Daniel 2

1 In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.

1 尼布甲尼撒在执政第二年做了梦，心里烦乱，无法入睡，

2 So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,

2 便派人召来术士、巫师、行法术的和占星家 ，为他解梦。他们都来到王面前。

3 he said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand it.”

3 王对他们说：“我做了一个梦，心里烦乱，想知道梦的意思。”

4 Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”

4 占星家用亚兰话对王说：“愿王万岁！请将梦告诉仆人，仆人好解释梦的意思。”

5 The king replied to the astrologers, “My word is final: If you do not tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut into pieces and your houses will be reduced to rubble.

5 王对占星家说：“我的旨意已定，你们若不能将梦和梦的意思告诉我，必被碎尸万段，你们的家必沦为废墟。

6 But if you tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. So tell me the dream and its interpretation.”

6 你们若能将梦和梦的意思告诉我，我必给你们礼物、赏赐和极大的尊荣。所以你们要将梦和梦的意思告诉我。”

7 They answered a second time, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will give the interpretation.”

7 他们再次对王说：“请王将梦告诉仆人，仆人好解释梦的意思。”

8 The king replied, “I know for sure that you are stalling for time because you see that my word is final.

8 王说：“我敢肯定，你们是在拖延时间，因为你们知道我的旨意已定，

9 If you do not tell me the dream, there is only one decree for you. You have conspired to speak before me false and fraudulent words, hoping the situation will change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can give me its interpretation.”

9 你们若不将梦告诉我，我必惩治你们。你们串通起来在我面前胡言乱语，以拖待变。现在将梦告诉我，我就相信你们能解梦。”

10 The astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth can do what the king requests! No king, however great and powerful, has ever asked anything like this of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer.

10 占星家说：“王所要求的，世上无人能做到，因为再伟大、再有权势的君王，也没问过术士、巫师或占星家这样的事。

11 What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”

11 王问的事太难，除了不在人间居住的神明外，无人能为王解答。”

12 This response made the king so angry and furious that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

12 王大怒，下令处死巴比伦所有的智者。

13 So the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed, and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them.

13 于是，处死智者的谕旨发出，有人便搜寻但以理和他的同伴，要处死他们。

14 When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, went out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel responded with discretion and tact.

14 王的护卫长亚略奉命去处死巴比伦的智者，但以理机智、谨慎地应对。

15 “Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. Then Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.

15 他问王的护卫长亚略：“王的命令为何这样紧急？”亚略就把情况告诉他。

16 So Daniel went in and asked the king to give him some time, so that he could give him the interpretation.

16 但以理便进宫求王宽限，以便为王解梦。

17 Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

17 然后，他回到居所将这事告诉同伴哈拿尼雅、米沙利和亚撒利雅，

18 urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

18 要同伴祈求天上的上帝施怜悯，显明这奥秘，以免他们和其他巴比伦的智者一起被杀。

19 During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven

19 这奥秘在夜间的异象中向但以理显明，他便颂赞天上的上帝，

20 and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.

20 说： “上帝的名永永远远当受称颂， 因为智慧和能力都属于祂。

21 He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.

21 祂改变时令和季节，废王立王， 赐智慧给智者，赐知识给哲士。

22 He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.

22 祂显明深奥隐秘之事， 洞悉暗中的隐情， 有光与祂同住。

23 To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, because You have given me wisdom and power. And now You have made known to me what we have requested, for You have made known to us the dream of the king.”

23 我祖先的上帝啊，我感谢你，赞美你， 因你赐我智慧和能力， 应允我们的祈求， 使我们明白王的梦。”

24 Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon! Bring me before the king, and I will give him the interpretation.”

24 于是，但以理去见王指派处死巴比伦智者的亚略，对他说：“不要处死巴比伦的智者，请带我去见王，我要为王解梦。”

25 Arioch hastily brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who will tell the king the interpretation.”

25 亚略急忙带但以理去见王，对王说：“我在被掳的犹大人中找到一个能为王解梦的。”

26 The king responded to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to tell me what I saw in the dream, as well as its interpretation?”

