¹Mambo Nebhukadhinezari kuvanhu vose, namarudzi ose, namarimi ose, vagere pasi pose, rugare rwenyu rwupamhidzirwe!

¹Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you.

²Ndakati zvakanaka kuti ndikuzivisei zviratidzo nezvishamiso, zvandakaitirwa naMwari Wokumusoro-soro.

²It hath seemed good unto me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God hath wrought toward me.

³Zviratidzo zvake zvakakura sei! Zvishamiso zvake zvine simba guru sei! Ushe hwake ushe husingaperi, kubata kwake ushe kunosvikira kumarudzi namarudzi.

³How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.

⁴Ini Nebhukadhinezari ndakanga ndakazorora norugare mumba mangu, ndakajeka muimba yangu youshe.

⁴I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace.

⁵Ndikaona kurota kwakandityisa, pfungwa dzangu panhovo dzangu, nezvandakaratidzwa mumusoro mangu zvikanditambudza.

⁵I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

⁶Naizvozvo ndakatema chirevo kuti vachenjeri vose veBhabhironi vauyiswe pamberi pangu, kuti vandizivise kududzirwa kokurota.

⁶Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.

⁷Ipapo vakachenjera nen'anga navaKaradhea navafemberi vakuya, ndikavaudza kurota kwangu, asi havana kundizivisa kududzirwa kwazvo.

⁷Then came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.

⁸Asi pakupedzisira Dhanyeri akauya pamberi pangu, iye ane zita rinonzi Bheteshazari, akatumidzwa zita ramwari wangu, anomweya wavamwari vatsvene mukati make; ini ndikamuudza kurota kwangu, ndichiti,

⁸But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and I told the dream before him, [saying],

⁹Iwe Bheteshazari, mukuru wavakachenjera, zvandinoziva kuti une mweya wavamwari vatsvene uri mukati mako, uye kuti hakuna chakavanzika chinokutambudza, chindiudza zvandakaona pakurota kwangu nokududzirwa kwazvo.

⁹O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.

¹⁰Zvandakaona mumusoro mangu, ndiri panhovo dzangu, ndezvizvi: Ndakatarira, ndikaona muti pakati penyika, kureba kwawo kwakanga kuri kukuru.

¹⁰Thus were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and, behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and the height thereof was great.

¹¹Muti ukakura, ukasimba, kureba kwawo kukasvika kudenga, uye wakange uchionekwa kusvikira kumigumo yenyika yose.

¹¹The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth.

¹²Mashizha awo akanga akanaka, nemichero yawo yakanga iri mizhinji, zvose zvaiwanapo zvokudya; mhuka dzesango dzakawana mumvuri pasi pawo, neshiri dzokudenga dzaigara mumatavi awo, uye zvipenyu zvose zvaidyapo.

¹²The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was food for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the birds of the heavens dwelt in the branches thereof, and all flesh was fed from it.

¹³Ndikaona pane zvandakaona mumusoro mangu ndiri panhovo dzangu, ndikaona mutumwa, iye ari mutsvene, achiburuka kudenga.

¹³I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from heaven.

¹⁴Akadanidzira, akati, Temai muti, dimurai matavi awo, pururai mashizha awo, paradzirai michero yawo; mhuka ngadzibve pasi pawo, neshiri pamatavi awo.

¹⁴He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.

¹⁵Asi siyai hunde nemidzi yawo muvhu, zvakasungwa nechisungo chedare nendarira pakati pebumhudza resango; ngaanyoroveswe nedova rokudenga, apiwe mugove wake wouswa pamwechete nemhuka dzenyika;

¹⁵Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven: and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:

¹⁶mwoyo wake ngaushandurwe, urege kuva womunhu, apiwe mwoyo wemhuka, nguva nomwe dzipere aripo.

¹⁶let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.

¹⁷Kutonga uku kwauya nechirevo chavachengeti, chinhu ichi charehwa neshoko ravatsvene, kuti vapenyu vazive kuti Wekumusoro-soro anobata ushe pakati pavanhu, anohupa waanoda, nokugadza pauri vaduku pakati pavanhu.

¹⁷The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the lowest of men.

¹⁸Ndiko kurota kwandakaona, ini mambo Nebhukadhinezari; zvino iwe Bheteshaari, chindizivisa kududzirwa kwazvo, vakachenjera vose voushe hwangu zvavasingagoni kundizivisa kududzirwa kwazvo; asi iwe unogona, nekuti mweya wavamwari vatsvene uri mukati mako.

¹⁸This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation; but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

¹⁹Zvino Dhanyeri, akanga ane zita rinonzi Bheteshazari, akashayiwa shoko chinguva chiduku, pfungwa dzake dzikamuvhundusa. Mambo akapindura, akati, Bheteshazari, kurota uku nokududzirwa kwazvo ngazvirege kukuvhundusa. Bheteshazari akapindura, akati, Ishe wangu, kurota uku ngakuitirwe vanokuvengai, nokududzirwa kwazvo vadzivisi venyu.

¹⁹Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken dumb for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine adversaries.

