Daniel 2

1 [One night] during the second year that Nebuchadnezzar ruled, he had a dream. The dream worried him very much; and [as a result] he could not sleep.

١ وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ مِنْ مُلْكِ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ حَلَمَ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ أَحْلاماً أَزْعَجَتْهُ وَطَرَدَتْ عَنْهُ الْنَّوْمَ،

2 [The next morning] he summoned his men who worked magic, fortune-tellers, those who worked sorcery, and those who studied the stars. [Because he had forgotten what he had dreamed, ] he insisted that they tell him what he had dreamed. As they stood there in front of the king,

٢ فَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُدْعَى السَّحَرَةُ وَالْمَجُوسُ وَالْعَرَّافُونَ وَالْمُنَجِّمُونَ لِيُخْبِرُوهُ بِأَحْلامِهِ فَحَضَرُوا وَمَثَلُوا أَمَامَهُ.

3 he said, “I had a dream [last night] that worries me. [Tell me what I dreamed, because] I want to know what the dream [means].”

٣ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ الْمَلِكُ: «إِنِّي حَلَمْتُ حُلْماً انْزَعَجَتْ لَهُ نَفْسِي، وَلَنْ تَطْمَئِنَّ حَتَّى تَعْرِفَ الْحُلْمَ وَمَعْنَاهُ».

4 The men who studied the stars replied to the king, speaking in the Aramaic [language]. They said, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we hope that you will live a long time! Tell us what you dreamed, and [then] we will tell you what it means!”

٤ فَأَجَابُوا بِالأَرَامِيَّةِ: «لِتَعِشْ إِلَى الأَبَدِ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ. اسْرُدْ عَلَى عَبِيدِكَ الْحُلْمَ فَنُفَسِّرَهُ لَكَ».

5 But the king replied, “I have firmly decided that you must tell me the dream, and [also tell me] what it means. If you do not do that, I will [order my soldiers to] cut you into pieces, and to cause your houses to become only piles of stones!

٥ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ الْمَلِكُ: «قَدْ صَدَرَ عَنِّي الأَمْرُ: إِنْ لَمْ تَسْرُدُوا عَلَيَّ الْحُلْمَ وَتُفَسِّرُوهُ، تُمَزَّقُوا إِرْباً إِرْباً، وَتُصْبِحُ بُيُوتُكُمْ أَنْقَاضاً.

6 But if you tell me what I dreamed and what it means, I will reward you. I will give you wonderful gifts and greatly honor you. So tell me what I dreamed and what it means!”

٦ وَإِنْ أَنْبَأْتُمُونِي بِالْحُلْمِ وَتَفْسِيرِهِ أُغْدِقُ عَلَيْكُمْ هَدَايَا وَجَوَائِزَ، وَأُسْبِغُ عَلَيْكُمُ الإِكْرَامَ. وَالآنَ اسْرُدُوا عَلَيَّ الْحُلْمَ وَتَفْسِيرَهُ».

7 But again they said, “Tell us what you dreamed, and [then] we will tell you what it means.”

٧ فَأَجَابُوهُ ثَانِيَةً: «لِيُنْبِئِ الْمَلِكُ عَبِيدَهُ بِالْحُلْمِ فَنَكْشِفَ عَنْ مَعْنَاهُ».

8 The king replied, “I know that you are just trying to get more time, because you know that I will do to you what I said that I would do.

٨ فَرَدَّ الْمَلِكُ: «إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ يَقِيناً أَنَّكُمْ تَسْعَوْنَ لاِكْتِسَابِ الْوَقْتِ، إِذْ أَدْرَكْتُمْ أَنِّي أَصْدَرْتُ أَمْراً مُبْرَماً

9 If you do not tell me what I dreamed, you will be punished. [I think that] you have all agreed to tell me lies and [other] wicked things, because you hope that I will change ([my mind/what I am thinking]). But tell me the dream, and [then] I will know that you can [also] tell me what it means.”

