Revelation 13
1 Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
Yule joka akajikita katika mchanga ulioko ufuoni mwa bahari. Nami nikamwona mnyama akitoka ndani ya bahari. Mnyama huyo alikuwa na pembe kumi na vichwa saba, akiwa na taji kumi kwenye hizo pembe zake, na juu ya kila kichwa kulikuwa na jina la kukufuru.
2 The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
Mnyama yule niliyemwona alifanana na chui, lakini miguu yake ilikuwa kama ya dubu na kichwa chake kama cha simba. Lile joka likampa huyo mnyama nguvu zake, kiti chake cha enzi na mamlaka makubwa.
3 One of the heads of the beast appeared to be mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.
Kimojawapo ya vichwa vya huyo mnyama kilikuwa kama kilichokwisha kupata jeraha la mauti, lakini jeraha hilo la mauti likapona. Ulimwengu wote ukashangaa ukamfuata huyo mnyama.
4 They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”
Watu wakaliabudu lile joka kwa sababu lilikuwa limempa huyo mnyama mamlaka yake, pia wakamwabudu huyo mnyama na kuuliza, “Ni nani aliye kama huyu mnyama? Ni nani awezaye kupigana vita naye?”
5 The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
Huyo mnyama akapewa kusema maneno ya kiburi na kukufuru na kutumia mamlaka yake kwa muda wa miezi arobaini na miwili.
6 And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.
Akafungua kinywa chake ili kumkufuru Mungu, akilitukana Jina lake na mahali aishipo na wale wakaao mbinguni.
7 Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
Pia akaruhusiwa kufanya vita na watakatifu na kuwashinda. Akapewa uwezo juu ya watu wa kila kabila, jamaa, lugha na taifa.
8 And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
Nao watu wote waishio duniani watamwabudu huyo mnyama, yaani, wale wote ambao majina yao hayakuandikwa kwenye kitabu cha uzima cha Mwana-Kondoo aliyechinjwa tangu kuumbwa kwa ulimwengu.
9 He who has an ear, let him hear:
Yeye aliye na sikio na asikie.
10 “If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.
Ikiwa mtu ni wa kuchukuliwa mateka, atachukuliwa mateka. Ikiwa mtu ni wa kuuawa kwa upanga, atauawa kwa upanga. Hapa ndipo penye wito wa subira na imani ya watakatifu.
11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.
Kisha nikamwona mnyama mwingine, akipanda juu kutoka dunia. Alikuwa na pembe mbili kama mwana-kondoo, lakini akanena kama joka.
12 And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.
Akatumia mamlaka yote ya yule mnyama wa kwanza kwa niaba yake, naye akawafanya wote wakaao duniani kumwabudu yule mnyama wa kwanza, ambaye jeraha lake la mauti lilipona.
13 And the second beast performed great signs to cause even fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people.
Naye akafanya ishara kuu na za ajabu, hata kusababisha moto kushuka toka mbinguni kuja duniani watu wakiona waziwazi.
14 Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.
Kwa sababu ya zile ishara alizokuwa amepewa uwezo wa kuzifanya kwa niaba ya yule mnyama wa kwanza, akawadanganya wakaao duniani. Akawaamuru wasimamishe sanamu kwa heshima ya yule mnyama aliyekuwa amejeruhiwa kwa upanga lakini akaishi.
15 The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed.
Akapewa uwezo wa kuipa pumzi ile sanamu ya yule mnyama wa kwanza, ili iweze kusema na kuwasababisha wale wote waliokataa kuiabudu hiyo sanamu kuuawa.
16 And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
Pia alimlazimisha kila mmoja, mdogo na mkubwa, tajiri na maskini, mtu huru na mtumwa, atiwe chapa kwenye mkono wake wa kuume au kwenye kipaji chake cha uso,
17 so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.
ili kwamba mtu yeyote asiweze kununua wala kuuza isipokuwa amekuwa na hiyo chapa, ambayo ni jina la huyo mnyama au tarakimu za jina lake.
18 Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.
Hapa ndipo penye hekima. Yeye aliye na ufahamu na ahesabu tarakimu za huyo mnyama, kwa maana ni tarakimu za kibinadamu. Tarakimu zake ni 666.
