Daniel 4
1 King Nebuchadnezzar, to people of every nation and language in the whole world: I wish you well!
Mokonzi Nabukodonozori alobaki na bato ya bikolo, ya bamboka mpe ya nkota nyonso, oyo bavandaka na mokili mobimba: Natombeli bino kimia monene!
2 It is my pleasure to share with you an account of the signs and wonders the Most High God has done for me.
Nazali na esengo ya koyebisa bino bikamwa mpe makambo minene oyo Nzambe-Oyo-Aleki-Likolo asali mpo na ngai!
3 His signs are incredible. His wonders are amazing! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and his rule will last for all generations!
Bikamwa na Ye ezali solo minene,
4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was doing well at home, living happily in my palace.
Ngai, Nabukodonozori, nazalaki na kimia mpe nazalaki kosepela na bomengo kati na ndako na ngai.
5 But then one night I had a dream that really scared me—I saw visions that terrified me while I lay in my bed.
Mokolo moko, tango nazalaki ya kolala na mbeto na ngai, nalotaki ndoto moko oyo ebangisaki ngai makasi; bililingi mpe bimoniseli moko eyaki na makanisi na ngai mpe etungisaki molimo na ngai.
6 So I ordered all the wise men of Babylon brought before me to explain the dream to me.
Boye, napesaki mitindo epai ya bato ya bwanya nyonso ya Babiloni ete baya liboso na ngai mpo na kolimbolela ngai ndoto yango.
7 When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners came in I told them the dream, but they couldn't explain to me what it meant.
Bato oyo balobaka makambo oyo ekoya, banganga-kisi, bato ya soloka, oyo basalelaka minzoto mpe bato ya mayele ya mabe bayaki epai na ngai, mpe nayebisaki bango ndoto yango; kasi bakokaki te kopesa ngai ndimbola na yango.
8 In the end Daniel came before me and I told him the dream. (He is also called Belteshazzar after my god, and he has the spirit of the holy gods in him.)
Sima, Daniele ayaki liboso na ngai, mpe nayebisaki ye ndoto yango. Bazalaki kobenga ye Belitsatsari, kombo ya nzambe na ngai. Molimo ya banzambe ya bule ezalaki kati na ye.
9 “Belteshazzar, chief of magicians,” I said, “I certainly know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is difficult for you to explain. So tell me about what I saw in my dream and explain what it means.
Nalobaki: — Belitsatsari, mokonzi ya bato oyo balobaka makambo oyo ekoya, nayebi ete molimo ya banzambe ya bule ezali kati na yo, mpe ete mabombami moko te ezali pasi na kolimbola mpo na yo. Yoka ndoto oyo nalotaki mpe pesa ngai ndimbola na yango.
10 As I lay in bed dreaming, I saw a tree in the middle of the earth—a really large tree.
Tala bimoniseli oyo namonaki tango nazalaki ya kolala na mbeto na ngai:
11 It grew strong and tall, reaching high into the sky so it could be seen by everyone in the whole world.
Nzete yango ekolaki, ekomaki monene mpe makasi;
12 Its leaves were beautiful, and it was full of fruit for all to eat. Wild animals rested in its shade, and birds nested in its branches. It fed all living creatures.
ezalaki na makasa kitoko mpe na bambuma ebele,
13 As I went on dreaming, lying on my bed, I saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.
Na emoniseli oyo nazwaki tango nazalaki ya kolala na mbeto na ngai, namonaki anjelu moko, ye mosantu, kokita wuta na Lola.
14 He cried out in a loud voice, ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches! Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit! Drive the animals away from its shade, and scare off the birds from its branches.
Agangaki na mongongo makasi:
15 But leave the stump and its roots in the ground, and bind it with iron and bronze, surrounded by the new grass of the field. Let him become soaked with the dew of heaven, and let him live with the animals outside in the undergrowth.
Kasi tika ete mobimbi mpe misisa na yango etikala elala na mabele;
16 Let his mind become like that of an animal. Let him be like this for seven times.
Tika ete motema na ye ya bomoto elongwa
17 This is the decree conveyed by the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones in order that everyone alive may know that the Most High rules over human kingdoms. He gives them to whoever he chooses—he puts the most humble individuals in charge.’