٩ بِمُعَاقَبَتِكُمْ إِنْ لَمْ تُنْبِئُونِي بِالْحُلْمِ، لأَنَّكُمُ اتَّفَقْتُمْ عَلَى اخْتِلاقِ الْكَذِبِ وَالضَّلالِ لِتَنْطِقُوا بِهِمَا أَمَامِي إِلَى أَنْ يَتَحَقَّقَ مَعْنَى الْحُلْمِ. لِذَلِكَ أَنْبِئُونِي أَوَّلاً بِمَا حَلَمْتُ فَأَعْلَمَ آنَئِذٍ أَنَّكُمْ قَادِرُونَ عَلَى تَفْسِيرِهِ».

10 The men who studied the stars replied, “There is no one on the earth who can do what you ask! There is no king, [even] a great and mighty king, who has [ever] asked his men who work magic or his fortune-tellers or men who study the stars to do something like that!

١٠ فَأَجَابُوا: «لَيْسَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ إِنْسَانٌ فِي وُسْعِهِ تَلْبِيَةُ أَمْرِ الْمَلِكِ وَلَمْ يَحْدُثْ قَطُّ أَنَّ مَلِكاً عَظِيماً ذَا سُلْطَانٍ طَلَبَ مِثْلَ هَذَا الأَمْرِ مِنْ مَجُوسِيٍّ أَوْ سَاحِرٍ أَوْ مُنَجِّمٍ.

11 What you are asking [us to do] is impossible. Only the gods can tell you what you dreamed, and they do not live among us!”

١١ وَمَطْلَبُ الْمَلِكِ مُتَعَذِّرٌ لَا يُمْكِنُ لأَحَدٍ أَنْ يُنْبِئَ بِهِ الْمَلِكَ سِوَى الآلِهَةِ الَّذِينَ لَا يَسْكُنُونَ مَعَ الْبَشَرِ».

12 The king was very angry when he heard that, so he commanded [his soldiers] that they execute all such wise men in Babylon.

١٢ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ اسْتَشَاطَ الْمَلِكُ غَضَباً وَحَنَقاً وَأَمَرَ بِإِبَادَةِ كُلِّ حُكَمَاءِ بَابِلَ.

13 And because of what the king commanded, they sent some men to find me and my [three] friends, to execute us [also].

١٣ وَهَكَذَا صَدَرَ الأَمْرُ بِقَتْلِ كُلِّ الْحُكَمَاءِ. وَجَاءَ مَنْ يَقْبِضُ عَلَى دَانِيَالَ وَرِفَاقِهِ لِلْقَضَاءِ عَلَيْهِمْ.

14 Arioch, the commander of the king’s guards, came to kill us. But I spoke to him very wisely and tactfully/skillfully.

١٤ فَخَاطَبَ دَانِيَالُ بِحِكْمَةٍ وَتَبَصُّرٍ أَرْيُوخَ قَائِدَ حَرَسِ الْمَلِكِ الَّذِي خَرَجَ لِيَقْتُلَ حُكَمَاءَ بَابِلَ،

15 I asked Arioch, “Why has the king made such a harsh/terrible decree?” So Arioch told me all that had happened [because of the king’s dream].

١٥ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «لِمَاذَا أَصْدَرَ الْمَلِكُ هَذَا الأَمْرَ الْعَنِيفَ؟» فَأَخْبَرَ أَرْيُوخُ دَانيالَ بِمَا حَدَثَ.

16 I [immediately] went to talk to the king and requested that the king give me some time, so that I could find out [what the dream was and] what the dream meant.

١٦ فَمَثَلَ دَانِيَالُ أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ وَطَلَبَ مِنْهُ أَنْ يَمْنَحَهُ وَقْتاً فَيُطْلِعُهُ عَلَى تَفْسِيرِ الْحُلْمِ.

17 Then I went home, and I told my friends, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, what had happened.

١٧ ثُمَّ مَضَى دَانِيَالُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ وَأَبْلَغَ رِفَاقَهُ حَنَنْيَا وَمِيشَائِيلَ وَعَزَرْيَا الأَمْرَ،

18 I urged them to ask God, who lives/rules in heaven, to have mercy on us by telling us the secret [meaning of what the king dreamed], in order that we and the other wise men in Babylon would not be executed.

١٨ لِيَطْلُبُوا مِنْ إِلَهِ السَّمَاوَاتِ الرَّحْمَةَ بِشَأْنِ هَذَا اللُّغْزِ لِكَيْ لَا يَهْلِكَ دَانِيَالُ وَرِفَاقُهُ مَعَ سَائِرِ حُكَمَاءِ بَابِلَ.

