< 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.
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went 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 commanded to call the scribes, and the magicians, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to shew 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 unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is 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 Aramaic, O king, live for ever! tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew 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 and said to the Chaldeans, The command is gone forth from me: If ye do not make known unto me the dream, and its interpretation, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
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 shew the dream and its interpretation, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour; therefore shew me the dream and its interpretation.
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 his servants the dream, and we will shew 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.
The king answered and said, I know of a certainty that ye would gain time, because ye see the word is gone forth 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.”
but if ye do not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you; for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me its interpretation.
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 not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter; therefore there is no king, however great and powerful, that hath asked such a thing of any scribe, or 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 thing that the king demandeth is extraordinary, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with 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.
For this cause the king was irritated and very wroth, and 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.
And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions 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 chief of the king's bodyguard, who had gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
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.
he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so rigorous from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known 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 went in, and requested of the king that he would give him time, that he might shew the king the interpretation.
17 Epi Daniel te ale lakay li. Li te fè zanmi li yo Hanania, Mischaël, ak Azaria okouran konsènan bagay sila a,
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions;
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.
that they would desire mercies of the God of the heavens concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should 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 was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of the heavens.
20 Daniel te di: “Kite non Bondye vin beni jis pou tout tan, paske sajès ak pouvwa se pou Li.
Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever; For wisdom and might 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 it is he that changeth times and seasons; He deposeth kings, and setteth up kings; He giveth wisdom to the wise, And knowledge to them that know 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.
It is he that revealeth the deep and secret things; He knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth 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 thank thee, and I praise thee, O God of my fathers, Who hast given me wisdom and might, And hast made known unto me already what we desired of thee; For thou hast made known unto us the king's matter.
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.”
Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said thus unto him: Destroy not the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
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 brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him: I have found a man of the sons of the captivity of Judah that will make known unto the king the interpretation.
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?”
The king answered and said unto Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream that I have seen, and its interpretation?
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.
Daniel answered in the presence of the king and said, The secret that the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the magicians, the scribes, the astrologers, shew unto 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 the heavens, who revealeth secrets, and maketh known to king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be at the end of days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed are these:
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.
— as for thee, O king, thy thoughts arose upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter; and he that revealeth secrets hath made known to thee what shall 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.
And as for me, this secret is revealed to me, not by [any] wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation should be made known to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy 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, a great image. This image was mighty and its brightness excellent; it stood before thee, and its appearance was terrible.
32 Tèt estati a an lò fen, lestomak ak bra li an ajan, vant li ak kwis li an bwonz,
This image's head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its 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 clay.
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 till a stone was cut out without hands; and it smote the image upon its feet of iron and clay, and broke them to pieces.
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 was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold broken in pieces together, and they became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floors; and the wind carried them away, and no place was found for them. And the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole 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 of it 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, unto whom the God of the heavens hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;
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.
and wheresoever the children of men, the beasts of the field, and the fowl of the heavens dwell, he hath given them into thy hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all: thou art this head of gold.
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.
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee; then another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule 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 the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth everything, and as iron that breaketh all these, so shall it break in pieces and bruise.
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 toes, part of potter's clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
42 Dwèt pye li yo te mele fè ak kanari; konsa, yon pati nan wayòm nan va fò e yon pati va frajil.
And [as] the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of clay, the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.
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.
And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron doth not mingle with clay.
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 these kings shall the God of the heavens set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the sovereignty thereof shall not be left to another people: it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, but itself 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.”
Forasmuch as thou sawest that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold, — the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter. And the dream is certain, and the interpretation of it 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 Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
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.”
The king answered Daniel and said, Of a truth it is that your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, because thou wast able to reveal this secret.
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.
Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors 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 requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon. And Daniel was in the gate of the king.

< Danyèl 2 >