دانيال 4

١ 1 مِنْ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ الْمَلِكِ إِلَى جَمِيعِ الشُّعُوبِ وَالأُمَمِ وَالأَقْوَامِ مِنْ كُلِّ لِسَانٍ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي كُلِّ الأَرْضِ: لِيَكْثُرْ سَلامُكُمْ.

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

٢ 2 قَدْ طَابَ لِي أَنْ أُحَدِّثَ بِالآيَاتِ وَالْعَجَائِبِ الَّتِي صَنَعَهَا اللهُ الْعَلِيُّ،

I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the high God has wrought toward me.

٣ 3 فَمَا أَعْظَمَ آيَاتِهِ وَمَا أَقْوَى عَجَائِبَهُ. إِنَّ مَلَكُوتَهُ أَبَدِيٌّ وَسُلْطَانَهُ يَدُومُ عَلَى مَدَى الأَجْيَالِ.

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 كُنْتُ مُقِيماً مُطْمَئِنّاً فِي بَيْتِي، أَتَمَتَّعُ فِي الْبُحْبُوحَةِ فِي قَصْرِي،

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

٥ 5 فَرَأَيْتُ حُلْماً أَثَارَ فَزَعِي، وَأَقْلَقَتْنِي عَلَى مَضْجَعِي أَفْكَارِي وَرُؤَى رَأْسِي،

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

٦ 6 فَأَصْدَرْتُ أَمْراً بِاسْتِدْعَاءِ جَمِيعِ حُكَمَاءِ بَابِلَ أَمَامِي لِيُطْلِعُونِي عَلَى تَفْسِيرِ الْحُلْمِ.

Therefore 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.

٧ 7 فَحَضَرَ الْمَجُوسُ وَالسَّحَرَةُ وَالْكَلْدَانِيُّونَ وَالْمُنَجِّمُونَ، فَسَرَدْتُ الْحُلْمَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَعَجَزُوا عَنْ تَفْسِيرِهِ.

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

٨ 8 أَخِيراً مَثَلَ فِي حَضْرَتِي دَانِيَالُ الْمَدْعُو بَلْطَشَاصَّرَ، كَاسْمِ إِلَهِي، الَّذِي فِيهِ رُوحُ الآلِهَةِ الْقُدُّوسِينَ فَقَصَصْتُ عَلَيْهِ الْحُلْمَ.

But 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 before him I told the dream, saying,

٩ 9 قُلْتُ: «يَا بَلْطَشَاصَّرُ رَئِيسُ الْمَجُوسِ، إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ فِيكَ رُوحَ الآلهَةِ الْقُدُّوسِينَ وَلا يَتَعَذَّرُ عَلَيْكَ سِرٌّ، فَأَخْبِرْنِي بِرُؤَى حُلْمِي الَّذِي شَهِدْتُهُ وَبِتَفْسِيرِهِ.

O 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 the interpretation thereof.

١٠ 10 وَهَذِهِ هِيَ الرُّؤْيَا الَّتِي شَهِدْتُهَا فِي مَنَامِي: رَأَيْتُ وَإذَا بِشَجَرَةٍ مُنْتَصِبَةٍ فِي وَسَطِ الأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ارْتِفَاعٍ عَظِيمٍ،

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

١١ 11 وَقَدْ نَمَتِ الشَّجَرَةُ وَقَوِيَتْ حَتَّى بَلَغَ ارْتِفَاعُهَا السَّمَاءَ، وَبَدَتْ لِلْعِيَانِ حَتَّى إِلَى أَطْرَافِ الأَرْضِ.

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

١٢ 12 وَكَانَتْ أَوْرَاقُهَا جَمِيلَةً وَأَثْمَارُهَا كَثِيرَةً، تَوَافَرَ فِيهَا غِذَاءٌ لِلْجَمِيعِ، وَتَحْتَهَا تَسْتَظِلُّ وُحُوشُ الصَّحْرَاءِ وَتَأْوِي إِلَى أَغْصَانِهَا طُيُورُ السَّمَاءِ، وَمِنْهَا يَقْتَاتُ كُلُّ ذِي جَسَدٍ.

