Danieli 5
1 Mfalme Belshaza alifanya karamu kubwa kwa ajili ya maelfu ya wakuu wake na akanywa mvinyo pamoja nao.
Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
2 Wakati Belshaza alipokuwa akinywa mvinyo wake, aliamuru viletwe vile vikombe vya dhahabu na fedha ambavyo Nebukadneza baba yake alikuwa amevichukua kutoka hekaluni huko Yerusalemu, ili mfalme na wakuu wake, wake zake na masuria wake waweze kuvinywea.
Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.
3 Kwa hiyo wakavileta vile vikombe vya dhahabu ambavyo vilikuwa vimechukuliwa kutoka Hekalu la Mungu huko Yerusalemu, naye mfalme na wakuu wake, wake zake na masuria wake wakavinywea.
Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.
4 Walipokuwa wakinywa mvinyo, wakaisifu miungu ya dhahabu na fedha, ya shaba, chuma, miti na mawe.
They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
5 Ghafula vidole vya mkono wa mwanadamu vilitokea na kuandika juu ya ukuta, karibu na kinara cha taa ndani ya jumba la mfalme. Mfalme akatazama kitanga kilivyokuwa kikiandika.
In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
6 Uso wa mfalme ukageuka rangi, naye akaogopa sana, kiasi kwamba magoti yake yaligongana na miguu yake ikalegea.
Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
7 Mfalme akawaita wasihiri, wanajimu na waganga waletwe, naye akawaambia hawa wenye hekima wa Babeli, “Yeyote asomaye maandishi haya na kuniambia maana yake atavikwa nguo za zambarau, na kuvikwa mkufu wa dhahabu shingoni mwake, naye atafanywa mtawala wa cheo cha tatu katika ufalme.”
The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spoke, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
8 Ndipo watu wote wa mfalme wenye hekima wakaingia, lakini hawakuweza kusoma yale maandishi wala kumwambia mfalme maana yake.
Then came in all the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
9 Basi Mfalme Belshaza akazidi kujawa na hofu, na uso wake ukageuka rangi zaidi. Wakuu wake wakapigwa na bumbuazi.
Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonished.
10 Malkia aliposikia sauti za mfalme na wakuu wake, alikuja katika ukumbi wa karamu. Akasema, “Ee mfalme, uishi milele! Usishtuke! Usibadilike rangi kiasi hicho!
Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spoke and said, O king, live for ever: let not your thoughts trouble you, nor let your countenance be changed:
11 Yuko mtu katika ufalme wako ambaye ana roho ya miungu mitakatifu ndani yake. Wakati wa baba yako, mtu huyo alionekana kuwa na ufahamu, akili na hekima kama ile ya miungu. Mfalme Nebukadneza baba yako, yaani nasema mfalme baba yako, alimweka kuwa mkuu wa waganga, wasihiri, wanajimu na waaguzi.
There is a man in your kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar your father, the king, I say, your father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
12 Mtu huyu Danieli, ambaye mfalme alimwita Belteshaza, alionekana kuwa na akili nyepesi, maarifa na ufahamu, pia uwezo wa kufasiri ndoto, kueleza mafumbo na kutatua matatizo magumu. Mwite Danieli, naye atakuambia maana ya haya maandishi.”
For as much as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.
13 Hivyo Danieli akaletwa mbele ya mfalme, naye mfalme akamuuliza, “Je, wewe ndiwe Danieli, mmoja wa watu wa uhamisho walioletwa na mfalme baba yangu kutoka Yuda?
Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spoke and said to Daniel, Are you that Daniel, which are of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?
14 Nimesikia kwamba roho ya miungu iko ndani yako, na kwamba una ufahamu, akili na hekima ya pekee.
I have even heard of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in you.
15 Watu wenye hekima na wasihiri waliletwa mbele yangu ili kusoma maandishi haya na kuniambia maana yake, lakini hawakuweza kunifafanulia.
And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof: but they could not show the interpretation of the thing:
16 Basi nimesikia kwamba unaweza kutoa tafsiri na kutatua matatizo magumu. Ikiwa unaweza kusoma maandishi haya na kuniambia maana yake, utavikwa nguo za zambarau na mkufu wa dhahabu shingoni mwako, nawe utafanywa mtawala wa tatu katika ufalme.”
And I have heard of you, that you can make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if you can read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, you shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
17 Ndipo Danieli akamjibu mfalme, “Waweza kubaki na zawadi zako mwenyewe na kumpa mtu mwingine zawadi zako. Hata hivyo, nitasoma maandishi kwa mfalme na kumwambia maana yake.
Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let your gifts be to yourself, and give your rewards to another; yet I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
18 “Ee mfalme, Mungu Aliye Juu Sana alimpa baba yako Nebukadneza utawala, ukuu, utukufu na fahari.
O you king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honor:
19 Kwa sababu ya nafasi ya juu aliyompa baba yako, kabila zote za watu, mataifa na watu wa kila lugha walimhofu na kumwogopa. Wale ambao mfalme alitaka kuwaua, aliwaua; wale aliotaka kuwaacha hai, aliwaacha hai; wale aliotaka kuwapandisha cheo, aliwapandisha; aliotaka kuwashusha, aliwashusha.
And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared 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 Lakini moyo wake ulipokuwa na majivuno na kuwa mgumu kwa kiburi, aliondolewa kutoka kwa kiti chake cha ufalme na kuvuliwa utukufu wake.
But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:
21 Akafukuzwa mbali na wanadamu na kupewa akili ya mnyama, akaishi pamoja na punda-mwitu, akala majani kama ngʼombe, nao mwili wake ukaloweshwa kwa umande wa mbingu, mpaka alipotambua kwamba Mungu Aliye Juu Sana ndiye mtawala juu ya falme za wanadamu na kwamba humtawaza juu yao yeyote amtakaye.
And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appoints over it whomsoever he will.
22 “Lakini wewe mwanawe, ee Belshaza, hukujinyenyekeza, ingawa ulifahamu haya yote.
And you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this;
23 Badala yake, umejiinua dhidi ya Bwana wa mbingu. Uliletewa vikombe vya Hekalu lake, nawe na wakuu wako, wake zako na masuria wako mlivitumia kwa kunywea mvinyo. Ukaisifu miungu ya fedha na dhahabu, ya shaba, chuma, miti na mawe, miungu ambayo haiwezi kuona, au kusikia wala kufahamu. Lakini hukumheshimu Mungu ambaye anaushikilia uhai wako na njia zako zote mkononi mwake.
But have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and you, and your lords, your wives, and your concubines, have drunk wine in them; and you have praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways, have you not glorified:
24 Kwa hiyo ameutuma mkono ule ulioandika maneno.
Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.
25 “Haya ndiyo maneno yaliyoandikwa: mene, mene, tekeli na peresi
And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
26 “Hii ndiyo maana ya maneno haya: “Mene: Mungu amezihesabu siku za utawala wako na kuukomesha.
This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it.
27 Tekeli: Wewe umepimwa katika mizani na umeonekana umepungua.
TEKEL; You are weighed in the balances, and are found wanting.
28 Peresi: Ufalme wako umegawanywa na kupewa Wamedi na Waajemi.”
PERES; Your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
29 Ndipo kwa amri ya Belshaza, Danieli akavikwa nguo za zambarau na mkufu wa dhahabu shingoni, tena akatangazwa kuwa mtawala wa tatu katika ufalme.
Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
30 Usiku ule ule, Belshaza mfalme wa Wakaldayo akauawa,
In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
31 naye Dario Mmedi akashika ufalme akiwa na miaka sitini na miwili.
And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about three score and two years old.
