Daniel 4

1 Dari raja Nebukadnezar kepada orang-orang dari segala bangsa, suku bangsa dan bahasa, yang diam di seluruh bumi: "Bertambah-tambahlah kiranya kesejahteraanmu!

[Several years after] Nebuchadnezzar [started to rule, he sent this message] to [the people of] every nation and people-group and all language groups in his empire. [He wrote, ] “I wish/hope that everything is going very well with you!

2 Aku berkenan memaklumkan tanda-tanda dan mujizat-mujizat yang telah dilakukan Allah yang maha tinggi kepadaku.

I want you to know about [all] the wonderful miracles [DOU] that the Supreme God has performed for me.

3 Betapa besarnya tanda-tanda-Nya dan betapa hebatnya mujizat-mujizat-Nya! Kerajaan-Nya adalah kerajaan yang kekal dan pemerintahan-Nya turun-temurun!

He performs great miracles, and does wonderful things. His kingdom will last forever; his rule [over people] will never end.

4 Aku, Nebukadnezar, diam dalam rumahku dengan tenang dan hidup dengan senang dalam istanaku;

I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living in my palace. I was living luxuriantly, and everything was going very well for me.

5 lalu aku mendapat mimpi yang mengejutkan aku, dan khayalanku di tempat tidurku serta penglihatan-penglihatan yang kulihat menggelisahkan aku.

But one night I had a dream that caused me to be very afraid. I saw visions that terrified me as I lay on my bed.

6 Maka aku mengeluarkan titah, bahwa semua orang bijaksana di Babel harus dibawa menghadap aku, supaya mereka memberitahukan kepadaku makna mimpi itu.

So I summoned all the wise men in Babylon, in order that they would come and tell me what it meant.

7 Kemudian orang-orang berilmu, ahli jampi, para Kasdim dan ahli nujum datang menghadap dan aku menceritakan kepada mereka mimpi itu, tetapi mereka tidak dapat memberitahukan maknanya kepadaku.

All the men who worked magic, the fortune-tellers, the men who worked sorcery, and men who studied the stars came to me. I told them what I had dreamed, but they could not tell me what it meant.

8 Pada akhirnya Daniel datang menghadap aku, yakni Daniel yang dinamai Beltsazar menurut nama dewaku, dan yang penuh dengan roh para dewa yang kudus. Lalu kuceritakan kepadanya mimpi itu:

Finally, Daniel came to me, and I [decided to] tell him what I had dreamed. One of my officials had given him a new name, Belteshazzar, to honor my own god. I knew that the spirit of the holy gods was in him.

9 Hai Beltsazar, kepala orang-orang berilmu! Aku tahu, bahwa engkau penuh dengan roh para dewa yang kudus, dan bahwa tidak ada rahasia yang sukar bagimu! Sebab itu inilah riwayat penglihatan mimpi yang kudapat, maka ceritakanlah kepadaku maknanya.

So, [using the name that had been given to him], I said, ‘Belteshazzar, you are the most important of all my fortune-tellers. I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and that you can reveal all mysteries. There is none that is too difficult for you. So, tell me what my dream means.

10 Adapun penglihatan yang kudapat di tempat tidurku itu, demikian: di tengah-tengah bumi ada sebatang pohon yang sangat tinggi;

This is what I dreamed while I was lying on my bed: I saw a large tree [growing] in the middle of the land.

11 pohon itu bertambah besar dan kuat, tingginya sampai ke langit, dan dapat dilihat sampai ke ujung seluruh bumi.

The tree was very strong and had grown very tall; [it seemed that] its top reached up to the sky, with the result that everyone in the world [HYP] could see it.

12 Daun-daunnya indah, buahnya berlimpah-limpah, padanya ada makanan bagi semua yang hidup; di bawahnya binatang-binatang di padang mencari tempat bernaung dan di dahan-dahannya bersarang burung-burung di udara, dan segala makhluk mendapat makanan dari padanya.

