دَانِيآل 4

١ 1 مِنْ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ ٱلْمَلِكِ إِلَى كُلِّ ٱلشُّعُوبِ وَٱلْأُمَمِ وَٱلْأَلْسِنَةِ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ كُلِّهَا: لِيَكْثُرْ سَلَامُكُمْ.

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

٢ 2 اَلْآيَاتُ وَٱلْعَجَائِبُ ٱلَّتِي صَنَعَهَا مَعِي ٱللهُ ٱلْعَلِيُّ، حَسُنَ عِنْدِي أَنْ أُخْبِرَ بِهَا.

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

٣ 3 آيَاتُهُ مَا أَعْظَمَهَا، وَعَجَائِبُهُ مَا أَقْوَاهَا! مَلَكُوتُهُ مَلَكُوتٌ أَبَدِيٌّ وَسُلْطَانُهُ إِلَى دَوْرٍ فَدَوْرٍ.

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

٤ 4 أَنَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ قَدْ كُنْتُ مُطْمَئِنًّا فِي بَيْتِي وَنَاضِرًا فِي قَصْرِي.

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

٥ 5 رَأَيْتُ حُلْمًا فَرَوَّعَنِي، وَٱلْأَفْكَارُ عَلَى فِرَاشِي وَرُؤَى رَأْسِي أَفْزَعَتْنِي.

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

٦ 6 فَصَدَرَ مِنِّي أَمْرٌ بِإِحْضَارِ جَمِيعِ حُكَمَاءِ بَابِلَ قُدَّامِي لِيُعَرِّفُونِي بِتَعْبِيرِ ٱلْحُلْمِ.

And I made 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.

٧ 7 حِينَئِذٍ حَضَرَ ٱلْمَجُوسُ وَٱلسَّحَرَةُ وَٱلْكَلْدَانِيُّونَ وَٱلْمُنَجِّمُونَ، وَقَصَصْتُ ٱلْحُلْمَ عَلَيْهِمْ، فَلَمْ يُعَرِّفُونِي بِتَعْبِيرِهِ.

Then came in the scribes, the magicians, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation of it.

٨ 8 أَخِيرًا دَخَلَ قُدَّامِي دَانِيآلُ ٱلَّذِي ٱسْمُهُ بَلْطَشَاصَّرُ كَٱسْمِ إِلَهِي، وَٱلَّذِي فِيهِ رُوحُ ٱلْآلِهَةِ ٱلْقُدُّوسِينَ، فَقَصَصْتُ ٱلْحُلْمَ قُدَّامَهُ:

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

٩ 9 «يَا بَلْطَشَاصَّرُ، كَبِيرُ ٱلْمَجُوسِ، مِنْ حَيْثُ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ فِيكَ رُوحَ ٱلْآلِهَةِ ٱلْقُدُّوسِينَ، وَلَا يَعْسُرُ عَلَيْكَ سِرٌّ، فَأَخْبِرْنِي بِرُؤَى حُلْمِي ٱلَّذِي رَأَيْتُهُ وَبِتَعْبِيرِهِ.

O Belteshazzar, master of the scribes, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret is too hard for thee, tell me the visions of my dream which I have seen, and the interpretation of it.

١٠ 10 فَرُؤَى رَأْسِي عَلَى فِرَاشِي هِيَ: أَنِّي كُنْتُ أَرَى فَإِذَا بِشَجَرَةٍ فِي وَسَطِ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَطُولُهَا عَظِيمٌ.

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

١١ 11 فَكَبُرَتِ ٱلشَّجَرَةُ وَقَوِيَتْ، فَبَلَغَ عُلُوُّهَا إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ وَمَنْظَرُهَا إِلَى أَقْصَى كُلِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

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

١٢ 12 أَوْرَاقُهَا جَمِيلَةٌ وَثَمَرُهَا كَثِيرٌ وَفِيهَا طَعَامٌ لِلْجَمِيعِ، وَتَحْتَهَا ٱسْتَظَلَّ حَيَوَانُ ٱلْبَرِّ، وَفِي أَغْصَانِهَا سَكَنَتْ طُيُورُ ٱلسَّمَاءِ، وَطَعِمَ مِنْهَا كُلُّ ٱلْبَشَرِ.

