1 و َفِي السَّنَةِ الثّانِيَةِ مِنْ مُلكِ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ، حَلِمَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ أحلاماً سَبَّبَتْ لَهُ انزِعاجاً فِي رُوحِهِ، وَلَمْ يَستَطِعْ أنْ يَنامَ.

In the second year that Nebuchadnezzar was king, he had a dream. His spirit was troubled and he could not sleep.

2 ف َأمَرَ المَلِكُ المُنَجِمِّينَ وَالسَّحَرَةَ وَالكَلْدانِيِّينَ أنْ يُخبِرُوا المَلِكَ بِأحلامِهِ، فَأَتَوْا وَوَقَفُوا فِي حَضرَةِ المَلِكِ.

Then the king called for the wonder-workers, those who used secret ways, those who learned from stars, to tell the king what he had dreamed. So they came in and stood in front of the king.

3 ف َقالَ لَهُمُ المَلِكُ: «حَلُمتُ حُلْماً، وَأنا مُنْزَعِجٌ! وَأُرِيدُ أنْ تَعْرِفُوا ما هُوَ الحُلْمُ الَّذِي حَلِمْتُهُ.»

The king said to them, “I had a dream that troubles me, and I want to know what the dream means.”

4 ف َقالَ الكِلدانِيُّونُ للِمَلِكِ بِالأرامِيَّةِ: «عِشْ سالِماً أيُّها المَلِكُ! أخبِرْنا نَحْنُ خُدّامَكَ بِحُلْمِكَ، فَنُفَسِّرَهُ لَكَ.»

Then those who learn from stars said to the king in the Aramaic language, “O king, live forever! Tell the dream to your servants, and we will tell you what it means.”

5 ف َأجابَهُمُ المَلِكُ: «قُلْتُ كَلِمَةً لَنْ أرجِعَ عَنها. فَإنْ لَمْ تُخبِرُونِي ما هُوَ الحُلْمُ وَما هُوَ تَفسِيرُهُ فَإنَّكُمْ سَتُقَطَّعُونَ تَقْطِيعاً، وَسَتُحَوَّلُ بُيُوتُكُمْ إلَى كَومَةِ حِجارَةٍ.

The king answered, saying, “My word is sure. If you do not tell me what my dream was and what it means, you will be torn apart and your houses will be laid waste.

6 و َلَكِن إنْ أخبَرتُمُونِي بِالحُلْمِ وَتَفسِيرِهِ، فَسَتَنالُونَ هَدايا وَإكرامِيّاتٍ وَثَروَةً عَظِيمَةً. وَالآنَ، أخبِرُونِي بِالحُلْمِ وَتَفسِيرِهِ.»

But if you tell me the dream and what it means, I will give you gifts and riches and great honor. So tell me the dream and what it means.”

7 ف َأجابَ الكَلْدانِيُّونَ وَقُالُوا: «أيُّها المَلِكُ أخبِرنا، نَحنُ خُدّامَكَ، بِالحُلْمِ حَتَّى نُخبِرَكَ بِتَفسِيرِهِ.»

They answered the king a second time, saying, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will tell you what it means.”

8 ف َأجابَ المَلِكُ: «أنتُمْ تُحاوِلُونَ كَسبَ الوَقتِ، لأنَّكُمْ تَعرِفُونَ أنِّي أعنِي ما قُلْتُهُ.

The king said, “I am sure that you are trying to get more time, because you see that my word is sure.

9 إ نْ لَمْ تُخبِرُونِي بِالحُلْمِ، سَتَنالُونَ العِقابَ الَّذِي قُلْتُهُ لَكُمْ. قَدِ اتَّفَقتُمْ عَلَى أنْ تَكذِبُوا عَلَيَّ، آمِلِينَ أنْ أنسَى بِمُرُورِ الوَقتِ. لِذَلِكَ أطلُبُ مِنْكُمْ أنْ تَكتَشِفُوا الحُلْمَ نَفْسَهُ، فَأعلَمَ أنَّكُمْ قادِرُونَ عَلَى تَفسِيرِهِ.»

You know that if you do not tell me what I dreamed, there is only one penalty for you. You have agreed among yourselves to keep telling me lies until things change. So tell me the dream. Then I will know that you can tell me what it means.”

10 ف َأجابَ الكَلْدانِيُّونَ المَلِكَ وَقُالُوا: «لا يَملُكُ إنسانٌ قُدرَةً لِلإخبارِ بِما يَطلُبُهُ المَلِكُ! فَلَمْ يَسبِقْ لِمَلِكٍ، مَهما كانَ عَظِيماً وَقَدِيراً، أنْ طَلَبَ شَيئاً كَهَذا مِنْ مُنَجِّمٍ أوْ ساحِرٍ أوْ كَلْدانِيٍّ.

