Daniel 2
1 [One night] during the second year that Nebuchadnezzar ruled, he had a dream. The dream worried him very much; and [as a result] he could not sleep.
Druge godine Nabukodonozorova kraljevanja usni Nabukodonozor sanje: njegov se duh zbog toga uznemiri, a san ga ostavi.
2 [The next morning] he summoned his men who worked magic, fortune-tellers, those who worked sorcery, and those who studied the stars. [Because he had forgotten what he had dreamed, ] he insisted that they tell him what he had dreamed. As they stood there in front of the king,
Kralj naredi da se pozovu čarobnici i gataoci, zaklinjači i zvjezdari da protumače kralju njegove sanje.
3 he said, “I had a dream [last night] that worries me. [Tell me what I dreamed, because] I want to know what the dream [means].”
Dođoše dakle te stadoše pred kralja. Kralj im reče: “Usnih jednu sanju i moj se duh uznemiri od želje da razumijem sanju.”
4 The men who studied the stars replied to the king, speaking in the Aramaic [language]. They said, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we hope that you will live a long time! Tell us what you dreamed, and [then] we will tell you what it means!”
Kaldejci odgovoriše kralju (aramejski): “O kralju, živ bio dovijeka! Pripovjedi svoju sanju slugama svojim, a mi ćemo ti otkriti njezino značenje.”
5 But the king replied, “I have firmly decided that you must tell me the dream, and [also tell me] what it means. If you do not do that, I will [order my soldiers to] cut you into pieces, and to cause your houses to become only piles of stones!
Kralj odgovori i reče zvjezdarima: “Moja je odluka neopoziva: ako mi ne kažete što sam snio i što san znači, bit ćete rastrgani u komade, a vaše će kuće postati smetišta.
6 But if you tell me what I dreamed and what it means, I will reward you. I will give you wonderful gifts and greatly honor you. So tell me what I dreamed and what it means!”
No ako mi otkrijete moju sanju i njezino značenje, dobit ćete od mene darove i poklone i velike časti. Otkrijte mi dakle što sam snio i što san znači.”
7 But again they said, “Tell us what you dreamed, and [then] we will tell you what it means.”
Oni opet odgovoriše: “Neka kralj rekne svoju sanju slugama svojim, a mi ćemo mu otkriti njezino značenje.”
8 The king replied, “I know that you are just trying to get more time, because you know that I will do to you what I said that I would do.
A kralj: “Dobro ja znam da želite dobiti na vremenu jer znate da je moja odluka neopoziva.
9 If you do not tell me what I dreamed, you will be punished. [I think that] you have all agreed to tell me lies and [other] wicked things, because you hope that I will change ([my mind/what I am thinking]). But tell me the dream, and [then] I will know that you can [also] tell me what it means.”
Ako mi ne kažete što sam snio, znači da me namjeravate obmanjivati varavim riječima i izmišljotinama dok nekako ne prođe vrijeme. Stoga, recite mi moj san, pa ću znati da li mi možete kazati i njegovo značenje!”
10 The men who studied the stars replied, “There is no one on the earth who can do what you ask! There is no king, [even] a great and mighty king, who has [ever] asked his men who work magic or his fortune-tellers or men who study the stars to do something like that!
Zvjezdari odgovoriše pred kraljem: “Nema na svijetu čovjeka koji bi takvo što mogao otkriti kralju. I stoga nijedan kralj, ma kako velik i moćan, takvo što ne traži od čarobnika, gataoca ili zvjezdara.
11 What you are asking [us to do] is impossible. Only the gods can tell you what you dreamed, and they do not live among us!”
Što tražiš, kralju, teško je, i nema ga tko bi to mogao otkriti kralju osim bogova, koji ne borave među smrtnicima.”
12 The king was very angry when he heard that, so he commanded [his soldiers] that they execute all such wise men in Babylon.
Tada se kralj silno razgnjevi i razbjesni te naredi da se pogube svi mudraci babilonski.
13 And because of what the king commanded, they sent some men to find me and my [three] friends, to execute us [also].
Pošto je objavljena naredba da se ubiju mudraci, potražiše i Daniela i njegove drugove da ih pogube.
14 Arioch, the commander of the king’s guards, came to kill us. But I spoke to him very wisely and tactfully/skillfully.
No Daniel se mudrim i umnim riječima obrati na Arjoka, zapovjednika kraljevskih straža, koji bijaše izišao da pogubi mudrace babilonske.
15 I asked Arioch, “Why has the king made such a harsh/terrible decree?” So Arioch told me all that had happened [because of the king’s dream].
On reče Arjoku, zapovjedniku kraljevu: “Zašto je kralj izdao tako strogu naredbu?” Arjok pripovjedi Danielu,
16 I [immediately] went to talk to the king and requested that the king give me some time, so that I could find out [what the dream was and] what the dream meant.
a Daniel otiđe kralju i zamoli da mu dade vremena te će kralju otkriti što san znači.
