Daniel 4

1 King Nabuchodonosor to all nations, tribes, and tongues, who dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied to you.

Men mesaj wa Nèbikadneza voye bay tout pèp, moun tout ras nan tout peyi ki pale lòt lang toupatou sou latè: -Gwo bonjou ak anpil kè poze pou nou tout.

2 It seemed good to me to declare to you the signs and wonders which the most high God has wrought with me,

Se yon plezi pou mwen pou m' fè nou konnen mirak ak bèl bagay Bondye ki anwo nan syèl la fè pou mwen.

3 how great and mighty [they are]: his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his power to all generations.

Bèl bagay li fè yo pa piti! Mirak li fè yo se gwo zafè! Bondye ap gouvènen pou tout tan. Otorite l' la la jouk sa kaba nèt.

4 I Nabuchodonosor was thriving in my house, and prospering.

Mwen menm, Nèbikadneza, mwen t'ap viv alèz lakay mwen. Tout zafè m' t'ap mache byen nan palè a.

5 I saw a vision, and it terrified me, and I was troubled on my bed, and the visions of my head troubled me.

Men, mwen fè yon rèv ki boulvèse m' anpil. Antan m' t'ap dòmi, yon bann vye lide t'ap travay nan tèt mwen, epi mwen te fè yon vizyon ki t'ap trakase tèt mwen.

6 And I made a decree to bring in before me all the wise men of Babylon, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

Mwen bay lòd pou yo fè chache tout nèg save ki nan lavil Babilòn pou yo vin ban m' esplikasyon rèv la.

7 So the enchanters, magicians, soothsayers, [and] Chaldeans came in: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me the interpretation thereof;

Dènye majisyen, dènye moun ki li zetwal, dènye divinò ak dènye nèg save vini. Mwen rakonte yo rèv la, men yo pa t' ka esplike m' sa li vle di.

8 until Daniel came, whose name is Baltasar, according to the name of my God, who has within him the Holy Spirit of God; to whom I said,

Apre sa, Danyèl vini devan mwen. Yo te ba li yon lòt non dapre non bondye mwen an: Yo te rele l' Beltechaza. Li gen lespri bondye yo nan li. Mwen rakonte l' rèv mwen te fè a.

9 O Baltasar, chief of the enchanters, of whom I know that the Holy Spirit of God is in thee, and no mystery is too hard for thee, hear the vision of my dream which I had, and tell me the interpretation of it.

Mwen di l': Beltechaza, ou menm ki chèf majisyen yo, mwen konnen ou gen lespri bondye yo nan ou, kifè pa gen mistè ou pa konprann. Men sa mwen te wè nan rèv mwen te fè a. Di m' kisa li vle di:

10 I had a vision upon my bed; and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great.

Antan mwen t'ap dòmi, mwen fè yon vizyon: Mwen wè yon gwo pyebwa byen kanpe nan mitan latè.

11 The tree grew large and strong, and its height reached to the sky, and its extent to the extremity of the whole earth:

Pyebwa a grandi, li grandi jouk tèt li rive nan syèl. Toupatou sou latè moun te ka wè l'.

12 its leaves were fair, and its fruit abundant, and in it was meat for all; and under it the wild beasts of the field took shelter, and the birds of the sky lodged in the branches of it, and all flesh was fed of it.

Fèy li yo te bèl. Li te chaje ak donn. Te gen kont pou tout moun manje. Li te bay gwo lonbray pou bèt nan bwa yo pare solèy. Zwezo te fè nich nan tout branch li yo. Li te bay manje pou tout kalite bèt ak pou tout moun.

13 I beheld in the night vision upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven, and cried aloud, and thus he said,

Nan dòmi an, antan mwen t'ap kalkile sou rèv la, mwen wè yon zanj Bondye soti nan syèl la desann. Se te yonn nan zanj gadyen yo.

14 Cut down the tree, and pluck off its branches, and shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the wild beasts be removed from under it, and the birds from its branches.

Li pale byen fò, li di konsa: Koupe pyebwa a met atè. Debranche l' nèt. Rache tout fèy li yo. Gaye tout donn li yo. Fè tout bèt soti anba lonbraj li. Fè tout zwezo vole kite branch li yo.

15 Only leave the stump of its roots in the earth, and [bind it] with an iron and brass band; and it shall lie in the grass that is without and in the dew of heaven, and its portion [shall be] with the wild beasts in the grass of the field.

Men, kite yon gwo chouk ak tout rasin li nan tè. Mare l' ak chenn fèt an fè ak kwiv. Kite l' la konsa nan mitan zèb yo. Se pou lawouze tonbe sou nonm sa a. Se pou l' manje zèb nan savann tankou bèt nan bwa.

