TI 1. NKYEKYƐMU 1 Na wɔboaboaa ɔhene Astyages ano kɔɔ n’agyanom nkyɛn, na Kores a ofi Persia gyee n’ahennie. 2 Na Daniel ne ɔhene bɔɔ nkɔmmɔ, na wɔhyɛɛ no anuonyam sene ne nnamfo nyinaa. 3 Na Babilonfoɔ wɔ ohoni bi a wɔfrɛ no Bel, na wɔsɛe esiam pa susudua akɛseɛ dumienu ne nguan aduanan ne nkukuo nsia da biara. 4 Na ɔhene som no, na ɔkɔsom no da biara, na Daniel nso som n’ankasa Nyankopɔn. Na ɔhene bisaa no sɛ: Adɛn nti na wonsom Bel? 5 Ɔno na ɔbuaa sɛ: Ɛfiri sɛ mensom ahoni a wɔde nsa ayɛ, na mmom Onyankopɔn teasefoɔ a ɔbɔɔ ɔsoro ne asase, na ɔwɔ ɔhonam nyinaa so tumi. 6 Ɛnna ɔhene ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Wonsusuw sɛ Bel yɛ Onyankopɔn teasefo anaa? wunhu sɛnea odi na ɔnom da biara? 7 Ɛnna Daniel serewee na ɔkae sɛ: Ɔhene, nnnaadaa wo, na eyi yɛ dɔte a ɛwɔ mu ne kɔbere a ɛwɔ akyi, na wannie na wannom biribiara da. 8 Enti ɔhene no bo fuwii, na ɔfrɛɛ n’asɔfoɔ ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Sɛ moankyerɛ me onii a ɔwe saa sika yi a, mubewu. 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 ɛntena w’asɛm so. 10 Na Bel asɔfoɔ no yɛ aduɔwɔtwe du a wɔn yerenom ne wɔn mma nka ho. Na ɔhene ne Daniel kɔɔ Bel asɔredan mu. 11 Enti Bel asɔfoɔ no kaa sɛ: Hwɛ, yɛrefiri adi, na wo, ɔhene, fa aduane no si hɔ, na siesie bobesa no, na to ɔpon no mu denneennen na fa w’ankasa wo nsaano nkyerɛwee to ano; 12 Na ɔkyena sɛ woba mu a, sɛ woanhu sɛ Bel adi ne nyinaa a, yɛbɛhunu owuo. 13 Na wɔn ani nnye ho koraa, ɛfiri sɛ na wɔato pon no ase a wɔhyɛn mu daa, na wɔdi saa nneɛma no. 14 Enti wɔfirii hɔ no, ɔhene de aduane kɔtoo Bel anim. Na Daniel ahyɛ ne nkoa sɛ wɔmfa nsõ mmra, na wɔde nsõ mmra asɔredan no mu nyinaa wɔ ɔhene nko ara anim, na wɔfirii adi kɔtoo ɔpon no mu, na wɔde ɔhene nsɔano too ano, na wɔfirii hɔ. 15 Afei anadwo no, asɔfoɔ no ne wɔn yerenom ne wɔn mma baeɛ sɛdeɛ wɔtaa yɛ no, na wɔdii na wɔnom wɔn nyinaa. 16 Anɔpa no, ɔhene sɔree, na Daniel ka ne ho. 17 Na ɔhene bisaa sɛ: Daniel, nsɔano no ho atew anaa? Na ɔkaa sɛ: Aane, ɔhene, wɔn ho atɔ wɔn. 18 Na obuee pono no ara pɛ na ɔhene no hwɛɛ pon no so, na ɔde nne kɛse teɛɛm sɛ: Woyɛ kɛse, Bel, na nnaadaa biara nni wo nkyɛn koraa. 19 Ɛnna Daniel serewee, na ɔkyeree ɔhene no sɛ ɔnkɔ mu, na ɔkae sɛ: Hwɛ kwan no, na hyɛ onipa ko a n’anammɔn yɛ no agyirae. 20 Na ɔhene kaa sɛ: Mehunu mmarima, mmaa ne mmofra anammɔn. Na afei ɔhene no bo fuwii, .
