The Golden Image
1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
Nebukadreza, mfalme, alifanya sanamu ya dhahabu, ambayo urefu wake ulikuwa ni dhiraa sitini, na upana wake dhiraa sita; akaisimamisha katika uwanda wa Dura, katika wilaya ya Babeli.
2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Ndipo Nebukadreza akatuma watu kuwakusanya maamiri, na manaibu, na maliwali, na makadhi, na watunza hazina, na mawaziri, na mawakili, na wakuu wa wilaya zote, ili wahudhurie wakati wa kuizindua ile sanamu, mfalme Nebukadneza aliyoisimamisha.
3 Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Ndipo maamiri, na manaibu, na maliwali, na makadhi, na watunza hazina, na mawaziri, na mawakili, na wakuu wa wilaya zote, wakakusanyika ili kuizindua ile sanamu, mfalme Nebukadreza aliyoisimamisha; wakasimama mbele ya ile sanamu, mfalme Nebukadreza aliyoisimamisha.
4 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,
Ndipo mpiga mbiu akapiga kelele akisema, Enyi watu wa kabila zote, na taifa, na lugha, mmeamriwa hivi,
5 that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
wakati mtakapoisikia sauti ya panda, na filimbi, na kinubi, na zeze, na santuri, na zomari, na namna zote za ngoma, lazima kuanguka na kuiabudu sanamu ya dhahabu, mfalme Nebukadreza aliyoisimamisha.
6 and whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
Na kila mtu asiyeanguka na kuabudu atatupwa saa iyo hiyo katika tanuru ya moto uwakao.
7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Basi wakati huo, watu wa kabila zote walipoisikia sauti ya panda, na filimbi, na kinubi, na zeze, na santuri, na zomari, na namna zote za ngoma, watu wote na mataifa na lugha wakaanguka, wakaiabudu ile sanamu, mfalme Nebukadreza aliyoisimamisha.
God's Heroes
8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
Basi baadhi ya Wakaldayo wakakaribia, wakaleta mashitaka juu ya Wayahudi.
9 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
Wakajibu, wakamwambia mfalme Nebukadreza, Ee mfalme, uishi milele.
10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
Wewe, Ee mfalme, ulitoa amri ya kwamba kila mtu atakapoisikia sauti ya panda, na filimbi, na kinubi, na zeze, na santuri, na zomari, na namna zote za ngoma, ni lazima aanguke na kuiabudu ile sanamu ya dhahabu;
11 and whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
na kila mtu asiyeanguka na kuabudu atatupwa katika tanuru ya moto uwakao.
12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Wako Wayahudi kadha wa kadha uliowaweka juu ya mambo ya wilaya ya Babeli, yaani, Shadraka, na Meshaki, na Abednego; watu hawa, Ee mfalme, hawakukujali wewe; hawaitumikii miungu yako, wala kuiabudu ile sanamu ya dhahabu uliyoisimamisha.
13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king.
Basi Nebukadreza akatoa amri kwa hasira na ghadhabu, waletwe hao Shadraka, na Meshaki, na Abednego. Basi wakawaleta watu hao mbele ya mfalme.
14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
Nebukadreza akajibu, akawaambia, Enyi Shadraka, na Meshaki, na Abednego, je! Ni kwa makusudi hata hammtumikii mungu wangu wala kuisujudia sanamu ya dhahabu niliyoisimamisha?
15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
Basi sasa, kama mkiwa tayari wakati mtakapoisikia sauti ya panda, na filimbi, na kinubi, na zeze, na santuri, na zomari, na namna zote za ngoma, kuanguka na kuisujudia sanamu niliyoisimamisha, ni vema; bali msipoisujudia, mtatupwa saa iyo hiyo katika tanuru iwakayo moto; naye ni nani Mungu yule atakayewaokoa ninyi na mikono yangu?