It had beautiful leaves, and it had produced a lot of fruit for people to eat. Wild animals rested in the shade of that tree, and birds built nests in its branches. All the living creatures everywhere in the world got food from that tree.

13 Kemudian dalam penglihatan yang kudapat di tempat tidurku itu tampak seorang penjaga, seorang kudus, turun dari langit;

While I was still lying on my bed, I saw another vision. In the vision I saw a holy angel coming down from heaven.

14 ia berseru dengan nyaring, demikian katanya: Tebanglah pohon itu dan potonglah dahan-dahannya, gugurkanlah daun-daunnya dan hamburkanlah buah-buahnya! Biarlah binatang-binatang lari dari bawahnya dan burung-burung dari dahan-dahannya!

The angel shouted, “Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches! Strip/Shake off all of its leaves, and scatter its fruit. Chase away the animals that are lying in the shade of the tree, and the birds that are in its branches.

15 Tetapi biarkanlah tunggulnya tinggal di dalam tanah, terikat dengan rantai dari besi dan tembaga, di rumput muda di padang; biarlah ia dibasahi dengan embun dari langit dan bersama-sama dengan binatang-binatang mendapat bagiannya dari rumput di bumi!

But leave the stump of the tree and its roots in the ground. Fasten a band of iron and bronze around the stump, and allow it to stay there with grass around it.”

16 Biarlah hati manusianya berubah dan diberikan kepadanya hati binatang. Demikianlah berlaku atasnya sampai tujuh masa berlalu.

[That tree seems to have represented a man, because the angel also said], “Cause that man to live [out in the fields] among the animals and plants. Cause the dew from the sky to make his body damp [each morning]. Do not allow him to [continue to] have a mind like humans; instead, cause him to have a mind like animals have, for seven years.

17 Titah ini adalah menurut putusan para penjaga dan hal ini menurut perkataan orang-orang kudus, supaya orang-orang yang hidup tahu, bahwa Yang Mahatinggi berkuasa atas kerajaan manusia dan memberikannya kepada siapa yang dikehendaki-Nya, bahkan orang yang paling kecil sekalipun dapat diangkat-Nya untuk kedudukan itu.

The holy angels have decided what must happen. They want to inform everyone that the Supreme God rules over all the kingdoms in this world. He is the one who chooses who will rule these kingdoms. He [sometimes] allows very unimportant people to become rulers.”

18 Itulah mimpi yang telah kudapat, aku, raja Nebukadnezar; sekarang engkau, Beltsazar, katakanlah kepadaku maknanya, sebab semua orang bijaksana dari kerajaanku tidak dapat memberitahukan maknanya kepadaku; tetapi engkaulah yang sanggup, karena engkau penuh dengan roh para dewa yang kudus!"

Belteshazzar, that is what I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw in my dream. Now tell me what the dream means. No one else can tell me. [I asked] all the very wise men in my kingdom [to tell me] what it means, [but they were unable to do that]. But you can [tell me], because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

19 Lalu berdirilah Daniel yang namanya Beltsazar, tercengang beberapa saat, pikiran-pikirannya menggelisahkan dia. Berkatalah raja: "Beltsazar, janganlah mimpi dan maknanya itu menggelisahkan engkau!" Beltsazar menjawab: "Tuanku, biarlah mimpi itu tertimpa atas musuh tuanku dan maknanya atas seteru tuanku!

I, whose [new] name was Belteshazzar, did not say anything for some time, [because] I was very worried/disturbed [about the meaning of the dream. Finally], the king said to me, “Belteshazzar, do not be afraid about the dream and about what it means.” I replied, “Sir, I wish that the events that were predicted in your dream would happen to your enemies, [and not to you].

20 Pohon yang tuanku lihat itu, yang bertambah besar dan kuat, yang tingginya sampai ke langit dan yang terlihat sampai ke seluruh bumi,

[In your dream/vision] you saw a very strong and very tall tree. It [seemed to] reach to the sky, [with the result that] everyone in the world could see it.

