Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
Hata katika mwaka wa pili wa kumiliki kwake Nebukadreza, Nebukadreza aliota ndoto; na roho yake ikafadhaika, usingizi wake ukamwacha.
2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
Ndipo mfalme akatoa amri kuwaita waganga, na wachawi, na wasihiri, na Wakaldayo, wapate kumweleza mfalme ndoto zake. Basi wakaingia, wakasimama mbele ya mfalme.
3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
Mfalme akawaambia, Nimeota ndoto, na roho yangu imefadhaika hata niijue tafsiri yake.
4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
Ndipo hao Wakaldayo wakamwambia mfalme, kwa lugha ya Kiaramu, Ee Mfalme, uishi milele; tuambie sisi watumishi wako ile ndoto, nasi tutakuonyesha tafsiri yake.
5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
Mfalme akajibu, akawaambia Wakaldayo, Neno lenyewe limeniondoka; msiponijulisha ile ndoto na tafsiri yake, mtakatwa vipande vipande, na nyumba zenu zitafanywa jaa.
6 But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.
Bali kama mkinionyesha ile ndoto na tafsiri yake, nitawapa zawadi na thawabu na heshima nyingi; basi nionyesheni ile ndoto na tafsiri yake.
7 They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.
Wakajibu mara ya pili, wakasema, Mfalme na atuambie sisi watumishi wake ile ndoto, nasi tutamwonyesha tafsiri yake.
8 The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
Mfalme akajibu, akasema, Najua hakika ya kuwa mnataka kupata nafasi, kwa sababu mmeona ya kuwa lile neno lenyewe limeniondoka.
9 But if ye will 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 the interpretation thereof.
Lakini msiponijulisha ile ndoto, iko amri moja tu iwapasayo; maana mmepatana kusema maneno ya uongo, na maneno maovu, mbele yangu, hata zamani zitakapobadilika; basi niambieni ile ndoto, nami nitajua ya kuwa mwaweza kunionyesha tafsiri yake.
10 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, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
Wakaldayo wakajibu mbele ya mfalme, wakasema, Hapana mtu duniani awezaye kulionyesha neno hili la mfalme; kwa maana hapana mfalme, wala bwana, wala liwali, aliyetaka neno kama hili kwa mganga, wala kwa mchawi, wala kwa Mkaldayo.
11 And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
Ni neno la ajabu, hili analolitaka mfalme, wala hapana mwingine awezaye kumwonyesha mfalme neno hilo, ila miungu, wasio na kikao pamoja na wenye mwili.
12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Basi kwa hiyo mfalme akaghadhibika sana, akaona hasira nyingi, akatoa amri kuwaangamiza wenye hekima wote wa Babeli.
13 And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
Basi ile amri ikatangazwa, na hao wenye hekima walikuwa karibu na kuuawa; watu wakamtafuta Danielii na wenzake ili wauawe.
14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
Ndipo Danielii kwa busara na hadhari akamjibu Arioko, akida wa walinzi wa mfalme, aliyekuwa ametoka ili kuwaua wenye hekima wa Babeli;
15 he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
alijibu, akamwambia Arioko, akida wa walinzi wa mfalme, Mbona amri hii ya mfalme ina ukali namna hii? Ndipo Arioko akamwarifu Danielii habari ile.
16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
Basi Danielii akaingia, akamwomba mfalme ampe muda, kisha yeye atamwonyesha mfalme tafsiri ile.
17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
Ndipo Danielii akaenda nyumbani kwake, akawapasha habari kina Hanania, na Mishaeli, na Azaria wenzake;
18 that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
ili waombe rehema kwa Mungu wa mbinguni kwa habari ya siri hiyo, ili kwamba Danielii na wenzake wasiangamizwe pamoja na wenye hekima wa Babeli.
19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
Ndipo Danielii alipofunuliwa siri hiyo katika njozi ya usiku. Basi Danielii akamhimidi Mungu wa mbinguni.
20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
Danielii akajibu, akasema, Na lihimidiwe jina la Mungu milele na milele; kwa kuwa hekima na uweza ni wake.
21 and he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
Yeye hubadili majira na nyakati; huuzulu wafalme na kuwamilikisha wafalme; huwapa hekima wenye hekima; huwapa wenye ufahamu maarifa;
22 he revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
yeye hufunua mambo ya fumbo na ya siri; huyajua yaliyo gizani, na nuru hukaa kwake.
23 I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.
Nakushukuru, nakuhimidi, Ee Mungu wa baba zangu, uliyenipa hekima na uwezo, ukanijulisha hayo tuliyotaka kwako; maana umetujulisha neno lile la mfalme.
24 Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained 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.
Basi Danielii akaenda kwa Arioko, aliyewekwa na mfalme kuwaangamiza wenye hekima wa Babeli; alikwenda akamwambia hivi, Usiwaangamize wenye hekima wa Babeli; niingize mimi mbele ya mfalme, nami nitamwonyesha mfalme ile tafsiri.
25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.
Ndipo Arioko akamwingiza Danielii mbele ya mfalme kwa haraka, akamwambia hivi, Nimemwona mtu wa hao wana wa Yuda waliohamishwa, atakayemjulisha mfalme ile tafsiri.
26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?
Mfalme akajibu, akamwambia Danielii, aliyekuwa akiitwa Belteshaza, Je! Waweza kunijulisha ile ndoto niliyoiona, na tafsiri yake.