17 Then I went home, and I told my friends, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, what had happened.
Daniel uđe u svoju kuću te sve kaza Hananiji, Mišaelu i Azarji, svojim drugovima,
18 I urged them to ask God, who lives/rules in heaven, to have mercy on us by telling us the secret [meaning of what the king dreamed], in order that we and the other wise men in Babylon would not be executed.
da mole milosrđe u Boga Nebeskoga radi te tajne, da Daniel i njegovi drugovi ne poginu s drugim mudracima babilonskim.
19 And that night [God] gave to me a vision in which he revealed the secret. Then I praised God,
I objavi se tajna Danielu u noćnom viđenju. A Daniel blagoslovi Boga Nebeskoga.
20 saying, “We should praise God [MTY] forever, because [only] he truly is wise and powerful.
Daniel prihvati riječ i reče: “Bilo ime Božje blagoslovljeno odvijeka dovijeka, njegova je mudrost i sila.
21 He determines what events will happen through the years. He removes [some] kings and gives their authority to [new] kings. He is the one who causes people to become wise and enables those who study to understand [many] things.
On mijenja doba i vremena, ruši i postavlja kraljeve, daje mudrost mudrima a znanje pronicavima.
22 He reveals things that are very mysterious; he is surrounded by light, but he knows things that are hidden [as though they were] in the darkness.
On otkriva dubine i tajne, zna što je u tminama i svjetlost prebiva u njega.
23 God, whom my ancestors [worshiped], I thank you and I praise you, because you have caused me to be wise and made me strong. You have told me what my friends and I asked you to tell us; and you have revealed to us what the king demanded to know.”
Tebe, o Bože otaca mojih, slavim i hvalim što si mi dao mudrost i jakost! Evo, objavio si mi ono što smo te molili, objavio si nam što kralj traži.”
24 Then I went to Arioch, the man whom the king had appointed to execute the wise men in Babylon. I said to him, “Do not kill those wise men. Take me to the king, and I will tell him what his dream means.”
Daniel ode k Arjoku, kome bijaše kralj naredio da smakne mudrace babilonske. Uđe i reče mu: “Ne ubijaj mudraca babilonskih! Odvedi me kralju, pa ću mu otkriti što san znači.”
25 So Arioch quickly took me to the king. He said to the king, “I have found [this man], one of the men whom we brought from Judah who [says he can] can tell you what your dream means!”
Arjok žurno odvede Daniela kralju i reče: “Našao sam među izgnanicima judejskim čovjeka koji će kralju kazati što san znači.”
26 The king said to me, whose [new] name was Belteshazzar, “[Is this true]? Can you tell me what I dreamed and what it means?”
Kralj reče Danielu (koji se zvaše Baltazar): “Jesi li kadar kazati mi san koji sam usnio i što znači?”
27 I replied, “There are no wise men or fortune-tellers or men who work magic or men who work sorcery who can tell such things to you.
Daniel odgovori pred kraljem: “Tajnu koju istražuje kralj ne mogahu kralju otkriti mudraci, čarobnici, gataoci i zaklinjači;
28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets. And he has shown in [your dream] what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you what you dreamed, the vision you saw [as you were lying] on your bed.
ali ima na nebu Bog koji objavljuje tajne i on je saopćio kralju Nabukodonozoru ono što će biti na svršetku dana. Evo tvoje sanje i onoga što ti se prividjelo na postelji:
29 O King, while you were sleeping, you dreamed about events that will happen in the future. The one who reveals mysteries has shown you what is going to happen.
O kralju, na tvojoj ti postelji dođoše misli o tome što će se dogoditi kasnije, a Otkrivatelj tajna saopćio ti je ono što će biti.
30 And it is not because I am wiser than anyone else on earth that I know the meaning of this mysterious dream. It is because God wanted you to understand what you were thinking.
Iako nemam mudrosti više nego ostali smrtnici, ta mi je tajna objavljena samo zato da njezino značenje saopćim kralju i da upoznaš misli svoga srca.
31 O King, [in your vision] you saw in front of you a huge and terrifying statue [of a man. It was] shining very brightly, and it was frightening and awesome.
Ti si, o kralju, imao viđenje: gle, kip, golem kip, vrlo blistav, stajaše pred tobom, strašan za oči.
32 The head of the statue was [made] of pure gold. Its chest and arms [were made of] silver. Its belly and thighs [were made of] bronze.
Tome kipu glava bijaše od čistog zlata, prsa i ruke od srebra, trbuh i bedra od mjedi,
33 Its legs [were made of] iron, and its feet were a mixture of clay and iron.
gnjati od željeza, a stopala dijelom od željeza, dijelom od gline.
34 As you watched, something cut a rock [from a mountain, but it was] not a human [who cut it]. The rock [tumbled down and] smashed the feet of the statue, feet [that were made of] iron and clay. It smashed them to bits.
Ti si promatrao: iznenada se odvali kamen a da ga ne dodirnu ruka, pa udari u kip, u stopala od željeza i gline te ih razbi.
35 Then the rest of the statue collapsed into a big heap of iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold. The pieces of the statue were as small as bits of chaff on the ground where it is threshed, and the wind blew away all the tiny pieces. There was nothing left. But the rock that smashed the statue became a large mountain that covered the whole earth.