Its leaves were beautiful, and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all: the beasts of the field found shade under it, and the birds of the heavens dwelt in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.

١٣ 13 كُنْتُ أَرَى فِي رُؤَى رَأْسِي عَلَى فِرَاشِي وَإِذَا بِسَاهِرٍ وَقُدُّوسٍ نَزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ،

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

١٤ 14 فَصَرَخَ بِشِدَّةٍ وَقَالَ هَكَذَا: ٱقْطَعُوا ٱلشَّجَرَةَ، وَٱقْضِبُوا أَغْصَانَهَا، وَٱنْثُرُوا أَوْرَاقَهَا، وَٱبْذُرُوا ثَمَرَهَا، لِيَهْرُبَ ٱلْحَيَوَانُ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا وَٱلطُّيُورُ مِنْ أَغْصَانِهَا.

he 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 birds from its branches.

١٥ 15 وَلَكِنِ ٱتْرُكُوا سَاقَ أَصْلِهَا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَبِقَيْدٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَنُحَاسٍ فِي عُشْبِ ٱلْحَقْلِ، وَلْيَبْتَلَّ بِنَدَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ، وَلْيَكُنْ نَصِيبُهُ مَعَ ٱلْحَيَوَانِ فِي عُشْبِ ٱلْحَقْلِ.

Nevertheless 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 bathed with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth.

١٦ 16 لِيَتَغَيَّرْ قَلْبُهُ عَنِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِيَّةِ، وَلْيُعْطَ قَلْبَ حَيَوَانٍ، وَلْتَمْضِ عَلَيْهِ سَبْعَةُ أَزْمِنَةٍ.

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

١٧ 17 هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرُ بِقَضَاءِ ٱلسَّاهِرِينَ، وَٱلْحُكْمُ بِكَلِمَةِ ٱلْقُدُّوسِينَ، لِكَىْ تَعْلَمَ ٱلْأَحْيَاءُ أَنَّ ٱلْعَلِيَّ مُتَسَلِّطٌ فِي مَمْلَكَةِ ٱلنَّاسِ، فَيُعْطِيهَا مَنْ يَشَاءُ، وَيُنَصِّبَ عَلَيْهَا أَدْنَى ٱلنَّاسِ.

This sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the decision by the word of the holy ones: that the living may know that the Most High ruleth over the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

١٨ 18 هَذَا ٱلْحُلْمُ رَأَيْتُهُ أَنَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ ٱلْمَلِكَ. أَمَّا أَنْتَ يَا بَلْطَشَاصَّرُ فَبَيِّنْ تَعْبِيرَهُ، لِأَنَّ كُلَّ حُكَمَاءِ مَمْلَكَتِي لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ أَنْ يُعَرِّفُونِي بِٱلتَّعْبِيرِ. أَمَّا أَنْتَ فَتَسْتَطِيعُ، لِأَنَّ فِيكَ رُوحَ ٱلْآلِهَةِ ٱلْقُدُّوسِينَ».

This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and thou, Belteshazzar, tell 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.

١٩ 19 حِينَئِذٍ تَحَيَّرَ دَانِيآلُ ٱلَّذِي ٱسْمُهُ بَلْطَشَاصَّرُ سَاعَةً وَاحِدَةً وَأَفْزَعَتْهُ أَفْكَارُهُ. أَجَابَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَقَالَ: «يَا بَلْطَشَاصَّرُ، لَا يُفْزِعُكَ ٱلْحُلْمُ وَلَا تَعْبِيرُهُ». فَأَجَابَ بَلْطَشَاصَّرُ وَقَالَ: «يَا سَيِّدِي، ٱلْحُلْمُ لِمُبْغِضِيكَ وَتَعْبِيرُهُ لِأَعَادِيكَ.

Then Daniel, whose name is Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spoke and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, nor its interpretation, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and its interpretation to thine enemies!