21 yang daun-daunnya indah dan buahnya berlimpah-limpah dan padanya ada makanan bagi semua yang hidup, yang di bawahnya ada binatang-binatang di padang dan di dahan-dahannya bersarang burung-burung di udara--

It had beautiful leaves and it had produced a lot of fruit for people to eat. Wild animals rested in the shade of that tree, and birds built nests in its branches.

22 tuankulah itu, ya raja, tuanku yang telah bertambah besar dan kuat, yang kebesarannya bertambah sampai ke langit, dan yang kekuasaannya sampai ke ujung bumi!

(Your majesty/O King), that tree [represents] you! You have become very powerful. [It is as though] your greatness reaches up to the sky, and you rule people all over the world.

23 Tentang yang tuanku raja lihat, yakni seorang penjaga, seorang kudus, yang turun dari langit, sambil berkata: Tebanglah pohon ini dan binasakanlah dia, tetapi biarkanlah tunggulnya ada di dalam tanah, terikat dengan rantai dari besi dan tembaga, di rumput muda di padang, dan biarlah ia dibasahi dengan embun dari langit dan mendapat bagiannya bersama-sama dengan binatang-binatang di padang, hingga sudah berlaku yang demikian atasnya sampai tujuh masa berlalu--

[Then] you saw a holy angel coming down from heaven. That angel said, ‘Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches! Strip/Shake off all of its leaves, and scatter its fruit. But leave the stump of the tree and its roots in the ground. Fasten a band of iron and bronze around the stump and [allow it to stay there] with grass around it. [Each morning] cause the dew from the sky to make this man, [who was represented by the tree], damp. Cause him to live in the fields with the animals for seven years.’

24 inilah maknanya, ya raja, dan inilah putusan Yang Mahatinggi mengenai tuanku raja:

(Your Majesty/O King), that is what your dream means. That is what the Supreme God has declared will happen to you.

25 tuanku akan dihalau dari antara manusia dan tempat tinggal tuanku akan ada di antara binatang-binatang di padang; kepada tuanku akan diberikan makanan rumput, seperti kepada lembu, dan tuanku akan dibasahi dengan embun dari langit; dan demikianlah akan berlaku atas tuanku sampai tujuh masa berlalu, hingga tuanku mengakui, bahwa Yang Mahatinggi berkuasa atas kerajaan manusia dan memberikannya kepada siapa yang dikehendaki-Nya.

[Your advisors] will force you to live away from other people. You will live in the fields with the wild animals. You will eat grass like cows do, and dew from the sky will cause your [body] to be damp/wet [every morning]. You will live that way for seven years, until you learn that it is the Supreme God who rules over the kingdoms of the world, and he appoints the ones whom he chooses [to rule them].

26 Yang dikatakan tentang membiarkan tunggul pohon itu, berarti: kerajaan tuanku akan kembali tuanku pegang segera sesudah tuanku mengakui, bahwa Sorgalah yang mempunyai kekuasaan.

But the stump of the tree and its roots were left [in the ground]. That means that you will rule your kingdom again when you learn that it is God [MTY] who is [really] the ruler.

27 Jadi, ya raja, biarlah nasihatku berkenan pada hati tuanku: lepaskanlah diri tuanku dari pada dosa dengan melakukan keadilan, dan dari pada kesalahan dengan menunjukkan belas kasihan terhadap orang yang tertindas; dengan demikian kebahagiaan tuanku akan dilanjutkan!"

(Your Majesty/O King), please do what I am telling you to do. Stop sinning, and do what is right. Turn away from your evil behavior. Act mercifully to poor people. If you do that, perhaps you will continue to be sucessful.”

28 Semuanya itu terjadi atas raja Nebukadnezar;

But [the king refused to stop sinning. So what was predicted in the dream is] what happened to him.

29 sebab setelah lewat dua belas bulan, ketika ia sedang berjalan-jalan di atas istana raja di Babel,

Twelve months later, [one day] he was walking [on the flat roof] of his palace in Babylon.

30 berkatalah raja: "Bukankah itu Babel yang besar itu, yang dengan kekuatan kuasaku dan untuk kemuliaan kebesaranku telah kubangun menjadi kota kerajaan?"