Those who learn from stars answered the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who can do this for the king. For no great king or ruler has ever asked anything like this of any wonder-worker or one who learns from stars.

11 ه َذا صَعبٌ جِدّاً! وَلا يَستَطِيعُ أحَدٌ أنْ يُعلِنَهُ لِلمَلِكِ إلّا الآلِهَةُ الَّذِينَ لا يَسكُنُونَ وَسَطَ البَشَرِ.»

What the king asks is too hard. No one can do it for you except the gods, who do not live among men.”

12 ح ِينَئِذٍ، غَضِبَ المَلِكُ وَاغتاظَ جِدّاً، وَأمَرَ بِإبادَةِ جَميعِ حُكَماءِ بابِلَ.

Because of this the king became very angry and said that all the wise men of Babylon must be destroyed.

13 ف َصَدَرَ المَرسُومُ وَابتَدَأُوا بِقَتلِ الحُكَماءِ. كَما أرادُوا قَتلَ دانيِالَ وَرِفاقِهِ.

So the law was sent out that the wise men must be killed. They looked for Daniel and his friends, to kill them also. God Shows Daniel the Meaning of the Dream

14 ل َكِنَّ دانِيالَ أرسَلَ رِسالَةً إلَى أرْيُوخَ رَئِيسِ جَلّادِيِّ المَلِكِ الَّذِي عَيَّنَهُ لِقَتلِ حُكَماءِ بابِلَ.

Then Daniel spoke with wisdom and understanding to Arioch, the captain of the soldiers who watched over the king, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.

15 و َقالَ لَهُ: «إلَى أرْيُوخَ خادِمِ المَلِكِ. ما سَبَبُ هَذا الأمرِ المُستَعجَلِ مِنَ المَلِكِ؟» فَأرسَلَ أرْيُوخُ رِسالةً يَشرَحُ فِيها الأمرَ.

He said to Arioch, the king’s captain, “Why is the king’s law so hard?” Then Arioch told him what had happened.

16 ف َقَرَّرَ دانِيالُ أنْ يَذهَبَ إلَى القَصرِ، وَطَلَبَ أنْ يَمْثُلَ أمامَ المَلِكِ لِيُخبِرَهُ بِالتَّفسِيرِ.

So Daniel went in and asked the king for time, so that he could tell the king what the dream meant.

17 ث ُمَّ ذَهَبَ دانِيالُ إلَى البَيتِ، وَأخبَرَ رِفاقَهُ حَنَنْيا وَمِيشائِيلَ وَعَزَرْيا بِما يَحدُثُ.

Then Daniel went to his house and told his friends, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, what had happened.

18 ف َصَلُّوا طالِبِينَ رَحمَةَ إلَهِ السَّماءِ، لِكَي يُعلِنَ لَهُمُ السِّرَّ فَلا يَهلِكَ دانِيالُ وَرِفاقُهُ مَعَ بَقِيَّةِ حُكَماءِ بابِلَ.

He told them to ask for loving-pity from the God of heaven about this secret, so that Daniel and his friends might not be killed with the other wise men of Babylon.

19 ف َأعلَنَ اللهُ السِّرَّ لِدانيالَ فِي أحلامِهِ، فَسَجَدَ دانِيالُ لإلَهِ السَّماءِ وَمَجِّدَهُ،

Then the secret was made known to Daniel in a special dream during the night. He gave honor and thanks to the God of heaven.

20 ف َقالَ: «لِيَتَبارَكِ اسْمُ اللهِ إلَى أبَدِ الآبِدِينَ، لأنَّ لَهُ وَمِنْهُ الحِكْمَةَ وَالقُوَّةَ!

Daniel said, “Let the name of God be honored forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.

21 ه ُوَ يُغَيِّرُ الأوقاتَ وَالمَواسِمَ! يَعزِلُ مُلُوكاً وَيُنَصِّبُ مُلُوكاً آخَرِينَ. يُعطِي الحِكْمَةَ لِلحُكَماءِ، وَالفَهْمَ لِلفُهَماءِ،

He changes the times and the years. He takes kings away, and puts kings in power. He gives wisdom to wise men and much learning to men of understanding.

22 ي ُعلِنُ الأُمُورَ العَمِيقَةَ وَالأسرارَ المَخْفِيَّةَ. يَعرِفُ ما يَكمُنُ فِي الظُّلمَةِ، لأنَّهُ يَسكُنُ النُّورَ.

