Danieli 11
1 Katika mwaka wa kwanza wa Dario Mmedi, mimi mwenyewe nilikuja kumwezesha na kumlinda Mikaeli.
“And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, stood up to strengthen and protect him.
2 Na sasa nitakufunulia ukweli. Wafalme watatu watainuka katika Uajemi, na mfalme wa nne atakuwa tajiri sana kuliko wengine wote. Na wakati atakapopata nguvu kupitia utajiri wake, atamwamsha kila mtu kinyume na ufalme wa Ugiriki.
Now then, I will tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. By the power of his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
3 Mfalme wenye nguvu atainuka ambaye atatawala ufalme mkubwa, na ataenenda kufuatana na matakwa yake mwenyewe.
Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases.
4 Na atakapokuwa ameinuka, ufalme wake utavunjika na utagawanyika katika pepo nne za mbinguni, lakini hawatakuwa wazao wake mwenyewe, na si kwa nguvu zake kwa wakati alipokuwa akitawala. Kwa kuwa ufalme wake utang'olewa kwa ajili ya wengine tofauti na wazawa wake.
But as soon as he is established, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the authority with which he ruled, because his kingdom will be uprooted and given to others.
5 Mfalme wa Kusini atakuwa na nguvu, lakini mmoja kati ya maamiri jeshi wake atakuwa mwenye nguvu kuliko yeye na atautawala ufalme wake kwa nguvu kubwa.
The king of the South will grow strong, but one of his commanders will grow even stronger and will rule his own kingdom with great authority.
6 Baada ya miaka michache, wakati muda utakapokuwa sawa, watafanya mwungano. Binti wa mfalme wa Kusini atakuja kwa mfalme wa Kaskazini kuyathibitisha makubaliano yao. Lakini hataweza kuzitunza nguvu za mkono wake, wala mfalme hatasimama wala mkono wake. Ataachwa na wale waliomleta, na baba yake, na yeye aliyemwunga mkono katika nyakati hizo.
After some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to seal the agreement. But his daughter will not retain her position of power, nor will his strength endure. At that time she will be given up, along with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her.
7 Lakini tawi kutoka katika mizizi yake litachipuka katika nafasi yake. Atalishambulia jeshi na kuingia ngome ya mfalme wa Kaskazini. Atapigana nao, na atawashinda.
But one from her family line will rise up in his place, come against the army of the king of the North, and enter his fortress, fighting and prevailing.
8 Ataichukua miungu yao mpaka Misri pamoa na sanamu zao za chuma na vyombo vyao vya fedha na vya dhahabu vyenye thamani. Kwa miaka mingi atakaa mbali na mfalme wa Kaskazini.
He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold. For some years he will stay away from the king of the North,
9 Kisha mfalme wa Kaskazini atauvamia ufalme wa mfalme wa Kusini, lakini atajitoa na kwenda katika nchi yake mwenyewe.
who will invade the realm of the king of the South and then return to his own land.
10 Wana wake watajiweka tayari na kuunganisha jeshi kubwa. Litaendelea kukua na litagharikisha kila kitu, litapita katikati hadi kwenye ngome yake.
But his sons will stir up strife and assemble a great army, which will advance forcefully, sweeping through like a flood, and will again carry the battle as far as his fortress.
11 Ndipo mfalme wa Kusini atakasirika, na ataenda na kupigana naye, mfalme wa Kaskazini. Mfalme wa Kaskazini atainua jeshi kubwa, bali jeshi litatiwa katika mkono wake.
In a rage, the king of the South will march out to fight the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be delivered into the hand of his enemy.
12 Jeshi litachukuliwa, na moyo wa mfalme wa Kusini utainuliwa juu, na atawafanya makumi maelfu kuanguka, lakini hataweza kuwa mshindi.
When the army is carried off, the king of the South will be proud in heart and will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not triumph.
13 Kisha mfalme wa Kaskazini atainua jeshi jingine, kubwa kuliko la kwanza. Baada ya miaka kadhaa, mfalme wa Kaskazini atakuja na jeshi kubwa likiwa na vifaa vingi.
For the king of the North will raise another army, larger than the first, and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.
14 Katika siku hizo wengi watainuka kinyume na mfalmea wa Kusini. Wana wa vurugu miongoni mwa watu wake watasimama wao wenyewe ili kuyatimiliza maono, lakini watajikwaa.
In those times many will rise up against the king of the South. Violent ones among your own people will exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision, but they will fail.
