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Katika mwaka wa tatu wa kumiliki kwake mfalme Belshaza maono yalinitokea mimi, naam, mimi Danielii, baada ya hayo yaliyonitokea hapo kwanza.
In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, subsequent to the one that had appeared to me earlier.
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Nami naliona katika maono; ilitukia, nilipoona, nalikuwako huko Shushani ngomeni, katika wilaya ya Elamu; nikaona katika maono, nami nalikuwa karibu na mto Ulai.
And in the vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa, in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.
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Ndipo nikainua macho yangu nikaona, na tazama, mbele ya mto alisimama kondoo mume, mwenye pembe mbili; na pembe zile mbili zilikuwa ndefu; lakini moja ilikuwa ndefu kuliko ya pili, na ile iliyokuwa ndefu zaidi ilizuka mwisho.
Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.
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Nikamwona huyo kondoo mume akisukuma upande wa magharibi, na upande wa kaskazini, na upande wa kusini; wala hakuna mnyama ye yote awezaye kusimama mbele yake, wala hakuna mnyama ye yote awezaye kupokonya mkononi mwake; lakini alitenda kama alivyopenda mwenyewe, akajitukuza nafsi yake.
I saw the ram charging toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against him, and there was no deliverance from his power. He did as he pleased and became great.
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Nami nilipokuwa nikifikiri, tazama, beberu akatoka upande wa magharibi, juu ya uso wa dunia nzima, bila kuigusa nchi; na beberu yule alikuwa na pembe mashuhuri kati ya macho yake.
As I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.
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Naye akamwendea huyo kondoo mume mwenye pembe mbili, niliyemwona akisimama karibu na mto, akamshambulia kwa ghadhabu za nguvu zake.
He came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and rushed at him with furious power.
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Nikamwona akimkaribia kondoo mume, akamwonea hasira kali, akampiga kondoo mume, akazivunja pembe zake mbili; na huyo kondoo mume alikuwa hana nguvu kusimama mbele yake; bali akamwangusha chini, akamkanyaga-kanyaga; wala hapakuwapo awezaye kumwokoa kondoo mume katika mkono wake.
I saw him approach the ram in a rage against him, and he struck the ram and shattered his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him, and the goat threw him to the ground and trampled him, and no one could deliver the ram from his power.
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Na yule beberu akajitukuza sana; na alipokuwa na nguvu, pembe ile kubwa ilivunjika; na badala yake zikazuka pembe nne mashuhuri zilizoelekea pepo nne za mbinguni.
Thus the goat became very great, but at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off, and four prominent horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven.
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Na katika moja ya pembe hizo ilitokea pembe ndogo, iliyokua sana, upande wa kusini, na upande wa magharibi, na upande wa nchi ya uzuri.
From one of these horns a little horn emerged and grew extensively toward the south and the east and toward the Beautiful Land.
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Nayo ikakua, kiasi cha kulifikilia jeshi la mbinguni; ikaangusha chini baadhi ya jeshi lile, na ya nyota, ikazikanyaga.
It grew as high as the host of heaven, and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the earth and trampled them.
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Naam, ikajitukuza hata juu yake aliye mkuu wa jeshi hilo, ikamwondolea sadaka ya kuteketezwa ya daima, na mahali pa patakatifu pake pakaangushwa chini.
It magnified itself, even to the Prince of the host; it removed His daily sacrifice and overthrew the place of His sanctuary.
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Na jeshi likatolewa kwake pamoja na sadaka ya kuteketezwa ya daima, kwa sababu ya makosa; nayo ikaiangusha kweli hata chini; ikatenda ilivyopenda, na kufanikiwa.
And in the rebellion, the host and the daily sacrifice were given over to the horn, and it flung truth to the ground and prospered in whatever it did.
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Ndipo nikamsikia mtakatifu mmoja akinena, na mtakatifu mwingine akamwuliza huyo aliyenena, Haya maono katika habari ya sadaka ya kuteketezwa ya daima, na lile kosa lifanyalo ukiwa, yataendelea hata lini, kukanyagisha patakatifu na jeshi?
Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long until the fulfillment of the vision of the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, and the surrender of the sanctuary and of the host to be trampled?”
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Akamwambia, Hata nyakati za jioni na asubuhi elfu mbili na mia tatu; ndipo patakatifu patakapotakaswa.
He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be properly restored.”
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Ikawa mimi, naam, mimi Danielii, nilipoyaona maono hayo, nalitafuta kuyafahamu, na tazama, alisimama mbele yangu mmoja mfano wa mwanadamu.
While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.
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Nikasikia sauti ya mwanadamu katikati ya mto Ulai, iliyoita na kusema, Gabrieli, mfahamishe mtu huyu maono haya.
And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”
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Basi alipakaribia mahali niliposimama; nami naliogopa alipokaribia, nikaanguka kifudifudi; lakini aliniambia, Fahamu, Ee mwanadamu, kwa maana maono haya ni ya wakati wa mwisho.
As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”
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Basi alipokuwa akisema nami, nalishikwa na usingizi mzito na uso wangu uliielekea nchi; lakini alinigusa, akanisimamisha wima.
While he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, helped me to my feet,
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Akaniambia, Tazama, nitakujulisha yatakayokuwa wakati wa mwisho wa ghadhabu; maana, ni ya wakati wa mwisho ulioamriwa.
and said, “Behold, I will make known to you what will happen in the latter time of wrath, because it concerns the appointed time of the end.
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Yule kondoo mume uliyemwona, mwenye pembe mbili, hizo ndizo wafalme wa Umedi na Uajemi.
The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
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Na yule beberu, mwenye manyoya mengi, ni mfalme wa Uyunani; na ile pembe kubwa iliyo kati ya macho yake ni mfalme wa kwanza.
The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.
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Tena katika habari ya pembe ile iliyovunjika, ambayo badala yake zilisimama pembe nne, falme nne zitasimama kutoka katika taifa lile, lakini si kwa nguvu kama zake.
The four horns that replaced the broken one represent four kingdoms that will rise from that nation but will not have the same power.
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Na wakati wa mwisho wa ufalme wao, wakosao watakapotimia, mfalme mwenye uso mkali, afahamuye mafumbo, atasimama.
In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.
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Na nguvu zake zitakuwa nyingi mno, lakini si kwa uwezo wake mwenyewe; naye ataharibu kiasi cha kustaajabisha watu, na kufanikiwa, na kutenda apendavyo; naye atawaangamiza hao walio hodari na watu watakatifu.
His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men along with the holy people.
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Na kwa mashauri yake atafanikisha hila mkononi mwake; naye atajitukuza nafsi yake moyoni mwake; naye atawaangamiza wengi katika hali yao ya salama; naye atasimama kushindana naye aliye Mkuu wa wakuu; lakini atavunjika, bila kazi ya mikono.
Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.
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Na maono ya hizo nyakati za jioni na asubuhi yaliyosemwa ni kweli; lakini wewe yafunike maono hayo; maana ni ya wakati ujao baada ya siku nyingi.
The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been spoken is true. Now you must seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.”
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Na mimi, Danielii, nikazimia, nikaugua siku kadha wa kadha; kisha nikaondoka, nikatenda shughuli za mfalme; nami naliyastajabia yale maono, ila hakuna aliyeyafahamu.
I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.