Daniel 2
1 En el segundo año del reinado de Nabucodonosor, éste soñó sueños, y su espíritu se turbó, y se le fue el sueño.
In the second year of the rule of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was troubled and his sleep went from him.
2 Entonces el rey ordenó que se llamara a los magos, a los encantadores, a los hechiceros y a los caldeos para que le contaran al rey sus sueños. Así que entraron y se presentaron ante el rey.
Then the king gave orders that the wonder-workers, and the users of secret arts, and those who made use of evil powers, and the Chaldaeans, were to be sent for to make clear to the king his dreams. So they came and took their places before the king.
3 El rey les dijo: “He soñado un sueño, y mi espíritu está turbado por conocer el sueño”.
And the king said to them, I have had a dream, and my spirit is troubled by the desire to have the dream made clear to me.
4 Entonces los caldeos hablaron al rey en lengua siria: “¡Oh rey, vive para siempre! Cuenta a tus siervos el sueño, y nosotros te mostraremos la interpretación”.
Then the Chaldaeans said to the king in the Aramaean language, O King, have life for ever: give your servants an account of your dream, and we will make clear to you the sense of it.
5 El rey respondió a los caldeos: “La cosa se me ha ido de las manos. Si no me dan a conocer el sueño y su interpretación, serán despedazados, y sus casas serán convertidas en un estercolero.
The king made answer and said to the Chaldaeans, This is my decision: if you do not make clear to me the dream and the sense of it, you will be cut in bits and your houses made waste.
6 Pero si me muestran el sueño y su interpretación, recibirán de mí regalos, recompensas y gran honor. Por lo tanto, muéstrame el sueño y su interpretación”.
But if you make clear the dream and the sense of it, you will have from me offerings and rewards and great honour: so make clear to me the dream and the sense of it.
7 Respondieron la segunda vez y dijeron: “Que el rey cuente el sueño a sus siervos y nosotros mostraremos la interpretación”.
A second time they said in answer, Let the king give his servants an account of his dream, and we will make clear the sense.
8 El rey respondió: “Sé con certeza que tratas de ganar tiempo, porque ves que la cosa se me ha ido de las manos.
The king made answer and said, I am certain that you are attempting to get more time, because you see that my decision is fixed;
9 Pero si no me das a conocer el sueño, no hay más que una ley para ti, pues has preparado palabras mentirosas y corruptas para hablar ante mí, hasta que la situación cambie. Por tanto, dime el sueño, y sabré que puedes mostrarme su interpretación”.
That if you do not make my dream clear to me there is only one fate for you: for you have made ready false and evil words to say before me till the times are changed: so give me an account of the dream, and I will be certain that you are able to make the sense of it clear.
10 Los caldeos respondieron al rey y dijeron: “No hay hombre en la tierra que pueda mostrar el asunto del rey, porque ningún rey, señor o gobernante ha pedido tal cosa a ningún mago, encantador o caldeo.
Then the Chaldaeans said to the king in answer, There is not a man on earth able to make clear the king's business; for no king, however great his power, has ever made such a request to any wonder-worker or user of secret arts or Chaldaean.
11 Es una cosa rara la que requiere el rey, y no hay otro que pueda mostrarla ante el rey, excepto los dioses, cuya morada no es con la carne.”
The king's request is a very hard one, and there is no other who is able to make it clear to the king, but the gods, whose living-place is not with flesh.
12 A causa de esto, el rey se enojó y se puso muy furioso, y ordenó que todos los sabios de Babilonia fueran destruidos.
Because of this the king was angry and full of wrath, and gave orders for the destruction of all the wise men of Babylon.
13 Así que el decreto salió, y los sabios debían ser asesinados. Buscaron a Daniel y a sus compañeros para matarlos.
So the order went out that the wise men were to be put to death; and they were looking for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.
14 Entonces Daniel respondió con consejo y prudencia a Arioc, capitán de la guardia del rey, que había salido a matar a los sabios de Babilonia.
Then Daniel gave an answer with wisdom and good sense to Arioch, the captain of the king's armed men, who had gone out to put to death the wise men of Babylon;
15 El respondió a Arioc, el capitán del rey: “¿Por qué es tan urgente el decreto del rey?” Entonces Arioc dio a conocer el asunto a Daniel.
He made answer and said to Arioch, O captain of the king, why is the king's order so cruel? Then Arioch gave Daniel an account of the business.
16 Daniel entró y pidió al rey que le diera un plazo para mostrarle la interpretación.
And Daniel went in and made a request to the king to give him time and he would make clear the sense of his dream to the king.
17 Entonces Daniel fue a su casa y dio a conocer el asunto a Ananías, Misael y Azarías, sus compañeros
And Daniel went to his house and gave his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah the news:
18 para que pidieran misericordia al Dios del cielo respecto a este secreto, a fin de que Daniel y sus compañeros no perecieran con el resto de los sabios de Babilonia.
