Revelation 7
1 After this, I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, restraining the four winds of the earth, so that no wind should blow over the earth, or over the sea, or against any tree.
Baada ya haya niliona malaika wanne wamesimama kwenye kona nne za dunia, wamezuia pepo nne za nchi kwa nguvu ili kwamba pasiwe na upepo unaovuma katika nchi, juu ya bahari au dhidi ya mti wowote.
2 And, in the east, I saw another angel, ascending, holding the seal of the living God; and he cried in a loud voice to the four angels, to whom there had been given power to harm the earth and the sea –
Nikaona malaika mwingine akija kutoka mashariki, aliyekuwa na muhuri wa Mungu aliye hai. Akalia kwa sauti kuu kwa malaika wanne ambao walipewa ruhusa ya kudhuru nchi na bahari:
3 ‘Do not harm the earth, or the sea, or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.’
“Msiidhuru nchi, bahari, au miti mpaka tutakapokuwa tumekwishaweka muhuri katika paji za vichwa vya watumishi wa Mungu wetu.”
4 I heard, too, the number of those who had been sealed. It was one hundred and forty-four thousand; and they were from every tribe of the Israelites.
Nikasikia idadi ya wale waliotiwa muhuri: 144, 000, ambao walitiwa muhuri kutoka kila kabila ya watu wa Israel:
5 From the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,
12, 000 kutoka katika kabila ya Yuda walitiwa muhuri, 12, 000 kutoka katika kabila ya Rubeni, 12, 000 kutoka katika kabila ya Gadi.
6 from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe of Napthali twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,
12, 000 kutoka katika kabila ya Asheri, 12, 000 kutoka katika kabila ya Naftali, 12, 000 kutoka katika kabila ya Manase.
7 from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,
12, 000 kutoka kabila ya Simioni, 12, 000 kutoka kabila ya Lawi, 12, 000 kutoka kabila ya Isakari,
8 from the tribe of Zebulon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, from the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.
12, 000 kutoka kabila ya Zebuloni, 12, 000 kutoka kabila ya Yusufu, na 12, 000 kutoka kabila ya Benyamini walitiwa muhuri.
9 After this, in my vision, I saw a vast throng which no one could number, of people from every nation and of all tribes, and peoples, and languages. They stood in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, robed in white, holding palm branches in their hands.
Baada ya mambo haya nilitazama, na kulikuwa na umati mkubwa ambao hapana mtu angeweza kuuhesabu - kutoka kila taifa, kabila, jamaa, na lugha - wamesimama mbele ya kiti cha enzi na mbele ya Mwanakondoo. Walikuwa wamevaa kanzu nyeupe na wana matawi ya mitende mikononi mwao,
10 And they are crying in a loud voice – ‘Salvation be ascribed to our God who is seated on his throne and to the Lamb.’
na walikuwa wakiita kwa sauti ya juu: “Wokovu ni kwa Mungu ambaye ameketi katika kiti cha enzi, na kwa Mwanakondoo!”
11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and the elders and the four creatures, and they prostrated themselves on their faces in front of the throne and worshiped God,
Malaika wote waliokuwa wamesimama kuzunguka kiti cha enzi na kuwazunguka wale wazee pamoja na wenye uhai wanne, wakainama chini ardhini na wakaweka nyuso zao juu ya ardhi mbele ya kiti cha enzi na wakamwabudu Mungu,
12 saying – ‘Amen. Blessing and praise, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might be ascribed to our God for ever and ever. Amen.’ (aiōn g165)
wakisema, “Amina! Sifa, utukufu, hekima, shukurani, heshima, uwezo na nguvu viwe kwa Mungu wetu milele na milele! Amina!” (aiōn g165)
13 Then one of the elders turned to me and said ‘Who are these who are robed in white? And where did they come from?’
Kisha mmoja wa wale wazee akaniuliza, “hawa ni akina nani waliovaa kanzu nyeupe, na wametoka wapi?
14 ‘My Lord,’ I answered, ‘it is you who know.’ ‘These,’ he said, ‘are they who come through the Great Persecution; they washed their robes white in the blood of the Lamb.
Nikamwambia, “Bwana mkubwa, unajua wewe,” na akaniambia, “Hawa ni wale waliotoka katika dhiki kuu. Wamezifua kanzu zao na kuzifanya nyeupe kwa damu ya Mwanakondoo.
15 And therefore it is that they are before the throne of God, and are serving him day and night in his Temple; and he who is seated on the throne will shelter them.
Kwa sababu hii, wako mbele ya kiti cha enzi cha Mungu, na wanamwabudu yeye usiku na mchana katika hekalu lake. Yeye aliye keti juu ya kiti cha enzi atasambaza hema yake juu yao.
16 Never again will they be hungry, never again will they be thirsty, nor will the sun smite them, nor any scorching heat;
Hawataona njaa tena, wala kiu tena. Jua halitawachoma, wala joto la kuunguza.
17 for the Lamb that stands in the space before the throne will be their shepherd, and will lead them to life-giving springs of water; and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.’
Kwa kuwa Mwanakondoo aliye katikati ya kiti cha enzi atakuwa mchungaji wao, na atawaongoza katika chemchemi ya maji ya uzima, na Mungu atafuta kila chozi katika macho yao.”