21 Na wɔfaa asɔfoɔ no ne wɔn yerenom ne wɔn mma, na wɔkyerɛɛ no kokoam apon a wɔhyɛn mu no, na wɔdii deɛ ɛwɔ pon no so no. 22 Enti ɔhene kunkum wɔn, na ɔde Bel hyɛɛ Daniel tumi ase, na ɔsɛee ɔne n’asɔrefie. 23 Saa beaeɛ no ara na ɔtweaseɛ kɛseɛ bi wɔ hɔ a Babilonfoɔ som no. 24 Na ɔhene bisaa Daniel sɛ: Wobɛka sɛ eyi yɛ kɔbere? hwɛ, ɔte ase, odi na ɔnom; worentumi nka se onnye onyame teasefo: enti monsom no. 25 Ɛnna Daniel ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene sɛ: Mɛsom Awurade me Nyankopɔn, ɛfiri sɛ ɔno ne Onyankopɔn teasefoɔ no. 26 Na ɔhene, ma me kwan, na mɛkum ɔtweaseɛ yi a nkrantɛ anaa poma nka ho. Ɔhene kaa sɛ: Mema wo kwan. 27 Ɛnna Daniel faa sradeɛ ne sradeɛ ne ti nhwi, na ɔhyew no, na ɔyɛɛ mu nkuruwankuruwa, na ɔde eyi guu ɔtweaseɛ no anom, na ɔtweaseɛ no paee, na Daniel kaa sɛ: Hwɛ, anyame no ne yeinom sɔre. 28 Bere a Babilonfo tee saa no, wɔn bo fuwii kɛse, na wɔbɔɔ ɔhene no pɔw sɛ: Ɔhene abɛyɛ Yudani, na wasɛe Bel, wakum ɔtweaseɛ no, na wakum asɔfo no. 29 Enti wɔbaa ɔhene nkyɛn bɛkaa sɛ: Gye yɛn Daniel, anyɛ saa a yɛbɛsɛe wo ne wo fie. 30 Bere a ɔhene hui sɛ wɔremia no denneennen no, ɔde Daniel maa wɔn. 31 Ɔde no guu gyata amena mu, na ɔtenaa hɔ nnansia. 32 Na agyata nson wɔ amena no mu, na wɔma wɔn afunu mmienu ne nguan mmienu da biara, na wɔamfa amma wɔn sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a wɔbɛmene Daniel. 33 Na odiyifoɔ bi a wɔfrɛ no Habakuk wɔ Yudafoɔ mu, na wayɛ nkukuo, na wabubu paanoo wɔ kuruwa mu, na ɔrekɔ afuo mu de akɔma atwafoɔ no. 34 Nanso Awurade bɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ Habakuk sɛ: Kɔ na fa anwummerɛ aduane a wowɔ no kɔ Babilon kɔ Daniel a ɔwɔ gyata amena mu no nkyɛn. 35 Na Habakuk kaa sɛ: Awurade, menhunuu Babilon da; saa ara nso na minnim baabi a amena no wɔ. 36 Afei Awurade bɔfoɔ no soaa no abotiri so, na ɔsoaa no wɔ ne ti nhwi so, na ɔnam ne honhom mu denden so de no sii amoa no so wɔ Babilon. 37 Na Habakuk teɛɛm kaa sɛ: Daniel, Daniel, fa anwummerɛ aduane a Onyankopɔn de asoma wo no. 38 Na Daniel kaa sɛ: O Onyankopɔn, woakae me, na woannyaw wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ wo na wɔdɔ wo no. 39 Enti Daniel sɔre didie, na Awurade bɔfoɔ no san de Habakuk sii ne sibea hɔ ntɛm ara. 40 Da a ɛtɔ so nson no, ɔhene kɔdii Daniel ho awerɛhoɔ, na ɔduruu amena no mu no, ɔhwɛɛ mu, na ɔhunuu sɛ Daniel te hɔ. 41 Ɛnna ɔhene de nne kɛse teɛɛm sɛ: Awurade Daniel Nyankopɔn yɛ kɛse, na obiara nni hɔ gye wo. 42 Na ɔtwee no fii adi, na ɔtow wɔn a wɔsɛee no no guu amena no mu, na wɔmenee wɔn bere tiaa bi wɔ n’anim.