Daniel 2

1 Pada suatu malam, dua tahun setelah Raja Nebukadnezar memerintah, ia bermimpi. Mimpinya itu begitu menggelisahkan hatinya, sehingga ia tidak dapat tidur lagi.

[One night] during the second year that Nebuchadnezzar ruled, he had a dream. The dream worried him very much; and [as a result] he could not sleep.

2 Karena itu dipanggilnya para peramal, ahli jampi, dukun dan orang-orang berilmu, untuk menerangkan mimpinya itu.

[The next morning] he summoned his men who worked magic, fortune-tellers, those who worked sorcery, and those who studied the stars. [Because he had forgotten what he had dreamed, ] he insisted that they tell him what he had dreamed. As they stood there in front of the king,

3 Ketika mereka berdiri di hadapannya, raja berkata, "Aku bermimpi, dan hatiku gelisah karena aku ingin tahu artinya!"

he said, “I had a dream [last night] that worries me. [Tell me what I dreamed, because] I want to know what the dream [means].”

4 Mereka menjawab dalam bahasa Aram, "Hiduplah Tuanku selama-lamanya! Ceritakanlah mimpi itu kepada kami, maka kami akan menerangkan artinya."

The men who studied the stars replied to the king, speaking in the Aramaic [language]. They said, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we hope that you will live a long time! Tell us what you dreamed, and [then] we will tell you what it means!”

5 Raja menjawab, "Aku sudah mengambil keputusan ini: Kamu harus memberitahukan mimpi itu kepadaku, begitu pula artinya. Jika kamu tidak sanggup, kamu akan dipotong-potong dan rumahmu akan dirobohkan.

But the king replied, “I have firmly decided that you must tell me the dream, and [also tell me] what it means. If you do not do that, I will [order my soldiers to] cut you into pieces, and to cause your houses to become only piles of stones!

6 Tetapi jika kamu sanggup, kamu akan kuberikan hadiah yang indah-indah serta kehormatan yang besar. Nah, beritahukanlah sekarang mimpiku itu dengan artinya!"

But if you tell me what I dreamed and what it means, I will reward you. I will give you wonderful gifts and greatly honor you. So tell me what I dreamed and what it means!”

7 Mereka menjawab lagi, "Hendaknya Tuanku memberitahukan dulu mimpi itu kepada kami, setelah itu kami akan menerangkan artinya."

But again they said, “Tell us what you dreamed, and [then] we will tell you what it means.”

8 Mendengar itu raja menjawab, "Tepat seperti dugaanku. Kamu hanya mengulur-ulur waktu saja, karena kamu tahu bahwa aku bermaksud

The king replied, “I know that you are just trying to get more time, because you know that I will do to you what I said that I would do.

9 untuk menghukum kamu semua dengan cara yang sama jika kamu tidak sanggup memberitahukan mimpi itu kepadaku. Kamu bermufakat untuk terus membohongi dan mempermainkan aku dengan harapan bahwa aku akan mengubah keputusanku. Nah, beritahukan mimpi itu, maka aku akan tahu bahwa kamu dapat juga menerangkan artinya."

If you do not tell me what I dreamed, you will be punished. [I think that] you have all agreed to tell me lies and [other] wicked things, because you hope that I will change ([my mind/what I am thinking]). But tell me the dream, and [then] I will know that you can [also] tell me what it means.”

10 Para ahli itu menjawab, "Di seluruh dunia tidak ada seorang pun yang dapat memberitahukan apa yang Tuanku kehendaki itu. Dan belum pernah seorang raja, betapa pun besar dan mulianya, menuntut hal seperti itu dari para peramal, ahli jampi, dan orang-orang berilmu di istananya.

The men who studied the stars replied, “There is no one on the earth who can do what you ask! There is no king, [even] a great and mighty king, who has [ever] asked his men who work magic or his fortune-tellers or men who study the stars to do something like that!

11 Tuanku menginginkan sesuatu yang terlalu sulit. Tak seorang pun dapat memenuhi kecuali para dewa, tetapi mereka tidak diam di antara manusia."

What you are asking [us to do] is impossible. Only the gods can tell you what you dreamed, and they do not live among us!”

12 Mendengar itu raja menjadi marah sekali dan memberi perintah untuk membunuh semua para cerdik pandai yang ada di Babel.

The king was very angry when he heard that, so he commanded [his soldiers] that they execute all such wise men in Babylon.

