Bel ne Ɔtweaseɛ no
1:1 Na wɔboaboaa ɔhene Astyages ano ne n’agyanom ne Kores a ofi Persia nkyɛn
onyaa n’ahenni.
1:2 Na Daniel ne ɔhene bɔɔ nkɔmmɔ, na wɔhyɛɛ no anuonyam sene ne de nyinaa
ayɔnkofoɔ.
1:3 Na Babilonfoɔ wɔ ohoni bi a wɔfrɛ no Bel, na wɔsɛee ne ho
da biara esiam pa susudua akɛseɛ dumienu ne nguan aduanan ne nsia
nkuku a wɔde bobesa gu mu.
1:4 Na ɔhene som no na ɔkɔsom no da biara, na Daniel deɛ
ɔsom n’ankasa Nyankopɔn. Na ɔhene ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Adɛn nti na wonyɛ saa
som Bel?
1:5 Ɔno na ɔbuaa sɛ: Ɛfiri sɛ merensom abosom a wɔde nsa ayɛ.
na mmom Onyankopɔn teasefoɔ a ɔbɔɔ ɔsoro ne asase, na ɔwɔ
ɔhonam nyinaa so tumidi.
1:6 Ɛnna ɔhene ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Wonsusuw sɛ Bel yɛ Onyankopɔn teasefo?
wunhu sɛnea odi na ɔnom da biara?
1:7 Ɛnna Daniel serewee, na ɔkaa sɛ: Ɔhene, nnnaadaa wo, ɛfiri sɛ yei yɛ ara
dɔte wɔ mu, ne kɔbere wɔ akyi, na wanni anaa wannom biribiara da.
1:8 Enti ɔhene no bo fuwii, na ɔfrɛɛ n’asɔfoɔ ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ:
Sɛ moanka onii ko a ɔsɛe saa ka yi nkyerɛ me a, mobɛyɛ
wu.
1:9 Na sɛ motumi di me adanseɛ sɛ Bel rewe wɔn a, ɛnneɛ Daniel bɛwu.
ɛfiri sɛ waka abususɛm atia Bel. Na Daniel ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene sɛ:
Ma ɛnyɛ sɛnea w’asɛm te.
1:10 Na Bel asɔfoɔ no si aduosia du, a wɔn yerenom ne
mmɔfra. Na ɔhene ne Daniel kɔɔ Bel asɔredan mu.
11 Enti Bel asɔfoɔ no kaa sɛ: Hwɛ, yɛrekɔ;
na siesie bobesa no, na to ɔpon no mu denneennen na fa wo de to ano
n’ankasa sɛnkyerɛnne;
1:12 Na ɔkyena sɛ woba mu a, sɛ woanhu sɛ Bel wɔ a
sɛ wodi ne nyinaa a, yebehu owu amane, anyɛ saa a Daniel a ɔkasa no
atoro so tia yɛn.
1:13 Na wɔannwen ho koraa, ɛfiri sɛ na wɔayɛ adeɛ wɔ pon no ase
kwan a wɔfa so hyɛn mu daa, na wɔwe wɔn
nneɛma.
1:14 Enti berɛ a wɔfirii adi no, ɔhene de aduane kɔtoo Bel anim. Afei Daniel
na ahyɛ ne nkoa sɛ wɔmfa nsõ mmra, ne wɔn a wɔpete no
asɔredan no nyinaa mu wɔ ɔhene nko ara anim: afei ɔkɔɔ
wofii adi, na wɔtoo ɔpon no mu, na wɔde ɔhene nsɔano too ano, na
enti ofii hɔ kɔe.
1:15 Afei anadwo no, asɔfoɔ no ne wɔn yerenom ne wɔn mma baeɛ, sɛdeɛ wɔte no
na wɔtaa yɛ, na wodii na wɔnom nyinaa.
1:16 Anɔpa no ɔhene sɔree, na Daniel ka ne ho.
1:17 Na ɔhene no bisaa sɛ: Daniel, nsɔano no ho atew anaa? Na ɔkaa sɛ: Aane, O
ɔhene, wɔn ho nyɛ den.
1:18 Na ɔbuee pono no mu ara pɛ na ɔhene no hwɛɛ pon no so.
na ɔde nne kɛse teɛɛm sɛ: Woyɛ kɛse, O Bel, na dabi nni wo nkyɛn
nnaadaa koraa.
1:19 Afei Daniel serewee, na ɔkaa ɔhene no sɛ ɔnkɔ mu, na
kaa sɛ: Hwɛ afasuo no, na hyɛ hwan na n’anammɔn yɛ no agyiraeɛ yie.
1:20 Na ɔhene kaa sɛ: Mehunu mmarima, mmaa ne mmofra anammɔn. Ne
afei ɔhene no bo fuwii, .
