Daniel 4
1 [Several years after] Nebuchadnezzar [started to rule, he sent this message] to [the people of] every nation and people-group and all language groups in his empire. [He wrote, ] “I wish/hope that everything is going very well with you!
Mokonzi Nabukodonozori alobaki na bato ya bikolo, ya bamboka mpe ya nkota nyonso, oyo bavandaka na mokili mobimba: Natombeli bino kimia monene!
2 I want you to know about [all] the wonderful miracles [DOU] that the Supreme God has performed for me.
Nazali na esengo ya koyebisa bino bikamwa mpe makambo minene oyo Nzambe-Oyo-Aleki-Likolo asali mpo na ngai!
3 He performs great miracles, and does wonderful things. His kingdom will last forever; his rule [over people] will never end.
Bikamwa na Ye ezali solo minene,
4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living in my palace. I was living luxuriantly, and everything was going very well for me.
Ngai, Nabukodonozori, nazalaki na kimia mpe nazalaki kosepela na bomengo kati na ndako na ngai.
5 But one night I had a dream that caused me to be very afraid. I saw visions that terrified me as I lay on 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 summoned all the wise men in Babylon, in order that they would come and tell me what it meant.
Boye, napesaki mitindo epai ya bato ya bwanya nyonso ya Babiloni ete baya liboso na ngai mpo na kolimbolela ngai ndoto yango.
7 All the men who worked magic, the fortune-tellers, the men who worked sorcery, and men who studied the stars came to me. I told them what I had dreamed, but they could not tell 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 Finally, Daniel came to me, and I [decided to] tell him what I had dreamed. One of my officials had given him a new name, Belteshazzar, to honor my own god. I knew that the spirit of the holy gods was 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 So, [using the name that had been given to him], I said, ‘Belteshazzar, you are the most important of all my fortune-tellers. I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and that you can reveal all mysteries. There is none that is too difficult for you. So, tell me what my dream 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 This is what I dreamed while I was lying on my bed: I saw a large tree [growing] in the middle of the land.
Tala bimoniseli oyo namonaki tango nazalaki ya kolala na mbeto na ngai:
11 The tree was very strong and had grown very tall; [it seemed that] its top reached up to the sky, with the result that everyone in the world [HYP] could see it.
Nzete yango ekolaki, ekomaki monene mpe makasi;
12 It had beautiful leaves, and it had produced a lot of fruit for people to eat. Wild animals rested in the shade of that tree, and birds built nests in its branches. All the living creatures everywhere in the world got food from that tree.
ezalaki na makasa kitoko mpe na bambuma ebele,
13 While I was still lying on my bed, I saw another vision. In the vision I saw a holy angel 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 The angel shouted, “Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches! Strip/Shake off all of its leaves, and scatter its fruit. Chase away the animals that are lying in the shade of the tree, and the birds that are in its branches.
Agangaki na mongongo makasi:
15 But leave the stump of the tree and its roots in the ground. Fasten a band of iron and bronze around the stump, and allow it to stay there with grass around it.”
Kasi tika ete mobimbi mpe misisa na yango etikala elala na mabele;
16 [That tree seems to have represented a man, because the angel also said], “Cause that man to live [out in the fields] among the animals and plants. Cause the dew from the sky to make his body damp [each morning]. Do not allow him to [continue to] have a mind like humans; instead, cause him to have a mind like animals have, for seven years.
Tika ete motema na ye ya bomoto elongwa
17 The holy angels have decided what must happen. They want to inform everyone that the Supreme God rules over all the kingdoms in this world. He is the one who chooses who will rule these kingdoms. He [sometimes] allows very unimportant people to become rulers.”
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 Belteshazzar, that is what I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw in my dream. Now tell me what the dream means. No one else can tell me. [I asked] all the very wise men in my kingdom [to tell me] what it means, [but they were unable to do that]. But you can [tell me], 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 I, whose [new] name was Belteshazzar, did not say anything for some time, [because] I was very worried/disturbed [about the meaning of the dream. Finally], the king said to me, “Belteshazzar, do not be afraid about the dream and about what it means.” I replied, “Sir, I wish that the events that were predicted in your dream would happen to your enemies, [and not to you].
