Danieli 2

1 Katika mwaka wa pili wa utawala wa Nebukadneza, alikuwa na ndoto. Akili yake ilisumbuka, na hakuweza kulala.

In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had 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.

Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the enchanters, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.

3 Mfalme akawambia, “Nilikuwa na ndoto, na akili yangu ina mashaka nataka kujua ndoto hiyo nini maana yake.”

The king said to them, "I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand the dream."

4 Kisha watu wenye hekima wakamwambia mfalme katika Kiaramaiki, “Mfalme, aishi milele! Twambie sisi ndoto, watumishi wako, nasi tutaifunua maana yake.”

Then spoke the Chaldeans to the king in the Aramaic language, "O king, live forever: tell your servants the dream, and we will show 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 the Chaldeans, "The thing is gone from me: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a rubbish heap.

6 Lakini kama mtaniambia ndoto na maana yake, mtapokea zawadi kutoka kwangu, thawabu, na heshima kubwa. Basi niambie ndoto na maana yake.”

But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor: therefore show 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 show the interpretation."

8 Mfalme akawajibu, “Ninajua kwa hakika mnahitaji muda zaidi kwasababu mmeona maamuzi yangu ni magumu kuhusu jambo hili.

The king answered, "I know of a certainty that you would gain time, because you see the thing is gone 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 you do not make known to me the dream, there is but one law for you; for you have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, until such time that things might change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show 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 on the earth who can show the king's matter, because no king, lord, or ruler, has asked such a thing of any magician, or enchanter, or Chaldean.

11 Kile anachokitaka mfalme ni kigumu, na hakuna yeyote awezaye kumwambia mfalme isipokuwa miungu, ambayo haishi miongoni mwa watu.”

It is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show 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 angry and very furious, 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.

So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be killed; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be killed.

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 returned an answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, who was gone forth to kill 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 Arioch the king's captain, "Why is the decree so urgent 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.

Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show 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 seek mercy from the God of heaven 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 to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

20 na kusema, “Litukuzwa jina la Mungu milele na milele; kwa kuwa hekima na nguvu ni zake.

Daniel answered, "Blessed be the name of God forever 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.

He changes the times and the seasons; he removes kings, and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding;

22 Hufunua vitu vya chini na vilifichika kwa sababu anajua kile kilicho gizani, naye anaishi pamoja na mwanga.

he reveals the deep and secret things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells 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 you, and praise you, God of my fathers, who has given me wisdom and might, and has now made known to me what we desired of you; for you have made known to 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 to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said this to him: "Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show to 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 this to him, "I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judah, who will make known to the king the interpretation."

26 Mfalme akamwambia Danieli (ambaye alikuwa akiitwa Beliteshaza), “Je unaweza kunimbia ndoto niliyoiona na maana yake?”

The king answered Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, "Are you able to make known to me the dream which 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 before the king, and said, "The secret which the king has demanded is such that no wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor soothsayers, can show to 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 heaven who reveals secrets, and he has made known to king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head on your 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 you, O king, your thoughts came into your mind on your bed, what should happen hereafter; and he who reveals secrets has made known to you what shall happen.

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.

But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than all the living, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your 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.

You, O king, saw, and look, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was extraordinary, stood before you; and its appearance was awesome.

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,

As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze,

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.

You saw until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them in 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 bronze, the silver, and the gold, broken in pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them: and the stone that struck 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 its interpretation before the king.

37 Wewe, mfalme, ni mfalme wa wafalme kwa wale ambao Mungu wa mbinguni amekupa ufalme, nguvu, uweza na heshima.

You, O king, are king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has 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 wherever human beings dwell, the animals of the field and the birds of the sky has he given into your hand, and has made you to rule over them all: you are the 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.

After you shall arise another kingdom inferior to yours; and another third kingdom of bronze, 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.

The fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, because iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things; and as iron that crushes all these, shall it break in pieces and crush.

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.

Whereas you saw the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, because you saw 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.

As the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.

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 you saw the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mix with one another but they shall not hold together, even as iron does not mix 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.

In the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all those kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.

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.

Because you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has made known to the king what shall happen hereafter: and the dream is certain, and its interpretation 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 worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should present an offering and incense to 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, "Surely your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing you have been 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 to rule over the whole province of Babylon, and to be chief governor 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.

Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel was in the gate of the king.