Daniel 4
1 Ɔhene Nebukadnessar, too saa nkra yi kɔmaa nnipa ne aman ne kasa ahodoɔ a ɛwɔ ewiase sɛ: Ɛnsi mo yie mmoroso!
King Nebuchadnezzar, to people of every nation and language in the whole world: I wish you well!
2 Ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ mo nyinaa ahunu biribi a ɛfa nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ ne anwanwadeɛ a Ɔsorosoro Onyankopɔn ayɛ ama me.
It is my pleasure to share with you an account of the signs and wonders the Most High God has done for me.
3 Hwɛ sɛdeɛ ne nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ yɛ kɛseɛ fa!
His signs are incredible. His wonders are amazing! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and his rule will last for all generations!
4 Na me, Nebukadnessar, mete mʼahemfie, medi me ho so na me ho tɔ me.
I, Nebuchadnezzar, was doing well at home, living happily in my palace.
5 Nanso, mesoo daeɛ bi a, ɛbɔɔ me hu yie. Meda me mpa so no, mfoni a ɛfaa mʼani so ne anisoadehunu a menyaeɛ no hunahunaa me.
But then one night I had a dream that really scared me—I saw visions that terrified me while I lay in my bed.
6 Ɛno enti, mehyɛ ma wɔfrɛɛ anyansafoɔ a wɔwɔ Babilonia nyinaa sɛ wɔmmɛkyerɛ me daeɛ no ase.
So I ordered all the wise men of Babylon brought before me to explain the dream to me.
7 Ɛberɛ a nkonyaayifoɔ, pɛadeɛhunufoɔ, Kaldeafoɔ ne ntafowayifoɔ no baeɛ no, mekaa daeɛ no kyerɛɛ wɔn, nanso wɔantumi ankyerɛ me aseɛ.
When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners came in I told them the dream, but they couldn't explain to me what it meant.
8 Akyire yi, Daniel (a yɛtoo no din Beltesasar, a ɛyɛ me nyame din, ɛfiri sɛ, na anyame kronkron no sunsum wɔ ne mu) baa mʼanim, na mekaa daeɛ no kyerɛɛ no.
In the end Daniel came before me and I told him the dream. (He is also called Belteshazzar after my god, and he has the spirit of the holy gods in him.)
9 Meka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Beltesasar, nkonyaayifoɔ panin, menim sɛ, anyame kronkron no sunsum wɔ wo mu, ɛno enti, ɛnnyɛ wo den sɛ wobɛkyerɛ ahintasɛm biara ase. Afei, me daeɛ no ni, kyerɛ me aseɛ.
“Belteshazzar, chief of magicians,” I said, “I certainly know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is difficult for you to explain. So tell me about what I saw in my dream and explain what it means.
10 Ɛberɛ a meda me mpa so no, daeɛ a mesoeɛ ne sɛ, mehunuu dua bi a ɛsi asase mfimfini a ɛware tenteenten.
As I lay in bed dreaming, I saw a tree in the middle of the earth—a really large tree.
11 Dua no nyini yɛɛ dutan kɛseɛ na ne tentene kɔduruu soro, a wohunu no asase so baabiara.
It grew strong and tall, reaching high into the sky so it could be seen by everyone in the whole world.
12 Na ne nhahan yɛ frɔmm fɛɛfɛɛfɛ, na aso aba bebree, na ɛso wɔ aduane ma obiara. Na wiram mmoa te ne nwunu ase, na ewiem nnomaa nso yɛ wɔn pirebuo wɔ ne mman mu.
Its leaves were beautiful, and it was full of fruit for all to eat. Wild animals rested in its shade, and birds nested in its branches. It fed all living creatures.
13 “Meda me mpa so no, mehunuu ɔbɔfoɔ kronkron bi a ɔfiri soro reba fam wɔ mʼanisoadehunu no mu.
As I went on dreaming, lying on my bed, I saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.
14 Ɔbɔfoɔ no teaam sɛ, ‘Twa dua no to fam na twitwa ne mman no nyinaa. Poro ne nhahan no, na to nʼaba no pete. Pam mmoa no firi ne nwunu ase, na pam ewiem nnomaa no firi ne mman so.
He cried out in a loud voice, ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches! Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit! Drive the animals away from its shade, and scare off the birds from its branches.
15 Nanso gya dunsini no ne ne nhini a dadeɛ ne kɔbere akyekyere, na ɛserɛ atwa ho ahyia no. “‘Afei, ma ɔsoro bosuo mfɔ no kyaww, na ma ɔne mmoa ntena wɔ wiram.
But leave the stump and its roots in the ground, and bind it with iron and bronze, surrounded by the new grass of the field. Let him become soaked with the dew of heaven, and let him live with the animals outside in the undergrowth.
16 Na ma nʼadwene nsesa na ɛnyɛ sɛ aboa deɛ. Na mfeɛ nson ntwa ne tiri so.
Let his mind become like that of an animal. Let him be like this for seven times.
