但以理書 2
1 拿步高在位第十二年，拿步高一連做了幾個夢，遂心神不寧，不能入睡。
In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, he had dreams. His mind was troubled, and he could not sleep.
2 於是君王下令召巫師、術士、方士和占星者前來給君王詳夢；他們前來了，站在君王前，
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.
3 君王對他們說：「我做了一個夢，心神不寧，急於要知道這夢的究竟。」
The king said to them, “I have had a dream, and my mind is anxious to know what the dream means.”
4 占星者用【阿剌美語】回答君王說：「大王萬歲! 請大王給你的僕人們說出夢來，我們好給大王解釋那夢的意義。」
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.”
5 君王答覆占星者說：「我是言出必行的，如果你們不告訴我那夢和夢的意義，你們必被萬刮凌遲，你們的家必成為廢墟。
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.
6 但若你們告知我那夢和夢的意義，你們必獲得我的禮物、賞報和崇高的尊榮；為此你們告訴我那夢和夢的意義罷! 」
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.”
7 他們又回答說：「請大王給你的僕人們說出夢來，好讓我們給大王解釋。」
They replied again and said, “Let the king tell us, his servants, the dream and we will tell you its meaning.”
8 君王回答說：「我明知你們是在想爭取時間，因為你們明知我是言出必行的；
The king answered, “I know for certain that you want more time because you see how firm my decision is about this.
9 如果你們不告訴我那夢，為你們只有一個判決。那麼，你們是想在我面前說謊欺騙，專待時機的轉變。現在你們要告訴我那夢，好使我知道你們能為我解釋那夢的意義。」
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.”
10 占星者在君王面前回答說：「世上沒有一個人能說出大王所問的事，從來也沒有一位君王，不論他如何偉大，有勢力，向任何巫師、術士和占星者詢問過這樣的事。
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.
11 大王詢問的，確是件難事，沒有誰能告訴大王，除非那不與血肉之軀同居的神祇。」
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.”
12 君王因此生氣，大發雷霆，下令消滅巴比倫所有的智者。
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.
13 要殺智者的諭令發出之後，人們就搜索達尼爾和他的同伴，要將他們殺死。
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.
14 君王的衛隊長阿黎約客出發，要殺巴比倫的智者之時，達尼爾機警明智地應付了他。
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.
15 達尼爾問君王的全權大臣阿黎約客說：「君王發出的諭令，為什麼這樣迫切」﹖阿黎約客遂將事情告訴了達尼爾。
Daniel asked the king's commander, “Why is the king's decree so urgent?” So Arioch told Daniel what had happened.
16 達尼爾進去要求君王給他延長限期，好為君王詳解夢兆。
Then Daniel went in and requested an appointment with the king so that he could present the interpretation to the king.
17 然後回到家裏，把事情告訴了自己的同伴阿納尼雅、米沙耳和阿匝黎雅，
Then Daniel went to his house and explained to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, what had happened.
18 要他們為這秘密事，懇求上天的大主施恩，挽救達尼爾和他的同伴與巴比倫其餘的智者，免被殺害。
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.
19 於是在夜間的神視中，這個秘密就啟示給達尼爾了；達尼爾遂讚美上天的大主，
That night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven
20 說：「願天主的名，從永遠直到永遠受讚美，因為智慧和能力都屬於他。
and said, “Praise the name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and power belong to him.
21 是他變更四時季節，是他廢黜君王，也興立君主，賜智者以智慧，賜識者以聰敏；
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.
22 是他啟示隱秘深奧之事，洞悉暗中的事，因為光明居於他內。
He reveals the deep and hidden things because he knows what is in the darkness, and the light lives with him.
23 我祖先的天主，我稱謝讚頌你，因為你賜給了我智慧和能力。我們祈求你的事，現在你已曉諭了我們，使我們知道了君王的秘密。」
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.”
24 達尼爾遂去見君王委派殺戮巴比倫智者的阿黎約客，對他這樣說：「請暫且先不要殺害巴比倫的智者，帶我去見君王，我要給君王解夢。」
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.”