So that they might make a request for the mercy of the God of heaven in the question of this secret; so that Daniel and his friends might not come to destruction with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
19 Entonces el secreto le fue revelado a Daniel en una visión nocturna. Entonces Daniel bendijo al Dios del cielo.
Then the secret was made clear to Daniel in a vision of the night. And Daniel gave blessing to the God of heaven.
20 Daniel respondió, “Bendito sea el nombre de Dios por los siglos de los siglos; porque la sabiduría y la fuerza son suyas.
And Daniel said in answer, May the name of God be praised for ever and ever: for wisdom and strength are his:
21 Él cambia los tiempos y las estaciones. El quita reyes y pone reyes. Él da sabiduría a los sabios, y el conocimiento a los que tienen entendimiento.
By him times and years are changed: by him kings are taken away and kings are lifted up: he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those whose minds are awake:
22 Él revela las cosas profundas y secretas. Sabe lo que hay en la oscuridad, y la luz habita en él.
He is the unveiler of deep and secret things: he has knowledge of what is in the dark, and the light has its living-place with him.
23 Te doy las gracias y te alabo, Oh, Dios de mis padres, que me han dado sabiduría y poder, y ahora me han hecho saber lo que deseamos de ti; porque nos has dado a conocer el asunto del rey”.
I give you praise and worship, O God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and strength, and have now made clear to me what we were requesting from you: for you have given us knowledge of the king's business.
24 Por lo tanto, Daniel fue a ver a Arioc, a quien el rey había designado para destruir a los sabios de Babilonia. Fue y le dijo lo siguiente “No destruyas a los sabios de Babilonia. Llévame ante el rey y le mostraré la interpretación”.
For this reason Daniel went to Arioch, to whom the king had given orders for the destruction of the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, Do not put to death the wise men of Babylon: take me in before the king and I will make clear to him the sense of the dream.
25 Entonces Arioc llevó a Daniel ante el rey a toda prisa, y le dijo lo siguiente “He encontrado un hombre de los hijos del cautiverio de Judá que dará a conocer al rey la interpretación”.
Then Arioch quickly took Daniel in before the king, and said to him, Here is a man from among the prisoners of Judah, who will make clear to the king the sense of the dream.
26 El rey respondió a Daniel, cuyo nombre era Beltsasar: “¿Eres capaz de darme a conocer el sueño que he visto y su interpretación?”
The king made answer and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Are you able to make clear to me the dream which I saw and its sense?
27 Daniel respondió ante el rey y dijo: “El secreto que el rey ha exigido no puede ser mostrado al rey por sabios, encantadores, magos o adivinos;
Then Daniel said in answer to the king, No wise men, or users of secret arts, or wonder-workers, or readers of signs, are able to make clear to the king the secret he is searching for;
28 pero hay un Dios en el cielo que revela los secretos, y él ha dado a conocer al rey Nabucodonosor lo que sucederá en los últimos días. Su sueño y las visiones de su cabeza en su lecho son estos:
But there is a God in heaven, the unveiler of secrets, and he has given to King Nebuchadnezzar knowledge of what will take place in the last days. Your dreams and the visions of your head on your bed are these:
29 “En cuanto a ti, oh rey, tus pensamientos vinieron en tu lecho, lo que debe suceder en adelante; y el que revela los secretos te ha dado a conocer lo que sucederá.
As for you, O King, the thoughts which came to you on your bed were of what will come about after this: and the unveiler of secrets has made clear to you what is to come.
30 Pero en cuanto a mí, este secreto no me ha sido revelado por ninguna sabiduría que yo tenga más que cualquier otro viviente, sino con el propósito de que la interpretación sea dada a conocer al rey, y para que tú conozcas los pensamientos de tu corazón.
As for me, this secret is not made clear to me because of any wisdom which I have more than any living man, but in order that the sense of the dream may be made clear to the king, and that you may have knowledge of the thoughts of your heart.
31 “Tú, oh rey, viste, y he aquí, una gran imagen. Esta imagen, que era poderosa, y cuyo brillo era excelente, estaba delante de ti; y su aspecto era aterrador.
You, O King, were looking, and a great image was there. This image, which was very great, and whose glory was very bright, was placed before you: its form sent fear into the heart.
32 En cuanto a esta imagen, su cabeza era de oro fino, su pecho y sus brazos de plata, su vientre y sus muslos de bronce,
As for this image, its head was made of the best gold, its breast and its arms were of silver, its middle and its sides were of brass,
33 sus piernas de hierro, sus pies en parte de hierro y en parte de barro.
Its legs of iron, its feet were in part of iron and in part of potter's earth.
34 Viste hasta que se cortó una piedra sin manos, que golpeó la imagen en sus pies que eran de hierro y de barro, y los hizo pedazos.