1:21 Na wɔfaa asɔfoɔ no ne wɔn yerenom ne wɔn mma kyerɛɛ no
privy apon, baabi a wɔkɔɔ mu, na wɔsɛee nneɛma a ɛwɔ so no
pon no so.
1:22 Enti ɔhene kunkum wɔn, na ɔde Bel hyɛɛ Daniel tumi ase, na ɔno
sɛee ɔne n’asɔrefie.
1:23 Na saa beaeɛ no ara na ɔtweaseɛ kɛseɛ bi wɔ hɔ, a wɔn a wɔfiri Babilon
wɔsom.
1:24 Na ɔhene bisaa Daniel sɛ: Wo nso wobɛka sɛ eyi yɛ kɔbere?
hwɛ, ɔte ase, odi na ɔnom; worentumi nka sɛ ɔnyɛ dabi
onyame teasefo: enti monsom no.
1:25 Ɛnna Daniel ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene sɛ: Mɛsom Awurade me Nyankopɔn, ɛfiri sɛ ɔno
ne Onyankopɔn teasefo no.
1:26 Nanso ma me kwan, O ɔhene, na mɛkum ɔtweaseɛ yi a nkrantɛ anaa
odwumayɛni. Ɔhene kaa sɛ: Mema wo kwan.
1:27 Ɛnna Daniel faa sradeɛ ne sradeɛ ne ti nhwi, na ɔde wɔn ho guu mu.
na ɔyɛɛ no kurukuruwa: eyi na ɔde hyɛɛ ɔtweaseɛ no anom, na saa ara na
ɔtweaseɛ paee mu paapaee : na Daniel kaa sɛ: Hwɛ, yeinom ne anyame no
sɔre.
1:28 Bere a Babilonfo tee saa no, wɔn bo fuwii kɛse, na
bɔɔ ɔhene no pɔw sɛ: Ɔhene abɛyɛ Yudani, na ɔno nso
wasɛe Bel, wakum ɔtweaseɛ no, na ɔde asɔfoɔ no akɔto hɔ
owuo.
1:29 Enti wɔbaa ɔhene nkyɛn bɛkaa sɛ: Gye yɛn Daniel, anyɛ saa a yɛpɛ
sɛe wo ne wo fie.
1:30 Afei bere a ɔhene hui sɛ wɔremia no denneennen, na wɔhyɛ no no, ɔ
ɔde Daniel hyɛɛ wɔn nsa.
1:31 Ɔde no guu gyata amena mu, na ɔtenaa hɔ nnansia.
1:32 Na agyata nson wɔ amena no mu, na wɔde ama wɔn da biara
afunu mmienu, ne nguan mmienu: na afei wɔamfa amma wɔn
adwene a ɛne sɛ wɔbɛmene Daniel.
1:33 Na odiyifoɔ bi a wɔfrɛ no Habakuk wɔ Yudafoɔ mu a wayɛ nkukuo.
na wabubu paanoo wɔ kuruwa mu, na ɔrekɔ afuo mu, sɛ ɔrekɔ
fa bra atwafo no nkyɛn.
1:34 Nanso Awurade bɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ Habakuk sɛ: Kɔ na kɔsoa anwummerɛ aduane no
woakɔ Babilon akɔ Daniel a ɔwɔ gyata amena mu no nkyɛn.
1:35 Na Habakuk kaa sɛ: Awurade, menhunuu Babilon da; saa ara nso na minnim baabi
amena no yɛ.
1:36 Afei Awurade bɔfoɔ no soaa no abotiri, na ɔsoaa no
ne ti nhwi, na ɛnam ne honhom a emu yɛ den so de no hyɛɛ mu
Babilon wɔ amena no so.
1:37 Na Habakuk teɛɛm kaa sɛ: Daniel, Daniel, fa anwummerɛ aduane a Onyankopɔn yɛ no
asoma wo.
1:38 Na Daniel kaa sɛ: O Onyankopɔn, woakae me;
gyaw wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ wo na wɔdɔ wo no hɔ.
1:39 Enti Daniel sɔree, na ɔdidi, na Awurade bɔfoɔ no de Habakuk kɔhyɛɛ mu
n’ankasa beae bio ntɛm ara.
1:40 Da a ɛtɔ so nson no, ɔhene kɔdii Daniel awerɛhoɔ, na ɔduruu
amena no mu, ɔhwɛɛ mu, na hwɛ, Daniel te hɔ.
1:41 Ɛnna ɔhene de nne kɛse teɛɛm sɛ: Awurade Nyankopɔn ne kɛse
Daniel, na obiara nni hɔ gye wo.
1:42 Na ɔtwee no fii adi, na ɔtow wɔn a wɔyɛ n’asɛm no gui
ɔsɛe kɔɔ amena no mu, na wɔmenee wɔn bere tiaa bi ansa na ne de reba
anim.