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!
[Several years after] Nebuchadnezzar [started to rule, he sent this message] to [the people of] every nation and people-group and all language groups in his empire. [He wrote, ] “I wish/hope that everything is going very well with you!
2 Ndĩ na gĩkeno ngĩmũmenyithia morirũ na maũndũ ma kũgegania marĩa Ngai-ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Igũrũ mũno anjĩkĩire.
I want you to know about [all] the wonderful miracles [DOU] that the Supreme God has performed for me.
3 Kaĩ morirũ make nĩ manene-ĩ!
He performs great miracles, and does wonderful things. His kingdom will last forever; his rule [over people] will never end.
4 Atĩrĩrĩ, niĩ Nebukadinezaru ndarĩ gwakwa mũciĩ, njiganĩire na ngagaacĩra nyũmba-inĩ yakwa ya ũthamaki.
I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living in my palace. I was living luxuriantly, and everything was going very well for me.
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.
But one night I had a dream that caused me to be very afraid. I saw visions that terrified me as I lay on my bed.
6 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩathana ngiuga atĩ andũ arĩa othe oogĩ a Babuloni mareehwo mbere yakwa nĩguo mandaũrĩre kĩroto kĩu.
So I summoned all the wise men in Babylon, in order that they would come and tell me what it meant.
7 Rĩrĩa ago, na aragũri, na arori a njata na arathi mohoro mookire, ngĩmeera ũrĩa ndarooteete, no nĩmaremirwo nĩ kũndaũrĩra kĩroto kĩu.
All the men who worked magic, the fortune-tellers, the men who worked sorcery, and men who studied the stars came to me. I told them what I had dreamed, but they could not tell me what it meant.
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.)
Finally, Daniel came to me, and I [decided to] tell him what I had dreamed. One of my officials had given him a new name, Belteshazzar, to honor my own god. I knew that the spirit of the holy gods was in 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.
So, [using the name that had been given to him], I said, ‘Belteshazzar, you are the most important of all my fortune-tellers. I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and that you can reveal all mysteries. There is none that is too difficult for you. So, tell me what my dream means.
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 is what I dreamed while I was lying on my bed: I saw a large tree [growing] in the middle of the land.
11 Mũtĩ ũcio ũkĩneneha ũkĩgĩa na hinya nako gacũmbĩrĩ kaguo gakahutia matu mairũ; naguo wonekaga nginya ituri ciothe cia thĩ.
The tree was very strong and had grown very tall; [it seemed that] its top reached up to the sky, with the result that everyone in the world [HYP] could see it.
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.
It had beautiful leaves, and it had produced a lot of fruit for people to eat. Wild animals rested in the shade of that tree, and birds built nests in its branches. All the living creatures everywhere in the world got food from that tree.
13 “Ningĩ o ngomete ũrĩrĩ-inĩ wakwa ngĩrora ngĩona cioneki-inĩ icio, na hau mbere yakwa harĩ na mũrangĩri, mũndũ mũtheru, agĩikũrũka oimĩte igũrũ.
While I was still lying on my bed, I saw another vision. In the vision I saw a holy angel coming 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.
The angel shouted, “Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches! Strip/Shake off all of its leaves, and scatter its fruit. Chase away the animals that are lying in the shade of the tree, and the birds that are in 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.
But leave the stump of the tree and its roots in the ground. Fasten a band of iron and bronze around the stump, and allow it to stay there with grass around it.”
16 Meciiria make nĩmagarũrwo matige gũtuĩka ta ma mũndũ, nake agĩe na meciiria ta ma nyamũ, ihinda ta rĩa mĩaka mũgwanja.
[That tree seems to have represented a man, because the angel also said], “Cause that man to live [out in the fields] among the animals and plants. Cause the dew from the sky to make his body damp [each morning]. Do not allow him to [continue to] have a mind like humans; instead, cause him to have a mind like animals have, for seven years.
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.’
The holy angels have decided what must happen. They want to inform everyone that the Supreme God rules over all the kingdoms in this world. He is the one who chooses who will rule these kingdoms. He [sometimes] allows very unimportant people to become rulers.”
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.”
Belteshazzar, that is what I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw in my dream. Now tell me what the dream means. No one else can tell me. [I asked] all the very wise men in my kingdom [to tell me] what it means, [but they were unable to do that]. But you can [tell me], because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”
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!
I, whose [new] name was Belteshazzar, did not say anything for some time, [because] I was very worried/disturbed [about the meaning of the dream. Finally], the king said to me, “Belteshazzar, do not be afraid about the dream and about what it means.” I replied, “Sir, I wish that the events that were predicted in your dream would happen to your enemies, [and not to you].