Ba-anjelu nde bazwi mokano wana; basantu nde bakati yango mpo ete bato ya bomoi bayeba ete Ye-Oyo-Aleki-Likolo azali Nkolo ya mokili ya bato, apesaka bokonzi na yango na moto nyonso oyo Ye alingi mpe azali na makoki ya kotombola kati na yango moto ya suka kati na bato. ›
18 This is what I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw in my dream. Now it's up to you, Belteshazzar, to give me the explanation as you have before. None of the wise men in my kingdom could explain it to me. But you can, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”
Yango nde ndoto oyo ngai, mokonzi Nabukodonozori, nalotaki. Sik’oyo yo, Belitsatsari, yebisa ngai ndimbola na yango, pamba te moto moko te kati na bato ya bwanya ya mokili na ngai azalaki na makoki ya kolimbolela ngai yango. Nzokande yo, okokoka mpo ete ozali na molimo ya banzambe ya bule kati na yo. »
19 When Daniel (also called Belteshazzar) heard this, he was upset for a while, disturbed as he thought about it. The king told him, “Belteshazzar, don't be worried about the dream and what it means.” “My lord, I only wish this dream was for those who hate you and the explanation for your enemies,” Daniel replied.
Bongo Daniele oyo bazalaki kobenga Belitsatsari atungisamaki makasi na mwa tango, mpe makanisi na ye ekomaki kobangisa ye. Mokonzi alobaki na ye: — Belitsatsari, tika ete ndoto oyo mpe ndimbola na yango ebangisa yo te!
20 “The tree you saw was growing strong and tall, reaching high into the sky so it could be seen by everyone in the whole world.
Belitsatsari azongisaki: — Nkolo na ngai, tika ete ndoto oyo ezala mpo na bayini na yo, mpe ndimbola na yango, mpo na banguna na yo!
21 Its leaves were beautiful, and it was full of fruit for all to eat. Wild animals lived under its shade, and birds nested in its branches.
Nzete oyo omonaki, oyo ezalaki na makasa ya kitoko mpe bambuma ebele, oyo ezalaki kopesa bato nyonso bilei, oyo ezalaki kopesa pio na banyama ya zamba, oyo ezalaki kotikela bandeke ya likolo esika ya kotonga bazala na yango;
22 This is you, Your Majesty. You have grown strong, your power has become so great that it has reached high into the sky, and your rule extends to the ends of the earth.
nzete yango ezali yo, mokonzi! Okomi penza monene mpe makasi kino otuti mapata; mpe bokonzi na yo ekeyi kino na suka ya mabele.
23 Then Your Majesty saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven who said, ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump and its roots in the ground, and bind it with iron and bronze, surrounded by the new grass of the field. Let him become soaked with the dew of heaven and let him live with the animals outside in the undergrowth. Let his mind become like that of an animal. Let him be like this for seven times.’
Mokonzi, omonaki anjelu moko, ye mosantu, kokita wuta na Lola mpe koloba: « Kweyisa nzete wana mpe boma yango, kasi tika mobimbi na yango mpe kanga yango minyololo ya bibende mpe ya bronze kati na matiti ya zamba, mpe tika ete misisa na yango etikala na se ya mabele! Tika ete mamwe epolisa yango mpe ebika lokola banyama ya zamba, kino mibu sambo ekoleka mpo na ye. »
24 This is what it means, Your Majesty, and what the Most High has decreed will happen to my lord the king.
Oh mokonzi, tala ndimbola na yango; mpe ezali mokano ya Ye-Oyo-Aleki-Likolo, oyo atombokeli nkolo na ngai:
25 You will be driven away from human society and you will live with the wild animals. You will eat grass like the cattle, and you will be soaked with the dew of heaven. You will be like this for seven times until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over human kingdoms, and that he gives them to those he chooses.
« Bakobengana yo na molongo ya bato mpe okokende kovanda esika moko na banyama ya zamba; okobanda kolia matiti ya zamba lokola ngombe, mpe mamwe ekopolisa nzoto na yo. Mibu sambo ekoleka mpo na yo kino tango okondima ete Ye-Oyo-Aleki-Likolo azali na bokonzi ya kosala makambo oyo Ye alingi kati na bikolo ya bato mpo na kopesa yango na moto oyo Ye alingi.
26 However, as it was decreed, the stump and its roots were to be left in the ground. Your kingdom will be restored to you when you acknowledge that Heaven rules.
Etinda ya kotika mobimbi ya nzete mpe misisa na yango elingi koloba ete bokonzi na yo ekozongela yo lisusu tango okondima ete Nzambe ya likolo azali Mokonzi ya bakonzi.
27 So, Your Majesty, please take my advice. Stop sinning and do what's right. End your iniquities and be merciful to the oppressed. Maybe then things will continue to go well for you.”