19 And that night [God] gave to me a vision in which he revealed the secret. Then I praised God,

١٩ عِنْدَئِذٍ انْكَشَفَ السِّرُّ لِدَانِيَالَ فِي رُؤْيَا اللَّيْلِ، فَبَارَكَ إِلَهَ السَّمَاوَاتِ،

20 saying, “We should praise God [MTY] forever, because [only] he truly is wise and powerful.

٢٠ قَائِلاً: «لِيَكُنِ اسْمُ اللهِ مُبَارَكاً مِنَ الأَزَلِ وَإِلَى الأَبَدِ لأَنَّ لَهُ الْحِكْمَةَ وَالْقُدْرَةَ.

21 He determines what events will happen through the years. He removes [some] kings and gives their authority to [new] kings. He is the one who causes people to become wise and enables those who study to understand [many] things.

٢١ هُوَ يُغَيِّرُ الأَوْقَاتَ وَالْفُصُولَ. يَعْزِلُ مُلُوكاً وَيُنَصِّبُ مُلُوكاً. يَهَبُ الْحُكَمَاءَ حِكْمَةً وَذَوِي الْفِطْنَةِ مَعْرِفَةً.

22 He reveals things that are very mysterious; he is surrounded by light, but he knows things that are hidden [as though they were] in the darkness.

٢٢ يَكْشِفُ الأَعْمَاقَ وَالْخَفَايَا وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي بَاطِنِ الظُّلْمَةِ، وَلَدَيْهِ يَسْكُنُ النُّورُ.

23 God, whom my ancestors [worshiped], I thank you and I praise you, because you have caused me to be wise and made me strong. You have told me what my friends and I asked you to tell us; and you have revealed to us what the king demanded to know.”

٢٣ لَكَ يَا إِلَهَ آبَائِي أَحْمَدُ وَأُسَبِّحُ، لأَنَّكَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْقُوَّةِ، أَطْلَعْتَنِي الآنَ عَلَى مَا الْتَمَسْنَاهُ مِنْكَ إِذْ عَرَّفْتَنَا بِأَمْرِ الْمَلِكِ».

24 Then I went to Arioch, the man whom the king had appointed to execute the wise men in Babylon. I said to him, “Do not kill those wise men. Take me to the king, and I will tell him what his dream means.”

٢٤ ثُمَّ قَالَ دَانِيَالُ لأَرْيُوخَ الَّذِي كَلَّفَهُ الْمَلِكُ بِإِبَادَةِ حُكَمَاءِ بَابِلَ: «لا تَقْتُلْ حُكَمَاءَ بَابِلَ. أَدْخِلْنِي لِلْمُثُولِ أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ فَأَكْشِفَ لَهُ عَنْ تَفْسِيرِ الْحُلْمِ».

25 So Arioch quickly took me to the king. He said to the king, “I have found [this man], one of the men whom we brought from Judah who [says he can] can tell you what your dream means!”

٢٥ فَأَسْرَعَ أَرْيُوخُ بِإِحْضَارِ دَانِيَالَ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ وَقَالَ: «قَدْ عَثَرْتُ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ سَبْيِ يَهُوذَا، وَهُوَ يُنْبِئُ الْمَلِكَ بِتَفْسِيرِ الْحُلْمِ».

26 The king said to me, whose [new] name was Belteshazzar, “[Is this true]? Can you tell me what I dreamed and what it means?”

٢٦ فَسَأَلَ الْمَلِكُ دَانِيَالَ الْمَدْعُو بَلْطَشَاصَّرَ: «هَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْتَ أَنْ تُطْلِعَنِي عَلَى الْحُلْمِ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ وَعَلَى تَفْسِيرِهِ؟»

27 I replied, “There are no wise men or fortune-tellers or men who work magic or men who work sorcery who can tell such things to you.

٢٧ فَأَجَابَ دَانِيَالُ الْمَلِكَ: «لا يَسْتَطِيعُ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ حَكِيمٌ أَوْ مَجُوسِيٌّ أَوْ مُنَجِّمٌ أَنْ يُطْلِعَ الْمَلِكَ عَلَى السِّرِّ الَّذِي طَلَبَهُ.

