Danieli 6
1 Na rĩrĩ, Dario nĩonire athuure anene 120 nĩguo matuĩke a gwathanaga ũthamaki-inĩ wake wothe.
It seemed good to Darius, and he appointed over the kingdom a hundred and twenty governors to be over his whole kingdom.
2 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.
And three princes over them, of whom Daniel was one: that the governors might give an account to them, and the king might have no trouble.
3 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.
And Daniel excelled all the princes, and governors: because a greater spirit of God was in him.
4 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.
And the king thought to set him over all the kingdom: whereupon the princes, and the governors sought to find occasion against Daniel with regard to the king: and they could find no cause, nor suspicion, because he was faithful, and no fault, nor suspicion was found in him.
5 Marigĩrĩrio-inĩ andũ acio makĩĩrana atĩrĩ, “Gũtirĩ hĩndĩ tũkoona ũndũ tũngĩcuukĩra Danieli, tiga ũkorirwo nĩ ũndũ ũkoniĩ watho wa Ngai wake.”
Then these men said: We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, unless perhaps concerning the law of his God.
6 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio atongoria na anene a bũrũri magĩthiĩ marĩ gĩkundi kũrĩ mũthamaki, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ: “Wee Mũthamaki Dario, ũrotũũra nginya tene!
Then the princes, and the governors craftily suggested to the king, and spoke thus unto him: King Darius, live for ever:
7 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.
All the princes of the kingdom, the magistrates, and governors, the senators, and judges have consulted together, that an imperial decree, and an edict be published: That whosoever shall ask any petition of any god, or man, for thirty days, but of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.
8 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.”
Now, therefore, O king, confirm the sentence, and sign the decree: that what is decreed by the Medes and Persians may not be altered, nor any man be allowed to transgress it.
9 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mũthamaki Dario akĩandĩka watho ũcio na agĩĩkĩra mũhũũri.
So king Darius set forth the decree, and established it.
10 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.
Now when Daniel knew this, that is to say, that the law was made, he went into his house: and opening the windows in his upper chamber towards Jerusalem, he knelt down three times a day, and adored, and gave thanks before his God, as he had been accustomed to do before.
11 Nao andũ acio magĩthiĩ marĩ hamwe, magĩkora Danieli akĩhooya agĩthaitha Ngai amũteithie.
Wherefore those men carefully watching him, found Daniel praying and making supplication to his God.
12 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.”
And they came and spoke to the king concerning the edict: O king, hast thou not decreed, that every man that should make a request to any of the gods, or men, for thirty days, but to thyself, O king, should be cast into the den of the lions? And the king answered them, saying: The word is true according to the decree of the Medes and Persians, which it is not lawful to violate.
13 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.”
Then they answered, and said before the king: Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Juda, hath not regarded thy law, nor the decree that thou hast made: but three times a day he maketh his prayer.
14 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.
Now when the king had heard these words, he was very much grieved, and in behalf of Daniel he set his heart to deliver him and even till sunset he laboured to save him.
15 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.”
But those men perceiving the king’s design, said to him: Know thou, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, that no decree which the king hath made, may be altered.
16 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!”
Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of the lions. And the king said to Daniel: Thy God, whom thou always servest, he will deliver thee.
17 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.
And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den: which the king sealed with his own ring, and with the ring of his nobles, that nothing should be done against Daniel.
18 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.
And the king went away to his house and laid himself down without taking supper, and meat was not set before him, and even sleep departed from him.
19 Na kwarooka gũkĩa-rĩ, mũthamaki agĩũkĩra tene, agĩthiĩ ahiũhĩte erekeire irima-inĩ rĩa mĩrũũthi.
Then the king rising very early in the morning, went in haste to the lions’ den:
20 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?”
And coming near to the den, cried with a lamentable voice to Daniel, and said to him: Daniel, servant of the living God, hath thy God, whom thou servest always, been able, thinkest thou, to deliver thee from the lions?
21 Nake Danieli agĩcookeria mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Wee mũthamaki, ũrotũũra nginya tene!
And Daniel answering the king, said: O king, live for ever:
22 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.”
My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut up the mouths of the lions, and they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him justice hath been found in me: yea and before thee, O king, I have done no offence.
23 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.
Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and he commanded that Daniel should be taken out of the den: and Daniel was taken out of the den, and no hurt was found in him, because he believed in his God.
24 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.
And by the king’s commandment, those men were brought that bad accused Daniel: and they were cast into the lions’ den, they and their children, and their wives: and they did not reach the bottom of the den, before the lions caught them, and broke all their bones in pieces.
25 Mũthamaki Dario agĩcooka akĩandĩkĩra andũ othe, na ndũrĩrĩ, na andũ a mĩario yothe bũrũri-inĩ guothe marũa, akĩmeera atĩrĩ: “Mũrogaacĩra mũno makĩria!
Then king Darius wrote to all people, tribes, and languages, dwelling in the whole earth: PEACE be multiplied unto you.
26 “Nĩndahĩtũkia watho, atĩ kũrĩa guothe ũthamaki ũyũ wakwa wakinya-rĩ, andũ no nginya metigagĩre na matĩĩage Ngai wa Danieli.
It is decreed by me, that in all my empire and my kingdom all men dread and fear the God of Daniel. For he is the living and eternal God for ever: and his kingdom shall not be destroyed, and his power shall be for ever.
27 Nĩwe ũteithũranaga na akahonokania;
He is the deliverer, and saviour, doing signs and wonders in heaven, and in earth: who hath delivered Daniel out of the lions’ den.
28 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Danieli akĩgaacĩra hĩndĩ ya wathani wa Dario, o na wathani-inĩ wa Kurusu ũrĩa Mũperisia.
Now Daniel continued unto the reign of Darius, and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
