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.
King Nabuchodonosor to all nations, tribes, and tongues, who dwell in all the 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.
It seemed good to me to declare to you the signs and wonders which the most high God has wrought with 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 and mighty [they are]: his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his power to all generations.
4 “Ko au Nepukanesa, ne u mālōlō ʻi hoku fale, pea naʻe tupu pe ʻae monūʻia ʻi hoku nofoʻanga.
I Nabuchodonosor was thriving in my house, and prospering.
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.
I saw a vision, and it terrified me, and I was troubled on 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.
And I made a decree to bring in before me all the wise men of Babylon, 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.
So the enchanters, magicians, soothsayers, [and] Chaldeans came in: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me the interpretation thereof;
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,
until Daniel came, whose name is Baltasar, according to the name of my God, who has within him the Holy Spirit of God; to whom I said,
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 Baltasar, chief of the enchanters, of whom I know that the Holy Spirit of God is in you, and no mystery is too hard for you, hear the vision of my dream which I had, and tell me the interpretation of it.
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.
I had a vision upon my bed; and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was 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 grew large and strong, and its height reached to the sky, and its extent to the extremity 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.
its leaves were fair, and its fruit abundant, and in it was meat for all; and under it the wild beasts of the field took shelter, and the birds of the sky lodged in the branches of it, 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 night vision upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven and cried aloud, and thus he said,
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.
Cut down the tree, and pluck off its branches, and shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the wild beasts be removed 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.
Only leave the stump of its roots in the earth, and [bind it] with an iron and brass band; and it shall lie in the grass that is without and in the dew of heaven, and its portion [shall be] with the wild 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 from that of man, and the heart of a wild beast shall be given to 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.’
The matter is by the decree of the watcher, and the demand is a word of the holy ones; that the living may known that the Lord is most high [over] the kingdom of men, and he will give it to whoever he shall please, and will set up over it that which is set at nothing 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 is the vision which I king Nabuchodonosor saw: and do you, Baltasar, declare the interpretation, for none of the wise men of my kingdom are able to show me the interpretation of it: but you, Daniel, are able; for the Holy Spirit of God is in you.
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, whose name is Baltasar, was amazed about one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. And Baltasar answered and said, [My] lord, let the dream be to them that hate you, and the interpretation of it to your 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 you saw, that grew large and strong, whose height reached to the sky and its extent to 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:
and whose leaves were flourishing, and its fruit abundant, (and it was meat for all; under it the wild beasts lodged, and the birds of the sky took shelter in its branches: )
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.
is yourself, O king; for you are grown great and powerful, and your greatness has increased and reached to heaven, and your dominion to the ends 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 and a holy one coming down from heaven, and he said, Strip the tree, and destroy it; only leave the stump of its roots in the ground, and [bind it] with a band of iron and brass; and it shall lie in the grass that is without, and in the dew of heaven, and its portion shall be with wild beasts, until seven times have passed over it;
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 of it, O king, and it is a decree of the Most High, which has 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.
And they shall drive you forth from men, and your dwelling shall be with wild beasts, and they shall feed you with grass as an ox, and you shall have your lodging under the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, until you known that the Most High is Lord of the kingdom of men, and will give it to whom he shall please.
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 they said, Leave the stumps of the roots of the tree; your kingdom abides [sure] to you from the time that you shall know the power of the heavens.
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.”
Therefore, O king, let my counsel please you, and atone for your sins by alms, and [your] iniquities by compassion on the poor: it may be God will be longsuffering to your trespasses.
28 Naʻe hoko ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pē ki he tuʻi, ko Nepukanesa.
All these things came upon king Nabuchodonosor.
29 Hili ʻae māhina ʻe hongofulu ma ua, naʻe ʻeveʻeva ia ʻi he fale tupuʻa ʻoe tuʻi ʻo Papilone.
After a twelvemonth, as he walked in his palace in 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?”
the king answered and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for a royal residence, by the might of my power, for the honour of my glory?
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 yet in the king's mouth, there came a voice from heaven, [saying], To you, king Nabuchodonosor, they say, The kingdom has departed from you.
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 you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the wild beasts of the field, and they shall feed you with grass as an ox: and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High is Lord of the kingdom of men, and he will give it to whoever he shall please.
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.
In the same hour the word was fulfilled upon Nabuchodonosor: and he was driven forth from men, and he ate grass as an ox, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven, until his hairs were grown like lions' [hairs], and his nails as 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.
And at the end of the time I Nabuchodonosor lifted up mine eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised him that lives for ever, and gave [him] glory; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom [lasts] to all generations:
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 reputed as nothing: and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and amongst the inhabitants of the earth: and there is none who shall withstand his power, and say to him, What has you done?
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 I came to the honour of my kingdom; and my [natural] form returned to me, and my princes, and my nobles, sought me, and I was established in my kingdom, and more abundant majesty was added to me.
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 therefore I Nabuchodonosor praise and greatly exalt and glorify the King of heaven; for all his works are true, and his paths are judgement: and all that walk in pride he is able to abase.