27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men , the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
Danielii akajibu mbele ya mfalme, akasema, Ile siri aliyoiuliza mfalme, wenye hekima hawawezi kumfunulia mfalme; wala wachawi, wala waganga, wala wanajimu;
28 but there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
lakini yuko Mungu mbinguni afunuaye siri, naye amemjulisha mfalme Nebukadreza mambo yatakayokuwa siku za mwisho. Ndoto yako, na njozi za kichwa chako ulizoziona kitandani pako, ni hizi;
29 As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.
Wewe, Ee mfalme, mawazo yako yaliingia moyoni mwako kitandani pako ya mambo yatakayokuwa halafu; na yeye afunuaye siri amekujulisha mambo yatakayokuwa.
30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
Lakini mimi, sikufunuliwa siri hii kwa sababu ya hekima iwayo yote niliyo nayo zaidi ya watu wengine walio hai, bali kusudi mfalme afunuliwe ile tafsiri, nawe upate kujua mawazo ya moyo wako.
31 Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.
Wewe, Ee Mfalme, uliona, na tazama, sanamu kubwa sana. Sanamu hii, iliyokuwa kubwa sana, na mwangaza wake mwingi sana, ilisimama mbele yako; na umbo lake lilikuwa lenye kutisha.
32 This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
Na sanamu hii kichwa chake kilikuwa ni cha dhahabu safi; kifua chake na mikono yake ni ya fedha; tumbo lake na viuno vyake ni vya shaba;
33 his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.
miguu yake ni ya chuma; na nyayo za miguu yake nusu ya chuma na nusu ya udongo.
34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
Nawe ukatazama hata jiwe likachongwa bila kazi ya mikono, nalo jiwe hilo likaipiga sanamu miguu yake, iliyokuwa ya chuma na udongo, likaivunja vipande vipande.
35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
Ndipo kile chuma, na ule udongo, na ile shaba, na ile fedha, na ile dhahabu, vilivunjwa vipande vipande pamoja vikawa kama makapi ya viwanja vya kupepetea wakati wa hari; upepo ukavipeperusha hata pasionekane mahali pake; na lile jiwe lililoipiga hiyo sanamu likawa milima mikubwa, likaijaza dunia yote.
36 This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.
Hii ndiyo ile ndoto, nasi tutaihubiri tafsiri yake mbele ya mfalme.
37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
Wewe, Ee mfalme, u mfalme wa wafalme, na Mungu wa mbinguni amekupa ufalme, na uwezo, na nguvu, na utukufu;
38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
na kila mahali wakaapo wanadamu, wanyama wa kondeni na ndege wa angani amewatia mkononi mwako, naye amekumilikisha juu ya hao wote; wewe u kichwa kile cha dhahabu.
39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
Na baada ya zamani zako utainuka ufalme mwingine mdogo kuliko wewe; na ufalme mwingine wa tatu wa shaba, utakaoitawala dunia yote.
40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
Na ufalme wa nne utakuwa na nguvu mfano wa chuma; kwa maana chuma huvunja vitu vyote na kuvishinda; na kama chuma kisetavyo vitu hivi vyote, ndivyo utakavyovunja-vunja na kuseta.
41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' 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.
Na kama vile ulivyoziona hizo nyayo za miguu na vidole vyake, kuwa nusu udongo wa mfinyanzi, na nusu chuma, ufalme ule utakuwa ufalme uliogawanyika; lakini ndani yake zitakuwako nguvu za chuma, kama vile ulivyoona kile chuma kimechanganyika na udongo wa matope.
42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
Na kama vidole vya zile nyayo vilikuwa nusu chuma na nusu udongo, kadhalika ufalme ule utakuwa nusu yake una nguvu, na nusu yake umevunjika.
43 And whereas thou sawest 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 is not mixed with clay.
Na kama vile ulivyokiona kile chuma kimechanganyika na udongo wa matope, watajichanganya nafsi zao kwa mbegu za wanadamu; lakini hawatashikamana, kama vile chuma kisivyoshikamana na udongo.
44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
Na katika siku za wafalme hao Mungu wa mbinguni atausimamisha ufalme ambao hautaangamizwa milele, wala watu wengine hawataachiwa enzi yake; bali utavunja falme hizi zote vipande vipande na kuziharibu, nao utasimama milele na milele.
45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake 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 thereof sure.
Na kama vile ulivyoona ya kuwa jiwe lilichongwa mlimani bila kazi ya mikono, na ya kuwa lilivunja-vunja kile chuma, na ile shaba na ule udongo, na ile fedha, na ile dhahabu; basi Mungu aliye mkuu amemjulisha mfalme mambo yatakayokuwa baadaye; na ndoto hii ni ya hakika, na tafsiri yake ni thabiti.
46 Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
Ndipo Nebukadreza, mfalme, akaanguka kifudifudi, akamsujudia Danielii, akatoa amri wamtolee Danielii sadaka na uvumba.
47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is , that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
Mfalme akajibu, akamwambia Danielii, Hakika Mungu wenu ndiye Mungu wa miungu, na Bwana wa wafalme, awezaye kufumbua siri, kwa kuwa wewe uliweza kuifumbua siri hii.
48 Then the king made Daniel a great man, 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.
Basi mfalme akamtukuza Danielii, akampa zawadi kubwa nyingi sana, akamfanya kuwa mkubwa juu ya uliwali wote wa Babeli, na kuwa liwali mkuu juu ya wote wenye hekima wa Babeli.
49 Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.
Tena, Danielii akamwomba mfalme, naye akawaweka Shadraka, na Meshaki, na Abednego, wawe juu ya mambo yote ya uliwali wa Babeli; lakini huyo Danielii alikuwa akiketi katika lango la mfalme.
