Taniela 4

1 Ko e tuʻi ko Nepukanesa, ki he kakai kotoa pē, mo e ngaahi puleʻanga, mo e ngaahi lea, ʻaia ʻoku nofo ʻi māmani fulipē; Ke tupulekina ʻae melino kiate kimoutolu.

Nebuchadnezzar the king to all people, nations, and languages that dwell upon the whole earth. Peace be multiplied to you!

2 Ne u pehē ʻe lelei ke fakahā ʻae ngaahi fakaʻilonga, mo e ngaahi meʻa fakaofo, ʻaia kuo fai ʻe he ʻOtua māʻolunga kiate au.

I have thought it good to show the signs and wonders which the Most High God hath wrought toward me.

3 “ʻOku lahi hono ngaahi fakaʻilonga! Pea ʻoku mālohi ʻene ngaahi meʻa fakaofo! Ko hono puleʻanga ko e puleʻanga taʻengata, pea ko ʻene pule ʻoku mei he toʻutangata ki he toʻutangata.

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

4 “Ko au Nepukanesa, ne u mālōlō ʻi hoku fale, pea naʻe tupu pe ʻae monūʻia ʻi hoku nofoʻanga.

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

5 Naʻaku misi, pea naʻaku manavahē ai, pea ko ʻeku ngaahi mahalo ʻi hoku mohenga, mo e ngaahi meʻa hā mai ki hoku ʻulu, naʻe fakamamahi kiate au.

There I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

6 Ko ia ne u fai fono ke ʻomi ʻae kau tangata poto kotoa pē ʻo Papilone ki hoku ʻao, koeʻuhi ke nau fakahā mai kiate au hono ʻuhinga ʻoe misi.

Therefore made I 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 Ko ia naʻe haʻu ai ʻae kau fai mana, ʻae kau ʻasitolōnoma, ʻae kau Kalitia, pea mo e kau kikite; pea ne u fakahā ʻae misi ʻi honau ʻao; ka naʻe ʻikai te nau fakahā mai kiate au hono ʻuhinga ʻo ia.

Then came in the scribes, the magicians, the Chaldaeans, and the astrologers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me its interpretation.

8 Pea naʻe haʻu fakamui ki hoku ʻao ʻa Taniela, ʻaia naʻe hingoa ko Pelitisasa, ʻo fakatatau mo e hingoa ʻo hoku ʻotua, pea ko ia ia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻae laumālie ʻoe ngaahi ʻotua māʻoniʻoni: pea ne u fakahā ʻi hono ʻao ʻae misi, ʻo pehē,

But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name is Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods, and I told him the dream.

9 ‌ʻE Pelitisasa, ko e ʻeiki ʻoe kau fai meʻa mana, ʻoku ou ʻilo ʻoku ʻiate koe ʻae laumālie ʻoe ngaahi ʻotua māʻoniʻoni, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa fufū ʻoku faingataʻa kiate koe, ko ia ke ke tala mai ʻae ngaahi meʻa hā mai ʻi heʻeku misi, ʻaia kuo u mamata ai, mo hono ʻuhinga.

O Belteshazzar, chief of the scribes, since I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret is too hard for thee, tell me the visions of my dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.

10 “Naʻe pehē ʻae ngaahi meʻa hā mai ki hoku ʻulu ʻi hoku mohenga; ne u mamata mo vakai ko e ʻakau naʻe tuʻu ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo māmani, pea ko hono māʻolunga naʻe lahi ʻaupito.

The visions of my head were these. I saw, and behold a tree in the midst, whose height was very great.

11 Naʻe tupu ʻae ʻakau pea naʻe mālohi, pea ko hono māʻolunga naʻe ʻalu hake ki he langi, pea naʻe hā atu ia ki he ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻo māmani:

The tree was large and strong, and its height reached to heaven, and it might be seen to the end of the whole earth.

12 Naʻe matamatalelei hono lau, pea naʻe lahi hono fua, pea naʻe ʻi ai ʻae meʻakai ki he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē: naʻe fakamalumalu ʻi lalo ʻae fanga manu ʻoe ngoue, pea naʻe nofo ʻae fanga manupuna ʻoe ʻatā ʻi hono ngaahi vaʻa, pea naʻe fafanga ʻae kakai kotoa pē mei ai.