16 His heart shall be changed from that of man, and the heart of a wild beast shall be given to him; and seven times shall pass over him.

Pandan sètan, li p'ap gen lespri tankou tout moun. L'ap san konprann tankou yon bèt.

17 The matter is by the decree of the watcher, and the demand is a word of the holy ones; that the living may know that the Lord is most high [over] the kingdom of men, and he will give it to whomsoever he shall please, and will set up over it that which is set at nought of men.

Se desizyon sa a zanj gadyen yo pran. Se jijman sa a zanj Bondye yo bay. Se pou tout moun sou latè konnen Bondye ki nan syèl la gen pouvwa sou tout chèf. Li bay moun li vle pouvwa pou yo gouvènen. Li pran moun ki pi ba a, li fè l' moute!

18 This is the vision which I king Nabuchodonosor saw: and do thou, Baltasar, declare the interpretation, for none of the wise men of my kingdom are able to shew me the interpretation of it: but thou, Daniel, art able; for the Holy Spirit of God is in thee.

Men rèv mwen menm, wa Nèbikadneza, mwen te fè a. Koulye a, ou menm Beltechaza, esplike m' sa li vle di. Pa gen yonn nan tout nèg save peyi m' lan ki te ka fè m' konnen sans rèv la. Men ou menm, ou kapab, paske lespri bondye yo nan ou.

19 Then Daniel, whose name is Baltasar, was amazed about one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. And Baltasar answered and said, [My] lord, let the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation of it to thine enemies.

Lè sa a, Danyèl ki te rele Beltechaza tou, rete yon bon ti tan li pa di anyen, paske tèt li te boulvèse. Wa a di l' konsa: -Beltechaza monchè, pa kite rèv la ak esplikasyon l' lan boulvèse tèt ou! Beltechaza reponn: -Monwa, mwen ta swete rèv la ak tout esplikasyon l' lan pa pou ou, men pou lènmi ou yo, pou moun ki pa vle wè ou yo.

20 The tree which thou sawest, that grew large and strong, whose height reached to the sky and its extent to all the earth;

Pyebwa ou te wè ki t'ap grandi, ki t'ap gwosi jouk tèt li rive nan syèl la kifè dènye moun sou latè te ka wè l' la,

21 and whose leaves were flourishing, and its fruit abundant, (and it was meat for all; under it the wild beasts lodged, and the birds of the sky took shelter in its branches: )

pyebwa ki te gen fèy li yo bèl, ki te chaje donn kont pou tout moun sou latè te manje, ki te gen bèt nan bwa rete anba lonbray li ak zwezo ki te fè nich nan tout branch li yo,

22 is thyself, O king; for thou art grown great and powerful, and thy greatness has increased and reached to heaven, and thy dominion to the ends of the earth.

pyebwa sa a se ou menm, monwa, ki grandi, ki vin fò. Ou sitèlman grandi ou rive jouk nan syèl la. Ou chèf sou tout latè.

23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven, and he said, Strip the tree, and destroy it; only leave the stump of its roots in the ground, and [bind it] with a band of iron and brass; and it shall lie in the grass that is without, and in the dew of heaven, and its portion shall be with wild beasts, until seven times have passed over it;

Apre sa, antan wa a t'ap gade, li wè yon zanj Bondye soti nan syèl la desann, epi ki di: Koupe pyebwa a mete l' atè, detwi li. Men, kite chouk la nan tè ak tout rasin li yo. Mare l' ak chenn fèt an fè ak kwiv. Lèfini, kite l' nan mitan zèb yo. Kite lawouze tonbe sou nonm sa a, kite l' viv ak bèt nan bwa yo pandan sètan.

24 this is the interpretation of it, O king, and it is a decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king.

Bon, koulye a, men sa rèv la vle di monwa. Men sa Bondye ki anwo nan syèl la di ki pral rive ou.

25 And they shall drive thee forth from men, and thy dwelling shall be with wild beasts, and they shall feed thee with grass as an ox, and thou shalt have thy lodging under the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the Most High is Lord of the kingdom of men, and will give it to whom he shall please.

Yo pral voye ou byen lwen pou ou pa mache sou moun. Ou pral rete ak bèt nan bwa pandan sètan. Ou pral manje zèb tankou bèf, ou pral dòmi deyò pou lawouze bat ou. Apre sa, w'a rekonèt se Bondye nan syèl la ki kontwole tout chèf sou latè. Se li menm ki bay moun li vle dwa pou yo gouvènen.

26 And whereas they said, Leave the stumps of the roots of the tree; thy kingdom abides [sure] to thee from the time that thou shalt know the power of the heavens.

