Revelation 13
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea; and I saw a beast rising out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and upon its horns ten diadems, and upon its heads names of blasphemy.
Na likajisimamia ukingoni mwa bahari. Kisha nikaona mnyama mmoja akitoka baharini. Alikuwa na vichwa saba na pembe kumi, na kila pembe ilikuwa na taji. Jina la kashfa lilikuwa limeandikwa juu ya vichwa hivyo.
2 And the beast which I saw was like to a leopardess, and its feet as of a bear, and its mouth as a lion's mouth; and the dragon gave to it his power, and his throne, and great authority;
Mnyama huyo niliyemwona alikuwa kama chui; miguu yake ilikuwa kama ya dubu, na kinywa chake kama cha simba. Lile joka likampa huyo mnyama nguvu yake, kiti chake cha enzi na uwezo mkuu.
3 and one of his heads [was] as slain to death, and his wound of death had been healed: and the whole earth wondered after the beast.
Kichwa kimojawapo cha huyo mnyama kilionekana kama kilikwisha jeruhiwa vibaya sana, lakini jeraha hilo lilikuwa limepona. Dunia nzima ilishangazwa na huyo mnyama na kumfuata.
4 And they did homage to the dragon, because he gave the authority to the beast; and they did homage to the beast, saying, Who [is] like to the beast? and who can make war with it?
Watu wote wakaliabudu lile joka kwa sababu lilimpa huyo mnyama uwezo wake. Wakamwabudu pia huyo mnyama wakisema, “Nani aliye kama huyu mnyama? Ni nani awezaye kupigana naye?”
5 And there was given to it a mouth, speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to it authority to pursue its career forty-two months.
Kisha huyo mnyama akaruhusiwa kusema maneno ya kujigamba na kumkufuru Mungu; akaruhusiwa kuwa na mamlaka kwa muda wa miezi arobaini na miwili.
6 And it opened its mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle, and those who have their tabernacle in the heaven.
Basi, akaanza kumtukana Mungu, kulitukana jina lake, makao yake, na wote wakaao mbinguni.
7 And there was given to it to make war with the saints, and to overcome them; and there was given to it authority over every tribe, and people, and tongue, and nation;
Aliruhusiwa kuwapiga vita na kuwashinda watu wa Mungu. Alipewa mamlaka juu ya watu wa kila kabila, ukoo, lugha na taifa.
8 and all that dwell on the earth shall do it homage, [every one] whose name had not been written from [the] founding of [the] world in the book of life of the slain Lamb.
Wote waishio duniani watamwabudu isipokuwa tu wale ambao majina yao yameandikwa tangu mwanzo wa ulimwengu katika kitabu cha uzima cha Mwanakondoo aliyechinjwa.
9 If any one has an ear, let him hear.
“Aliye na masikio, na asikie!
10 If any one [leads] into captivity, he goes into captivity. If any one shall kill with [the] sword, he must with [the] sword be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.
Waliokusudiwa kuchukuliwa mateka lazima watatekwa; waliokusudiwa kuuawa kwa upanga lazima watauawa kwa upanga. Kutokana na hayo ni lazima watu wa Mungu wawe na uvumilivu na imani.”
11 And I saw another beast rising out of the earth; and it had two horns like to a lamb, and spake as a dragon;
Kisha nikamwona mnyama mwingine anatoka ardhini. Alikuwa na pembe mbili kama pembe za kondoo, na aliongea kama joka.
12 and it exercises all the authority of the first beast before it, and causes the earth and those that dwell in it to do homage to the first beast, whose wound of death was healed.
Alikuwa na mamlaka kamili kutoka kwa yule mnyama wa kwanza, na akautumia uwezo huo mbele ya huyo mnyama. Akailazimisha dunia yote na wote waliomo humo kumwabudu huyo mnyama wa kwanza ambaye alikuwa na jeraha la kifo lililokuwa limepona.
13 And it works great signs, that it should cause even fire to come down from heaven to the earth before men.
Basi, huyu mnyama wa pili akafanya miujiza mikubwa hata akasababisha moto kutoka mbinguni ushuke duniani mbele ya watu.
14 And it deceives those that dwell upon the earth by reason of the signs which it was given to it to work before the beast, saying to those that dwell upon the earth to make an image to the beast, which has the wound of the sword, and lived.
Aliwapotosha wakazi wa dunia kwa miujiza hiyo aliyojaliwa kutenda mbele ya mnyama wa kwanza. Aliwaambia wakazi wa dunia watengeneze sanamu kwa heshima ya yule mnyama aliyekuwa amejeruhiwa kwa upanga lakini akaishi tena.
15 And it was given to it to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should also speak, and should cause that as many as should not do homage to the image of the beast should be killed.
Kisha alijaliwa kuipulizia uhai hiyo sanamu ya yule mnyama wa kwanza, hata ikaweza kuongea na kuwaua watu wote ambao hawakuiabudu.
16 And it causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bondmen, that they should give them a mark upon their right hand or upon their forehead;
Aliwalazimisha wote, wadogo na wakubwa, matajiri na maskini, watu huru na watumwa, watiwe alama juu ya mikono yao ya kulia au juu ya paji za nyuso zao.
17 and that no one should be able to buy or sell save he that had the mark, the name of the beast, or the number of its name.
Akapiga marufuku mtu yeyote kununua au kuuza kitu isipokuwa tu mtu aliyetiwa alama hiyo, yaani jina la yule mnyama au tarakimu ya jina hilo.
18 Here is wisdom. He that has understanding let him count the number of the beast: for it is a man's number; and its number [is] six hundred [and] sixty-six.
Hapa ni lazima kutumia ujasiri! Mwenye akili anaweza kufafanua maana ya tarakimu ya mnyama huyo, maana ni tarakimu yenye maana ya mtu fulani. Tarakimu hiyo ni mia sita sitini na sita.
