Daniel 2
1 In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign the king had dreams that upset him so much that he found it difficult to sleep.
Nebukadnessar adedie mfeɛ mmienu so, ɔsosoo daeɛ bi ma ɛhaa no ara kɔsii sɛ, na ɔntumi nna.
2 So the king summoned the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to tell him what he had dreamed. They came in and stood before him.
Ɔfrɛɛ ne nkonyaayifoɔ, pɛadeɛhunufoɔ, ntafowayifoɔ ne Kaldeafoɔ bisaa wɔn sɛ, wɔnkyerɛ no daeɛ ko no. Wɔbɛgyinaa ɔhene no anim no,
3 “I've had a dream that has really upset me,” he told them. “I need to know what it means.”
ɔkaa sɛ, “Maso daeɛ bi a ɛha me, enti mepɛ sɛ monkyerɛ me daeɛ ko a mesoeɛ no, ɛfiri sɛ, ɛsɛ sɛ mehunu.”
4 The astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “May Your Majesty the king live forever! Tell us your dream and we your servants will interpret it for you.”
Na Kaldeafoɔ no buaa no wɔ Arameike kasa mu sɛ, “Ɔhene nkwa so! Ka daeɛ no kyerɛ yɛn, na yɛbɛkyerɛ aseɛ.”
5 “I can't recall it,” the king told the astrologers. “If you can't reveal the dream to me, and its meaning, you will be cut into pieces and your houses will be totally destroyed!
Nanso, ɔhene no ka kyerɛɛ Kaldeafoɔ no sɛ, “Yei ne gyinaeɛ a masi wɔ asɛm yi ho. Sɛ moantumi anka me daeɛ no, na moankyerɛ me aseɛ a, wɔbɛtwitwa mo mu asinasini, na wɔbɛbubu mo afie, ama afu wira.
6 But if you can tell me the dream and its meaning you will receive from me gifts, rewards, and great honor. So tell me the dream and what it means!”
Na sɛ moka me daeɛ no, kyerɛ me aseɛ a, mɛma mo akyɛdeɛ a ɛso bi mmaa da, na mabɔ mo aba so. Monka daeɛ no, na monkyerɛ me aseɛ.”
7 Again they said the same thing: “If Your Majesty the king would tell us his servants the dream, we will explain what it means.”
Wɔkaa bio sɛ, “Yɛsrɛ wo, Nana, ka daeɛ no kyerɛ wʼasomfoɔ, na yɛbɛkyerɛ wo aseɛ.”
8 “It's obvious to me that you're just trying to buy time!” said the king. “You can see that I can't remember the dream.
Ɔhene no buaa sɛ, “Mahunu mo nnaadaa no. Mahunu sɛ, moretwentwɛn ɛberɛ no so, na monim gyinaeɛ a masi asɛm a mekaeɛ no ho.
9 If you can't reveal the dream to me, you will all receive the same punishment! You have conspired against me, telling me lies, hoping things will change. So tell me what my dream was and then I'll know that you can explain what it means.”
Sɛ moanka daeɛ no ankyerɛ me a, asotwe baako pɛ na ɛda hɔ ma mo. Moapam sɛ mobɛdi atorɔ adaadaa me. Mosusu sɛ asɛm no bɛsesa. Monka daeɛ no nkyerɛ me, na ɛbɛma mahunu sɛ mobɛtumi akyerɛ aseɛ.”
10 The astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth could tell the king what he dreamed! Never before has a king, however great and powerful, demanded this of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer!
Kaldeafoɔ no buaa Ɔhene no sɛ, “Onipa teasefoɔ biara nni hɔ a ɔbɛtumi akyerɛ wo, Nana, wo daeɛ a woaso no. Na ɔhene biara nso nni hɔ, sɛ ɔkorɔn anaa ne tumi so, a wabisa nkonyaayifoɔ, pɛadeɛhunufoɔ anaa Kaldeafoɔ saa asɛm yi bi pɛn.
11 What Your Majesty is asking is impossible! No one can tell Your Majesty what you dreamed, except the gods, and they do not live among us mortals.”
Ɔhene abisadeɛ yi yɛ den dodo. Obiara nni hɔ a ɔbɛtumi aka wo daeɛ no gye anyame. Nanso, wɔn tenabea nni ewiase yi mu.”
12 This made the king extremely angry, and he ordered all the wise men of Babylon executed.
Ɔhene no tee saa asɛm yi no, ne bo fuu yie, enti ɔhyɛɛ sɛ, wɔnkunkum anyansafoɔ a wɔwɔ Babilonia nyinaa.
13 The decree was issued. The wise men were about to be executed, and the king's men went looking for Daniel and his friends.
