Daniel 4

1 Nebuchadnezzar the king unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you.

١ مِنْ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ الْمَلِكِ إِلَى جَمِيعِ الشُّعُوبِ وَالأُمَمِ وَالأَقْوَامِ مِنْ كُلِّ لِسَانٍ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي كُلِّ الأَرْضِ: لِيَكْثُرْ سَلامُكُمْ.

2 It hath seemed good unto me to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God hath wrought toward me.

٢ قَدْ طَابَ لِي أَنْ أُحَدِّثَ بِالآيَاتِ وَالْعَجَائِبِ الَّتِي صَنَعَهَا اللهُ الْعَلِيُّ،

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

٣ فَمَا أَعْظَمَ آيَاتِهِ وَمَا أَقْوَى عَجَائِبَهُ. إِنَّ مَلَكُوتَهُ أَبَدِيٌّ وَسُلْطَانَهُ يَدُومُ عَلَى مَدَى الأَجْيَالِ.

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

٤ أَنَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ كُنْتُ مُقِيماً مُطْمَئِنّاً فِي بَيْتِي، أَتَمَتَّعُ فِي الْبُحْبُوحَةِ فِي قَصْرِي،

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

٥ فَرَأَيْتُ حُلْماً أَثَارَ فَزَعِي، وَأَقْلَقَتْنِي عَلَى مَضْجَعِي أَفْكَارِي وَرُؤَى رَأْسِي،

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

٦ فَأَصْدَرْتُ أَمْراً بِاسْتِدْعَاءِ جَمِيعِ حُكَمَاءِ بَابِلَ أَمَامِي لِيُطْلِعُونِي عَلَى تَفْسِيرِ الْحُلْمِ.

7 Then came in the scribes, the magicians, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation of it.

٧ فَحَضَرَ الْمَجُوسُ وَالسَّحَرَةُ وَالْكَلْدَانِيُّونَ وَالْمُنَجِّمُونَ، فَسَرَدْتُ الْحُلْمَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَعَجَزُوا عَنْ تَفْسِيرِهِ.

8 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 before him I told the dream:

٨ أَخِيراً مَثَلَ فِي حَضْرَتِي دَانِيَالُ الْمَدْعُو بَلْطَشَاصَّرَ، كَاسْمِ إِلَهِي، الَّذِي فِيهِ رُوحُ الآلِهَةِ الْقُدُّوسِينَ فَقَصَصْتُ عَلَيْهِ الْحُلْمَ.

9 O Belteshazzar, master of the scribes, because 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 of it.

٩ قُلْتُ: «يَا بَلْطَشَاصَّرُ رَئِيسُ الْمَجُوسِ، إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ فِيكَ رُوحَ الآلهَةِ الْقُدُّوسِينَ وَلا يَتَعَذَّرُ عَلَيْكَ سِرٌّ، فَأَخْبِرْنِي بِرُؤَى حُلْمِي الَّذِي شَهِدْتُهُ وَبِتَفْسِيرِهِ.

10 Thus were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great.

١٠ وَهَذِهِ هِيَ الرُّؤْيَا الَّتِي شَهِدْتُهَا فِي مَنَامِي: رَأَيْتُ وَإذَا بِشَجَرَةٍ مُنْتَصِبَةٍ فِي وَسَطِ الأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ارْتِفَاعٍ عَظِيمٍ،

11 The tree grew, and was strong, and its height reached unto the heavens, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth.

١١ وَقَدْ نَمَتِ الشَّجَرَةُ وَقَوِيَتْ حَتَّى بَلَغَ ارْتِفَاعُهَا السَّمَاءَ، وَبَدَتْ لِلْعِيَانِ حَتَّى إِلَى أَطْرَافِ الأَرْضِ.

12 Its leaves were beautiful, and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all: the beasts of the field found shade under it, and the birds of the heavens dwelt in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.

١٢ وَكَانَتْ أَوْرَاقُهَا جَمِيلَةً وَأَثْمَارُهَا كَثِيرَةً، تَوَافَرَ فِيهَا غِذَاءٌ لِلْجَمِيعِ، وَتَحْتَهَا تَسْتَظِلُّ وُحُوشُ الصَّحْرَاءِ وَتَأْوِي إِلَى أَغْصَانِهَا طُيُورُ السَّمَاءِ، وَمِنْهَا يَقْتَاتُ كُلُّ ذِي جَسَدٍ.

