Daniel Hu Ɔbɔfo Wɔ Anisoadehu Mu
1Persiahene Kores adedi afe a ɛto so abiɛsa mu no, woyii asɛm bi adi kyerɛɛ Daniel (a na wɔfrɛ no Beltesasar). Na nkra no yɛ nokware, na ɛfa ɔko kɛse bi ho. Onyaa nkra no nkyerɛase wɔ anisoadehu mu.
2Saa bere no, me, Daniel, midii awerɛhow nnaawɔtwe abiɛsa. 3Manni aduan pa biara. Nam anaa nsa biara anka mʼano, na mamfa sradehuam ansra kosii nnaawɔtwe abiɛsa no awiei.
4Ɔsram a edi kan no, da a ɛto so aduonu anan, bere a migyina asubɔnten kɛse Tigris konkɔn so no, 5memaa mʼani so na mihuu ɔbarima bi a ofura nweratam. Na ɔbɔ sikakɔkɔɔ ankasa abɔso a efi Ufas wɔ nʼasen mu. 6Ne nipadua no te sɛ aboɔdemmo. Nʼanim te sɛ anyinam, nʼani te sɛ ogyatɛn a ɛredɛw, ne nsa ne nʼanan te sɛ ayowa a wɔabere ho hyerɛnn, na ne nne nso te sɛ nnipakuw nnyigyei.
7Me, Daniel nko ara na minyaa saa anisoadehu no; nnipa a na wɔka me ho no anhu hwee. Ehu kɛse bi bɔɔ wɔn ma wuguan kohintawee. 8Enti ɛkaa me nko ara a merehwɛ anisoadehu kɛse yi. Na mʼahoɔden asa, mʼanim hoaee; afei na minni ɔboafo biara. 9Na metee sɛ ɔrekasa; na meretie no no, mefaa mu daa nnahɔɔ a mʼanim butuw fam.
10Nsa bi soo me mu, maa me a me nsa ne me kotodwe rewosow biribiribiri no so. 11Ɔkae se, “Daniel, wo a wobu wo yiye, dwene nsɛm a merebɛka akyerɛ wo yi ho. Gyina pintinn, na wɔasoma me wɔ wo nkyɛn.” Ɔkaa saa asɛm yi kyerɛɛ me no, mede ahopopo sɔree.
12Afei ɔkɔɔ so kae se, “Nsuro, Daniel. Efi da a edi kan a wopɛɛ sɛ wote anisoadehu no ase na wobrɛɛ wo ho ase wɔ wo Nyankopɔn anim no, na ɔtee wo nsɛm, na ɛno nti na maba yi. 13Nanso ɔhene babarima a ofi Persia ahenni mu siw me kwan nnafua aduonu baako. Afei, Mikael a ɔyɛ ahenemma atitiriw no mu baako bɛboaa me, efisɛ na wɔde me asie wɔ Persia hene nkyɛn. 14Mprempren, maba sɛ merebɛkyerɛkyerɛ wo nea ɛbɛba wo nkurɔfo so daakye, efisɛ saa anisoadehu yi fa bere bi a ɛrebɛba ho.”
15Bere a ɔreka eyi akyerɛ me no, mebɔɔ me mu ase, na metɔɔ mum. 16Afei obi a ɔte sɛ onipa de ne saa kaa mʼano, na mibuee mʼano, fii ase kasae. Meka kyerɛɛ nea ogyina mʼanim no se, “Anisoadehu no ama me ho adwiriw me, me wura, na minni ɔboafo biara. 17Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na wʼakoa betumi ne wo akasa, me wura? Mʼahoɔden asa, na mintumi nhome.”
18Nea ɔte sɛ onipa no de ne nsa kaa me bio, na ɔmaa me ahoɔden. 19Ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, “Nsuro, wo a wobu wo bebree. Asomdwoe nka wo. Hyɛ wo ho den. Yɛ den.”
Ɔkasa kyerɛɛ me no, minyaa ahoɔden na mekae se, “Sɛ woama me ahoɔden yi, kasa, me wura.”
20Enti obisae se, “Wunim nea enti a maba wo nkyɛn? Ɛrenkyɛ, mɛsan akɔ na me ne Persia ɔhenebabarima akɔko, na sɛ mekɔ a, Hela ɔhenebabarima bɛba; 21nanso, medi kan aka nea wɔakyerɛw wɔ Nokware Nhoma no mu no akyerɛ wo. (Obiara nni mʼafa a ɔko tia wɔn, gye sɛ Mikael a ɔyɛ wo hene babarima no.
Daniel’s vision of a man
1In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a revelation was given to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar). Its message was true and it concerned a great war.10:1 Or true and burdensome The understanding of the message came to him in a vision.
2At that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks. 3I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.
4On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris, 5I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz round his waist. 6His body was like topaz, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.
7I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; those who were with me did not see it, but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves. 8So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left, my face turned deathly pale and I was helpless. 9Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.
10A hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. 11He said, ‘Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up, for I have now been sent to you.’ And when he said this to me, I stood up trembling.
12Then he continued, ‘Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. 13But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia. 14Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future, for the vision concerns a time yet to come.’
15While he was saying this to me, I bowed with my face towards the ground and was speechless. 16Then one who looked like a man10:16 Most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text; one manuscript of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint Then something that looked like a human hand touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak. I said to the one standing before me, ‘I am overcome with anguish because of the vision, my lord, and I feel very weak. 17How can I, your servant, talk with you, my lord? My strength is gone and I can hardly breathe.’
18Again the one who looked like a man touched me and gave me strength. 19‘Do not be afraid, you who are highly esteemed,’ he said. ‘Peace! Be strong now; be strong.’
When he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, ‘Speak, my lord, since you have given me strength.’
20So he said, ‘Do you know why I have come to you? Soon I will return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the prince of Greece will come; 21but first I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth. (No-one supports me against them except Michael, your prince.