Na ɛsiane ɔhene no mmara den sɛ wɔnkunkum anyansafoɔ no enti, wɔsomaa mmarima sɛ wɔnkɔhwehwɛ Daniel ne ne nnamfonom, na wɔnkunkum wɔn.
14 Daniel approached Arioch, the commander of the imperial guard, whom the king had put in charge of the order to execute all the wise men of Babylon. Wisely and tactfully
Ɛberɛ a, Ariok a ɔyɛ ɔhene no awɛmfoɔ so panin baa sɛ ɔrebɛkum wɔn no, Daniel faa nyansakwan so ne no kasaeɛ.
15 Daniel asked him, “Why would the king issue such a harsh decree?” So Arioch explained to Daniel what had happened.
Daniel bisaa Ariok sɛ, “Adɛn enti na ɔhene hyɛɛ mmara a ano yɛ den saa?” Na Ariok kaa deɛ asi nyinaa kyerɛɛ no.
16 Daniel immediately went to see the king and asked for more time to explain the dream and its meaning to him.
Daniel kɔhunuu Ɔhene no, na ɔsrɛɛ no sɛ ɔmma no berɛ kakra na ɔbɛba abɛkyerɛ daeɛ no ase.
17 Then Daniel went home and shared with Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what was going on.
Na Daniel kɔɔ ne fie kɔbɔɔ ne nnamfonom Hanania, Misael ne Asaria asɛm a asie.
18 He told them to pray to the God of heaven, asking for help regarding this mystery, so that he and his friends would not be killed along with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Ɔhyɛɛ wɔn sɛ, wɔmmisa ɔsoro Onyankopɔn sɛ, ɔnnom wɔn nʼahummɔborɔ sɛdeɛ wɔrenkum wɔn mfra anyansafoɔ nkaeɛ a wɔwɔ Babilonia no mu.
19 That night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven:
Anadwo no, ɔdaa kɔkoamsɛm no adi kyerɛɛ Daniel wɔ anisoadehunu mu. Na Daniel kamfoo ɔsoro Onyankopɔn
20 “Praise the wonderful nature of God forever and ever, for he is wise and powerful.
na ɔkaa sɛ, “Nkamfoɔ nka Onyankopɔn din daa nyinaa, ɔno nko na ɔwɔ nyansa ne tumi.
21 He is in charge of time and history. He removes kings, and he sets kings in place. He gives wisdom to make people wise; he gives knowledge to people so they can understand.
Ɔno na ɔsesa mmerɛ ne nnipa hyɛberɛ; ɔsi ahene, na ɔtu wɔn adeɛ so. Ɔma anyansafoɔ hunu nyansa, na ɔma nhunumu ho nimdeɛ.
22 He reveals deep, mysterious things. He knows what lies in darkness, and light lives in his presence.
Ɔda nneɛma a emu dɔ na ɛyɛ nwanwa adi, na ɔnim deɛ ahinta wɔ sum mu; hann atwa ne ho ahyia.
23 I give thanks and praise to you, God of my fathers, for you have given me wisdom and power. Now you have revealed to me what we asked you; you have revealed to us the king's dream.”
Meda wo ase, kamfo wo mʼagyanom Onyankopɔn, ɛfiri sɛ, woama me nyansa ne tumi; woaka deɛ yɛbisaa wo akyerɛ me, ada deɛ ɔhene bisaeɛ no adi akyerɛ yɛn.”
24 So Daniel went to Arioch whom the king had ordered to execute the wise men of Babylon and told him, “Don't execute the wise men of Babylon! Take me to see the king and I will explain to him his dream.”
Afei, Daniel kɔhunuu Ariok a wɔahyɛ no sɛ ɔnkunkum anyansafoɔ a wɔwɔ Babilonia no, ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Nkunkum anyansafoɔ a wɔwɔ Babilonia no. Fa me kɔ ɔhene no nkyɛn, na mɛkyerɛ no ne daeɛ no ase.”
25 Arioch immediately took Daniel to the king and told him, “I've found one of the captives from Judah who can tell Your Majesty what your dream means.”
Na ntɛm ara, Ariok de Daniel kɔɔ ɔhene no anim kaa sɛ, “Mahunu atukɔfoɔ a wɔfiri Yuda no mu baako a ɔbɛkyerɛ wo, Nana, daeɛ no ase.”
26 The king asked Daniel (also called Belteshazzar), “Are you really able to tell me what my dream was, and what it means?”
Ɔhene no bisaa Daniel (a wɔsane frɛ no Beltesasar) no sɛ, “Ɛyɛ nokorɛ? Wobɛtumi akyerɛ me deɛ mehunuu wɔ me daeɛ no mu na woakyerɛ me aseɛ?”
