دانيال 2

١ 1 وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ مِنْ مُلْكِ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ حَلَمَ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ أَحْلاماً أَزْعَجَتْهُ وَطَرَدَتْ عَنْهُ الْنَّوْمَ،

In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, he had dreams. His mind was troubled, and he could not sleep.

٢ 2 فَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُدْعَى السَّحَرَةُ وَالْمَجُوسُ وَالْعَرَّافُونَ وَالْمُنَجِّمُونَ لِيُخْبِرُوهُ بِأَحْلامِهِ فَحَضَرُوا وَمَثَلُوا أَمَامَهُ.

Then the king summoned the magicians and those who claimed to speak with the dead. He also called the sorcerers and wise men. He wanted them to tell him about his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.

٣ 3 فَقَالَ لَهُمُ الْمَلِكُ: «إِنِّي حَلَمْتُ حُلْماً انْزَعَجَتْ لَهُ نَفْسِي، وَلَنْ تَطْمَئِنَّ حَتَّى تَعْرِفَ الْحُلْمَ وَمَعْنَاهُ».

The king said to them, “I have had a dream, and my mind is anxious to know what the dream means.”

٤ 4 فَأَجَابُوا بِالأَرَامِيَّةِ: «لِتَعِشْ إِلَى الأَبَدِ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ. اسْرُدْ عَلَى عَبِيدِكَ الْحُلْمَ فَنُفَسِّرَهُ لَكَ».

Then the wise men spoke to the king in Aramaic, “King, live forever! Tell the dream to us, your servants, and we will reveal the meaning.”

٥ 5 فَقَالَ لَهُمُ الْمَلِكُ: «قَدْ صَدَرَ عَنِّي الأَمْرُ: إِنْ لَمْ تَسْرُدُوا عَلَيَّ الْحُلْمَ وَتُفَسِّرُوهُ، تُمَزَّقُوا إِرْباً إِرْباً، وَتُصْبِحُ بُيُوتُكُمْ أَنْقَاضاً.

The king replied to the wise men, “This matter has been settled. If you do not reveal the dream to me and interpret it, your bodies will be torn apart and your houses made into rubbish heaps.

٦ 6 وَإِنْ أَنْبَأْتُمُونِي بِالْحُلْمِ وَتَفْسِيرِهِ أُغْدِقُ عَلَيْكُمْ هَدَايَا وَجَوَائِزَ، وَأُسْبِغُ عَلَيْكُمُ الإِكْرَامَ. وَالآنَ اسْرُدُوا عَلَيَّ الْحُلْمَ وَتَفْسِيرَهُ».

But if you will tell me the dream and its meaning, you will receive gifts from me, a reward, and great honor. So tell to me the dream and its meaning.”

٧ 7 فَأَجَابُوهُ ثَانِيَةً: «لِيُنْبِئِ الْمَلِكُ عَبِيدَهُ بِالْحُلْمِ فَنَكْشِفَ عَنْ مَعْنَاهُ».

They replied again and said, “Let the king tell us, his servants, the dream and we will tell you its meaning.”

٨ 8 فَرَدَّ الْمَلِكُ: «إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ يَقِيناً أَنَّكُمْ تَسْعَوْنَ لاِكْتِسَابِ الْوَقْتِ، إِذْ أَدْرَكْتُمْ أَنِّي أَصْدَرْتُ أَمْراً مُبْرَماً

The king answered, “I know for certain that you want more time because you see how firm my decision is about this.

٩ 9 بِمُعَاقَبَتِكُمْ إِنْ لَمْ تُنْبِئُونِي بِالْحُلْمِ، لأَنَّكُمُ اتَّفَقْتُمْ عَلَى اخْتِلاقِ الْكَذِبِ وَالضَّلالِ لِتَنْطِقُوا بِهِمَا أَمَامِي إِلَى أَنْ يَتَحَقَّقَ مَعْنَى الْحُلْمِ. لِذَلِكَ أَنْبِئُونِي أَوَّلاً بِمَا حَلَمْتُ فَأَعْلَمَ آنَئِذٍ أَنَّكُمْ قَادِرُونَ عَلَى تَفْسِيرِهِ».

