Danyèl 2
1 Alò, nan dezyèm ane règn Nebucadnetsar a, Nebucadnetsar te fè rèv yo. Epi lespri li te twouble, e li pa t ka dòmi.
In the second year of [his] reign Nabuchodonosor dreamed a dream, and his spirit was amazed, and his sleep departed from him.
2 Konsa, wa a te pase lòd pou rele fè antre tout majisyen yo, mèt zetwal yo, moun ki fè cham, mèt wanga ak Kaldeyen yo pou pale ak wa a, e fè l tande ki rèv li te fè yo. Konsa, yo te antre e te kanpe devan wa a.
And the king gave orders to call the enchanters, and the magicians, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to declare to the king his dreams. And they came and stood before the king.
3 Wa a te di yo: “Mwen te fè yon rèv e lespri m vin twouble pou l ta konprann rèv la.”
And the king said to them, I have dreamed, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
4 Kaldeyen yo te pale ak wa a an Arameyen: “O wa, viv jis pou tout tan! Pale rèv la a sèvitè ou yo e nou va deklare entèpretasyon li.”
And the Chaldeans spoke to the king in the Syrian language, [saying], O king, live for ever: do thou tell the dream to thy servants, and we will declare the interpretation.
5 Wa a te reponn a Kaldeyen yo: “Lòd mwen an fin etabli: si nou pa fè m konnen rèv la ak entèpretasyon li a, nou va vin chire mòso an mòso, e lakay nou va vin yon pil ranblè.
The king answered the Chaldeans, The thing has departed from me: if ye do not make known to me the dream and the interpretation, ye shall be destroyed, and your houses shall be spoiled.
6 Men si nou deklare rèv la ak entèpretasyon li, nou va resevwa nan men m, kado, rekonpans ak gwo lonè. Pou sa, fè m deklarasyon rèv la ak entèpretasyon li.”
But if ye make known to me the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and presents and much honour: only tell me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.
7 Yo te reponn yon dezyèm fwa. Yo te di: “Kite wa a eksplike rèv la a sèvitè li yo e nou va deklare entèpretasyon li.”
They answered the second time, and said, Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will declare the interpretation.
8 Wa a te reponn: “Mwen konnen, anverite, ke nou ap jwe pou tan, paske nou te wè ke lòd mwen an gentan fin byen etabli.
And the king answered and said, I verily know that ye are trying to gain time, because ye see that the thing has gone from me.
9 Men si nou pa fè m konnen rèv la, ap gen yon sèl dekrè pou nou. Paske nou te vin antann nou, youn ak lòt pou fè manti ak pale pawòl konwonpi devan m, jiskaske bagay la vin chanje. Pou sa a, fè m konnen rèv la pou m ka konnen ke nou kapab deklare entèpretasyon li ban mwen.”
If then ye do not tell me the dream, I know that ye have concerted to utter before me a false and corrupt tale, until the time shall have past: tell me my dream, and I shall know that ye will also declare to me the interpretation thereof.
10 Kaldeyen yo te reponn wa a, e te di: “Nanpwen yon nonm sou latè ki kapab deklare bagay la bay wa a, otan ke okenn gwo wa oswa chèf pa t janm mande okenn bagay konsa a okenn majisyen, mèt wanga, oswa Kaldeyen.
The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is no man upon the earth, who shall be able to make known the king’s matter: forasmuch as no great king or ruler asks such a question of an enchanter, magician, or Chaldean.
11 Anplis, bagay ke wa a mande a difisil, e nanpwen okenn lòt moun ki ka deklare li bay wa a sof ke dye yo, ki pa rete nan chè mòtèl.”
For the question which the king asks is difficult, and there is no one else who shall answer it before the king, but the gods, whose dwelling is not with any flesh.
12 Akoz sa, wa a te vin ranpli ak kòlè ak gwo mekontantman, e li te bay lòd pou detwi tout mesye saj Babylone yo.
Then the king in rage and anger commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
13 Konsa, dekrè a te pibliye ke mesye saj yo ta dwe touye. Konsa, yo t ap chache Daniel ak zanmi li yo pou touye yo.
So the decree went forth, and they began to slay the wise men; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to slay [them].
