< Daniel 4 >

1 King Nabuchodonosor to all nations, tribes, and tongues, who dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied to you.
Nebuchadnezzar lengpan, leiset chunga cheng chitin leh namtin chuleh pao tintang ho heng’a, hiche thuhi athot tai, Na chung’uva chamna leh kipana leng hen.
2 It seemed good to me to declare to you the signs and wonders which the most high God has wrought with me,
Hatchungnung Pathen in kaheng’a aphondoh thil kidang ho chuleh melchihna ho chengse hi, nangho hetdinga phondohson ding kadei ahi.
3 how great and mighty [they are]: his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his power to all generations.
Aman melchihna abolho itobanga loupi hitam, Aman thil kidang abolho itobanga thahat hitam! Ama lenggam chu tonsot leng gam ahin, Ama lengvaipoh jong akhang khanga umjing ding ahi tai.
4 I Nabuchodonosor was thriving in my house, and prospering.
Nebuchadnezzar, keima hi, nomsa tah leh ima jouse ninglhing sel’in, ka leng inpia ka cheng’e.
5 I saw a vision, and it terrified me, and I was troubled on my bed, and the visions of my head troubled me.
Chuin jankhat chu mang ka neiyin, hichun eisu kicha lhehin ahi. Keima jalkhun’a kalumin, gaovin themgao thilmu kaneiye. Hiche kamang chun eisu lunggim lheh jeng in ahi.
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.
Chuin keiman Babylon gamsung pumpia miching mithem ho abonchauvin ka koukhom in, kamang chu ka seipeh tai. Ahivang in, amahon kamang chu ipi tina ham, eiseipeh thei deh pouve.
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;
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,
Achainan, Daniel kaheng’a ahung’in, ken jong ama heng’a kamang chu kasei tai. Daniel chu, keima Pathen min’a kon’a Belteshazzar kasah ahin, chuleh Pathen thengho lhagao chu ama chunga cheng ahi.
9 O Baltasar, chief of the enchanters, of whom I know that the Holy Spirit of God is in you, and no mystery is too hard for you, hear the vision of my dream which I had, and tell me the interpretation of it.
Keiman ama jah’a, Vo Belteshazzar mitphel doithem ho jouse pipu pa nahin, nachung’a pathen thengho lhagao cheng’a ahi kahei, chuleh nang din thil ki-imho hetdoh theilou leh het hahsa aumpoi. Tun kamang chu hiche ahi ipi tina ham neisei peh in,
10 I had a vision upon my bed; and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great.
Keima ka jalkhun’a ka luppet’a, themgao thilmua kamu kamang chu hiti ahi. Keiman leiset lailung tah’a thingphung lentah khat kamun.
11 The tree grew large and strong, and its height reached to the sky, and its extent to the extremity of the whole earth:
Thingphung chun akhang khang in, van aphan asang lheh jeng in, leiset pumpia mutheiyin aum in, lentah leh thahat tahin akehdet tai.
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.
Thingphung chu ana ho ahingin ahoijin, aga jong abulhingset in, miho jouse nehthei ding aum e. Alim noija chun gamlah gamsa ho akol’un, abah lah’a chun vachate achenguve. Hiche thingphung’a kon chun, ahing thei jouse akivah’uve.
13 I saw 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,
Chuin jalkhun’a kalup’a mang ka nei pet chun, themgao thilmun, van’a kon’a Pathen vantil khat ahung kumlhah kamui.
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.
Vantil chun lhang asam in, “Thingphung chu phuhlhu uvin chuleh abah ho tanlha uvin. Ana ho malngim unlang chuleh aga ho thethang soh un. Alim noija kon in gamsa holeh abah ho lah’a kon in vachate ho delmang soh un.
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.
Amavang, thingbul leh ajung chu leiset’a umden sah’un, thihkhao leh sum-eng in kanchah’unlang daitwiyin hin chapnou hen, chuleh leiset’a hamhing lah’a gamsa hotoh hingkhom tahen.
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.
Chuleh kum sagi sung chu, amapan mihem lungthim neitalouvin, gamsa lungthim nei tahen.
17 The matter is by the decree of the watcher, and the demand is a word of the holy ones; that the living may known that the Lord is most high [over] the kingdom of men, and he will give it to whoever he shall please, and will set up over it that which is set at nothing of men.
