Daniel 2
1 In the second year of the rule of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was troubled and his sleep went from him.
En el segundo año del reinado de Nabucodonosor, el rey tuvo sueños que lo perturbaron tanto que le resultaba difícil dormir.
2 Then the king gave orders that the wonder-workers, and the users of secret arts, and those who made use of evil powers, and the Chaldaeans, were to be sent for to make clear to the king his dreams. So they came and took their places before the king.
Así que el rey convocó a los magos, encantadores, hechiceros y astrólogos para que le contaran lo que había soñado. Llegaron y se pusieron delante de él.
3 And the king said to them, I have had a dream, and my spirit is troubled by the desire to have the dream made clear to me.
“He tenido un sueño que me ha perturbado mucho”, les dijo. “Necesito saber qué significa”.
4 Then the Chaldaeans said to the king in the Aramaean language, O King, have life for ever: give your servants an account of your dream, and we will make clear to you the sense of it.
Los astrólogos respondieron al rey en arameo, “¡Que Su Majestad el rey viva para siempre! Cuéntanos tu sueño y nosotros, tus servidores, te lo interpretaremos”.
5 The king made answer and said to the Chaldaeans, This is my decision: if you do not make clear to me the dream and the sense of it, you will be cut in bits and your houses made waste.
“No puedo recordarlo”, el rey dijo a los astrólogos. “¡Si no me revelan el sueño y su significado, serán cortados en pedazos y sus casas serán totalmente destruidas!
6 But if you make clear the dream and the sense of it, you will have from me offerings and rewards and great honour: so make clear to me the dream and the sense of it.
Pero si son capaces de decirme el sueño y su significado, recibirán de mí regalos, recompensas y grandes honores. Así que díganme el sueño y su significado”.
7 A second time they said in answer, Let the king give his servants an account of his dream, and we will make clear the sense.
Volvieron a decir lo mismo: “Si su majestad el rey nos dice el sueño a sus siervos, les explicaremos lo que significa”.
8 The king made answer and said, I am certain that you are attempting to get more time, because you see that my decision is fixed;
“¡Me parece evidente que sólo intentan ganar tiempo!”, dijo el rey. “Ya lo ven, no puedo recordar el sueño.
9 That if you do not make my dream clear to me there is only one fate for you: for you have made ready false and evil words to say before me till the times are changed: so give me an account of the dream, and I will be certain that you are able to make the sense of it clear.
De no poder revelarme el sueño, ¡todos recibirán el mismo castigo! Han conspirado contra mí, diciéndome mentiras, esperando que las cosas cambien. Así que díganme cuál fue mi sueño y entonces creeré que pueden explicar su significado”.
10 Then the Chaldaeans said to the king in answer, There is not a man on earth able to make clear the king's business; for no king, however great his power, has ever made such a request to any wonder-worker or user of secret arts or Chaldaean.
Los astrólogos respondieron al rey: “¡Nadie en la tierra podría decirle al rey lo que ha soñado! ¡Nunca antes un rey, por grande y poderoso que fuera, había exigido esto a ningún mago, encantador o astrólogo!
11 The king's request is a very hard one, and there is no other who is able to make it clear to the king, but the gods, whose living-place is not with flesh.
¡Lo que Su Majestad pide es imposible! Nadie puede decirle a Su Majestad lo que soñó, excepto los dioses, y ellos no viven entre nosotros los mortales”.
12 Because of this the king was angry and full of wrath, and gave orders for the destruction of all the wise men of Babylon.
Esto enojó mucho al rey, y ordenó que se ejecutara a todos los sabios de Babilonia.
13 So the order went out that the wise men were to be put to death; and they were looking for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.
El decreto fue emitido. Los sabios estaban a punto de ser ejecutados, y los hombres del rey fueron en busca de Daniel y sus amigos.
14 Then Daniel gave an answer with wisdom and good sense to Arioch, the captain of the king's armed men, who had gone out to put to death the wise men of Babylon;
Daniel se acercó a Arioc, el comandante de la guardia imperial, a quien el rey había puesto a cargo de la orden de ejecutar a todos los sabios de Babilonia. Con sabiduría y tacto
15 He made answer and said to Arioch, O captain of the king, why is the king's order so cruel? Then Arioch gave Daniel an account of the business.
Daniel le preguntó: “¿Por qué el rey emitiría un decreto tan severo?”. Entonces Arioc le explicó a Daniel lo que había sucedido.
16 And Daniel went in and made a request to the king to give him time and he would make clear the sense of his dream to the king.
Daniel fue inmediatamente a ver al rey y le pidió más tiempo para explicarle el sueño y su significado.
17 And Daniel went to his house and gave his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah the news:
Luego Daniel se fue a su casa y se lo contó a Ananías, Misael y Azarías.