15 Mfalme wa Kaskazini atakuja, kuizingira nchi kwa kuweka vilima, na kuuteka mji wenye ngome. Majeshi ya Kusini hayataweza kusimama, hata wanajeshi wake bora. Hawatakuwa na nguvu za kusimama.
Then the king of the North will come, build up a siege ramp, and capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their best troops will not be able to resist.
16 Badala yake, yeye ajaye ataenenda kwa kufuata tamaa zake kinyume chake; hakuna yeyote atakayesimama katika njia yake. Atasimama katika nchi ya uzuri, na uharibifu utakuwa mkononi wake.
The invader will do as he pleases, and no one will stand against him. He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land, with destruction in his hand.
17 Mfalme wa Kaskazini atauelekeza uso wake ili kuja kwa nguvu za ufalme wake wote, na kutakuwa na makubaliano atakayoyafanya na mfalme wa Kusini. Atampatia katika ndoa binti wa wanawake ili kuuharibu ufalme wa Kusini. Lakini mpango huo hautafanikiwa wala kumsaidia.
He will resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and will reach an agreement with the king of the South. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plan will not succeed or help him.
18 Baada ya hayo, mfalme atafuatilia nchi za pwani na ataziteka nchi nyingi. Lakini amiri jeshi atakikomesha kiburi chake na atakisababisha kiburi chake kiishe.
Then he will turn his face to the coastlands and capture many of them. But a commander will put an end to his reproach and will turn it back upon him.
19 Kisha atafuatilia miji yenye ngome katika nchi yake mwenyewe, lakini atajikwaa na kuanguka; na hatapatikana tena.
After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be no more.
20 Kisha mtu mwingine atainuka katika nafasi ambaye atamfanya mtoza ushuru apite kwa ajili ya ufahari wa ufalme. Lakini katika siku zijazo atakatiliwa mbali, lakini si kwa hasira wala si katika vita.
In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or in battle.
21 Katika nafasi atainuka mtu wa kudharauliwa ambaye watu hawatampa heshima ya nguvu ya kifalme; atakuja bila kukusudiwa na atautwaa ufalme kwa ulaghai.
In his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.
22 Mbele yake, kila jeshi litafutiliwa mbali kama gharika. Jeshi na kiongozi wa agano wataangamizwa wote kwa pamoja.
Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant.
23 Tangu katika kipindi kile ambacho makubaliano yalifanywa pamoja naye, ataenenda kwa kwa hila; atakuwa mwenye nguvu akiwa na watu wachache tu.
After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully; for he will rise to power with only a few people.
24 Kwa ghafla ataingia katika sehemu tajiri sana za jimbo, na atafanya kile ambacho si baba yake wala baba wa baba yake alishakifanya. Atagawanya mateka, nyara, na mali zake miongoni mwa wafuasi wake. Atapanga mpango wa kuiangusha ngome, lakini ni kwa muda tu.
In a time of peace, he will invade the richest provinces and do what his fathers and forefathers never did. He will lavish plunder, loot, and wealth on his followers, and he will plot against the strongholds—but only for a time.
25 Ataamsha nguvu zake na moyo wake kinyume na mfalme wa Kusini kwa jeshi kubwa. Mfalme wa Kusini atapigana vita akiwa na jeshi kubwa lenye nguvu, lakini hataweza kusimama kwa kuwa wengine watafanya njama dhidi yake.
And with a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South, who will mobilize a very large and powerful army but will not withstand the plots devised against him.
26 Hata wale wanaokula chakula chake kizuri watajaribu kumwangamiza. Jeshi lake litakatiliwa mbali kama gharika, na wengi wao watauawa.
Those who eat from his provisions will seek to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall slain.
27 Wafalme wote hawa wawili, wakiwa na mioyo yao imejawa na uovu kinyume na mwenzake, watakaa katika meza moja na kudanganyana, lakini haitakuwa na maana yoyote. Kwa kuwa mwisho utatokea katika kipindi ambacho kimeshapangwa.
And the two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for still the end will come at the appointed time.
28 Kisha mfalme wa Kaskazini atarudi katika nchi yake akiwa na utajiri mkubwa, na moyo wake ukipinga vikali agano takatifu. Atatenda na kisha atarudi katika nchi yake mwenyewe.
The king of the North will return to his land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant; so he will do damage and return to his own land.
29 Katika muda uloamriwa atarudi na kuushambulia ufalme wa Kusini. Lakini katika kipindi hiki hakitakuwa kama awali.
At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time will not be like the first.