He makes known secret and hidden things. He knows what is in the darkness. Light is with Him.

23 « يا إلَهَ آبائِي، أشكُرُكَ وَأُسَبِّحُكَ، لأنَّكَ أعطَيتَنِي حِكمَةً وَقُوَّةً، وَلأنَّكَ أعلَنتَ لِي ما طَلَبتُهُ مِنكَ، فَأعلَنتَ لِي ما يُرِيدُهُ المَلِكُ.» دانِيالُ يُفَسِّرُ الحُلْم

I give thanks and praise to You, O God of my fathers. For You have given me wisdom and power. Even now You have made known what we asked of You. You have made the king’s dream known to us.” Daniel Tells the Meaning to the King

24 ف َذَهَبَ دانيالُ إلَى القَصرِ، وَقابَلَ أرْيُوخَ الَّذِي أمَرَهُ المَلِكُ بِقَتلِ الحُكَماءِ فِي بابِلَ، وَقالَ لَهُ: «لا تَقْتُلْ حُكَماءَ بابِلَ، بَلْ خُذنِي إلَى المَلِكِ فَأُخبِرَهُ بِتَفسِيرِ حُلْمِهِ.»

So Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had told to kill the wise men of Babylon. He went and said to him, “Do not kill the wise men of Babylon! Take me to the king, and I will tell him what his dream means.”

25 ف َأخَذَ أرْيُوخُ دانِيالَ بِسُرعَةٍ إلَى المَلِكِ. وَقالَ أريُوخُ لِلمَلِكِ: «وَجَدْتُ رَجُلاً مِنَ المَسبِيِّينَ مِنْ يَهُوذا، يُمكِنُهُ أنْ يُفَسِّرَ حُلْمَ المَلِكِ!»

Then Arioch brought Daniel to the king in a hurry, and said to him, “I have found a man among those brought out of Judah who can tell the king the meaning of his dream!”

26 ف َقالَ المَلِكُ لِدانِيالَ – الَّذِي اسْمُهُ بِالأرامِيَّةِ بَلْطْشاصَّرُ: «أحَقّاً تَستَطِيعُ أنْ تُخبِرَنِي بِالحُلْمِ وَبِتَفسِيرِهِ؟»

The king said to Daniel (also called Belteshazzar), “Are you able to tell me the dream I had, and what it means?”

27 ف َأجابَ دانِيالُ المَلِكَ: «لا يَستَطِيعُ الحُكَماءُ وَالسَّحَرَةُ وَالمُنَجِمُّونَ وَالعَرّافُونَ أنْ يُعلِنُوا هَذا السِّرَّ للِمَلِكِ.

Daniel answered the king and said, “No wise men, wonder-workers, or men who use secret ways can make this dream known to the king.

28 و َلَكِنْ هُناكَ إلَهٌ فِي السَّماءِ، وَهُوَ يَقدِرُ أنْ يُعلِنَ الأسرارَ. فَاللهُ قَد أعلَنَ لَكَ، أيُّها المَلِكُ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ، ما سَيَحدُثُ فِي آخِرِ الأيّامِ. وَهَذا هُوَ الحُلْمُ وَالرُّؤيا الَّتِي رَأيتَها وَأنتَ عَلَى سَرِيرِكَ.

But there is a God in heaven who makes secrets known. And He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the future. This was the special dream you had while you were on your bed.

29 ت ُشِيرُ الأفكارُ الَّتِي راوَدَتْكَ وَأنتَ نائِمٌ إلَى ما سَيَحدُثُ فِي المُستَقبَلِ. فَمُعلِنُ الأسْرارِ قَد أخبَرَكَ بِما سَيَحدُثُ.

O king, while on your bed your thoughts turned to what would happen in the future. And He Who makes secrets known has let you know what will happen.

30 أ مّا بِشَأنِي، فَلَمْ يُعلِنْ لِيَ اللهُ هَذا لأنِّي أكثَرُ حِكمَةً مِنْ أيِّ مَخلُوقٍ آخَرَ، بَلْ لِكَي تَعلَمَ أيُّها المَلِكُ تَفسِيرَ حُلْمِكْ، فَتَفهَمَ ما كانَ فِي ذِهنِكَ.

But this secret has not been made known to me because I am wiser than any other living man. It was made known to me so that I can make it known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.

31 « أيُّها المَلِكُ، بَينَما كُنتَ تَنظُرُ، ظَهَرَ تِمثالٌ عَظِيمٌ جِدّاً وَوَقَفَ أمامَكَ. كانَ لَمَعانُهُ عَظِيماً جِدّاً، وَمَنظَرُهُ مُخِيفاً وَمُدْهِشاً.

