War in the Sea and on Land
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
Kisha nikaona mnyama akitoka katika bahari, mwenye pembe kumi, na vichwa saba, na juu ya pembe zake ana vilemba kumi, na juu ya vichwa vyake majina ya makufuru.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
Na yule mnyama niliyemwona alikuwa mfano wa chui, na miguu yake ilikuwa kama miguu ya dubu, na kinywa chake kama kinywa cha simba, yule joka akampa nguvu zake na kiti chake cha enzi na uwezo mwingi.
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
Nikaona kimoja cha vichwa vyake kana kwamba kimetiwa jeraha la mauti, na pigo lake la mauti likapona. Dunia yote ikamstaajabia mnyama yule.
4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
Wakamsujudu yule joka kwa sababu alimpa huyo mnyama uwezo wake; nao wakamsujudu yule mnyama, wakisema, Ni nani afananaye na mnyama huyu? Tena ni nani awezaye kufanya vita naye?
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Naye akapewa kinywa cha kunena maneno makuu, ya makufuru. Akapewa uwezo wa kufanya kazi yake miezi arobaini na miwili.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
Akafunua kinywa chake amtukane Mungu, na kulitukana jina lake, na maskani yake, nao wakaao mbinguni.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
Tena akapewa kufanya vita na watakatifu na kuwashinda, akapewa uwezo juu ya kila kabila na jamaa na lugha na taifa.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Na watu wote wakaao juu ya nchi watamsujudu, kila ambaye jina lake halikuandikwa katika kitabu cha uzima cha Mwana-Kondoo, aliyechinjwa tangu kuwekwa misingi ya dunia.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
Mtu akiwa na sikio na asikie.
10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
Mtu akichukua mateka, atachukuliwa mateka. Mtu akiua kwa upanga, atauawa kwa upanga. Hapa ndipo penye subira na imani ya watakatifu.
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Kisha nikaona mnyama mwingine, akipanda juu kutoka katika nchi; naye alikuwa na pembe mbili mfano wa Mwana-Kondoo, akanena kama joka.
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Naye atumia uwezo wote wa mnyama yule wa kwanza mbele yake. Naye aifanya dunia na wote wakaao ndani yake wamsujudie mnyama wa kwanza, ambaye jeraha lake la mauti lilipona.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
Naye afanya ishara kubwa, hata kufanya moto kushuka kutoka mbinguni uje juu ya nchi mbele ya wanadamu.
14 and deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
Naye awakosesha wale wakaao juu ya nchi, kwa ishara zile alizopewa kuzifanya mbele ya huyo mnyama, akiwaambia wakaao juu ya nchi kumfanyia sanamu yule mnyama, aliyekuwa na jeraha la upanga naye akaishi.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
Akapewa kutia pumzi katika ile sanamu ya mnyama, hata ile sanamu ya mnyama inene, na kuwafanya hao wote wasioisujudu sanamu ya mnyama wauawe.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
Naye awafanya wote, wadogo kwa wakubwa, na matajiri kwa maskini, na walio huru kwa watumwa, watiwe chapa katika mkono wao wa kuume, au katika vipaji vya nyuso zao;
17 and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
tena kwamba mtu awaye yote asiweze kununua wala kuuza, isipokuwa ana chapa ile, yaani, jina la mnyama yule, au hesabu ya jina lake.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Hapa ndipo penye hekima. Yeye aliye na akili, na aihesabu hesabu ya mnyama huyo; maana ni hesabu ya kibinadamu. Na hesabu yake ni mia sita, sitini na sita.
