Revelation 12
1 A great sign was seen in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
Kukaonekana ishara kuu mbinguni: Palikuwa na mwanamke aliyevikwa jua, na mwezi ukiwa chini ya miguu yake, na taji ya nyota kumi na mbili ilikuwa kichwani mwake.
2 She was with child. She screamed out in pain, laboring to give birth.
Alikuwa na mimba naye akilia kwa uchungu kwa kuwa alikuwa anakaribia kuzaa.
3 Another sign was seen in heaven. Look, a great fiery red serpent, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven crowns.
Kisha ishara nyingine ikaonekana mbinguni: Likaonekana joka kubwa jekundu lenye vichwa saba na pembe kumi na taji saba katika vichwa vyake.
4 His tail drew one third of the stars of the sky, and threw them to the earth. The serpent stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.
Mkia wake ukakokota theluthi ya nyota zote angani na kuziangusha katika nchi. Ndipo lile joka likasimama mbele ya yule mwanamke aliyekuwa karibu kuzaa ili lipate kumla huyo mtoto mara tu atakapozaliwa.
5 She gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with an iron scepter. Her child was caught up to God, and to his throne.
Yule mwanamke akazaa mtoto mwanaume, atakayeyatawala mataifa yote kwa fimbo yake ya utawala ya chuma. Lakini huyo mtoto akanyakuliwa na kupelekwa kwa Mungu kwenye kiti chake cha enzi.
6 The woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that there they may nourish her one thousand two hundred sixty days.
Yule mwanamke akakimbilia jangwani, ambako Mungu alikuwa amemtayarishia mahali ili apate kutunzwa huko kwa muda wa siku 1,260.
7 Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the serpent, and the serpent and his angels fought back.
Basi palikuwa na vita mbinguni: Mikaeli na malaika zake wakapigana na hilo joka, nalo joka pamoja na malaika zake likapigana nao.
8 But he was not strong enough, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven.
Lakini joka na malaika zake wakashindwa, na hapakuwa tena na nafasi yao huko mbinguni.
9 And the great serpent was thrown down, the ancient serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
Lile joka kuu likatupwa chini, yule nyoka wa zamani aitwaye ibilisi au Shetani, aupotoshaye ulimwengu wote. Akatupwa chini duniani, yeye pamoja na malaika zake.
10 I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now is come the salvation, the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ; for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night.
Kisha nikasikia sauti kuu mbinguni, ikisema: “Sasa wokovu na uweza na Ufalme wa Mungu wetu umekuja na mamlaka ya Kristo wake. Kwa kuwa ametupwa chini mshtaki wa ndugu zetu, anayewashtaki mbele za Mungu usiku na mchana.
11 They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony. They did not love their life, even to death.
Nao wakamshinda kwa damu ya Mwana-Kondoo na kwa neno la ushuhuda wao. Wala wao hawakuyapenda maisha yao hata kufa.
12 Therefore rejoice, heavens, and you who dwell in them. Woe to the land and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has but a short time."
Kwa hiyo, furahini ninyi mbingu na wote wakaao humo! Lakini ole wenu nchi na bahari, kwa maana huyo ibilisi ameshuka kwenu, akiwa amejaa ghadhabu, kwa sababu anajua ya kuwa muda wake ni mfupi!”
13 When the serpent saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child.
Lile joka lilipoona kuwa limetupwa chini duniani, lilimfuatilia yule mwanamke aliyekuwa amezaa mtoto mwanaume.
14 Two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, so that she might be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
Lakini huyo mwanamke akapewa mabawa mawili ya tai mkubwa, kusudi aweze kuruka mpaka mahali palipotayarishwa kwa ajili yake huko jangwani, ambako atatunzwa kwa wakati na nyakati na nusu, ya wakati ambako yule joka hawezi kufika.
15 The serpent spewed water out of his mouth after the woman like a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.
Ndipo lile joka likamwaga maji kama mto kutoka kinywani mwake, ili kumfikia huyo mwanamke na kumkumba kama mafuriko.
16 The earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river which the serpent spewed out of his mouth.
Lakini nchi ikamsaidia huyo mwanamke kwa kufungua kinywa na kuumeza huo mto ambao huyo joka alikuwa ameutoa kinywani mwake.
17 The serpent grew angry with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep God's commandments and hold to the testimony of Jesus.
Kisha lile joka likapatwa na hasira kali kwa ajili ya huyo mwanamke na likaondoka ili kupigana vita na watoto waliosalia wa huyo mwanamke, yaani, wale wanaozitii amri za Mungu na kuushika ushuhuda wa Yesu Kristo.
