Daniel 4

1 Kralj Nebukadnezar vsem ljudstvom, narodom in jezikom, ki prebivajo po vsej zemlji: »Mir naj se vam pomnoži.

Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you.

2 Zdelo se mi je dobro pokazati [preroška] znamenja in čudeže, ki jih je vzvišeni Bog izvršil napram meni.

It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me.

3 Kako velika so njegova [preroška] znamenja! In kako mogočni so njegovi čudeži! Njegovo kraljestvo je večno kraljestvo in njegovo gospostvo je od roda do roda.

How great are his signs! How mighty are his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. His dominion is from generation to generation.

4 Jaz, Nebukadnezar, sem bil pri počitku v svoji hiši in uspešen v svoji palači.

I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace.

5 Videl sem sanje, ki so me prestrašile in misli na moji postelji in videnja moje glave so me vznemirila.

I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

6 Zatorej sem izdal odlok, da privedejo predme vse modre može Babilona, da bi mi lahko dali spoznati razlago sanj.

Therefore I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

7 Potem so vstopili čarovniki, astrologi, Kaldejci in napovedovalci usode, in pred njimi sem jim povedal sanje, toda niso mi dali spoznati njihove razlage.

Then the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers came in; and I told them the dream, but they did not make known to me its interpretation.

8 Toda na koncu je prišel predme Daniel, katerega ime je bilo Beltšacár, glede na ime mojega boga in v katerem je duh svetih bogov. Pred njim sem povedal sanje, rekoč:

But at 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. I told the dream before him, saying,

9 ›Oh Beltšacár, gospodar čarovnikov, ker vem, da je v tebi duh svetih bogov in da te nobena skrivnost ne vznemirja, mi povej videnja mojih sanj, ki sem jih videl in njihovo razlago.‹

“Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and no secret troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation.

10 Takšna so bila videnja moje glave na moji postelji. Videl sem in glej drevo [je bilo] sredi zemlje in njegova višina je bila velika.

These were the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the middle of the earth; and its height was great.

11 Drevo je raslo in bilo močno in njegova višina je segala do neba in njegovo vidno polje do konca vse zemlje.

The tree grew and was strong. Its height reached to the sky and its sight to the end of all the earth.

12 Njegovo listje je bilo lepo in njegovega sadu obilo in na njem je bilo hrane za vse. Živali polja so pod njim imele senco in perjad neba je prebivala v njegovih vejah in vse meso je bilo od njega nahranjeno.

Its leaves were beautiful, and it had much fruit, and in it was food for all. The animals of the field had shade under it, and the birds of the sky lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.

13 Videl sem v videnjih svoje glave na svoji postelji in glej, stražar in sveti je prišel dol z neba.

“I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and behold, a holy watcher came down from the sky.

14 Glasno je zavpil in rekel takole: ›Posekajte drevo in odrežite njegove veje, otresite listje in raztresite njegov sad. Naj gredo živali proč izpod njega in perjad od njegovih mladik,

He cried aloud and said this: ‘Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches! Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit! Let the animals get away from under it and the birds from its branches.

15 kljub temu pa pustite štor njegovih korenin v zemlji, celo v okovu iz železa in brona, v nežni travi polja in ta naj bo omočen z roso neba in njegov delež naj bo z živalmi na zemeljski travi.

Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of the sky. Let his portion be with the animals in the grass of the earth.

16 Naj bo njegovo srce spremenjeno od človeškega in naj mu bo dano živalsko srce, in nad njim naj mine sedem dob.

Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let an animal’s heart be given to him. Then let seven times pass over him.

17 Ta stvar je po odloku stražarjev in zahteva po besedi svetih, z namenom, da bodo živi lahko spoznali, da Najvišji vlada v kraljestvu ljudi in ga daje komur hoče in postavi nadenj najnižjega izmed ljudi.

“‘The sentence 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 rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men.’

18 Te sanje sem jaz, kralj Nebukadnezar, videl. Torej ti, oh Beltšacár, razglasi njihovo razlago, ker vsi modri ljudje mojega kraljestva niso zmožni, da bi mi dali spoznati razlago, toda ti si zmožen, kajti duh svetih bogov je v tebi.‹«

“This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and you, Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

19 Potem je bil Daniel, katerega ime je bilo Beltšacár, za eno uro osupel in njegove misli so ga vznemirile. Kralj je spregovoril in rekel: »Beltšacár, ne pusti, da bi te sanje ali njihova razlaga vznemirile.« Beltšacár je odgovoril in rekel: »Moj gospod, sanje naj bodo njim, ki te sovražijo in njihova razlaga tvojim sovražnikom.

Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken mute for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or the interpretation, trouble you.” Belteshazzar answered, “My lord, may the dream be for those who hate you, and its interpretation to your adversaries.

