Daniel 4
1 King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.
Навуходоносор царь всем людем, племеном и языком сущым во всей земли, мир вам да умножится.
2 I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.
Знамения и чудеса, яже сотвори со мною Бог Вышний, угодно бысть предо мною возвестити вам,
3 How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.
коль великая и крепкая: царство Его царство вечное, и власть Его в роды и роды.
4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.
Аз Навуходоносор обилуяй бех в дому моем и благоцветый на престоле моем:
5 I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
сон видех, и устраши мя, и смятохся на ложи моем, и видения главы моея смятоша мя:
6 So I issued a decree that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.
и мною положися повеление, привести пред мя вся мужы мудрыя Вавилонския, да сказание сна возвестят мне.
7 When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners came in, I told them the dream, and they could not interpret it for me.
И вхождаху обаятелие, волсви, газарини, Халдее, и сон аз рех пред ними, и сказания его не возвестиша ми,
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:
дондеже вниде (пред мя) Даниил, емуже имя Валтасар, по имения бога моего, иже духа Божия свята имать в себе, и сон пред ним рех:
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.
Валтасаре, княже обаятелей, егоже аз разумех, яко дух Божий святый имаши, и всякая тайна не изнемогает пред тобою, слыши видение сна моего, еже видех, и сказание его повеждь мне.
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.
И видение главы моея на ложи моем зрех, и се, древо среде земли, и высота его велика:
11 The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth.
и возвеличися древо то и укрепися, и высота его досязаше до небесе, и величина его до конец земли всея,
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.
листвие его прекрасное, и плод его мног, и пища всех в нем, и под ним вселяхуся вси зверие дивии, и в ветвех его живяху (вся) птицы небесныя, и от него питашеся всяка плоть.
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.
Видех во сне нощию на ложи моем, и се, Бодрый и Святый от небесе сниде
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.
и возгласи крепце и тако рече: посецыте древо и обийте ветви его, и оттрясите листвие его и разсыплите плод его, да позыблются зверие под ним и птицы с ветвий его:
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.
точию отрасль корения его в земли оставите, и во узе железне и медне, и во злаце внешнем и в росе небесней вселится, и со зверьми (дивиими) часть его во траве земней:
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.
сердце его от человек изменится, и сердце зверино дастся ему, и седмь времен изменятся над ним:
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.’
изречением Бодраго слово, и глагол Святых прошение: да уведят живущии, яко владеет Вышний царством человеческим, и емуже восхощет, даст е, и уничтоженное человеков возставит над ним.
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.”
Сей сон, егоже видех аз Навуходоносор царь: ты же, Валтасаре, сказание его повеждь, яко вси мудрии царства моего не могут сказания его поведати мне, ты же, Данииле, можеши, яко дух Божий свят в тебе.
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!
Тогда Даниил, емуже имя Валтасар, ужасеся аки на един час, и размышления его смущаху его. И отвеща царь и рече: Валтасаре, сон мой и сказание его да не смущает тебе. И отвеща Валтасар и рече: господине, да будет сон сей ненавидящым тя, и сказание его врагом твоим.
20 The tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth,
Древо, еже видел еси возвеличившееся и укрепившееся, егоже высота досязаше до небесе и величина его на всю землю,
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—
и листвие его благоцветное и плод его мног, и пища всем в нем, под ним живяху зверие дивии, и в ветвех его угнездяхуся птицы небесныя:
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.
ты еси, царю, яко возвеличился еси и укрепел, и величество твое возвеличися и досяже небесе, и власть твоя до конец земли.
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.’
И яко виде царь Бодраго и Святаго сходяща с небесе, и рече: посецыте древо и разсыплите е, точию проничение корения его в земли оставите, и во узе железне и медяне и во злаце внешнем и в росе небесней водворится, и со зверьми дивиими часть его, дондеже седмь времен пременятся над ним:
24 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree that the Most High has issued against my lord the king:
сие сказание его, царю, и изречение Вышняго есть, еже приспе на господина моего царя:
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.
изженут тя от человек, и с дивиими зверьми будет житие твое, и травою аки вола напитают тя, и от росы небесныя тело твое оросится, и седмь времен изменятся над тобою, дондеже увеси, яко владеет Вышний царством человеческим, и емуже восхощет, даст е.
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.
А еже рече: оставите проничение корения древа (в земли): царство твое тебе будет, отнележе увеси власть небесную.
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.”
Сего ради, царю совет мой да будет тебе угоден, и грехи твоя милостынями искупи и неправды твоя щедротами убогих: негли будет долготерпелив грехом твоим Бог.
28 All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.
Сия вся постигоша Навуходоносора царя.
29 Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
По двоюнадесяти месяцех в дому царства своего, в Вавилоне бе ходя,
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?”
отвеща царь и рече: несть ли сей Вавилон великий, егоже аз соградих в дом царства, в державе крепости моея, в честь славы моея?
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.
Еще слову сущу во устех каря, глас с небесе бысть: тебе глаголется, Навуходоносоре царю: цартво твое прейде от тебе,
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.”
и от человек отженут тя, и со зверьми дивиими житие твое, и травою аки вола напитают тя и седмь времен изменятся на тебе, дондеже увеси, яко владеет Вышний царством человеческим, и емуже восхощет, даст е.
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.
В той час слово скончася на цари Навуходоносоре, и от человек отгнася, и траву аки вол ядяше, и от росы небесныя тело его оросися, дондеже власи ему яко льву возрастоша и ногти ему аки птицам.
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.
И по скончании тех дний, аз Навуходоносор очи свои на небо воздвиг, и ум мой ко мне возвратися, и Вышняго благослових, и Живущаго во веки похвалих и прославих, яко власть Его власть вечна, и царство Его в роды и роды,
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?’”
и вси живущии на земли ни во чтоже вменишася, и по воли Своей творит в силе небесней и в селении земнем: и несть, иже воспротивится руце Его и речет Ему: что сотворил еси?
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.
В то время ум мой возвратися ко мне, и в честь царства моего приидох, и зрак мой возвратися ко мне, и началницы мои и вельможи мои искаху мене: и в царстве моем утвердихся, и величество изюбилнее приложися мне.
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.
Ныне убо аз Навуходоносор хвалю и превозношу и славлю Царя Небеснаго, яко вся дела Его истинна, и путие Его судбы, и вся ходящыя в гордости может смирити.
