Daniel 2

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

1 وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ مِنْ مُلْكِ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ حَلَمَ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ أَحْلاماً أَزْعَجَتْهُ وَطَرَدَتْ عَنْهُ الْنَّوْمَ،

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 فَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُدْعَى السَّحَرَةُ وَالْمَجُوسُ وَالْعَرَّافُونَ وَالْمُنَجِّمُونَ لِيُخْبِرُوهُ بِأَحْلامِهِ فَحَضَرُوا وَمَثَلُوا أَمَامَهُ.

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

3 فَقَالَ لَهُمُ الْمَلِكُ: «إِنِّي حَلَمْتُ حُلْماً انْزَعَجَتْ لَهُ نَفْسِي، وَلَنْ تَطْمَئِنَّ حَتَّى تَعْرِفَ الْحُلْمَ وَمَعْنَاهُ».

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 فَأَجَابُوا بِالأَرَامِيَّةِ: «لِتَعِشْ إِلَى الأَبَدِ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ. اسْرُدْ عَلَى عَبِيدِكَ الْحُلْمَ فَنُفَسِّرَهُ لَكَ».

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 فَقَالَ لَهُمُ الْمَلِكُ: «قَدْ صَدَرَ عَنِّي الأَمْرُ: إِنْ لَمْ تَسْرُدُوا عَلَيَّ الْحُلْمَ وَتُفَسِّرُوهُ، تُمَزَّقُوا إِرْباً إِرْباً، وَتُصْبِحُ بُيُوتُكُمْ أَنْقَاضاً.

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 وَإِنْ أَنْبَأْتُمُونِي بِالْحُلْمِ وَتَفْسِيرِهِ أُغْدِقُ عَلَيْكُمْ هَدَايَا وَجَوَائِزَ، وَأُسْبِغُ عَلَيْكُمُ الإِكْرَامَ. وَالآنَ اسْرُدُوا عَلَيَّ الْحُلْمَ وَتَفْسِيرَهُ».

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

7 فَأَجَابُوهُ ثَانِيَةً: «لِيُنْبِئِ الْمَلِكُ عَبِيدَهُ بِالْحُلْمِ فَنَكْشِفَ عَنْ مَعْنَاهُ».

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

8 فَرَدَّ الْمَلِكُ: «إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ يَقِيناً أَنَّكُمْ تَسْعَوْنَ لاِكْتِسَابِ الْوَقْتِ، إِذْ أَدْرَكْتُمْ أَنِّي أَصْدَرْتُ أَمْراً مُبْرَماً

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 بِمُعَاقَبَتِكُمْ إِنْ لَمْ تُنْبِئُونِي بِالْحُلْمِ، لأَنَّكُمُ اتَّفَقْتُمْ عَلَى اخْتِلاقِ الْكَذِبِ وَالضَّلالِ لِتَنْطِقُوا بِهِمَا أَمَامِي إِلَى أَنْ يَتَحَقَّقَ مَعْنَى الْحُلْمِ. لِذَلِكَ أَنْبِئُونِي أَوَّلاً بِمَا حَلَمْتُ فَأَعْلَمَ آنَئِذٍ أَنَّكُمْ قَادِرُونَ عَلَى تَفْسِيرِهِ».

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 فَأَجَابُوا: «لَيْسَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ إِنْسَانٌ فِي وُسْعِهِ تَلْبِيَةُ أَمْرِ الْمَلِكِ وَلَمْ يَحْدُثْ قَطُّ أَنَّ مَلِكاً عَظِيماً ذَا سُلْطَانٍ طَلَبَ مِثْلَ هَذَا الأَمْرِ مِنْ مَجُوسِيٍّ أَوْ سَاحِرٍ أَوْ مُنَجِّمٍ.

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 وَمَطْلَبُ الْمَلِكِ مُتَعَذِّرٌ لَا يُمْكِنُ لأَحَدٍ أَنْ يُنْبِئَ بِهِ الْمَلِكَ سِوَى الآلِهَةِ الَّذِينَ لَا يَسْكُنُونَ مَعَ الْبَشَرِ».

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

12 عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ اسْتَشَاطَ الْمَلِكُ غَضَباً وَحَنَقاً وَأَمَرَ بِإِبَادَةِ كُلِّ حُكَمَاءِ بَابِلَ.