٢٠ 20 اَلشَّجَرَةُ ٱلَّتِي رَأَيْتَهَا، ٱلَّتِي كَبُرَتْ وَقَوِيَتْ وَبَلَغَ عُلُوُّهَا إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ، وَمَنْظَرُهَا إِلَى كُلِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ،

The tree that thou sawest, which grew and was strong, whose height reached unto the heavens, and the sight of it to all the earth;

٢١ 21 وَأَوْرَاقُهَا جَمِيلَةٌ وَثَمَرُهَا كَثِيرٌ وَفِيهَا طَعَامٌ لِلْجَمِيعِ، وَتَحْتَهَا سَكَنَ حَيَوَانُ ٱلْبَرِّ، وَفِي أَغْصَانِهَا سَكَنَتْ طُيُورُ ٱلسَّمَاءِ،

whose leaves were beautiful, and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and in whose branches the birds of the heavens had their habitation:

٢٢ 22 إِنَّمَا هِيَ أَنْتَ يَاأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ، ٱلَّذِي كَبُرْتَ وَتَقَوَّيْتَ، وَعَظَمَتُكَ قَدْ زَادَتْ وَبَلَغَتْ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ، وَسُلْطَانُكَ إِلَى أَقْصَى ٱلْأَرْضِ.

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

٢٣ 23 وَحَيْثُ رَأَى ٱلْمَلِكُ سَاهِرًا وَقُدُّوسًا نَزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ وَقَالَ: ٱقْطَعُوا ٱلشَّجَرَةَ وَأَهْلِكُوهَا، وَلَكِنِ ٱتْرُكُوا سَاقَ أَصْلِهَا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَبِقَيْدٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَنُحَاسٍ فِي عُشْبِ ٱلْحَقْلِ، وَلْيَبْتَلَّ بِنَدَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ، وَلْيَكُنْ نَصِيبُهُ مَعَ حَيَوَانِ ٱلْبَرِّ، حَتَّى تَمْضِيَ عَلَيْهِ سَبْعَةُ أَزْمِنَةٍ.

And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the heavens, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; nevertheless 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 bathed with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him:

٢٤ 24 فَهَذَا هُوَ ٱلتَّعْبِيرُ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ، وَهَذَا هُوَ قَضَاءُ ٱلْعَلِيِّ ٱلَّذِي يَأْتِي عَلَى سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكِ:

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

٢٥ 25 يَطْرُدُونَكَ مِنْ بَيْنِ ٱلنَّاسِ، وَتَكُونُ سُكْنَاكَ مَعَ حَيَوَانِ ٱلْبَرِّ وَيُطْعِمُونَكَ ٱلْعُشْبَ كَٱلثِّيرَانِ، وَيَبُلُّونَكَ بِنَدَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ، فَتَمْضِي عَلَيْكَ سَبْعَةُ أَزْمِنَةٍ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ أَنَّ ٱلْعَلِيَّ مُتَسَلِّطٌ فِي مَمْلَكَةِ ٱلنَّاسِ وَيُعْطِيهَا مَنْ يَشَاءُ.

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

٢٦ 26 وَحَيْثُ أَمَرُوا بِتَرْكِ سَاقِ أُصُولِ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ، فَإِنَّ مَمْلَكَتَكَ تَثْبُتُ لَكَ عِنْدَمَا تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ ٱلسَّمَاءَ سُلْطَانٌ.

And whereas it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree; thy kingdom shall remain unto thee, after that thou shalt know that the heavens do rule.

٢٧ 27 لِذَلِكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ، فَلْتَكُنْ مَشُورَتِي مَقْبُولَةً لَدَيْكَ، وَفَارِقْ خَطَايَاكَ بِٱلْبِرِّ وَآثَامَكَ بِٱلرَّحْمَةِ لِلْمَسَاكِينِ، لَعَلَّهُ يُطَالُ ٱطْمِئْنَانُكَ».

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

٢٨ 28 كُلُّ هَذَا جَاءَ عَلَى نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ ٱلْمَلِكِ.

All this came upon king Nebuchadnezzar.

٢٩ 29 عِنْدَ نِهَايَةِ ٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا كَانَ يَتَمَشَّى عَلَى قَصْرِ مَمْلَكَةِ بَابِلَ.