“O king, you were looking and saw a great object. The object was large and very bright, and it was standing in front of you. It filled you with fear and wonder as you looked at it.

32 ك انَ رَأسُ التِّمثالِ ذَهَباً نَقِيّاً، وَكَتِفاهُ وَذِراعاهُ فِضَّةً، وَبَطنُهُ مِنَ البرُونزِ،

The object’s head was made of fine gold. Its breast and arms were made of silver. Its stomach and thighs were made of brass.

33 و َفَخذاهُ حَدِيداً، وَالجُزءُ السُّفلِيُّ مِنْ رِجلَيهِ بَعْضُهُ حَدِيدٌ وَبَعضُهُ الآخَرَ طِينٌ.

Its legs were made of iron, and its feet were part iron and part clay.

34 و َبَينَما كُنتَ تَنظُرُ، قُطِعَ حَجَرٌ. وَبِدُونِ أنْ يَدفَعَهُ أحَدٌ، طارَ الحَجَرُ وَضَرَبَ التِّمثالَ عَلَى الجُزءِ السُّفلِيِّ مِنْ قَدَمَيهِ المُكَوَّنِ مِنْ خَلِيطِ الحَدِيدِ وَالطِّينِ، فَسَحَقَهُ.

While you were watching, a rock was cut out, but not by human hands. It fell and hit the large object on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them.

35 ف َسُحِقَ كُلُّ الطِّينِ وَالحَدِيدِ وَالبرُونزِ وَالذَّهَبِ وَالفِّضَّةِ، وَصارَ غُباراً حَمَلَتهُ الرِّيحُ مِثلَ التِّبنِ وَقتَ حَصادِ الصَّيفِ، حَتَّى لَمْ يَستَطِعْ أحَدٌ مَعرِفَةَ مَكانِهِ الَّذِي كانَ فِيهِ. ثُمَّ كَبِرَ الحَجَرُ وَصارَ جَبَلاً عَظِيماً مَلأ الأرْضَ.

Then the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver and the gold were broken to pieces at the same time and became like dust on the grain-floor in the summer. The wind carried the dust away so nothing was to be found. But the stone that hit the large object became a large mountain and filled the whole earth.

36 « هَذا هُوَ الحُلمُ، وَالآنَ سَأُخبِرُ المَلِكَ بِتَفسِيرِهِ.

“This was the dream. Now we will tell the king what it means.

37 أ يُّها المَلِكُ، أنتَ مَلِكٌ عَظِيمٌ اختارَكَ إلَهُ السَّماءِ لِتَكُونَ مَلِكاً عَظِيماً، وَأعطاكَ قُوَّةً وَغِنَىً.

You, O king, are the king of kings. The God of heaven has given you the nation, the power, the strength, and the honor.

38 و َجَعَلَكَ مَسؤُولاً عَن كُلِّ البَشَرِ اينَما كانُوا، وَعَنِ الحَيواناتِ البَرِّيَّةِ وَطُيُورِ السَّماءِ، إذْ جَعَلَكَ حاكِماً عَلَيهِمْ جَمِيعاً. فَأنتَ هُوَ رَأسُ الذَّهَبِ فِي هَذا التِّمثالِ.

In every place where people live, or the animals of the field, or the birds of the air, He has given them to you and has caused you to rule over them all. You are the head of gold.

39 و َلَكِن بَعدَكَ سَتَأتِي مَملَكَةٌ أُخْرَى أقَلُّ مِنكَ قِيمَةً، ثُمَّ مَملَكَةٌ ثالِثَةٌ مِنَ البرُونزِ سَتَملُكُ عَلَى كُلِّ الأرْضِ.

After you there will be another nation that is not as great as yours. A third nation of brass will come, which will rule over all the earth.

40 و َالمَملَكَةُ الرّابِعَةُ سَتَكُونُ بِقُوَّةِ الحَدِيدِ. وَكَما يَسحَقُ الِحَدِيدِ كُلَّ شَيءٍ، سَتَسحَقُ هَذِهِ المَملَكَةُ المَمالِكِ الأُخرَى وَتُحَطِّمُها.

Then there will be a fourth nation, as strong as iron. Iron crushes and breaks all things. So, like iron breaks things to pieces, this nation will crush and break all the others.