13 Lalu perintah itu diumumkan, dan semua cerdik pandai, termasuk Daniel dan teman-temannya dicari untuk dibunuh.

And because of what the king commanded, they sent some men to find me and my [three] friends, to execute us [also].

14 Maka Daniel menemui Ariokh, pemimpin pengawal raja, yang telah siap melaksanakan hukuman mati itu. Dengan hati-hati

Arioch, the commander of the king’s guards, came to kill us. But I spoke to him very wisely and tactfully/skillfully.

15 Daniel bertanya kepadanya, mengapa raja telah mengeluarkan perintah yang keras itu. Ariokh memberitahukan kepada Daniel apa yang telah terjadi.

I asked Arioch, “Why has the king made such a harsh/terrible decree?” So Arioch told me all that had happened [because of the king’s dream].

16 Dengan segera Daniel menghadap raja dan memohon diberi waktu untuk menerangkan arti mimpi itu.

I [immediately] went to talk to the king and requested that the king give me some time, so that I could find out [what the dream was and] what the dream meant.

17 Permintaannya dikabulkan, lalu Daniel pulang ke rumah dan memberitahukan segala kejadian itu kepada Hananya, Misael dan Azarya.

Then I went home, and I told my friends, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, what had happened.

18 Disuruhnya mereka berdoa kepada Allah di surga supaya Ia berbelaskasihan kepada mereka dan mengungkapkan rahasia mimpi itu. Dengan demikian mereka tidak akan dihukum mati bersama para cerdik pandai yang lain.

I urged them to ask God, who lives/rules in heaven, to have mercy on us by telling us the secret [meaning of what the king dreamed], in order that we and the other wise men in Babylon would not be executed.

19 Pada malam itu juga Allah memberitahukan rahasia itu kepada Daniel dalam suatu penglihatan. Maka Daniel memuji Allah di surga,

And that night [God] gave to me a vision in which he revealed the secret. Then I praised God,

20 katanya, "Allah itu bijaksana dan perkasa, terpujilah Dia selama-lamanya!

saying, “We should praise God [MTY] forever, because [only] he truly is wise and powerful.

21 Dialah yang menetapkan musim dan masa, Dia menggulingkan dan melantik penguasa. Dialah pula yang memberi kebijaksanaan, serta menganugerahkan pengertian.

He determines what events will happen through the years. He removes [some] kings and gives their authority to [new] kings. He is the one who causes people to become wise and enables those who study to understand [many] things.

22 Dialah yang mengungkapkan rahasia yang amat dalam. Dia tahu segala yang terjadi di dalam kelam. Ia diliputi oleh cahaya terang.

He reveals things that are very mysterious; he is surrounded by light, but he knows things that are hidden [as though they were] in the darkness.

23 Ya, Allah pujaan leluhurku, Engkau kupuji dan kumuliakan. Sebab Kauberikan kepadaku hikmat dan kekuatan. Permohonan kami telah Kaukabulkan. Dan jawaban bagi raja telah Kautunjukkan."

God, whom my ancestors [worshiped], I thank you and I praise you, because you have caused me to be wise and made me strong. You have told me what my friends and I asked you to tell us; and you have revealed to us what the king demanded to know.”

24 Setelah itu Daniel pergi kepada Ariokh yang telah ditugaskan untuk membunuh para cerdik pandai di Babel. Kata Daniel kepadanya, "Jangan bunuh para cerdik pandai itu. Bawalah aku menghadap raja, sebab aku mau memberitahukan kepada baginda arti mimpinya itu."

Then I went to Arioch, the man whom the king had appointed to execute the wise men in Babylon. I said to him, “Do not kill those wise men. Take me to the king, and I will tell him what his dream means.”

25 Dengan segera Ariokh membawa Daniel menghadap Raja Nebukadnezar lalu berkata, "Hamba telah menemukan di antara para buangan Yahudi seorang yang dapat memberitahukan arti mimpi Tuanku."

So Arioch quickly took me to the king. He said to the king, “I have found [this man], one of the men whom we brought from Judah who [says he can] can tell you what your dream means!”

26 Maka berkatalah raja kepada Daniel yang juga disebut Beltsazar, "Dapatkah engkau memberitahu kepadaku mimpiku dan juga artinya?"

The king said to me, whose [new] name was Belteshazzar, “[Is this true]? Can you tell me what I dreamed and what it means?”

27 Daniel menjawab, "Tuanku, tak ada orang berilmu, ahli jampi, peramal atau ahli perbintangan yang dapat memberitahukan hal itu kepada Tuanku.