Hiche hi Atheng ho chun thu apeh’a, lhangsam hon thugahna chu aphondoh ahi. Ajeh chu chungnung pen Pathen vannoi lenggam jouse chung’a vaihom ahi. Aman pha asah sah alhen’a, mi noinung pen ho jong apehji ahi, ti mihing jousen hecheh hen.
18 This is the vision which I king Nabuchodonosor saw: and do you, Baltasar, declare the interpretation, for none of the wise men of my kingdom are able to show me the interpretation of it: but you, Daniel, are able; for the Holy Spirit of God is in you.
Vo Belteshazzar, hiche hi, keima leng Nebuchadnezzar in mang kanei chu ahi. Tun kamang hi ipi kiseina ham, nei seipeh in, ajeh chu ka lenggam sung’a miching mithem ho jousen aphondoh theilouvu ahitai. Amavang, nangin na phondoh thei ahi, ajeh chu Pathen theng lhagao chu na chung’a acheng’e, ati.
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 you, and the interpretation of it to your enemies.
Hiche ajah phat chun, Belteshazzar jong kisah, Daniel chu chomkhat alung dong den’in, chuleh mang kiledohna chu agelleh alung gimtan ahi. Chuin lengpan ajah’a, Belteshazzar, kamang chu lungdonpi hih in, chuleh aledohna jong lunggimpi dan, ati. Belteshazzar in adonbut in, Lengpa, namang hi na kidoupi ho mang hihen lang, chuleh aledohna jong hi na chung’a chu louvin na melmate chung’a chu ding hijo leh kati.
20 The tree which you saw, that grew large and strong, whose height reached to the sky and its extent to all the earth;
Namang’a namu thingphung chu akhang khang in, asang lheh jeng in, chuleh dettah in akehdoh tan, van aphah geijin akhang khang in, vannoi mijouse mutheiyin akhang doh’e.
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: )
Ana jong a-eng hoiselin chuleh aphung’a chun mitin nehkham ninglhingset in aga dohin, alimnoija chun gamsate acheng’un chuleh abah ho lah’a chun vachate acheng dimset’uve.
22 is yourself, O king; for you are grown great and powerful, and your greatness has increased and reached to heaven, and your dominion to the ends of the earth.
Vo! lengpa, hiche thingphung chu nangma nahi. Nangma dettah leh loupitah in nahung khang doh tan, nalal loupina chu van geijin akhangdoh in, naleng vaihomna jong leiset kolmang geijin nalo soh tai.
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;
Chuin vantil theng khat, van’a kon’a hung kumlha namun, hitin aseiye, “Thingphung chu phuhlhu in chuleh sumang in. Amavang, tol’a umden abul leh ajungho chu khen in, hichu thihkhao leh sum-eng khaovin kanchah in dalhan, hamdong lah’a chun. Amachu van’a kon’a hunglha daitwiyin chapkotji hen, chuleh kum sagi sungin gamsa hotoh gamlah’a hingkhom’u hen.”
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.
Hiche hi namang aledohna chu ahi. Chungnungpen Pathen in nahenga aphondoh chu, Vo! Lengpa, nachung’a hung lhung tei ding ahi.
25 And they shall drive you forth from men, and your dwelling shall be with wild beasts, and they shall feed you with grass as an ox, and you shall have your lodging under the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, until you known that the Most High is Lord of the kingdom of men, and will give it to whom he shall please.
Nangma mihem ho lah’a kon’a na kino mang ding, gamlah’a gamsa hotoh nahin khomding. Nangman bong ho bang’a hamhing naneh’a, chuleh van’a kon’a hunglha daitwi nadou ding. Hitia chu kum sagi sung naum ding, Chungnungpen Pathenin lenggam jouse chung’a vai ahom’in, mi koi hileh aman adei lhen chu lenggam apehji ahi ti na hetdoh kah a hitia chu naumding ahi.
26 And whereas they said, Leave the stumps of the roots of the tree; your kingdom abides [sure] to you from the time that you shall know the power of the heavens.
Amavang, thingbul leh ajungho chu khenden in dalhan kitina chu, nangman van Pathen in lenggam jousea vai ahom ahi, ti nahetdoh nikho leh, nalenggam nanung chan kit ding ahi.
