Danieli 2
1 Katika mwaka wa pili wa utawala wa Nebukadneza, alikuwa na ndoto. Akili yake ilisumbuka, na hakuweza kulala.
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.
2 Ndipo mfalme alipowaita waganga na wale wenye kuongea na wafu. Lakini pia aliwaita wachawi na watu wenye hekima. Aliwataka wamwambie juu ya ndoto zake. Basi walikuja na kusimama mbele za mfalme.
And the king commanded to call the scribes, and the magicians, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to shew the king his dreams; and they came and stood before the king.
3 Mfalme akawambia, “Nilikuwa na ndoto, na akili yangu ina mashaka nataka kujua ndoto hiyo nini maana yake.”
And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.
4 Kisha watu wenye hekima wakamwambia mfalme katika Kiaramaiki, “Mfalme, aishi milele! Twambie sisi ndoto, watumishi wako, nasi tutaifunua maana yake.”
And the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, O king, live for ever! tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
5 Mfalme akawajibu watu wenye hekima, “Jambo hili limeshamalizika. Kama hamtaweza kuiweka wazi ndoto kwangu na kuitafsiri, miili yenu itakatwa vipande vipande na nyumba zenu zitafanywa kuwa vichuguu vya uchafu.
The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The command is gone forth from me: If ye do not make known unto me the dream, and its interpretation, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
6 Lakini kama mtaniambia ndoto na maana yake, mtapokea zawadi kutoka kwangu, thawabu, na heshima kubwa. Basi niambie ndoto na maana yake.”
But if ye shew the dream and its interpretation, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour; therefore shew me the dream and its interpretation.
7 Wakamjibu tena na kusema, “Mfalme na atuambie, watumishi wake, ndoto nasi tukwambia maana yake.”
They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
8 Mfalme akawajibu, “Ninajua kwa hakika mnahitaji muda zaidi kwasababu mmeona maamuzi yangu ni magumu kuhusu jambo hili.
The king answered and said, I know of a certainty that ye would gain time, because ye see the word is gone forth from me;
9 Lakini kama hamtaweza kuniambia ndoto, kuna sentensi moja tu kwa ajili yenu. Mmeamua kuandaa uongo na maneno ya kudanganya ambayo mmekubaliana kwa pamoja kuniambia mpaka pale nitakapobadili akili zangu. Basi, niambieni ndoto, na kisha nitajua kuwa mnaweza kuitafsiri kwa ajili yangu.”
but if ye do not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you; for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me its interpretation.
10 Watu wenye hekima wakamjibu mfalme, “Hakuna mtu katika dunia anayeweza kutimiza matakwa ya mfalme. Hakuna mfalme yoyote mkuu na mwenye nguvu ambaye alishataka jambo kama hilo kutoka kwa wachawi, wala wenye kuongea na wafu, wala mwenye hekima.
The Chaldeans answered before the king and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter; therefore there is no king, however great and powerful, that hath asked such a thing of any scribe, or magician, or Chaldean.
11 Kile anachokitaka mfalme ni kigumu, na hakuna yeyote awezaye kumwambia mfalme isipokuwa miungu, ambayo haishi miongoni mwa watu.”
For the thing that the king demandeth is extraordinary, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
12 Jambo hili lilimfanya mfalme akasirike na kughadhabika sana, na alitoa amri kuwaangamiza wale wote waliojulikana kuwa ni wenye hekima zao katika Babeli.
For this cause the king was irritated and very wroth, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
13 Hivyo, amri ilitoka kwamba wale wote waliojulikana kwa hekima yao ni lazima wauawe. Na kwa sababu ya amri hii, walimtafuta Daniel na rafiki zake ili kwamba wauawe.
And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them.
14 Ndipo Daniel alipomjibu kwa busara na umakini, Arioki, kamanda wa walinzi wa mfalme, ambaye alikuwa amekuja kuwaua wale wote waliojulikana kuwa na hekima katika Babeli.
Then Daniel answered with counsel and prudence to Arioch the chief of the king's bodyguard, who had gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
15 Danieli alimwuliza kamanda wa mfalme, “Kwanini amri ya mfalme ni ya haraka hivyo?” Hivyo, Arioki akamwambia Danieli kile kilichotokea.
he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so rigorous from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
16 Ndipo Danieli aliingia ndani na akaomba ahadi ya muda wa kuonana na mfalme ili kwamba aweze kuwasilisha tafsiri kwa mfalme.
And Daniel went in, and requested of the king that he would give him time, that he might shew the king the interpretation.
17 Kisha Danieli aliingia ndani ya nyumba na aliwaelezea Hanania, Mishaeli, na Azaria, kile kilichotokea.
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions;
18 Aliwasihi kutafuta rehema kutoka kwa Mungu wa mbinguni kuhusiana na siri hii ili kwamba yeye na wao wasije wakauawa pamoja na watu wengine waliosalia waliojulikana kuwa na hekima katika Babeli.
that they would desire mercies of the God of the heavens concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
19 Usiku ule siri ilifunuliwa kwa Danieli katika maono. Kisha Danieli akamtukuza Mungu wa mbinguni
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of the heavens.
