Danieli 4
1 Nĩ niĩ Mũthamaki Nebukadinezaru, Ndĩramwandĩkĩra marũa maya inyuĩ andũ a iruka ciothe, na ndũrĩrĩ, na andũ a rwario o ruothe arĩa matũũraga thĩ yothe: Mũrogaacĩra makĩria!
Nabuchodonosor the king, to all peoples, nations, and tongues, that dwell in all the earth, peace be multiplied unto you.
2 Ndĩ na gĩkeno ngĩmũmenyithia morirũ na maũndũ ma kũgegania marĩa Ngai-ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Igũrũ mũno anjĩkĩire.
The most high God hath wrought signs and wonders toward me. It hath seemed good to me therefore to publish
3 Kaĩ morirũ make nĩ manene-ĩ!
His signs, because they are great: and his wonders, because they are mighty: and his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, I and his power to all generations.
4 Atĩrĩrĩ, niĩ Nebukadinezaru ndarĩ gwakwa mũciĩ, njiganĩire na ngagaacĩra nyũmba-inĩ yakwa ya ũthamaki.
I, Nabuchodonosor, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace:
5 Na rĩrĩ, ũtukũ ũmwe ndarootire kĩroto kĩrĩa kĩamakirie mũno. Ngomete ũrĩrĩ-inĩ wakwa-rĩ, maũndũ marĩa mahĩtũkagĩra meciiria-inĩ makwa na cioneki ikĩndua nda.
I saw a dream that affrighted me: and my thoughts in my bed, and the visions of my head troubled me.
6 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩathana ngiuga atĩ andũ arĩa othe oogĩ a Babuloni mareehwo mbere yakwa nĩguo mandaũrĩre kĩroto kĩu.
Then I set forth a decree, that all the wise men of Babylon should be brought in before me, and that they should shew me the interpretation of the dream.
7 Rĩrĩa ago, na aragũri, na arori a njata na arathi mohoro mookire, ngĩmeera ũrĩa ndarooteete, no nĩmaremirwo nĩ kũndaũrĩra kĩroto kĩu.
Then came in the diviners, the wise men, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers, and I told the dream before them: but they did not shew me the interpretation thereof:
8 No thuutha wao, Danieli agĩũka mbere yakwa, na niĩ ngĩmwĩra ũrĩa ndarooteete. (Nĩwe wĩtagwo Beliteshazaru tondũ etanĩtio na ngai yakwa, nake akoragwo na roho wa ngai iria theru thĩinĩ wake.)
Till their colleague Daniel came in before me, whose name is Baltassar, according to the name of my god, who hath in him the spirit of the holy gods: and I told the dream before him.
9 Ngĩĩra Beliteshazaru, mũnene wa ago othe atĩrĩ, “Nĩnjũũĩ atĩ roho wa ngai iria theru ũrĩ thĩinĩ waku, na gũtirĩ ũndũ ũrĩ hitho-inĩ ũngĩkũrema. Gĩkĩ nĩkĩo kĩroto gĩakwa; nawe he ũtaũri wakĩo.
Baltassar, prince of the diviners, because I know that thou hast in thee the spirit of the holy gods, and that no secret is impossible to thee: tell me the visions of my dreams that I have seen, and the interpretation of them.
10 Ici nĩcio cioneki iria ndonire rĩrĩa ndaakomete ũrĩrĩ-inĩ wakwa: Ndarorire ngĩona hau mbere yakwa harũngiĩ mũtĩ ũrĩ bũrũri gatagatĩ. Naguo warĩ mũraihu mũno.
This was the vision of my head in my bed: I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was exceeding great.
11 Mũtĩ ũcio ũkĩneneha ũkĩgĩa na hinya nako gacũmbĩrĩ kaguo gakahutia matu mairũ; naguo wonekaga nginya ituri ciothe cia thĩ.
The tree was great, and strong: and the height thereof reached unto heaven: the sight thereof was even to the ends of all the earth.
12 Mathangũ maguo maarĩ mathaka, na maciaro maguo makaingĩha warĩ na irio cia kũhũũnia andũ othe. Nyamũ cia gĩthaka ciaikaraga kĩĩruru-inĩ kĩaguo, nacio nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ igaikaraga honge-inĩ ciaguo; indo ciothe iria irĩ muoyo ciarĩĩaga maciaro maguo.