The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit abundant, and in it was food for all. The beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the birds of heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.

13 “Pea ne u mamata ʻi he meʻa hā mai ki hoku ʻulu ʻi hoku mohenga, pea vakai, naʻe ʻalu hifo mei he langi, ʻae taha leʻo, mo e tokotaha māʻoniʻoni:

I saw, in the visions of my head upon my bed, and behold, a watcher, even a holy one, came down from heaven;

14 Pea naʻe kalanga leʻo lahi ia, mo ne pehē, ‘Tā hifo ʻae ʻakau, pea tutuʻu hono ngaahi vaʻa, lulu ke ngangana hono lau, mo liʻaki hono fua, tuku ke hao ʻae fanga manu mei lalo, mo e fanga manupuna mei hono ngaahi vaʻa.

he cried aloud, and spake thus: Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches; shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit; let the beasts go away from under it, and the birds from its branches.

15 Kae tuku ai pe hono tangutungutu ʻi he kelekele mo hono meʻa tākai ukamea mo e palasa, ʻi he mohuku laumaʻuiʻui ʻoe ngoue; pea tuku ia ke viviku ʻi he hahau ʻoe langi, “‘Pea tuku ke ne ʻinasi fakataha mo e fanga manu, ʻi he mohuku ʻoe kelekele.

Yet leave the stump of its roots in the earth, in bands of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and he shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and his portion shall be with the beasts in the grass of the field.

16 Ke liliu hono loto fakatangata, pea tuku kiate ia ʻae loto ʻoe manu, pea tuku ke ʻosi ha kuonga ʻe fitu mo ʻene pehē.

His heart shall be changed, and be no more that of a man, and a beast's heart shall be given him, and seven times shall pass over him.

17 ‌ʻOku fai ʻae meʻa ni ʻi he fono ʻae kau leʻo, pea mo e ʻeke ʻi he fekau ʻae kau māʻoniʻoni: koeʻuhi ke ʻilo ʻe he kakai moʻui ʻoku pule ʻaia ʻoku Māʻolunga taha pe ʻi he puleʻanga ʻoe tangata, pea ʻoku faʻiteliha ia ki ha taha ʻe tuku ki ai, pea ʻoku ne hakeakiʻi ki ai ʻae kakai ʻoku māʻulalo taha pe.’

By a decision of the watchers is the decree, and by a command of the holy ones is the sentence; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdoms of men, and giveth them to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over them the lowest of men.

18 “Ko au Nepukanesa naʻaku mamata ki he misi ni. Pea ko koe ʻe Pelitisasa ke ke fakahā mai kiate au hono ʻuhinga, he koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai mafai ʻe he kau tangata poto kotoa pē ʻi hoku puleʻanga ke fakahā kiate au hono ʻuhinga: ka ko koe ʻoku ke mafai; he ʻoku ʻiate koe ʻae laumālie ʻoe ngaahi ʻotua māʻoniʻoni.”

This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw, and do thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but thou art able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

19 Pea naʻe toki ofo ʻa Taniela, ʻaia naʻe hingoa ko Pelitisasa ʻi he feituʻulaʻā ʻe taha, pea puputuʻu ʻene fakakaukau. Pea lea ʻae tuʻi, ʻo ne pehē kia Pelitisasa, “ʻOua naʻa ke mamahi ʻi he misi, pe ʻi hono ʻuhinga.” Pea naʻe tali ʻe Pelitisasa ʻo pehē, “ʻE hoku ʻeiki, ke ʻiate kinautolu ʻoku fehiʻa kiate koe ʻae misi, pea ko hono ʻuhinga ke ʻi ho ngaahi fili ia.

Then Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar, was amazed 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 signification of it to thine enemies!