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 وَهَكَذَا صَدَرَ الأَمْرُ بِقَتْلِ كُلِّ الْحُكَمَاءِ. وَجَاءَ مَنْ يَقْبِضُ عَلَى دَانِيَالَ وَرِفَاقِهِ لِلْقَضَاءِ عَلَيْهِمْ.

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 فَخَاطَبَ دَانِيَالُ بِحِكْمَةٍ وَتَبَصُّرٍ أَرْيُوخَ قَائِدَ حَرَسِ الْمَلِكِ الَّذِي خَرَجَ لِيَقْتُلَ حُكَمَاءَ بَابِلَ،

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

15 وَقَالَ لَهُ: «لِمَاذَا أَصْدَرَ الْمَلِكُ هَذَا الأَمْرَ الْعَنِيفَ؟» فَأَخْبَرَ أَرْيُوخُ دَانيالَ بِمَا حَدَثَ.

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

16 فَمَثَلَ دَانِيَالُ أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ وَطَلَبَ مِنْهُ أَنْ يَمْنَحَهُ وَقْتاً فَيُطْلِعُهُ عَلَى تَفْسِيرِ الْحُلْمِ.

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

17 ثُمَّ مَضَى دَانِيَالُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ وَأَبْلَغَ رِفَاقَهُ حَنَنْيَا وَمِيشَائِيلَ وَعَزَرْيَا الأَمْرَ،

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 لِيَطْلُبُوا مِنْ إِلَهِ السَّمَاوَاتِ الرَّحْمَةَ بِشَأْنِ هَذَا اللُّغْزِ لِكَيْ لَا يَهْلِكَ دَانِيَالُ وَرِفَاقُهُ مَعَ سَائِرِ حُكَمَاءِ بَابِلَ.

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

19 عِنْدَئِذٍ انْكَشَفَ السِّرُّ لِدَانِيَالَ فِي رُؤْيَا اللَّيْلِ، فَبَارَكَ إِلَهَ السَّمَاوَاتِ،

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

20 قَائِلاً: «لِيَكُنِ اسْمُ اللهِ مُبَارَكاً مِنَ الأَزَلِ وَإِلَى الأَبَدِ لأَنَّ لَهُ الْحِكْمَةَ وَالْقُدْرَةَ.

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 هُوَ يُغَيِّرُ الأَوْقَاتَ وَالْفُصُولَ. يَعْزِلُ مُلُوكاً وَيُنَصِّبُ مُلُوكاً. يَهَبُ الْحُكَمَاءَ حِكْمَةً وَذَوِي الْفِطْنَةِ مَعْرِفَةً.

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

22 يَكْشِفُ الأَعْمَاقَ وَالْخَفَايَا وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي بَاطِنِ الظُّلْمَةِ، وَلَدَيْهِ يَسْكُنُ النُّورُ.

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 لَكَ يَا إِلَهَ آبَائِي أَحْمَدُ وَأُسَبِّحُ، لأَنَّكَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْقُوَّةِ، أَطْلَعْتَنِي الآنَ عَلَى مَا الْتَمَسْنَاهُ مِنْكَ إِذْ عَرَّفْتَنَا بِأَمْرِ الْمَلِكِ».

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 ثُمَّ قَالَ دَانِيَالُ لأَرْيُوخَ الَّذِي كَلَّفَهُ الْمَلِكُ بِإِبَادَةِ حُكَمَاءِ بَابِلَ: «لا تَقْتُلْ حُكَمَاءَ بَابِلَ. أَدْخِلْنِي لِلْمُثُولِ أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ فَأَكْشِفَ لَهُ عَنْ تَفْسِيرِ الْحُلْمِ».

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 فَأَسْرَعَ أَرْيُوخُ بِإِحْضَارِ دَانِيَالَ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ وَقَالَ: «قَدْ عَثَرْتُ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ سَبْيِ يَهُوذَا، وَهُوَ يُنْبِئُ الْمَلِكَ بِتَفْسِيرِ الْحُلْمِ».

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 فَسَأَلَ الْمَلِكُ دَانِيَالَ الْمَدْعُو بَلْطَشَاصَّرَ: «هَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْتَ أَنْ تُطْلِعَنِي عَلَى الْحُلْمِ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ وَعَلَى تَفْسِيرِهِ؟»

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

27 فَأَجَابَ دَانِيَالُ الْمَلِكَ: «لا يَسْتَطِيعُ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ حَكِيمٌ أَوْ مَجُوسِيٌّ أَوْ مُنَجِّمٌ أَنْ يُطْلِعَ الْمَلِكَ عَلَى السِّرِّ الَّذِي طَلَبَهُ.