28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets. And he has shown in [your dream] what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you what you dreamed, the vision you saw [as you were lying] on your bed.

٢٨ وَلَكِنْ هُنَاكَ إِلَهٌ فِي السَّمَاءِ يُعْلِنُ الْخَفَايَا. وَقَدْ عَرَّفَ الْمَلِكَ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ عَمَّا سَيَحْدُثُ فِي آخِرِ الأَيَّامِ. أَمَّا حُلْمُكَ وَالرُّؤْيَا الَّتِي شَهِدْتَهَا فِي مَنَامِكَ فَهِيَ هَذِهِ:

29 O King, while you were sleeping, you dreamed about events that will happen in the future. The one who reveals mysteries has shown you what is going to happen.

٢٩ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ، فِيمَا أَنْتَ مُسْتَلْقٍ عَلَى مَضْجَعِكَ انْتَابَتْكَ الأَفْكَارُ عَمَّا يَحْدُثُ فِي الأَيَّامِ الْمُقْبِلَةِ، وَالَّذِي يَكْشِفُ الْخَفَايَا عَرَّفَكَ بِمَا سَيَكُونُ.

30 And it is not because I am wiser than anyone else on earth that I know the meaning of this mysterious dream. It is because God wanted you to understand what you were thinking.

٣٠ وَقَدْ أَعْلَنَ لِي هَذَا السِّرَّ، لَا لِحِكْمَةٍ فِيَّ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَائِرِ الأَحْيَاءِ، إِنَّمَا لِكَيْ يُطْلِعَ الْمَلِكَ عَلَى تَفْسِيرِهِ وَتُدْرِكَ أَفْكَارَ قَلْبِكَ.

31 O King, [in your vision] you saw in front of you a huge and terrifying statue [of a man. It was] shining very brightly, and it was frightening and awesome.

٣١ رَأَيْتَ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ وَإذَا بِتِمْثَالٍ عَظِيمٍ ضَخْمٍ كَثِيرِ الْبَهَاءِ وَاقِفاً أَمَامَكَ وَكَانَ مَنْظَرُهُ هَائِلاً.

32 The head of the statue was [made] of pure gold. Its chest and arms [were made of] silver. Its belly and thighs [were made of] bronze.

٣٢ وَكَانَ رَأْسُ التِّمْثَالِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ نَقِيٍّ، وَصَدْرُهُ وَذِرَاعَاهُ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ، وَبَطْنُهُ وَفَخْذَاهُ مِنْ نُحَاسٍ،

33 Its legs [were made of] iron, and its feet were a mixture of clay and iron.

٣٣ وَسَاقَاهُ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ، وَقَدَمَاهُ خَلِيطٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَمِنْ خَزَفٍ.

34 As you watched, something cut a rock [from a mountain, but it was] not a human [who cut it]. The rock [tumbled down and] smashed the feet of the statue, feet [that were made of] iron and clay. It smashed them to bits.

٣٤ وَبَيْنَمَا أَنْتَ فِي الرُّؤْيَا انْقَضَّ حَجَرٌ لَمْ يُقْطَعْ بِيَدِ إِنْسَانٍ، وَضَرَبَ التِّمْثَالَ عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ الْمَصْنُوعَتَيْنِ مِنْ خَلِيطِ الْحَدِيدِ وَالْخَزَفِ فَسَحَقَهُمَا،

35 Then the rest of the statue collapsed into a big heap of iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold. The pieces of the statue were as small as bits of chaff on the ground where it is threshed, and the wind blew away all the tiny pieces. There was nothing left. But the rock that smashed the statue became a large mountain that covered the whole earth.

٣٥ فَتَحَطَّمَ الْحَدِيدُ وَالْخَزَفُ وَالنُّحَاسُ وَالْفِضَّةُ وَالذَّهَبُ مَعاً، وَانْسَحَقَتْ وَصَارَتْ كَعُصَافَةِ الْبَيْدَرِ فِي الصَّيْفِ، فَحَمَلَتْهَا الرِّيحُ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ لَهَا أَثَرٌ. أَمَّا الْحَجَرُ الَّذِي ضَرَبَ التِّمْثَالَ فَتَحَوَّلَ إِلَى جَبَلٍ كَبِيرٍ وَمَلأَ الأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا.

