Daniel 5
1 Fia Belsazar ɖo kplɔ̃ gã aɖe na eƒe ame ŋkuta akpe ɖeka eye wòno wain kpli wo.
Belshazzar the king, made a great feast, to a thousand of his nobles, —and, before the thousand, was drinking, wine.
2 Esime Belsazar nɔ eƒe wain nom la, eɖe gbe be woatsɔ sikanu kple klosalonu siwo fofoa, Nebukadnezar lɔ tso Yerusalem gbedoxɔ me la vɛ ale be fia la, eƒe ame ŋkutawo, srɔ̃awo kple eƒe ahiãviwo nano wain le wo me.
Belshazzar, gave word, at the flavour of the wine, to bring the vessels of gold and silver, which Nebuchadnezzar his father, had brought forth, out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, —that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines, might drink therein.
3 Ale wotsɔ sikanu siwo wolɔ tso Mawu ƒe gbedoxɔ me le Yerusalem la vɛ eye fia la, eƒe ame ŋkutawo, srɔ̃awo kple eƒe ahiãviwo no wain le wo me.
Then brought they the vessels of gold which had been taken out of the temple of the house of God, which was in Jerusalem, —and the king and his nobles, his wives and, his concubines, drank therein:
4 Esi wonɔ aha la nom la, wokafu sika, klosalo, akɔbli, gayibɔ kple ati kple kpe ƒe mawuwo.
they drank wine, —and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood and stone.
5 Tete amegbetɔ ƒe asibidɛ dze eye wòŋlɔ nu ɖe gli si ŋu wosi akalo ɖo la eye wòte ɖe akaɖiti si le fiasã la me ŋu. Fia la lé ŋku ɖe asibidɛ la ŋu esi wònɔ nua ŋlɔm.
Immediately, came forth the fingers of the hand of a man, and wrote, over against the chandelier, upon the plaster of the wall of the palace of the king, —and, the king, saw the part of the hand which was writing,
6 Fia la ƒe mo fu kpĩi eye dzidzi ƒoe ale gbegbe be eƒe klowo de asi wo nɔewo ƒoƒo me kpakpakpa eye eƒe afɔwo gbɔdzɔ le ete.
Then, as for the king, his bright looks, changed in him, and, his thoughts, terrified him, —and, the joints of his loins, were loosed, and, his knees, smote, one against another.
7 Fia la na woyɔ eƒe bokɔwo, ɣletivimenunyalawo kple dzotɔwo vɛ. Tete fia la gblɔ na Babilonia nunyala siawo be, “Ame si axlẽ nuŋɔŋlɔ sia eye wòaɖe egɔme nam la, woado aɖabɛwu nɛ, woade sikakɔsɔkɔsɔ kɔ nɛ eye woana wòazu dziɖula ŋusẽtɔ etɔ̃lia le fiaɖuƒe la me.”
The king began crying out again, to bring in the magicians, the Chaldeans and the astrologers, —the king spake and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever it is that shall read this writing, and, the interpretation thereof, shall declare unto me, with purple, shall he be clothed, and have a chain of gold upon his neck, and, as the third in the kingdom, shall he have dominion.
8 Tete fia la ƒe nunyalawo katã va, ke womete ŋu xlẽ nuŋɔŋlɔ la alo ɖe egɔme na fia la o.
Then were coming in all the wise men of the king, —but, the writing, could they not read, nor, the interpretation, make known to the king.
9 Ale vɔvɔ̃ gaɖo Fia Belsazar ɖe edzi wu eye eƒe mo gafu kpĩi ɖe edzi wu. Eƒe ame ŋkutawo hã tɔtɔ.
Then, King Belshazzar, was greatly terrified, and, his bright looks, were changed upon him, —and, his nobles, were perplexed.
10 Esi fia dada se fia la kple eƒe ame ŋkutawo ƒe nuƒoƒo la, ege ɖe kplɔ̃ɖoƒe la eye wògblɔ be, “O fia, nɔ agbe tegbee. Mègana wò dzika natso o. Mègana wò mo nafu kpĩi alea o.
The queen, by reason of the words of the king and his nobles, into the house of banqueting, entered, —the queen spake and said, O king! for ages, live! Let not thy thoughts, terrify thee, and, as for thy bright looks, let them not be changed.