I replied, “There are no wise men or fortune-tellers or men who work magic or men who work sorcery who can tell such things to you.

28 Tetapi di surga ada Allah yang menyingkapkan segala rahasia, dan Dia telah memberitahukan kepada Tuanku apa yang akan terjadi di kemudian hari. Sekarang, perkenankanlah hamba menerangkan mimpi dan penglihatan yang Tuanku terima waktu tidur itu.

But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets. And he has shown in [your dream] what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you what you dreamed, the vision you saw [as you were lying] on your bed.

29 Ketika Tuanku sedang tidur, Tuanku bermimpi tentang zaman yang akan datang. Allah yang menyingkapkan segala rahasia memperlihatkan kepada Tuanku apa yang akan terjadi.

O King, while you were sleeping, you dreamed about events that will happen in the future. The one who reveals mysteries has shown you what is going to happen.

30 Rahasia ini telah dinyatakan kepada hamba bukan karena hamba lebih pandai daripada siapa pun juga, melainkan supaya Tuanku dapat mengetahui arti mimpi Tuanku itu dan mengerti pula tentang isi hati Tuanku.

And it is not because I am wiser than anyone else on earth that I know the meaning of this mysterious dream. It is because God wanted you to understand what you were thinking.

31 Inilah penglihatan yang Tuanku lihat: Di depan Tuanku ada sebuah patung! Patung itu amat besar, dan berkilau-kilauan tetapi rupanya sangat mengerikan.

O King, [in your vision] you saw in front of you a huge and terrifying statue [of a man. It was] shining very brightly, and it was frightening and awesome.

32 Kepalanya terbuat dari emas murni, dada dan lengannya dari perak, pinggang dan pinggulnya dari tembaga,

The head of the statue was [made] of pure gold. Its chest and arms [were made of] silver. Its belly and thighs [were made of] bronze.

33 pahanya dari besi dan kakinya sebagian dari besi dan sebagian lagi dari tanah liat.

Its legs [were made of] iron, and its feet were a mixture of clay and iron.

34 Ketika Tuanku sedang menatapnya, sebuah batu besar terlepas dari tebing, tanpa disentuh orang, lalu menimpa patung itu pada kakinya yang dari besi dan tanah liat itu, sehingga remuk.

As you watched, something cut a rock [from a mountain, but it was] not a human [who cut it]. The rock [tumbled down and] smashed the feet of the statue, feet [that were made of] iron and clay. It smashed them to bits.

35 Pada saat itu juga seluruh patung itu roboh dan menjadi timbunan besi, tanah liat, tembaga, perak, dan emas yang telah hancur lebur seperti debu di tempat penebahan gandum di musim panas. Timbunan itu beterbangan ditiup angin, sehingga tak meninggalkan bekas apa pun. Tetapi batu yang merobohkan patung itu menjadi sebesar gunung dan memenuhi seluruh bumi.

Then the rest of the statue collapsed into a big heap of iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold. The pieces of the statue were as small as bits of chaff on the ground where it is threshed, and the wind blew away all the tiny pieces. There was nothing left. But the rock that smashed the statue became a large mountain that covered the whole earth.

36 Itulah mimpi Tuanku, dan sekarang hamba akan menerangkan artinya.

That was what you dreamed. Now I will tell you what it means.

37 Yang mulia Tuanku adalah raja dari segala raja; Tuankulah yang paling berkuasa. Allah di surga telah memberikan kepada Tuanku kerajaan ini, kekuasaan, kekuatan dan keagungan.

You are a king [who rules] over [many other] kings. The God who rules in heaven has caused you to rule over them and has given you great power [DOU] and has honored you.

38 Tuanku dijadikan-Nya penguasa atas bagian dunia yang berpenduduk dan atas segala burung dan binatang lainnya. Tuanku sendiri adalah kepala emas pada patung itu.

He has caused you to be the ruler over all people, and [even] the animals and birds are controlled by you. [So] the head [of the statue] represents you.

39 Tetapi setelah kerajaan Tuanku berakhir, akan muncul kerajaan lain yang tidak sebesar kerajaan Tuanku. Kemudian muncullah kerajaan ketiga yang dilambangkan oleh bagian dari tembaga pada patung itu, yang akan menguasai seluruh dunia.

But after your [kingdom/rule] ends, there will be another [great] kingdom, [but it] will not be as great as yours. [The silver parts of the statue represent that kingdom]. Then there will be a third [great] kingdom [whose king] will rule over the whole earth. The bronze parts [of the statue represent] that kingdom.

