دانيال 4

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

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

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

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

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

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

I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my 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 on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The tree grew and was strong. Its height reached to the sky and its sight 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.

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

“I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and behold, a holy watcher came down from the sky.

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 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 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 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 وَلْيَتَحَوَّلْ عَقْلُهُ مِنْ عَقْلِ إِنْسَانٍ إِلَى عَقْلِ حَيَوَانٍ إِلَى أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ 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 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.

“‘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 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; 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 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 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 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 to the sky and its sight 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 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 هِيَ أَنْتَ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ الَّذِي نَمَوْتَ وَقَوِيَتْ شَوْكَتُكَ وَازْدَادَتْ عَظَمَتُكَ، حَتَّى بَلَغَتْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، وَسُلْطَانُكَ إِلَى أَطْرَافِ الأَرْضِ.

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 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،

“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 تَفْسِيرُهُ، وَهَذَا هُوَ قَضَاءُ الْعَلِيِّ الَّذِي يَحُلُّ بِسَيِّدِي الْمَلِكِ:

“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 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.

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

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

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 tranquility.”

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

All this came on 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 was walking in the royal palace 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, which I have built for the royal dwelling place by the might of my power and for the glory 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, a voice came from the sky, saying, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: ‘The kingdom has 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».

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 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.

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 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.

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 honored him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom 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؟

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 no one can stop his hand, or ask him, “What are you doing?”

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 understanding returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned to me. My counselors and my lords sought me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added to 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 honor 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.