Revelation 13
1 And he stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names.
Kisha joka alisimama juu ya mchanga ufukwe wa bahari. Kisha nikaona mnyama akitoka kwenye bahari. Alikuwa na pembe kumi na vichwa saba. Katika pembe zake kulikuwa na taji kumi, na katika kichwa chake kulikuwa na maneno ya kufuru kwa Mungu.
2 The beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The serpent gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.
Huyu mnyama niliyemuona ni kama chui. Miguu yake ilikuwa kama ya dubu, na mdomo wake ulikuwa kama wa simba. Yule joka akampa nguvu, na katika kiti chake cha enzi, na mamlaka yenye nguvu sana ya kutawala.
3 One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth was amazed and followed the beast.
Kichwa cha mnyama mmojawapo kilionekana kuwa na jeraha kubwa ambalo lingesababisha mauti yake. Lakini jeraha lake likapona, na dunia yote ikashangazwa na ikamfuata mnyama.
4 They worshiped the serpent, because he gave his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"
Pia wakamwabudu joka, maana alimpa mamlaka yule mnyama. Wakamwabudu mnyama pia, na wakaendelea kusema, “Nani kama mnyama? na “Nani atapigana naye?”
5 A mouth was given to him speaking proud words and blasphemies. There was given to him authority to act for forty-two months.
Mnyama akapewa mdomo ili azungumze maneno ya kujisifu na matusi. Aliruhusiwa kuwa na mamlaka kwa miezi arobaini na miwili.
6 He opened his mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, and his dwelling, those who dwell in heaven.
Hivyo mnyama alifungua mdomo wake kuongea matusi dhidi ya Mungu, akalitukana jina lake, eneo alililokuwa akiishi na wale wanaoishi mbinguni.
7 It was given to him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them. Authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation was given to him.
Mnyama aliruhusiwa kufanya vita na waamini na kuwashinda. Pia, alipewa mamlaka juu ya kila kabila, watu, lugha na taifa.
8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life of the Lamb who has been killed.
Wote walioishi duniani watamwabudu yeye, kila mmoja ambaye jina lake halijaandikwa, toka uumbaji wa dunia, katika kitabu cha uzima, ambacho ni cha Mwana Kondoo, ambaye alichinjwa.
9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear.
Ikiwa yeyote ana sikio, na asikilize.
10 If anyone is to go into captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, he must be killed with the sword. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.
Ikiwa mmojawapo amechukuliwa mateka, na kwenye mateka ataenda. Ikiwa mmojawapo ataua kwa upanga, kwa upanga atauawa. Huu ni mwito wa utulivu na uvumilivu na imani kwa hao walio watakatifu.
11 I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a serpent.
Tena nikaona mnyama mwingine anakuja kutoka katika nchi. Alikuwa mwenye pembe mbili kama kondoo na akazungumza kama joka.
12 He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. He makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.
Alionyesha mamlaka yote katika mnyama yule wa kwanza katika uwepo wake, na kufanya katika dunia na wale walioishi wakimuabudu yule mnyama wa kwanza, yule ambaye jeraha lake limepona.
13 He performs great signs, even making fire come down out of heaven to the earth in the sight of people.
Akafanya miujiza yenye nguvu, hata akafanya moto ushuke katika dunia kutoka mbinguni mbele ya watu,
14 He deceives those who dwell on the earth because of the signs he was granted to do in front of the beast; saying to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who had been wounded by the sword and yet lived.
na kwa ishara aliruhusiwa kufanya, akawadanganya hao wakaao katika dunia, akiwaambia kutengeneza sanamu kwa heshima ya mnyama ambaye alikuwa amejeruhiwa kwa upanga, lakini bado aliishi.
15 It was given to him to give breath to it, to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast could both speak and cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
Aliruhusiwa kutoa pumzi katika ile sanamu ya mnyama ili sanamu iweze kusema na kusababisha wale wote waliokataa kumwabudu mnyama wauawe.
16 He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given a mark on their right hand, or on their forehead;
Pia akalazimisha kila mmoja, asiye na thamani na mwenye nguvu, tajiri na maskini, huru na mtumwa, kupokea alama katika mkono wa kuume au katika paji la uso.
17 and that no one could be able to buy or to sell, unless he has that mark, the name of the beast or the number of his name.
Ilikuwa haiwezekani kwa kila mtu kuuza au kununua isipokuwa mwenye alama ya mnyama, na hii ni namba yenye kuwakilisha jina lake.
18 Here is wisdom. He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is six hundred sixty-six.
Hii inahitaji busara. Ikiwa yeyote ana ufahamu, mwache aweze kufanya hesabu ya namba ya mnyama. Maana ni namba ya kibinadamu. Namba yake ni 666.