14 Men Daniel te reponn ak sajès e ak bon konprann a Ajoc, chèf kò gad a wa a, ki te ale deyò pou touye mesye saj a Babylone yo.
Then Daniel answered [with] counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the royal guard, who was gone forth to kill the wise men of Babylon; [saying],
15 Li te di a Ajoc, chèf pou wa a: “Pou ki rezon dekrè a wa a prese konsa?” Epi Ajoc te pale Daniel tout bagay la.
Chief magistrate of the king, wherefore has the peremptory command proceeded from the king? So Arioch made known the matter to Daniel.
16 Konsa, Daniel te antre anndan e te fè yon demann a wa a pou li ta bay li tan, pou l ta ka deklare entèpretasyon an bay a wa a.
And Daniel intreated the king to give him time, and that he might [thus] declare to the king the interpretation of it.
17 Epi Daniel te ale lakay li. Li te fè zanmi li yo Hanania, Mischaël, ak Azaria okouran konsènan bagay sila a,
So Daniel went into his house, and made known the matter to Ananias, and Misael, and Azarias, his friends.
18 pou yo ta kapab fè yon demann mizerikòd a Bondye syèl la konsènan mistè sa a, pou Daniel ak zanmi li yo pa ta vin detwi ak lòt nan mesye saj a Babylone yo.
And they sought mercies from the God of heaven concerning this mystery; that Daniel and his friends might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
19 Konsa, mistè a te revele a Daniel nan yon vizyon lanwit la.
Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night: and Daniel blessed the God of heaven, and said,
20 Daniel te di: “Kite non Bondye vin beni jis pou tout tan, paske sajès ak pouvwa se pou Li.
May the name of God be blessed from everlasting and to everlasting: for wisdom and understanding are his.
21 Se Li menm ki chanje tan ak sikonstans yo. Li retire wa e Li etabli wa. Li bay sajès a moun saj yo, e konesans a moun ki gen bon konprann.
And he changes times and seasons: he appoints kings, and removes [them], giving wisdom to the wise, and prudence to them that have understanding:
22 Se Li menm ki revele sekre pwofond yo. Li fè parèt sa ki nan tenèb yo, e se limyè a ki rete avè L.
he reveals deep and secret [matters]; knowing what is in darkness, and the light is with him.
23 A Ou menm, O Bondye de papa zansèt mwen yo, mwen remèsi Ou. Mwen bay Ou lwanj, paske Ou te ban mwen sajès ak pouvwa. Menm koulye a, Ou te fè m konnen sa ke nou te mande Ou a, Paske Ou te revele a nou menm pwoblem a wa a.”
I give thanks to thee, and praise [thee], O God of my fathers, for thou hast given me wisdom and power, and hast made known to me the things which we asked of thee; and thou hast made known to me the king’s vision.
24 Akoz sa, Daniel te antre kote Ajoc, ke wa a te chwazi pou detwi mesye saj a Babylone yo. Li te antre e te pale avè l konsa: “Pa detwi mesye saj a Babylone yo! Pran m antre nan prezans a wa a, e mwen va deklare entèpretasyon an bay wa a.”
And Daniel came to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon, but bring me in before the king, and I will declare the interpretation to the king.
25 Konsa, Ajoc te mennen Daniel byen vit devan prezans a wa a, e li te pale avèk li konsa: “Mwen te twouve yon nonm pami egzile Juda yo ki kapab fè wa a konnen entèpretasyon an.”
Then Arioch in haste brought in Daniel before the king, and said to him, I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judea, who will declare the interpretation to the king.
26 Wa a te di a Daniel, ki te rele Beltschatsar: “Èske ou kapab fè m konnen rèv ke m te fè a, ak entèpretasyon li an?”
And the king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Baltasar, Canst thou declare to me the dream which I saw, and the interpretation thereof?
