Daniel 6
1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
Na rĩrĩ, Dario nĩonire athuure anene 120 nĩguo matuĩke a gwathanaga ũthamaki-inĩ wake wothe.
2 And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel [was] first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.
Ningĩ agĩcooka akĩiga atongoria atatũ matuĩke anene a acio angĩ, na ũmwe wa acio atatũ aarĩ Danieli. Anene acio atatũ maigirwo nĩgeetha marehagĩrwo ũhoro nĩ anene acio angĩ a bũrũri, nĩgeetha indo cia mũthamaki itikoore.
3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit [was] in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
Nake Danieli akĩoneka arĩ wa mwanya harĩ atongoria acio angĩ othe o na anene nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa aarĩ kĩyo mũrutĩre-inĩ wake wa wĩra, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũthamaki agĩtanya kũmũtua mwathi wa ũthamaki ũcio wake wothe.
4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he [was] faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio atongoria na anene acio angĩ magĩcaria ũndũ mangĩcuukĩra Danieli wĩra-inĩ wake wa gwathana, no makĩaga ihĩtia. Nĩmagire ũndũ mangĩmũcuukĩra, tondũ aarĩ mwĩhokeku, akaaga ũcuuke kana ihĩtia mĩthiĩre-inĩ yake.
5 Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find [it] against him concerning the law of his God.
Marigĩrĩrio-inĩ andũ acio makĩĩrana atĩrĩ, “Gũtirĩ hĩndĩ tũkoona ũndũ tũngĩcuukĩra Danieli, tiga ũkorirwo nĩ ũndũ ũkoniĩ watho wa Ngai wake.”
6 Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio atongoria na anene a bũrũri magĩthiĩ marĩ gĩkundi kũrĩ mũthamaki, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ: “Wee Mũthamaki Dario, ũrotũũra nginya tene!
7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
Ithuĩ tũrĩ atongoria a ũthamaki ũyũ, na anyabara, na anene a bũrũri, na andũ arĩa mataaraga mũthamaki o na abarũthi othe, nĩtũciirĩte tũkoona arĩ wega we mũthamaki ũrute watho naguo ũhinyĩrĩrio atĩ mũndũ o wothe ũrĩa ũngĩhooya ngai o na ĩrĩkũ kana mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ, tiga akũhooire wee mũthamaki, ihinda rĩa matukũ mĩrongo ĩtatũ rĩtanathira, no nginya aikio irima-inĩ rĩa mĩrũũthi.
8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Na rĩrĩ, wee mũthamaki, athana watho ũcio ũgĩe ho na wandĩkwo, nawe ũwĩkĩre mũhũũri nĩgeetha ndũkagarũrwo, kũringana na mawatho ma Amedi na ma Aperisia marĩa matagarũragwo.”
9 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mũthamaki Dario akĩandĩka watho ũcio na agĩĩkĩra mũhũũri.
10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Rĩrĩa Danieli aamenyire atĩ watho ũcio nĩ wandĩkĩtwo-rĩ, akĩinũka gwake, akĩhaica kanyũmba gake ka igũrũ harĩa ndirica cia nyũmba yake ciahingũragwo irorete mwena wa Jerusalemu. O mũthenya, nĩatuuragia ndu maita matatũ akahooya Ngai, akĩmũcookagĩria ngaatho o ta ũrĩa aamenyerete gwĩka hau kabere.
11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
Nao andũ acio magĩthiĩ marĩ hamwe, magĩkora Danieli akĩhooya agĩthaitha Ngai amũteithie.
12 Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask [a petition] of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing [is] true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩthiĩ harĩ mũthamaki na makĩaria nake igũrũ rĩa uuge ũcio wa mũthamaki: Makĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Githĩ ndwandĩkithirie watho atĩ handũ ha matukũ mĩrongo ĩtatũ, mũndũ ũngĩhooya ngai o na ĩrĩkũ kana ahooe mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ tiga o we mũthamaki, no nginya aikio irima-inĩ rĩa mĩrũũthi?” Mũthamaki agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Watho ũcio ũrĩ o ho, kũringana na mawatho ma Amedi na Aperisia, marĩa matagarũragwo.”
13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which [is] of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
Nao magĩcookeria mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Danieli, ũmwe wa andũ arĩa maatahĩtwo kuuma Juda, ndagwathĩkagĩra wee mũthamaki, kana agaathĩkĩra watho ũrĩa wee mwene wandĩkithĩtie. O na rĩu no ahooyaga Ngai wake maita matatũ o mũthenya.”
