Daniel 4
1 King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.
Nebucadnetsar, wa a a tout pèp yo, nasyon ak lang, ki rete sou tout tè a: “Ke lapè nou kapab vin anpil!
2 I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.
Li te sanble bon pou mwen deklare sign ak mèvèy ke Bondye Pi Wo a te fè pou mwen yo.
3 How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.
A la gran, sign Li yo gran! A la pwisan, mèvèy Li yo pwisan! Wayòm Li se yon wayòm k ap dire jis pou tout tan, epi dominasyon li de jenerasyon an jenerasyon.
4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.
Mwen, Nebucadnetsar, mwen te alèz nan lakay mwen e mwen t ap pwospere nan palè mwen an.
5 I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
Mwen te fè yon rèv e li te fè m gen gwo laperèz; epi refleksyon sila yo sou kabann mwen ak vizyon yo nan panse m te fè m gen gwo laperèz.
6 So I issued a decree that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.
Konsa, mwen te pase lòd pou fè mennen devan prezans mwen tout mesye saj Babylone yo, pou yo ta ka fè m konnen entèpretasyon a rèv la.
7 When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners came in, I told them the dream, and they could not interpret it for me.
Epi majisyen yo, mèt zetwal yo, Kaldeyen yo ak divinò yo te antre e mwen te pale yo rèv la, men yo pa t ka fè m konnen entèpretasyon li.
8 But at last, into my presence came Daniel (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods). And I told him the dream:
Men finalman, Daniel te antre devan m, ke non li te Beltschatsar, selon non dye pa mwen an e nan sila lespri a dye sen yo ye a. Mwen te pale rèv la a li menm, e te di:
9 “O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery baffles you. So explain to me the visions I saw in my dream, and their interpretation.
O Beltschatsar, chèf majisyen yo, akoz mwen konnen ke lespri a dye sen yo nan ou e nanpwen mistè ki difisil pou ou fè m konnen vizyon a rèv mwen ke m te fè yo, ansanm ak entèpretasyon li.
10 In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great.
Alò, men vizyon ki te nan tèt mwen pandan mwen kouche sou kabann mwen an: Mwen t ap gade e vwala, yon bwa nan mitan tè a, e wotè l te byen gran.
11 The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth.
Bwa a te grandi byen gwo, e li te vin fò epi wotè l te rive jis nan syèl la. Li te vizib jis rive nan dènye pwent a tout tè a.
12 Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and upon it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, in its branches the birds of the air nested, and from it every creature was fed.
Fèy li te byen bèl, fwi li te anpil e nan li, te gen manje pou tout moun. Bèt chan yo te jwenn lonbraj anba li, epi zwazo nan syèl yo te rete sou branch li, epi tout kreyati vivan yo te jwenn manje yo ladann.
13 As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.
Mwen t ap gade vizyon yo nan panse m, sou kabann mwen an, epi vwala yon ki sen k ap veye te desann soti nan syèl la.
14 He called out in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it, and the birds from its branches.
Li te kriye fò e te pale konsa: Koupe bwa a, e retire branch li yo! Retire tout fèy li, e gaye fwi li yo! Kite bèt yo ale soti anba l ak zwazo yo soti sou branch li.
15 But leave the stump with its roots in the ground, and a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven and graze with the beasts on the grass of the earth.
Sepandan kite chouk la rete anrasine nan tè a, menm avèk yon bann an fè ak bwonz k ap ansèkle l nan zèb nèf chan an. Kite moun sa a tranpe ak lawouze syèl la. Kite li pataje zèb la avèk bèt chan latè yo.
16 Let his mind be changed from that of a man, and let him be given the mind of a beast till seven times pass him by.
Kite kè li vin chanje pou l pa kè moun ankò, men ke kè a yon bèt vin bay a li menm. Konsa, kite sèt epòk vin pase sou li.
17 This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’
Dekrèt sa a se dekrè a sila ki t ap veye yo, epi desizyon sa a se yon lòd a sila ki sen yo, pou tout sila k ap viv yo kapab konnen, ke Pi Wo a se chèf sou wayòm a lèzòm, epi Li va bay li a nenpòt moun Li pito, epi Li va ranje bay li sou moun ki pi ba yo.
18 This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men of my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”
Sa se rèv ke mwen menm, Nebucadnetsar, te fè. Alò, ou menm, Beltschatsar, ou fè m konnen entèpretasyon li, kòmsi nanpwen lòt moun pami mesye saj wayòm mwen yo ki kapab fè m konnen entèpretasyon an. Men ou menm, ou kapab, paske lespri a dye sen yo nan ou.”
19 For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!
Konsa Daniel, ki rele Beltschatsar, te vin bèbè pandan yon ti tan e refleksyon li yo te fè l pè. Wa a te reponn e te di: “Beltschatsar, pa kite rèv la, ni entèpretasyon li twouble ou.” Beltschatsar te reponn: “Senyè mwen, pito ke rèv la te apatyen a sila ki rayi ou yo, e entèpretasyon li a lènmi ou yo!
