Danieli 3
1 Mfalme Nebukadneza alitengeneza sanamu ya dhahabu ambayo ilikuwa na urefu wa dhiraa sitini na upana dhiraa sita. Aliiweka katika uwanda wa Dura katika jimbo la Babeli.
Nebuchadnezzar the king, made an image of gold, the height thereof, sixty cubits, the breadth thereof, six cubits, —he set it up in the valley of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
2 Kisha Nebukadneza alituma ujumbe wa kuwaita pamoja magavana wote wa majimbo, magavana wa mikoa, na magavana wa vijiji, pamoja na na washauiri, wahazini, waamuzi, mahakimu, na maafisa wengine wakuu wa majimbo ili waje kwa ajili ya uzinduzi wa sanamu aliyokuwa ameiweka.
And, Nebuchadnezzar the king, sent to gather together the satraps, the nobles and the pashas, the chief judges, the treasurers, the judges, the lawyers, and all the rulers of the province, —to come to the dedication of the image, which Nebuchadnezzar the king, had set up.
3 Ndipo magavana wa majimbo, magavana wa mikoa, na magavana wa vijiji, pamoja na washauri, wahasibu, waamuzi, mahakimu, na maafisa wa juu wa majimbo walikusanyika kwa pamoja katika uzinduzi wa sanamu ambayo Nebukadneza aliyokuwa ameiweka. Walisimama mbele yake.
Then were gathered together, the satraps, the nobles and the pashas, the chief judges, the treasurers, the judges, the lawyers, and all the rulers of the province, to the dedication of the image, which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up, —and they stood before the image, which Nebuchadnezzar, had set up.
4 Kisha mtangazaji alipiga kelele, “Enyi watu, mataifa, na lugha mmeamriwa
And, the herald, proclaimed aloud, —To you, is given the word, O ye peoples, races, and tongues:
5 kwamba mtakaposikia sauti za pembe, filimbi, ala za muziki, zeze, vinubi na zumari na aina zote za muziki, ni sharti kuanguka na kuisujudia ninyi wenyewe sanamu ya dhahabu ambayo Mfalme Nebukadneza alikuwa ameiweka.
At what time ye shall hear the sound of the horn, the pipe, the lyre, the harp, the psaltery, the bagpipes, and all kinds of instruments of music, ye shall fall down and adore the image of gold, which Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up;
6 Na yeyote asiyeanguka na kuiabuda, kwa wakati huo huo atatupwa katika tanuru la moto.”
and, whosoever shall not fall down and adore, shall, instantly, be cast into the burning furnace of fire.
7 Basi watu walilposikia sauti za pembe, filimbi, ala za muziki, zeze, vinubi na zumari na aina zote za muziki, watu wote, mataifa na lugha walianguka na kuisujudia wao wenyewe sanamu ya dhahabu ambayo Nebukadneza mfalme alikuwa ameiweka.
Wherefore, at the same time—when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, the pipe, the lyre, the harp, the psaltery, and all kinds of instruments of music, they were falling down—even all the peoples, the races, and the tongues, —adoring the image of gold, which Nebuchadnezzar the king, had set up.
8 Wakati huu baadhi ya Walkadayo walikuja na kuleta mashitaka kinyume na Wayahudi.
Wherefore, at the same time, drew near certain Chaldeans, —and accused the Jews:
9 Walimwambia mfalme Nebukadneza, “mfalme aishi milele!
they spake, and said, to Nebuchadnezzar the king: O king! for ages, live!
10 Ewe mfalme, umeweka amri kwamba kila mtu aisikiye sauti ya pembe, filimbi, ala za muziki, zeze, vinubi na zumari, na aina zote za muziki, lazima kuanguka na kuisujudia sanamu ya dhahabu.
Thou thyself, O king, hast made a decree, that, any man who shall hear the sound of the horn, the pipe, the lyre, the harp, the psaltery and the bagpipes, and all kinds of instruments of music, shall fall down and adore the image of gold;
11 Mtu yeyote asiyeanguka na kuiabudu sharti atupwe katika tanuru linalowaka moto.
and, whosoever shall not fall down and adore, shall be cast into the burning furnace of fire.
