1 ¶ King Nebuchadnezzar, to all the peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.

«مِنَ المَلِكِ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ إلَى كُلِّ الشُّعُوبِ وَالأُمَمِ وَاللُّغاتِ، السّاكِنِينَ فِي كُلِّ البُلدانِ، فَليَكُنْ لَكُمُ الخَيرُ وَالسَّلامُ دائِماً.

2 T he signs and wonders that the high God has wrought with me are such that I must publish them.

«أجِدُ سُرُوراً عَظِيماً فِي أنْ أُخبِرَكُمْ بِالآياتِ وَالعَجائِبِ الَّتِي عَمِلَها اللهُ العَلِيِّ لِي.

3 H ow great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.

«آياتُهُ عَظِيمَةٌ! عَجائِبُهُ قَوِيَّةٌ! مُلْكُهُ مُلْكٌ أبَدِيٌّ، وَسُلطانُهُ سَيَدُومُ عَبرَ كُلِّ الأجيالِ.

4 ¶ I Nebuchadnezzar was quiet in my house and flourishing in my palace;

«أنا، نَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ، كُنتُ أستَرِيحُ مُطمَئِناً فِي قَصرِي،

5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the imaginations and visions of my head troubled me in my bed.

فَرَأيتُ حُلماً أفزَعَنِي. وَأزعَجَتنِي أفكارِي وَتَخَيُّلاتِي وَأنا عَلَى فِراشِي.

6 T herefore I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me that they might show me the interpretation of the dream.

حِينَئِذٍ، أصدَرتُ أمراً بِإحْضارِ كُلِّ حُكَماءِ بابِلَ كَي يُفَسِّرُوا لِيَ الحُلمَ.

7 T hen the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the fortune-tellers came in and I told the dream before them; but they never showed me its interpretation.

وَحِينَ جاءَ المُنَجِّمُونَ وَالسَّحَرَةُ وَالكَلْدانِيُّونَ وَالوُسَطاءُ، أخْبَرْتُهُمْ عَنْ حُلمِي، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَستَطِيعُوا تَفسِيرَهُ.

8 B ut at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name is Belteshazzar, who when I name him it seems to me that I name my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy God; and before him I told the dream, saying,

وَأخِيراً، دَخَلَ دانِيالُ أمامِي، وَهُوَ الَّذِي أُعْطِيَ اسْمَ ‹بَلْطْشاصَّرُ› إكراماً لإلَهِي. وَكانَ رُوحُ الآلِهَةِ القِدِّيسِينَ فِيهِ، فَأخبَرتُهُ عَن حُلمِي فَقُلْتُ لَهُ:

9 B elteshazzar, prince of the wise men, now that I have understood that the spirit of the holy God is in thee, and that no mystery is hidden from thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen and its interpretation.

«يا بَلْطْشاصَّرُ، يا رَئِيسَ المُنَّجِمِينَ، أعرِفُ أنَّ رُوحَ الآلِهَةِ القِدِّيسِينَ فِيكَ، وَلا يُوجَدُ سِرٌّ يَصعُبُ عَلَيكَ مَعرِفَتُهُ، فَفَسِّرْ لِيَ الحُلمَ الَّذِي رَأيتُهُ.

10 T hus were the visions of my head in my bed: It seemed that I saw a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great.

كُنتُ مُستَلقِياً عَلَى فِراشِي حِينَ بَدَأتُ أرَى رُؤَىً فِي ذِهنِي. وَفَجأةً كانَتْ هُناكَ شَجَرَةٌ طَوِيلَةٌ جِدّاً تَنمُو فِي الأرْضِ،

11 T he tree grew and made itself strong, and its height reached unto heaven, and its sight to the end of all the earth:

كانَت هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةُ كَبِيرَةً وَقَوِيَّةً جِدّاً، وَبَلَغَ ارتِفاعُها إلَى السَّماءِ، وَكانَ الجَمِيعُ يَراها.

12 H is leaves were fair, and his fruit abundant, and in him was food for all; underneath him the beasts of the field lay down in his shadow, and in his branches dwelt the fowls of the heaven, and all flesh was fed of him.

كانَت أوراقُها جَمِيلَةً، وَثَمَرُها وَفِيراً، وَكانَت تُعطِي طَعاماً لِلجَمِيعِ، وَكانَتِ حَيواناتُ البَرِّيَةِ تَستَظِلُّ تَحتَها، وَالطُّيُورُ تَسكُنُ فِي أغصانِها، وَكُلُّ الكائِناتِ تَأكُلُ مِنها.

