Daniel
2:1 Nebukadnesar ahennie afe a ɛtɔ so mmienu mu no, Nebukadnesar
dae daeɛ, a ɛde ne honhom haw, na ne nna gyaee
efi ne hɔ.
2:2 Afei ɔhene hyɛɛ sɛ wɔmfrɛ nkonyaayifoɔ ne nsoromma mu ahwɛfoɔ no, na
nkonyaayifoɔ ne Kaldeafoɔ, sɛ wɔde bɛkyerɛ ɔhene ne daeɛ. Nti
wɔbaa hɔ bɛgyinaa ɔhene no anim.
2:3 Na ɔhene ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Maso daeɛ, na me honhom wɔ hɔ
ɔhaw a ɛne sɛ obehu dae no.
2:4 Afei Kaldeafoɔ ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene wɔ Siria kasa mu sɛ: Ɔhene, tena ase daa.
ka daeɛ no kyerɛ wo nkoa, na yɛbɛkyerɛ ne nkyerɛaseɛ.
2:5 Ɔhene buaa Kaldeafoɔ no sɛ: Adeɛ no afiri me so.
sɛ moammfa daeɛ no nkyerɛ me a, ne nkyerɛaseɛ ka ho a
emu, wobetwitwa mo asinasin, na mo adan a
dunghill a wɔde yɛ nwura.
2:6 Na sɛ mokyerɛ daeɛ no ne ne nkyerɛaseɛ a, mobɛka
gye akyɛdeɛ ne akatua ne animuonyam kɛseɛ mfi me hɔ, enti kyerɛ me
daeɛ, ne ne nkyerɛaseɛ.
2:7 Wɔbuaa bio sɛ: Ma ɔhene nka daeɛ no nkyerɛ ne nkoa.
na yɛbɛkyerɛ ne nkyerɛaseɛ.
2:8 Ɔhene buaa sɛ: Menim ampa sɛ mobɛnya
bere, efisɛ muhu sɛ ade no afi me so.
2:9 Na sɛ moankyerɛ me daeɛ no a, ahyɛdeɛ baako pɛ na ɛwɔ hɔ
ma mo: ɛfiri sɛ moasiesie atoro ne nsɛm a ɛporɔw sɛ mobɛka anim
me, kɔsi sɛ berɛ no bɛsesa: ɛno nti ka daeɛ no kyerɛ me, na mɛyɛ
monhunu sɛ mobɛtumi akyerɛ me ne nkyerɛaseɛ.
2:10 Kaldeafoɔ no buaa ɔhene no sɛ: Onipa biara nni hɔ
asase so a obetumi akyerɛ ɔhene asɛm: enti enni hɔ
ɔhene, owura, anaa sodifo, a obisaa nneɛma a ɛtete saa kyerɛɛ nkonyaayifo biara, anaasɛ
nsoromma mu hwɛfo, anaa Kaldeani.
2:11 Na ɛyɛ adeɛ a ɛntaa nsi sɛ ɔhene hwehwɛ, na foforɔ biara nni hɔ
ɛno na ɛbɛtumi akyerɛ ɔhene anim, gye anyame a wɔn tenabea nni hɔ no
ne honam.
2:12 Yei nti na ɔhene no bo fuwii na ne bo fuwii paa, na ɔhyɛɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ
sɛe Babilon anyansafo nyinaa.
2:13 Na ahyɛdeɛ no kɔeɛ sɛ wonkum anyansafoɔ no; na wɔn nso
hwehwɛɛ sɛ wonkum Daniel ne ne mfɛfo.
2:14 Afei Daniel de afotu ne nyansa buaa Ariok a ɔyɛ ɔsahene
ɔhene awɛmfoɔ a wɔfirii adi sɛ wɔrekɔkum Babilon anyansafoɔ no.
2:15 Ɔbuaa ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene sahene Ariok sɛ: Adɛn nti na ahyɛdeɛ no te saa
ahopere fi ɔhene hɔ? Afei Ariok maa Daniel huu asɛm no.
2:16 Afei Daniel kɔɔ mu kɔsrɛɛ ɔhene sɛ ɔmfa no mma
bere, na sɛ ɔbɛkyerɛ ɔhene no nkyerɛase no.
2:17 Afei Daniel kɔɔ ne fie, na ɔde asɛm no kyerɛɛ Hanania.