At the end of twelve months he was walking upon the royal palace of Babylon:

٣٠ 30 وَأَجَابَ ٱلْمَلِكُ فَقَالَ: «أَلَيْسَتْ هَذِهِ بَابِلَ ٱلْعَظِيمَةَ ٱلَّتِي بَنَيْتُهَا لِبَيْتِ ٱلْمُلْكِ بِقُوَّةِ ٱقْتِدَارِي، وَلِجَلَالِ مَجْدِي؟»

the king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

٣١ 31 وَٱلْكَلِمَةُ بَعْدُ بِفَمِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَقَعَ صَوْتٌ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ قَائِلًا: «لَكَ يَقُولُونَ يَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ ٱلْمَلِكُ: إِنَّ ٱلْمُلْكَ قَدْ زَالَ عَنْكَ.

While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from the heavens: King Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken: The kingdom is departed from thee;

٣٢ 32 وَيَطْرُدُونَكَ مِنْ بَيْنِ ٱلنَّاسِ، وَتَكُونُ سُكْنَاكَ مَعَ حَيَوَانِ ٱلْبَرِّ، وَيُطْعِمُونَكَ ٱلْعُشْبَ كَٱلثِّيرَانِ، فَتَمْضِي عَلَيْكَ سَبْعَةُ أَزْمِنَةٍ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ أَنَّ ٱلْعَلِيَّ مُتَسَلِّطٌ فِي مَمْلَكَةِ ٱلنَّاسِ وَأَنَّهُ يُعْطِيهَا مَنْ يَشَاءُ».

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

٣٣ 33 فِي تِلْكَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ تَمَّ ٱلْأَمْرُ عَلَى نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ، فَطُرِدَ مِنْ بَيْنِ ٱلنَّاسِ، وَأَكَلَ ٱلْعُشْبَ كَٱلثِّيرَانِ، وَٱبْتَلَّ جِسْمُهُ بِنَدَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ حَتَّى طَالَ شَعْرُهُ مِثْلَ ٱلنُّسُورِ، وَأَظْفَارُهُ مِثْلَ ٱلطُّيُورِ.

The same hour was the word fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar; and he was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen; and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven, till his hair grew like eagles' [feathers], and his nails like birds' [claws].

٣٤ 34 وَعِنْدَ ٱنْتِهَاءِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ، أَنَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ، رَفَعْتُ عَيْنَيَّ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ، فَرَجَعَ إِلَيَّ عَقْلِي، وَبَارَكْتُ ٱلْعَلِيَّ وَسَبَّحْتُ وَحَمَدْتُ ٱلْحَيَّ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، ٱلَّذِي سُلْطَانُهُ سُلْطَانٌ أَبَدِيٌّ، وَمَلَكُوتُهُ إِلَى دَوْرٍ فَدَوْرٍ.

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

٣٥ 35 وَحُسِبَتْ جَمِيعُ سُكَّانِ ٱلْأَرْضِ كَلَا شَيْءَ، وَهُوَ يَفْعَلُ كَمَا يَشَاءُ فِي جُنْدِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ وَسُكَّانِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَلَا يُوجَدُ مَنْ يَمْنَعُ يَدَهُ أَوْ يَقُولُ لَهُ: «مَاذَا تَفْعَلُ؟».

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

٣٦ 36 فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ رَجَعَ إِلَيَّ عَقْلِي، وَعَادَ إِلَيَّ جَلَالُ مَمْلَكَتِي وَمَجْدِي وَبَهَائِي، وَطَلَبَنِي مُشِيرِيَّ وَعُظَمَائِي، وَتَثَبَّتُّ عَلَى مَمْلَكَتِي وَٱزْدَادَتْ لِي عَظَمَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ.

At 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 nobles sought me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added unto me.

٣٧ 37 فَٱلْآنَ، أَنَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ، أُسَبِّحُ وَأُعَظِّمُ وَأَحْمَدُ مَلِكَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ، ٱلَّذِي كُلُّ أَعْمَالِهِ حَقٌّ وَطُرُقِهِ عَدْلٌ، وَمَنْ يَسْلُكُ بِٱلْكِبْرِيَاءِ فَهُوَ قَادِرٌ عَلَى أَنْ يُذِلَّهُ.

Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of the heavens, all whose works are truth, and his paths judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.