The Den of Lions
1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
Ilimpendeza Dario kuweka juu ya ufalme maliwali mia na ishirini, wawe juu ya ufalme wote;
2 and over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.
na juu yao akaweka wakubwa watatu, na Danielii alikuwa mmoja wao; ili maliwali hawa watoe hesabu kwao, mfalme asipate hasara.
3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
Basi Danielii huyo alipata sifa kuliko wakubwa na maliwali, kwa kuwa roho bora ilikuwa ndani yake; naye mfalme akaazimu kumweka juu ya ufalme wote.
4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
Basi mawaziri na maamiri wakatafuta sana kupata sababu za kumshitaki Danielii kwa habari za mambo ya ufalme; lakini hawakuweza kuona sababu wala kosa; kwa maana alikuwa mwaminifu, wala halikuonekana kosa wala hatia ndani yake.
5 Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
Ndipo wale watu wakasema, Hatutapata sababu ya kumshitaki Danielii huyo, tusipoipata katika mambo ya sheria ya Mungu wake.
6 Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
Basi wale mawaziri na maamiri wakakusanyika pamoja mbele ya mfalme, wakamwambia hivi, Mfalme Dario, uishi milele.
7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
Mawaziri wote wa ufalme, na manaibu, na maamiri, na madiwani, na maliwali wamefanya shauri pamoja ili kuweka amri ya kifalme; na kupiga marufuku, ya kwamba mtu ye yote atakayeomba dua kwa Mungu awaye yote, au kwa mtu awaye yote, katika muda wa siku thelathini, ila kwako, Ee mfalme atatupwa katika tundu la simba.
8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Sasa, Ee mfalme, piga marufuku, ukatie sahihi maandiko haya, yasibadilike, kama ilivyo sheria ya Wamedi na Waajemi, isiyoweza kubadilika.
9 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
Basi mfalme Dario akayatia sahihi maandiko yale, na ile marufuku.
10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Hata Danielii, alipojua ya kuwa yale maandiko yamekwisha kutiwa sahihi, akaingia nyumbani mwake, (na madirisha katika chumba chake yalikuwa yamefunguliwa kukabili Yerusalemu;) akapiga magoti mara tatu kila siku, akasali, akashukuru mbele za Mungu wake, kama alivyokuwa akifanya tokea hapo.
11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
Basi watu hao wakakusanyika pamoja, wakamwona Danielii akiomba dua, na kusihi mbele za Mungu wake.
12 Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Ndipo wakakaribia, wakasema mbele ya mfalme katika habari ya ile marufuku ya mfalme; Je! Hukuitia sahihi ile marufuku, ya kwamba kila mtu atakayeomba dua kwa Mungu awaye yote, au kwa mtu awaye yote, katika muda wa siku thelathini, ila kwako, Ee mfalme, atatupwa katika tundu la simba? Mfalme akajibu, akasema, Neno hili ni kweli, kama ilivyo sheria ya Wamedi na Waajemi isiyoweza kubadilika.
13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
Basi wakajibu, wakasema mbele ya mfalme, Yule Danielii, aliye mmoja wa wana wa wale waliohamishwa wa Yuda, hakujali wewe, Ee mfalme, wala ile marufuku uliyoitia sahihi, bali aomba dua mara tatu kila siku.
14 Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
Basi mfalme aliposikia maneno haya alikasirika sana, akakaza moyo wake ili kumponya Danielii; akajitaabisha kumwokoa hata jua likachwa.
15 Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is , That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
Ndipo watu wale wakakusanyika pamoja mbele ya mfalme, wakamwambia mfalme, Ee mfalme, ujue ya kuwa ni sheria ya Wamedi na Waajemi, lisibadilike neno lo lote lililo marufuku, wala amri yo yote iliyowekwa na mfalme.
16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
Basi mfalme akatoa amri, nao wakamleta Danielii, wakamtupa katika tundu la simba. Mfalme akanena, akamwambia Danielii, Mungu wako unayemtumikia daima, yeye atakuponya.
17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
Likaletwa jiwe, likawekwa mdomoni mwa lile tundu; naye mfalme akalitia muhuri kwa muhuri yake mwenyewe, na kwa muhuri ya wakuu wake, lisibadilike neno lo lote katika habari za Danielii.
18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
Kisha mfalme akaenda nyumbani kwake, akakesha usiku kucha, akafunga; na vinanda havikuletwa mbele yake; na usingizi wake ukampaa.
19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
Asubuhi mfalme akaondoka mapema, akaenda kwa haraka mpaka penye lile tundu la simba.
20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
Naye alipolikaribia lile tundu, akamlilia Danielii kwa sauti ya huzuni; mfalme akanena; akamwambia Danielii, Ee Danielii, mtumishi wa Mungu aliye hai, je! Mungu wako, unayemtumikia daima, aweza kukuponya na simba hawa?
21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
Ndipo Danielii akamwambia mfalme, Ee mfalme, uishi milele.
22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
Mungu wangu amemtuma malaika wake, naye ameyafumba makanwa ya simba, nao hawakunidhuru; kwa kuwa mbele zake mimi nalionekana kuwa sina hatia; tena, mbele yako, Ee mfalme, sikukosa neno.
23 Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
Basi mfalme akafurahi sana, akaamuru wamtoe Danielii katika lile tundu. Ndipo Danielii akatolewa katika lile tundu, wala dhara lo lote halikuonekana mwilini mwake, kwa sababu alikuwa anamtumaini Mungu wake.
24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
Mfalme akaamuru, nao wakawaleta wale watu waliomshitaki Danielii, wakawatupa katika tundu la simba, wao, na watoto wao, na wake zao; na wale simba wakawashinda wakaivunja mifupa yao vipande vipande, kabla hawajafika chini ya tundu.
25 Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
Ndipo mfalme Dario akawaandikia watu wa kabila zote, na taifa zote, na lugha zote, waliokaa juu ya uso wa dunia; Amani na iongezeke kwenu.
26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
Mimi naweka amri, ya kwamba katika mamlaka yote ya ufalme wangu watu watetemeke na kuogopa mbele za Mungu wa Danielii; maana yeye ndiye Mungu aliye hai, adumuye milele, na ufalme wake ni ufalme usioharibika, na mamlaka yake itadumu hata mwisho.
27 He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
Yeye huponya na kuokoa, hutenda ishara na maajabu mbinguni na duniani, ndiye aliyemponya Danielii na nguvu za simba.
28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
Basi Danielii huyo akafanikiwa katika enzi ya Dario, na katika enzi ya Koreshi, Mwajemi.
