Daniel
4 “Krataa yi fi me, Ɔhene Nebukadnesar nkyɛn. Mede rekɔma nkurɔfo ne aman ne nnipa a wɔka kasa horow nyinaa wɔ asaase so baabiara: Asomdwoe pii nka mo! 2 Ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ mɛka nsɛnkyerɛnne ne anwonwade a Ɔsorosoroni Nyankopɔn no ayɛ ama me no ho asɛm akyerɛ mo. 3 Ne nsɛnkyerɛnne yɛ akɛse, na n’anwonwade kyɛn so! N’ahenni yɛ ahenni a etim hɔ daa, na odi tumi wɔ awo ntoatoaso nyinaa mu.+
4 “Me, Nebukadnesar, ná mete me fi dwoodwoo, na na midi yiye wɔ m’ahemfi. 5 Mesoo dae bi a ɛma mebɔɔ hu. Bere a meda me mpa so no, nneɛma a ɛbaa me tirim ne m’anisoadehu ma misuroe.+ 6 Enti mehyɛɛ mmara sɛ wɔmfa Babilon anyansafo nyinaa mmra m’anim na wɔmmɛkyerɛ me ɔdae no ase.+
7 “Ɛnna akɔmfo, nkonyaayifo, Kaldeafo,* ne nsoromma mu ahwɛfo+ no bae. Bere a mekaa dae no kyerɛɛ wɔn no, wɔantumi ankyerɛ me ase.+ 8 Akyiri yi, Daniel baa m’anim, nea wɔfrɛ no Beltesasar+ sɛnea me nyame no din te,+ a ɔwɔ anyame kronkron no honhom no,+ na mekaa dae no kyerɛɛ no sɛ:
9 “‘Akɔmfo panyin Beltesasar,+ minim paa sɛ anyame kronkron no honhom wɔ wo mu,+ na ahintasɛm biara nni hɔ a ɛboro wo so.+ Enti anisoadehu a minyae wɔ ɔdae mu no, kyerɛ me mu, na ka ne nkyerɛase kyerɛ me.
10 “‘Anisoadehu a minyae wɔ me mpa so no, mihuu dua bi+ a esi asaase mfinimfini, na na ɛware tenteenten.+ 11 Dua no nyinii, na ɛbɛyɛɛ den, na ne nkɔnmu koduu ɔsoro, na na wohu wɔ asaase anoano baabiara. 12 Ná n’ahaban yɛ fɛ, n’aba dɔɔso, na na aduan wɔ so ma obiara. Wuram mmoa kɔdedaa ne nwini mu, na wim nnomaa nso kosisii ne nkorabata so, na na nnipa ne mmoa nyinaa* didi so.
13 “‘Anisoadehu a minyae wɔ me mpa so no, mihuu ɔwɛmfo bi, ɔkronkronni bi, sɛ ofi ɔsoro resian ba.+ 14 Na ɔteɛɛm denneennen sɛ: “Muntwa dua no nto fam,+ muntwitwa ne nkorabata, momporow n’ahaban, na mompansam n’aba! Momma mmoa nguan mfi ase, na nnomaa ntutu mfi ne nkorabata so. 15 Nanso munnyaw ne dunsin ne ne ntini no wɔ asaase mu wɔ wuram wɔ sare so, na momfa dade ne kɔbere nkyekyere. Momma ɔsoro bosu mfɔw no, na ɛne mmoa ntena wuram wɔ asaase so.+ 16 Ma ne koma nsesa na anyɛ onipa de bio, na wɔmma no aboa koma, na mmere ason+ ntwam.+ 17 Awɛmfo na wɔde saa asɛm yi too gua,+ na akronkronfo na wɔhwɛ ma wɔde atemmu yi too gua, na ama ateasefo ahu sɛ Ɔsorosoroni no na odi nnipa ahenni so tumi,+ na ɔde ma obiara a ɔpɛ, na onipa a wɔmfa no nyɛ hwee koraa no na ɔde no si so.”
18 “‘Ɔdae yi na me, Ɔhene Nebukadnesar, mesoe. Na afei wo, Beltesasar, kyerɛ ase, efisɛ m’ahenni mu anyansafo a aka nyinaa antumi ankyerɛ me ase.+ Nanso wo de, wubetumi, efisɛ anyame kronkron no honhom wɔ wo mu.’
19 “Ɛnna Daniel a ne din de Beltesasar+ no ho dwiriw no kakra, na nneɛma a ɔredwen ho wɔ ne tirim no ma ɔbɔɔ hu.
“Ɔhene kae sɛ, ‘Beltesasar, mma ɔdae no ne ne nkyerɛase mmmɔ wo hu.’
“Ɛnna Beltesasar buae sɛ, ‘O me wura, anka ma ɔdae no mfa wɔn a wɔmpɛ w’asɛm no ho, na ne nkyerɛase mfa w’atamfo ho.