But if you do not tell me the dream, there is only one sentence for you. You have decided to prepare false and deceptive words that you agreed together to say to me until I change my mind. So then, tell me the dream, and then I will know you can interpret it for me.”

١٠ 10 فَأَجَابُوا: «لَيْسَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ إِنْسَانٌ فِي وُسْعِهِ تَلْبِيَةُ أَمْرِ الْمَلِكِ وَلَمْ يَحْدُثْ قَطُّ أَنَّ مَلِكاً عَظِيماً ذَا سُلْطَانٍ طَلَبَ مِثْلَ هَذَا الأَمْرِ مِنْ مَجُوسِيٍّ أَوْ سَاحِرٍ أَوْ مُنَجِّمٍ.

The wise men replied to the king, “There is not a man on earth able to meet the king's demand. There is no great and powerful king who has demanded such a thing from any magician, or from anyone who claims to speak with the dead, or from a wise man.

١١ 11 وَمَطْلَبُ الْمَلِكِ مُتَعَذِّرٌ لَا يُمْكِنُ لأَحَدٍ أَنْ يُنْبِئَ بِهِ الْمَلِكَ سِوَى الآلِهَةِ الَّذِينَ لَا يَسْكُنُونَ مَعَ الْبَشَرِ».

What the king demands is difficult, and there is no one who can tell it to the king except the gods, and they do not live among humans.”

١٢ 12 عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ اسْتَشَاطَ الْمَلِكُ غَضَباً وَحَنَقاً وَأَمَرَ بِإِبَادَةِ كُلِّ حُكَمَاءِ بَابِلَ.

This made the king angry and very furious, and he gave an order to destroy all those in Babylon who were known for their wisdom.

١٣ 13 وَهَكَذَا صَدَرَ الأَمْرُ بِقَتْلِ كُلِّ الْحُكَمَاءِ. وَجَاءَ مَنْ يَقْبِضُ عَلَى دَانِيَالَ وَرِفَاقِهِ لِلْقَضَاءِ عَلَيْهِمْ.

So the decree went out that all those who were known for their wisdom were to be put to death. Because of this decree, they searched for Daniel and his friends so they could be put to death.

١٤ 14 فَخَاطَبَ دَانِيَالُ بِحِكْمَةٍ وَتَبَصُّرٍ أَرْيُوخَ قَائِدَ حَرَسِ الْمَلِكِ الَّذِي خَرَجَ لِيَقْتُلَ حُكَمَاءَ بَابِلَ،

Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to Arioch the commander of the king's bodyguard, who had come to kill all those in Babylon who were known for their wisdom.

١٥ 15 وَقَالَ لَهُ: «لِمَاذَا أَصْدَرَ الْمَلِكُ هَذَا الأَمْرَ الْعَنِيفَ؟» فَأَخْبَرَ أَرْيُوخُ دَانيالَ بِمَا حَدَثَ.

Daniel asked the king's commander, “Why is the king's decree so urgent?” So Arioch told Daniel what had happened.

١٦ 16 فَمَثَلَ دَانِيَالُ أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ وَطَلَبَ مِنْهُ أَنْ يَمْنَحَهُ وَقْتاً فَيُطْلِعُهُ عَلَى تَفْسِيرِ الْحُلْمِ.

Then Daniel went in and requested an appointment with the king so that he could present the interpretation to the king.

١٧ 17 ثُمَّ مَضَى دَانِيَالُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ وَأَبْلَغَ رِفَاقَهُ حَنَنْيَا وَمِيشَائِيلَ وَعَزَرْيَا الأَمْرَ،

Then Daniel went to his house and explained to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, what had happened.

