Danyèl 4
1 Nebucadnetsar, wa a a tout pèp yo, nasyon ak lang, ki rete sou tout tè a: “Ke lapè nou kapab vin anpil!
Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
2 Li te sanble bon pou mwen deklare sign ak mèvèy ke Bondye Pi Wo a te fè pou mwen yo.
I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
3 A la gran, sign Li yo gran! A la pwisan, mèvèy Li yo pwisan! Wayòm Li se yon wayòm k ap dire jis pou tout tan, epi dominasyon li de jenerasyon an jenerasyon.
How great [are] his signs! and how mighty [are] his wonders! his kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion [is] from generation to generation.
4 Mwen, Nebucadnetsar, mwen te alèz nan lakay mwen e mwen t ap pwospere nan palè mwen an.
I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:
5 Mwen te fè yon rèv e li te fè m gen gwo laperèz; epi refleksyon sila yo sou kabann mwen ak vizyon yo nan panse m te fè m gen gwo laperèz.
I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
6 Konsa, mwen te pase lòd pou fè mennen devan prezans mwen tout mesye saj Babylone yo, pou yo ta ka fè m konnen entèpretasyon a rèv la.
Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise [men] of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
7 Epi majisyen yo, mèt zetwal yo, Kaldeyen yo ak divinò yo te antre e mwen te pale yo rèv la, men yo pa t ka fè m konnen entèpretasyon li.
Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.
8 Men finalman, Daniel te antre devan m, ke non li te Beltschatsar, selon non dye pa mwen an e nan sila lespri a dye sen yo ye a. Mwen te pale rèv la a li menm, e te di:
But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, [saying],
9 O Beltschatsar, chèf majisyen yo, akoz mwen konnen ke lespri a dye sen yo nan ou e nanpwen mistè ki difisil pou ou fè m konnen vizyon a rèv mwen ke m te fè yo, ansanm ak entèpretasyon li.
O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
10 Alò, men vizyon ki te nan tèt mwen pandan mwen kouche sou kabann mwen an: Mwen t ap gade e vwala, yon bwa nan mitan tè a, e wotè l te byen gran.
Thus [were] the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof [was] great.
11 Bwa a te grandi byen gwo, e li te vin fò epi wotè l te rive jis nan syèl la. Li te vizib jis rive nan dènye pwent a tout tè a.
The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
12 Fèy li te byen bèl, fwi li te anpil e nan li, te gen manje pou tout moun. Bèt chan yo te jwenn lonbraj anba li, epi zwazo nan syèl yo te rete sou branch li, epi tout kreyati vivan yo te jwenn manje yo ladann.
The leaves thereof [were] fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it [was] meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.
13 Mwen t ap gade vizyon yo nan panse m, sou kabann mwen an, epi vwala yon ki sen k ap veye te desann soti nan syèl la.
I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;
14 Li te kriye fò e te pale konsa: Koupe bwa a, e retire branch li yo! Retire tout fèy li, e gaye fwi li yo! Kite bèt yo ale soti anba l ak zwazo yo soti sou branch li.
He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:
15 Sepandan kite chouk la rete anrasine nan tè a, menm avèk yon bann an fè ak bwonz k ap ansèkle l nan zèb nèf chan an. Kite moun sa a tranpe ak lawouze syèl la. Kite li pataje zèb la avèk bèt chan latè yo.
Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and [let] his portion [be] with the beasts in the grass of the earth:
16 Kite kè li vin chanje pou l pa kè moun ankò, men ke kè a yon bèt vin bay a li menm. Konsa, kite sèt epòk vin pase sou li.
Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
17 Dekrèt sa a se dekrè a sila ki t ap veye yo, epi desizyon sa a se yon lòd a sila ki sen yo, pou tout sila k ap viv yo kapab konnen, ke Pi Wo a se chèf sou wayòm a lèzòm, epi Li va bay li a nenpòt moun Li pito, epi Li va ranje bay li sou moun ki pi ba yo.
This matter [is] by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
18 Sa se rèv ke mwen menm, Nebucadnetsar, te fè. Alò, ou menm, Beltschatsar, ou fè m konnen entèpretasyon li, kòmsi nanpwen lòt moun pami mesye saj wayòm mwen yo ki kapab fè m konnen entèpretasyon an. Men ou menm, ou kapab, paske lespri a dye sen yo nan ou.”
This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise [men] of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou [art] able; for the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee.
19 Konsa Daniel, ki rele Beltschatsar, te vin bèbè pandan yon ti tan e refleksyon li yo te fè l pè. Wa a te reponn e te di: “Beltschatsar, pa kite rèv la, ni entèpretasyon li twouble ou.” Beltschatsar te reponn: “Senyè mwen, pito ke rèv la te apatyen a sila ki rayi ou yo, e entèpretasyon li a lènmi ou yo!
