دَانِيآل 4

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

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

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

It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked towards me.

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

How great are his signs! How mighty are his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. 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 on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

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

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

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

Then the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers came in; and I told them the dream, but they didn’t make known to me its interpretation.

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

But at 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. I told the dream before him, saying,

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.

“Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and no secret troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation.

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

These were the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the middle 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. Its height reached to the sky and its sight 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 it had much fruit, and in it was food for all. The animals of the field had shade under it, and the birds of the sky lived 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 on my bed, and behold, a holy watcher came down from the sky.

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 this: ‘Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches! Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit! Let the animals 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 bronze, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of the sky. Let his portion be with the animals 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 an animal’s heart be given to him. Then 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.

“‘The 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 rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will, and sets up over it the lowest 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 you, Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

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 was Belteshazzar, was stricken mute for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered, “Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream or the interpretation, trouble you.” Belteshazzar answered, “My lord, may the dream be for those who hate you, and its interpretation to your adversaries.

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

The tree that you saw, which grew and was strong, whose height reached to the sky and its sight 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 plentiful, and in it was food for all; under which the animals of the field lived, and on whose branches the birds of the sky 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 you, O king, that have grown and become strong; for your greatness has grown, and reaches to the sky, and your 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.

“Whereas the king saw a holy watcher coming down from the sky and saying, ‘Cut down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of the sky. Let his portion be with the animals of the field, until 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 has come on 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.

You will be driven from men and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. You will be made to eat grass as oxen, and will be wet with the dew of the sky, and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will.

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

Whereas it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be sure to you after you know that Heaven rules.

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 to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your tranquillity.”

٢٨ 28 كُلُّ هَذَا جَاءَ عَلَى نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ ٱلْمَلِكِ.

All this came on the King Nebuchadnezzar.

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

At the end of twelve months he was walking in 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, which I have built for the royal dwelling place 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, a voice came from the sky, saying, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: ‘The kingdom has departed from you.

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».

You shall be driven from men, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like oxen. Seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever 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.

This was fulfilled the same hour on Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from men and ate grass like oxen; and his body was wet with the dew of the sky until his hair had grown 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.

At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom 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؟».

All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and amongst the inhabitants of the earth; and no one can stop his hand, or ask him, “What are you doing?”

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 my understanding returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned to me. My counsellors and my lords sought me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added to 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 heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.