13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, one who was a watchman and holy descended from heaven;

«وَبَينَما كُنتُ أرَى هَذا فِي حُلمِي وَعَلَى فِراشِي، نَزَلَ مُراقِبٌ قِدِّيسٌ مِنَ السَّماءِ وَصَرَخَ:

14 h e cried aloud and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit; let the beasts get away from under him and the fowls from his branches:

‹اقطَعُوا الشَّجَرَةَ! قُصُّوا أغصانَها! انزَعُوا أوراقَها! انثُرُوا ثِمارَها! وَلتَهرِبِ الحَيواناتُ البَرِّيَّةُ مِنْ تَحتِها وَالطُّيُورُ مِنْ أغصانِها.

15 n evertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and of brass shall he be bound in the green grass of the field; and let him be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:

لَكِنِ اترُكُوا جِذْعَها وَجُذُورَها فِي الأرْضِ. أوْثِقُوا جِذْعَها بِحَدِيدٍ وَنُحاسٍ فِي وَسَطِ نَباتاتِ الغابَةِ. اترُكُوهُ لِيَبتَلَّ مِنْ نَدَى السَّماءِ بَينَ الحَيواناتِ فِي الأراضِي العُشبِيَّةِ.

16 l et his heart be changed from a man’s heart, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.

سَيَفقِدُ عَقلَهُ البَشَرِيَّ، وَيُفَكِّرُ كَالحَيواناتِ، إلَى أنْ تَمْضيَ عَلَيهِ سَبعَةُ مَواسِمَ.›

17 B y sentence of the watchmen is the matter resolved, and the case by the word of the holy ones to the intent that the living may know that the most High takes rule over the kingdom of men and gives it to whoever he will and sets up over it the man who is the lowest.

«هَذا الإعلانُ مَرسُومٌ أمَرَ بِهِ المُراقِبُونَ القِدِّيسُونَ لِكَي تَعرِفَ كُلُّ المَخلُوقاتِ أنَّ اللهَ العَلِيَّ يَحْكُمُ مَملَكَةَ البَشَرِ. وَهُوَ يُعطِيها لِمَن يَشاءُ، وَيُقِيمُ أوضَعَ النّاسِ عَلَيها.

18 I , King Nebuchadnezzar, saw this dream. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, shall declare its interpretation, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom could never show me its interpretation; but thou art able, for the spirit of the holy God in thee.

«هَذا هُوَ الحُلمُ الَّذِي رَأيتُهُ، أنا المَلِكَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ. وَالآنَ يا بَلْطْشاصَّرُ، فَسِّرْ لِيَ الحُلمَ، لأنَّهُ لا أحَدَ مِنَ الحُكَماءِ الآخَرِينَ يَستَطِيعُ تَفسِيرَهُ، أمّا أنتَ فَتَستَطِيعُ لأنَّ رُوحَ الآلِهَةِ القِدِّيسِينَ فِيكَ.»

19 ¶ Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was silent for almost one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. Then the king spoke and said, Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, let the dream be to thine enemies, and its interpretation to those that wish thee evil.

فَبَقِيَ دانِيالُ – وَيُدْعَى أيضاً بَلْطْشاصَّرَ – صامِتاً نَحوَ ساعَةٍ كامِلَةٍ وَهُوَ مُنزَعِجٌ مِنْ أفكارِهِ. فَقالَ لَهُ المَلِكُ: «يا بَلْطْشاصَّرُ، لا تَدَعِ الحُلمَ وَتَفسِيرَهُ يُزعِجانِكَ.» فَأجابَ بَلْطْشاصَّرُ: «يا سَيِّدِي، أتَمَنَّى لَوْ أنَّ هَذا الحُلمَ عَن أعدائِكَ!

20 T he tree that thou didst see, which grew and made himself strong, whose height reached unto the heaven and the sight thereof to all the earth;

فَالشَّجَرَةُ الكَبِيرَةُ القَوِيَّةُ الَّتِي رَأيتَها، وَوَصَلَ ارتِفاعُها إلَى السَّماءِ، حَتَّى كانَتْ مَرئِيَّةً مِنْ أقاصِي الأرْضِ –

21 w hose leaves were fair and his fruit abundant and in him was food for all, under whom the beasts of the field dwelt, and in whose branches the fowls of the heaven dwelt:

الشَّجَرَةُ ذاتَ الأوراقِ الجَّمِيلَةِ وَالثَّمَرِ الكَثِيرِ، وَفِي أغصانِها طَعامٌ لِلجَمِيعِ، وَقَد سَكَنَتِ الحَيواناتُ البَرِّيَّةُ تَحتَها وَعَشَّشَتِ الطُّيُورُ فِي أغْصانِها –

22 i t is thou, O king, that grew and made thyself strong; for thy greatness has grown and has reached unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.