The 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 fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.

١٣ 13 ثُمَّ شَاهَدْتُ فِي الرُّؤَى وَأَنَا فِي مَنَامِي، وَإذَا بِرَقِيبٍ قُدُّوسٍ قَدْ نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ،

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

١٤ 14 وَهَتَفَ بِصَوْتٍ مُدَوٍّ وَقَالَ: اقْطَعُوا الشَّجَرَةَ وَاقْضِبُوا أَغْصَانَهَا وَبَعْثِرُوا أَوْرَاقَهَا وَانْثُرُوا أَثْمَارَهَا، لِتَشْرُدَ الْوُحُوشُ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا، وَتَهْجُرَ الطُّيُورُ أَغْصَانَهَا.

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

١٥ 15 وَلَكِنِ اتْرُكُوا سَاقَ أَصْلِهَا فِي الأَرْضِ، وَأَوْثِقُوهُ بَقَيْدٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَنُحَاسٍ فِي وَسَطِ عُشْبِ الْحَقْلِ، لِيَبْتَلَّ بِنَدَى السَّمَاءِ، وَلْيَكُنْ طَعَامُهُ مِنْ عُشْبِ الْحَقْلِ مَعَ الْبَهَائِمِ.

Nevertheless leave the stump of his 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:

١٦ 16 وَلْيَتَحَوَّلْ عَقْلُهُ مِنْ عَقْلِ إِنْسَانٍ إِلَى عَقْلِ حَيَوَانٍ إِلَى أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ 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 قَدْ صَدَرَ هَذَا الْقَضَاءُ عَنْ أَمْرِ الرُّقَبَاءِ السَّاهِرِينَ، وَقَرَارُ الْحُكْمِ بِكَلِمَةِ الْقُدُّوسِينَ، لِكَيْ يُدْرِكَ الأَحْيَاءُ أَنَّ الْعَلِيَّ مُتَسَلِّطٌ فِي مَمْلَكَةِ النَّاسِ، يَهَبُهَا لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ، وَيُوَلِّي عَلَيْهَا أَحْقَرَهُمْ.

This matter 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 whomsoever he will, and sets up over it the base of men.

١٨ 18 هَذَا هُوَ الْحُلْمُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُهُ أَنَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ الْمَلِكُ، وَعَلَيْكَ أَنْتَ يَا بَلْطَشَاصَّرُ أَنْ تُفَسِّرَهُ، لأَنَّ كُلَّ حُكَمَاءِ مَمْلَكَتِي قَدْ عَجَزُوا عَنْ إِطْلاعِي عَلَى تَفْسِيرِهِ. أَمَّا أَنْتَ فَتَسْتَطِيعُ ذَلِكَ لأَنَّ فِيكَ رُوحَ الآلِهَةِ الْقُدُّوسِينَ».

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

١٩ 19 حِينَئِذٍ انْتَابَتِ الْحَيْرَةُ دَانِيَالَ الْمَدْعُو بَلْطَشَاصَّرَ طَوَالَ سَاعَةٍ وَرَوَّعَتْهُ أَفْكَارُهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَلِكُ: «لا يُفْزِعُكَ الْحُلْمُ وَلا تَفْسِيرُهُ يَا بَلْطَشَاصَّرُ». فَأَجَابَ: «لِيَرْتَدَّ الْحُلْمُ عَلَى مُبْغِضِيكَ وَتَفْسِيرُهُ عَلَى أَعَادِيكَ.

Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonished for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spoke, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble you. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate you, and the interpretation thereof to your enemies.

