Daniel 4
1 King Nebuchadnezzar sent this decree to all peoples, nations, and languages who lived on the earth: May your peace increase.
Nabukodonozor, kralj, svim plemenima, narodima i jezicima po svoj zemlji: Obilovali mirom!
2 It has seemed good to me to tell you about the signs and wonders that the Most High has done for me.
Svidjelo mi se obznaniti vam znakove i čudesa što ih na meni učini Bog Svevišnji.
3 How great are his signs, and how mighty are his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion lasts from generation to generation.”
Znakovi njegovi kako su veliki! Čudesa njegova kako silna! Kraljevstvo njegovo - kraljevstvo vječno! Vlast njegova za sva pokoljenja!
4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living happily in my house, and I was enjoying prosperity in my palace.
Ja, Nabukodonozor, življah mirno u svojoj kući i sretno u svojoj palači,
5 But a dream I had made me afraid. As I lay there, the images I saw and the visions in my mind troubled me.
kad vidjeh sanju koja me uplašila. Utvare i viđenja što su mi se na mom ležaju vrzla po glavi uznemiriše me.
6 So I gave a decree to bring before me all the men of Babylon who had wisdom so they could interpret the dream for me.
I naredih: neka mi pozovu sve mudrace babilonske da mi kažu što sanja znači.
7 Then came the magicians, those who claimed to speak with the dead, the wise men, and the astrologers. I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me.
Dođoše gataoci, čarobnici, zvjezdari i tumači znakova: ja im rekoh svoju sanju, a oni mi ne znadoše reći njezino značenje.
8 But at last Daniel came in—the one who is named Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods—and I told him the dream.
Tada dođe preda me Daniel, koji je nazvan Baltazar prema imenu moga boga, i u komu prebiva duh Boga Svetoga. Ja mu pripovjedih svoju sanju:
9 “Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too difficult for you. Tell me what I saw in my dream and what it means.
“Baltazare, starješino gatalaca, znam da u tebi prebiva duh Boga Svetoga i da ti nijedna tajna nije preteška: evo sanje što je imah: daj mi njezino značenje.
10 These were the sights that I saw in my mind as I lay upon my bed: I looked, and there was a tree in the middle of the earth, and its height was very great.
Evo viđenja što mi se na postelji vrzlo po glavi: Pogledam, kad evo jedno stablo usred zemlje vrlo veliko.
11 The tree grew and became strong. Its top reached to the heavens, and it could be seen to the ends of the whole earth.
Stablo poraste, postade snažno, visina mu doseže nebo, vidjelo se s krajeva zemlje.
12 Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and on it was food for all. The wild animals found shade under it, and the birds of the heavens lived in its branches. All living creatures were fed from it.
Krošnja mu bijaše lijepa, plodovi obilni; na njemu je bilo hrane za sve, u njegovoj sjeni počivaše zvijerje poljsko, na njegovim se granama gnijezdile ptice nebeske i svako se tijelo hranilo od njega.
13 I saw in my mind as I lay on my bed, and a holy messenger came down from the heavens.
Ja promatrah viđenja što su mi se na mojoj postelji vrzla po glavi kad, evo, Stražar, Svetac, silazi s neba,
14 He shouted and said, 'Chop down the tree and cut off its branches, strip off its leaves, and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it and the birds fly away from its branches.
silnim glasom viče: 'Posijecite stablo, okrešite mu grane, počupajte mu lišće, pobacajte plodove! Neka se životinje razbjegnu ispod njega i ptice s grana njegovih!
15 Leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, in the middle of the tender grass of the field. Let it be wet with the dew from the heavens. Let it live with the animals among the plants on the ground.
U zemlji ostavite panj i korijenje u gvozdenim i mjedenim okovima, u travi poljskoj! Neka ga pere rosa nebeska, i travu zemaljsku neka dijeli sa zvijerjem poljskim!
16 Let his mind be changed from a man's mind, and let an animal's mind be given to him until seven years pass by.
Neka mu se promijeni srce čovječje, srce životinjsko nek' mu se dade! Sedam vremena neka prođe nad njim!
17 This decision is by the decree reported by the messenger. It is a decision made by the holy ones so that those who are alive may know that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of people and gives them to anyone he wishes to place over them, even to the most humble men.'
Tako su presudili Stražari, tako su odlučili Sveci, da sve živo upozna kako Svevišnji ima vlast nad kraljevstvom ljudskim: on ga daje kome hoće i postavlja nad njim najnižega od ljudi!'
18 I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had this dream. Now you, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the men with wisdom in my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able to do so, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”
Ovo je sanja što je vidjeh ja, kralj Nabukodonozor. A ti, Baltazare, reci mi njezino značenje, jer mi nijedan od mudraca moga kraljevstva to ne može reći; ti možeš, jer u tebi je duh Boga Svetoga.”
19 Then Daniel, who was also named Belteshazzar, was greatly upset for a while, and his thoughts alarmed him. The king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” Belteshazzar replied, “My master, may the dream be for those who hate you; may its interpretation be for your enemies.
Tada se Daniel, nazvan Baltazar, načas smete i prestraši u svojim mislima. Kralj reče: “Baltazare, ne daj se zbuniti ovom sanjom i njezinim značenjem!” Baltazar odgovori: “Gospodaru moj, ova sanja neka bude tvojim dušmanima i njezino značenje tvojim mrziteljima!
