Daniel 4

1 King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.

1 尼布甲尼撒王传谕天下各族、各邦、各语种的人：“愿你们大享平安！

2 I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.

2 我乐意向你们述说至高的上帝对我所行的神迹奇事。

3 How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.

3 “祂的神迹何其伟大！ 祂的奇事何其可畏！ 祂的国度永远长存， 祂的统治直到万代。

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

4 “我尼布甲尼撒安居在家，在宫中享受荣华。

5 I had a dream, and it frightened me; while I was in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.

5 但我做了一个梦，让我害怕。我躺在床上的时候，脑中出现的情景和异象使我恐惧。

6 So I issued a decree that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.

6 我便召巴比伦所有的智者来为我解梦。

7 When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners came in, I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me.

7 术士、巫师、占星家和占卜者都来了，我将梦告诉他们，他们却不能给我解梦。

8 But at last, into my presence came Daniel (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods). And I told him the dream:

8 最后但以理来到我面前，他又名伯提沙撒，取自我神明的名，他有圣洁神明的灵。我将梦告诉他，说，

9 “O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery baffles you. So explain to me the visions I saw in my dream, and their interpretation.

9 ‘术士的首领伯提沙撒啊，我知道你有圣洁神明的灵，任何奥秘都难不倒你。请你为我解释我梦中所见的异象。

10 In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great.

10 “‘以下是我躺在床上时脑中出现的异象：我看见大地中央有棵非常高大的树。

11 The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth.

11 这树长得苍劲有力，高可参天，从地极都能看见。

12 Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and upon it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, in its branches the birds of the air nested, and from it every creature was fed.

12 它的叶子美丽，果实累累，可作众生的食物。野兽在它的荫下躺卧，飞鸟在它的枝头栖息，一切生命都从它那里得到食物。

13 As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.

13 “‘我躺在床上时脑中出现了异象，我看见一位圣洁的守望者从天而降。

14 He called out in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it, and the birds from its branches.

14 他大声说，砍倒那棵树，削掉它的枝子，剥光它的叶子，抛散它的果子，使野兽逃离树下，飞鸟离开枝头。

15 But leave the stump with its roots in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven and graze with the beasts on the grass of the earth.

15 但把树桩留在地里，用铁环和铜环箍住留在野地的青草中，让他被天上的露水浸湿，与野兽一起住在草中。

16 Let his mind be changed from that of a man, and let him be given the mind of a beast till seven times pass him by.

16 要改变他的人心，给他一个兽心，达七年之久。

17 This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’

17 这是守望者的命令，是圣者的决定，要让众生知道至高者主宰世上万国，祂要把国赐给谁就赐给谁，即使是最卑微的人。’

18 This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men of my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

18 “这就是我尼布甲尼撒王所做的梦。伯提沙撒啊，你要为我解梦，因为我国中所有的智者都不能为我解梦。但是你能，因为你里面有圣洁神明的灵。”

19 For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!

19 但以理，又名伯提沙撒，一时非常惊讶，惶恐不安。王说：“伯提沙撒啊，不要因为这梦和梦的意思而惶恐不安。”伯提沙撒回答说：“我主啊，愿这梦发生在恨你的人身上，梦的意思应验在你的仇敌身上。

20 The tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth,

20 你梦见的树苍劲高大，高可参天，从地极都能看见。

21 whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air nested—

21 它的叶子美丽，果实累累，可作众生的食物。野兽住在它的荫下，飞鸟宿在它的枝头。

22 you, O king, are that tree! For you have become great and strong; your greatness has grown to reach the sky, and your dominion extends to the ends of the earth.

22 王啊，这苍劲高大的树就是你，你的威名高达穹苍，你的权柄延至地极。

23 And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by.’

23 王看见圣洁的守望者从天而降，说，‘将这树砍倒、毁灭，但把树桩用铁环和铜环箍住留在野地的青草中，让他被天上的露水浸湿，与野兽一起吃草七年。’

24 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree that the Most High has issued against my lord the king:

24 “王啊，以下是梦的意思，是至高者裁定要临到我主我王的事：

25 You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.

25 你必从人群中被赶走，与野兽同住，像牛一样吃草，被天上的露水浸湿，达七年之久，直到你知道至高者主宰世上万国，祂要把国赐给谁就赐给谁。

26 As for the command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots, your kingdom will be restored to you as soon as you acknowledge that Heaven rules.

26 守望者命令留下树桩，表示等到你承认上天掌权后，你将重掌国权。

27 Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”

27 王啊，请接受我的劝谏，你要秉公行义，以断绝罪恶；怜悯穷人，以除掉罪过。这样，你的国运也许可以延续。”

28 All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.

28 这一切事果然发生在尼布甲尼撒王身上。

29 Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,

29 十二个月后，他在巴比伦王宫的屋顶散步时，

30 the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”

30 说：“这宏伟的巴比伦岂不是我用大能建立为京都，以显我的威严和荣耀吗？”

31 While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.

31 话未说完，天上就有声音传来，说：“尼布甲尼撒王啊，你听着，你已失去王权。

32 You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”

32 你必从人群中被赶走，与野兽同住，像牛一样吃草，达七年之久，直到你知道至高者主宰世上万国，祂要把国赐给谁就赐给谁。”

33 At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.

33 这话立刻应验在尼布甲尼撒身上。他从人群中被赶走，像牛一样吃草，身体被天上的露水浸湿，直到他的头发长如鹰毛，指甲长如鸟爪。

34 But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.

34 “七年后，我尼布甲尼撒举目望天，恢复了神智，便称颂至高者，赞美、尊崇永活者。 “祂的统治永无穷尽， 祂的国度直到万代。

35 All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”

35 世人都微不足道， 祂在天军和世人中独行其旨， 无人能拦阻祂的手， 或质问祂的作为。

36 At the same time my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne, and surpassing greatness was added to me.

36 “那时，我恢复了神智，也恢复了我的威严和荣耀，重现我国度的辉煌。我的谋士和大臣都来朝见我，我重掌国权，权势比以前更大。

37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.

37 现在我尼布甲尼撒颂赞、尊崇、敬奉天上的王，因为祂的作为公正，祂行事公平，能够贬抑行为骄傲的人。”