20 “‘Dua a wuhui a enyinii, na ɛyɛɛ kɛse, na ɛbɛyɛɛ den, na ne nkɔnmu koduu ɔsoro, na wohui wɔ asaase anoano baabiara,+ 21 a n’ahaban yɛ fɛ, na n’aba dɔɔso, na aduan wɔ so ma obiara, na wuram mmoa deda ase, na wim nnomaa sisi ne nkorabata so no,+ 22 ɔhene, ɛyɛ wo, efisɛ woabɛyɛ ɔhenkɛse, na woayɛ den, na wo kɛseyɛ no akɔ ara akodu ɔsoro,+ na wo tumidi akodu asaase ano akyirikyiri.+
23 “‘Ɔhene huu ɔwɛmfo bi, ɔkronkronni bi,+ sɛ ofi ɔsoro resian ba, na ɔkae sɛ: “Muntwa dua no nto fam na monsɛe no, nanso munnyaw ne dunsin ne ne ntini no wɔ asaase mu wɔ wuram wɔ sare so, na momfa dade ne kɔbere nkyekyere. Na momma ɔsoro bosu mfɔw no, na ɛne mmoa ntena wuram nkosi sɛ mmere ason betwam.”+ 24 Ɔhene, nkyerɛase no ni; ɛyɛ Ɔsorosoroni no atemmu a ɛbɛba me wura ɔhene so. 25 Wɔbɛpam wo afi nnipa mu, na wo ne wuram mmoa bɛtena, na wobɛwe wura sɛ nantwi; na ɔsoro bosu bɛfɔw wo,+ na mmere ason+ betwam,+ akosi sɛ wubehu sɛ Ɔsorosoroni no na odi nnipa ahenni so tumi, na ɔde ma obiara a ɔpɛ.+
26 “‘Nanso esiane sɛ wɔkae sɛ wonnyaw dua no dunsin ne ne ntini nti,+ sɛ wunya hu sɛ ɔsoro na edi tumi a, w’ahenni no bɛsan abedi wo nsam bio. 27 Enti ɔhene, mepa wo kyɛw, tie m’afotu yi. Yɛ adetrenee na fa twe wo ho fi wo bɔne ho, na hu ahiafo mmɔbɔ fa popa w’amumɔyɛ. Ebia ɛbɛma woadi yiye anya asomdwoe akyɛ.’”+
28 Eyinom nyinaa baa Ɔhene Nebukadnesar so.
29 Abosome 12 akyi no, ɛbae sɛ na ɔnenam Babilon ahemfi no atifi. 30 Na ɔhene kae sɛ: “Babilon Kɛse a mede me ara m’ahoɔden ne me tumi akyekye de ayɛ ahenkurow sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a obiara behu m’anuonyam ne me tumi no, ɛnyɛ ɛno ni?”
31 Bere a ɔhene gu so rekasa no, ɛnne bi fi soro bae sɛ: “Ɔhene Nebukadnesar, wɔreka akyerɛ wo sɛ, ‘Ahenni no afi wo nsa.+ 32 Wɔrepam wo afi nnipa mu. Wo ne wuram mmoa bɛtena, na wobɛwe wura sɛ nantwi, na mmere ason betwam, akosi sɛ wubehu sɛ Ɔsorosoroni no na odi nnipa ahenni so tumi, na ɔde ma obiara a ɔpɛ.’”+
33 Saa bere no ara, asɛm no baa mu wɔ Nebukadnesar so. Na wɔpam no fii nnipa mu, na ofii ase wee wura sɛ nantwi, na ɔsoro bosu fɔw ne honam kosii sɛ ne nwi fuwii sɛ ɔkɔre ntakra, na ne mmɔwerɛw yɛe sɛ nnomaa de.+
34 “Saa bere no baa awiei no,+ me, Nebukadnesar, mehwɛɛ ɔsoro, na m’adwene san yɛɛ adwuma; na miyii Ɔsorosoroni no ayɛ, na mekamfoo Nea ɔte ase daa no hyɛɛ no anuonyam, efisɛ ne tumi yɛ tumi a ɛwɔ hɔ daa, na n’ahenni wɔ hɔ awo ntoatoaso nyinaa mu.+ 35 Asaase sofo nyinaa nsɛ hwee mma no, na ɔyɛ nea ɔpɛ wɔ ɔsoro asafo ne asaase sofo mu. Obiara nni hɔ a obetumi asiw no kwan*+ anaa obetumi aka akyerɛ no sɛ, ‘Ɛdɛn na woayɛ yi?’+
36 “Saa bere no, m’adwene san yɛɛ adwuma bio, na m’ahenni anuonyam, me tumi, ne me hyerɛn san bedii me nsam bio.+ Me mpanyimfo ne m’abirɛmpɔn hwehwɛɛ me denneennen, na wɔde me sii m’ahenni so bio, na minyaa tumi a ɛsen kan de no kaa ho.
37 “Enti me, Nebukadnesar, miyi ɔsoro Hene no ayɛ,+ na mema no so hyɛ no anuonyam, efisɛ ne nnwuma nyinaa yɛ nokware, na n’akwan teɛ,+ na wɔn a wɔma wɔn ho so no, otumi brɛ wɔn ase.”+