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 [In your dream/vision] you saw a very strong and very tall tree. It [seemed to] reach to the sky, [with the result that] everyone in the world could see it.
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 It had beautiful leaves and it had produced a lot of fruit for people to eat. Wild animals rested in the shade of that tree, and birds built nests 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 (Your majesty/O King), that tree [represents] you! You have become very powerful. [It is as though] your greatness reaches up to the sky, and you rule people all over the world.
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] you saw a holy angel coming down from heaven. That angel said, ‘Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches! Strip/Shake off all of its leaves, and scatter its fruit. But leave the stump of the tree and its roots in the ground. Fasten a band of iron and bronze around the stump and [allow it to stay there] with grass around it. [Each morning] cause the dew from the sky to make this man, [who was represented by the tree], damp. Cause him to live in the fields with the animals for seven years.’
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 (Your Majesty/O King), that is what your dream means. That is what the Supreme God has declared will happen to you.
Oh mokonzi, tala ndimbola na yango; mpe ezali mokano ya Ye-Oyo-Aleki-Likolo, oyo atombokeli nkolo na ngai:
25 [Your advisors] will force you to live away from other people. You will live in the fields with the wild animals. You will eat grass like cows do, and dew from the sky will cause your [body] to be damp/wet [every morning]. You will live that way for seven years, until you learn that it is the Supreme God who rules over the kingdoms of the world, and he appoints the ones whom he chooses [to rule them].
« 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 But the stump of the tree and its roots were left [in the ground]. That means that you will rule your kingdom again when you learn that it is God [MTY] who is [really] the ruler.
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 (Your Majesty/O King), please do what I am telling you to do. Stop sinning, and do what is right. Turn away from your evil behavior. Act mercifully to poor people. If you do that, perhaps you will continue to be sucessful.”
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 But [the king refused to stop sinning. So what was predicted in the dream is] what happened to him.
Makambo wana nyonso ekokokisama mpo na mokonzi Nabukodonozori.
29 Twelve months later, [one day] he was walking [on the flat roof] of his palace in Babylon.
Sima na basanza zomi na mibale, wana mokonzi azalaki kotambola na veranda ya ndako ya bokonzi, na Babiloni,
30 As he [looked out over/across the city], he said [to those around him], “I have built this great [city of] Babylon to be the place where I rule! I have built it to display my own power, in order [to show people] my glory, to show them that I am very great!”
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 While he was still saying this, God [MTY] spoke from heaven and said, “King Nebuchadnezzar, this is what I am saying to you: You are no longer the ruler of this kingdom!
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 [Your advisors] will force you to live away from [other] people. You will live in the fields with wild animals, and you will eat grass like cows do. You will live that way for seven years, until you learn that [it is] I, the Supreme God, who rules over the kingdoms of this world, and I appoint the ones whom I have chosen to rule them.”
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 what [God] predicted happened. Nebuchadnezzar [became insane, so his advisors] forced him to live away from other people. He ate grass like cows [do], and dew from the sky caused his body to be damp/wet [every morning. He lived like that] until his hair was as long as eagles’ feathers, and his fingernails became like birds’ 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 “After those [seven] years ended, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up toward heaven, [and I acknowledged that what God said was true]. Then I could think correctly again. I praised and worshiped the Supreme God, and I honored him, the one who lives forever. He rules forever; his kingdom will never end.
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 All the people in the world are very insignificant; we are not like him. He has the power to do whatever he wants to do, among the angels in heaven and among us people who live on the earth. [So] no one can stop him [SYN], and no one can [challenge him], saying to him, ‘Why [are you doing these things]?’
Bato nyonso ya mokili bazali pamba na miso na Ye;
36 When I was able to think correctly again, I was honored again, and I [was able to] rule my glorious/great kingdom again. My advisors came to me again [to talk about what should be done], and I became greater and more powerful than I was 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 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and honor [DOU] [God], the king who rules in heaven. All of his actions are just and right. And he is able to cause to become humble those who are proud, [like I was].”
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.