30 Kwa kuwa meli kutoka Kitimu zitamshambulia, naye ataogopa na kurudi nyuma. Atakuwa mwenye hasira dhidi ya agano takatifu, na atawaonyesha mema wale watakaoliacha agano takatifu.
Ships of Kittim will come against him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and rage against the holy covenant and do damage. So he will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.
31 Majeshi yake yatainuka na kukufuru sehemu takatifu katika ngome. Wataziondoa sadaka za kawaida za kuteketezwa, na watasimamisha chukizo la uharibifu litakalosababisha ukiwa.
His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the daily sacrifice and set up the abomination of desolation.
32 Na kwa wale walioenenda kwa ouvu kinyume na agano, atawadanganya na kuwatia uovu. Bali watu wale wanaomjua Mungu wao watakuwa jasiri na watachukua hatua.
With flattery he will corrupt those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.
33 Watu wenye hekima miongobi mwa watu watawafanya watu waelewe. Lakini watajikwaa kwa upanga na kwa miali ya moto; watatiwa mateka na kunyang'anywa kwa siku.
Those with insight will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by sword or flame, or be captured or plundered.
34 Katika siku za kujikwaa kwao, watasaidiwa kwa msaada kidogo. Watu wengi watajiunga nao wenyewe katika unafiki.
Now when they fall, they will be granted a little help, but many will join them insincerely.
35 Baadhi ya watu wenye hekima watajikwaa ili kujisafisha kutokee kwao, na kujiosha, na kujitakasa, mpaka wakati wa mwisho. Kwa kuwa wakati ulioamriwa haujaja bado.
Some of the wise will fall, so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
36 Mfalme atafanya kutokana na matakwa yake. Atajiinua mwenyewe na kujifanya mkubwa kuliko kila mungu. Kinyume cha Mungu wa miungu, atasema vitu vibaya, kwa kuwa atafanikiwa mpaka pale ghadhabu itakapokuwa imekamilika. Kwa ajili kile kilichoamriwa kitakapokuwa kimefanyika.
Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must be accomplished.
37 Hatazijali miungu ya baba zake wala mungu anayependwa na wanawake. Wala hatamjali mungu mwingine yeyote. Kwa kuwa zaidi ya mtu yeyote atajifanya mwenyewe kuwa mkuu.
He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers, nor for the one desired by women, nor for any other god, because he will magnify himself above them all.
38 Atamheshimu mungu wa ngome badala ya haya. Ni mungu ambaye baba zake hawakumkubali ambaye atamheshimu kwa dhahabu na fedha, kwa mawe ya thamani na zawadi zenye kuthaminiwa.
And in their place, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches.
39 Atazishambulia ngome imara sana kwa msaada wa mungu mgeni. Atampa heshima kubwa yeyote anayemkubali. Atawafanya kuwa watawala juu ya watu wengi, na ataigawanya nchi kama thawabu.
He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him, making them rulers over many and distributing the land for a price.
40 Kwa wakati wa mwisho mfalme wa Kusini atamshambulia. Mfalme wa Kaskazini atamvamia kwa ukali wa magari na wapanda farasi, na meli nyingi. Naye ataenda kinyume cha nchi, kuwagharikisha, na kupita katikati.
At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.
41 Naye ataingia katika nchi ya uzuri, makumi elfu ya Waisraeli wataanguka. Lakini watu hawa watatoroka kutoka katika mkono wake: Waedomu, Wamoabu, na mabaki ya watu wa Amoni.
He will also invade the Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall. But these will be delivered from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the leaders of the Ammonites.
42 Naye ataunyosha mkono katika nchi; nchi ya Misri haitaokolewa.
He will extend his power over many countries, and not even the land of Egypt will escape.
43 Atakuwa na mamlaka juu ya hazina za dhahabu na za fedha, na juu ya utajiri wote wa Misri; watu wa Libya na Ethiopia watakuwa chini katika nyayo za miguu yake.
He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and over all the riches of Egypt, and the Libyans and Cushites will also submit to him.
44 Lakini taarifa kutoka mashariki na kaskazini zitamwogopesha, naye atatoka akiwa mwenye hasira nyingi kuwa ili kuwaharibu kabisa na kuwahifadhi kwa ajli ya uharibifu.
But news from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will go out with great fury to destroy many and devote them to destruction.
45 Naye ataisimamisha hema ya makao yake ya kifalme kati ya bahari na milima ya uzuri wa utakatifu. Ataufikia mwisho wake, na hapatakuwa na msaidizi wa kumsadia.
He will pitch his royal tents between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain, but he will meet his end with no one to help him.