Misael ne Asaria, ne mfɛfo:
2:18 Sɛ wɔbɛpɛ ɔsoro Nyankopɔn mmɔborɔhunu wɔ yei ho
asumasɛm; sɛ Daniel ne ne mfɛfo nka wɔn a aka no nsɛe
anyansafo a wɔwɔ Babilon no.
2:19 Afei wɔdaa ahintasɛm no adi kyerɛɛ Daniel wɔ anadwo anisoadehunu mu. Afei Daniel
hyiraa ɔsoro Nyankopɔn no.
2:20 Daniel buaa sɛ: Nhyira nka Onyankopɔn din daa daa.
na nyansa ne ahoɔden yɛ ne de.
2:21 Na ɔsesa mmerɛ ne mmerɛ, ɔtu ahemfo, na
ɔsi ahene, ɔma anyansafoɔ nyansa, na ɔma wɔn nimdeɛ
a wonim ntease:
2:22 Ɔda nneɛma a emu dɔ ne ahintasɛm adi, na ɔnim deɛ ɛwɔ mu
esum, na hann te ne ho.
2:23 Meda wo ase, na meyi wo ayɛ, wo m’agyanom Nyankopɔn a wode maeɛ
me nyansa ne ahoɔden, na wama mahu deɛ yɛpɛ seesei
wo: ɛfiri sɛ afei woama yɛahu ɔhene asɛm no.
2:24 Enti Daniel kɔɔ Ariok a ɔhene hyɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ no nkyɛn
sɛe Babilon anyansafoɔ: ɔkɔka kyerɛɛ no sei; Sɛe
ɛnyɛ Babilon anyansafo: momfa me mmra ɔhene anim, na mepɛ
monkyerɛ ɔhene no nkyerɛaseɛ no.
2:25 Afei Ariok de Daniel baa ɔhene anim ntɛm ara, na ɔkaa saa
no sɛ: Mahu Yuda nnommum mu ɔbarima bi a ɔbɛyɛ
a ɔhene nim nkyerɛaseɛ no.
2:26 Ɔhene bua see Daniel a ne din de Beltesasar sɛ: Art
wotumi ma mehu daeɛ a mahunu no, ne
nkyerɛaseɛ a ɛwɔ mu?
2:27 Daniel buae wɔ ɔhene anim sɛ: Ahintasɛm a
ɔhene abisa no ntumi mma anyansafo, nsoromma mu ahwɛfo, ne
nkonyaayifoɔ, akɔmfoɔ, kyerɛ ɔhene;
2:28 Na Onyankopɔn bi wɔ soro a ɔda ahintasɛm adi na ɔma nkurɔfo hu
ɔhene Nebukadnesar deɛ ɛbɛsi nna a ɛdi akyire no mu. Wo daeɛ, na
anisoadehunu a ɛwɔ wo tiri so wɔ wo mpa so no, ne yeinom;
2:29 Wo deɛ, ɔhene, w’adwene baa w’adwene mu wɔ wo mpa so, dɛn
ɛsɛ sɛ ɛba mu akyiri yi: na nea ɔda ahintasɛm adi no yɛ
a wunim nea ɛbɛba.
2:30 Na me deɛ, ɛnyɛ nyansa biara nti na wɔayi ahintasɛm yi adi akyerɛ me
wɔ pii sene ateasefoɔ biara, na mmom wɔn nti na ɛbɛma wɔahu
nkyerɛaseɛ akyerɛ ɔhene, na ama woahunu adwene a ɛwɔ
wo koma.
2:31 Wo, ɔhene, wohunuu, na hwɛ ohoni kɛseɛ bi. Saa ohoni kɛse yi, a ne de
na hann no ye kyɛn so, na egyina w’anim; na ne su ne
nyɛ koraa.
2:32 Na ohoni yi ti yɛ sikakɔkɔɔ pa, na ne koko ne ne nsa yɛ dwetɛ.
ne yafunu ne n’asen yɛ kɔbere, .
2:33 Ne nan yɛ dadeɛ, ne nan fã yɛ dadeɛ na ɔfa nso yɛ dɔteɛ.
2:34 Wohunuu kɔsii sɛ wɔtwaa ɔboɔ bi a nsa nnim, na ɛbɔɔ
ohoni a wɔde dade ne dɔte ayɛ wɔ ne nan so, na obubu mu
asinasin.