١٨ 18 لِيَطْلُبُوا مِنْ إِلَهِ السَّمَاوَاتِ الرَّحْمَةَ بِشَأْنِ هَذَا اللُّغْزِ لِكَيْ لَا يَهْلِكَ دَانِيَالُ وَرِفَاقُهُ مَعَ سَائِرِ حُكَمَاءِ بَابِلَ.

He urged them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that he and they might not be killed with the rest of the men of Babylon who were known for their wisdom.

١٩ 19 عِنْدَئِذٍ انْكَشَفَ السِّرُّ لِدَانِيَالَ فِي رُؤْيَا اللَّيْلِ، فَبَارَكَ إِلَهَ السَّمَاوَاتِ،

That night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven

٢٠ 20 قَائِلاً: «لِيَكُنِ اسْمُ اللهِ مُبَارَكاً مِنَ الأَزَلِ وَإِلَى الأَبَدِ لأَنَّ لَهُ الْحِكْمَةَ وَالْقُدْرَةَ.

and said, “Praise the name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and power belong to him.

٢١ 21 هُوَ يُغَيِّرُ الأَوْقَاتَ وَالْفُصُولَ. يَعْزِلُ مُلُوكاً وَيُنَصِّبُ مُلُوكاً. يَهَبُ الْحُكَمَاءَ حِكْمَةً وَذَوِي الْفِطْنَةِ مَعْرِفَةً.

He changes the times and seasons; he removes kings and places kings on their thrones. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.

٢٢ 22 يَكْشِفُ الأَعْمَاقَ وَالْخَفَايَا وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي بَاطِنِ الظُّلْمَةِ، وَلَدَيْهِ يَسْكُنُ النُّورُ.

He reveals the deep and hidden things because he knows what is in the darkness, and the light lives with him.

٢٣ 23 لَكَ يَا إِلَهَ آبَائِي أَحْمَدُ وَأُسَبِّحُ، لأَنَّكَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْقُوَّةِ، أَطْلَعْتَنِي الآنَ عَلَى مَا الْتَمَسْنَاهُ مِنْكَ إِذْ عَرَّفْتَنَا بِأَمْرِ الْمَلِكِ».

God of my ancestors, I thank you and praise you for the wisdom and power you gave to me. Now you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the matter that concerns the king.”

٢٤ 24 ثُمَّ قَالَ دَانِيَالُ لأَرْيُوخَ الَّذِي كَلَّفَهُ الْمَلِكُ بِإِبَادَةِ حُكَمَاءِ بَابِلَ: «لا تَقْتُلْ حُكَمَاءَ بَابِلَ. أَدْخِلْنِي لِلْمُثُولِ أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ فَأَكْشِفَ لَهُ عَنْ تَفْسِيرِ الْحُلْمِ».

Then Daniel went in to see Arioch (the one the king appointed to kill everyone who was wise in Babylon). He went and said to him, “Do not kill the wise men in Babylon. Take me to the king and I will show the king the interpretation of his dream.”

٢٥ 25 فَأَسْرَعَ أَرْيُوخُ بِإِحْضَارِ دَانِيَالَ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ وَقَالَ: «قَدْ عَثَرْتُ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ سَبْيِ يَهُوذَا، وَهُوَ يُنْبِئُ الْمَلِكَ بِتَفْسِيرِ الْحُلْمِ».

Then Arioch quickly brought in Daniel before the king and said, “I have found among the exiles of Judah a man who will reveal the meaning of the king's dream.”

٢٦ 26 فَسَأَلَ الْمَلِكُ دَانِيَالَ الْمَدْعُو بَلْطَشَاصَّرَ: «هَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْتَ أَنْ تُطْلِعَنِي عَلَى الْحُلْمِ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ وَعَلَى تَفْسِيرِهِ؟»

The king said to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar), “Are you able to tell me the dream that I saw and its meaning?”