27 “No wise men or enchanters or magicians or diviners can explain the mystery Your Majesty wants to know,” Daniel replied.
Daniel buaa sɛ, “Nana, anyansafoɔ, pɛadeɛhunufoɔ, nkonyaayifoɔ anaa ntafowayifoɔ biara nni hɔ a wɔbɛtumi akyerɛ ahintasɛm a worebisa yi!
28 “But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has revealed to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the last days. Your dream and the visions that came to your mind as you were lying in bed were these.
Nanso, Onyankopɔn bi wɔ ɔsoro a ɔda kɔkoamsɛm adi, na wakyerɛ ɔhene Nebukadnessar asɛm a ɛbɛsi daakye. Wo daeɛ no ne anisoadehunu a ɛberɛ a woda wo mpa so no wohunuiɛ nie:
29 As Your Majesty lay there, your thoughts turned to the future, and the revealer of mysteries showed you what would take place.
“Nana, ɛberɛ a woreda no, wʼadwene kɔsisii nsɛm bi a ɛbɛsisi so. Deɛ ɔkyerɛ ahintasɛm mu no akyerɛ wo deɛ ɛrebɛba.
30 It's not because I have any more wisdom than anyone else that this mystery has been revealed to me, but to explain to Your Majesty what you were thinking about so you could understand.
Na ɛnnyɛ sɛ, Nana, menim nyansa kyɛn onipa teasefoɔ biara enti, na mmom Onyankopɔn pɛ sɛ Nana nya ahintasɛm no asekyerɛ na ɔte deɛ ɛbaa nʼadwene mu no ase.
31 Your Majesty, as you looked, there before you stood a great statue. The statue standing in front of you was huge, and blazingly bright. It looked terrifying!
“Nana, wʼanisoadehunu no mu, wohunuu ohoni kɛseɛ bi sɛ ɔgyina wʼanim a ɔso pa ara na ɛharan hyɛnn na ne ho yɛ hu yie.
32 The head of the statue was gold, the chest and arms were silver, its middle and thighs were bronze,
Sikakɔkɔɔ na wɔde yɛɛ ne ti; Dwetɛ na wɔde yɛɛ ne koko ne nʼabasa. Kɔbere na wɔde yɛɛ ne yafunu ne nʼasrɛ.
33 its legs were iron, and its feet were iron and baked clay.
Dadeɛ na wɔde yɛɛ ne nan, na wɔde dadeɛ ne dɔteɛ a wɔde afra yɛɛ ne nantabon.
34 While you were watching, a stone was quarried, but not by human hands. It struck the iron and clay feet of the statue and smashed them to pieces.
Na Nana, worehwɛ no, ɔboɔ bi a nsa biara nkura mu te bɛhwee dadeɛ ne dɔteɛ nantabon no so, pɛkyɛɛ no gɔsɔɔ.
35 Then the rest of the statue—the bronze, the silver, and the gold—broke into pieces like the iron and clay. The wind blew them all away like chaff from the summer threshing floor, so that no trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
Afei Nana, ohoni mu no nyinaa a ɛyɛ dadeɛ, dɔteɛ, kɔbere, dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ no nyinaa yam fekɔfekɔ, ma ɛyɛɛ sɛ ahuhuro berɛ mu ayuporobea so ntɛtɛ, ma mframa bɛhuu ne nyinaa kɔeɛ a, hwee anka hɔ. Nanso, ɔboɔ a ɛpem ohoni no hwee fam no danee bepɔ kɛseɛ a ɛkataa asase nyinaa so.
36 This was the dream, and now we will explain what it means to the king.
“Nana, daeɛ no nie o, afei, yɛrebɛkyerɛ wo aseɛ.
37 Your Majesty, you are the king of kings to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, and power, strength, and glory.
Nana, woyɛ ahene bebree so ɔhene. Ɔsoro Onyankopɔn ayɛ wo ahene mu ɔhene, ama wo tumi, ahoɔden ne animuonyam.
38 He gave you control over all peoples, as well as the wild animals and birds. He made you ruler of all of them. You are the head of gold.
Ɔde ewiase nnipa, mmoa a wɔwɔ wiram ne nnomaa a wɔtu ahyɛ wo nsa. Baabiara a wɔwɔ no, wɔayɛ wo wɔn so difoɔ. Wo na woyɛ saa sikakɔkɔɔ ti no.
39 But after you another kingdom will rise that is inferior to your kingdom and will replace yours. After that a third kingdom that is bronze will rise and rule over the whole world.