20 na kusema, “Litukuzwa jina la Mungu milele na milele; kwa kuwa hekima na nguvu ni zake.
Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever; For wisdom and might are his.
21 Anabadili wakati na majira; anaondoa wafalme na kuweka wafalme katika viti vyao vya enzi. Anawapa hekima wenye hekima na ufahamu kwa wenye weledi.
And it is he that changeth times and seasons; He deposeth kings, and setteth up kings; He giveth wisdom to the wise, And knowledge to them that know understanding.
22 Hufunua vitu vya chini na vilifichika kwa sababu anajua kile kilicho gizani, naye anaishi pamoja na mwanga.
It is he that revealeth the deep and secret things; He knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
23 Mungu wa baba zetu, ninakushukuru na kukutukuza wewe kwa ajili ya hekima na nguvu uliyonipa. Sasa umeyafanya yawe wazi kwetu yale tuliyokuomba; umetujulisha mambo yamhusuyo mfalme.”
I thank thee, and I praise thee, O God of my fathers, Who hast given me wisdom and might, And hast made known unto me already what we desired of thee; For thou hast made known unto us the king's matter.
24 Ndipo Danieli alienda kumwona Arioki ( yule ambaye mfalme alimchagua kuua kila mtu aliyekuwa na hekima katika Babeli). Alimwendea na kumwambia, “Usiwauwe watu wenye hekima katika Babeli. Nipeleke kwa mfalme na nitamwonesha mfalme tafsiri ya ndoto yake.”
Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said thus unto him: Destroy not the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
25 Kisha Arioki kwa haraka alimleta Danieli mbele za mfalme na kusema, “Nimempata miongoni wa watu wa mateka wa Yuda mtu ambaye atafunua maana ya ndoto ya mfalme.”
Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him: I have found a man of the sons of the captivity of Judah that will make known unto the king the interpretation.
26 Mfalme akamwambia Danieli (ambaye alikuwa akiitwa Beliteshaza), “Je unaweza kunimbia ndoto niliyoiona na maana yake?”
The king answered and said unto Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream that I have seen, and its interpretation?
27 Danieli alimjibu mfalme na kusema, “Siri ambayo mfalme ameiomba haiwezi kufunuliwa na watu wenye hekima, wala wale wenye kuongea na wafu, wala wachawi, na wala wataalamu wa nyota.
Daniel answered in the presence of the king and said, The secret that the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the magicians, the scribes, the astrologers, shew unto the king;
28 Isipokuwa kuna Mungu ambaye anaishi mbinguni, ambaye hufunua siri, na amekwisha kukujulisha wewe, mfalme Nebukadneza, kile kitakachotokea katika siku zijazo. Hizi ndizo Ndoto na maono ya akili zako uliyoyaona wakati ulipokuwa umelala kitandani mwako.
but there is a God in the heavens, who revealeth secrets, and maketh known to king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be at the end of days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed are these:
29 Na kwako Wewe, mfalme, mawazo yako kitandani mwako yalikuwa ni juu ya mambo yajayo, na yule afichuaye siri ameifanya ijulikane kwako kuhusu kile kilicho karibu kutokea.
— as for thee, O king, thy thoughts arose upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter; and he that revealeth secrets hath made known to thee what shall come to pass.
30 Na kuhusu mimi, siri hii haikufunuliwa kwangu kwa sababu ya hekima yoyote niliyo nayo zaidi ya mtu yoyote anayeishi. Siri hii imefunliwa kwangu ili kwamba wewe, mfalme, uweze kufahamu maana, na ili kwamba ujuwe mawazo yaliyo ndani mwako.
And as for me, this secret is revealed to me, not by [any] wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation should be made known to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
31 Mfalme, uliangalia juu na ukaona sanamu kubwa. Sanamu hii ambayo ilikuwa yenye nguvu na yenye kung'aa, ilisimama mbele yako. Mng'ao wake ulikuwa unatisha.
Thou, O king, sawest, and behold, a great image. This image was mighty and its brightness excellent; it stood before thee, and its appearance was terrible.
32 Kichwa cha sanamu kilikuwa kimetengenezwa kwa dhahabu safi. Matiti yake na mikono ilikuwa ya fedha. Sehemu ya katikati na mapaja yake yalikuwa yametengenezwa kwa shaba,
This image's head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass,
33 na miguu yake ilikuwa imetengenezwa kwa chuma. Miguu yake ilikuwa ilitengenezwa kwa sehemu chuma na sehemu kwa udongo.
its legs of iron, its feet part of iron and part of clay.
34 Ulitazama juu, na jiwe lilikuwa limechongwa, ingawa si kwa mikono ya wanadamu, na liliipiga sanamu katika miguu yake ya chuma na udongo, na ponda ponda.