20 Ko e ʻakau naʻa ke mamata ai, ʻaia naʻe tupu, pea naʻe mālohi, ʻaia naʻe aʻu hake ki he langi, ʻa hono māʻolunga, pea naʻe hā ki māmani fulipē;

The tree which thou sawest, which was large and strong, whose height reached to heaven, and which might be seen by all the earth,

21 Pea naʻe matamatalelei hono lau, pea naʻe lahi hono fua, pea naʻe ʻi ai ʻae meʻakai ki he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē, ʻaia naʻe nofo ʻae fanga manu ʻoe ngoue, ʻi hono lolo ʻakau, pea maʻu ʻe he fanga manupuna ʻoe ʻatā honau nofoʻanga ʻi hono ngaahi vaʻa:

whose leaves were fair, and whose fruit abundant, and in which was food for all, under which all the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whoso branches the birds of heaven had their lodging, —

22 “Ko koe ia ʻe tuʻi kuo ke tupu, pea kuo ke hoko ʻo mālohi: he kuo ke tupu ʻo māʻolunga, ʻo aʻu hake ki he langi, pea mo hoʻo pule ki he ngataʻanga ʻo māmani.

it is thou, O king, who art become great and strong; for thy greatness is immense, and reacheth to heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.

23 Pea ko e meʻa ʻi he mamata ʻae tuʻi ki he leʻo mo e tokotaha māʻoniʻoni naʻe ʻalu hifo mei he langi, ʻo ne pehē, ‘Tā hifo ʻae ʻakau, pea maumauʻi ia: kae tuku hono tefito mo hono ngaahi aka ʻi he kelekele, mo hono meʻa tākai ukamea mo e palasa, ʻi he mohuku lau maʻuiʻui ʻoe ngoue, pea tuku ke viviku ia ʻi he hahau ʻoe langi, pea ke ne ʻinasi fakataha mo e fanga manu ʻoe ngoue, kaeʻoua ke ʻosi ha kuonga ʻe fitu mo ʻene pehē;’

And whereas the king saw a watcher, even a holy one, coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down and destroy it, yet leave the stump of its roots in the earth, in bands of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and he shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and his portion shall be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;

24 “Ko eni hono ʻuhinga, ʻe tuʻi, pea ko eni ʻae tuʻutuʻuni ʻae Fungani Māʻolunga, kuo fai ki hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi:

this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord, the king;

25 Te nau kapusi koe mei he kakai, pea te ke nofo mo e fanga manu ʻoe ngoue, pea te nau puleʻi koe ke kai mohuku ʻo hangē ko e fanga pulu, pea te nau fakaviviku koe ʻaki ʻae hahau ʻoe langi, pea te ke pehē ʻi he kuonga ʻe fitu, kaeʻoua ke ke ʻilo ʻoku pule ʻae Fungani Māʻolunga ʻi he puleʻanga ʻoe tangata, pea ʻoku ne foaki ia kiate ia ʻoku ne faʻiteliha ki ai.

they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall let thee eat grass as oxen, and be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdoms of men, and giveth them to whomsoever he will.

26 Pea ko e meʻa ʻi he fekau ke tuku ʻae tefitoʻi ʻakau, mo hono aka, ʻe maʻu pe ho puleʻanga kiate koe, ʻoka ke ka ʻilo ʻoku fai ʻae pule mei he langi.

And whereas it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, thy kingdom shall be sure to thee after thou shalt have acknowledged that Heaven ruleth.

27 Ko ia, ʻe tuʻi, tuku tokoni kiate koe, pea motuhi hoʻo ngaahi angahala, ka ke māʻoniʻoni, pea mo hoʻo ngaahi hia, ka ke fai ʻofa ki he masiva, heiʻilo ʻe tolotolonga ai ʻa hoʻo melino.”

Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thy iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening out of thy tranquility.

28 Naʻe hoko ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pē ki he tuʻi, ko Nepukanesa.

All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar.

29 Hili ʻae māhina ʻe hongofulu ma ua, naʻe ʻeveʻeva ia ʻi he fale tupuʻa ʻoe tuʻi ʻo Papilone.

At the end of twelve months, he was walking in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon;

30 Pea lea ʻae tuʻi ʻo pehē, “ʻIkai ko Papilone eni, ko e fale ʻoe puleʻanga ʻaia kuo u langa ʻi hoku mālohi, pea koeʻuhi ke ongoongo hoku nāunau?”

and the king spake and said, Is not this the great Babylon which I have built for the seat of the kingdom by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?