20 The tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth,
Pyebwa ke ou te wè a, ki te vin gran, e te vin fò a, wotè a sila ki te rive jis nan syèl la, e te vizib a tout tè a;
21 whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air nested—
epi fèy a sila ki te bèl, fwi anpil la, pyebwa nan sila te gen manje pou tout moun nan, pyebwa anba sila bèt chan yo te viv la, e sou branch a sila zwazo syèl yo te vin poze a—
22 you, O king, are that tree! For you have become great and strong; your greatness has grown to reach the sky, and your dominion extends to the ends of the earth.
se ou menm, O wa! Paske ou te vin gran, e ou te vin fò; epi majeste ou te vin gran rive jis nan syèl la, e dominasyon ou jis rive nan dènye pwent latè.
23 And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, and a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by.’
“Epi tandiske wa a te wè yon ki t ap veye, yon ki sen, ki t ap desann kite syèl la, e ki t ap di: ‘Koupe bwa a e detwi li; sepandan, kite chouk la ak rasin li nan tè a, menm avèk yon bann fè ak bwonz k ap ansèkle li nan zèb nèf nan chan an, kite li menm moun nan tranpe ak lawouze syèl la, e kite li pataje li ak bèt chan yo jiskaske sèt epòk vin pase sou li,’
24 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree that the Most High has issued against my lord the king:
“Sa se entèpretasyon an, O wa, e sa se dekrè a Pi Wo a ki te vin rive sou senyè mwen an, wa a:
25 You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.
Ke ou va chase ale lwen de moun, ou va rete ak bèt chan, yo va fè ou manje zèb tankou bèf, e ou va tranpe ak lawouze syèl la. Epi sèt epòk va vin pase sou ou jiskaske ou vin rekonèt ke Pi Wo a se chèf sou wayòm a lèzòm, e Li bay li a sila ke Li pito.
26 As for the command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots, your kingdom will be restored to you as soon as you acknowledge that Heaven rules.
Epi, tandiske li te kòmande pou kite chouk la, ak rasin pyebwa a, wayòm ou an va asire apre ou vin rekonèt ke se syèl la ki renye.
27 Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
Akoz sa, O wa, ke konsèy mwen an kapab fè ou kontan: Sispann koulye a, peche ou yo. Ranplase yo ak ladwati, e inikite ou yo avèk montre mizerikòd a malere yo. Petèt konsa, kapab genyen yon pwolonjman trankilite ou.”
28 All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.
Tout sa te vin rive a Nebucadnetsar, wa a.
29 Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
Douz mwa pita, li t ap mache sou twati palè wa a Babylone.
30 the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
Wa a te reflechi e te di: “Èske se pa Gran Babylone sa a, ke m te bati kon yon rezidans wayal pa fòs pouvwa mwen an, e pou glwa a pwòp majeste mwen an?”
31 While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.
Pandan pawòl sa te toujou nan bouch a wa a, yon vwa te sòti nan syèl la e te di: “Wa Nebucadnetsar, a ou menm sa deklare; ‘Wayòm nan rache soti nan men ou.
32 You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”
Ou va chase ale lwen de moun e plas ou pou rete va avèk bèt chan yo. Yo va fè ou manje zèb tankou bèf e sèt epòk a va pase sou ou jiskaske ou rekonèt ke Pi Wo a se chèf sou tout wayòm a lèzòm e Li bay li a nenpòt moun ke Li pito.’”
33 At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.
Lapoula, pawòl konsènan Nebucadnetsar a te vin akonpli. Li te chase ale lwen de moun, li te kòmanse manje zèb tankou bèf, kò l te tranpe ak lawouze syèl la jiskaske cheve li te vin gran kon plim a yon èg, e zong li kon zong a yon zwazo.
34 But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
Men lè tan sa a te fini, mwen menm, Nebucadnetsar, mwen te leve zye m vè syèl la, bon konprann mwen te retounen sou mwen. Mwen te beni Pi Wo a, mwen te louwe e mwen te bay omaj a Sila ki vivan jis pou tout tan an; Paske règn Li se yon règn ki dire pou tout tan epi wayòm Li de jenerasyon an jenerasyon.
35 All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”
Tout sila ki rete sou latè yo pa konte pou anyen, men Li fè selon volonte Li nan lame syèl la e pami sila ki rete sou latè yo; epi nanpwen moun ki ka evite men Li, ni mande Li: “Kisa Ou fè la a?”
36 At the same time my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne, and surpassing greatness was added to me.
Nan lè sa a bon konprann mwen te retounen sou mwen. Epi majeste ak mayifisans mwen te restore a mwen menm pou glwa a wayòm mwen an. Konsa, konseye mwen yo ak prens mwen yo te kòmanse chache twouve mwen. Mwen te retabli nan wayòm mwen, e pi bon pi gwo pwisans te vin ogmante sou mwen.
37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
Alò, mwen menm Nebucadnetsar, mwen fè lwanj, egzaltasyon ak lonè a Wa syèl la, paske tout zèv Li yo vrè, chemen Li yo jis e Li kapab imilye sila ki mache ak ògèy yo.