18 So that they might make a request for the mercy of the God of heaven in the question of this secret; so that Daniel and his friends might not come to destruction with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Les dijo que oraran al Dios del cielo, pidiendo ayuda con respecto a este misterio, para que él y sus amigos no fueran asesinados junto con el resto de los sabios de Babilonia.
19 Then the secret was made clear to Daniel in a vision of the night. And Daniel gave blessing to the God of heaven.
Aquella noche el misterio le fue revelado a Daniel en una visión. Entonces Daniel alabó al Dios del cielo:
20 And Daniel said in answer, May the name of God be praised for ever and ever: for wisdom and strength are his:
“Alaben la admirable naturaleza de Dios por los siglos de los siglos, porque él es sabio y poderoso.
21 By him times and years are changed: by him kings are taken away and kings are lifted up: he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those whose minds are awake:
Él está a cargo del tiempo y de la historia. El quita reyes y pone reyes en su lugar. Da sabiduría para que la gente sea sabia; da conocimiento a la gente para que pueda entender.
22 He is the unveiler of deep and secret things: he has knowledge of what is in the dark, and the light has its living-place with him.
Él revela cosas profundas y misteriosas. Sabe lo que hay en las tinieblas, y la luz vive en su presencia.
23 I give you praise and worship, O God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and strength, and have now made clear to me what we were requesting from you: for you have given us knowledge of the king's business.
Te doy gracias y te alabo, Dios de mis padres, porque me has dado sabiduría y poder. Ahora me has revelado lo que te pedimos; nos has revelado el sueño del rey”.
24 For this reason Daniel went to Arioch, to whom the king had given orders for the destruction of the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, Do not put to death the wise men of Babylon: take me in before the king and I will make clear to him the sense of the dream.
Entonces Daniel fue a ver a Arioc, a quien el rey había ordenado ejecutar a los sabios de Babilonia, y le dijo: “¡No ejecutes a los sabios de Babilonia! Llévame a ver al rey y le explicaré su sueño”.
25 Then Arioch quickly took Daniel in before the king, and said to him, Here is a man from among the prisoners of Judah, who will make clear to the king the sense of the dream.
Arioc llevó inmediatamente a Daniel ante el rey y le dijo: “He encontrado a uno de los cautivos de Judá que puede decirle a Su Majestad lo que significa su sueño”.
26 The king made answer and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Are you able to make clear to me the dream which I saw and its sense?
El rey le preguntó a Daniel (también llamado Beltsasar): “¿Eres realmente capaz de decirme cuál era mi sueño y qué significa?”
27 Then Daniel said in answer to the king, No wise men, or users of secret arts, or wonder-workers, or readers of signs, are able to make clear to the king the secret he is searching for;
“No hay sabios, ni encantadores, ni magos, ni adivinos que puedan explicar el misterio que Su Majestad quiere conocer”, respondió Daniel.
28 But there is a God in heaven, the unveiler of secrets, and he has given to King Nebuchadnezzar knowledge of what will take place in the last days. Your dreams and the visions of your head on your bed are these:
“Pero hay un Dios en el cielo que revela los misterios, y él ha revelado al rey Nabucodonosor lo que sucederá en los últimos días. Su sueño y las visiones que le vinieron a la mente mientras estaba acostado fueron estos.
29 As for you, O King, the thoughts which came to you on your bed were of what will come about after this: and the unveiler of secrets has made clear to you what is to come.
Mientras tu majestad estaba acostado, tus pensamientos se volvieron hacia el futuro, y el revelador de misterios te mostró lo que sucedería.
30 As for me, this secret is not made clear to me because of any wisdom which I have more than any living man, but in order that the sense of the dream may be made clear to the king, and that you may have knowledge of the thoughts of your heart.
No es porque yo tenga más sabiduría que nadie por lo que se me ha revelado este misterio, sino para explicar a Tu Majestad en qué estabas pensando para que pudieras entenderlo.
31 You, O King, were looking, and a great image was there. This image, which was very great, and whose glory was very bright, was placed before you: its form sent fear into the heart.
“Su Majestad, mientras miraba, allí estaba de pie ante usted una gran estatua. La estatua que estaba frente a usted era enorme y resplandeciente. Su aspecto era aterrador.
32 As for this image, its head was made of the best gold, its breast and its arms were of silver, its middle and its sides were of brass,
La cabeza de la estatua era de oro, el pecho y los brazos de plata, el centro y los muslos de bronce,
33 Its legs of iron, its feet were in part of iron and in part of potter's earth.
las piernas de hierro y los pies de hierro y barro cocido.
34 While you were looking at it, a stone was cut out, but not by hands, and it gave the image a blow on its feet, which were of iron and earth, and they were broken in bits.