36 That was what you dreamed. Now I will tell you what it means.

٣٦ هَذَا هُوَ الْحُلْمُ. أَمَّا تَفْسِيرُهُ فَهَذَا مَا نُخْبِرُ بِهِ الْمَلِكَ:

37 You are a king [who rules] over [many other] kings. The God who rules in heaven has caused you to rule over them and has given you great power [DOU] and has honored you.

٣٧ أَنْتَ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ هُوَ مَلِكُ الْمُلُوكِ، لأَنَّ إِلَهَ السَّمَاوَاتِ أَنْعَمَ عَلَيْكَ بِمَمْلَكَةٍ وَقُدْرَةٍ وَسُلْطَانٍ وَمَجْدٍ،

38 He has caused you to be the ruler over all people, and [even] the animals and birds are controlled by you. [So] the head [of the statue] represents you.

٣٨ وَوَلّاكَ وَسَلَّطَكَ عَلَى كُلِّ مَا يَسْكُنُهُ أَبْنَاءُ الْبَشَرِ وَوُحُوشُ الْبَرِّ وَطُيُورُ السَّمَاءِ. فَأَنْتَ الرَّأْسُ الَّذِي مِنْ ذَهَبٍ.

39 But after your [kingdom/rule] ends, there will be another [great] kingdom, [but it] will not be as great as yours. [The silver parts of the statue represent that kingdom]. Then there will be a third [great] kingdom [whose king] will rule over the whole earth. The bronze parts [of the statue represent] that kingdom.

٣٩ ثُمَّ لَا تَلْبَثُ أَنْ تَقُومَ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ مَمْلَكَةٌ أُخْرَى أَقَلُّ شَأْناً مِنْكَ، وَتَلِيهَا مَمْلَكَةٌ ثَالِثَةٌ أُخْرَى مُمَثَّلَةٌ بِالنُّحَاسِ فَتَسُودُ عَلَى كُلِّ الأَرْضِ.

40 After that kingdom ends, there will be a fourth [great] kingdom. The iron [parts of the statue represent that kingdom]. [The army of] that kingdom will smash the previous kingdoms, just like iron smashes everything that it strikes.

٤٠ ثُمَّ تَعْقُبُهَا مَمْلَكَةٌ رَابِعَةٌ صَلْبَةٌ كَالْحَدِيدِ، فَتُحَطِّمُ وَتَسْحَقُ كُلَّ تِلْكَ الْمَمَالِكِ كَالْحَدِيدِ الَّذِي يَدُقُّ وَيَسْحَقُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ.

41 The feet and toes of the statue that you saw, that were a mixture of iron and clay, indicate that the kingdom they represent will [later] be divided.

٤١ وَكَمَا رَأَيْتَ أَنَّ الْقَدَمَيْنِ وَالأَصَابِعَ هِيَ خَلِيطٌ مِنْ خَزَفٍ وَحَدِيدٍ، فَإِنَّ الْمَمْلَكَةَ تَكُونُ مُنْقَسِمَةً فَيَكُونُ فِيهَا مِنْ قُوَّةِ الْحَدِيدِ، بِمِقْدَارِ مَا شَاهَدْتَ فِيهَا مِنَ الْحَدِيدِ مُخْتَلِطاً بِالْخَزَفِ.

42 Some parts of that kingdom will be as strong as iron, but some parts will not remain together, just as iron and clay do not stick together.

٤٢ وَكَمَا أَنَّ أَصَابِعَ الْقَدَمَيْنِ بَعْضُهَا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَالْبَعْضُ مِنْ خَزَفٍ، فَإِنَّ بَعْضَ الْمَمْلَكَةِ يَكُونُ صَلْباً وَالْبَعْضُ الآخَرُ هَشّاً.

43 The mixture of iron and clay [in the statue] shows also that the rulers of those kingdoms that separate from each other will try to form alliances with each other as a result of members of the royal families of those kingdoms marrying each other. But that will not succeed, just as iron and clay do not stick together.