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

١٣ ثُمَّ شَاهَدْتُ فِي الرُّؤَى وَأَنَا فِي مَنَامِي، وَإذَا بِرَقِيبٍ قُدُّوسٍ قَدْ نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ،

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

١٤ وَهَتَفَ بِصَوْتٍ مُدَوٍّ وَقَالَ: اقْطَعُوا الشَّجَرَةَ وَاقْضِبُوا أَغْصَانَهَا وَبَعْثِرُوا أَوْرَاقَهَا وَانْثُرُوا أَثْمَارَهَا، لِتَشْرُدَ الْوُحُوشُ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا، وَتَهْجُرَ الطُّيُورُ أَغْصَانَهَا.

15 Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be bathed with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth.

١٥ وَلَكِنِ اتْرُكُوا سَاقَ أَصْلِهَا فِي الأَرْضِ، وَأَوْثِقُوهُ بَقَيْدٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَنُحَاسٍ فِي وَسَطِ عُشْبِ الْحَقْلِ، لِيَبْتَلَّ بِنَدَى السَّمَاءِ، وَلْيَكُنْ طَعَامُهُ مِنْ عُشْبِ الْحَقْلِ مَعَ الْبَهَائِمِ.

16 Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.

١٦ وَلْيَتَحَوَّلْ عَقْلُهُ مِنْ عَقْلِ إِنْسَانٍ إِلَى عَقْلِ حَيَوَانٍ إِلَى أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ عَلَيْهِ سَبْعَةُ أَزْمِنَةٍ.

17 This sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the decision by the word of the holy ones: that the living may know that the Most High ruleth over the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

١٧ قَدْ صَدَرَ هَذَا الْقَضَاءُ عَنْ أَمْرِ الرُّقَبَاءِ السَّاهِرِينَ، وَقَرَارُ الْحُكْمِ بِكَلِمَةِ الْقُدُّوسِينَ، لِكَيْ يُدْرِكَ الأَحْيَاءُ أَنَّ الْعَلِيَّ مُتَسَلِّطٌ فِي مَمْلَكَةِ النَّاسِ، يَهَبُهَا لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ، وَيُوَلِّي عَلَيْهَا أَحْقَرَهُمْ.

18 This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and thou, Belteshazzar, tell the interpretation, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation; but thou art able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

١٨ هَذَا هُوَ الْحُلْمُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُهُ أَنَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ الْمَلِكُ، وَعَلَيْكَ أَنْتَ يَا بَلْطَشَاصَّرُ أَنْ تُفَسِّرَهُ، لأَنَّ كُلَّ حُكَمَاءِ مَمْلَكَتِي قَدْ عَجَزُوا عَنْ إِطْلاعِي عَلَى تَفْسِيرِهِ. أَمَّا أَنْتَ فَتَسْتَطِيعُ ذَلِكَ لأَنَّ فِيكَ رُوحَ الآلِهَةِ الْقُدُّوسِينَ».

19 Then Daniel, whose name is Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spoke and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, nor its interpretation, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and its interpretation to thine enemies!

١٩ حِينَئِذٍ انْتَابَتِ الْحَيْرَةُ دَانِيَالَ الْمَدْعُو بَلْطَشَاصَّرَ طَوَالَ سَاعَةٍ وَرَوَّعَتْهُ أَفْكَارُهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَلِكُ: «لا يُفْزِعُكَ الْحُلْمُ وَلا تَفْسِيرُهُ يَا بَلْطَشَاصَّرُ». فَأَجَابَ: «لِيَرْتَدَّ الْحُلْمُ عَلَى مُبْغِضِيكَ وَتَفْسِيرُهُ عَلَى أَعَادِيكَ.