20 Mũtĩ ũcio wonire, ũrĩa wanenehire na ũkĩgĩa na hinya, nako gacũmbĩrĩ kaguo gakahutia matu mairũ, na ũkoonekaga nĩ thĩ yothe,
[In your dream/vision] you saw a very strong and very tall tree. It [seemed to] reach to the sky, [with the result that] everyone in the world could see it.
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,
It had beautiful leaves and it had produced a lot of fruit for people to eat. Wild animals rested in the shade of that tree, and birds built nests 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.
(Your majesty/O King), that tree [represents] you! You have become very powerful. [It is as though] your greatness reaches up to the sky, and you rule people all over the world.
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.’
[Then] you saw a holy angel coming down from heaven. That angel said, ‘Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches! Strip/Shake off all of its leaves, and scatter its fruit. But leave the stump of the tree and its roots in the ground. Fasten a band of iron and bronze around the stump and [allow it to stay there] with grass around it. [Each morning] cause the dew from the sky to make this man, [who was represented by the tree], damp. Cause him to live in the fields with the animals for seven years.’
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:
(Your Majesty/O King), that is what your dream means. That is what the Supreme God has declared will happen to you.
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.
[Your advisors] will force you to live away from other people. You will live in the fields with the wild animals. You will eat grass like cows do, and dew from the sky will cause your [body] to be damp/wet [every morning]. You will live that way for seven years, until you learn that it is the Supreme God who rules over the kingdoms of the world, and he appoints the ones whom he chooses [to rule them].
26 Watho ũrĩa woigire gĩthukĩ na mĩri yakĩo gĩtigwo, nĩ kuuga atĩ nĩũgacookerio ũthamaki waku rĩrĩa ũkaamenya atĩ wathani uumaga Igũrũ.
But the stump of the tree and its roots were left [in the ground]. That means that you will rule your kingdom again when you learn that it is God [MTY] who is [really] the ruler.
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.”
(Your Majesty/O King), please do what I am telling you to do. Stop sinning, and do what is right. Turn away from your evil behavior. Act mercifully to poor people. If you do that, perhaps you will continue to be sucessful.”
28 Na rĩrĩ, maũndũ macio mothe nĩmakorire Mũthamaki Nebukadinezaru.
But [the king refused to stop sinning. So what was predicted in the dream is] what happened to him.
29 Thuutha wa mĩeri ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ, rĩrĩa mũthamaki aaceerangaga arĩ nyũmba igũrũ ya ũthamaki kũu Babuloni,
Twelve months later, [one day] he was walking [on the flat roof] of his palace in 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?”
As he [looked out over/across the city], he said [to those around him], “I have built this great [city of] Babylon to be the place where I rule! I have built it to display my own power, in order [to show people] my glory, to show them that I am very great!”
31 Kahinda o kau aaragia, mũgambo ũkiuma igũrũ, ũkiuga atĩrĩ, “Rĩĩrĩ nĩrĩo ituĩro rĩrĩa ũtuĩrĩirwo, Mũthamaki Nebukadinezaru: Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩwehererio ũhoti wa ũthamaki waku.
While he was still saying this, God [MTY] spoke from heaven and said, “King Nebuchadnezzar, this is what I am saying to you: You are no longer the ruler of this kingdom!
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.”
[Your advisors] will force you to live away from [other] people. You will live in the fields with wild animals, and you will eat grass like cows do. You will live that way for seven years, until you learn that [it is] I, the Supreme God, who rules over the kingdoms of this world, and I appoint the ones whom I have chosen to rule them.”
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.
Immediately what [God] predicted happened. Nebuchadnezzar [became insane, so his advisors] forced him to live away from other people. He ate grass like cows [do], and dew from the sky caused his body to be damp/wet [every morning. He lived like that] until his hair was as long as eagles’ feathers, and his fingernails became 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.
“After those [seven] years ended, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up toward heaven, [and I acknowledged that what God said was true]. Then I could think correctly again. I praised and worshiped the Supreme God, and I honored him, the one who lives forever. He rules forever; his kingdom will never end.
35 Andũ othe a gũkũ thĩ
All the people in the world are very insignificant; we are not like him. He has the power to do whatever he wants to do, among the angels in heaven and among us people who live on the earth. [So] no one can stop him [SYN], and no one can [challenge him], saying to him, ‘Why [are you doing these things]?’
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.
When I was able to think correctly again, I was honored again, and I [was able to] rule my glorious/great kingdom again. My advisors came to me again [to talk about what should be done], and I became greater and more powerful than I was before.
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.
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and honor [DOU] [God], the king who rules in heaven. All of his actions are just and right. And he is able to cause to become humble those who are proud, [like I was].”