14 Then the king, when he heard [these] words, was sore displeased with himself, and set [his] heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
Rĩrĩa mũthamaki aaiguire ũhoro ũcio, akĩigua kĩeha mũno; agĩtua itua rĩa kũhonokia Danieli, na mũthenya ũcio wothe aatindire akĩgeria ũrĩa angĩhonokia Danieli o nginya riũa rĩgĩthũa.
15 Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians [is], That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ acio makĩũngana rĩngĩ magĩthiĩ harĩ mũthamaki na makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ririkana, wee mũthamaki, atĩ kũringana na watho wa Amedi na Aperisia, watho ũrĩa mũrute kana mwandĩke nĩ mũthamaki ndũngĩgarũrwo.”
16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast [him] into the den of lions. [Now] the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũthamaki agĩathana, nao makĩrehe Danieli na makĩmũikia irima-inĩ rĩa mĩrũũthi. Mũthamaki akĩĩra Danieli atĩrĩ, “Ngai waku ũrĩa ũtungatagĩra hĩndĩ ciothe-rĩ, arogũteithũra!”
17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
Ihiga rĩkĩreehwo, rĩkĩigwo mũromo-inĩ wa irima rĩu, nake mũthamaki agĩĩkĩra mũhũũri na gĩcũhĩ gĩake mwene na icũhĩ cia andũ ake arĩa marĩ igweta, nĩgeetha gũtikagĩe ũndũ ũngĩgarũrwo ũkoniĩ Danieli.
18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
Nake Mũthamaki agĩcooka nyũmba yake ya ũthamaki, nake akĩraara ehingĩte kũrĩa irio na atarĩ na maũndũ ma gwĩkenia. Na ũtukũ ũcio wothe ndaigana kuona toro.
19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
Na kwarooka gũkĩa-rĩ, mũthamaki agĩũkĩra tene, agĩthiĩ ahiũhĩte erekeire irima-inĩ rĩa mĩrũũthi.
20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: [and] the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
Na aakuhĩrĩria irima rĩu, agĩĩta Danieli na mũgambo ũrĩ na ruo rũnene, akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Danieli, wee ndungata ya Ngai ũrĩa ũrĩ muoyo, Ngai waku ũrĩa ũtungatagĩra hĩndĩ ciothe nĩakũhonoketie kuuma kũrĩ mĩrũũthi?”
21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
Nake Danieli agĩcookeria mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Wee mũthamaki, ũrotũũra nginya tene!
22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
Ngai wakwa nĩarandũmĩire mũraika wake, nake arahinga mĩrũũthi tũnua. Ndĩrĩ ũndũ mũũru ĩnjĩkĩte, tondũ nĩnyonetwo itarĩ na mahĩtia njĩkĩte maitho-inĩ make. Ningĩ o na wee mũthamaki ndirĩ ndaakũhĩtĩria.”
23 Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
Nake mũthamaki agĩkena mũno na agĩathana Danieli arutwo irima rĩu rĩa mĩrũũthi. Nake Danieli aarutwo irima-inĩ rĩu rĩa mĩrũũthi, ndaarĩ na handũ aagurarĩtio, tondũ we nĩehokete Ngai wake.
24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast [them] into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
Nake Mũthamaki agĩathana, akiuga atĩ andũ arĩa maathitangĩte Danieli manyiitwo, macooke marehwo na maikio irima-inĩ rĩu rĩa mĩrũũthi, hamwe na atumia ao, na ciana ciao. Na rĩrĩ, o na matanakinya irima gĩtina-rĩ, mĩrũũthi ĩyo ĩkĩmakĩria hinya, na ĩkĩhehenja mahĩndĩ mao mothe.
25 Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
Mũthamaki Dario agĩcooka akĩandĩkĩra andũ othe, na ndũrĩrĩ, na andũ a mĩario yothe bũrũri-inĩ guothe marũa, akĩmeera atĩrĩ: “Mũrogaacĩra mũno makĩria!
26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he [is] the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion [shall be even] unto the end.
“Nĩndahĩtũkia watho, atĩ kũrĩa guothe ũthamaki ũyũ wakwa wakinya-rĩ, andũ no nginya metigagĩre na matĩĩage Ngai wa Danieli.
27 He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
Nĩwe ũteithũranaga na akahonokania;
28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Danieli akĩgaacĩra hĩndĩ ya wathani wa Dario, o na wathani-inĩ wa Kurusu ũrĩa Mũperisia.