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 وَلَكِنْ هُنَاكَ إِلَهٌ فِي السَّمَاءِ يُعْلِنُ الْخَفَايَا. وَقَدْ عَرَّفَ الْمَلِكَ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ عَمَّا سَيَحْدُثُ فِي آخِرِ الأَيَّامِ. أَمَّا حُلْمُكَ وَالرُّؤْيَا الَّتِي شَهِدْتَهَا فِي مَنَامِكَ فَهِيَ هَذِهِ:

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.

29 أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ، فِيمَا أَنْتَ مُسْتَلْقٍ عَلَى مَضْجَعِكَ انْتَابَتْكَ الأَفْكَارُ عَمَّا يَحْدُثُ فِي الأَيَّامِ الْمُقْبِلَةِ، وَالَّذِي يَكْشِفُ الْخَفَايَا عَرَّفَكَ بِمَا سَيَكُونُ.

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.

30 وَقَدْ أَعْلَنَ لِي هَذَا السِّرَّ، لَا لِحِكْمَةٍ فِيَّ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَائِرِ الأَحْيَاءِ، إِنَّمَا لِكَيْ يُطْلِعَ الْمَلِكَ عَلَى تَفْسِيرِهِ وَتُدْرِكَ أَفْكَارَ قَلْبِكَ.

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 رَأَيْتَ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ وَإذَا بِتِمْثَالٍ عَظِيمٍ ضَخْمٍ كَثِيرِ الْبَهَاءِ وَاقِفاً أَمَامَكَ وَكَانَ مَنْظَرُهُ هَائِلاً.

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

32 وَكَانَ رَأْسُ التِّمْثَالِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ نَقِيٍّ، وَصَدْرُهُ وَذِرَاعَاهُ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ، وَبَطْنُهُ وَفَخْذَاهُ مِنْ نُحَاسٍ،

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

33 وَسَاقَاهُ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ، وَقَدَمَاهُ خَلِيطٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَمِنْ خَزَفٍ.

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 وَبَيْنَمَا أَنْتَ فِي الرُّؤْيَا انْقَضَّ حَجَرٌ لَمْ يُقْطَعْ بِيَدِ إِنْسَانٍ، وَضَرَبَ التِّمْثَالَ عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ الْمَصْنُوعَتَيْنِ مِنْ خَلِيطِ الْحَدِيدِ وَالْخَزَفِ فَسَحَقَهُمَا،

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 فَتَحَطَّمَ الْحَدِيدُ وَالْخَزَفُ وَالنُّحَاسُ وَالْفِضَّةُ وَالذَّهَبُ مَعاً، وَانْسَحَقَتْ وَصَارَتْ كَعُصَافَةِ الْبَيْدَرِ فِي الصَّيْفِ، فَحَمَلَتْهَا الرِّيحُ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ لَهَا أَثَرٌ. أَمَّا الْحَجَرُ الَّذِي ضَرَبَ التِّمْثَالَ فَتَحَوَّلَ إِلَى جَبَلٍ كَبِيرٍ وَمَلأَ الأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا.

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

36 هَذَا هُوَ الْحُلْمُ. أَمَّا تَفْسِيرُهُ فَهَذَا مَا نُخْبِرُ بِهِ الْمَلِكَ:

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

37 أَنْتَ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ هُوَ مَلِكُ الْمُلُوكِ، لأَنَّ إِلَهَ السَّمَاوَاتِ أَنْعَمَ عَلَيْكَ بِمَمْلَكَةٍ وَقُدْرَةٍ وَسُلْطَانٍ وَمَجْدٍ،

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 وَوَلّاكَ وَسَلَّطَكَ عَلَى كُلِّ مَا يَسْكُنُهُ أَبْنَاءُ الْبَشَرِ وَوُحُوشُ الْبَرِّ وَطُيُورُ السَّمَاءِ. فَأَنْتَ الرَّأْسُ الَّذِي مِنْ ذَهَبٍ.

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 ثُمَّ لَا تَلْبَثُ أَنْ تَقُومَ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ مَمْلَكَةٌ أُخْرَى أَقَلُّ شَأْناً مِنْكَ، وَتَلِيهَا مَمْلَكَةٌ ثَالِثَةٌ أُخْرَى مُمَثَّلَةٌ بِالنُّحَاسِ فَتَسُودُ عَلَى كُلِّ الأَرْضِ.