Its leaves were most beautiful, and its fruit exceeding much: and in it was food for all: under it dwelt cattle, and beasts, and in the branches thereof the fowls of the air had their abode: and all flesh did eat of it.
13 “Ningĩ o ngomete ũrĩrĩ-inĩ wakwa ngĩrora ngĩona cioneki-inĩ icio, na hau mbere yakwa harĩ na mũrangĩri, mũndũ mũtheru, agĩikũrũka oimĩte igũrũ.
I saw in the vision of my head upon my bed, and behold a watcher, and a holy one came down from heaven.
14 Akĩanĩrĩra na mũgambo mũnene, akiuga atĩrĩ: Temai mũtĩ ũcio na mũhũrũre honge ciaguo; itithiai mathangũ maguo, na mũhurunje maciaro maguo. Nyamũ nacio ciũre ciehere rungu waguo, o na nyoni ciume honge-inĩ ciaguo.
He cried aloud, and said thus: Cut down the tree, and chop off the branches thereof: shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruits: let the beasts fly away that are under it, and the birds from its branches.
15 No rĩrĩ, mũreke gĩthukĩ na mĩri yakĩo ciohwo na kĩgera na gĩcango, nacio itigwo tĩĩri-inĩ, kũu nyeki-inĩ ya gĩthaka. “Nĩaihũgagio nĩ ime rĩa igũrũ, na atũũranagie na nyamũ kũu nyeki-inĩ ĩrĩa nduru ya gĩthaka.
Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, and let it be tied with a band of iron, and of brass, among the grass, that is without, and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let its portion be with the wild beasts in the grass of the earth.
16 Meciiria make nĩmagarũrwo matige gũtuĩka ta ma mũndũ, nake agĩe na meciiria ta ma nyamũ, ihinda ta rĩa mĩaka mũgwanja.
Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given him; and let seven times pass over him.
17 “‘Itua rĩu rĩanĩrĩirwo nĩ arangĩri, narĩo rĩgekĩrwo hinya nĩ arĩa atheru, nĩgeetha arĩa marĩ muoyo mamenye atĩ Ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Igũrũ-Mũno nĩwe wathaga mothamaki ma andũ, naguo ũthamaki aũheaga o ũrĩa angĩenda kũũhe, na agatũũgĩria mũndũ ũtarĩ igweta o na hanini nĩguo ũtuĩke wake.’
This is the decree by the sentence of the watchers, and the word And demand of the holy ones; till the living know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men; and he will give it to whomsoever it shall please him, and he will appoint the basest man over it.
18 “Kĩu nĩkĩo kĩroto kĩrĩa niĩ, Mũthamaki Nebukadinezaru ndarootire. Atĩrĩrĩ, wee Beliteshazaru, ta njĩĩra ũrĩa kiugĩte kuona atĩ andũ arĩa angĩ othe oogĩ a ũthamaki wakwa nĩmaremetwo nĩkũndaũrĩra. No rĩrĩ, wee no ũhote tondũ roho wa ngai iria theru ũrĩ thĩinĩ waku.”
I king Nabuchodonosor saw this dream: thou, therefore, O Baltassar, tell me quickly the interpretation: for all the wise men of my kingdom axe not able to declare the meaning of it to me: but thou art able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.
19 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Danieli (na nowe wĩtagwo Beliteshazaru) akĩamba gũtangĩka mũno kwa ihinda, na akĩmaka mũno meciiria-inĩ make. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũthamaki akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Beliteshazaru, tiga kũmakio nĩ kĩroto kĩu kana ũtaũri wakĩo.” Beliteshazaru agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Mwathi wakwa, naarĩ korwo kĩroto kĩu kĩerekererio thũ ciaku, o na ũtaũri wakĩo wathĩrĩrio andũ arĩa magũthũire!
Then Daniel, whose name was Baltassar, began silently to think within himself for about one hour: and his thoughts troubled him. But the king answering, said: Baltassar, let not the dream and the interpretation thereof trouble thee. Baltassar answered, and said: My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thy enemies.