هِيَ أنتَ أيُّها المَلِكُ! فَقَد صِرتَ عَظِيماً وَقَوِيّاً، وَجَمَعتَ ثَروَةً عَظِيمَةً، وَوَصَلَتْ قُوَّتُكَ إلَى السَّماءِ وَسُلطانُكَ إلَى أقاصِي الأرْضِ.

23 A nd regarding that which the king saw, one who was a watchman and holy who came down from heaven and said, Hew the tree down and destroy it; yet leave the stump of its roots in the earth, and with a band of iron and of brass let it remain bound in the green grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field until seven times pass over him:

«أمّا المُراقِبُ القِدِّيسُ الَّذِي رَأيتَهُ يَنزِلُ مِنَ السَّماءِ، وَالَّذِي قالَ: ‹اقطَعُوا الشَّجَرَةَ وَأهلِكُوها تَماماً، لَكِنِ اتْرُكُوا جِذعَها وَجُذُورَها فِي الأرْضِ مُقَيَّدَةً بِقُيُودٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَنُحاسٍ وَسَطَ الحُقُولِ. فَهُناكَ سَتَبتَلُّ بِنَدَى السَّماءِ، وَتَبقَى بَينَ الحَيواناتِ البَرِّيَّةِ حَتَّى تَكتَمِلَ سَبعَةُ مَواسِمٍ.›

24 t his is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:

«فَيا سَيِّدِي المَلِكِ، هَذا هُوَ تَفسِيرُ ما قالَهُ المُراقِبُ فِي الحُلمِ: هَذا هُوَ الحُكمُ الَّذِي أصدَرَهُ اللهُ العَلِيُّ عَلَى سَيِّدِي المَلِكِ:

25 t hat they shall drive thee from among men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall feed thee with grass of the field as the oxen, and with the dew of heaven shalt thou be bathed, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou shalt understand that the most High takes rule over the kingdom of men and that he shall give it to whoever he will.

سَيَطرُدُونَكَ مِنْ بَينِ النّاسِ، وَسَتَعِيشُ بَينَ الحَيواناتِ البَرِّيَّةِ وَسَتَأكُلُ العُشبَ كَالبَقَرِ، وَسَتَبتَلُّ بِنَدَى السَّماءِ. وَسَتَمُرُّ عَلَيكَ سَبْعَةُ مَواسِمٍ قَبلَ أنْ يَعُودَ إلَيكَ عَقلُكَ وَتَعرِفَ أنَّ اللهَ العَلِيَّ يَحكُمُ عَلَى مَملَكَةِ البَشَرِ. وَهُوَ يُعطِيها لِمَن يَشاءُ.

26 A nd whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots in the earth; thy kingdom shall remain sure unto thee, that thou shalt understand that the rule is in the heavens.

«وَعِندَما قالَ المُراقِبُ القدِّيسُ: ‹اترُكُوا جِذْعَها وَجُذُورَها،› فَهَذا لِتَعلَمَ أنَّ مَملَكَتَكَ سَتَعُودُ إلَيكَ، عِنْدَما تُدْرِكَ أنَّ السِّيادَةَ هِيَ لِرَبِّ السَّماءِ.

27 T herefore, O king, approve my counsel and redeem thy sins with righteousness and thine iniquities with mercies unto the poor: behold the medicine for thy sin.

لِذَلِكَ أيُّها المَلِكُ اسْمَعْ نَصِيحَتِي. كَفِّرْ عَنْ خَطاياكَ بِالبِرِّ، وَعَنْ شَرِّكَ بِالإحسانِ لِلفُقَراءِ. فَحِينَئِذٍ، تَكُونُ لَكَ حَياةٌ طَوِيلَةٌ هادِئَةٌ.»

28 ¶ All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.

وَقَد حَدَثَت كُلُّ تِلكَ الأُمُورِ لِلمَلِكِ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ،

29 A t the end of twelve months as he was walking upon the palace of the kingdom of Babylon,

فَبَعدَ اثنَي عَشَرَ شَهراً كانَ المَلِكُ يَتَمَشَّى عَلَى سَطحِ قَصرِهِ،

30 t he king spoke and said, Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power and for the glory of my greatness?

حِينَ قالَ: «هَذِهِ هِيَ بابِلُ المَدِينَةُ العَظِيمَةُ الَّتِي بَنَيتُها بِقُوَّتِي لِتَصِيرَ عاصِمَةَ مَملَكَتِي وَلأُظْهِرَ مَجدِي!»

