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!
Nabucodonosor, o rei, ' a todos os povos, nações e línguas, que habitam em toda a terra: ' A paz seja multiplicada para você. '
2 I want you to know about [all] the wonderful miracles [DOU] that the Supreme God has performed for me.
Pareceu-me bom mostrar os sinais e as maravilhas que o Deus Altíssimo tem trabalhado para comigo. '
3 He performs great miracles, and does wonderful things. His kingdom will last forever; his rule [over people] will never end.
How grandes são seus sinais! Como são poderosas as suas maravilhas! Seu reino é um reino eterno. Seu domínio é de geração em geração.
4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living in my palace. I was living luxuriantly, and everything was going very well for me.
Eu, Nabucodonosor, estava em repouso em minha casa, e florescendo em meu palácio.
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.
Eu vi um sonho que me deixou com medo; e os pensamentos em minha cama e as visões de minha cabeça me perturbaram.
6 So I summoned all the wise men in Babylon, in order that they would come and tell me what it meant.
Therefore Fiz um decreto para trazer à minha presença todos os sábios da Babilônia, para que eles me dessem a conhecer a interpretação do sonho.
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.
Then os mágicos, os encantadores, os caldeus e os adivinhos entraram; e eu lhes contei o sonho, mas eles não me deram a conhecer sua interpretação.
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.
But finalmente, Daniel chegou antes de mim, cujo nome era Belteshazzar segundo o nome do meu deus, e em quem está o espírito dos deuses santos. Eu contei o sonho diante dele, dizendo, '
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.
“Belteshazzar, mestre dos mágicos, porque sei que o espírito dos deuses santos está em você e nenhum segredo o perturba, conte-me as visões do meu sonho que eu vi, e sua interpretação.
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.
These foram as visões da minha cabeça na minha cama: Vi, e eis uma árvore no meio da terra; e sua altura era grande.
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.
A árvore cresceu e era forte. Sua altura chegava até o céu e sua visão até o fim de toda a terra.
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.
Its as folhas eram lindas, e tinha muitos frutos, e nela havia alimento para todos. Os animais do campo tinham sombra debaixo dela, e as aves do céu viviam em seus galhos, e toda a carne era alimentada a partir dela. '
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.
“Eu vi nas visões da minha cabeça na minha cama, e eis que um observador santo desceu do céu.
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.
Ele gritou em voz alta e disse isto: “Cortem a árvore e cortem seus ramos! Sacode suas folhas e espalha seus frutos! Que os animais saiam de baixo dela e os pássaros de seus galhos”.
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.”
Nevertheless deixe o tronco de suas raízes na terra, mesmo com uma faixa de ferro e bronze, na tenra grama do campo; e deixe-o molhado com o orvalho do céu. Deixe sua porção estar com os animais no capim da terra.
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.
Let que seu coração seja mudado do do homem, e que o coração de um animal lhe seja dado. Então que sete vezes passe por cima dele. '
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.”
“'A frase é pelo decreto dos observadores e a exigência pela palavra dos santos, para que os vivos saibam que o Altíssimo reina no reino dos homens, e o dá a quem quiser, e estabelece sobre ele o mais baixo dos homens'. '
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.”
“Este sonho eu, rei Nabucodonosor, vi; e vós, Belteshazzar, declarais a interpretação, porque todos os sábios do meu reino não são capazes de me fazer conhecer a interpretação; mas vós sois capazes, pois o espírito dos deuses santos está em vós”. '
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].
Então Daniel, cujo nome era Belteshazzar, ficou mudo por um tempo, e seus pensamentos o perturbaram. O rei respondeu: “Belteshazzar, não deixe que o sonho ou a interpretação, o incomode”. ' Belteshazzar respondeu: “Meu senhor, que o sonho seja para aqueles que te odeiam, e sua interpretação para seus adversários”.
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.
A árvore que viste, que cresceu e era forte, cuja altura alcançava o céu e sua visão para toda a terra;
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.
cujas folhas eram lindas e seus frutos abundantes, e nela havia alimento para todos; sob a qual viviam os animais do campo, e em cujos galhos as aves do céu tinham sua habitação -
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.
és tu, ó rei, que cresceste e te tornaste forte; pois tua grandeza cresceu, e alcança o céu, e teu domínio até os confins da terra. '
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.’
“Considerando que o rei viu um observador santo descendo do céu e dizendo: 'Corte a árvore e destrua-a; não obstante, deixe o toco de suas raízes na terra, mesmo com uma faixa de ferro e bronze, na tenra grama do campo, e deixe-o molhado com o orvalho do céu'. Que sua porção esteja com os animais do campo, até que sete vezes passe por cima dele”. '
24 (Your Majesty/O King), that is what your dream means. That is what the Supreme God has declared will happen to you.
“Esta é a interpretação, ó rei, e é o decreto do Altíssimo, que veio sobre meu senhor, o rei:
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].
Você será expulso dos homens e sua morada será com os animais do campo. Serás feito para comer erva como os bois, e serás molhado com o orvalho do céu, e sete vezes passarás por cima de ti, até que saibas que o Altíssimo governa no reino dos homens, e o dá a quem quer que ele queira.
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.
Whereas foi ordenado deixar o tronco das raízes da árvore, seu reino estará seguro para você depois de saber que os Céus governam.
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.”
Therefore, ó rei, que meu conselho seja aceitável para ti, e rompa teus pecados pela justiça, e tuas iniquidades pela misericórdia para com os pobres. Talvez possa haver um alongamento de sua tranqüilidade”. '
28 But [the king refused to stop sinning. So what was predicted in the dream is] what happened to him.
All isto veio sobre o Rei Nabucodonosor.
29 Twelve months later, [one day] he was walking [on the flat roof] of his palace in Babylon.
At ao final de doze meses ele estava andando no palácio real da Babilônia.
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!”
O rei falou e disse: “Não é esta grande Babilônia, que construí para a morada real pela força do meu poder e pela glória de minha majestade? '
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!
While a palavra estava na boca do rei, uma voz veio do céu, dizendo: “Ó rei Nabucodonosor, a ti se diz: 'O reino partiu de ti'.
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.”
Serás expulso dos homens, e tua morada será com os animais do campo”. Serás feito para comer erva como os bois”. Sete vezes vos passarão por cima, até que saibais que o Altíssimo reina no reino dos homens, e o dai a quem ele quiser”. '
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.
This foi realizado na mesma hora em Nebuchadnezzar. Ele foi expulso dos homens e comeu grama como bois; e seu corpo foi molhado com o orvalho do céu até que seus cabelos cresceram como penas de águias, e suas unhas como garras de pássaros. '
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.
At no final dos dias eu, Nabucodonosor, levantei meus olhos para o céu, e minha compreensão voltou para mim; e abençoei o Altíssimo, e elogiei e honrei aquele que vive para sempre, ' pois seu domínio é um domínio eterno, e seu reino de geração em geração.
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]?’
All os habitantes da terra são reputados como nada; e ele faz de acordo com sua vontade no exército do céu, e entre os habitantes da terra; e ninguém pode parar sua mão, ou pergunte-lhe: “O que você está fazendo?”.
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.
At ao mesmo tempo meu entendimento voltou para mim; e para a glória de meu reino, minha majestade e brilho voltaram para mim. Meus conselheiros e meus senhores me procuraram; e eu estava estabelecido em meu reino, e a excelente grandeza foi acrescentada a mim.
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].”
Now Eu, Nabucodonosor, louvo, exalto e honro o Rei dos Céus; pois todas as suas obras são verdade e seus caminhos são justiça; e aqueles que andam com orgulho, ele é capaz de humilhar. '
