War in Heaven
1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
Na ishara kuu ilionekana mbinguni; mwanamke aliyevikwa jua, na mwezi ulikuwa chini ya miguu yake, na juu ya kichwa chake taji ya nyota kumi na mbili.
2 and she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
Naye alikuwa ana mimba, akilia, hali ana utungu na kuumwa katika kuzaa.
3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
Ikaonekana ishara nyingine mbinguni; na tazama, joka kubwa jekundu, alikuwa na vichwa saba na pembe kumi, na juu ya vichwa vyake vilemba saba.
4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
Na mkia wake wakokota theluthi ya nyota za mbinguni, na kuziangusha katika nchi. Na yule joka akasimama mbele ya yule mwanamke aliye tayari kuzaa, ili azaapo, amle mtoto wake.
5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
Naye akazaa mtoto mwanamume, yeye atakayewachunga mataifa yote kwa fimbo ya chuma. Na mtoto wake akanyakuliwa hata kwa Mungu, na kwa kiti chake cha enzi.
6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
Yule mwanamke akakimbilia nyikani, ambapo ana mahali palipotengenezwa na Mungu, ili wamlishe huko muda wa siku elfu na mia mbili na sitini.
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
Kulikuwa na vita mbinguni; Mikaeli na malaika zake wakapigana na yule joka, yule joka naye akapigana nao pamoja na malaika zake;
8 and prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
nao hawakushinda, wala mahali pao hapakuonekana tena mbinguni.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Yule joka akatupwa, yule mkubwa, nyoka wa zamani, aitwaye Ibilisi na Shetani, audanganyaye ulimwengu wote; akatupwa hata nchi, na malaika zake wakatupwa pamoja naye.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
Nikasikia sauti kuu mbinguni, ikisema, Sasa kumekuwa wokovu, na nguvu, na ufalme wa Mungu wetu, na mamlaka ya Kristo wake; kwa maana ametupwa chini mshitaki wa ndugu zetu, yeye awashitakiye mbele za Mungu wetu, mchana na usiku.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Nao wakamshinda kwa damu ya Mwana-Kondoo, na kwa neno la ushuhuda wao; ambao hawakupenda maisha yao hata kufa.
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Kwa hiyo shangilieni, enyi mbingu, nanyi mkaao humo. Ole wa nchi na bahari! Kwa maana yule Ibilisi ameshuka kwenu mwenye ghadhabu nyingi, akijua ya kuwa ana wakati mchache tu.
13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child .
Na joka yule alipoona ya kuwa ametupwa katika nchi, alimwudhi mwanamke yule aliyemzaa mtoto mwanamume.
14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
Mwanamke yule akapewa mabawa mawili ya tai yule mkubwa, ili aruke, aende zake nyikani hata mahali pake, hapo alishwapo kwa wakati na nyakati na nusu ya wakati, mbali na nyoka huyo.
15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
Nyoka akatoa katika kinywa chake, nyuma ya huyo mwanamke, maji kama mto, amfanye kuchukuliwa na mto ule.
16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
Nchi ikamsaidia mwanamke; nchi ikafunua kinywa chake, ikaumeza mto ule alioutoa yule joka katika kinywa chake.
17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Joka akamkasirikia yule mwanamke, akaenda zake afanye vita juu ya wazao wake waliosalia, wazishikao amri za Mungu, na kuwa na ushuhuda wa Yesu; naye akasimama juu ya mchanga wa bahari.