25 於是阿黎約客立刻引達尼爾去見君王，對君王說：「我從猶大被擄的子民中找得一人，他會給大王解夢。」
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.”
26 君王對名叫貝耳特沙匝的達尼爾說道：「你能告訴我，我所見的夢和夢的意義嗎﹖」
The king said to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar), “Are you able to tell me the dream that I saw and its meaning?”
27 達尼爾回答君王說：「大王所問的奧秘，不是智者、術士、巫師和占卜者所能告訴大王的；
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.
28 但是，在天上有一位啟示奧秘的大主! 他已將那日後要發生的事曉諭給大王。大王! 你在床上腦中所得的夢，所見的神視是這樣：
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.
29 大王你睡在床上忽然想到日後所要發生的事，啟示奧秘的那位，把要發生的事已曉諭給你。
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.
30 這奧秘已啟示給我，並非因為我比任何活人更有智慧，而只是為把夢兆告訴大王，叫你知道你心心中的思念。」「
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.
31 大王! 你夢見一尊巨大的立像。這尊立像異常高大，非常光輝燦爛，立在君王面前，相貌可怕。
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.
32 這尊立像，頭是純金的，胸和臂是銀的，腹和股是銅的。
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,
33 脛是鐵的，腳一部份是鐵，一部份是泥的。
and its legs were made of iron. Its feet were made partly of iron and partly of clay.
34 大王，你在觀望，忽有一塊石頭，未經手鑿即滾下，擊中了立像，把鐵泥的腳，打得粉碎；
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.
35 同時鐵、泥、銅、銀和金立即完全粉碎，有如夏天禾場上的糠秕，被風吹去，無蹤無影；那塊擊碎立像的石頭卻變成了一座大山，佔據了全地。」「
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.
36 夢是這樣的，現在我們要給大王解釋夢兆。
This was your dream. Now we will tell the king the meaning.
37 大王! 你是王中之王，上天大主賜給了你領土、勢力、權威和尊榮，
You, king, are king of the kings to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength, and the honor.
38 凡有人居住的地方，田野的走獸，天空的飛鳥，都交在你手中，由你統治這一切，你便是那屬金的頭。
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.
39 在你以後，將興起另一個比你稍弱的國家，以後興起第三個國家，屬銅，她要統轄大地；
After you, another kingdom will arise that is inferior to you, and yet a third kingdom of bronze will rule over all the earth.
40 相繼而來的是第四個，堅強如鐵的國家，就如鐵能粉碎擊破一切，這個國家也要如鐵粉碎擊破一切，
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.
41 至於你見腳和趾，一部分是泥，一部分是鐵，表示這個國家必要分裂，然而國內仍有鐵的堅強，正如你見鐵與泥相混一樣。
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.
42 腳趾一部分是鐵，一部份是泥，表示這個國家一部分強，一部分弱。
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.
43 你見鐵與泥混合，是說他們要與其他人種相混合，但是彼此不能相合，就如鐵不能與泥相混合一樣。
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.
44 在這些君王時代，上天的大主必要興起一個永不滅亡的國家，她的王權也決不歸於其他民族，她要粉碎和毀滅這一切邦國，惟獨她永存弗替，
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.
45 就如你所見那塊未經手鑿，即從山上滾下的石頭，把鐵、銅、泥、銀和金打得粉碎一樣。偉大的天主已曉諭了大王，今後將要發生的事。這夢是真實的，夢的解釋也是正確的。」
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.”
46 拿步高於是俯首至地，叩拜達尼爾，下令給他奉上禮物和香品，
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.
47 然後開口對達尼爾說：「的確，你們的天主是萬神的天主，萬王的主宰，奧秘的啟示者，因為你能啟示這個奧秘。」
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.”
48 王遂擢升達尼爾，賞賜他很多珍貴的禮品，派他治理巴比倫全省，做巴比倫所有智者的首領。
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.
49 達尼爾要求君王委任沙得辣客、默沙客和阿貝得乃哥掌管巴比倫省的政務；達尼爾自己卻留在朝廷內。
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.
