Daniel 7
1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed. Then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters.
Nʼafọ mbụ, mgbe Belshaza bidoro ịchị ala Babilọn, Daniel rọrọ nrọ, hụkwa ọhụ dị iche iche, o dere ihe ndị ahụ nʼakwụkwọ.
2 Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven broke forth upon the great sea.
“Mụ bụ Daniel hụrụ nʼime ọhụ m nʼabalị, elere m anya, hụ nʼihu m oke ifufe anọ nke eluigwe ka ha na-atụgharị oke osimiri.
3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, different one from another.
Anụ ọhịa anọ buru ibu si nʼime osimiri ahụ rịpụta. O nweghị nke yiri ibe ya.
4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings. I beheld till the wings of it were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand upon two feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
“Nke mbụ dị ka ọdụm, kama o nwere nku dịka ugo. Mgbe m nọ na-ele ya anya, a nyakapụrụ nku ya, welie ya, hapụ ya ka o guzo nʼelu ala nʼụkwụ ya abụọ dịka mmadụ. E nyekwara ya ụdị obi nke mmadụ nwere.
5 And, behold, another beast, a second, like a bear, and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it: Arise, devour much flesh.
“Anụ ọhịa nke abụọ yiri anụ ọhịa buru ibu a na-akpọ bịa (nʼasụsụ bekee). E weliri ya nʼotu akụkụ, ọ kpụkwa ọgịrịga atọ nʼọnụ ya, nʼetiti eze ya. A gwara ya, ‘Bilie, rie anụ ka o si dị gị mma.’
6 After this I beheld, and, lo, another, like a leopard, which had upon its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it.
“Mgbe nke a gasịrị, ka m nọ na-ele anya, anụ ndọgbu ọzọ pụtara, anụ ọhịa ahụ yiri agụ, ma o nwere nʼazụ ya nku anọ dịka nke nnụnụ. O nwekwara isi anọ. E nyekwara ya ike ọchịchị.
7 After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, a fourth beast, fearful and powerful, and exceedingly strong. And it had great iron teeth. It devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet. And it was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.
“Mgbe nke a gasịrị, nʼime ọhụ nke abalị, ahụrụ m anụ ọhịa nke anọ. Anụ ọhịa a na-eyi oke egwu, ọnụ apụghị ịkọwa ihe o yiri. Ọ bụkwa anụ ọhịa dị nnọọ ike, nke na-eji eze igwe ya dị ukwuu na-adọwasị ma na-etipịasịkwa ihe ọbụla, nke na-ejikwa ụkwụ ya azọgbu ihe ọbụla fọdụrụ. Ọ bụ anụ ọhịa gbara iche site nʼanụ ọhịa ndị ọzọ, bụrụkwa anụ nwere mpi iri.
8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.
“Mgbe m nọ na-eche banyere mpi ndị a, na mberede mpi ntakịrị ọzọ sikwa nʼetiti ha pupụta. E si nʼukwu hopu mpi atọ nʼime mpi iri mbụ ahụ nʼihu ya. Mpi ntakịrị a nwere anya dịka mmadụ, na ọnụ na-ekwu okwu jupụtara nʼịnya isi.
9 I beheld till thrones were placed, and one who was ancient of days sat. His raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool. His throne was fiery flames, and the wheels of it burning fire.
“Anọkwa m na-ele anya “hụ ka e doziri ocheeze, ebe Onye ahụ na-adị site na mbụ nọdụrụ. Uwe o yi na-acha nnọọ ezi ọcha dịka snoo, agịrị isi dị ya nʼisi na-acha ọcha dị ka ezi ogho ọcha. Ocheeze ya na-enwu ka ire ọkụ, ụkwụ igwe ya niile na-acha ọkụ.
10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him. Thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The judgment was set, and the books were opened.
Iyi na-asọ ka ọkụ si nʼihu ya na-asọpụta. Puku kwụrụ puku na-agara ya ozi. Otu a kwa, nde kwụrụ nde ndị mmadụ guzo nʼihu ya. Ndị ikpe nọdụrụ ala, asaghekwara akwụkwọ dị iche iche.
11 I beheld at that time because of the voice of the great words which the horn spoke. I beheld even till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed, and it was given to be burned with fire.
“Mgbe m nọ na-ele anya, nʼihi okwu ịnya isi nke mpi ahụ na-ekwu, elegidere m anya tutu ruo mgbe e gburu anụ ọhịa ahụ, laa anụ ahụ ya nʼiyi, were ya nye ka a kpọọ ya ọkụ.
12 And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away. Yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.
(Gbasara ụmụ anụ ọhịa ndị ọzọ, a napụrụ ha ọchịchị ha, ma a hapụrụ ha ka ha dịrị ndụ gaa nʼihu nwantakịrị oge).
13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven someone like a son of man. And he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
“Nʼime ọhụ m nʼabalị, a hụrụ onye yiri nwa nke mmadụ, ka ọ nọ na-abịa nʼigwe ojii nke eluigwe. Onye a bịara nso nʼebe onye ahụ na-adị site na mbụ nọ. E dubatakwara ya nʼihu ya.