20 The tree that thou sawest, which grew and was strong, whose height reached unto the heavens, and the sight of it to all the earth;

٢٠ الشَّجَرَةُ الَّتِي شَاهَدْتَهَا وَالَّتِي نَمَتْ وَاشْتَدَّتْ وَبَلَغَ ارْتِفَاعُهَا السَّمَاءَ فَبَدَتْ لِلْعِيَانِ حَتَّى أَطْرَافِ الأَرْضِ،

21 whose leaves were beautiful, and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and in whose branches the birds of the heavens had their habitation:

٢١ وَكَانَتْ أَوْرَاقُهَا جَمِيلَةً وَأَثْمَارُهَا كَثِيرَةً، تَوَافَرَ فِيهَا غِذَاءٌ لِلْجَمِيعِ، وَتَحْتَهَا تَسْتَظِلُّ وُحُوشُ الصَّحْرَاءِ وَتَأْوِي إِلَى أَغْصَانِهَا طُيُورُ السَّمَاءِ،

22 it is thou, O king, who art grown and become strong; for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto the heavens, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.

٢٢ هِيَ أَنْتَ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ الَّذِي نَمَوْتَ وَقَوِيَتْ شَوْكَتُكَ وَازْدَادَتْ عَظَمَتُكَ، حَتَّى بَلَغَتْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، وَسُلْطَانُكَ إِلَى أَطْرَافِ الأَرْضِ.

23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the heavens, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be bathed with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him:

٢٣ أَمَّا مَا شَاهَدْتَهُ مِنْ أَنَّ رَقِيباً قُدُّوساً قَدْ نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَقَالَ: اقْطَعُوا الشَّجَرَةَ وَأَفْنُوهَا، وَلَكِنِ اتْرُكُوا سَاقَ أَصْلِهَا فِي الأَرْضِ، وَأَوْثِقُوهُ بِقَيْدٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَنُحَاسٍ فِي وَسَطِ عُشْبِ الْحَقْلِ، لِيَبْتَلَّ بِنَدَى السَّمَاءِ، وَلْيَكُنْ طَعَامُهُ مِنْ عُشْبِ الْحَقْلِ مَعَ الْبَهَائِمِ،

24 this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which cometh upon my lord the king:

٢٤ فَهَذَا هُوَ تَفْسِيرُهُ، وَهَذَا هُوَ قَضَاءُ الْعَلِيِّ الَّذِي يَحُلُّ بِسَيِّدِي الْمَلِكِ:

25 They shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and thou shalt be bathed with the dew of heaven; and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the Most High ruleth over the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

٢٥ سَيَطْرُدُونَكَ مِنْ بَيْنِ النَّاسِ فَتَأْوِي مَعَ حَيَوَانِ الصَّحْرَاءِ، يُطْعِمُونَكَ الْعُشْبَ كَالثِّيرَانِ، وَتَبْتَلُّ بِنَدَى السَّمَاءِ، إِلَى أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ عَلَيْكَ سَبْعَةُ أَزْمِنَةٍ، حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ أَنَّ الْعَلِيَّ مُتَسَلِّطٌ فِي مَمْلَكَةِ النَّاسِ يَهَبُهَا مَنْ يَشَاءُ.

26 And whereas it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree; thy kingdom shall remain unto thee, after that thou shalt know that the heavens do rule.

٢٦ أَمَّا الأَمْرُ الصَّادِرُ بِالْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى سَاقِ الشَّجَرَةِ فَمَعْنَاهُ أَنَّ مَمْلَكَتَكَ تَبْقَى لَكَ حَتَّى تُدْرِكَ أَنَّ السِّيَادَةَ هِيَ لِلسَّمَاءِ.

27 Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

٢٧ لِذَلِكَ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ، تَقَبَّلْ مَشُورَتِي وَتَخَلَّ عَنْ خَطَايَاكَ بِالْبِرِّ وَآثَامِكَ بِمُمَارَسَةِ الرَّحْمَةِ مَعَ الْبَائِسِينَ، عَسَى أَنْ يَطُولَ فَلاحُكَ».

28 All this came upon king Nebuchadnezzar.

٢٨ وَقَدْ أَصَابَ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ الْمَلِكَ كُلُّ مَا أَنْبَأَ بِهِ دَانِيَالُ.