٢٠ 20 الشَّجَرَةُ الَّتِي شَاهَدْتَهَا وَالَّتِي نَمَتْ وَاشْتَدَّتْ وَبَلَغَ ارْتِفَاعُهَا السَّمَاءَ فَبَدَتْ لِلْعِيَانِ حَتَّى أَطْرَافِ الأَرْضِ،

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

٢١ 21 وَكَانَتْ أَوْرَاقُهَا جَمِيلَةً وَأَثْمَارُهَا كَثِيرَةً، تَوَافَرَ فِيهَا غِذَاءٌ لِلْجَمِيعِ، وَتَحْتَهَا تَسْتَظِلُّ وُحُوشُ الصَّحْرَاءِ وَتَأْوِي إِلَى أَغْصَانِهَا طُيُورُ السَّمَاءِ،

Whose 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 fowls of the heaven had their habitation:

٢٢ 22 هِيَ أَنْتَ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ الَّذِي نَمَوْتَ وَقَوِيَتْ شَوْكَتُكَ وَازْدَادَتْ عَظَمَتُكَ، حَتَّى بَلَغَتْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، وَسُلْطَانُكَ إِلَى أَطْرَافِ الأَرْضِ.

It is you, O king, that are grown and become strong: for your greatness is grown, and reachs unto heaven, and your dominion to the end of the earth.

٢٣ 23 أَمَّا مَا شَاهَدْتَهُ مِنْ أَنَّ رَقِيباً قُدُّوساً قَدْ نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَقَالَ: اقْطَعُوا الشَّجَرَةَ وَأَفْنُوهَا، وَلَكِنِ اتْرُكُوا سَاقَ أَصْلِهَا فِي الأَرْضِ، وَأَوْثِقُوهُ بِقَيْدٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَنُحَاسٍ فِي وَسَطِ عُشْبِ الْحَقْلِ، لِيَبْتَلَّ بِنَدَى السَّمَاءِ، وَلْيَكُنْ طَعَامُهُ مِنْ عُشْبِ الْحَقْلِ مَعَ الْبَهَائِمِ،

And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet 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;

٢٤ 24 فَهَذَا هُوَ تَفْسِيرُهُ، وَهَذَا هُوَ قَضَاءُ الْعَلِيِّ الَّذِي يَحُلُّ بِسَيِّدِي الْمَلِكِ:

This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which has come upon my lord the king:

٢٥ 25 سَيَطْرُدُونَكَ مِنْ بَيْنِ النَّاسِ فَتَأْوِي مَعَ حَيَوَانِ الصَّحْرَاءِ، يُطْعِمُونَكَ الْعُشْبَ كَالثِّيرَانِ، وَتَبْتَلُّ بِنَدَى السَّمَاءِ، إِلَى أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ عَلَيْكَ سَبْعَةُ أَزْمِنَةٍ، حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ أَنَّ الْعَلِيَّ مُتَسَلِّطٌ فِي مَمْلَكَةِ النَّاسِ يَهَبُهَا مَنْ يَشَاءُ.

That they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make you to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, till you know that the most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomsoever he will.

٢٦ 26 أَمَّا الأَمْرُ الصَّادِرُ بِالْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى سَاقِ الشَّجَرَةِ فَمَعْنَاهُ أَنَّ مَمْلَكَتَكَ تَبْقَى لَكَ حَتَّى تُدْرِكَ أَنَّ السِّيَادَةَ هِيَ لِلسَّمَاءِ.

And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; your kingdom shall be sure unto you, after that you shall have known that the heavens do rule.

٢٧ 27 لِذَلِكَ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ، تَقَبَّلْ مَشُورَتِي وَتَخَلَّ عَنْ خَطَايَاكَ بِالْبِرِّ وَآثَامِكَ بِمُمَارَسَةِ الرَّحْمَةِ مَعَ الْبَائِسِينَ، عَسَى أَنْ يَطُولَ فَلاحُكَ».

Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of your tranquillity.

٢٨ 28 وَقَدْ أَصَابَ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ الْمَلِكَ كُلُّ مَا أَنْبَأَ بِهِ دَانِيَالُ.

All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.

٢٩ 29 فَبَعْدَ انْقِضَاءِ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ شَهْراً عَلَى هَذَا الْحُلْمِ، وَفِيمَا كَانَ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ يَتَمَشَّى عَلَى سَطْحِ قَصْرِ بَابِلَ الْمَلَكِيِّ،

At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.

