Danieli 5
1 Mfalme Belshaza alifanya sherehe kubwa kwa kwa ajili ya wakuu wake wa kuheshimiwa wapatao elfu moja, na alikunywa divai mbele yao wote watu elfu moja.
Baltasar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his nobles: and every one drank according to his age.
2 Wakati Belshaza alipokuwa akionja divai, alitoa agizo la kuleta vyombo vilivyotengenezwa kwa dhahabu au kwa fedha ambavyo Nebukadneza baba yake alikuwa amevichukua kutoka katika hekalu huko Yerusalemu, ambavyo yeye, na wakuu wake, na wake zake, na masuria waliweza kuvinywea.
And being now drunk he commanded that they should bring the vessels of gold and silver which Nabuchodonosor his father had brought away out of the temple, that was in Jerusalem, that the king and his nobles, and his wives and his concubines, might drink in them.
3 Watumishi walivileta vyombo ya dhahabu vilivyokuwa vimechukulia katika hekalu, nyumba ya Mungu huko Yerusalemu. Mfalme na wakuu wake, na wake zake na masuria walivinywea.
Then were the golden and silver vessels brought, which he had brought away out of the temple that was in Jerusalem: and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines, drank in them.
4 Walikunywa divai na kuzisifu sanamu zao zilizotengenezwa kwa dhahabu na fedha, shaba, chuma, mbao na mawe.
They drank wine, and praised their gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, and of wood, and of stone.
5 Kwa wakati huo huo vidole vya mkono wa mtu vilionekana mbele ya kinara cha taa na kuandika katika ukuta uliopigwa lipu katika ikulu ya mfalme. Mfalme aliweza kuona sehemu ya mkono ulipokuwa unaandika.
In the same hour there appeared fingers, as it were of the hand of a man, writing over against the candlestick upon the surface of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king beheld the joints of the hand that wrote.
6 Ndipo uso wa mfalme ulibadilika na mawazo yake yalimwogopesha; miguu yake haikuweza kumfanya asimame, na magoti yake yalikuwa yakigongana kwa pamoja.
Then was the king’s countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him: and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees struck one against the other.
7 Mfalme alitoa agizo kwa kupiga kelele, waletwe ndani wale ambao hudai wanaweza kuzungumza na wafu, watu wenye hekima, na wataalamu wa nyota. Mfalme akawaambia wale waliojulikana kwa hekima katika Babeli, “Yeyote atakayeyaeleza maandishi haya na maana yake atavikwa nguo za zambarau na atavikwa na mkufu wa dhahabu shingoni mwake. Naye atakuwa mtawala wa tatu wa juu kwa mamlaka katika ufalme.”
And the king cried out aloud to bring in the wise men, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spoke, and said to the wise men of Babylon: Whosoever shall read this writing, and shall make known to me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and shall have a golden chain on his neck, and shall be the third man in my kingdom.
8 Ndipo watu wote wa mfalme walikuwa wakijulikana kwa hekima yao waliingia ndani, lakini hawakuweza kuyasoma maandishi wala kueleza maana yake kwa mfalme.
Then came in all the king’s wise men, but they could neither read the writing, nor declare the interpretation to the king.
9 Kisha mfalme Belshaza alishitushwa sana na mwonekano wa uso wake ulibadilika. Wakuu wake nao walishangazwa sana.
Wherewith king Baltasar was much troubled, and his countenance was changed: and his nobles also were troubled.
10 Ndipo sasa malkia alikuja katika nyumba ya sherehe kwasababu ya kile ambacho mfalme na wakuu wake walikuwa wamekisema. Malkia akasema, “Mfalme na aishi milele! Usiache mawazo yako yakakusumbua. Usiruhusu mwonekano wa uso wako ubadilike.
Then the queen, on occasion of what had happened to the king, and his nobles, came into the banquet house: and she spoke and said: O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, neither let thy countenance be changed.
11 Kuna mtu katika ufalme wako ambaye ana roho ya miungu watakatifu dani yake. Katika siku za baba yako, mwanga na weledi na hekima ya miungu ilipatikana ndani yake. Mfalme Nebukadneza, baba yako mfalme, alimfanya kuwa mkuu wa waganga, pamoja na mkuu wa wale wanazungumza na wafu, na wa wenye hekima, na wa wataalamu wa nyota.
There is a man in thy kingdom that hath the spirit of the holy gods in him: and in the days of thy father knowledge and wisdom were found in him: for king Nabuchodonosor thy father appointed him prince of the wise men, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers, thy father, I say, O king:
12 Roho bora, ufahamu, weledi, kutafsiri ndoto, kufafanua mafumbo na kutatua matatizo - hizi ni sifa zilizopatikana kwa mtu huyu Danieli, ambaye mfalme alimwita Belteshaza. Sasa mwiteni Danieli naye atawaambia maana ya kile kilichoandikwa.”
Because a greater spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, and interpretation of dreams, and shewing of secrets, and resolving of difficult things, were found in him, that is, in Daniel: whom the king named Baltassar. Now therefore let Daniel be called for, and he will tell the interpretation.
13 Ndipo Danieli alipoletwa mbele ya mfalme. Mfalme akamwambia, “Wewe ni yule Danieli, mmoja kati ya watu wa mateka wa Yuda, ambao baba yangu mfalme aliwaleta kutoka Yuda.
Then Daniel was brought in before the king. And the king spoke, and said to him: Art thou Daniel of the children of the captivity of Juda, whom my father the king brought out of Judea?
14 Nimesikia habari kukuhusu wewe, kwamba roho ya miungu iko ndani yako, na ya kwamba mwanga na ufahamu na hekima bora inapatikana ndani yako.
I have heard of thee, that thou hast the spirit of the gods, and excellent knowledge, and understanding, and wisdom are found in thee.