٢٧ 27 فَأَجَابَ دَانِيَالُ الْمَلِكَ: «لا يَسْتَطِيعُ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ حَكِيمٌ أَوْ مَجُوسِيٌّ أَوْ مُنَجِّمٌ أَنْ يُطْلِعَ الْمَلِكَ عَلَى السِّرِّ الَّذِي طَلَبَهُ.

Daniel answered the king and said, “The mystery that the king has asked about cannot be revealed by those who have wisdom, nor by those who claim to speak with the dead, nor by magicians, and not by astrologers.

٢٨ 28 وَلَكِنْ هُنَاكَ إِلَهٌ فِي السَّمَاءِ يُعْلِنُ الْخَفَايَا. وَقَدْ عَرَّفَ الْمَلِكَ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ عَمَّا سَيَحْدُثُ فِي آخِرِ الأَيَّامِ. أَمَّا حُلْمُكَ وَالرُّؤْيَا الَّتِي شَهِدْتَهَا فِي مَنَامِكَ فَهِيَ هَذِهِ:

Nevertheless, there is a God who lives in the heavens, who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, what will happen in the days to come. These were your dream and the visions of your mind as you lay on your bed.

٢٩ 29 أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ، فِيمَا أَنْتَ مُسْتَلْقٍ عَلَى مَضْجَعِكَ انْتَابَتْكَ الأَفْكَارُ عَمَّا يَحْدُثُ فِي الأَيَّامِ الْمُقْبِلَةِ، وَالَّذِي يَكْشِفُ الْخَفَايَا عَرَّفَكَ بِمَا سَيَكُونُ.

As for you, king, your thoughts on your bed were about things to come, and the one who reveals mysteries has made known to you what is about to happen.

٣٠ 30 وَقَدْ أَعْلَنَ لِي هَذَا السِّرَّ، لَا لِحِكْمَةٍ فِيَّ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَائِرِ الأَحْيَاءِ، إِنَّمَا لِكَيْ يُطْلِعَ الْمَلِكَ عَلَى تَفْسِيرِهِ وَتُدْرِكَ أَفْكَارَ قَلْبِكَ.

As for me, this mystery was not revealed to me because of any wisdom that I have more than any other living person. This mystery was revealed to me so that you, king, may understand the meaning, and so that you may know the thoughts deep within you.

٣١ 31 رَأَيْتَ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ وَإذَا بِتِمْثَالٍ عَظِيمٍ ضَخْمٍ كَثِيرِ الْبَهَاءِ وَاقِفاً أَمَامَكَ وَكَانَ مَنْظَرُهُ هَائِلاً.

King, you looked up and you saw a large statue. This statue, which was very powerful and bright, stood before you. Its brightness was terrifying.

٣٢ 32 وَكَانَ رَأْسُ التِّمْثَالِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ نَقِيٍّ، وَصَدْرُهُ وَذِرَاعَاهُ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ، وَبَطْنُهُ وَفَخْذَاهُ مِنْ نُحَاسٍ،

The head of the statue was made of fine gold. Its breast and arms were of silver. Its middle and its thighs were made of bronze,

٣٣ 33 وَسَاقَاهُ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ، وَقَدَمَاهُ خَلِيطٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَمِنْ خَزَفٍ.

and its legs were made of iron. Its feet were made partly of iron and partly of clay.

٣٤ 34 وَبَيْنَمَا أَنْتَ فِي الرُّؤْيَا انْقَضَّ حَجَرٌ لَمْ يُقْطَعْ بِيَدِ إِنْسَانٍ، وَضَرَبَ التِّمْثَالَ عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ الْمَصْنُوعَتَيْنِ مِنْ خَلِيطِ الْحَدِيدِ وَالْخَزَفِ فَسَحَقَهُمَا،

You looked up, and a stone was cut out, although not by human hands, and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and it shattered them.

