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 niliona maono (baada ya maono ya awali yaliyonipata).
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.
Nilipokuwa nikiangalia katika ndoto, niliona kwamba nilikuwa katika mji wa Shushani wenye ngome katika jimbo la Elamu. Niliona katika ndoto kuwa nilikuwa karibu na mfereji wa 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.
Nilitazama juu na nikaona mbele yangu kondoo dume lenye mapembe mawili, limesimama pembeni mwa mfereji. Pembe moja lilikuwa refu kuliko jingine, lakini pembe ndefu ilikuwa inakua pole pole kuliko ile fupi na pembe fupi ilirefuka na kuizidi nyingine.
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.
Niliona kondoo mme akiishambulia magharibi, kisha kaskazini, na baadaye kusini; hakuna mnyama mwingine aliyeweza kusimama mbele yake. Hakuna yeyote aliyeweza kumwokoa yeyote katika mkono wake. Alifanya chochote kile alichokitaka, na alikuwa mtu mkubwa sana.
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.
Na nilipokuwa natafakari juu ya haya, niliona beberu akitoka magharibi, na kuvuka katika uso wa dunia yote, akikimbia kwa kasi kana kwamba hakuonekana kama aligusa ardhini. Mbuzi huyo alikuwa na pembe kubwa katikati ya macho yake.
6 He came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and rushed at him with furious power.
Alienda mpaka kwa kondoo aliyekuwa na pembe mbili, nilikuwa nimemwona kondoo dume amesimama katika ukingo wa mfereji na mbuzi alikimbia kumwelekea kondoo dume kwa hasira kali.
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.
Niliiona mbuzi ikija karibu na kondoo. Mbuzi alikuwa na hasira na kondoo, alimpiga kondoo na alizivunja pembe zake mbili. Kondoo hakuwa na nguvu za kusimama mbele zake. Mbuzi alimgonga kondoo akaanguka chini na akamkanyaga. Hapakuwa na yeyote wa kumwokoa kutoka katika nguvu zake.
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.
Ndipo mbuzi alikua akawa mkubwa, lakini alipokuwa na nguvu, pembe kubwa ilivunjwa, na katika sehemu yake zilichipuka na kukua pembe nne kubwa zilizochomoza kuelekea pepo nne za mbingu.
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 katika pembe moja ilichipuka pembe nyingine, ilikuwa ndogo hapo awali, lakini baadaye ilikuwa pembe kubwa upande wa kusini, na mashariki, na katika nchi ya uzuri.
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 ilikuwa kubwa na matokeo yake iliinua vita dhidi ya jeshi la mbinguni. Baadhi ya jeshi na nyota kadhaa zilitupwa chini duniani, na zilikanyagwa.
11 It magnified itself, even to the Prince of the host; it removed His daily sacrifice and overthrew the place of His sanctuary.
Alizidi kuwa mkubwa, mkubwa kama kamanda wa jeshi la kimungu. Sadaka za kuteketezwa za kila siku ziliondolewa mbali na yeye, na sehemu yake takatifu zilitiwa unajisi.
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.
Kwasababu ya uasi, pembe ya mbuzi ilipewa jeshi, na sadaka za kuteketezwa zitasitishwa. Pembe itautupa ukweli chini ardhini, na itafanikiwa katika kila jambo ilifanyalo.
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 nilimsikia mtakatifu mmoja akiongea na mtakatifu mwingine akamjibu, “Mambo haya yatadumu kwa muda gani, maono haya ya sadaka ya kuteketezwa, dhambi ile iletayo uharibifu, ukabidhiajia wa sehemu takatifu, na jeshi la mbinguni kukanyagwa?
14 He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be properly restored.”
Aliniambia, “Itadumu kwa jioni na asubuhi zipatazo 2, 300. Baada ya hapo, mahali patakatifu patawekwa sawa.”
15 While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.
Wakati mimi Danieli, nilipoona maono, nilijaribu kuyaelewa. na hapo mbele yangu alisimama yule aliyeoneakana kama mtu.
16 And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”
Niliisikia sauti ya mtu ikiita katikati ya kingo za mfereji wa Ulai. Alisema, “Gabrieli, msaidie mtu huyu kuelewa maono.”
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.”
Basi alikuja karibu na mahali niliposimama. Na alipokuja, niliogopa na nilisujudia hadi chini. Aliniambia,”Fahamu, mwana wa mtu, kwamba maono ni kwa ajili ya wakati wa 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 anaongea na mimi, nilipata usiingizi mzito nikiwa nimelala kifudifudi. Kisha alinishika na kunisimamisha.
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, “Tazama, nitakuonyesha kile kitachotokea baadaye katika kipindi cha ghadhabu, kwasababu maono haya yanahusu wakati wa mwisho uliopangwa.
20 The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
Na kuhusu kondoo mme uliyemwona, yule mwenye pembe mbili - ni wafalme wawili wa Umedi na Uajemi.
21 The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.
Mbuzi dume ni mfalme wa Ugiriki. Pembe kubwa 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.
Na kuhusu pembe iliyovunjika, ambayo katika nafasi yake pembe zingine nne zilichipuka - hizi ni falme nne zitakazoinuka kutoka katika taifa lake, lakini hazitakuwa na nguvu kubwa.
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 siku zijazo za falme hizo, wakati ambapo wahalifu watakuwa wamefikia kikomo chao, mfalme mwenye uso katili, na yeye mwenye akili sana, atainuka.
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.
Nguvu zake zitakuwa kubwa, lakini si kwa nguvu zake mwenyewe. Atakuwa wa kustaajabisha kwa kile atakachokuwa anakiharibu; atafanya na kufanikiwa. Atawaangamiza watu wenye nguvu, watu miongoni wa 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.
Ataufanya udanganyifu usitawi chini ya mkono wake kwasababu ya ujanja wake. Atawaangamiza watu wengi bila kutegemea. Atainuka pia hata kinyume cha Mfalme wa wafalme, na atavunjwa, lakini si kwa mkono wowote wa binadamu.
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 ulizoambiwa ni ya kweli. Lakini uyafunge maono haya, kwa kuwa yanahusu siku nyingi za wakati 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.
Ndipo mimi, Danieli nilichoka sana na nikalala nikiwa dhaifu kwa siku kadhaa. Kisha nikainuka na nikaenda kufanya kazi za mfalme. Lakini nilikuwa nimetishwa sana na maono, na hapakuwa na mtu yeyote aliyeweza kuyaelewa.