27 Therefore, O king, let my counsel please you, and atone for your sins by alms, and [your] iniquities by compassion on the poor: it may be God will be longsuffering to your trespasses.
Vo! Lengpa Nebuchadnezzar, ka thumop hi kisanlutin. Adih jeng chu bol’in chuleh chonset chu pailhan. Vaichate khoton lang na chonsetna hin dalhan. Chutileh nangma cham leh lungmong’a na khantou jing ding ahi.
28 All these things came upon king Nabuchodonosor.
Ahivang in Nebuchadnezzar lengpa chung’a thil hijatpi hi alhung soh tan ahi.
29 After a twelvemonth, as he walked in his palace in Babylon,
Lhasom leh lhani nung in, Nebuchadnezzar lengpa chu, khatvei aleng inpi chung’a ahung vahlen ahi.
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 honor of my glory?
Aman khopi sung chu aven aseitai, “Vetan, Babylon khopi loupi tah hi! Keima chenna leng inpi ding leh kalal loupina phondohna-a, keiman ka thahat’a hiche khopi hoitah hi ka sahdoh ahi,’’ ati.
31 While the word was yet in the king's mouth, there came a voice from heaven, [saying], To you, king Nabuchodonosor, they say, The kingdom has departed from you.
Lengpan kiletsahna thusei aseichai masangin, van’a kon’in aw ahung ging in, Vo! Lengpa Nebuchadnezzar, hiche thuhi nang’a ding kisei ahi. Na lenggam leh na vaihomna naki lahpeh ahi tai.
32 And they [shall] drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the wild beasts of the field, and they shall feed you with grass as an ox: and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High is Lord of the kingdom of men, and he will give it to whoever he shall please.
Nang jong mihem lah’a kon’a na kidelmang ding, gamlah’a gamsa hotoh nahin khom ding chuleh bong banga hamhing naneh ding ahi. Leiset a lenggam jouse hi Chungnungpen Pathen vaihomna thunoija um ahin, aman adei dei chu lenggam apehji ahi ti nahetdoh kahsea, kum sagi sung’a hiche hi nadou ding ahi,’’ ati.
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].
Hitia thu aseijou jou chun, Pathen thutanna chu Nebuchadnezzar chung’a aguilhung tai. Ama jong mihem lah’a kon’in delmang in aum tai. Aman bong bang in hamhing anen chuleh van’a kon hunglha daitwi chu adouvin, alujang sam jong Muvanlai mul bang in asao doh in chuleh atin jong mutin bangin asaodoh in, gamsa bang in hinkho amang tai.
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:
Hiche ka thoh nikho ho chu ahung kichai tan, keima Nebuchadnezzar in, vanlam kaven ahileh ka lung ahung limdoh kittai. Hichun keiman Chungnungpen Pathen atonsot’a hing jing chu ka vahchoiyin chuleh jatahin kahou tai. Ajeh chu, aleng vaihomna hi kemtih neilou ahin, chuleh alenggam jong tonsot’a umjing ahi.
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 has you done?
Leiset chung’a mihem jouse hi, ama loupi leh thahat toh tepiding in, ima hilou ahi bouve. Aman van’a vantil ho lah’a chuleh leiset’a mihem ho lah’a, athu tah’a adei dei abolji ahin, koiman nabol hi ipi hija, tia akhut tuhtang ding aum poi.
36 At the same time my reason returned to me, and I came to the honor 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.
Chu in kalung ahung limdohkit phat chun, masang’a ka lenggam leh ka loupina ho jong chu kahin geldoh kittai. Keima thumop’a pangho leh sepai vaihom hon eihung holdoh uvin, avelin ka-lenggam chu kalo kit in, lengvai pon ei-tungdohkit un, masang’a sang chun loupi jochehin ka umtai.
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.
Tunvang, keima Nebuchadnezzar kitipan, van lengpa Pathen chu ka vahchoiyin, ka choi-an in chuleh ama chu jaboltah in kahou tai. Ajeh chu, ama natoh thilbol hohi abon’a adih leh thutah jeng ahi. Mi koi hileh, akiletsah tapou chu asuhnem theiji ahi.

< Daniel 4 >