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 ثُمَّ تَعْقُبُهَا مَمْلَكَةٌ رَابِعَةٌ صَلْبَةٌ كَالْحَدِيدِ، فَتُحَطِّمُ وَتَسْحَقُ كُلَّ تِلْكَ الْمَمَالِكِ كَالْحَدِيدِ الَّذِي يَدُقُّ وَيَسْحَقُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ.

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 وَكَمَا رَأَيْتَ أَنَّ الْقَدَمَيْنِ وَالأَصَابِعَ هِيَ خَلِيطٌ مِنْ خَزَفٍ وَحَدِيدٍ، فَإِنَّ الْمَمْلَكَةَ تَكُونُ مُنْقَسِمَةً فَيَكُونُ فِيهَا مِنْ قُوَّةِ الْحَدِيدِ، بِمِقْدَارِ مَا شَاهَدْتَ فِيهَا مِنَ الْحَدِيدِ مُخْتَلِطاً بِالْخَزَفِ.

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 وَكَمَا أَنَّ أَصَابِعَ الْقَدَمَيْنِ بَعْضُهَا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَالْبَعْضُ مِنْ خَزَفٍ، فَإِنَّ بَعْضَ الْمَمْلَكَةِ يَكُونُ صَلْباً وَالْبَعْضُ الآخَرُ هَشّاً.

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 وَكَمَا رَأَيْتَ الْحَدِيدَ مُخْتَلِطاً بِخَزَفِ الطِّينِ، فَإِنَّ هَذِهِ الْمَمْلَكَةَ تَعْقِدُ صِلاتِ زَوَاجٍ مَعَ مَمَالِكِ النَّاسِ الأُخْرَى، إِنَّمَا لَا يَلْتَحِمُونَ مَعاً، كَمَا أَنَّ الْحَدِيدَ لَا يَخْتَلِطُ بِالْخَزَفِ.

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 وَفِي عَهْدِ هَؤُلاءِ الْمُلُوكِ يُقِيمُ إِلَهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ مَمْلَكَةً لَا تَنْقَرِضُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، وَلا يُتْرَكُ مُلْكُهَا لِشَعْبٍ آخَرَ، وَتَسْحَقُ وَتُبِيدُ جَمِيعَ هَذِهِ الْمَمَالِكِ. أَمَّا هِيَ فَتَخْلُدُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

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 لأَنَّكَ رَأَيْتَ أَنَّ الْحَجَرَ الْمُنْقَضَّ الَّذِي لَمْ يُقْطَعْ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ بِيَدَيْنِ، قَدْ سَحَقَ الْحَدِيدَ وَالنُّحَاسَ وَالْخَزَفَ وَالْفِضَّةَ وَالذَّهَبَ. إِنَّ اللهَ الْعَظِيمَ قَدْ أَطْلَعَ الْمَلِكَ عَمَّا سَيَحْدُثُ فِي الأَيَّامِ الآتِيَةِ؛ فَالْحُلْمُ حَقِيقَةٌ وَتَفْسِيرُهُ صِدْقٌ».

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 حِينَئِذٍ انْطَرَحَ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَسَجَدَ لِدَانِيَالَ، وَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُقَدِّمُوا لَهُ تَقْدِمَةً وَرَائِحَةَ رِضًى

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 وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِدَانِيَالَ: «حَقّاً إِنَّ إِلَهَكُمْ هُوَ إِلَهُ الآلِهَةِ وَرَبُّ الْمُلُوكِ وَكَاشِفُ الأَسْرَارِ، لأَنَّكَ اسْتَطَعْتَ إِعْلانَ هَذَا السِّرِّ».

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 ثُمَّ عَظَّمَ الْمَلِكُ دَانِيَالَ وَوَهَبَهُ عَطَايَا كَثِيرَةً، وَسَلَّطَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ وِلايَةِ بَابِلَ، وَأَقَامَهُ رَئِيساً عَلَى كُلِّ حُكَمَاءِ بَابِلَ وَوُلاتِهَا.

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 وَطَلَبَ دَانِيَالُ مِنَ الْمَلِكِ أَنْ يُعَيِّنَ شَدْرَخَ وَمِيشَخَ وَعَبْدَنَغُو عَلَى شُؤُونِ وِلايَةِ بَابِلَ، فَفَعَلَ. أَمَّا دَانِيَالُ فَأَقَامَ فِي قَصْرِ الْمَلِكِ.