Daniel 2
Maori Bible
2 Na, i te rua o nga tau o te kingitanga o Nepukaneha ka moea etahi moe e Nepukaneha; raruraru tonu iho tona wairua, rere atu ana te moe i a ia.
2 Katahi te kingi ka ki atu kia karangatia nga tohunga maori, nga kaititiro whetu, nga tohunga makutu, nga Karari, hei whakaatu i ana moe ki te kingi. Na haere ana mai ratou, tu ana i te aroaro o te kingi.
3 Na ka mea te kingi ki a ratou, Kua moea e ahau he moe, a raruraru ana toku wairua, e mea ana kia mohio ki taua moe.
4 Katahi ka korero Hiriani mai nga Karari ki te kingi, E te kingi, kia ora tonu koe: korerotia mai te moe ki au pononga, a ma matou e whakaatu tona tikanga.
5 Ka whakahoki te kingi, ka mea ki nga Karari, Kua ngaro taua mea i ahau: ki te kore e whakakitea mai e koutou ki ahau te moe me tona tikanga hoki, ka haehaea koutou, a ka meinga o koutou whare hei puranga paru.
6 Ki te whakaaturia mai ia e koutou te moe me tona tikanga, ka riro aku hakari ma koutou, nga utu, me te honore nui; na whakaaturia mai te moe ki ahau, me tona tikanga ano.
7 Na ka whakahoki tuarua ratou, ka mea, Ma te kingi e korero te moe ki ana pononga, a ma matou e whakaatu tona tikanga.
8 Ka whakautua e te kingi, ka mea ia, E mohio rawa ana ahau e whai ana koutou kia roa, no te mea ka kite koutou kua ngaro taua mea i ahau.
9 Ki te kore ia e whakaaturia mai e koutou te moe ki ahau, kotahi tonu te ture mo koutou; no te mea he teka, he tinihanga nga kupu kua rite na i a koutou hei korero mai ki toku aroaro, a kia puta ke ra ano te wa: na reira korerotia mai te moe ki ah au, a ka mohio ahau e taea ana ano e koutou te whakaatu tona tikanga ki ahau.
10 Na ka whakahoki nga Karari ki te aroaro o te kingi, ka mea, Kahore he tangata i runga i te whenua hei whakaatu i te mea a te kingi: kahore ano hoki he kingi, kahore he rangatira, kahore he ariki, i ui i nga mea penei ki tetahi tohunga maori, ki tetahi kaititiro whetu, ki tetahi Karari ranei.
11 He mea tupua rawa hoki tenei e uia nei e te kingi, kahore atu hoki he kaiwhakaatu ki te kingi, ko nga atua anake, ehara nei ki te kikokiko to ratou nohoanga.
12 Na reira i riri ai te kingi, nui atu te riri, kiia iho e ia nga tangata whakaaro nui katoa o Papurona kia whakangaromia
13 Heoi kua puta te ture kia patua nga tangata whakaaro nui; a ka rapua a Raniera ratou ko ona hoa kia patua.
14 Na, he mohio, he nui te whakaaro, i oho ai a Raniera ki a Arioko, ki te rangatira o nga kaitiaki a te kingi, i puta nei ki te patu i nga tangata whakaaro nui o Papurona.
15 I oho ia, i mea ki a Arioko, ki ta te kingi rangatira, He aha i hohoro ai te ture i te kingi? Katahi taua mea ka whakaaturia e Arioko ki a Raniera.
16 Na ka haere a Raniera ki roto, ka mea ki te kingi kia whakaritea he wa ki a ia, a ka whakaaturia e ia te tikanga ki te kingi.
17 Katahi ka haere a Raniera ki tona whare, ka whakakite i taua mea ki ona hoa ki a Hanania, ki a Mihaera, ki a Ataria:
18 Kia inoia ai e ratou he mahi tohu i te Atua o te rangi, he mea mo tenei mea ngaro; kei mate tahi a Raniera ratou ko ona hoa, me era atu tangata whakaaro nui o Papurona.
19 Katahi ka whakakitea mai taua mea ngaro ki a Raniera, he mea moemoea i te po. Na whakapai ana a Raniera ki te Atua o te rangi.
20 I oho a Raniera, i mea, Kia whakapaingia te ingoa o te Atua a ake ake; nona hoki te whakaaro nui me te kaha.
21 E whakaputaia ketia ana hoki e ia nga wa me nga ra: e whakakahoretia ana e ia nga kingi, e whakaturia ana ano nga kingi e ia: e homai ana e ia te whakaaro nui ki te hunga whakaaro nui, te matauranga ano ki te hunga e matau ana ki te whakaaro;
22 E whakapuakina ana e ia nga mea hohonu, nga mea ngaro: e matau ana ia ki nga mea o te pouri: kei a ia te nohoanga o te marama.