26 王就问又名伯提沙撒的但以理：“你能将我做的梦和梦的意思告诉我吗？”

27 Daniel answered the king, “No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires.

27 但以理回答说：“没有智者、术士、巫师或占星家可以解答王所问的奥秘，

28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:

28–30 但天上的上帝能揭开奥秘，祂已把将来要发生的事告诉了王。王啊，你躺在床上时想到了将来的事，揭开奥秘的上帝已把将来的事指示给你。上帝将王做的梦启示给我，并非因为我智慧超群，而是要让王知道梦的意思和王的心思。以下是王在床上做的梦和脑中出现的异象。

29 As you lay on your bed, O king, your thoughts turned to the future, and the Revealer of Mysteries made known to you what will happen.

30 And to me this mystery has been revealed, not because I have more wisdom than any man alive, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.

31 As you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome.

31 “王啊，你梦见一个高大宏伟、极其明亮的塑像站在你面前，相貌可怕，

32 The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,

32 有纯金的头、银的胸和臂、铜的肚腹和大腿、

33 its legs were iron, and its feet were part iron and part clay.

33 铁的小腿和半铁半泥的脚。

34 As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them.

34 在你观看的时候，有一块非人手凿出的石头砸在塑像半铁半泥的脚上，砸碎了脚。

35 Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

35 铁、泥、铜、银、金随即粉碎，犹如夏天麦场上的糠秕，被风吹得无影无踪。但打碎这像的石头变成一座大山，充满整个大地。

36 This was the dream; now we will tell the king its interpretation.

36 “这就是梦的内容。现在我们要为王解梦。

37 You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.

37 王啊，你是王中之王，天上的上帝已将国度、权柄、能力和尊荣赐给你，

38 Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.

38 也将居住在各地的世人、走兽和飞禽都交在你手中，让你管理。你就是那金头。

39 But after you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule the whole earth.

39 在你之后，必有另一国兴起，不及你的国强大。之后是将要统治天下的第三个国，是铜的。

40 Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; for iron shatters and crushes all things, and like iron that crushes all things, it will shatter and crush all the others.

40 接着是坚如铁的第四国，能击垮、打碎列国，正如铁能击垮、打碎一切。

41 And just as you saw that the feet and toes were made partly of fired clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom, yet some of the strength of iron will be in it—just as you saw the iron mixed with clay.

41 你看见半铁半陶泥的脚和脚趾，表示那将是一个分裂的国。正如你看见铁和泥混杂在一起，它必有铁一般的力量。

42 And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.

42 半铁半泥的脚趾表示那国必半强半弱。

43 As you saw the iron mixed with clay, so the peoples will mix with one another but will not hold together any more than iron mixes with clay.

43 你看见铁和泥混杂在一起，这表示那国的民族彼此混杂通婚，却不能团结，正如铁和泥无法混合。

44 In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.

44 在以上列王统治的时候，天上的上帝必设立一个永不被毁的国，这国必不会落入其他民族手中。它将击垮、消灭列国，并且永远长存。

45 And just as you saw a stone being cut out of the mountain without human hands, and it shattered the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold, so the great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy.”

45 你看见那块非人手从山中凿出的石头打碎铁、铜、泥、银和金。伟大的上帝已把将来的事告诉了王。这梦是真实的，解释是可靠的。”

46 At this, King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, paid homage to Daniel, and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him.

46 尼布甲尼撒王俯伏在地，向但以理下拜，并下令给他献供物和香。

47 The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”

47 王对但以理说：“你们的上帝真是万神之神、万王之主、奥秘的启示者，因为你能揭开这个奥秘。”

48 Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.

48 王赐但以理高官及许多贵重的礼物，派他治理巴比伦全省，管理巴比伦所有的智者。

49 And at Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to manage the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king’s court.

49 王又应允但以理的请求，派沙得拉、米煞和亚伯尼歌负责巴比伦省的事务。但以理仍在朝中供职。