20 Mũtĩ ũcio wonire, ũrĩa wanenehire na ũkĩgĩa na hinya, nako gacũmbĩrĩ kaguo gakahutia matu mairũ, na ũkoonekaga nĩ thĩ yothe,
The tree which thou sawest which was high and strong, whose height reached to the skies, and the sight thereof into all tire earth:
21 ũrĩ na mathangũ mathaka na maciaro maingĩ, na ũkaheaga andũ othe irio, na nyamũ cia gĩthaka cikaarahaga kĩĩruru-inĩ kĩaguo, na ũkagĩa na itara honge-inĩ ciaguo cia nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ-rĩ,
And the branches thereof were most beautiful, and its fruit exceeding much, and in it was food for all, under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and the birds of the air had their abode in its branches.
22 wee mũthamaki, nĩwe mũtĩ ũcio! Nĩũnenehete na ũkagĩa na hinya; ũnene waku ũgakũra nginya ũkahutia matu mairũ, naguo wathani waku ũgatambũrũka ũgakinya kũndũ kũraya gũkũ thĩ.
It is thou, O king, who art grown great and become mighty: for thy greatness hath grown, and hath reached to heaven, and thy power unto the ends of the earth.
23 “Wee, mũthamaki-rĩ, Nĩwonire mũrangĩri, mũndũ mũtheru, agĩikũrũka oimĩte matu-inĩ, akiugaga atĩrĩ, ‘Temai mũtĩ ũcio na mũwanange, no mũtige gĩthukĩ kĩohetwo na kĩgera na gĩcango, kũu nyeki-inĩ ya gĩthaka nayo mĩri yakĩo ĩtigwo tĩĩri-inĩ. Nake nĩaihũgagio nĩ ime rĩa matu-inĩ; nĩaikarage ta nyamũ cia gĩthaka ihinda rĩa mĩaka mũgwanja.’
And whereas the king saw a watcher, and a holy one come down from heaven, and say: Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, and let it be bound with iron and brass among the grass without, and let it be sprinkled with the dew of heaven, and let his feeding be with the wild beasts, till seven times pass over him.
24 “Atĩrĩrĩ, wee mũthamaki, ũtaũri wa kĩroto kĩu nĩguo ũyũ, narĩo ituĩro rĩrĩa rĩtuĩtwo nĩ Ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Igũrũ-Mũno nĩguo rĩgũkore wee, mũthamaki, mwathi wakwa, nĩrĩo rĩĩrĩ:
This is the interpretation of the sentence of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king.
25 Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩũkaingatwo weherio kuuma kũrĩ andũ, ũgatũũranagie na nyamũ cia gĩthaka; ũkaarĩĩaga nyeki ta ngʼombe, na ũihũgagio nĩ ime rĩa kuuma igũrũ. Mĩaka mũgwanja nĩĩgathira, o nginya ũmenye atĩ Ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Igũrũ-Mũno nĩwe ũthamakagĩra mothamaki mothe ma andũ, na akamaheana kũrĩ o ũrĩa angĩenda.
They shall cast thee out from among men, and thy dwelling shall be with cattle and with wild beasts, and thou shalt eat grass as an ox, and shalt be wet with the dew of heaven: and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth over the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
26 Watho ũrĩa woigire gĩthukĩ na mĩri yakĩo gĩtigwo, nĩ kuuga atĩ nĩũgacookerio ũthamaki waku rĩrĩa ũkaamenya atĩ wathani uumaga Igũrũ.
But whereas he commanded, that the stump of the roots thereof, that is, of the tree, should be left: thy kingdom shall remain to thee after thou shalt have known that power is from heaven.
27 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, wee mũthamaki, ĩtĩkĩra kũigua ũtaaro wakwa: Tigana na mehia maku, wĩkage maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire, na ũtige waganu waku, na ũndũ wa kũiguĩra arĩa ahinyĩrĩrie tha. Hihi kwahoteka ũgaacĩru waku ũthiĩ na mbere.”
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and redeem thou thy sins with alms, and thy iniquities with works of mercy to the poor: perhaps he will forgive thy offences.
28 Na rĩrĩ, maũndũ macio mothe nĩmakorire Mũthamaki Nebukadinezaru.
All these things came upon king Nabuchodonosor.
29 Thuutha wa mĩeri ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ, rĩrĩa mũthamaki aaceerangaga arĩ nyũmba igũrũ ya ũthamaki kũu Babuloni,
At the end of twelve months he was walking in the palace of Babylon.