Zanj yo te di pou yo te kite chouk la ak tout rasin li yo nan tè. Sa vle di w'ap moute wa ankò lè w'a rekonèt se Bondye nan syèl la k'ap gouvènen sou tout latè.

27 Therefore, O king, let my counsel please thee, and atone for thy sins by alms, and [thine] iniquities by compassion on the poor: it may be God will be long-suffering to thy trespasses.

Se poutèt sa, monwa, koute konsèy m'ap ba ou. Fè sa ki dwat devan Bondye pou kouvri peche ou yo. Gen pitye pou pòv malere yo pou kouvri tout mechanste ou yo! Konsa, monwa, w'a ka viv alèz ak kè poze pou lontan ankò.

28 All these things came upon king Nabuchodonosor.

Tou sa Danyèl te di a rive wa Nèbikadneza vre.

29 After a twelvemonth, as he walked in his palace in Babylon,

Douz mwa apre sa, wa a t'ap pwonmennen sou teras palè li a lavil Babilòn,

30 the king answered and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for a royal residence, by the might of my power, for the honour of my glory?

li di konsa: -Gade jan lavil Babilòn lan vin gran non! Se mwen menm ki bati l' ak fòs kouraj mwen pou l' sèvi m' kapital peyi a, pou fè wè jan mwen gen pouvwa, jan mwen grannèg.

31 While the word was yet in the king’s mouth, there came a voice from heaven, [saying], To thee, king Nabuchodonosor, they say, The kingdom has departed from thee.

Wa a pa t' ankò fèmen bouch li, lè yon vwa rete nan syèl la, li di: -Wa Nèbikadneza, koute sa m'ap di ou. Depi jòdi a, yo wete pouvwa a nan men ou. Ou pa wa ankò.

32 And they [shall] drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the wild beasts of the field, and they shall feed thee with grass as an ox: and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the Most High is Lord of the kingdom of men, and he will give it to whomsoever he shall please.

Yo p'ap kite ou mache sou moun. Ou pral rete ak bèt nan bwa. Ou pral manje zèb tankou bèf pandan sètan, jouk w'a rekonèt se Bondye nan syèl la ki kontwole tout chèf sou latè. Se li menm ki bay moun li vle dwa pou yo gouvènen.

33 In the same hour the word was fulfilled upon Nabuchodonosor: and he was driven forth from men, and he ate grass as an ox, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven, until his hairs were grown like lions’ [hairs], and his nails as birds’ [claws].

Lamenm sa pawòl la te di a rive vre. Yo mete wa a deyò pou l' pa mache sou moun. Li t'ap manje zèb tankou bèf. Lawouze tonbe sou tout kò l'. Cheve nan tèt li pouse tankou plim malfini, zong li yo vin long tankou grif zwezo.

34 And at the end of the time I Nabuchodonosor lifted up mine eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised him that lives for ever, and gave [him] glory; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom [lasts] to all generations:

Wa a di ankò: -Apre sètan sa yo, mwen menm Nèbikadneza, mwen leve je m' mwen gade syèl la. Bonnanj mwen vin sou mwen. Mwen di Bondye nan syèl la mèsi, mwen fè lwanj Bondye k'ap viv pou tout tan tout tan an, mwen rekonèt jan li gen pouvwa. L'ap donminen pou tout tan. Gouvènman li ap la jouk sa kaba.

35 and 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 there is none who shall withstand his power, and say to him, What hast thou done?

Li pa pran moun k'ap viv sou latè yo pou anyen. Li fè sa li vle ak lame zanj ki nan syèl la, ansanm ak tout moun ki sou latè. Pesonn pa ka kenbe tèt avè l'. Pesonn pa ka mande l' kont!

36 At the same time my reason returned to me, and I came to the honour of my kingdom; and my [natural] form returned to me, and my princes, and my nobles, sought me, and I was established in my kingdom, and more abundant majesty was added to me.

Lè bonnanj mwen tounen sou mwen, yo renmèt mwen pouvwa mwen, otorite mwen ak tout bèl bagay mwen te genyen. Konseye mwen yo ak chèf k'ap sèvi mwen yo voye chache m', yo mete m' wa ankò. Mwen vin gen plis pouvwa pase anvan.

37 Now therefore I Nabuchodonosor praise and greatly exalt and glorify the King of heaven; for all his works are true, and his paths are judgment: and all that walk in pride he is able to abase.

Koulye a, mwen menm Nèbikadneza, m'ap fè fèt pou wa ki nan syèl la, m'ap fè lwanj pou li, m'ap di jan li gen pouvwa. Tou sa li fè bon. Li pa fè paspouki pou pesonn. Li konn jan pou l' fè ak moun ki kite lògèy vire tèt yo. L'ap desann kòlèt yo.