٣٥ 35 فَتَحَطَّمَ الْحَدِيدُ وَالْخَزَفُ وَالنُّحَاسُ وَالْفِضَّةُ وَالذَّهَبُ مَعاً، وَانْسَحَقَتْ وَصَارَتْ كَعُصَافَةِ الْبَيْدَرِ فِي الصَّيْفِ، فَحَمَلَتْهَا الرِّيحُ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ لَهَا أَثَرٌ. أَمَّا الْحَجَرُ الَّذِي ضَرَبَ التِّمْثَالَ فَتَحَوَّلَ إِلَى جَبَلٍ كَبِيرٍ وَمَلأَ الأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا.

Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold at the same time were broken into pieces and became like the chaff of the threshing floors in the summer. The wind carried them away and there was no trace of them left. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

٣٦ 36 هَذَا هُوَ الْحُلْمُ. أَمَّا تَفْسِيرُهُ فَهَذَا مَا نُخْبِرُ بِهِ الْمَلِكَ:

This was your dream. Now we will tell the king the meaning.

٣٧ 37 أَنْتَ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ هُوَ مَلِكُ الْمُلُوكِ، لأَنَّ إِلَهَ السَّمَاوَاتِ أَنْعَمَ عَلَيْكَ بِمَمْلَكَةٍ وَقُدْرَةٍ وَسُلْطَانٍ وَمَجْدٍ،

You, king, are king of the kings to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength, and the honor.

٣٨ 38 وَوَلّاكَ وَسَلَّطَكَ عَلَى كُلِّ مَا يَسْكُنُهُ أَبْنَاءُ الْبَشَرِ وَوُحُوشُ الْبَرِّ وَطُيُورُ السَّمَاءِ. فَأَنْتَ الرَّأْسُ الَّذِي مِنْ ذَهَبٍ.

He has given into your hand the place where the human beings live. He has given over the animals of the fields and the birds of the heavens into your hand, and he has made you rule over them all. You are the statue's head of gold.

٣٩ 39 ثُمَّ لَا تَلْبَثُ أَنْ تَقُومَ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ مَمْلَكَةٌ أُخْرَى أَقَلُّ شَأْناً مِنْكَ، وَتَلِيهَا مَمْلَكَةٌ ثَالِثَةٌ أُخْرَى مُمَثَّلَةٌ بِالنُّحَاسِ فَتَسُودُ عَلَى كُلِّ الأَرْضِ.

After you, another kingdom will arise that is inferior to you, and yet a third kingdom of bronze will rule over all the earth.

٤٠ 40 ثُمَّ تَعْقُبُهَا مَمْلَكَةٌ رَابِعَةٌ صَلْبَةٌ كَالْحَدِيدِ، فَتُحَطِّمُ وَتَسْحَقُ كُلَّ تِلْكَ الْمَمَالِكِ كَالْحَدِيدِ الَّذِي يَدُقُّ وَيَسْحَقُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ.

There will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron breaks other things into pieces and shatters everything. It will shatter all these things and crush them.

٤١ 41 وَكَمَا رَأَيْتَ أَنَّ الْقَدَمَيْنِ وَالأَصَابِعَ هِيَ خَلِيطٌ مِنْ خَزَفٍ وَحَدِيدٍ، فَإِنَّ الْمَمْلَكَةَ تَكُونُ مُنْقَسِمَةً فَيَكُونُ فِيهَا مِنْ قُوَّةِ الْحَدِيدِ، بِمِقْدَارِ مَا شَاهَدْتَ فِيهَا مِنَ الْحَدِيدِ مُخْتَلِطاً بِالْخَزَفِ.

Just as you saw, the feet and toes were partly made of baked clay and partly made of iron, so it will be a divided kingdom; some of the strength of iron will be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the soft clay.

٤٢ 42 وَكَمَا أَنَّ أَصَابِعَ الْقَدَمَيْنِ بَعْضُهَا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَالْبَعْضُ مِنْ خَزَفٍ، فَإِنَّ بَعْضَ الْمَمْلَكَةِ يَكُونُ صَلْباً وَالْبَعْضُ الآخَرُ هَشّاً.

As the toes of the feet were partly made of iron and partly made of clay, so the kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.