11 Ame aɖe le wò fiaɖuƒe la me, ame si me mawu kɔkɔewo ƒe gbɔgbɔ le. Le fofowò ŋɔli la, wokpɔe be sidzedze, gɔmesese kple nunya le esi abe mawuwo tɔwo ene. Fia Nebukadnezar, fofowò, fia la tsɔe ɖo bokɔwo, akunyawɔlawo, ɣletivimenunyalawo kple dzosalawo nu.
There is a man in thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods, and, in the days of thy father, light, and intelligence, and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him, —and, King Nebuchadnezzar thy father, appointed him, chief of the sacred scribes, the magicians, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers, —thy father, O king!
12 Wokpɔe dze sii be Daniel, ame si fia la yɔna be Beltesazar la, nunya kple gɔmesese le tagbɔ nɛ kpe ɖe ŋutete be wòaɖe drɔ̃ewo kple adzowo gɔme ŋu eye wònya nu si woawɔ le nya sesẽwo me. Na woayɔ Daniel ne wòaɖe nuŋɔŋlɔ la gɔme na wò.”
Forasmuch as, a distinguished spirit, and knowledge and intelligence, ability to interpret dreams and solve riddles and unravel knotty points, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar, now let, Daniel, be called, and, the interpretation, will he declare.
13 Ale wokplɔ Daniel va fia la ŋkume eye fia la biae be, “Wòe nye Daniel, aboyome siwo fofonye, fia la kplɔ vɛ tso Yuda la dometɔ ɖeka?
Then, Daniel, was brought in before the king, —the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art, thou, that Daniel, that is of the sons of the exile of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah?
14 Mese be mawuwo ƒe gbɔgbɔ le mewò eye be gɔmesese, sidzedze kple nunya deto le mewò.
Then, I have heard concerning thee, that, the spirit of the gods, is in thee, —and, light and intelligence and distinguished wisdom, are found in thee.
15 Wokplɔ nunyalawo kple dzosalawo va nye ŋkume be woaxlẽ nuŋɔŋlɔ la eye woaɖe egɔme nam gake womete ŋu ɖe egɔme nam o.
Now, therefore, have been brought in before me, the wise men, the magicians, that, this writing, they might read, and, the interpretation thereof, might make known unto me, —but they were not able, the interpretation of the thing, to declare.
16 Azɔ la, mese be àte ŋu aɖe nuwo gɔme eye nènya ta na nyadzɔdzɔ sesẽwo. Ne àte ŋu axlẽ nuŋɔŋlɔ la eye nàɖe egɔme nam la, woado aɖabɛwu na wò, woade sikakɔsɔkɔsɔ kɔ na wò eye woana nàzu dziɖula gãtɔ etɔ̃lia le nye fiaɖuƒe la me.”
I, however, have heard concerning thee, that thou art able, interpretations, to unfold, and, knotty points, to unravel, —Now, if thou be able, the writing, to read, and, the interpretation thereof, to make known unto me, with purple, shalt thou be clothed, and, a chain of gold, shalt thou have upon thy neck, and, as the third in the kingdom, shalt thou have dominion.
17 Tete Daniel ɖo eŋu na fia la be, “Àte ŋu atsɔ wò nunana siwo ŋugbe nèdo la na ɖokuiwò eye nàtsɔ wò fetuwo ana ame bubu aɖe faa. Ke maxlẽ nuŋɔŋlɔ la na fia la eye maɖe egɔme nɛ.
Then spake Daniel, and said before the king, As for thy gifts, thine own let them remain, and, thy presents, on another, bestow, —howbeit, the writing, will I read to the king, and, the interpretation thereof, will I make known to him.
18 “O fia, Mawu Dziƒoʋĩtɔ la na fianyenye, gãnyenye, ŋutikɔkɔe kple dzedzeme fofowò, Nebukadnezar.
As for thee, O king, the Most High God, gave, kingship and greatness and honour and majesty, unto Nebuchadnezzar thy father;
19 Le teƒe kɔkɔ si Mawu nae ta la, amewo katã kple dukɔwo katã kple gbegbɔgblɔ ɖe sia ɖe gblɔlawo vɔ̃nɛ eye wobunɛ. Ame siwo fia la di be yeawu la, ewua wo. Ame siwo wòdi be yeana woatsi agbe la, enana wotsia agbe. Ame siwo wòdi be yeado ɖe ŋgɔ la, edoa wo ɖe ŋgɔ. Ame siwo wodi be yeabɔbɔ ɖe anyi la, ebɔbɔa wo ɖe anyi.
and, for the greatness that he gave him, all peoples, races and tongues, used to tremble and to withdraw falteringly from before him, —Whom he would, he slew, and, whom he would, he kept alive, and, whom he would, he set up, and, whom he would, he put down.