27 Daniel te reponn devan wa a. Li te di: “Konsènan mistè sou sila wa a te mande a, ni mesye saj yo, ni mèt zetwal yo, ni majisyen yo, ni divinò yo p ap kapab deklare sa a wa a.
And Daniel answered before the king, and said, The mystery which the king asks [the explanation of] is not [in the power] of the wise men, magicians, enchanters, [or] soothsayers to declare to the king.
28 Men gen yon Bondye nan syèl la ki devwale mistè yo, e Li te fè konnen a Wa Nebucadnetsar sa ki va rive nan dènye jou yo. Men rèv ak vizyon nan tèt ou yo sou kabann ou an, se konsa:
But there is a God in heaven revealing mysteries, and he has made known to king Nabuchodonosor what things must come to pass in the last days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are as follows,
29 “Konsènan ou menm, o wa, pandan sou kabann ou an, refleksyon ou te vire vè sa ki ta vin rive nan tan ki gen pou vini yo. Epi Sila ki fè revelasyon mistè yo te fè ou konnen sa k ap vini yo.
O king: thy thoughts upon thy bed arose [as to] what must come to pass hereafter: and he that reveals mysteries has made known to thee what must come to pass.
30 Men selon mwen menm, mistè sa a pa t revele a mwen menm akoz sajès ki plis pase tout lòt moun k ap viv yo, men pou bi ke entèpretasyon an ta kapab vin konnen a wa a, e ke ou ta ka konprann refleksyon a panse ou yo.
Moreover, this mystery has not been revealed to me by reason of wisdom which is in me beyond all [others] living, but for the sake of making known the interpretation to the king, that thou mightest know the thoughts of thine heart.
31 “Ou menm, O wa, ou t ap gade e vwala, te gen yon sèl gwo estati. Estati sa a, ki te byen laj e tèlman bèl, te kanpe devan ou e aparans li te etonan.
Thou, O king, sawest, and behold an image: that image was great, and the appearance of it excellent, standing before thy face; and the form of it was terrible.
32 Tèt estati a an lò fen, lestomak ak bra li an ajan, vant li ak kwis li an bwonz,
[It was] an image, the head of which was of fine gold, its hands and breast and arms of silver, [its] belly and thighs of brass,
33 janm li an fè, pye li, yon pati an fè e yon pati an ajil.
its legs of iron, its feet, part of iron and part of earthenware.
34 Ou te kontinye gade, jiskaske yon pyè wòch te taye san men moun, e li ta frape estati a sou pye li ki fèt an fè ak ajil la e li te kraze yo an mòso.
Thou sawest until a stone was cut out of a mountain without hands, and it smote the image upon its feet of iron and earthenware, and utterly reduced them to powder.
35 Epi fè a, ajil la, bronz ak ajan an te vin kraze nan menm moman an e te vin tankou pay ki sòti sou glasi vannen nan gran sezon. Konsa, van te pote yo ale jiskaske yo pa t menm jwenn tras yo. Men wòch ki te frape estati a te vin fè yon gwo mòn, e te ranpli tout latè.
Then once for all the earthenware, the iron, the brass, the silver, the gold, were ground to powder, and became as chaff from the summer threshingfloor; and the violence of the wind carried them away, and no place was found for them: and the stone which had smitten the image became a great mountain, and filled all the earth.
36 “Se sa ki te rèv la. Konsa, nou va bay lentèpretasyon li devan wa a.
This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.
37 Ou menm, O wa, ou se wadèwa yo, a sila Bondye syèl la te bay wayòm nan, pouvwa, pwisans ak glwa a.
Thou, O king, art a king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given a powerful and strong and honourable kingdom,
38 Epi nenpòt kote fis a lòm yo rete, oswa bèt nan chan yo, oswa zwazo syèl yo, Li te bay yo nan men ou, e Li te fè ou chèf sou yo. Ou se tèt an lò a.
in every place where the children of men dwell: and he has given into thine hand the wild beasts of the field, and the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, and he has made thee lord of all.