20 The tree that you saw—which grew and became strong, and whose top reached up to the heavens, and which could be seen to the ends of the whole earth—
Stablo koje si vidio, veliko i snažno, koje seže sve do neba i vidi se po svoj zemlji,
21 whose leaves were beautiful, and whose fruit was abundant, so that in it was food for all, and under it the animals of the field found shade, and in which the birds of the heavens lived—
krošnje lijepe i plodova obilnih na kojem bijaše hrane za sve i pod kojim počiva zvijerje poljsko, a na njegovim se granama gnijezde ptice nebeske:
22 this tree is you, king, you who have grown so strong. Your greatness has grown and reaches to the heavens, and your authority reaches to the ends of the earth.
to si ti, o kralju, koji si velik i moćan, veličina ti se povećala i dosegla do neba, a tvoja vlast do krajeva zemlje.
23 You, king, saw a holy messenger coming down from heaven and saying, 'Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, in the middle of the tender grass of the field. Let it be wet with the dew from the heavens. Let it live with the wild animals in the fields until seven years pass by.'
A što je vidio kralj kako Stražar, Svetac, silazi s neba te govori: 'Posijecite stablo, raskomadajte ga, no njegov panj i korijenje ostavite u zemlji, u gvozdenim i mjedenim okovima, u travi poljskoj, neka ga pere rosa nebeska i dio neka mu bude sa zvijerjem poljskim dok ne prođe sedam vremena nad njim' -
24 This is the interpretation, king. It is a decree of the Most High that has reached you, my master the king.
ovo je značenje, o kralju, odluka Svevišnjega što će se ispuniti na mom gospodaru kralju:
25 You will be driven from among men, and you will live with the wild animals in the fields. You will be made to eat grass like an ox, and you will be wet with the dew from the heavens, and seven years will pass by until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of people and that he gives them to anyone he wishes.
Izagnat će te iz društva ljudi i sa životinjama ćeš poljskim boraviti; hranit ćeš se travom kao goveda, tebe će prati rosa nebeska; sedam će vremena proći nad tobom dok ne upoznaš da Svevišnji ima vlast nad kraljevstvom ljudskim i da ga daje kome on hoće.
26 As it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, in this way your kingdom will be returned to you from the time you learn that heaven rules.
A što se reklo 'Ostavite panj i korijenje stabla' - tvoje će se kraljevstvo obnoviti čim spoznaš da Nebesa imaju svu vlast.
27 Therefore, king, let my advice be acceptable to you. Stop sinning and do what is right. Turn away from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, and it may be that your prosperity will be extended.”
Zato, kralju, neka ti bude mio moj savjet: iskupi svoje grijehe pravednim djelima i svoja bezakonja milosrđem prema siromasima, da bi ti potrajala sreća.”
28 All these things happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.
Sve se to dogodi kralju Nabukodonozoru.
29 Twelve months later he was walking on the roof of the royal palace in Babylon,
Dvanaest mjeseci kasnije, šetajući babilonskim kraljevskim dvorom,
30 and he said, “Is this not the great Babylon, which I have built for my royal residence, for the glory of my majesty?”
kralj govoraše: “Nije li to taj veliki Babilon što ga ja sagradih da mi bude kraljevskom prijestolnicom - snagom svoje moći, na slavu svoga veličanstva?”
31 While the words were still on the lips of the king, a voice came from heaven: “King Nebuchadnezzar, it is announced to you that this kingdom has been taken away from you.
Još bijahu te riječi u ustima njegovim kad s neba dođe glas: “Tebi se objavljuje, kralju Nabukodonozore! Kraljevstvo ti se oduzelo;
32 You will be driven away from people, and your home will be with the wild animals in the fields. You will be made to eat grass like an ox. Seven years will pass until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of people and he gives them to anyone he wishes.”
bit ćeš izagnan iz društva ljudi, sa životinjama ćeš poljskim boraviti; hranit ćeš se travom kao goveda, i sedam će vremena proći nad tobom dok ne spoznaš da Svevišnji ima vlast nad kraljevstvom ljudskim, i da ga on daje kome hoće.”
33 This decree against Nebuchadnezzar was carried out immediately. He was driven away from people. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew from the heavens. His hair grew as long as eagles' feathers, and his nails became like birds' claws.
I smjesta se riječ izvrši na Nabukodonozoru: bi izagnan iz društva ljudi, jeđaše travu kao goveda, prala ga rosa nebeska; vlasi mu narastoše poput orlova perja, a njegovi nokti kao ptičje pandže.
34 At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was given back to me. “I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified the one who lives forever. For his reign is an everlasting reign, and his kingdom endures from all generations to all generations.
“Pošto se navršiše određeni dani, ja, Nabukodonozor, podigoh oči prema nebu, razum mi se vrati, tada blagoslovih Svevišnjega hvaleći i uzvisujući onoga koji živi dovijeka: njegovo je kraljevstvo - kraljevstvo vječno, njegova je vlast za sva pokoljenja.
35 All the earth's inhabitants are considered by him to be as nothing; he does among the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth whatever suits his will. No one can stop him or challenge him. No one can say to him, 'Why have you done this?'”
Stanovnici zemlje - upravo kao da ih i nema: po svojoj volji postupa on s vojskom nebeskom i sa žiteljima zemaljskim. Nitko ne može zaustaviti njegovu ruku ili mu kazati: 'Što to radiš?'
36 At the same time that my sanity returned to me, my majesty and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My counselors and my noblemen sought my favor. I was brought back to my throne, and even more greatness was given to me.
U isti čas razum mi se vrati, i na slavu moje kraljevske časti vrati mi se veličanstvo i sjaj; moji me savjetnici i velikaši potražiše, bih uspostavljen u kraljevsku čast i moja veličina još poraste.
37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, extol, and honor the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right, and his ways are just. He can humble those who walk in their own pride.
Sada ja, Nabukodonozor, hvalim, uzvisujem i slavim Kralja nebeskoga, čija su sva djela istina, svi putovi pravda i koji može poniziti one koji hode u oholosti.”