Tada se smrvi najednom željezo i glina, mjed, srebro i zlato, i sve postade kao pljeva na gumnu ljeti i vjetar sve odnese bez traga. A kamen koji bijaše u kip udario postade veliko brdo te napuni svu zemlju.
36 That was what you dreamed. Now I will tell you what it means.
To bijaše sanja; a njezino ćemo značenje reći pred kraljem.”
37 You are a king [who rules] over [many other] kings. The God who rules in heaven has caused you to rule over them and has given you great power [DOU] and has honored you.
“Ti, o kralju, kralju kraljeva, komu Bog Nebeski dade kraljevstvo, silu moć i slavu -
38 He has caused you to be the ruler over all people, and [even] the animals and birds are controlled by you. [So] the head [of the statue] represents you.
i u čije je ruke stavio, gdje god se našli, sinove ljudske, životinje poljske, ptice nebeske i postavio te gospodarom nad svim time - ti si glava od zlata.
39 But after your [kingdom/rule] ends, there will be another [great] kingdom, [but it] will not be as great as yours. [The silver parts of the statue represent that kingdom]. Then there will be a third [great] kingdom [whose king] will rule over the whole earth. The bronze parts [of the statue represent] that kingdom.
Poslije tebe ustat će drugo kraljevstvo, slabije od tvoga, pa treće, od mjedi, koje će gospodariti svom zemljom.
40 After that kingdom ends, there will be a fourth [great] kingdom. The iron [parts of the statue represent that kingdom]. [The army of] that kingdom will smash the previous kingdoms, just like iron smashes everything that it strikes.
A četvrto kraljevstvo bit će tvrdo poput željeza, poput željeza koje sve satire i mrvi; kao željezo koje razbija, skršit će i razbit sva ona kraljevstva.
41 The feet and toes of the statue that you saw, that were a mixture of iron and clay, indicate that the kingdom they represent will [later] be divided.
Stopala koja si vidio, dijelom glina a dijelom željezo, jesu podijeljeno kraljevstvo; imat će nešto od čvrstoće željeza prema onome što si vidio željezo izmiješano s glinom.
42 Some parts of that kingdom will be as strong as iron, but some parts will not remain together, just as iron and clay do not stick together.
Prsti stopala, dijelom željezo a dijelom glina: kraljevstvo će biti dijelom čvrsto a dijelom krhko.
43 The mixture of iron and clay [in the statue] shows also that the rulers of those kingdoms that separate from each other will try to form alliances with each other as a result of members of the royal families of those kingdoms marrying each other. But that will not succeed, just as iron and clay do not stick together.
A što si vidio željezo izmiješano s glinom: oni će se miješati ljudskim sjemenom, ali se neće držati zajedno, kao što se ni željezo ne da pomiješati s glinom.
44 But while those kings are ruling, God who rules in heaven will establish a kingdom that will never end. No one will ever defeat its king. He will completely destroy all those kingdoms, but his kingdom will remain forever.
U vrijeme ovih kraljeva Bog Nebeski podići će kraljevstvo koje neće nikada propasti i neće prijeći na neki drugi narod. Ono će razbiti i uništiti sva ona kraljevstva, a samo će stajati dovijeka -
45 That is the meaning of the rock that something cut from the mountain, the rock that will crush to tiny bits the statue that is made of iron, bronze, silver, and gold. O king, the great God has shown you what will truly happen in the future. And you can trust [what I told you about] the meaning of the dream.”
kao što si vidio da se kamen s brijega odvalio a da ga ne dodirnu ruka te smrvio željezo, mjed, glinu, srebro i zlato. Veliki je Bog saopćio kralju što se ima dogoditi. Sanja je istinita, a tumačenje joj pouzdano.”
46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar prostrated himself in front of me [in great respect]. He commanded [his people] that they burn incense and burn an offering of grain to honor me.
Nato kralj Nabukodonozor pade ničice i pokloni se pred Danielom. Naredi da mu prinesu dar i kad.
47 The king said to me, “[Your God has enabled] you to tell me the meaning of this dream/mystery, so now I truly know that your God is greater than all the other gods and all other kings. He reveals [to people] things that they cannot know.”
I reče kralj Danielu: “Zaista, vaš je bog Bog nad bogovima i gospodar nad kraljevima, Otkrivatelj tajna, kad si mogao otkriti ovu tajnu.”
48 Then the king gave many gifts to me, and he [also] appointed me to rule over the entire province of Babylon, and [also] to be the boss of all his wise men.
Kralj uzvisi Daniela i dariva ga mnogim blistavim darovima. Postavi ga upraviteljem sve pokrajine babilonske i starješinom svih mudraca babilonskih.
49 I asked the king to appoint Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to [also] have important positions in Babylon province, and the king did what I asked him to do. But [I did my work while] I stayed at the king’s palace.
Daniel zamoli kralja da odredi za upravitelje pokrajine babilonske Šadraka, Mešaka i Abed Nega, a Daniel ostade na kraljevu dvoru.