٣٠ 30 قَالَ: «أَلَيْسَتْ هَذِهِ هِيَ بَابِلُ الْعَظِيمَةُ الَّتِي بَنَيْتُهَا بِقُوَّةِ اقْتِدَارِي لِتَكُونَ عَاصِمَةً لِلْمَمْلَكَةِ، وَلِجَلالِ 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 honour of my majesty?

٣١ 31 وَفِيمَا كَانَتْ كَلِمَاتُهُ بَعْدُ تَتَرَدَّدُ عَلَى شَفَتَيْهِ تَجَاوَبَ صَوْتٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ قَائِلاً: «يَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ الْمَلِكُ، لَكَ يَقُولُونَ الآنَ قَدْ زَالَ عَنْكَ الْمُلْكُ.

While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from you.

٣٢ 32 ثُمَّ يَطْرُدُونَكَ مِنْ بَيْنِ النَّاسِ فَتَأْوِي مَعَ حَيَوَانِ الصَّحْرَاءِ، وَيُطْعِمُونَكَ الْعُشْبَ كَالثِّيرَانِ إِلَى أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ عَلَيْكَ سَبْعَةُ أَزْمِنَةٍ، حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ أَنَّ الْعَلِيَّ مُتَسَلِّطٌ فِي مَمْلَكَةِ النَّاسِ يَهَبُهَا لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ».

And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make you to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomsoever he will.

٣٣ 33 فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ تَمَّ حُكْمُ الْقَضَاءِ عَلَى نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ، فَطُرِدَ مِنْ بَيْنِ النَّاسِ وَأَكَلَ الْعُشْبَ كَالثِّيرَانِ، وَابْتَلَّ جِسْمُهُ بِنَدَى السَّمَاءِ حَتَّى اسْتَرْخَى شَعْرُهُ مِثْلَ النُّسُورِ، وَطَالَتْ أَظْفَارُهُ مِثْلَ بَرَاثِنِ الطُّيُورِ.

The 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 hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.

٣٤ 34 وَفِي خِتَامِ السَّبْعَةِ الأَزْمِنَةِ، أَنَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ، الْتَفَتُّ نَحْوَ السَّمَاءِ، فَرَجَعَ إِلَيَّ عَقْلِي، وَبَارَكْتُ الْعَلِيَّ وَسَبَّحْتُ وَحَمَدْتُ الْحَيَّ الأَبَدِيَّ ذَا السُّلْطَانِ السَّرْمَدِيِّ، الَّذِي مُلْكُهُ عَلَى مَدَى الأَجْيَالِ.

And 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 honoured him that lives for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:

٣٥ 35 وَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّ كُلَّ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ لَا يُحْسَبُونَ شَيْئاً، وَأَنَّهُ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاءُ فِي جُنْدِ السَّمَاءِ وَسُكَّانِ الأَرْضِ، وَلَيْسَ مَنْ يَكُفُّ يَدَهُ أَوْ يَقُولُ لَهُ: مَاذَا تَفْعَلُ؟

And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he does 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 do you?

٣٦ 36 فِي ذَلِكَ الْحِينِ ثَابَ إِلَيَّ عَقْلِي، وعَادَ إِلَيَّ جَلالُ مَمْلَكَتِي وَمَجْدِي وَبَهَائِي، وَطَلَبَنِي مُشِيرِيَّ وَنُبَلاءُ دَوْلَتِي، وَتَثَبَّتُّ عَلَى عَرْشِ مَمْلَكَتِي وَازْدَادَتْ عَظَمَتِي جِدّاً.

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

٣٧ 37 فَالآنَ، أَنَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ، أُسَبِّحُ وَأُمَجِّدُ وَأَحْمَدُ مَلِكَ السَّمَاءِ الَّذِي جَمِيعُ أَعْمَالِهِ حَقٌّ، وَطُرُقُهُ عَادِلَةٌ وَقَادِرٌ عَلَى إذْلالِ كُلِّ مَنْ يَسْلُكُ بِالْكِبْرِيَاءِ.

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