30 akiuga atĩrĩ, “Githĩ ĩno tiyo Babuloni, itũũra inene rĩrĩa njakĩte rĩrĩ gĩikaro kĩa mũthamaki, na ũndũ wa ũhoti wakwa mũingĩ, na nĩ ũndũ wa riiri wa ũnene wakwa?”
And the king answered, and said: Is not this the great Babylon, which I have built to be the seat of the kingdom, by the strength of my power, and in the glory of my excellence?
31 Kahinda o kau aaragia, mũgambo ũkiuma igũrũ, ũkiuga atĩrĩ, “Rĩĩrĩ nĩrĩo ituĩro rĩrĩa ũtuĩrĩirwo, Mũthamaki Nebukadinezaru: Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩwehererio ũhoti wa ũthamaki waku.
And while the word was yet in the king’s mouth, a voice came down from heaven: To thee, O king Nabuchodonosor, it is said: Thy kingdom shall pass from thee,
32 Nĩũkũingatwo weherio kuuma kũrĩ andũ, ũgatũũranagie na nyamũ cia gĩthaka; ũrĩrĩĩaga nyeki ta ngʼombe. Mĩaka mũgwanja nĩĩgũthira, o nginya ũmenye atĩ, Ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Igũrũ-Mũno nĩwe ũthamakagĩra mothamaki mothe ma andũ, na akamaheana kũrĩ o ũrĩa angĩenda.”
And they shall cast thee out from among men, and thy dwelling shall be with cattle and wild beasts: thou shalt eat grass like an ox, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
33 O hĩndĩ ĩyo ituĩro rĩrĩa rĩatuĩrĩirwo Nebukadinezaru rĩkĩhinga. Akĩingatwo, akĩeherio kuuma kũrĩ andũ, na akĩrĩa nyeki ta ngʼombe. Mwĩrĩ wake waihũgagio nĩ ime rĩa igũrũ, o nginya njuĩrĩ yake ĩkĩraiha o ta njoya cia nderi, na ndwara ciake ikĩraiha o ta cia nyoni.
The same hour the word was fulfilled upon Nabuchodonosor, and he was driven away from among men, and did eat grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven: till his hairs grew like the feathers of eagles, and his nails like birds’ claws.
34 Na rĩrĩ, mĩaka ĩyo yathira-rĩ, niĩ, Nebukadinezaru, ngĩtiira maitho makwa na igũrũ, na ngĩcookererwo nĩ ũgima wa meciiria makwa. Ningĩ ngĩgooca Ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Igũrũ-Mũno; ngĩmũtĩĩa na ngĩkumia ũcio ũtũũraga muoyo tene na tene.
Now at the end of the days, I Nabuchodonosor lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my sense was restored to me: and I blessed the most High, and I praised and glorified him that liveth for ever: for his power is an everlasting power, and his kingdom is to all generations.
35 Andũ othe a gũkũ thĩ
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing before him: for he doth according to his will, I as well with the powers of heaven, as among the inhabitants of the earth: and there is none that can resist his hand, and say to him: Why hast thou done it?
36 O ihinda-inĩ o rĩu ndaacookereirwo nĩ ũgima wa meciiria makwa-rĩ, norĩo ndaacookeirio gĩtĩĩo gĩakwa na ũkaru wakwa nĩgeetha ũthamaki wakwa ũgĩe na riiri. Ningĩ ataari akwa na andũ arĩa maarĩ igweta makĩĩnyamũkĩra, ngĩcookio gĩtĩ-inĩ gĩakwa kĩa ũnene, na ngĩneneha gũkĩra mbere.
At the same time my sense returned to me, and I came to the honour and glory of my kingdom: and my shape returned to me: and my nobles, and my magistrates sought for me, and I was restored to my kingdom: and greater majesty was added to me.
37 Na rĩrĩ, niĩ Nebukadinezaru-rĩ, nĩngũkumia, na ndũũgĩrie, na ngooce Mũthamaki wa igũrũ, nĩgũkorwo maũndũ marĩa mothe ekaga nĩmagĩrĩire, na mĩthiĩre yake yothe nĩ ya kĩhooto. Nao arĩa mathiiaga na mwĩgaatho nĩahotaga kũmanyiihia.
Therefore I Nabuchodonosor do now praise, and magnify, and glorify the King of heaven: because all his works are true, and his ways judgments, and them that walk in pride he is able to abase.