17 “‘Asomafoɔ asi gyinaeɛ dada; na akronkronfoɔ abu atɛn sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a ateasefoɔ nyinaa bɛte aseɛ sɛ, Ɔsorosoroni no na ɔdi ewiase ahemman so, na ɔde ma obiara a ɔpɛ, mpo, sɛ ɔyɛ onipa teta.’
This is the decree conveyed by the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones in order that everyone alive may know that the Most High rules over human kingdoms. He gives them to whoever he chooses—he puts the most humble individuals in charge.’
18 “Beltesasar, saa daeɛ yi na me Ɔhene Nebukadnessar soeɛ. Afei, kyerɛ me aseɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, anyansafoɔ a wɔwɔ mʼahemman mu nyinaa antumi ankyerɛ me aseɛ. Na wo deɛ wobɛtumi akyerɛ me, ɛfiri sɛ, anyame kronkron sunsum no wɔ wo mu.”
This is what I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw in my dream. Now it's up to you, Belteshazzar, to give me the explanation as you have before. None of the wise men in my kingdom could explain it to me. But you can, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”
19 Daniel (a wɔsane frɛ no Beltesasar no) tee daeɛ no, ɔyɛɛ basaa kakra; ne ho dwirii no na nʼadwene mu haa no. Nti, ɔhene no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Beltesasar, mma daeɛ no ne nʼasekyerɛ mmɔ wo hu.” Beltesasar buaa sɛ, “Yei deɛ, Nana, anka daeɛ no ne ne nkyerɛaseɛ no ɛmpare wo na ɛnkɔ wʼatamfoɔ so!
When Daniel (also called Belteshazzar) heard this, he was upset for a while, disturbed as he thought about it. The king told him, “Belteshazzar, don't be worried about the dream and what it means.” “My lord, I only wish this dream was for those who hate you and the explanation for your enemies,” Daniel replied.
20 Ao, Nana, wohunuu dua bi a ɛnyini yɛɛ dutan kɛseɛ a ne tentene kɔduruu soro, na wohunu no asase nyinaa so.
“The tree you saw was growing strong and tall, reaching high into the sky so it could be seen by everyone in the whole world.
21 Na ne nhahan yɛ frɔmm fɛɛfɛɛfɛ a aso aba bebree, na ɛso wɔ aduane ma obiara. Na wiram mmoa te ne nwunu ase, na ewiem nnomaa nso yɛ wɔn pirebuo wɔ ne mman mu.
Its leaves were beautiful, and it was full of fruit for all to eat. Wild animals lived under its shade, and birds nested in its branches.
22 Nana, mesrɛ ka, saa dua no yɛ wo. Ɛfiri sɛ, woatu mpɔn, ahoɔden so ne kɛseyɛ mu. Wo kɛseyɛ no kɔduru ɔsoro, na wʼadedie no kɔ akyirikyiri kɔduru asase ano.
This is you, Your Majesty. You have grown strong, your power has become so great that it has reached high into the sky, and your rule extends to the ends of the earth.
23 “Afei, Nana, wohunuu ɔbɔfoɔ kronkron a ɔfiri soro reba fam, na ɔreka sɛ, ‘Twa dua no to fam na sɛe no. Nanso, gya dunsini no ne ne nhini a dadeɛ ne kɔbere akyekyere, na ɛserɛ atwa ho ahyia no. Afei, ma ɔsoro bosuo mfɔ no kyaww, na ma ɔne mmoa ntena wɔ wiram. Na ma nʼadwene nsesa na ɛnyɛ sɛ aboa deɛ. Na mfeɛ nson ntwa ne tiri so.’
Then Your Majesty saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven who said, ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump and its roots in the ground, and bind it with iron and bronze, surrounded by the new grass of the field. Let him become soaked with the dew of heaven and let him live with the animals outside in the undergrowth. Let his mind become like that of an animal. Let him be like this for seven times.’
24 “Daeɛ no asekyerɛ nie, Nana, atɛn a Ɔsorosoroni no abu atia wo no nie.
This is what it means, Your Majesty, and what the Most High has decreed will happen to my lord the king.
25 Wɔbɛpam wo afiri nnipa mu, na wo ne wiram mmoa bɛtena wiram. Wobɛwe ɛserɛ te sɛ nantwie, na ɔsoro bosuo bɛfɔ wo kyaww. Mfeɛ nson bɛtwa wo tiri so akɔsi sɛ, wobɛhunu sɛ, Ɔsorosoroni no na ɔdi ewiase ahemman so, na ɔde ma obiara a ɔpɛ.
You will be driven away from human society and you will live with the wild animals. You will eat grass like the cattle, and you will be soaked with the dew of heaven. You will be like this for seven times until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over human kingdoms, and that he gives them to those he chooses.
26 Hyɛ a wɔhyɛ ma wɔgyaa dunsini no ne ne nhini no wɔ asase mu no kyerɛ sɛ, sɛ wohunu sɛ ɔsoro na ɛdi tumi no a, wo nsa bɛsane aka wʼahemman.
