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.
Ishara kuu ilionekana mbinguni: mwanamke aliyefunikwa na jua, na akiwa na mwezi chini ya miguu yake; na taji ya nyota kumi na mbili ilikuwa juu ya kichwa chake.
2 She was with child. She cried out in pain, laboring to give birth.
Alikuwa na mimba na alikuwa analia kwa ajili ya maumivu ya kuzaa—katika uchungu wa kujifungua.
3 Another sign was seen in heaven. Behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven crowns.
Na ishara nyingine ilionekana mbinguni: Tazama! Kulikuwa na joka mwekundu mkubwa ambaye alikuwa na vichwa saba na pembe kumi, na kulikuwa na taji saba kwenye vichwa vyake.
4 His tail drew one third of the stars of the sky, and threw them to the earth. The dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.
Mkia wake ulikokota theluthi moja ya nyota mbinguni na kuzitupa chini duniani. Joka alisimama mbele ya mwanamke aliyekuwa anakaribia kuzaa, ili kwamba wakati anazaa, apate kummeza mtoto wake.
5 She gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron. Her child was caught up to God and to his throne.
Alimzaa mwana, mtoto wa kiume, ambaye atayatawala mataifa yote kwa fimbo ya chuma. Mtoto wake alinyakuliwa juu kwa Mungu na 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.
na mwanamke alikimbilia nyikani, mahali ambapo Mungu alikuwa ameandaa eneo kwa ajili yake, ili aweze kuhudumiwa kwa siku 1, 260.
7 There was war in the sky. Michael and his angels made war on the dragon. The dragon and his angels made war.
Sasa kulikuwa na vita mbinguni. Mikaeli na malaika zake wakapigana na yule joka; naye joka mkubwa na malaika zake wakapigana nao.
8 They didn’t prevail. No place was found for them any more in heaven.
Lakini joka hakuwa na nguvu za kutosha kushinda. Kwa hiyo haikuwepo tena nafasi mbinguni kwa ajili yake na malaika zake.
9 The great dragon was thrown down, the old 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.
Joka mkubwa—yule nyoka wa zamani aitwaye ibilisi au Shetani ambaye hudanganya - dunia nzima akatupwa chini katika dunia, na malaika zake wakatupwa chini pamoja naye.
10 I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, the power, and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ has come; for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night.
Kisha nikasikia sauti kubwa kutoka mbinguni: “Sasa wokovu umekuja, nguvu—na ufalme wa Mungu wetu, na mamlaka ya Kristo wake. Kwa kuwa mshitaki wa ndugu zetu ametupwa chini—ambaye aliwashitaki mbele za Mungu wetu mchana na usiku.
11 They overcame him because of the Lamb’s blood, and because of the word of their testimony. They didn’t love their life, even to death.
Walimshinda kwa damu ya Mwanakondoo na kwa neno la ushuhuda wao, kwa maana hawakupenda sana maisha yao, hata kufa.
12 Therefore rejoice, heavens, and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the devil has gone down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has but a short time.”
Kwa hiyo, shangilieni, ninyi mbingu, na wote mnaokaa ndani yake. Lakini ole wa nchi na bahari kwa sababu mwovu ameshuka kwenu. Amejawa na hasira kali, kwa sababu anajua kwamba ana muda mchache tu.
13 When the dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child.
Wakati joka alipotambua kuwa ametupwa chini kwenye nchi, alimfuata mwanamke ambaye alikuwa amezaa mtoto wa kiume.
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, times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
Lakini mwanamke alipewa mabawa mawili ya tai mkubwa, ili kwamba aweze kuruka hadi kwenye eneo lililoandaliwa kwa ajili yake kule jangwani, eneo ambalo angeweza kutunzwa, kwa wakati, nyakati na nusu wakati-mahali asipoweza kupafikia huyo nyoka.
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.
Nyoka alimwaga maji kutoka mdomoni mwake kama mto, ili afanye gharika ya kumgharikisha.
16 The earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon spewed out of his mouth.
Lakini ardhi ilimsaidia mwanamke. Ilifunua kinywa chake na kuumeza mto alioutema joka kutoka kinywani mwake.
17 The dragon grew angry with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep God’s commandments and hold Jesus’ testimony.
Kisha joka akamkasirikia mwanamke naye aliondoka na kufanya vita na uzao wake wote—wale wanaotii amri za Mungu na kushikilia ushuhuda kuhusu Yesu.