15 Na sasa watu wanaojulikana kwa hekima na wale wanaozungumza na wafu, wamekwisha kuletwa mbele yangu, ili kusoma maandishi haya na kunijulisha maana ya tafsiri yake, lakini hawakuweza kunijulisha tafsiri yake.
And now the wise men the magicians have come in before me, to read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof: and they could not declare to me the meaning of this writing.
16 Nimesikia kwamba unaweza kutoa tafsiri na kutatua matatizo. Sasa kama utaweza kusoma maandishi na kuniambia maana yake, utavikwa nguo za zambarau na kuwa na kuvalishwa mkufu wa dhahabu shingoni mwako, na utakuwa mtawala wa tatu mwenye mamlaka katika ufalme.”
But I have heard of thee, that thou canst interpret obscure things, and resolve difficult things: now if thou art able to read the writing, and to shew me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and shalt have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third prince in my kingdom.
17 Kisha Danieli akajibu mbele ya mfalme, “Zawadi yako na iwe kwa ajili yako mwenyewe, na thawabu yako na umpe mtu mwingine. Hata hivyo, mfalme, nitakusomea maandishi na nitakwaambia maana.
To which Daniel made answer, and said before the king: Thy rewards be to thyself, and the gifts of thy house give to another: but the writing I will read to thee, O king, and shew thee the interpretation thereof.
18 Na juu yako, Ewe mfalme, Mungu Aliye juu sana alimpa Nebukadneza baba yako ufalme, ukuu, heshima na enzi.
O king, the most high God gave to Nabuchodonosor thy father a kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and honour.
19 Na kwasababu ya ukuu huo, Mungu alimpa watu wote, mataifa, na lugha walimtetemekea na kumwogopa. Aliwauwa wale aliotaka wafe na aliwaacha hai wale aliotaka waishi. Aliwainua wale aliowataka, na aliwashusha wale aliowataka.
And for the greatness that he gave to him, all people, tribes, and languages trembled, and were afraid of him: whom he would, he slew: and whom he would, he destroyed: and whom he would, he set up: and whom he would, he brought down.
20 Lakini wakati moyo ulipokuwa na kiburi na roho yake ilifanywa kuwa mgumu na kwasababu hiyo alitenda kwa kiburi, alishushwa kutoka kiti chake cha enzi cha kifalme, na waliiondoa enzi yake.
But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit hardened unto pride, he was put down from the throne of his kingdom, and his glory was taken away.
21 Aliondolewa katika ubinadamu, alikuwa na akili za mnyama, na aliishi na punda wa mwituni. Alikula majani kama ng'ombe. Mwili wake ulilowanishwa kwa umande wa kutoka mbinguni mpaka pale alipojifunza kwamba Mungu Aliye Juu anatawala juu ya falme za watu na ya kwamba humweka mtu yeyote amtakaye juu yake.
And he was driven out from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses, and he did eat grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven: till he knew that the most High ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he will set over it whomsoever it shall please him.
22 Wewe mwana wake, Belshaza, haujaunyenyekeza moyo wako, ingawa aliyajua haya yote.
Thou also his son, O Baltasar, hast not humbled thy heart, whereas thou knewest all these things:
23 Umejiinua mwenyewe kinyume cha Bwana wa mbinguni. Katika nyumba yake walikuletea vyombo ambavyo wewe, wakuu wako, wake zako na masuria wako walivinywea, na kisha ukaisifia sana sanamu zilitengenezwa kwa fedha na dhahabu, shaba, chuma, mbao, na mawe - sanamu ambazo haziwezi kuona, kusikia wa kujua kitu chochote. Haujamheshimu Mungu ambaye anaishikilia pumzi yako katika mkono wake na ambaye anazijua njia zako zote.
But hast lifted thyself up against the Lord of heaven: and the vessels of his house have been brought before thee: and thou, and thy nobles, and thy wives, and thy concubines have drunk wine in them: and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and of gold, and of brass, of iron, and of wood, and of stone, that neither see, nor hear, nor feel: but the God who hath thy breath in his hand, and all thy ways, thou hast not glorified.
24 Ndipo Mungu aliutuma mkono kutoka katika makao yake na maandishi haya yaliandikwa.
Wherefore he hath sent the part of the hand which hath written this that is set down.
25 Haya ndiyo maandishi ambayo yaliandikwa: 'Mene, Mene, Tekeli na Peresin.'
And this is the writing that is written: MANE, THECEL, PHARES.
26 Maana yake ni: 'Mene,' 'Mungu ameuhesabu ufalme wako na ameukomesha.'
And this is the interpretation of the word. MANE: God hath numbered thy kingdom, and hath finished it.
27 'Tekeli' 'umepimwa katika mizani na umeonekana umepungua.'
THECEL: thou art weighed in the balance, and art found wanting.
28 'Peresi' 'ufalme wako umegawanyika na wamepewa Wamedi na Waajemi.'”
PHARES: thy kingdom is divided, and is given to the Medes and Persians.
29 Ndipo Belshaza alitoa agizo, na walimvalisha Danieli mavazi ya zambarau. Mkufu wa dhahabu walimvisha shingoni, na mfalme alitoa tamko juu ya Danieli kuwa atakuwa mtawala mwenye mamlaka ya nafasi ya tatu katika ufalme.
Then by the king’s command Daniel was clothed with purple, and a chain of gold was put about his neck: and it was proclaimed of him that he had power as the third man in the kingdom.
30 Usiku ule Belshaza, mfalme wa Babeli aliuawa,
The same night Baltasar the Chaldean king was slain.
31 na Dario Mwajemi aliuchukua ufalme alipokuwa na miaka ipatayo sitini na miwili.
And Darius the Mede succeeded to the kingdom, being threescore and two years old.