20 Ke esi dada ge ɖe dzi me nɛ eye dada na eƒe dzi me sẽ ta la, Mawu ɖee ɖa le eƒe fiazikpui dzi eye woɖe eƒe ŋutikɔkɔe ɖa le eŋu.
But, when uplifted was his heart and, his spirit, became obstinate so as to act arrogantly, he was put down from the throne of his kingdom, and, his dignity, took they from him;
21 Enyae le amegbetɔwo dome eye wotsɔ gbemelã ƒe susu nɛ. Enɔ gbetedziwo dome, eɖu gbe abe nyitsu ene, dziƒozãmu dza ɖe edzi eye wònya be Mawu, Dziƒoʋĩtɔ lae nye fia ɖe amegbetɔwo ƒe fiaɖuƒewo katã dzi eye wòtsɔa ame si dze eŋu la ɖoa wo nu.
And, from among the sons of men, was he driven, and, his heart, to a wild beast’s, became equal, and, with the wild asses, was his dwelling, and, grass—like oxen, they suffered him to eat, and, with the dew of the heavens, his body, was drenched—until that he came to know that the Most High God, hath dominion, over the kingdom of men, and, whomsoever he pleaseth, he setteth up over it.
22 “Ke wò fia, O Belsazar, mèbɔbɔ ɖokuiwo o togbɔ be ènya fofowò ƒe ŋutinyawo katã hafi.
And yet, thou, his son, O Belshazzar! hast not humbled thy heart, though, all this, thou knewest;
23 Le esiawo katã teƒe la, èdo ɖokuiwò ɖe dzi, ɖe Dziƒo ƒe Aƒetɔ la ŋu. Èna wofɔ eƒe kpluwo tso eƒe gbedoxɔ me vɛ na wò eye wò kple wò ame ŋkutawo, srɔ̃wòwo kple wò ahiãviwo mieno wain le wo me. Èkafu klosalo, sika, akɔbli, gayibɔ, ati kple kpe ƒe mawuwo, mawu siwo metea ŋu kpɔa nu, sea nu alo sea nu gɔme o. Mède bubu Mawu si lé wò agbe kple wò mɔwo katã ɖe eƒe asi me la ŋu o
but, against the Lord of the heavens, hast uplifted thyself, and, the vessels of his house, have they brought before thee, and, thou, and thy nobles, thy wives and thy concubines, have been drinking, wine, therein, and, gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which see not nor hear nor know, hast thou praised, —whereas, God, in whose hand thy breath is and whose are all thy ways, him, hast thou not glorified.
24 eya ta Mawu ɖo asi si ŋlɔ nu la ɖa.
Then was there put forth from before him the part of the hand, —and, this writing, was inscribed:
25 “Nu si wòŋlɔ lae nye, Mene, mene, tekel parsin
And this is the writing which was inscribed, M’ne, M’ne, T’kel, u-Pharsin.
26 “Nya siawo gɔme le ale: “Mene: Mawu ɖo seɖoƒe na wò fiaɖuɖu eye wòna wòwu enu.
This, is the interpretation of the thing, —M’ne ["Reckoned-up"], God hath reckoned up thy reign, and ended it:
27 “Tekel: Woda wò le nudanu dzi, eye wokpɔ be mèkpe o.
T’kel, —thou art weighed ["Weighed"] in the balances, and found wanting;
28 “Perez: Woma wò fiaɖuɖu me eye wotsɔe na Mediatɔwo kple Persiatɔwo.”
P’res ["Snatched-away"], —snatched away is thy kingdom, and given to the Medes and Persians.
29 Le Belsazar ƒe gbeɖeɖe nu la, wodo aɖabɛwu na Daniel, de sikakɔsɔkɔsɔ kɔ nɛ eye wona wòzu dziɖula ŋusẽtɔ etɔ̃lia le fiaɖuƒe la me.
Then Belshazzar, gave word, that they should clothe Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold upon his neck, —and should make a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler over the kingdom.
30 Le zã ma ke me la, wowu Belsazar, Babilonia fia la
In that night, was slain—Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldeans.
31 eye Darius, Mediatɔ la xɔ fiaɖuƒe la esime wòxɔ ƒe blaade-vɔ-eve.
And, Darius the Mede, received the kingdom, —when about sixty-two years of age.