20 Drevo, ki si ga videl, ki je raslo in je bilo močno, katerega višina je segla do neba in katerega vidno polje je po vsej zemlji,

The tree that you saw, which grew and was strong, whose height reached to the sky and its sight to all the earth;

21 katerega listje je bilo lepo in njegov sad obilen in je bilo na njem hrane za vse, pod katerim so prebivale živali polja in na čigar vejah je imela perjad neba svoje prebivališče.

whose leaves were beautiful and its fruit plentiful, and in it was food for all; under which the animals of the field lived, and on whose branches the birds of the sky had their habitation—

22 To si ti, oh kralj, ki si zrasel in postal močan, kajti tvoja veličina je zrasla in sega do neba in tvoje gospostvo do konca zemlje.

it is you, O king, that have grown and become strong; for your greatness has grown, and reaches to the sky, and your dominion to the end of the earth.

23 Medtem ko je kralj videl stražarja in svetega prihajati dol z neba in reči: ›Posekajte drevo in ga uničite, vendar od njega pustite v zemlji štor s koreninami, celo z okovom iz železa in brona, v nežni travi polja; in naj bo ta omočen z roso neba in njegov delež naj bo z živalmi polja, dokler nad njim ne mine sedem dob.‹

“Whereas the king saw a holy watcher coming down from the sky and saying, ‘Cut down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of the sky. Let his portion be with the animals of the field, until seven times pass over him.’

24 To je razlaga, oh kralj in to je odlok Najvišjega, ki je prišel nad mojega gospoda kralja,

“This is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which has come on my lord the king:

25 da te bodo pregnali od ljudi in tvoje prebivališče bo z živalmi polja in pripravili te bodo, da boš jedel travo kakor voli in močili te bodo z roso neba in sedem dob bo prešlo nad teboj, dokler ne spoznaš, da Najvišji vlada v kraljestvu ljudi in ga daje komurkoli on hoče.

You will be driven from men and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. You will be made to eat grass as oxen, and will be wet with the dew of the sky, and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will.

26 Zapovedali so, da pustijo štor od drevesnih korenin; tvoje kraljestvo bo zagotovo pripadlo tebi, potem ko boš spoznal, da nebesa vladajo.

Whereas it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be sure to you after you know that Heaven rules.

27 Zatorej, oh kralj, naj ti bo moj nasvet sprejemljiv in svoje grehe zlomi s pravičnostjo in svoje krivičnosti z izkazovanjem usmiljenja revnim; če bi to lahko bilo podaljšanje tvoje umirjenosti.‹«

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.”

28 Vse to je prišlo nad kralja Nebukadnezarja.

All this came on the King Nebuchadnezzar.

29 Ob koncu dvanajstih mesecev je hodil v palači babilonskega kraljestva.

At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of Babylon.

30 Kralj je spregovoril in rekel: »Ali ni to veliki Babilon, ki sem ga jaz zgradil za hišo kraljestva po moči svoje oblasti in za čast svojega veličanstva?«

The king spoke and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling place by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”

31 Medtem ko je bila beseda v kraljevih ustih, je padel glas z neba, rekoč: »Oh kralj Nebukadnezar, tebi je govorjeno: ›Kraljestvo je odšlo od tebe.

While the word was in the king’s mouth, a voice came from the sky, saying, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: ‘The kingdom has departed from you.

32 Pregnali te bodo od ljudi in tvoje prebivališče bo z živalmi polja. Prisilili te bodo, da boš jedel travo kakor voli in sedem dob bo prešlo nad teboj, dokler ne spoznaš, da Najvišji vlada v kraljestvu ljudi in ga daje komurkoli on hoče.‹«

You shall be driven from men, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like oxen. Seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will.’”

33 To isto uro je bila stvar nad Nebukadnezarjem izpolnjena. Pregnan je bil od ljudi, jedel travo kakor voli in njegovo telo je bilo omočeno z roso z neba, dokler njegovi lasje niso zrasli kakor orlovo perje in njegovi nohti kakor ptičji kremplji.

This was fulfilled the same hour on Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from men and ate grass like oxen; and his body was wet with the dew of the sky until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.

34 »In ob koncu dni sem jaz, Nebukadnezar, povzdignil svoje oči k nebu in moje razumevanje se je vrnilo k meni in blagoslovil sem Najvišjega in hvalil in častil njega, ki živi na veke, katerega gospostvo je večno gospostvo in njegovo kraljestvo je od roda do roda.

At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation.

35 Vsi prebivalci zemlje so šteti kakor nič in on dela glede na svojo voljo v vojski nebes in med prebivalci zemlje, in nihče ne more zadržati njegove roke ali mu reči: ›Kaj počneš?‹

All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and no one can stop his hand, or ask him, “What are you doing?”

36 Ob istem času se je moj razum vrnil k meni in zaradi slave mojega kraljestva sta se moja čast in moj sijaj vrnila k meni in moji svetovalci in moji velikaši so me poiskali, jaz pa sem bil utrjen v svojem kraljestvu in dodano mi je bilo odlično veličanstvo.

At the same time my understanding returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned to me. My counselors and my lords sought me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added to me.

37 Sedaj jaz, Nebukadnezar, hvalim, povzdigujem in častim Kralja nebes. Vsa njegova dela so resnica in njegove poti sodba, tiste pa, ki hodijo v ponosu, je zmožen ponižati.‹«

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.