Thou sawest till a stone was cut out without hands; and it smote the image upon its feet of iron and clay, and broke them to pieces.
35 Kisha chuma, udongo, fedha, na dhahabu zilivunjwa katika vipande vipande kwa wakati mmoja na yakawa kama makapi yaliyo katika sakafu za kupuria kipindi cha kiangazi. Upepo huyapeperushia mbali na hakuna alama inayoachwa. Lakini jiwe lililoipiga sanammu likawa mlima mkubwa na kuijaza dunia yote.
Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold broken in pieces together, and they became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floors; and the wind carried them away, and no place was found for them. And the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
36 Hii ndiyo ilikuwa ndotoyako. Na sasa tutamwambia mfalme maana yake.
This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation of it before the king.
37 Wewe, mfalme, ni mfalme wa wafalme kwa wale ambao Mungu wa mbinguni amekupa ufalme, nguvu, uweza na heshima.
Thou, O king, art a king of kings, unto whom the God of the heavens hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;
38 Amevitia mkononi mwako sehemu ambazo binadamu huishi. Amekupa wanyama wa mwituni na ndege wa angani katika mkono wako, na amekufanya wewe utawale juu yao wote. Wewe u kichwa cha dhahabu cha sanamu.
and wheresoever the children of men, the beasts of the field, and the fowl of the heavens dwell, he hath given them into thy hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all: thou art this head of gold.
39 Baada yako, ufalme mwingine utainuka ambao ni mdogo kwako, na hata ufalme wa tatu wa shaba utatawala juu ya dunia yote.
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee; then another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
40 Kutakuwa na ufalme wa tatu, wenye nguvu kama chuma, kwa kuwa chuma huvunja vipande vipande vitu vingine na kuponda ponda kila kitu. Itaviharibu vitu hivi vyote na kuvisaga.
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth everything, and as iron that breaketh all these, so shall it break in pieces and bruise.
41 Kama vile ulivyoona, miguu na vidole vilikuwa kwa sehemu vimetengenezwa kwa udongo na kwa sehemu vimefanywa kwa chuma, hivyo utakuwa ni ufalme uliogawanyika; baadhi ya nguvu za chuma zitakuwa ndani yake, kama tu ulivyoona kuwa chuma kimechanganyikana na udongo laini.
And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potter's clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
42 Kama vile vidole vya miguuni vilivyokuwa kwa sehemu vimetengenezwa kwa chuma na kwa sehemu vimetengenezwa kwa udongo, ndivyo ufalme utakuwa kwa sehemu una nguvu na kwa sehemu utakuwa dhaifu.
And [as] the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of clay, the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.
43 Kama ulivyoona chuma kimechanganywa na udongo laini, na hivyo na watu watakuwa wamechanganyikana; hawakaa kwa pamoja, kama vile chuma kisivyoweza kushikamana na udongo
And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron doth not mingle with clay.
44 Katika siku za wafalme hao, Mungu wa mbinguni ataanzisha ufalme ambao hautaweza kuangushwa, wala kushindwa na watu wengine. Utazivunja falme zingine vipande vipande na kuzikomesha zote, nao utadumu milele.
And in the days of these kings shall the God of the heavens set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the sovereignty thereof shall not be left to another people: it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, but itself shall stand for ever.
45 Kama tu ulivyoona, jiwe lilichongwa kutoka katika mlima, lakini si kwa mikono ya wanadamu. Lilivunja vunja chuma, shaba, udongo, fedha, na dhahabu katika vipande vipande. Mungu mkuu amekujulisha wewe, mfalme, kile kitakachotokea baada ya haya. Ndoto ni ya kweli na tafsiri yake ni ya kuaminika.
Forasmuch as thou sawest that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold, — the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter. And the dream is certain, and the interpretation of it sure.
46 Mfalme Nebukadneza alianguka kifudifudi mbele ya Daniel na alimweshimu; aliamuru kwamba sadaka zitolewe na manukato yatolewe kwake.
Then king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
47 Mfalme alimwambia Danieli, “Hakika Mungu wako ni Mungu wa miungu, Bwana wa wafalme, na ambaye hufunua mafumbo, kwa kuwa umekuwa ukiweza kufumbua mafumbo haya.”
The king answered Daniel and said, Of a truth it is that your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, because thou wast able to reveal this secret.
48 Ndipo mfalme alimfanya Danieli kuwa wa kuheshiwa sana na alimpa zawadi nyingi nzuri. Alimfanya kuwa mtawala juu ya jimbo lote la Babeli. Danieli akawa liwali mkuu juu watu wenye hekima wa Babeli.
Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.
49 Danieli alipeleka ombi kwa mfalme, na mfalme aliwateua Shadraka, Meshaki na Abedinego kuwa watawala juu ya jimbo la Babeli. Lakini Danieli alisalia katika ikulu ya mfalme.
And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon. And Daniel was in the gate of the king.