²⁰Muti wamakaona, iwo wakakura ukasimba, wakasvika kudenga pakureba kwawo, wakange uchionekwa kusvikira kumigumo yenyika yose;

²⁰The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;

²¹wakange una mashizha akanaka, nemuchero wawo uri muzhinji, paiwana zvose zvokudya, waigara mhuka dzesango pasi pawo, uye paigara shiri dzokudenga mumatavi awo,

²¹whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was food for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the birds of the heavens had their habitation:

²²ndiyemi mambo; imwi makakura, mukava nesimba, nekuti ukuru bwenyu hwakakura, hunosvikira kudenga, uye ushe bwenyu hunosvikira kumugumo wenyika.

²²it is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong; for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.

²³Zvino mambo zvaakaona mutumwa, ari mutsvene, achiburuka kudenga achiti, Temai muti, muuparadze, asi musiye hunde yemidzi yawo muvhu, yakasungwa nechisungo chedare nendarira pakati pebumhudza resango, anyoroveswe nedova rokudenga, uye apiwe mugove wake pamwechete nemhuka dzesango, kusvikira nguva nomwe dzapera aripo;

²³And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of heaven: and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;

²⁴uku ndiko kududzirwa kwazvo, imwi mambo, ndicho chirevo cheWekumusoro-soro, chichauya pamusoro pashe wangu mambo.

²⁴this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king:

²⁵Muchadzingwa pakati pavanhu, ugaro bwenyu huchava pakati pemhuka dzesango, muchadyiswa uswa senzombe, muchanyoroveswa nedova rokudenga, uye nguva nomwe dzichapera muripo, kusvikira maziva kuti Wekumusoro-soro anobata ushe pakati pavanhu, unohupa waanoda.

²⁵that thou shalt be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen, and shalt be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee; till thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

²⁶Uye zvavakaraira kuti hunde yemidzi yomuti isiiwe ushe bwenyu bwuchakumutsiraizve , kana matenda kuti Wokudenga ndiye unobata ushe.

²⁶And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.

²⁷Naizvozvo imwi mambo, tendai zvandinokurayirai, muparadzane nezvivi zvenyu muchiita zvakarurama, uye nezvakaipa zvenyu, muchiitira varombo nyasha; zvimwe nguva yenyu yorugare ingawedzerwa.

²⁷Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

²⁸Izvozvi zvose zvakawira mambo Nebhukadhinezari.

²⁸All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.

²⁹Mwedzi ine gumi nemiviri yakati yapera, akanga achifamba paimba youshe muBhabhironi.

²⁹At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of Babylon.

³⁰Mambo akataura, akati, Ko iri harizi Bhabhironi guta guru, randakavaka ini nesimba rangu guru, ndikurise umambo hwangu, huve hugaro hwamadzimambo, here?

³⁰The king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

³¹Shoko iri rakanga richiri mumuromo wamambo, izwi rikabva kudenga, richiti, Iwe mambo Nebhukadhinezari, shoko rinotaurwa kwauri, rokuti, Ushe hwabva kwauri.

³¹While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, [saying], O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken: The kingdom is departed from thee:

³²Uchadzingwa pakati pavanhu, ugaro hwako huchava pakati pemhuka dzesango; uchadyiswa uswa senzombe; nguva nomwe dzichapera uripo, kusvikira watenda kuti Wekumusoro-soro anobata ushe pakati pavanhu, anoupa waanoda.

³²and thou shalt be driven from men; and they dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen; and seven times shall pass over thee; until thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

³³Nenguva iyo chinhu ichi chakaitikapamusoro paNebhukadhinezari; wakadzingwa pakati pavanhu, akadya uswa senzombe, muviri wake ukanyoroveswa nedova rokudenga, kusvikira vhudzi rake rareba seminhenga yegondo, nenzara dzake dzafanana nedzeshiri.

³³The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hair was grown like eagles' [feathers], and his nails like birds' [claws].

³⁴Zvino mazuva iwayo akati apera, ini Nebhukadhinezari ndikatarira kudenga nameso angu, simba rangu rokufunga rikadzokerazve kwandiri, ndikatenda Wekumusoro-soro, ndikamurumbidza nokumukudza iye ari mupenyu nokusingaperi; nekuti ushe hwake hauperi, nokubata kwake ushe kunosvikira kumarudzi namarudzi;

³⁴And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him that liveth for ever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation.

³⁵vose vagere panyika vakaita sapasina; iye anoita sezvaanoda pahondo yokudenga, napakati pavagere panyika; hakuna angadzora ruoko rwake, kana angati kwaari, Unoiteiko?

³⁵And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

³⁶Nenguva iyeyo simba rangu rokufunga rakadzokera kwandiri; uye kana iri mbiri youshe hwangu, umambo hwangu nokubwinya kwangu zvakadzokera kwandiri; makurukota angu namadzishe angu akandishanyirazve, ndikagadzwazve paushe hwangu, ukuru hwakaisvonaka hukawedzerwa.

³⁶At the same time mine understanding returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added unto me.

³⁷Zvino ini ebhukadhinezari ndinorumbidza nokuombera nokukudza Mambo wokudenga; nekuti mabasa ake ose ndeechokwadi, nzira dzake dzakarurama; iye anogona kuderedza vanofamba vachizvikudza.

³⁷Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.