Then Daniel, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream [be] to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
20 Pyebwa ke ou te wè a, ki te vin gran, e te vin fò a, wotè a sila ki te rive jis nan syèl la, e te vizib a tout tè a;
The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
21 epi fèy a sila ki te bèl, fwi anpil la, pyebwa nan sila te gen manje pou tout moun nan, pyebwa anba sila bèt chan yo te viv la, e sou branch a sila zwazo syèl yo te vin poze a—
Whose leaves [were] fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it [was] meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:
22 se ou menm, O wa! Paske ou te vin gran, e ou te vin fò; epi majeste ou te vin gran rive jis nan syèl la, e dominasyon ou jis rive nan dènye pwent latè.
It [is] thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
23 “Epi tandiske wa a te wè yon ki t ap veye, yon ki sen, ki t ap desann kite syèl la, e ki t ap di: ‘Koupe bwa a e detwi li; sepandan, kite chouk la ak rasin li nan tè a, menm avèk yon bann fè ak bwonz k ap ansèkle li nan zèb nèf nan chan an, kite li menm moun nan tranpe ak lawouze syèl la, e kite li pataje li ak bèt chan yo jiskaske sèt epòk vin pase sou li,’
And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and [let] his portion [be] with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;
24 “Sa se entèpretasyon an, O wa, e sa se dekrè a Pi Wo a ki te vin rive sou senyè mwen an, wa a:
This [is] the interpretation, O king, and this [is] the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
25 Ke ou va chase ale lwen de moun, ou va rete ak bèt chan, yo va fè ou manje zèb tankou bèf, e ou va tranpe ak lawouze syèl la. Epi sèt epòk va vin pase sou ou jiskaske ou vin rekonèt ke Pi Wo a se chèf sou wayòm a lèzòm, e Li bay li a sila ke Li pito.
That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
26 Epi, tandiske li te kòmande pou kite chouk la, ak rasin pyebwa a, wayòm ou an va asire apre ou vin rekonèt ke se syèl la ki renye.
And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.
27 Akoz sa, O wa, ke konsèy mwen an kapab fè ou kontan: Sispann koulye a, peche ou yo. Ranplase yo ak ladwati, e inikite ou yo avèk montre mizerikòd a malere yo. Petèt konsa, kapab genyen yon pwolonjman trankilite ou.”
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
28 Tout sa te vin rive a Nebucadnetsar, wa a.
All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
29 Douz mwa pita, li t ap mache sou twati palè wa a Babylone.
At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
30 Wa a te reflechi e te di: “Èske se pa Gran Babylone sa a, ke m te bati kon yon rezidans wayal pa fòs pouvwa mwen an, e pou glwa a pwòp majeste mwen an?”
The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
31 Pandan pawòl sa te toujou nan bouch a wa a, yon vwa te sòti nan syèl la e te di: “Wa Nebucadnetsar, a ou menm sa deklare; ‘Wayòm nan rache soti nan men ou.
While the word [was] in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, [saying], O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.
32 Ou va chase ale lwen de moun e plas ou pou rete va avèk bèt chan yo. Yo va fè ou manje zèb tankou bèf e sèt epòk a va pase sou ou jiskaske ou rekonèt ke Pi Wo a se chèf sou tout wayòm a lèzòm e Li bay li a nenpòt moun ke Li pito.’”
And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling [shall be] with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
33 Lapoula, pawòl konsènan Nebucadnetsar a te vin akonpli. Li te chase ale lwen de moun, li te kòmanse manje zèb tankou bèf, kò l te tranpe ak lawouze syèl la jiskaske cheve li te vin gran kon plim a yon èg, e zong li kon zong a yon zwazo.
The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ [feathers], and his nails like birds’ [claws].
34 Men lè tan sa a te fini, mwen menm, Nebucadnetsar, mwen te leve zye m vè syèl la, bon konprann mwen te retounen sou mwen. Mwen te beni Pi Wo a, mwen te louwe e mwen te bay omaj a Sila ki vivan jis pou tout tan an; Paske règn Li se yon règn ki dire pou tout tan epi wayòm Li de jenerasyon an jenerasyon.
And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion [is] an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom [is] from generation to generation:
35 Tout sila ki rete sou latè yo pa konte pou anyen, men Li fè selon volonte Li nan lame syèl la e pami sila ki rete sou latè yo; epi nanpwen moun ki ka evite men Li, ni mande Li: “Kisa Ou fè la a?”
And all the inhabitants of the earth [are] reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and [among] the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
36 Nan lè sa a bon konprann mwen te retounen sou mwen. Epi majeste ak mayifisans mwen te restore a mwen menm pou glwa a wayòm mwen an. Konsa, konseye mwen yo ak prens mwen yo te kòmanse chache twouve mwen. Mwen te retabli nan wayòm mwen, e pi bon pi gwo pwisans te vin ogmante sou mwen.
At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.
37 Alò, mwen menm Nebucadnetsar, mwen fè lwanj, egzaltasyon ak lonè a Wa syèl la, paske tout zèv Li yo vrè, chemen Li yo jis e Li kapab imilye sila ki mache ak ògèy yo.
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works [are] truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