31 Lolotonga naʻe kei ʻi he fofonga ʻoe tuʻi ʻae lea, naʻe ongo mai mei he langi ʻae leʻo naʻe pehē, “ʻE tuʻi ko Nepukanesa, kuo fai ʻae lea kiate koe; kuo homo meiate koe ʻae puleʻanga.

While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven: “To thee it is said, O Nebuchadnezzar! the kingdom is departed from thee.

32 Pea te nau kapusi koe mei he kakai; pea te ke nofo mo e fanga manu ʻoe ngoue, pea te nau puleʻi koe ke kai mohuku ʻo hangē ko e fanga pulu, pea ʻe ʻosi ʻae kuonga ʻe fitu mo hoʻo pehē, kaeʻoua ke ke ʻilo ʻoku pule ʻae Fungani Māʻolunga ʻi he puleʻanga ʻoe tangata, pea ʻoku ne foaki ia kiate ia ʻoku ne faʻiteliha ki ai.”

And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; they shall make thee eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdoms of men, and giveth them to whomsoever he will.”

33 ‌ʻI he feituʻulaʻā pe ko ia naʻe fakamoʻoni ʻae meʻa ni kia Nepukanesa: pea naʻe kapusi ia mei he kakai, pea naʻa ne kai ʻae mohuku ʻo hangē ko e fanga pulu, pea naʻe viviku hono sino ʻi he hahau ʻoe langi, pea naʻe tupu hono fulufulu ʻo hangē ko e fulufuluʻi ʻikale, pea mo hono ngeʻesi nima ʻo hangē ko e pesipesi ʻoe fanga manupuna.

The same hour was the word fulfilled against 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 Pea hili ʻae ngaahi ʻaho ko ia, ko au Nepukanesa, ne u hiki hake hoku mata ki he langi, pea naʻe toe hoko mai kiate au hoku loto, pea ne u fakafetaʻi ki he Fungani Māʻolunga, pea naʻaku fakamālō mo fakaʻapaʻapa kiate ia ʻoku moʻui taʻengata, ʻAia ʻoku pule ko e pule taʻengata, pea ko hono puleʻanga ʻoku mei he toʻutangata ki he toʻutangata.

But 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 that liveth forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and whose kingdom endureth from generation to generation.

35 Pea ʻoku ne lau ʻae kakai fulipē ʻo māmani ko e meʻa noa pe: pea ʻoku ne fai ʻo fakatatau mo hono finangalo ʻi he kau tau ʻoe langi, pea ki he kakai ʻo māmani: pea ʻoku ʻikai ha tokotaha ʻe taʻofi hono nima, pe pehē kiate ia, ‘Ko e hā ʻoku ke fai?’

And all the inhabitants of the earth are counted 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 to him, What doest thou?

36 Pea feʻunga mo ia naʻe toe hoko mai ʻae poto kiate au; pea koeʻuhi ke ongoongolelei ai ʻa hoku puleʻanga, naʻe toe hoko mai ʻa hoku nāunau mo e lelei kiate au; pea naʻe kumi mai kiate au ʻeku ngaahi houʻeiki mo ʻeku kau fakamaau, pea naʻe toe fokotuʻu au ʻi hoku puleʻanga, pea naʻe tupulekina hoku ongoongolelei.

At the same time my reason returned to me, and also the glory of my kingdom, my honor, and my splendor returned to me; and my counsellors and my lords sought me; and I was established in my kingdom, and I received yet greater majesty.

37 “Pea ko au Nepukanesa, ʻoku ou fakafetaʻi mo fakamālō mo fakaʻapaʻapa, ki he tuʻi ʻoe langi, ʻaia ʻoku moʻoni ʻene ngaahi ngāue kotoa pē, pea ko ʻene ʻulungāanga ko e fakamaau: pea ʻoku ne mafai ke fakavaivaiʻi ʻakinautolu ʻoku ʻalu fielahi.”

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