14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
E nyere ya ike ọchịchị, ebube na ike ịbụ eze; mba niile dị iche iche na ndị niile na-asụ asụsụ dị iche iche kpọrọ isiala nye ya. Ọchịchị ya bụ ọchịchị na-adị ruo mgbe ebighị ebi, nke na-agaghị agabiga. O nwekwaghị onye nwere ike ịkwatu alaeze ya.
15 As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
“Mụ onwe m, bụ Daniel, ọhụ a m hụrụ tụrụ mmụọ m ụjọ nke ukwuu, mekwa ka obi m ma jijiji.
16 I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
Ejekwuuru m otu nʼime ndị guzo nʼebe ahụ nso jụọ ya ihe ihe ndị a niile pụtara. “Ọ gwara m ma kọwakwara m ihe ihe ndị a pụtara.
17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings who shall arise out of the earth.
‘Anụ ọhịa anọ ndị a bụ alaeze anọ nke ga-ebili nʼụwa.
18 But the sanctified of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.
Ma ọ bụ ndị nsọ nke Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, ga-anara alaeze. Ọ ga-abụkwa nke ha ruo mgbe ebighị ebi.’
19 Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth beast, which was different from all of them, exceedingly fearful, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass, which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet,
“Mgbe ahụ, achọrọ m ịmata ihe banyere anụ ọhịa nke anọ ahụ, nke ahụ gbara iche site nʼanụ ọhịa ndị ọzọ, na-eyikwa oke egwu, nke nwere eze dịka igwe, na mbọ yiri nke e ji bronz kpụọ. Nke ahụ na-adọwasị ndị mmadụ, na nke na-azọgbukwa ndị fọdụrụ.
20 and concerning the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, and before which three fell, even that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke great things, whose look was greater than its fellows.
Asịkwa m ya kọwaara m ihe mpi iri ahụ dị ya nʼisi pụtara, na ihe banyere mpi nke ọzọ puputara, na ihe mere e ji nyakapụ mpi atọ ahụ nʼihi ya. Asị m ya kọwakwara m ihe banyere mpi ahụ, nke nwere anya, na ọnụ na-ekwu okwu jupụtara nʼịnya isi, ma dịkwa ka ọ dị ike karịa ndị ọzọ.
21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the sanctified, and prevailed against them
Mgbe m na-ele anya, ahụrụ m ka mpi a na-alụso ndị nsọ ọgụ na-emerikwa.
22 until the ancient of days came. And judgment was given to the sanctified of the Most High, and the time came that the sanctified possessed the kingdom.
Tutu ruo mgbe onye ahụ na-adị site na mbụ bịara kpee ikpe nke gaara ndị nsọ nke Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, ma oge bịakwara mgbe ha natara alaeze ahụ.
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be different from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
“Nke a bụ ihe o kwuru: ‘Anụ ọhịa nke anọ a bụ alaeze nke ga-apụta nʼụwa. Ọ ga-adị iche site nʼalaeze ndị ọzọ. Ọ ga-azọpịa, kụrie, ma bibiekwa ụwa niile.
24 And as for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise. And another shall arise after them, and he shall be different from the former. And he shall put down three kings.
Mpi iri ahụ nọchiri anya ndị eze iri ga-esi nʼalaeze ya pụta. Mgbe ndị eze a ga na-achị, eze ọzọ, nke dị iche site na ndị bụrụ ya ụzọ ga-ebilikwa, ma merie ndị eze atọ ndị ọzọ ahụ ma laa ha nʼiyi.
25 And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the sanctified of the Most High. And he shall think to change the times and the law, and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.
Ọ ga-ekwu okwu kwugide Onye kachasị ihe niile elu. O ga-emekpa ndị nsọ ahụ. Ọ ga-agbalịkwa ịgbanwe iwu niile na omenaala niile. A ga-enyefe ndị nsọ nʼaka ya afọ atọ na ọkara.
26 But the judgment shall be set, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it to the end.
“‘Ma a ga-emeghe ụlọ ikpe, napụkwa ya ike niile, kpochapụ ya ma laakwa ya nʼiyi kpamkpam.
27 And the kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the sanctified of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
Mgbe ahụ, ike ọchịchị, ike na ịdị ukwuu nke alaeze niile dị nʼokpuru eluigwe ka a ga-enyefe nʼaka ndị nsọ, bụ ndị nke Onye ahụ kachasị ihe niile elu. Alaeze ya ga-adịgidekwa ruo mgbe ebighị ebi. Ndị niile na-achị achị ga-erubere ya isi, kpọọkwa isiala nye ya.’
28 Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me much, and my countenance was changed in me, but I kept the matter in my heart.
“Nke a bụ ọgwụgwụ okwu ahụ. Mụ onwe m, bụ Daniel, echiche m mere ka m tụọ egwu nke ukwu, ihu m gbanwere dịka onye ahụ na-adịghị, ma o nweghị onye ọbụla m gwara ihe m hụrụ.”