٤٣ 43 وَكَمَا رَأَيْتَ الْحَدِيدَ مُخْتَلِطاً بِخَزَفِ الطِّينِ، فَإِنَّ هَذِهِ الْمَمْلَكَةَ تَعْقِدُ صِلاتِ زَوَاجٍ مَعَ مَمَالِكِ النَّاسِ الأُخْرَى، إِنَّمَا لَا يَلْتَحِمُونَ مَعاً، كَمَا أَنَّ الْحَدِيدَ لَا يَخْتَلِطُ بِالْخَزَفِ.

As you saw the iron mixed with soft clay, so the people will be a mixture; they will not stay together, just as iron does not mix with clay.

٤٤ 44 وَفِي عَهْدِ هَؤُلاءِ الْمُلُوكِ يُقِيمُ إِلَهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ مَمْلَكَةً لَا تَنْقَرِضُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، وَلا يُتْرَكُ مُلْكُهَا لِشَعْبٍ آخَرَ، وَتَسْحَقُ وَتُبِيدُ جَمِيعَ هَذِهِ الْمَمَالِكِ. أَمَّا هِيَ فَتَخْلُدُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be conquered by another people. It will break the other kingdoms into pieces and put an end to all of them, and it will remain forever.

٤٥ 45 لأَنَّكَ رَأَيْتَ أَنَّ الْحَجَرَ الْمُنْقَضَّ الَّذِي لَمْ يُقْطَعْ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ بِيَدَيْنِ، قَدْ سَحَقَ الْحَدِيدَ وَالنُّحَاسَ وَالْخَزَفَ وَالْفِضَّةَ وَالذَّهَبَ. إِنَّ اللهَ الْعَظِيمَ قَدْ أَطْلَعَ الْمَلِكَ عَمَّا سَيَحْدُثُ فِي الأَيَّامِ الآتِيَةِ؛ فَالْحُلْمُ حَقِيقَةٌ وَتَفْسِيرُهُ صِدْقٌ».

Just as you saw, a stone was cut out of the mountain, but not by human hands. It broke the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold into pieces. The great God has made known to you, king, what will happen after this. The dream is true and this interpretation is reliable.”

٤٦ 46 حِينَئِذٍ انْطَرَحَ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَسَجَدَ لِدَانِيَالَ، وَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُقَدِّمُوا لَهُ تَقْدِمَةً وَرَائِحَةَ رِضًى

King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face before Daniel and honored him; he commanded that an offering be made and that incense be offered up to him.

٤٧ 47 وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِدَانِيَالَ: «حَقّاً إِنَّ إِلَهَكُمْ هُوَ إِلَهُ الآلِهَةِ وَرَبُّ الْمُلُوكِ وَكَاشِفُ الأَسْرَارِ، لأَنَّكَ اسْتَطَعْتَ إِعْلانَ هَذَا السِّرِّ».

The king said to Daniel, “Truly your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and the one who reveals mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery.”

٤٨ 48 ثُمَّ عَظَّمَ الْمَلِكُ دَانِيَالَ وَوَهَبَهُ عَطَايَا كَثِيرَةً، وَسَلَّطَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ وِلايَةِ بَابِلَ، وَأَقَامَهُ رَئِيساً عَلَى كُلِّ حُكَمَاءِ بَابِلَ وَوُلاتِهَا.

Then the king made Daniel highly honored and gave him many wonderful gifts. He made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon. Daniel became chief governor over the wisest men of Babylon.

٤٩ 49 وَطَلَبَ دَانِيَالُ مِنَ الْمَلِكِ أَنْ يُعَيِّنَ شَدْرَخَ وَمِيشَخَ وَعَبْدَنَغُو عَلَى شُؤُونِ وِلايَةِ بَابِلَ، فَفَعَلَ. أَمَّا دَانِيَالُ فَأَقَامَ فِي قَصْرِ الْمَلِكِ.

Daniel made a request of the king, and the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to be administrators over the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained at the king's court.