Yango wana, oh mokonzi, yamba na esengo toli oyo nakopesa yo: ‹ Tika masumu na yo mpe sala makambo oyo ezali sembo! Tika motema mabe mpe yokela babola mawa! Na bongo nde kimia mpe bomengo na yo ekowumela. › »
28 (However, all this did happen to King Nebuchadnezzar.
Makambo wana nyonso ekokokisama mpo na mokonzi Nabukodonozori.
29 Twelve months later he was walking on the roof of the royal palace in Babylon.
Sima na basanza zomi na mibale, wana mokonzi azalaki kotambola na veranda ya ndako ya bokonzi, na Babiloni,
30 He said, “I was the one who built this great city of Babylon! By my own great power I built it as my royal residence for my majestic glory!”
amilobelaki: « Boni! Oyo ezali te Babiloni monene oyo natongaki lokola ndako ya mokonzi, na makasi na ngai, na nguya na ngai mpe mpo na lokumu ya bokonzi na ngai? »
31 The words were still on the king's lips when a voice came from heaven, “King Nebuchadnezzar, this is what is decreed concerning you: the kingdom has been taken away from you.
Wana azalaki nanu komilobela, mongongo moko ewutaki na likolo, elobaki: — Tala makambo oyo ekatami mpo na yo, mokonzi Nabukodonozori: « Nguya ya bokonzi elongwe na maboko na yo.
32 You will be driven away from human society and you will live with the wild animals. You will eat grass like the cattle, and you will become soaked with the dew of heaven. You will be like this for seven times until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over human kingdoms, and that he gives them to whoever he chooses.”
Bakobengana yo na molongo ya bato mpe okokende kovanda esika moko na banyama ya zamba; okokoma kolia matiti lokola ngombe. Mibu sambo ekoleka mpo na yo kino tango okondima ete Ye-Oyo-Aleki-Likolo azali na bokonzi ya kosala oyo Ye alingi, na bikolo ya bato mpo na kopesa yango na moto oyo Ye alingi. »
33 Immediately the decree was fulfilled, and Nebuchadnezzar was driven away from human society. He ate grass like the cattle, and his body was soaked with the dew of heaven. His hair grew matted like a vulture, and his nails like bird claws.)
Mbala moko, makambo nyonso oyo elobamaki na tina na Nabukodonozori ekokisamaki. Babenganaki ye na molongo ya bato mpe akomaki kolia matiti lokola ngombe; mamwe ekomaki kopolisa nzoto na ye kino suki na ye ekomaki milayi lokola masala ya mpongo ya mobange, mpe manzaka na ye lokola manzaka ya ndeke.
34 Once the time had passed, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven and my sanity returned to me. I blessed and praised the Most High and worshiped the One who lives forever. His rule is an eternal rule, and his kingdom lasts for all generations.
Na suka ya tango oyo esakolamaki, ngai Nabukodonozori, natombolaki miso na ngai na likolo, mpe mayele na ngai ezongelaki ngai. Nasanzolaki Ye-Oyo-Aleki-Likolo, napesaki lokumu mpe nkembo epai na Ye oyo azali na bomoi tango nyonso:
35 Everyone who lives on earth are as nothing compared to him. He does whatever he chooses among the heavenly host and among those who live on earth. No one can hold him back from what he does, or ask him, “What are you doing?”
Bato nyonso ya mokili bazali pamba na miso na Ye;
36 When my sanity returned, then my kingdom, majesty, and splendor also returned to me. My advisors and nobles came looking for me, and I was restored as ruler over my kingdom, even greater than before.
Kaka tango mayele na ngai ezongelaki ngai, lokumu mpe nkembo na ngai ezongelaki ngai mpo na nkembo ya bokonzi na ngai; bapesi toli na ngai mpe bato na ngai ya lokumu bakomaki koluka ngai mpe bazongiselaki ngai kiti na ngai ya bokonzi. Nakomaki lisusu na lokumu makasi koleka oyo nazalaki na yango liboso.
37 So now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, honor, and glorify the King of Heaven, for everything he does is right, and his ways are true. He is able to humble those who are proud.
Sik’oyo ngai Nabukodonozori, nakumisi, nanetoli mpe nasanzoli Mokonzi ya Lola, oyo misala na Ye nyonso ezali sembo, banzela na Ye ezali alima, mpe azali na makoki ya kosambwisa bato oyo bamitombolaka na lolendo.
