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.
En el segundo año del reinado de Nabucodonosor, el rey tuvo sueños que lo perturbaron tanto que le resultaba difícil dormir.
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,
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 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].”
“He tenido un sueño que me ha perturbado mucho”, les dijo. “Necesito saber qué significa”.
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!”
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 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!
“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 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!”
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 But again they said, “Tell us what you dreamed, and [then] we will tell you what it means.”
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 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.
“¡Me parece evidente que sólo intentan ganar tiempo!”, dijo el rey. “Ya lo ven, no puedo recordar el sueño.
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.”
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 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!
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 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!”
¡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 The king was very angry when he heard that, so he commanded [his soldiers] that they execute all such wise men in Babylon.
Esto enojó mucho al rey, y ordenó que se ejecutara a todos los sabios de Babilonia.
13 And because of what the king commanded, they sent some men to find me and my [three] friends, to execute us [also].
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 Arioch, the commander of the king’s guards, came to kill us. But I spoke to him very wisely and tactfully/skillfully.
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 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].
Daniel le preguntó: “¿Por qué el rey emitiría un decreto tan severo?”. Entonces Arioc le explicó a Daniel lo que había sucedido.
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.
Daniel fue inmediatamente a ver al rey y le pidió más tiempo para explicarle el sueño y su significado.
17 Then I went home, and I told my friends, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, what had happened.
Luego Daniel se fue a su casa y se lo contó a Ananías, Misael y Azarías.
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.
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 And that night [God] gave to me a vision in which he revealed the secret. Then I praised God,
Aquella noche el misterio le fue revelado a Daniel en una visión. Entonces Daniel alabó al Dios del cielo:
20 saying, “We should praise God [MTY] forever, because [only] he truly is wise and powerful.
“Alaben la admirable naturaleza de Dios por los siglos de los siglos, porque él es sabio y poderoso.
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.
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 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.
Él revela cosas profundas y misteriosas. Sabe lo que hay en las tinieblas, y la luz vive en su presencia.
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.”
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 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.”
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 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!”
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 said to me, whose [new] name was Belteshazzar, “[Is this true]? Can you tell me what I dreamed and what it means?”
El rey le preguntó a Daniel (también llamado Beltsasar): “¿Eres realmente capaz de decirme cuál era mi sueño y qué significa?”
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.
“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 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.
“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 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.
Mientras tu majestad estaba acostado, tus pensamientos se volvieron hacia el futuro, y el revelador de misterios te mostró lo que sucedería.
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.
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 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.
“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 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.
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 [were made of] iron, and its feet were a mixture of clay and iron.
las piernas de hierro y los pies de hierro y barro cocido.
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.
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 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.
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 That was what you dreamed. Now I will tell you what it means.
“Este fue el sueño, y ahora explicaremos lo que significa para el rey.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
“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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
“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 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.”
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 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.
Entonces el rey Nabucodonosor se postró ante Daniel y lo adoró, y ordenó que le hicieran ofrendas de grano e incienso.
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.”
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 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.
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 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.
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.