41 و َكَما رَأيْتَ أنَّ قَدَمَيِّ التِّمثالِ وَاصابِعَهُ كانَتْ خَلِيطاً مِنْ طِينٍ وَحَدِيدٍ، فَسَتَكُونُ هَذِهِ المَملَكَةُ مُنقَسِمَةً مَعَ أنَّ لَها قُوَّةَ الحَديدِ. لَكِنَّهُ مُختَلِطٌ بِالطِّينِ كَما رَأيْتَ.

Just as you saw the feet and toes made of part clay and part iron, it will be a divided nation. But it will have some of the strength of iron, just as you saw the iron mixed with the clay.

42 و َلأنَّ الأصابِعَ كانَتْ خَلِيطاً مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَطِينٍ، فَسَتَكُونُ للمَملَكَةِ جَوانِبُ ضَعفٍ وَجَوانِبُ قُوَّةٍ.

As the toes of the feet were made of part iron and part clay, so some of the nation will be strong and part of it will be weak.

43 ق َدْ رَأيْتَ اختِلاطَ الحَدِيدِ وَالطِّينِ. هَكَذا سَيكُونُ النّاسُ هُناكَ. لَكِنَّ هَذا الاختِلاطَ هَشٌّ لَنْ يَصمِدَ، كَما لا يَصمِدُ اختِلاطُ الحَدِيدِ وَالطِّينِ.

As you saw the iron mixed with clay, they will try to join with one another. But they will not stay together any more than iron mixes with clay.

44 « وَفِي أيّامِ أولَئِكَ المُلُوكِ، سَيُؤَسِّسُ إلَهُ السَّماءِ مَملَكَةً أبَدِيَّةً لا تُدَمَّرُ. وَلَن تُتْرَكَ تِلكَ المَملَكَةُ لِلغُرَباءِ، بَلْ سَتَسحَقُ تِلكَ المَملَكَةُ وَتَلتَهِمُ مَمالِكَ أُخْرَى، وَهِيَ سَتَثبُتُ إلَى الأبَدِ.

In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a nation which will never be destroyed. And it will never be taken by another people. It will crush and put an end to all these nations, but it will last forever.

45 ف َهَذا هُوَ الحَجَرُ الِّذِي قُطِعَ مِنَ الجَبَلِ بِلا يَدَينِ، فَسَحَقَ الحَدِيدَ وَالبُرونْزَ وَالطِّينَ وَالفِّضَّةَ وَالذَّهَبَ. فَقَدْ أعلَنَ اللهُ العَظِيمِ لِلمَلِكِ ما سَيَحدُثُ فِي المُستَقبَلِ. هَذا هُوَ الحُلمُ، وَتَفسِيرُهُ صَحِيحٌ.»

You saw how a stone was cut out of the mountain by no human hands, and how it crushed the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold. The great God has shown the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true. And I have given you its true meaning.” Daniel Becomes Ruler of Babylon

46 ح ِينَئِذٍ، انحَنَى المَلِكُ وَرَأسُهُ إلَى الأرْضِ، ثُمَّ أمَرَ بِتَقدِيمِ تَقدِماتٍ وَعُطُورٍ جَمِيلَةٍ لِدانِيالَ.

Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and gave honor to Daniel. He had a gift and special perfume brought to him.

47 و َقالَ المَلِكُ لِدانِيالَ: «حَقّاً إنَّ إلَهَكُمْ إلَهٌ عَظِيمٌ. هُوَ مُعلِنُ الأسرارِ، إذْ قَدْ أعلَنَ لَكَ هَذا السِّرَّ.»

The king said to Daniel, “For sure your God is God of gods and Lord of kings, and He makes hidden things known. For you have been able to make known this secret.”

48 ف َأكرَمَ المَلِكُ دانِيالَ وَرَقّاهُ، وَأعطاهُ هَدايا ثَمِينَةً وَجَعَلَهُ مَسْؤُولاً عَن مُقاطَعَةِ بابِلَ. كَما جَعَلَهُ رَئِيساً عَلَى جَمِيعِ حُكَماءِ بابِلَ.

Then the king gave Daniel much power and gave him many great gifts. He made him ruler over the whole land of Babylon and the head of all the wise men of Babylon.

49 و َطَلَبَ دانِيالُ مِنَ المَلِكِ أنْ يُعَيِّنَ شَدْرَخَ وَمِيشَخَ وَعِبْدَنَغُوَ عَلَى خَدَماتِ مُقاطَعَةِ بابِلَ. أمّا دانِيالُ فَبَقِيَ فِي البَلاطِ المَلَكِيِّ.

And Daniel asked the king to put Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego as leaders over the land of Babylon, while Daniel stayed near the king.