12 Sasa kuna baadhi ya Wayahudi ambao umewaweka juu masuala ya jimbo la Babeli; majina yao ni Shadraka, Meshaki, na Abednego. Mfalme, hawa watu hawakutii wewe. Hawataiabudu, kuitumikia wala kuisujudia wenyewe sanamu ya dhahabu ambayo umeiweka.”
There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the business of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, —these men, have made thee, O king, of no account, thy god, they serve not, and, the image of gold which thou hast set up, do they not adore.
13 Ndipo Nebukadneza alijawa na hasira na ghadhabu, aliagiza kwamba Shadraka, Meshaki na Abednego waletwe kwake. Hivyo, waliwalete hawa watu mbele ya mfalme.
Then, Nebuchadnezzar—with anger and wrath, gave word to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, then, these men, brought they before the king.
14 Nebukadneza aliwaambia, “Je mmejipanga katika akili zenu, enyi Shadraka, Meshaki na Abedinego, kwamba hamtaiabudu miungu yangu wala kuisujudia wenyewe sanamu ile ya dhahabu ambayo nimeiweka?
Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it, with design, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, —that, my god, ye are not serving, and, the image which I have set up, are not adoring?
15 Basi sasa kama mko tayari - mtakaposikia sauti pembe, filimbi, ala za muziki, zeze, vinumbi na zumari, aina zote za muziki - kuanguka chini na kuisujudia wenyewe sanamu ile ambayo nimeitengeneza, mambo yote yatakuwa mazuri. Lakini kama hamtaiabudu, mtatupwa mara katika tanuru la moto. Ni mungu gani atakayeweza kuwaokoa katika mikono yangu?”
Now, if ye be ready, at what time ye shall hear the sound of the cornet, the pipe, the lyre, the harp, the psaltery and the bagpipes, and all the instruments of music, ye shall fall down and adore the image which I have made, but, if ye shall not adore, instantly, shall ye be cast into the midst of the burning furnace of fire, —and who is the god that shall deliver you out of my hands?
16 Shadraka, Meshaki, na Abednego wakamjibu mfalme, “Nebukadneza, hatuhitaji kukujibu wewe katika jambo hili.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered, and said to the king: O Nebuchadnezzar! we are not accounting it needful, concerning this, to answer thee.
17 Kama kuna jibu, ni kwamba Mungu wetu ambaye tunamtumikia anaweza kutuhifadhi sisi salama katika katika tanuru la moto, na atatuokoa sisi katika mkono wako, mfalme.
If it is, our God, whom we serve, is able to deliver us, —out of the burning furnace of fire, and out of thy hand, O king, he will deliver.
18 Kama sivyo, na ijulikane kwako, wewe mfalme, kwamba hatutaiabudu miungu yako, na wala hatutaisujudia wenyewe sanamu ya dhahabu uliyoiweka.
But, if not, be it known to thee, O king, —that, thy god, will we not serve, and, the image of gold which thou hast set up, will we not adore.
19 Ndipo Nebukadneza alijawa na ghadhabu; mwonekano wa uso wake ulibadilika kinyume na Shadraka, Meshaki na Abedinego. Aliagiza kuwa tanuru lichochewe ukali mara saba zaidi kuliko lilivyokuwa kawaida.
Then, Nebuchadnezzar, was filled with wrath, and, the likeness of his countenance, was changed, against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, —he spake and gave word to heat the furnace seven times hotter than it was ever seen heated;
20 Kisha aliwaamuru baadhi ya watu wenye nguvu katika jeshi lake kuwafunga Shadraka, Meshaki na Abednego na kuwatupa katika tanuru liwakalo moto.
and, to men, who were the mightiest men in his army, gave he word to bind fast Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, —to cast them into the burning furnace of fire.