٤٣ وَكَمَا رَأَيْتَ الْحَدِيدَ مُخْتَلِطاً بِخَزَفِ الطِّينِ، فَإِنَّ هَذِهِ الْمَمْلَكَةَ تَعْقِدُ صِلاتِ زَوَاجٍ مَعَ مَمَالِكِ النَّاسِ الأُخْرَى، إِنَّمَا لَا يَلْتَحِمُونَ مَعاً، كَمَا أَنَّ الْحَدِيدَ لَا يَخْتَلِطُ بِالْخَزَفِ.

44 But while those kings are ruling, God who rules in heaven will establish a kingdom that will never end. No one will ever defeat its king. He will completely destroy all those kingdoms, but his kingdom will remain forever.

٤٤ وَفِي عَهْدِ هَؤُلاءِ الْمُلُوكِ يُقِيمُ إِلَهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ مَمْلَكَةً لَا تَنْقَرِضُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، وَلا يُتْرَكُ مُلْكُهَا لِشَعْبٍ آخَرَ، وَتَسْحَقُ وَتُبِيدُ جَمِيعَ هَذِهِ الْمَمَالِكِ. أَمَّا هِيَ فَتَخْلُدُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

45 That is the meaning of the rock that something cut from the mountain, the rock that will crush to tiny bits the statue that is made of iron, bronze, silver, and gold. O king, the great God has shown you what will truly happen in the future. And you can trust [what I told you about] the meaning of the dream.”

٤٥ لأَنَّكَ رَأَيْتَ أَنَّ الْحَجَرَ الْمُنْقَضَّ الَّذِي لَمْ يُقْطَعْ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ بِيَدَيْنِ، قَدْ سَحَقَ الْحَدِيدَ وَالنُّحَاسَ وَالْخَزَفَ وَالْفِضَّةَ وَالذَّهَبَ. إِنَّ اللهَ الْعَظِيمَ قَدْ أَطْلَعَ الْمَلِكَ عَمَّا سَيَحْدُثُ فِي الأَيَّامِ الآتِيَةِ؛ فَالْحُلْمُ حَقِيقَةٌ وَتَفْسِيرُهُ صِدْقٌ».

46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar prostrated himself in front of me [in great respect]. He commanded [his people] that they burn incense and burn an offering of grain to honor me.

٤٦ حِينَئِذٍ انْطَرَحَ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَسَجَدَ لِدَانِيَالَ، وَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُقَدِّمُوا لَهُ تَقْدِمَةً وَرَائِحَةَ رِضًى

47 The king said to me, “[Your God has enabled] you to tell me the meaning of this dream/mystery, so now I truly know that your God is greater than all the other gods and all other kings. He reveals [to people] things that they cannot know.”

٤٧ وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِدَانِيَالَ: «حَقّاً إِنَّ إِلَهَكُمْ هُوَ إِلَهُ الآلِهَةِ وَرَبُّ الْمُلُوكِ وَكَاشِفُ الأَسْرَارِ، لأَنَّكَ اسْتَطَعْتَ إِعْلانَ هَذَا السِّرِّ».

48 Then the king gave many gifts to me, and he [also] appointed me to rule over the entire province of Babylon, and [also] to be the boss of all his wise men.

٤٨ ثُمَّ عَظَّمَ الْمَلِكُ دَانِيَالَ وَوَهَبَهُ عَطَايَا كَثِيرَةً، وَسَلَّطَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ وِلايَةِ بَابِلَ، وَأَقَامَهُ رَئِيساً عَلَى كُلِّ حُكَمَاءِ بَابِلَ وَوُلاتِهَا.

49 I asked the king to appoint Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to [also] have important positions in Babylon province, and the king did what I asked him to do. But [I did my work while] I stayed at the king’s palace.

٤٩ وَطَلَبَ دَانِيَالُ مِنَ الْمَلِكِ أَنْ يُعَيِّنَ شَدْرَخَ وَمِيشَخَ وَعَبْدَنَغُو عَلَى شُؤُونِ وِلايَةِ بَابِلَ، فَفَعَلَ. أَمَّا دَانِيَالُ فَأَقَامَ فِي قَصْرِ الْمَلِكِ.