While you were looking at it, a stone was cut out, but not by hands, and it gave the image a blow on its feet, which were of iron and earth, and they were broken in bits.
35 Entonces el hierro, el barro, el bronce, la plata y el oro se hicieron pedazos juntos, y se convirtieron en paja de las eras de verano. El viento se los llevó, de modo que no se encontró lugar para ellos. La piedra que golpeó la imagen se convirtió en una gran montaña y llenó toda la tierra.
Then the iron and the earth, the brass and the silver and the gold, were smashed together, and became like the dust on the floors where grain is crushed in summer; and the wind took them away so that no sign of them was to be seen: and the stone which gave the image a blow became a great mountain, covering all the earth.
36 “Este es el sueño, y vamos a contar su interpretación ante el rey.
This is the dream; and we will make clear to the king the sense of it.
37 Tú, oh rey, eres rey de reyes, a quien el Dios del cielo ha dado el reino, el poder, la fuerza y la gloria.
You, O King, king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory,
38 Dondequiera que habiten los hijos de los hombres, él ha entregado en tu mano los animales del campo y las aves del cielo, y te ha hecho gobernar sobre todos ellos. Tú eres la cabeza de oro.
Wherever the children of men are living; into whose hands he has given the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven, and has made you ruler over them all, you are the head of gold.
39 “Después de ti, se levantará otro reino inferior a ti; y otro tercer reino de bronce, que dominará toda la tierra.
And after you another kingdom, lower than you, will come to power; and a third kingdom, of brass, ruling over all the earth.
40 El cuarto reino será fuerte como el hierro, porque el hierro rompe en pedazos y somete todas las cosas; y como el hierro que aplasta a todos estos, se romperá en pedazos y aplastará.
And the fourth kingdom will be strong as iron: because, as all things are broken and overcome by iron, so it will have the power of crushing and smashing down all the earth.
41 Como viste los pies y los dedos de los pies, en parte de barro de alfarero y en parte de hierro, será un reino dividido; pero habrá en él de la fuerza del hierro, porque viste el hierro mezclado con barro cenagoso.
And as you saw the feet and toes, part of potter's work and part of iron, there will be a division in the kingdom; but there will be some of the strength of iron in it, because you saw the iron mixed with the potter's earth.
42 Como los dedos de los pies eran en parte de hierro y en parte de barro, así el reino será en parte fuerte y en parte frágil.
And as the toes of the feet were in part of iron and in part of earth, so part of the kingdom will be strong and part of it will readily be broken.
43 Mientras que viste el hierro mezclado con el barro mirífico, se mezclarán con la semilla de los hombres; pero no se pegarán unos a otros, como el hierro no se mezcla con el barro.
And as you saw the iron mixed with earth, they will give their daughters to one another as wives: but they will not be united one with another, even as iron is not mixed with earth.
44 “En los días de esos reyes, el Dios del cielo establecerá un reino que nunca será destruido, ni su soberanía será dejada a otro pueblo; sino que romperá en pedazos y consumirá todos estos reinos, y permanecerá para siempre.
And in the days of those kings, the God of heaven will put up a kingdom which will never come to destruction, and its power will never be given into the hands of another people, and all these kingdoms will be broken and overcome by it, but it will keep its place for ever.
45 Porque viste que una piedra fue cortada de la montaña sin manos, y que hizo pedazos el hierro, el bronce, el barro, la plata y el oro, el gran Dios ha dado a conocer al rey lo que sucederá en adelante. El sueño es cierto, y su interpretación segura”.
Because you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that by it the iron and the brass and the earth and the silver and the gold were broken to bits, a great God has given the king knowledge of what is to take place in the future: the dream is fixed, and its sense is certain.
46 Entonces el rey Nabucodonosor se postró sobre su rostro, adoró a Daniel y ordenó que le ofrecieran una ofrenda y dulces olores.
Then King Nebuchadnezzar, falling down on his face, gave worship to Daniel, and gave orders for an offering and spices to be given to him;
47 El rey respondió a Daniel y le dijo: “En verdad, tu Dios es el Dios de los dioses, y el Señor de los reyes, y un revelador de secretos, ya que has podido revelar este secreto.”
And the king made answer to Daniel and said, Truly, your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings, and an unveiler of secrets, for you have been able to make this secret clear.
48 Entonces el rey engrandeció a Daniel y le dio muchos y grandes regalos, y lo puso a gobernar toda la provincia de Babilonia y a ser gobernador principal de todos los sabios de Babilonia.
Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him offerings in great number, and made him ruler over all the land of Babylon, and chief over all the wise men of Babylon.
49 Daniel pidió al rey que nombrara a Sadrac, Mesac y Abednego sobre los asuntos de la provincia de Babilonia, pero Daniel estaba en la puerta del rey.
And at Daniel's request, the king gave Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego authority over the business of the land of Babylon: but Daniel was kept near the king's person.