23 Whakawhetai tonu ahau ki a koe, whakamoemiti tonu ki a koe, e te Atua o oku matua, nau nei hoki i homai he whakaaro nui, he kaha ki ahau, a kua whakaatu mai nei koe ki ahau i nga mea i inoi ai matou ki a koe: kua whakaaturia nei hoki e koe te me a a te kingi ki a matou.
24 Na reira i haere ai a Raniera ki roto, ki a Arioko, ki ta te kingi i whakarite ai hei whakangaro mo nga tangata whakaaro nui o Papurona; haere ana ia, a ko tana kupu tenei ki a ia, Kaua e whakangaromia nga tangata whakaaro nui o Papurona: kawea ahau ki te aroaro o te kingi, a maku e whakakite te tikanga ki te kingi.
25 Katahi ka hohoro tonu a Arioko, ka kawe i a Raniera ki te aroaro o te kingi; ko tana kupu ano tenei ki a ia, Kua kitea e ahau he tangata i roto i nga whakarau o Hura hei whakakite i te tikanga ki te kingi.
26 Ka oho te kingi, ka mea ki a Raniera, ko tona ingoa nei ko Peretehatara, E taea ranei e koe te whakaatu mai te moe i kitea e ahau, me tona tikanga ano ki ahau?
27 Ka whakahoki a Raniera i te aroaro o te kingi, ka mea, E kore taua mea ngaro i uia ra e te kingi e taea te whakaatu ki te kingi e te hunga whakaaro nui, e nga kaititiro whetu, e nga tohunga maori, e nga tohunga tuaahu ranei;
28 Engari tera te Atua kei te rangi hei whakaatu i nga mea ngaro; a kua whakakitea e ia ki a Kingi Nepukaneha nga mea e puta mai i nga ra whakamutunga. Ko tau moe tenei, me nga mea i kitea e tou mahunga i runga i tou moenga;
29 Ko koe ia e te kingi, i puta ake ou whakaaro ki tou ngakau i runga i tou moenga mo nga mea e puta mai a mua: e whakakitea ana ki a koe e te kaiwhakaatu o nga mea ngaro, nga mea e puta a mua.
30 Ko ahau nei ia, ehara i te mea he nui atu oku whakaaro i o tetahi tangata ora, i whakapuakina ai tenei mea ngaro ki ahau; engari kia whakakitea ai tona tikanga ki te kingi, kia mohio ai hoki koe ki nga whakaaro o tou ngakau.
31 Na i titiro koe, e te kingi, na ko tetahi whakapakoko nui. Na, ko taua whakapakoko, he mea nui, he nui atu tona kanapa, i tu i tou aroaro; a ko tona ahua he hanga whakamataku rawa.
32 Ko taua whakapakoko, he koura parakore tona pane; ko tona uma, ko ona ringa, he hiriwa; ko tona kopu, ko ona huha he parahi;
33 Ko ona waewae he rino; ko ona raparapa he rino tetahi wahi, he uku tetahi wahi.
34 Titiro tonu atu koe, na ko tetahi kohatu, he mea tapahi mai, kahore hoki he ringa, aki tonu ki te whakapakoko, ki ona raparapa, he rino nei tetahi wahi, he uku tetahi wahi, wahia putia iho.
35 Katahi ka mongamonga ngatahi te rino, te uku, te parahi, te hiriwa, te koura; kua rite ki te papapa o nga patunga witi i te raumati; kahakina ana e te hau, a kahore noa iho i kitea he wahi mo aua mea. Na, ko te kohatu i akina ai te whakapakoko, kua meinga hei maunga nui, kapi ana te whenua katoa i a ia.
36 Ko te moe tenei. Na me korero tona tikanga e matou ki te aroaro o te kingi.
37 Ko koe, e te kingi, te kingi o nga kingi, kua homai hoki e te Atua o te rangi he kingitanga ki a koe, he kaha, he mana, he kororia.
38 Na, ko nga wahi katoa e nohoia ana e nga tama a te tangata, ko nga kararehe o te parae, ko nga manu o te rangi, homai ana e ia ki tou ringa, kua oti ano koe te mea e ia hei rangatira mo ratou katoa. Ko koe taua pane koura.
39 Na ka puta ake tetahi atu kingitanga i muri i a koe; iti iho i a koe, me tetahi atu, ara te tuatoru o nga kingitanga, he parahi, a ka kawana tera i te whenua katoa.