40 Berikutnya akan muncul kerajaan keempat, yang sekuat besi. Dan seperti besi yang meremukkan dan menghancurkan apa saja, begitu pula kerajaan yang keempat ini akan meremukkan dan menghancurkan kerajaan-kerajaan yang lain itu.

After that kingdom ends, there will be a fourth [great] kingdom. The iron [parts of the statue represent that kingdom]. [The army of] that kingdom will smash the previous kingdoms, just like iron smashes everything that it strikes.

41 Kaki dan jari-jari kaki patung yang sebagian dari tanah liat dan sebagian besi itu, menunjukkan bahwa di kemudian hari kerajaan itu akan terbagi-bagi. Kerajaan itu ada kekuatannya juga karena tanah liat itu ada campuran besinya.

The feet and toes of the statue that you saw, that were a mixture of iron and clay, indicate that the kingdom they represent will [later] be divided.

42 Jari-jari kaki yang sebagian dari besi dan sebagian dari tanah liat berarti bahwa ada bagian kerajaan yang kuat dan ada juga yang lemah.

Some parts of that kingdom will be as strong as iron, but some parts will not remain together, just as iron and clay do not stick together.

43 Campuran besi dengan tanah liat itu menandakan juga bahwa kerajaan itu akan berusaha memperkuat diri dengan mengadakan kawin campur, tetapi usaha itu sia-sia, seperti besi pun tidak dapat bersenyawa dengan tanah liat.

The mixture of iron and clay [in the statue] shows also that the rulers of those kingdoms that separate from each other will try to form alliances with each other as a result of members of the royal families of those kingdoms marrying each other. But that will not succeed, just as iron and clay do not stick together.

44 Pada masa pemerintahan raja-raja itu, Allah di surga akan mendirikan sebuah kerajaan yang akan bertahan selama-lamanya dan yang tak akan dikalahkan oleh bangsa mana pun. Kerajaan itu akan menghancurleburkan segala kerajaan yang lain itu.

But while those kings are ruling, God who rules in heaven will establish a kingdom that will never end. No one will ever defeat its king. He will completely destroy all those kingdoms, but his kingdom will remain forever.

45 Bukankah Tuanku telah melihat bahwa tanpa disentuh orang, sebuah batu terlepas dari tebing lalu menimpa dan meremukkan patung dari besi, tembaga, tanah liat, perak dan emas itu? Allah yang besar menyatakan kepada Tuanku apa yang kelak akan terjadi. Mimpi itu dapat dipercaya dan keterangan hamba tepat."

That is the meaning of the rock that something cut from the mountain, the rock that will crush to tiny bits the statue that is made of iron, bronze, silver, and gold. O king, the great God has shown you what will truly happen in the future. And you can trust [what I told you about] the meaning of the dream.”

46 Lalu sujudlah Raja Nebukadnezar di hadapan Daniel dan memberi perintah supaya Daniel dihormati dan kepadanya dipersembahkan kurban bakaran serta persembahan-persembahan yang lain.

Then King Nebuchadnezzar prostrated himself in front of me [in great respect]. He commanded [his people] that they burn incense and burn an offering of grain to honor me.

47 Raja berkata, "Sungguh, Daniel, Allahmu itu paling besar di antara segala Allah. Ia adalah penguasa atas segala raja, dan penyingkap segala rahasia. Aku tahu hal itu sebab engkau telah sanggup menerangkan arti rahasia ini."

The king said to me, “[Your God has enabled] you to tell me the meaning of this dream/mystery, so now I truly know that your God is greater than all the other gods and all other kings. He reveals [to people] things that they cannot know.”

48 Kemudian Daniel diberinya kedudukan yang tinggi, dianugerahinya dengan banyak hadiah yang indah-indah, dan diangkatnya menjadi gubernur Babel, serta dijadikannya pemimpin tertinggi atas semua penasihat istana.

Then the king gave many gifts to me, and he [also] appointed me to rule over the entire province of Babylon, and [also] to be the boss of all his wise men.

49 Tetapi atas permintaan Daniel, raja menyerahkan pemerintahan provinsi Babel itu kepada Sadrakh, Mesakh dan Abednego, sedang Daniel sendiri tinggal di istana raja.

I asked the king to appoint Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to [also] have important positions in Babylon province, and the king did what I asked him to do. But [I did my work while] I stayed at the king’s palace.