39 “Apre ou, va leve yon lòt wayòm ki enferyè a ou menm e yon lòt twazyèm ak bwonz, ki va renye sou tout latè.
Thou art the head of gold. And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and a third kingdom which is the brass, which shall have dominion over all the earth;
40 Epi va gen yon katriyèm wayòm ak fòs tankou fè. Menm jan ke fè a kraze e fann tout bagay yo, konsa, tankou fè ki kraze vin fè anpil mòso yo, li va vin kraze e fann tout sila yo an mòso.
and a fourth kingdom, which shall be strong as iron: as iron beats to powder and subdues all things, so shall it beat to powder and subdue.
41 Nan sila ou te wè pye ak dwèt pye yo, yon pati an fè ak yon pati an ajil la, li va yon wayòm divize. Men li va genyen nan li kapasite pou vin di kon fè, jan ou te wè fè a mele ak ajil la.
And whereas thou sawest the feet and the toes, part of earthenware and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet there shall be in it of the strength of iron, as thou sawest the iron mixed with earthenware.
42 Dwèt pye li yo te mele fè ak kanari; konsa, yon pati nan wayòm nan va fò e yon pati va frajil.
And [whereas] the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of earthenware, part of the kingdom shall be strong, and [part] of it shall be broken.
43 Epi jan ou te wè fè a mele ak ajil òdinè a, yo va vin mele youn ak lòt nan jèm a lòm; men yo p ap kole byen youn ak lòt, menm jan fè a pa mele ak kanari.
Whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with earthenware, they shall be mingled with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave together, as the iron does not mix itself with earthenware.
44 “Nan jou a wa sila yo, Bondye syèl yo va etabli yon wayòm ki p ap janm detwi, e wayòm sa a p ap lese pou yon lòt pèp. Li va kraze e mete fen a tout wayòm sila yo, men li va, li menm dire pou tout tan.
And in the days of those kings the God of heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and his kingdom shall not be left to another people, [but] it shall beat to pieces and grind to powder all [other] kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
45 Jan ou te wè ke yon wòch te taye sòti sou yon mòn san sèvi ak men moun e ke li te kraze fè a, bwonz lan, ajil la, ajan an, ak lò a gran Bondye a te fè konnen a wa a sa ki va rive nan tan k ap vini an. Donk, rèv la vrè e entèpretasyon li fèt ak fidelite.”
Whereas thou sawest that a stone was cut out of a mountain without hands, and it beat to pieces the earthenware, the iron, the brass, the silver, the gold; the great God has made known to the king what must happen hereafter: and the dream is true, and the interpretation thereof sure.
46 Konsa, Wa Nebucadnetsar te tonbe sou figi li. Li te rann omaj a Daniel e li te pase lòd pou prezante li ak yon ofrann ak lansan ki santi bon.
Then king Nabuchodonosor fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and gave orders to offer to him gifts and incense.
47 Wa a te reponn Daniel. Li te di: “Anverite, Bondye ou a se yon Dye a tout dye yo, yon Senyè a wa yo, e youn ki devwale mistè yo; paske ou te vin gen kapasite pou revele mistè sila a.”
And the king answered and said to Daniel, Of a truth your God is a God of gods, and Lord of kings, who reveals mysteries; for thou hast been able to reveal this mystery.
48 Konsa, wa a te Leve Daniel, te bay li anpil gwo kado. Li te fè li chèf sou tout pwovens a Babylone yo, e li te vin chèf an tèt a tout mesye saj a Babylone yo.
And the king promoted Daniel, and gave him great and abundant gifts, and set him over the whole province of Babylon, and [made him] chief satrap over all the wise men of Babylon.
49 Daniel te fè yon demann a wa a, e wa a te chwazi Schadrac, Méschac ak Abed-Nego sou tout afè yo nan pwovens Babylone, men se te Daniel ki te rete nan pòtay a wa a.
And Daniel asked of the king, and he appointed Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel was in the king’s palace.