40 Na, ko te wha o nga kingitanga ka rite ki te rino te kaha: he mea wawahi hoki te rino, e taea ano e ia nga mea katoa: ka rite ki ta te rino e wawahi nei i enei katoa tana wawahi, tana kuru.
41 Na, i kite na koe i nga raparapa, i nga matimati, he uku na te kaipokepoke tetahi wahi, he rino tetahi wahi, ka wehea te kingitanga; ka mau ano ia he kaha rino i roto, ka pera ano me te rino i kitea e koe e whakauruuru ana ki te uku paru na.
42 Na, ko nga matimati o nga raparapa ra, he rino nei tetahi wahi, he uku tetahi wahi, ka pena ano te kingitanga, he kaha tetahi wahi, ko tetahi wahi he pakarukaru.
43 Na, i kite atu na koe i te rino e whakauru ana ki te uku paru na, ka whakauru ano ratou ki roto ki nga uri tangata: e kore ia e piri tetahi ki tetahi, ka rite ki te rino e kore nei e uru ki te uku.
44 Na i nga ra o enei kingi, ka whakaturia e te Atua o te rangi he kingitanga e kore e ngaro, e kore ano hoki tona mana e waiho ki tetahi atu iwi; engari ko tera hei wahi, hei whakamoti i enei kingitanga katoa, ko ia ano ka tu tonu a ake ake.
45 Na i kite na koe he mea tapahi mai te kohatu i roto i te maunga, kahore hoki he ringa, a mongamonga noa i a ia te rino, te parahi, te uku, te hiriwa, te koura; e whakapuakina ana e te Atua nui ki te kingi nga mea e puta a mua: na tuturu rawa te moe, pumau tonu tona tikanga.
46 Ko te tino tapapatanga iho o Kingi Nepukaneha, koropiko ana ki a Raniera, whakahaua tonutia iho e ia kia whakaherea he whakahere, he whakakakara reka ki a ia.
47 I oho te kingi ki a Raniera, i mea, Tika rawa, ko tou Atua te Atua o nga atua, te Ariki o nga kingi, te kaiwhakapuaki o nga mea ngaro, ka taea nei hoki e koe te whakapuaki tenei mea ngaro.
48 Katahi ka meinga e te kingi a Raniera hei tangata rahi, he maha ano nga hakari nui i homai e ia ki a ia, a meinga ana ia hei kawana mo te kawanatanga katoa o Papurona, hei tino kawana mo nga tangata whakaaro nui katoa o Papurona.
49 Na ka tono a Raniera ki te kingi, a whakaritea ana e ia a Hataraka, a Mehaka, a Apereneko hei kaitirotiro mo nga mea o te kawanatanga o Papurona: ko Raniera ia i noho ki te kuwaha o te kingi.
Daniel 2
Names of God Bible
Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream about a Statue Made of Four Metals
2 During the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, he had some dreams. He was troubled, but he stayed asleep. 2 The king sent for the magicians, psychics, sorcerers, and astrologers so that they could tell him what he had dreamed. So they came to the king.
3 The king said to them, “I had a dream, and I’m troubled by it. I want to know what the dream was.”
4 The astrologers spoke to the king in Aramaic, “Your Majesty, may you live forever! Tell us the dream, and we’ll interpret it for you.”
5 The king answered the astrologers, “I meant what I said! If you don’t tell me the dream and its meaning, you will be torn limb from limb, and your houses will be turned into piles of rubble. 6 But if you tell me the dream and its meaning, I will give you gifts, awards, and high honors. Now tell me the dream and its meaning.”
7 Once more they said, “Your Majesty, tell us the dream, and we’ll tell you its meaning.”
8 The king replied, “I’m sure you’re trying to buy some time because you know that I meant what I said. 9 If you don’t tell me the dream, you’ll all receive the same punishment. You have agreed among yourselves to make up a phony explanation to give me, hoping that things will change. So tell me the dream. Then I’ll know that you can explain its meaning to me.”
10 The astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth can tell the king what he asks. No other king, no matter how great and powerful, has ever asked such a thing of any magician, psychic, or astrologer. 11 What you ask is difficult, Your Majesty. No one can tell what you dreamed except the gods, and they don’t live with humans.”
12 This made the king so angry and furious that he gave an order to destroy all the wise advisers in Babylon. 13 So a decree was issued that the wise advisers were to be killed, and some men were sent to find Daniel and his friends and kill them.
14 While Arioch, the captain of the royal guard, was leaving to kill the wise advisers in Babylon, Daniel spoke to him using shrewd judgment. 15 He asked Arioch, the royal official, “Why is the king’s decree so harsh?” So Arioch explained everything to Daniel.