29 At the end of twelve months he was walking upon the royal palace of Babylon:

٢٩ فَبَعْدَ انْقِضَاءِ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ شَهْراً عَلَى هَذَا الْحُلْمِ، وَفِيمَا كَانَ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ يَتَمَشَّى عَلَى سَطْحِ قَصْرِ بَابِلَ الْمَلَكِيِّ،

30 the king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

٣٠ قَالَ: «أَلَيْسَتْ هَذِهِ هِيَ بَابِلُ الْعَظِيمَةُ الَّتِي بَنَيْتُهَا بِقُوَّةِ اقْتِدَارِي لِتَكُونَ عَاصِمَةً لِلْمَمْلَكَةِ، وَلِجَلالِ مَجْدِي؟»

31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from the heavens: King Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken: The kingdom is departed from thee;

٣١ وَفِيمَا كَانَتْ كَلِمَاتُهُ بَعْدُ تَتَرَدَّدُ عَلَى شَفَتَيْهِ تَجَاوَبَ صَوْتٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ قَائِلاً: «يَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ الْمَلِكُ، لَكَ يَقُولُونَ الآنَ قَدْ زَالَ عَنْكَ الْمُلْكُ.

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

٣٢ ثُمَّ يَطْرُدُونَكَ مِنْ بَيْنِ النَّاسِ فَتَأْوِي مَعَ حَيَوَانِ الصَّحْرَاءِ، وَيُطْعِمُونَكَ الْعُشْبَ كَالثِّيرَانِ إِلَى أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ عَلَيْكَ سَبْعَةُ أَزْمِنَةٍ، حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ أَنَّ الْعَلِيَّ مُتَسَلِّطٌ فِي مَمْلَكَةِ النَّاسِ يَهَبُهَا لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ».

33 The same hour was the word fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar; and he was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen; and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven, till his hair grew like eagles' [feathers], and his nails like birds' [claws].

٣٣ فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ تَمَّ حُكْمُ الْقَضَاءِ عَلَى نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ، فَطُرِدَ مِنْ بَيْنِ النَّاسِ وَأَكَلَ الْعُشْبَ كَالثِّيرَانِ، وَابْتَلَّ جِسْمُهُ بِنَدَى السَّمَاءِ حَتَّى اسْتَرْخَى شَعْرُهُ مِثْلَ النُّسُورِ، وَطَالَتْ أَظْفَارُهُ مِثْلَ بَرَاثِنِ الطُّيُورِ.

34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto the heavens, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation.

٣٤ وَفِي خِتَامِ السَّبْعَةِ الأَزْمِنَةِ، أَنَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ، الْتَفَتُّ نَحْوَ السَّمَاءِ، فَرَجَعَ إِلَيَّ عَقْلِي، وَبَارَكْتُ الْعَلِيَّ وَسَبَّحْتُ وَحَمَدْتُ الْحَيَّ الأَبَدِيَّ ذَا السُّلْطَانِ السَّرْمَدِيِّ، الَّذِي مُلْكُهُ عَلَى مَدَى الأَجْيَالِ.

35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of the heavens, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

٣٥ وَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّ كُلَّ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ لَا يُحْسَبُونَ شَيْئاً، وَأَنَّهُ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاءُ فِي جُنْدِ السَّمَاءِ وَسُكَّانِ الأَرْضِ، وَلَيْسَ مَنْ يَكُفُّ يَدَهُ أَوْ يَقُولُ لَهُ: مَاذَا تَفْعَلُ؟

36 At the same time mine understanding returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my nobles sought me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added unto me.

٣٦ فِي ذَلِكَ الْحِينِ ثَابَ إِلَيَّ عَقْلِي، وعَادَ إِلَيَّ جَلالُ مَمْلَكَتِي وَمَجْدِي وَبَهَائِي، وَطَلَبَنِي مُشِيرِيَّ وَنُبَلاءُ دَوْلَتِي، وَتَثَبَّتُّ عَلَى عَرْشِ مَمْلَكَتِي وَازْدَادَتْ عَظَمَتِي جِدّاً.

37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of the heavens, all whose works are truth, and his paths judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

٣٧ فَالآنَ، أَنَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ، أُسَبِّحُ وَأُمَجِّدُ وَأَحْمَدُ مَلِكَ السَّمَاءِ الَّذِي جَمِيعُ أَعْمَالِهِ حَقٌّ، وَطُرُقُهُ عَادِلَةٌ وَقَادِرٌ عَلَى إذْلالِ كُلِّ مَنْ يَسْلُكُ بِالْكِبْرِيَاءِ.