Belshazzar's Feast
1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
Belshaza, mfalme, aliwafanyia wakuu wake elfu karamu kubwa akanywa divai mbele ya elfu hao.
2 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.
Belshaza, alipokuwa akionja ile divai, akaamuru wavilete vile vyombo vya dhahabu na fedha, ambavyo baba yake, Nebukadreza, alivitoa katika hekalu lililokuwako Yerusalemu; ili kwamba mfalme, na wakuu wake, na wake zake, na masuria wake, wapate kuvinywea.
3 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.
Basi wakavileta vile vyombo vya dhahabu, vilivyotolewa katika hekalu la nyumba ya Mungu lililokuwako Yerusalemu; na mfalme na wakuu wake, na wake zake, na masuria wake, wakavinywea.
4 They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
Wakanywa divai, wakaisifu miungu ya dhahabu, na ya fedha, na ya shaba, na ya chuma, na ya mti, na ya mawe.
5 In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
Saa iyo hiyo vikatokea vidole vya mkono wa mwanadamu, vikaandika katika chokaa ya ukuta wa nyumba ya enzi ya mfalme, mahali palipokikabili kinara; naye mfalme akakiona kitanga cha ule mkono ulioandika.
6 Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
Ndipo uso wa mfalme ukambadilika; fikira zake zikamfadhaisha; viungo vya viuno vyake vikalegea; magoti yake yakagongana.
7 The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Mfalme akalia kwa sauti kubwa, akaamuru waletwe wachawi, na Wakaldayo na wanajimu. Mfalme akanena, akawaambia wenye hekima wa Babeli, mtu awaye yote atakayesoma maandiko haya, na kunionyesha tafsiri yake, atavikwa mavazi ya rangi ya zambarau, na kuwa na mkufu wa dhahabu shingoni mwake, naye atakuwa mtu wa tatu katika ufalme.
8 Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
Basi wakaingia wenye hekima wote wa mfalme; lakini hawakuweza kuyasoma yale maandiko, wala kumjulisha mfalme tafsiri yake.
9 Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.
Ndipo mfalme Belshaza akahangaika sana, uso wake ukambadilika, na wakuu wake wakaona fadhaa.
10 Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:
Basi malkia, kwa sababu ya maneno ya mfalme na ya wakuu wake, akaingia katika nyumba ya karamu; malkia akanena, akasema, Ee mfalme, uishi milele; fikira zako zisikufadhaishe; wala uso wako usibadilike.
11 there is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say , thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
Yuko mtu katika ufalme wako, ambaye roho ya miungu watakatifu inakaa ndani yake; na katika siku za baba yako nuru na ufahamu na hekima zilionekana ndani yake; na mfalme Nebukadreza, baba yako, naam, mfalme, baba yako, akamfanya kuwa mkuu wa waganga, na wachawi, na Wakaldayo, na wanajimu;
12 forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.
kwa kuwa roho njema kupita kiasi, na maarifa, na ufahamu, na uwezo wa kufasiri ndoto, na kufunua maneno ya fumbo, na kufungua mafundo, zilionekana katika Danielii huyo, ambaye mfalme alimwita Belteshaza. Basi na aitwe Danielii, naye ataionyesha tafsiri.
13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?
Ndipo Danielii akaletwa mbele ya mfalme. Na Mfalme akanena, akamwambia Danielii, Je! Wewe ndiwe Danielii yule, aliye mmoja wa wana wa Yuda waliohamishwa, ambao mfalme, baba yangu, aliwaleta huku toka Yerusalemu?
14 I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.
Nimesikia habari zako, kwamba roho ya miungu imo ndani yako, na kwamba nuru na ufahamu na akili bora zimeonekana kwako.
15 And now the wise men , the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:
Basi sasa, watu wenye hekima na wachawi wameletwa mbele yangu, wapate kulisoma andiko hili, na kunijulisha tafsiri yake; lakini hawakuweza kunijulisha tafsiri ya jambo hili.
16 and I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Lakini nimesikia habari zako, kwamba waweza kuleta tafsiri, na kufumbua mafumbo; haya! Kama ukiweza kulisoma andiko hili, na kunijulisha tafsiri yake, utavikwa mavazi ya rangi ya zambarau, na kuwa na mkufu wa dhahabu shingoni mwako, nawe utakuwa mtu wa tatu katika ufalme.
17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
Ndipo Danielii akajibu, akasema mbele ya mfalme; Zawadi zako zishike wewe mwenyewe; na thawabu zako mpe mtu mwingine; walakini nitamsomea mfalme maandiko haya, na kumjulisha tafsiri yake.
18 O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
Kwa habari zako, Ee mfalme, Mungu Aliye juu alimpa Nebukadreza, baba yako, ufalme, na ukuu, na fahari, na utukufu;
19 and for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
na kwa sababu ya ule ukuu aliompa, watu wa kabila zote, na mataifa, na lugha, wakatetemeka na kuogopa mbele yake; aliyetaka kumwua alimwua; na aliyetaka kumwacha hai, alimwacha hai; aliyetaka kumtukuza, alimtukuza; na aliyetaka kumshusha, alimshusha.
20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:
Lakini moyo wake ulipoinuliwa, na roho yake ilipokuwa ngumu akatenda kwa kiburi, aliuzuliwa katika kiti chake cha enzi, nao wakamwondolea utukufu wake.
21 and he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
Akafukuzwa mbali na wanadamu, moyo wake ukafanywa kuwa kama moyo wa mnyama, na makao yake yalikuwa pamoja na punda-mwitu; akalishwa majani kama ng'ombe, mwili wake ukalowa maji kwa umande wa mbinguni; hata alipojua ya kuwa Mungu Aliye juu ndiye anayetawala katika ufalme wa wanadamu, na ya kuwa humweka juu yake yeye amtakaye, awaye yote.
22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;
Na wewe, mwanawe, Ee Belshaza, hukujinyenyekeza moyo wako, ijapokuwa ulijua hayo yote.
23 but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is , and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
Bali umejiinua juu ya Bwana wa mbingu; nao wamevileta vyombo vya nyumba yake mbele yako; na wewe, na wakuu wako, na wake zako, na masuria wako, mmevinywea; nawe umeisifu miungu ya fedha na ya dhahabu na ya shaba, na ya chuma, na ya mti, na ya mawe; wasioona, wala kusikia, wala kujua neno lo lote; na Mungu yule, ambaye pumzi yako i mkononi mwake, na njia zako zote ni zake, hukumtukuza.
24 then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.
Ndipo kile kitanga cha ule mkono kikaletwa kutoka mbele zake, na maandiko haya yameandikwa.
The Writing on the Wall
25 And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
Na maandiko yaliyoandikwa ni haya; MENE, MENE, TEKELI, NA PERESI.
26 This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
Na tafsiri ya maneno haya ni hii; MENE, Mungu ameuhesabu ufalme wako na kuukomesha.
27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
TEKELI, umepimwa katika mizani nawe umeonekana kuwa umepunguka.
28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
PERESI, ufalme wako umegawanyika, nao wamepewa Wamedi na Waajemi.
29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Ndipo Belshaza akatoa amri, nao wakamvika Danielii mavazi ya rangi ya zambarau, wakatia mkufu wa dhahabu shingoni mwake, wakapiga mbiu kutangaza habari zake, ya kwamba yeye ni mtu wa tatu katika ufalme.
30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
Usiku uo huo Belshaza, mfalme wa Wakaldayo, akauawa.
31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
Na Dario, Mmedi, akaupokea ufalme, naye umri wake alikuwa na miaka sitini na miwili.