16 Daniel went and asked the king to give him some time so that he could explain the dream’s meaning. 17 Then Daniel went home and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah about this matter. 18 He told them to ask the Elah of heaven to be merciful and to explain this secret to them so that they would not be destroyed with the rest of the wise advisers in Babylon.
19 The secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision during the night. So Daniel praised the Elah of heaven. 20 He said,
“Praise Eloah’s name from everlasting to everlasting
because he is wise and powerful.
21 He changes times and periods of history.
He removes kings and establishes them.
He gives wisdom to those who are wise
and knowledge to those who have insight.
22 He reveals deeply hidden things.
He knows what is in the dark,
and light lives with him.
23 Elah of my ancestors, I thank and praise you.
You gave me wisdom and power.
You told me the answer to our question.
You told us what the king wants to know.”
24 Then Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy Babylon’s wise advisers. Daniel told him, “Don’t destroy Babylon’s wise advisers. Take me to the king, and I’ll explain the dream’s meaning to him.”
25 Arioch immediately took Daniel to the king. He told the king, “I’ve found one of the captives from Judah who can explain the dream’s meaning to you, Your Majesty.”
26 The king asked Daniel (who had been renamed Belteshazzar), “Can you tell me the dream I had and its meaning?”
27 Daniel answered the king, “No wise adviser, psychic, magician, or fortuneteller can tell the king this secret. 28 But there is an Elah in heaven who reveals secrets. He will tell King Nebuchadnezzar what is going to happen in the days to come. This is your dream, the vision you had while you were asleep: 29 Your Majesty, while you were lying in bed, thoughts about what would happen in the future came to you. The one who reveals secrets told you what is going to happen. 30 This secret wasn’t revealed to me because I’m wiser than anyone else. It was revealed so that you could be told the meaning and so that you would know your innermost thoughts.
31 “Your Majesty, you had a vision. You saw a large statue. This statue was very bright. It stood in front of you, and it looked terrifying. 32 The head of this statue was made of fine gold. Its chest and arms were made of silver. Its stomach and hips were made of bronze. 33 Its legs were made of iron. Its feet were made partly of iron and partly of clay. 34 While you were watching, a stone was cut out, but not by humans. It struck the statue’s iron-and-clay feet and smashed them. 35 Then all at once, the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were smashed. They became like husks on a threshing floor[a] in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the statue became a large mountain which filled the whole world. 36 This is the dream. Now we’ll tell you its meaning.
37 “Your Majesty, you are the greatest king. The Elah of heaven has given you a kingdom. He has given you power, strength, and honor. 38 He has given you control over people, wild animals, and birds, wherever they live. He has made you ruler of them all. You are the head of gold. 39 Another kingdom, inferior to yours, will rise to power after you. Then there will be a third kingdom, a kingdom of bronze, that will rule the whole world. 40 There will also be a fourth kingdom. It will be as strong as iron. (Iron smashes and shatters everything.) As iron crushes things, this fourth kingdom will smash and crush all the other kingdoms. 41 You also saw the feet and toes. They were partly potters’ clay and partly iron. This means that there will be a divided kingdom which has some of the firmness of iron. As you saw, iron was mixed with clay. 42 The toes were partly iron and partly clay. Part of the kingdom will be strong, and part will be brittle. 43 As you saw, iron was mixed with clay. So the two parts of the kingdom will mix by intermarrying, but they will not hold together any more than iron can mix with clay.
44 “At the time of those kings, the Elah of heaven will establish a kingdom that will never be destroyed. No other people will be permitted to rule it. It will smash all the other kingdoms and put an end to them. But it will be established forever. 45 This is the stone that you saw cut out from a mountain, but not by humans. It smashed the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold. The great Elah has told you what will happen in the future, Your Majesty. The dream is true, and you can trust that this is its meaning.”
46 King Nebuchadnezzar immediately bowed down on the ground in front of Daniel. He ordered that gifts and offerings be given to Daniel. 47 The king said to Daniel, “Your Elah is truly the greatest of gods, the Lord over kings. He can reveal secrets because you were able to reveal this secret.”
48 Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many wonderful gifts. Nebuchadnezzar made Daniel governor of the whole province of Babylon and head of all Babylon’s wise advisers. 49 With the king’s permission, Daniel appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to govern the province of Babylon. But Daniel stayed at the king’s court.
Footnotes
- Daniel 2:35 A threshing floor is an outdoor area where grain is separated from its husks.
Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version, Copyright © Philippine Bible Society 2009.
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