Mientras tú mirabas, una piedra fue extraída, pero no por manos humanas. Golpeó los pies de hierro y arcilla de la estatua y los hizo pedazos.
35 Then the iron and the earth, the brass and the silver and the gold, were smashed together, and became like the dust on the floors where grain is crushed in summer; and the wind took them away so that no sign of them was to be seen: and the stone which gave the image a blow became a great mountain, covering all the earth.
Luego, el resto de la estatua -el bronce, la plata y el oro- se rompió en pedazos como el hierro y el barro. El viento se los llevó como la paja de la era de verano, de modo que no se pudo encontrar ningún rastro de ellos. Pero la piedra que golpeó la estatua se convirtió en una gran montaña y llenó toda la tierra.
36 This is the dream; and we will make clear to the king the sense of it.
“Este fue el sueño, y ahora explicaremos lo que significa para el rey.
37 You, O King, king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory,
Majestad, tú eres el rey de reyes a quien el Dios del cielo le ha dado el reino, el poder, la fuerza y la gloria.
38 Wherever the children of men are living; into whose hands he has given the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven, and has made you ruler over them all, you are the head of gold.
Él te ha dado el control de todos los pueblos, así como a los animales salvajes y a las aves. Te hizo gobernante de todos ellos. Tú eres la cabeza del oro.
39 And after you another kingdom, lower than you, will come to power; and a third kingdom, of brass, ruling over all the earth.
“Pero después de ti se levantará otro reino que es inferior a tu reino y reemplazará al tuyo. Después de él se levantará un tercer reino que es de bronce y gobernará todo el mundo.
40 And the fourth kingdom will be strong as iron: because, as all things are broken and overcome by iron, so it will have the power of crushing and smashing down all the earth.
El cuarto reino será fuerte como el hierro y, de la misma manera que el hierro aplasta y destroza todo, aplastará y destrozará a todos los demás.
41 And as you saw the feet and toes, part of potter's work and part of iron, there will be a division in the kingdom; but there will be some of the strength of iron in it, because you saw the iron mixed with the potter's earth.
Viste los pies y los dedos de los pies hechos de hierro y barro cocido, y esto indica que será un reino dividido. Tendrá parte de la fuerza del hierro pero mezclada con arcilla.
42 And as the toes of the feet were in part of iron and in part of earth, so part of the kingdom will be strong and part of it will readily be broken.
Así como los dedos de los pies eran en parte de hierro y en parte de barro, el reino será en parte fuerte y en parte frágil.
43 And as you saw the iron mixed with earth, they will give their daughters to one another as wives: but they will not be united one with another, even as iron is not mixed with earth.
De la misma manera que viste el hierro mezclado con el barro ordinario, así el pueblo se mezclará pero no se pegará como el hierro y el barro no se mezclan.
44 And in the days of those kings, the God of heaven will put up a kingdom which will never come to destruction, and its power will never be given into the hands of another people, and all these kingdoms will be broken and overcome by it, but it will keep its place for ever.
“Durante el tiempo de estos reyes el Dios del cielo establecerá un reino eterno que nunca será destruido ni tomado por otros. Aplastará todos estos reinos, poniéndoles fin, y durará para siempre,
45 Because you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that by it the iron and the brass and the earth and the silver and the gold were broken to bits, a great God has given the king knowledge of what is to take place in the future: the dream is fixed, and its sense is certain.
de la misma manera que viste la piedra extraída de la montaña, pero no por manos humanas, aplastar el hierro, el bronce, la arcilla, la plata y el oro. El gran Dios ha revelado a Su Majestad lo que ha de venir. El sueño es verdadero, y la explicación es fidedigna”.
46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar, falling down on his face, gave worship to Daniel, and gave orders for an offering and spices to be given to him;
Entonces el rey Nabucodonosor se postró ante Daniel y lo adoró, y ordenó que le hicieran ofrendas de grano e incienso.
47 And the king made answer to Daniel and said, Truly, your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings, and an unveiler of secrets, for you have been able to make this secret clear.
El rey dijo a Daniel: “En verdad, tu Dios es el Dios de los dioses, el Señor de los reyes, el revelador de los misterios, pues has podido revelar este misterio”.
48 Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him offerings in great number, and made him ruler over all the land of Babylon, and chief over all the wise men of Babylon.
Entonces el rey ascendió a Daniel a un alto cargo y le dio muchos regalos costosos, haciéndolo gobernador de toda la provincia de Babilonia y jefe de todos los sabios de Babilonia.
49 And at Daniel's request, the king gave Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego authority over the business of the land of Babylon: but Daniel was kept near the king's person.
A petición de Daniel, el rey puso a Sadrac, Mesac y Abednego a cargo de la provincia de Babilonia, y Daniel permaneció en la corte del rey.
