¹And 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.

¹(G12-18) Na likajisimamia ukingoni mwa bahari. (G13-1) 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.

²And 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.

²Mnyama 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.

³And 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.

³Kichwa kimojawapo cha huyo mnyama kilionekana kama kilikwisha jeruhiwa vibaya sana, lakini jeraha hilo lilikuwa limepona. Dunia nzima ilishangazwa na huyo mnyama na kumfuata.

⁴And 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?

⁴Watu 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?"

⁵And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

⁵Kisha huyo mnyama akaruhusiwa kusema maneno ya kujigamba na kumkufuru Mungu; akaruhusiwa kuwa na mamlaka kwa muda wa miezi arobaini na miwili.

⁶And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

⁶Basi, akaanza kumtukana Mungu, kulitukana jina lake, makao yake, na wote wakaao mbinguni.

⁷And 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.

⁷Aliruhusiwa kuwapiga vita na kuwashinda watu wa Mungu. Alipewa mamlaka juu ya watu wa kila kabila, ukoo, lugha na taifa.

⁸And 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.

⁸Wote waishio duniani watamwabudu isipokuwa tu wale ambao majina yao yameandikwa tangu mwanzo wa ulimwengu katika kitabu cha uzima cha Mwanakondoo aliyechinjwa.

⁹If any man have an ear, let him hear.

⁹"Aliye na masikio, na asikie!

¹⁰He 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.

¹⁰Waliokusudiwa 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."

¹¹And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

¹¹Kisha nikamwona mnyama mwingine anatoka ardhini. Alikuwa na pembe mbili kama pembe za kondoo, na aliongea kama joka.

¹²And 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.

¹²Alikuwa 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.

¹³And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

¹³Basi, huyu mnyama wa pili akafanya miujiza mikubwa hata akasababisha moto kutoka mbinguni ushuke duniani mbele ya watu.

¹⁴And 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.

¹⁴Aliwapotosha 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.

¹⁵And 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.

¹⁵Kisha alijaliwa kuipulizia uhai hiyo sanamu ya yule mnyama wa kwanza, hata ikaweza kuongea na kuwaua watu wote ambao hawakuiabudu.

¹⁶And 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:

¹⁶Aliwalazimisha 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.

¹⁷And 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.

¹⁷Akapiga marufuku mtu yeyote kununua au kuuza kitu isipokuwa tu mtu aliyetiwa alama hiyo, yaani jina la yule mnyama au tarakimu ya jina hilo.

¹⁸Here 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.

¹⁸Hapa 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.