However, as it was decreed, the stump and its roots were to be left in the ground. Your kingdom will be restored to you when you acknowledge that Heaven rules.
27 Ne saa enti, Ao, Nana Nebukadnessar, mesrɛ wo, tie mʼafotuo. Gyae bɔneyɛ, na yɛ deɛ ɛtene. Gyae wʼatirimuɔdensɛm na yɛ ahummɔborɔ ma ahiafoɔ, na twe wo ho firi wo tete amumuyɛ no ho. Ebia, woyɛ saa a, wobɛkɔ so adi yie.”
So, Your Majesty, please take my advice. Stop sinning and do what's right. End your iniquities and be merciful to the oppressed. Maybe then things will continue to go well for you.”
28 Na saa nneɛma yi nyinaa baa Ɔhene Nebukadnessar so.
(However, all this did happen to King Nebuchadnezzar.
29 Abosome dumienu akyi a na ɔretu mpase wɔ ahemfie no abansoro atifi wɔ Babilonia no,
Twelve months later he was walking on the roof of the royal palace in Babylon.
30 ɔtoo nʼani, hwɛɛ kuro no mu, na ɔkaa sɛ, “Ɛnyɛ Babilonia kuro kɛseɛ a mede me tumi akyekyere ayɛ no ɔhempɔn atenaeɛ de ahyɛ mʼahennie animuonyam ni anaa?”
He said, “I was the one who built this great city of Babylon! By my own great power I built it as my royal residence for my majestic glory!”
31 Ɛberɛ a ɔgu so reka saa nsɛm no, nne bi firi soro baa sɛ, “Wo, Ɔhene Nebukadnessar, wɔka kyerɛɛ wo sɛ wonnyɛ ɔhene wɔ ahemman yi so bio.
The words were still on the king's lips when a voice came from heaven, “King Nebuchadnezzar, this is what is decreed concerning you: the kingdom has been taken away from you.
32 Wɔbɛpam wo afiri nnipa mu. Wo ne wiram mmoa bɛtena wiram. Na wobɛwe ɛserɛ te sɛ nantwie. Mfeɛ nson bɛtwa wo tiri so kɔsi sɛ wobɛhunu sɛ, Ɔsorosoroni no di ewiase ahemman so, na ɔde ma obiara a, ɔpɛ.”
You will be driven away from human society and you will live with the wild animals. You will eat grass like the cattle, and you will become soaked with the dew of heaven. You will be like this for seven times until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over human kingdoms, and that he gives them to whoever he chooses.”
33 Amonom hɔ ara nkɔmhyɛ no baa mu. Wɔpamoo Nebukadnessar firii nnipa mu. Ɔwee ɛserɛ te sɛ nantwie, na ɔsoro bosuo fɔɔ no kyaww. Ɔtenaa saa tebea no mu kɔsii sɛ, ne tirinwi yɛɛ atentene te sɛ ɔkɔdeɛ ntakra, na nʼabɔwerɛ yɛɛ sɛ anomaa bɔwerɛ.
Immediately the decree was fulfilled, and Nebuchadnezzar was driven away from human society. He ate grass like the cattle, and his body was soaked with the dew of heaven. His hair grew matted like a vulture, and his nails like bird claws.)
34 Saa ɛberɛ yi twaam no, me, Nebukadnessar, memaa mʼani so hwɛɛ soro. Mʼani baa me ho so, na mekamfo Ɔsorosoroni no, na metontom deɛ ɔte aseɛ daa no meyii no ayɛ sɛ:
Once the time had passed, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven and my sanity returned to me. I blessed and praised the Most High and worshiped the One who lives forever. His rule is an eternal rule, and his kingdom lasts for all generations.
35 Asase so nnipa nyinaa,
Everyone who lives on earth are as nothing compared to him. He does whatever he chooses among the heavenly host and among those who live on earth. No one can hold him back from what he does, or ask him, “What are you doing?”
36 Ɛberɛ a mʼani baa me ho so no, berɛ korɔ no mu ara na me anidie ne me kɛseyɛ a ɛhyɛ me ɔman no animuonyam no baeɛ. Mʼafotufoɔ ne mʼaberempɔn hwehwɛɛ me, na wɔsane de me sii mʼahennie so bio, na mʼanimuonyam bɛyɛɛ kɛse kyɛnee kane no.
When my sanity returned, then my kingdom, majesty, and splendor also returned to me. My advisors and nobles came looking for me, and I was restored as ruler over my kingdom, even greater than before.
37 Afei, me Nebukadnessar, mekamfo ma no so, hyɛ ɔsorohene animuonyam, de anidie ma no. Ne nneyɛeɛ nyinaa yɛ pɛ, na ɛyɛ nokorɛ, na ɔbɛtumi abrɛ ahantanfoɔ ase.
So now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, honor, and glorify the King of Heaven, for everything he does is right, and his ways are true. He is able to humble those who are proud.