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
Ndipo Shadraka, na Meshaki, na Abednego, wakajibu, wakamwambia mfalme, Ee Nebukadreza, hamna haja kukujibu katika neno hili.
17 If it be so , our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
Kama ni hivyo, Mungu wetu tunayemtumikia aweza kutuokoa na tanuru ile iwakayo moto; naye atatuokoa na mkono wako, Ee mfalme.
18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Bali kama si hivyo, ujue, Ee mfalme, ya kuwa sisi hatukubali kuitumikia miungu yako, wala kuisujudia hiyo sanamu ya dhahabu uliyoisimamisha.
The Fiery Furnace
19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
Ndipo Nebukadreza akajaa ghadhabu, na sura ya uso wake ikabadilika juu ya Shadraka, na Meshaki, na Abednego, basi akatoa amri watie moto ile tanuru mara saba kuliko desturi yake ya kutiwa moto.
20 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
Kisha akawaamuru baadhi ya watu mashujaa wa jeshi lake kuwafunga Shadraka, na Meshaki, na Abednego, na kuwatupa katika ile tanuru iliyokuwa ikiwaka moto.
21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Basi watu hao wakafungwa, hali wamevaa suruali zao, na kanzu zao, na joho zao, na mavazi yao mengine, wakatupwa katikati ya ile tanuru iliyokuwa ikiwaka moto.
22 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
Basi kwa sababu amri ya mfalme ilikuwa ni kali, na ile tanuru ilikuwa ina moto sana, mwako wa ule moto ukawaua wale watu waliowashika Shadraka, na Meshaki, na Abednego.
23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Na watu hao watatu, Shadraka, na Meshaki, na Abednego, wakaanguka, hali wamefungwa, katikati ya ile tanuru iliyokuwa inawaka moto.
24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
Ndipo Nebukadreza akastaajabu, akainuka kwa haraka; akanena, akawaambia mawaziri wake, Je! Hatukutupa watu watatu, hali wamefungwa, katikati ya moto? Wakajibu, wakamwambia mfalme, Kweli, Ee mfalme.
25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
Akajibu, akasema, Tazama, mimi naona watu wanne, nao wamefunguliwa, wanatembea katikati ya moto hali hawana dhara; na sura yake yule wa nne ni mfano wa mwana wa miungu.
26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither . Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
Kisha Nebukadreza akaukaribia mdomo wa ile tanuru iliyokuwa inawaka moto. Akanena, akasema, Enyi Shadraka, na Meshaki, na Abednego, watumishi wa Mungu Aliye juu, tokeni, mje huku. Ndipo Shadraka, na Meshaki, na Abednego, wakatoka katika ule moto.
27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
Na maamiri, na manaibu, na maliwali, na mawaziri, waliokuwa wamekusanyika pamoja, wakawaona watu hao, ya kuwa ule moto ulikuwa hauna nguvu juu ya miili yao, wala nywele za vichwa vyao hazikuteketea, wala suruali zao hazikubadilika, wala harufu ya moto haikuwapata hata kidogo.
28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
Nebukadreza akanena, akasema, Na ahimidiwe Mungu wa Shadraka, na Meshaki, na Abednego; aliyemtuma malaika wake, akawaokoa watumishi wake waliomtumaini, wakaligeuza neno la mfalme, na kujitoa miili yao ili wasimtumikie mungu mwingine, wala kumwabudu, ila Mungu wao wenyewe.
29 Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.
Basi mimi naweka amri ya kuwa kila kabila ya watu, na kila taifa, na kila lugha, watakaonena neno lo lote lisilopasa juu ya huyo Mungu wa Shadraka, na Meshaki, na Abednego, watakatwa vipande vipande, na nyumba zao zitafanywa jaa; kwa kuwa hakuna Mungu mwingine awezaye kuokoa namna hii.
30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon.
Kisha mfalme akawakuza Shadraka, na Meshaki, na Abednego, katika wilaya ya Babeli.
