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!
El rey Nabucodonosor a todos los pueblos, naciones y lenguas que viven en toda la tierra: ¡Que abunde su paz!
2 I want you to know about [all] the wonderful miracles [DOU] that the Supreme God has performed for me.
Conviene que yo publique las señales y prodigios que el Altísimo ʼElah hizo conmigo.
3 He performs great miracles, and does wonderful things. His kingdom will last forever; his rule [over people] will never end.
¡Cuán grandes son sus señales y cuán potentes sus maravillas! ¡Su reino es sempiterno y su señorío de generación en generación!
4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living in my palace. I was living luxuriantly, and everything was going very well for me.
Yo, Nabucodonosor, estaba tranquilo en mi casa y floreciente en mi palacio.
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.
Vi un sueño que me espantó. Tendido en cama, me turbaron las imaginaciones y visiones de mi cabeza.
6 So I summoned all the wise men in Babylon, in order that they would come and tell me what it meant.
Por esto mandé que todos los sabios de Babilonia vinieran ante mí para que me mostraran la interpretación del sueño.
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.
Magos, astrólogos, caldeos y adivinos llegaron, y relaté el sueño delante de ellos. Pero no me pudieron mostrar su interpretación
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.
hasta que se presentó ante mí Daniel, cuyo nombre es Beltsasar, como el nombre de mi ʼelah, y en quien vive el Espíritu del ʼElah santo. Y relaté mi sueño a él:
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.
Beltsasar, jefe de los magos, ya que entendí que el Espíritu del ʼElah santo está en ti, y que ningún misterio se te esconde, escucha las visiones del sueño que tuve y declárame su interpretación.
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.
Éstas fueron las visiones de mi cabeza cuando me hallaba en mi lecho: Miré y ahí estaba en medio de la tierra un árbol cuya altura era enorme.
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.
El árbol crecía y se fortalecía. Su altura llegaba hasta el cielo y su extensión hasta el fin de toda la tierra.
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.
Su follaje era hermoso, su fruto abundante y había alimento para todos en él. Las bestias del campo hallaban abrigo debajo de él, y las aves del cielo moraban en sus ramas. Todo ser viviente se alimentaba de él.
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.
Mientras estaba en mi cama yo miraba en las visiones de mi cabeza. Vi a un vigilante santo que descendía del cielo
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.
y clamó a gran voz: ¡Corten el árbol y quítenle sus ramas. Sacudan su follaje y desprendan su fruto. Váyanse las bestias que están debajo de él, y las aves de sus ramas!
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.”
Pero dejen el tronco con sus raíces en la tierra, con ligaduras de hierro y bronce entre la hierba del campo. Sea mojado con el rocío del cielo, y comparta la hierba de la tierra con las bestias.
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.
Sea cambiada su mente de hombre, que se le dé instinto de bestia y pasen siete tiempos sobre él.
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.”
La sentencia es por decreto de los vigilantes y la decisión por la palabra de los santos, para que los vivientes reconozcan que el Altísimo domina sobre el reino de los hombres, Quien lo da al que le place y pone al más humilde de los hombres sobre él.
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.”
Yo, el rey Nabucodonosor, tuve este sueño. Y tú, Beltsasar, declárame su interpretación, porque ninguno de los sabios de mi reino puede darme su interpretación. Pero tú sí puedes, porque en ti está el Espíritu de los ʼelahs santos.
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].
Pero Daniel, cuyo nombre es Beltsasar, quedó pasmado un buen rato, y sus pensamientos lo turbaron. Entonces el rey habló: Beltsasar, no te turbe el sueño ni su interpretación. Beltsasar respondió: ʼadón mío, sea este sueño para los que te aborrecen, y su interpretación para tus enemigos.
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.
El árbol que viste, que crecía y se fortalecía, cuya altura llegaba al cielo y era visible en toda la tierra,
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.
cuyo follaje era hermoso y su fruto abundante, en el cual había alimento para todos, debajo del cual vivían las bestias del campo, y en cuyas ramas anidaban las aves del cielo,
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.
eres tú, oh rey. Creciste y te fortaleciste, pues tu grandeza creció hasta llegar al cielo y tu dominio hasta el fin de la tierra.
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.’
En cuanto a lo que vio el rey, un vigilante santo que descendía del cielo y decía: Corten el árbol y destrúyanlo. Sin embargo, dejen el tronco con sus raíces en la tierra, pero atado con ligaduras de hierro y bronce entre la hierba del campo y sea mojado con el rocío del cielo. Comparta con las bestias del campo, hasta que pasen sobre él siete tiempos.
24 (Your Majesty/O King), that is what your dream means. That is what the Supreme God has declared will happen to you.
Ésta es la interpretación, oh rey, y la sentencia del Altísimo, que vino sobre mi ʼadón, el rey:
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].
Te echarán de entre los hombres. Tu morada será con las bestias del campo. Con hierba del campo te apacentarán como a los bueyes, y con el rocío del cielo serás mojado. Pasarán siete tiempos sobre ti, hasta que reconozcas que el Altísimo tiene dominio sobre el reino de los hombres, y que lo da a quien Él quiere.
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.
En cuanto a la orden de dejar el tronco del árbol con sus raíces en la tierra, significa que tu reino te quedará firme, después que reconozcas que el cielo gobierna.
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.”
Por tanto, oh rey, acepta mi consejo: redime tus pecados con justicia y borra tus iniquidades al mostrar misericordias a los oprimidos. Tal vez esto sea una prolongación de tu prosperidad.
28 But [the king refused to stop sinning. So what was predicted in the dream is] what happened to him.
Todo esto le llegó al rey Nabucodonosor.
29 Twelve months later, [one day] he was walking [on the flat roof] of his palace in Babylon.
Doce meses después, el rey paseaba en el palacio real de Babilonia
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!”
y dijo: ¿No es ésta la gran Babilonia que yo mismo edifiqué para residencia real con la fuerza de mi poder para el esplendor de mi majestad?
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!
Aún estaban estas palabras en la boca del rey, cuando una voz vino del cielo: Rey Nabucodonosor, a ti se te habla. El reino te es quitado.
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 apartado de los hombres, y tu morada será con las bestias del campo. Te apacentarán como a los bueyes. Siete tiempos pasarán sobre ti, hasta que reconozcas que el Altísimo gobierna en el reino de los hombres y lo da a quien le place.
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.
En la misma hora se cumplió la Palabra sobre Nabucodonosor, y fue apartado de entre los hombres. Comía hierba como los bueyes. Su cuerpo se mojaba con el rocío del cielo hasta que su pelo creció como plumas de águila, y sus uñas como las de las aves.
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.
Pero al fin del tiempo, yo, Nabucodonosor, alcé mis ojos al cielo, y mi razón me fue devuelta. Entonces bendije al Altísimo. Alabé y glorifiqué al que vive para siempre, cuyo dominio es sempiterno y su reino por todas las edades.
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]?’
Todos los habitantes de la tierra son considerados como nada. Él hace lo que quiere en la hueste del cielo y en los habitantes de la tierra. No hay quien detenga su mano y le pregunte: ¿Qué haces?
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.
En el mismo tiempo me fue devuelta mi razón y la majestad de mi reino. Mi dignidad y mi grandeza volvieron a mí, y mis consejeros y mis nobles comenzaron a buscarme. Fui restablecido en mi soberanía, y me fue añadida una extraordinaria grandeza.
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].”
Ahora yo, Nabucodonosor, alabo, engrandezco y glorifico al Rey del cielo, porque todas sus obras son verdaderas y sus caminos justos. Él puede humillar a los que andan con altivez.