“Na wʼahemman aba nʼawieeɛ akyi no, ahemman a ɛnnto wo deɛ no bɛsɔre abɛsi wʼananmu. Sɛ saa ahemman no gu a, ahemman kɛseɛ foforɔ a ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa a kɔbere yafunu ne asrɛ no gyina hɔ ma no no bɛsɔre adi ewiase so.
40 The fourth kingdom will be strong as iron and in the same way that iron crushes and smashes everything; it will crush and smash all others.
Nea ɛbɛdi saa ahemman no akyi no, ɛbɛyɛ ahemman a ɛtɔ so ɛnan a ɛso na ɛwɔ ahoɔden te sɛ dadeɛ. Saa ahemman no bɛbubu, ayam aman a adi ɛkan no nyinaa te sɛdeɛ dadeɛ bubu yam biribiara a ɛne no hyia no.
41 You saw the feet and toes made from iron and baked clay, and this indicates it will be a divided kingdom. It will have some of the strength of iron but mixed with clay.
Nana, sɛdeɛ wohunu sɛ nantabon ne nansoaa yɛ dadeɛ ne dɔteɛ a adi afra no kyerɛ sɛ, saa ahemman yi mu bɛkyekyɛ.
42 As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, the kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.
Nʼafaafa bi bɛyɛ den sɛ dadeɛ, na ebi ayɛ mmerɛ sɛ dɔteɛ.
43 In the same way that you saw the iron mixed with ordinary clay, so the people will mix but they will not stick together just as iron and clay do not mix.
Saa dadeɛ ne dɔteɛ mfrafraeɛ no sane kyerɛ sɛ, saa ahemman no bɛyɛ nnipa ahodoɔ a wɔadi afra a wɔntumi nka wɔn ho mmɔ mu sɛdeɛ dadeɛ ne dɔteɛ ntumi nni afra no.
44 During the time of these kings the God of heaven will set up an eternal kingdom that will never be destroyed or taken over by others. It will crush all these kingdoms, bringing them to an end, and it will last forever,
“Saa ahemfo no adedie mu no, Ɔsoro Onyankopɔn bɛbɔ ahemman bi atenaseɛ a ɛrensɛe da; na obiara renni so da. Ɛbɛdwɛre ahemman ahodoɔ yi nyinaa de wɔn aba awieeɛ, na ɛno deɛ, ɛbɛgyina afebɔɔ.
45 in the same way that you saw the stone quarried from the mountain, but not by human hands, crush the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold. The great God has revealed to Your Majesty what is to come. The dream is true, and the explanation is trustworthy.”
Ɔboɔ no a nsa biara nkura mu na ɛtwa firi bepɔ no so a ɛyam dadeɛ, kɔbere, dɔteɛ, dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ mfrafraeɛ ohoni no gyina hɔ ma saa ɔman no. “Onyankopɔn kokuroko akyerɛ Nana, deɛ ɛbɛba daakye. Daeɛ no yɛ nokorɛ, na ne nkyerɛaseɛ yɛ kann.”
46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell down before Daniel and worshiped him, and ordered offerings of grain and incense to be made to him.
Ɔhene Nebukadnessar bɔɔ ne mu ase wɔ Daniel anim, somm no, na ɔhyɛɛ ne manfoɔ sɛ, wɔmfa afɔrebɔdeɛ mmra, na wɔnhye aduhwam wɔ nʼanim.
47 The king said to Daniel, “Truly, your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, the revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery.”
Ɔhene no ka kyerɛɛ Daniel sɛ, “Nokorɛ, wo Onyankopɔn yɛ Onyankopɔn wɔ anyame mu; ɔyɛ Awurade wɔ ahene so ahintasɛm mu kyerɛfoɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, wo na woatumi akyerɛ saa kɔkoamsɛm yi mu.”
48 Then the king promoted Daniel to a high position and gave him many expensive gifts, making him governor over the whole province of Babylon and head of all the wise men of Babylon.
Afei, ɔhene no maa Daniel dibea a ɛkorɔn yie sane yɛɛ no ayɛ a ɛsom bo yie. Ɔmaa Daniel bɛyɛɛ sohwɛfoɔ wɔ Babiloniaman no mu nyinaa, na ɔde no sii nʼanyansafoɔ no nyinaa so ɔhene.
49 At Daniel's request, the king placed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in charge of the province of Babylon, and Daniel remained at the king's court.
Daniel bisa ma wɔyɛɛ Sadrak, Mesak ne Abednego, Babilonia asase no so ahwɛfoɔ, na Daniel yɛɛ ɔsomfoɔ wɔ ɔhene aban mu.