31 T he word was yet in the king’s mouth when there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O King Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee;

وَبَينَما كانَ لايَزالُ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِهَذِهِ الكَلِماتِ، جاءَ صَوْتٌ مِنَ السَّماءِ يَقُولُ: «اسمَعْ ما سَيَحدُثُ لَكَ أيُّها المَلِكُ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ: سَتُنزَعُ مَملَكَتُكَ مِنكَ.

32 a nd they drive thee from among men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; and they shall feed thee as the oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee until thou know that the most High takes rule in the kingdom of men and gives it to whomever he will.

وَسَتُطرَدُ مِنْ بَينِ النّاسِ لِتَعِيشَ بَينَ الحَيواناتِ البَرِّيَّةِ، وَسَتَأكُلُ العُشبَ كَالبَقَرِ، وَسَتَمُرُّ عَلَيكَ سَبعَةُ مَواسِمٍ قَبلَ أنْ تَعُودَ إلَى عَقلِكَ وَتَعرِفَ أنَّ اللهَ العَلِيَّ يَحكُمُ عَلَى مَملَكَةِ البَشَرِ. وَهُوَ يُعطِيها لِمَن يَشاءُ.»

33 T he same hour the word was fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from among men and ate grass as the oxen, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws.

وَفَورَ انتِهاءِ هَذِهِ الرِّسالَةِ، طُرِدَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ مِنْ بَينِ النّاسِ، وَصارَ مَجنُوناً. وَبَدَأ يَأكُلُ العُشبَ كَالبَقَرِ، وَابتَلَّ جَسَدُهُ بِنَدَى السَّماءِ. طالَ شَعرُهُ وَتَلَبَّدَ حَتَّى صارَ مِثلَ رِيشِ النَّسرِ. وَطالَت أظافِرُهُ حَتَّى صارَت كَمَخالِبِ الطُّيُورِ.

34 ¶ But at the end of the time I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up my eyes unto heaven, and my understanding was returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and glorified him that lives for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is through all ages:

وَتابَعَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ كَلامَهُ بِقَولِهِ: «وَفِي نِهايَةِ الوَقتِ المُعَيَّنِ، رَفَعتُ أنا نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ، عَينَيَّ نَحوَ السَّماءِ فَعادَ إلَيَّ عَقلِي. حِينَئِذٍ، بارَكتُ اللهَ العَلِيَّ، وَمَجَّدتُ الَّذِي يَحيا إلَى الأبَدِ وَالَّذِي يَملُكُ إلَى الأبَدِ، وَمُلكُهُ يَستَمِرُّ عَبرَ الأجيالِ.

35 a nd all the inhabitants of the earth are counted as nothing; and in the army of heaven and in the inhabitants of the earth, he does according to his will; nor is there anyone who can interfere with his hand and say unto him, What doest thou?

«أمامَ قُوَّةِ اللهِ، كُلُّ البَشَرِ عَلَى الأرْضِ كَلا شَيءٍ! هُوَ يَعمَلُ ما يُرِيدُ بِجُندِ السَّماءِ أوْ بِسُكّانِ الأرْضِ! لا يُوجَدُ مَنْ يَستَطِيعُ مَنْعَهُ أوْ مَنْ يَسألُهُ ماذا تَعمَلُ؟

36 I n the same time my reason was returned unto me, and I turned to the majesty of my kingdom; my dignity and greatness returned unto me; and my governors and my great ones sought me; and I was restored in my kingdom, and more excellent greatness was added unto me.

«فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، أعادَ اللهُ إلَيَّ عَقلِي وَمَجدَ مَملَكَتِي وَكَرامَتِي. وَعادَت هَيئَتِي إلَى طَبِيعَتِها. وَعادَ المُستَشارُونَ وَالنُبَلاءُ يَطلُبُونَ نَصِيحَتِي مِنْ جَدِيدٍ. وَعُدْتُ إلَى مَركِزِي كَمَلِكٍ عَلَى مَملَكَتِي. وَحَصَلتُ عَلَى ثَروَةٍ أعظَمَ مِمّا كانَ لِي.

37 N ow I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and build up and glorify the King of heaven because all his works are truth, and his ways judgment: and he is able to humble those that walk with arrogance.

أنا نَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ أُسَبِّحُ وَأحمَدُ وَأُكرِمُ مَلِكَ السَّماءِ الَّذِي كُلُّ أعمالِهِ حَقٌّ وَطُرُقُهُ مُستَقِيمَةٌ، وَهُوَ يَقدِرُ أنْ يُذِلَّ المُتَكَبِّرِينَ.»