ny nanorenana izao tontolo izao.

⁹If any one has an ear, let him hear.

⁹Raha misy manan-tsofina, aoka izy hihaino.

¹⁰If any one [leads] into captivity, he goes into captivity. If any one shall kill with [the] sword, he must with [the] sword be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

¹⁰Raha misy mamabo, dia mba hobaboina kosa izy; ary raha misy mamono amin'ny sabatra, dia tsy maintsy hovonoina amin'ny sabatra kosa izy. Indro ny faharetana sy ny finoan'ny olona masina. [ Na: Raha misy ho amin'ny fahababoana, dia ho amin'ny fahababoana izy]

¹¹And I saw another beast rising out of the earth; and it had two horns like to a lamb, and spake as a dragon;

¹¹Ary hitako fa, indro, nisy bibi-dia iray koa niakatra avy tamin'ny tany; ary nanan-tandroka roa tahaka ny an'ny zanak'ondry izy sady niteny tahaka ny dragona.

¹²and it exercises all the authority of the first beast before it, and causes the earth and those that dwell in it to do homage to the first beast, whose wound of death was healed.

¹²Ary ny fahefana rehetra nananan'ilay bibi-dia voalohany dia asehony eo anatrehany, ary ny tany mbamin'izay monina eo dia asainy miankohoka eo alohan'ilay bibi-dia voalohany, izay efa sitrana tamin'ilay feriny saiky nahafaty azy.

¹³And it works great signs, that it should cause even fire to come down from heaven to the earth before men.

¹³Ary manao famantarana lehibe izy, ka dia mampidina afo avy any an-danitra ho amin'ny tany eo imason'ny olona aza.

¹⁴And it deceives those that dwell upon the earth by reason of the signs which it was given to it to work before the beast, saying to those that dwell upon the earth to make an image to the beast, which has the wound of the sword, and lived.

¹⁴Ary mamitaka izay monina ambonin'ny tany izy amin'ny famantarana izay nomena ary hatao eo imason'ny bibi-dia, sady milaza amin'izay monina ambonin'ny tany koa mba hanao sary ho an'ny bibi-dia, izay voan'ny sabatra, nefa velona ihany.

¹⁵And it was given to it to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should also speak, and should cause that as many as should not do homage to the image of the beast should be killed.

¹⁵Ary navela hanisy aina ny sarin'ny bibi-dia izy, mba hahateny ny sarin'ny bibi-dia, ary hampamono izay rehetra tsy mety miankohoka eo anoloan'ny sarin'ny bibi-dia.

¹⁶And it causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bondmen, that they should give them a mark upon their right hand or upon their forehead;

¹⁶Ary ny olona rehetra, na ny kely na ny lehibe, na ny manan-karena na ny malahelo, na ny tsy andevo na ny andevo, dia ampandraisiny marika eo amin'ny tànany ankavanana na eo amin'ny handriny avokoa,

¹⁷and that no one should be able to buy or sell save he that had the mark, the name of the beast, or the number of its name.

¹⁷mba tsy hisy hahazo hividy na hivarotra, afa-tsy izay manana ny marika, dia ny anaran'ny bibi-dia, na ny isan'ny anarany.Indro ny fahendrena. Aoka izay manan-tsaina hanisa ny isan'ny bibi-dia, fa fanisan'olona izany; ary enina amby enim-polo amby enin-jato no isany.

¹⁸Here is wisdom. He that has understanding let him count the number of the beast: for it is a man's number; and its number [is] six hundred [and] sixty-six.

¹⁸Indro ny fahendrena. Aoka izay manan-tsaina hanisa ny isan'ny bibi-dia, fa fanisan'olona izany; ary enina amby enim-polo amby enin-jato no isany.