Daniel 8
1 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, subsequent to the one that had appeared to me earlier.
Katika mwaka wa tatu wa utawala wa Mfalme Belshaza, mimi Danieli, nilipata maono, baada ya maono ambayo yalikuwa yamenitokea mbeleni.
2 And in the vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa, in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.
Katika maono yangu, nilijiona nikiwa ndani ya ngome ya Shushani katika jimbo la Elamu. Katika maono nilikuwa kando ya Mto Ulai.
3 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.
Nikatazama juu, na hapo mbele yangu kulikuwa na kondoo dume mwenye pembe mbili, akiwa amesimama kando ya mto, nazo pembe zake zilikuwa ndefu. Pembe moja ilikuwa ndefu kuliko hiyo nyingine, lakini iliendelea kukua baadaye.
4 I saw the ram charging toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against him, and there was no deliverance from his power. He did as he pleased and became great.
Nikamtazama yule kondoo dume alivyokuwa akishambulia kuelekea magharibi, kaskazini na kusini. Hakuna mnyama yeyote aliyeweza kusimama dhidi yake, wala hakuna aliyeweza kuokoa kutoka nguvu zake. Alifanya kama atakavyo, naye akawa mkuu.
5 As I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.
Nilipokuwa ninatafakari hili, ghafula beberu mwenye pembe moja kubwa sana katikati ya macho yake alikuja kutoka magharibi, akiruka kasi juu ya dunia yote bila kugusa ardhi.
6 He came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and rushed at him with furious power.
Alikuja akimwelekea yule kondoo dume mwenye pembe mbili niliyemwona akisimama kando ya mto, akamshambulia kwa hasira nyingi.
7 I saw him approach the ram in a rage against him, and he struck the ram and shattered his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him, and the goat threw him to the ground and trampled him, and no one could deliver the ram from his power.
Nikamwona akimshambulia yule kondoo dume kwa hasira nyingi, akimpiga yule kondoo dume na kuvunja pembe zake mbili. Yule kondoo dume hakuwa na nguvu za kumzuia yule beberu, hivyo akamwangusha yule kondoo dume chini na kumkanyaga, wala hakuna aliyeweza kumwokoa yule kondoo dume kutoka nguvu za huyo beberu.
8 Thus the goat became very great, but at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off, and four prominent horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven.
Yule beberu akawa mkubwa sana, lakini katika kilele cha nguvu zake ile pembe yake ndefu ilivunjika, na mahali pake pakaota pembe nne kubwa kuelekea pande nne za dunia.
9 From one of these horns a little horn emerged and grew extensively toward the south and the east and toward the Beautiful Land.
Kutoka mojawapo ya zile pembe nne palitokea pembe ndogo ukaongezeka nguvu kuelekea kusini, na kuelekea mashariki, na kuelekea Nchi ya Kupendeza.
10 It grew as high as the host of heaven, and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the earth, and trampled them.
Pembe hiyo ikaendelea kukua hadi kufikia jeshi la mbinguni, nayo ikalitupa baadhi ya jeshi la vitu vya angani hapa chini duniani, na kulikanyaga.
11 It magnified itself, even to the Prince of the host; it removed His daily sacrifice and overthrew the place of His sanctuary.
Pembe hiyo ikajikweza ili iwe kama Mkuu wa hilo jeshi; ikamwondolea dhabihu ya kila siku, napo mahali pake patakatifu pakashushwa chini.
12 And in the rebellion, the host and the daily sacrifice were given over to the horn, and it flung truth to the ground and prospered in whatever it did.
Kwa sababu ya uasi, jeshi la watakatifu na dhabihu za kila siku vikatiwa mikononi mwake. Ikafanikiwa katika kila kitu ilichofanya, nayo kweli ikatupwa chini.
13 Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long until the fulfillment of the vision of the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, and the surrender of the sanctuary and of the host to be trampled?”
Kisha nikamsikia mtakatifu mmoja akizungumza na mtakatifu mwingine, akamwambia, “Je, itachukua muda gani maono haya yatimie: maono kuhusu dhabihu ya kila siku, uasi unaosababisha ukiwa, kutwaliwa kwa mahali patakatifu, na jeshi litakalokanyagwa chini ya nyayo?”
14 He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be properly restored.”
Akaniambia, “Itachukua siku 2,300. Ndipo mahali patakatifu patawekwa wakfu tena.”
15 While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.
Mimi Danieli nilipokuwa ninaangalia maono na kujaribu kuelewa, mbele yangu alisimama mmoja aliyefanana na mwanadamu.
16 And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”
Kisha nikasikia sauti ya mwanadamu kutoka Mto Ulai ikiita, “Gabrieli, mwambie mtu huyu maana ya maono haya.”
17 As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”
Alipokuwa akikaribia pale nilipokuwa nimesimama, niliogopa, nikaanguka kifudifudi. Akaniambia, “Mwana wa mwanadamu, fahamu kuwa maono haya yanahusu siku za mwisho.”
18 While he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, helped me to my feet,
Alipokuwa akinena nami, nilikuwa katika usingizi mzito, huku nimelala kifudifudi. Ndipo aliponigusa na kunisimamisha wima.
19 and said, “Behold, I will make known to you what will happen in the latter time of wrath, because it concerns the appointed time of the end.
Akaniambia, “Nitakuambia yale yatakayotokea baadaye wakati wa ghadhabu, kwa sababu maono haya yanahusu wakati wa mwisho ulioamriwa.
20 The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
Kondoo dume mwenye pembe mbili ambaye ulimwona anawakilisha wafalme wa Umedi na Uajemi.
21 The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.
Yule beberu mwenye nywele nyingi ni mfalme wa Uyunani, nayo ile pembe ndefu katikati ya macho yake ni mfalme wa kwanza.
22 The four horns that replaced the broken one represent four kingdoms that will rise from that nation, but will not have the same power.
Zile pembe nne zilizoota badala ya ile pembe iliyovunjika zinawakilisha falme nne ambazo zitatokea kutoka taifa lake, lakini hakuna hata mmoja utakaokuwa na nguvu kama ule uliovunjika.
23 In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.
“Katika sehemu ya mwisho ya utawala wao, wakati waasi watakapokuwa waovu kabisa, atainuka mfalme mwenye uso mkali, aliye stadi wa hila.
24 His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men along with the holy people.
Atakuwa na nguvu nyingi, lakini si kwa uwezo wake mwenyewe. Atasababisha uharibifu wa kutisha, na atafanikiwa kwa chochote anachofanya. Atawaangamiza watu maarufu na watu watakatifu.
25 Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.
Atasababisha udanganyifu ustawi, naye atajihesabu mwenyewe kuwa bora. Wakati wajisikiapo kuwa wako salama, atawaangamiza wengi, na kushindana na Mkuu wa wakuu. Lakini ataangamizwa, isipokuwa si kwa uwezo wa mwanadamu.
26 The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been spoken is true. Now you must seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.”
“Maono kuhusu jioni na asubuhi ambayo umepewa ni kweli, lakini yatie muhuri maono haya, kwa maana yanahusu wakati mrefu ujao.”
27 I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.
Mimi Danieli nilikuwa nimechoka sana, na nikalala nikiwa mgonjwa kwa siku kadhaa. Ndipo nikaamka, nikaenda kwenye shughuli za mfalme. Nilifadhaishwa na maono hayo, nami sikuweza kuyaelewa.
