Daniel 6

1 Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,

1 Ilimpendeza Dario kuteua wakuu 120 kutawala katika ufalme wake wote,

2 and over them three administrators, including Daniel, to whom these satraps were accountable so that the king would not suffer loss.

2 pamoja na wasimamizi watatu juu yao, ambao mmoja wao alikuwa Danieli. Wakuu walitoa hesabu kwa hao wasimamizi ili mfalme asipate hasara.

3 Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.

3 Basi Danieli alijidhihirisha, miongoni mwa wasimamizi na wakuu kwa sifa zake za kipekee hata mfalme akapanga kumweka juu ya ufalme wote.

4 Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.

4 Walipofahamu hilo, wakuu na wasimamizi wakajaribu kutafuta sababu za kumshtaki Danieli kuhusu usimamizi wake wa shughuli za serikali, lakini hawakuweza kufanikiwa. Hawakuweza kupata kosa kwake, kwa sababu alikuwa mwaminifu, wala hakupatikana na upotovu au uzembe.

5 Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.”

5 Mwishoni watu hawa walisema, “Kamwe hatutapata msingi wa mashtaka dhidi ya huyu Danieli isipokuwa iwe inahusiana na sheria ya Mungu wake.”

6 So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever!

6 Basi wasimamizi na wakuu wakaingia kwa mfalme kama kikundi wakasema, “Ee Mfalme Dario, uishi milele!

7 All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.

7 Wasimamizi wa ufalme, wasaidizi, wakuu, washauri na watawala wote wamekubaliana kwamba mfalme atoe sheria na kukazia amri kuwa yeyote atakayetoa dua kwa mungu au mwanadamu yeyote katika muda huu wa siku thelathini zijazo, isipokuwa kwako wewe, ee mfalme, atupwe ndani ya tundu la simba.

8 Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”

8 Sasa, ee mfalme, toa amri na uiandike ili isiweze kubadilishwa: kulingana na sheria za Wamedi na Waajemi, ambazo haziwezi kubatilishwa.”

9 Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.

9 Hivyo Mfalme Dario akaiweka amri hiyo katika maandishi.

10 Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

10 Basi Danieli alipofahamu kuwa amri ile imetangazwa, alikwenda nyumbani kwenye chumba chake cha ghorofani ambako madirisha yalifunguka kuelekea Yerusalemu. Akapiga magoti na kuomba mara tatu kwa siku, akimshukuru Mungu wake kama alivyokuwa akifanya mwanzoni.

11 Then these men went as a group and found Daniel petitioning and imploring his God.

11 Ndipo watu hawa wakaenda kama kikundi na kumkuta Danieli akiomba na kumsihi Mungu kwa ajili ya msaada.

12 So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”

12 Basi wakaenda kwa mfalme na kusema naye kuhusu amri ya mfalme: “Je, hukutangaza amri kwamba kwa muda huu wa siku thelathini zijazo mtu yeyote ambaye atamwomba mungu au mwanadamu yeyote isipokuwa wewe, ee mfalme, angetupwa ndani ya tundu la simba?” Mfalme akajibu, “Amri ndivyo ilivyo, kulingana na sheria za Wamedi na Waajemi, ambazo haziwezi kubatilishwa.”

13 Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”

13 Ndipo wakamwambia mfalme, “Danieli, ambaye ni mmoja wa mahamisho kutoka Yuda, hakuheshimu, ee mfalme, wala hajali amri uliyoiweka kwa maandishi. Bado anaomba mara tatu kwa siku.”

14 As soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he labored until sundown to rescue him.

14 Wakati mfalme aliposikia hili, akahuzunika mno. Akakusudia kumwokoa Danieli, hivyo akafanya kila jitihada ya kumwokoa hadi jua likatua.

15 Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”

15 Ndipo wale watu wakamwendea mfalme kama kikundi na kumwambia, “Ee mfalme, kumbuka kwamba kulingana na sheria ya Wamedi na Waajemi, hakuna amri wala sheria ambayo mfalme ameitoa inayoweza kubadilishwa.”

16 So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”

16 Basi mfalme akatoa amri, nao wakamleta Danieli, na wakamtupa ndani ya tundu la simba. Mfalme akamwambia Danieli, “Mungu wako unayemtumikia daima na akuokoe!”

17 A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that nothing concerning Daniel could be changed.

17 Jiwe likaletwa na kuwekwa kwenye mdomo wa tundu, naye mfalme akalitia muhuri kwa pete yake mwenyewe pamoja na kwa pete za wakuu wake, ili hali ya Danieli isiweze kubadilishwa.

18 Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.

18 Kisha mfalme akarudi kwenye jumba lake la kifalme, naye usiku kucha hakula chakula wala kutumia viburudisho alivyoletewa. Lakini hakuweza kulala.

19 At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the den of lions.

19 Asubuhi na mapema, mfalme akaondoka na kuharakisha kwenda kwenye tundu la simba.

20 When he reached the den, he cried out in a voice of anguish, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”

20 Wakati alipokaribia lile tundu, akamwita Danieli kwa sauti ya uchungu, “Danieli, mtumishi wa Mungu aliye hai! Je, Mungu wako unayemtumikia daima, ameweza kukuokoa kwa simba?”

21 Then Daniel replied, “O king, may you live forever!

21 Danieli akajibu, “Ee mfalme, uishi milele!

22 My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”

22 Mungu wangu alimtuma malaika wake, naye akafunga vinywa vya hawa simba. Hawajanidhuru, kwa sababu nilionekana sina hatia mbele zake. Wala kamwe sijafanya jambo lolote baya mbele yako, ee mfalme.”

23 The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den, and when Daniel was lifted out of the den, no wounds whatsoever were found on him, because he had trusted in his God.

23 Mfalme akafurahi mno, naye akatoa amri Danieli atolewe kutoka kwa lile tundu. Danieli alipotolewa kutoka kwa lile tundu, hakukutwa na jeraha lolote, kwa sababu alikuwa amemtumaini Mungu wake.

24 At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

24 Kwa amri ya mfalme, wale watu waliokuwa wamemshtaki Danieli kwa uongo waliletwa na kutupwa ndani ya lile tundu la simba, pamoja na wake zao na watoto wao. Nao kabla hawajafika chini kwenye sakafu ya lile tundu, simba wakawakamata na kusaga mifupa yao yote.

25 Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.

25 Kisha Mfalme Dario akawaandikia kabila zote za watu, mataifa, na watu wa kila lugha katika nchi yote: “Ninyi na mstawi sana!

26 I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.

26 “Natoa amri hii, kwamba katika kila sehemu ya ufalme wangu, lazima watu wamwogope na kumheshimu Mungu wa Danieli. “Kwa maana yeye ni Mungu aliye hai, naye hudumu milele, ufalme wake hautaangamizwa, nao utawala wake hauna mwisho.

27 He delivers and rescues; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”

27 Huponya na kuokoa; hufanya ishara na maajabu mbinguni na duniani. Amemwokoa Danieli kutoka nguvu za simba.”

28 So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

28 Hivyo Danieli akastawi wakati wa utawala wa Dario, na utawala wa Koreshi Mwajemi.