21 Walifungwa akali wakiwa wamevaa nguo zao, kanzu, kilemba, na mavazi mengine, na walitupa katika tanuru liwakalo moto.
Then bound they, these men, in their trousers, their tunics, and their cloaks, and their (other) clothing, —and cast into the midst of the burning furnace of fire.
22 Kwasababu ya agizo la mfalme lilifuatwa na tanuru lilikuwa na joto sana, miali ya moto iliwaua watu waliowatupa Shadraka, Meshaki, na Abedinego.
Therefore, because the word of the king had raged forth, and the furnace was exceeding hot, those very men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, were slain by the flame of the fire;
23 Hawa wanaume watatu, Shadraka, Meshaki, na Abednego, waliangukia katika tanuru liwakalo moto wakali wamefungwa.
and, these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down into the midst of the burning furnace of fire, fast bound.
24 Kisha Nebukadneza mfalme alishangazwa na alisimam haraka. Aliwauliza washauri wake, “Je hatukutupa watu watatu wakiwa wamefungwa katika moto?” Nao walimjibu mfalme, “Hakika mfalme.”
Then, Nebuchadnezzar the king, was amazed, and rose up in haste: he spake and said to his nearest friends—Were there not three men, we cast into the midst of the fire, fast bound? They answered and said to the king, Surely, O king!
25 Alisema, “Lakini ninaona watu wanne ambao hawajafungwa wakizunguka katika moto, na hawajaumizwa. Mng'ao wa mtu wa nne ni kama mwana wa miungu.”
He answered and said, Lo! I, see four men, unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and, injury, there is not in them, and, the appearance of the fourth, is like to a son of the gods!
26 Ndipo Nebukadneza aliposogea karibu na mlango wa tanuru liwakalo moto na akaaita, “Shadraka, Meshaki na Abednego, watumishi wa Mungu Aliye Juu, tokeni nje! Njooni hapa! Ndipo Shadraka, Meshaki na Abednego walitoka nje ya moto.
Then did Nebuchadnezzar, draw near, to the door of the burning furnace of fire, he spake and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the most high God, step forth and come hither. Then stepped forth Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, out of the midst of the fire.
27 Magavana wa majimbo, magavana wengine, na washauri wa mfalme waliokuwa wamekusanyika kwa pamoja waliwaona watu hawa. Moto haukuunguza miili yao; nywele katika vichwa vyao hazikuungua; mavazi yao yalikuwa hayajaharibiwa; na hawakuwa na harufu ya moto.
And—being gathered together—the satraps, the nobles, and the pashas and near friends of the king, saw these men, over whose bodies the fire had, no power, nor was, a hair of their head, singed, neither were, their trousers, disfigured, —nor had, the smell of fire, come upon them.
28 Nebukadneza alisema, “Na tumsifu Mungu wa Shadraka, Meshaki na Abedinego, ambaye amemtuma mjumbe wake na amewapa ujumbe watumishi wake. Walimtumaini yeye wakati walipoikana amri yangu, na waliitoa miili yao badala ya kuabudu au kusujudia mungu mwingine isipokuwa Mungu wao.
Nebuchadnezzar spake and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his messenger, and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, —when, the word of the king, they transgressed, and delivered up their bodies, that they might not serve nor adore any god, saving their own God.
29 Hivyo basi ninaagiza kwamba watu wote, taifa au lugha ambayo itazungumza kitu chochote kinyume na Mungu wa Shadraka, Meshaki na Abedinego lazima wakatwe vipande, na ya kwamba nyumba zao lazima zifanywe kuwa vichuguu vya uchafu kwasababu hakuna mungu mwingine anayeweza kuokoa kama hivi.”
Therefore do I make a decree, that, whosoever of any people, race, or tongue it be that shall charge any error upon the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and, his house, into a dunghill, shall be changed; because there is no other God, who is able to deliver, like this!
30 Ndipo mfalme aliwapandisha cheo Shadraka, Meshaki na Abednego katika jimbo la Babeli.
Then, the king, advanced Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon.