As he [looked out over/across the city], he said [to those around him], “I have built this great [city of] Babylon to be the place where I rule! I have built it to display my own power, in order [to show people] my glory, to show them that I am very great!”

31 Raja belum habis bicara, ketika suatu suara terdengar dari langit: "Kepadamu dinyatakan, ya raja Nebukadnezar, bahwa kerajaan telah beralih dari padamu;

While he was still saying this, God [MTY] spoke from heaven and said, “King Nebuchadnezzar, this is what I am saying to you: You are no longer the ruler of this kingdom!

32 engkau akan dihalau dari antara manusia dan tempat tinggalmu akan ada di antara binatang-binatang di padang; kepadamu akan diberikan makanan rumput seperti kepada lembu; dan demikianlah akan berlaku atasmu sampai tujuh masa berlalu, hingga engkau mengakui, bahwa Yang Mahatinggi berkuasa atas kerajaan manusia dan memberikannya kepada siapa yang dikehendaki-Nya!"

[Your advisors] will force you to live away from [other] people. You will live in the fields with wild animals, and you will eat grass like cows do. You will live that way for seven years, until you learn that [it is] I, the Supreme God, who rules over the kingdoms of this world, and I appoint the ones whom I have chosen to rule them.”

33 Pada saat itu juga terlaksanalah perkataan itu atas Nebukadnezar, dan ia dihalau dari antara manusia dan makan rumput seperti lembu, dan tubuhnya basah oleh embun dari langit, sampai rambutnya menjadi panjang seperti bulu burung rajawali dan kukunya seperti kuku burung.

Immediately what [God] predicted happened. Nebuchadnezzar [became insane, so his advisors] forced him to live away from other people. He ate grass like cows [do], and dew from the sky caused his body to be damp/wet [every morning. He lived like that] until his hair was as long as eagles’ feathers, and his fingernails became like birds’ claws.

34 Tetapi setelah lewat waktu yang ditentukan, aku, Nebukadnezar, menengadah ke langit, dan akal budiku kembali lagi kepadaku. Lalu aku memuji Yang Mahatinggi dan membesarkan dan memuliakan Yang Hidup kekal itu, karena kekuasaan-Nya ialah kekuasaan yang kekal dan kerajaan-Nya turun-temurun.

“After those [seven] years ended, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up toward heaven, [and I acknowledged that what God said was true]. Then I could think correctly again. I praised and worshiped the Supreme God, and I honored him, the one who lives forever. He rules forever; his kingdom will never end.

35 Semua penduduk bumi dianggap remeh; Ia berbuat menurut kehendak-Nya terhadap bala tentara langit dan penduduk bumi; dan tidak ada seorangpun yang dapat menolak tangan-Nya dengan berkata kepada-Nya: "Apa yang Kaubuat?"

All the people in the world are very insignificant; we are not like him. He has the power to do whatever he wants to do, among the angels in heaven and among us people who live on the earth. [So] no one can stop him [SYN], and no one can [challenge him], saying to him, ‘Why [are you doing these things]?’

36 Pada waktu akal budiku kembali kepadaku, kembalilah juga kepadaku kebesaran dan kemuliaanku untuk kemasyhuran kerajaanku. Para menteriku dan para pembesarku menjemput aku lagi; aku dikembalikan kepada kerajaanku, bahkan kemuliaan yang lebih besar dari dahulu diberikan kepadaku.

When I was able to think correctly again, I was honored again, and I [was able to] rule my glorious/great kingdom again. My advisors came to me again [to talk about what should be done], and I became greater and more powerful than I was before.

37 Jadi sekarang aku, Nebukadnezar, memuji, meninggikan dan memuliakan Raja Sorga, yang segala perbuatan-Nya adalah benar dan jalan-jalan-Nya adalah adil, dan yang sanggup merendahkan mereka yang berlaku congkak.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and honor [DOU] [God], the king who rules in heaven. All of his actions are just and right. And he is able to cause to become humble those who are proud, [like I was].”