2:35 Afei wɔbubuu dadeɛ, dɔteɛ, kɔbere, dwetɛ ne sika kɔkɔɔ
mu asinasin, na ɛbɛyɛɛ sɛ awɔw bere mu ntɛtea
apuporowbea ahorow; na mframa no de wɔn kɔe, na wɔanhu baabiara
ma wɔn, na ɔboɔ a ɛbɔɔ ohoni no danee bepɔ kɛseɛ, .
na ɛhyɛɛ asase nyinaa ma.
2:36 Wei ne daeɛ no; na yɛbɛka ne nkyerɛaseɛ kane
ɔhene no.
2:37 Wo, ɔhene, woyɛ ahene mu hene, ɛfiri sɛ ɔsoro Nyankopɔn na ɔde wo ama
ahenni, tumi, ne ahoɔden, ne anuonyam.
2:38 Na baabiara a nnipa mma te no, wuram mmoa ne
ɔde ɔsoro nnomaa ahyɛ wo nsa, na wayɛ
wo na wodi won nyinaa so. Wo ne sika ti yi.
2:39 Na wo akyi no, ahennie foforo a eba fam sene wo bɛsɔre, na foforo nso bɛsɔre
kɔbere ahennie a ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa, na ɛbɛdi asase nyinaa so.
2:40 Na ahennie a ɛtɔ so nnan no bɛyɛ den sɛ dadeɛ, ɛfiri sɛ dadeɛ
ɛbubu asinasin na ɛhyɛ nneɛma nyinaa ase, na sɛ dade a ɛbubu
eyinom nyinaa, ɛbɛbubu asinasin na abubu.
2:41 Na wohunuu nan ne nansoaa, nkukuo adwumfo dɔteɛ fã bi, na
dadeɛ fã bi, wɔbɛkyekyɛ ahennie no mu; na mmom ɛbɛba mu a
dadeɛ ahoɔden, ɛfiri sɛ wohunuu sɛ dadeɛ afrafra mu
dɔte a ɛyɛ atɛkyɛ.
2:42 Na sɛnea na nansoaa yɛ dade fã, na ɛyɛ dɔte fã no, saa ara na
ahenni no fã bi bɛyɛ den, na fã bi nso abubu.
2:43 Na bere a wohunuu dadeɛ a wɔde dɔteɛ afrafra no, wɔbɛfrafra
wɔn ankasa ne nnipa asefo, nanso wɔremfa obiako mmata ho
foforo nso, sɛnea wɔmfa dade mfra dɔte mu mpo no.
2:44 Na saa ahemfo yi nna mu, ɔsoro Nyankopɔn de ahenni besi hɔ, .
a wɔrensɛe no da, na wɔrennya ahenni no mma
nnipa foforo, nanso ɛbɛbubu asinasin na asɛe eyinom nyinaa
ahenni ahorow, na ebegyina hɔ daa.
2:45 Ɛfiri sɛ wohunuu sɛ wɔatwa ɔboɔ no afiri bepɔ no so
nsa nnim, na sɛ ɛbubuu dade, kɔbere, ne
dɔte, dwetɛ ne sika; Onyankopɔn kɛse no ama wɔahu
ɔhene nea ɛbɛba akyiri yi: na dae no yɛ nokware, na
nkyerɛase a ɛwɔ mu no yɛ nokware.
2:46 Ɛnna ɔhene Nebukadnesar de n’anim butubutuw fam kɔsom Daniel.
na ɔhyɛɛ sɛ wɔmfa afɔrebɔ ne hua dɛdɛ mma
ɔno.
2:47 Ɔhene buaa Daniel sɛ: Nokwarem no, wo Nyankopɔn
ɔyɛ anyame Nyankopɔn, ne ahene mu Awurade, na ɔda ahintasɛm adi, na ɔhwɛ
wobɛtumi ada saa ahintasɛm yi adi.
2:48 Afei ɔhene maa Daniel yɛɛ onipa kɛseɛ, na ɔmaa no akyɛdeɛ akɛseɛ bebree.
na ɔde no yɛɛ Babilon mantam no nyinaa sodifo, ne ɔman no so panyin
amrado wɔ Babilon anyansafoɔ nyinaa so.
2:49 Afei Daniel srɛɛ ɔhene no, na ɔde Sadrak ne Mesak ne
Abednego, na ɔhwɛ Babilon mantam mu nsɛm so, na Daniel tena mu
ɔhene no pon ano.