Daniel 4
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang Pangalawang Panaginip ni Nebucadnezar
4 Gumawa si Haring Nebucadnezar ng isang mensahe para sa lahat ng tao sa ibaʼt ibang bansa, lahi, at wika sa buong mundo. Ito ang nakasulat:
“Sumainyo nawa ang mabuting kalagayan.
2 “Nais kong ipaalam sa inyo ang mga himala at kababalaghang ginawa sa akin ng Kataas-taasang Dios.
3 Kamangha-mangha at makapangyarihan ang mga himalang ipinakita ng Dios.
Ang paghahari niya ay walang hanggan.
4 “Ang aking kalagayan dito sa palasyo ay mabuti at namumuhay ako sa kasaganaan. 5 Pero nagkaroon ako ng nakakatakot na panaginip at pangitain na bumabagabag sa akin. 6 Kaya iniutos ko na dalhin sa akin ang lahat ng marurunong sa Babilonia para ipaliwanag sa akin ang kahulugan ng aking panaginip. 7 Nang dumating ang mga salamangkero, manghuhula at mga astrologo,[a] sinabi ko sa kanila ang panaginip ko, pero hindi nila maipaliwanag ang kahulugan nito.
8 “Nang bandang huli, lumapit sa akin si Daniel. (Pinangalanan siyang Belteshazar na pangalan din ng aking dios. Nasa kanya ang espiritu ng banal na mga dios.)[b] Isinalaysay ko sa kanya ang aking panaginip. 9 Sinabi ko, ‘Belteshazar, pinuno ng mga salamangkero, alam kong nasa iyo ang espiritu ng mga dios at nauunawaan mo agad ang kahulugan ng mga hiwaga. Sabihin mo sa akin ang kahulugan ng mga pangitaing nakita ko sa aking panaginip. 10 Ito ang mga pangitaing nakita ko habang natutulog ako: Nakita ko ang isang napakataas na punongkahoy sa gitna ng mundo. 11 Lumaki at tumaas ito hanggang sa langit kaya kitang-kita ito kahit saang bahagi ng mundo. 12 Mayabong ang kanyang mga dahon at marami ang kanyang bunga na maaaring kainin ng lahat. Ang mga hayop ay sumisilong dito at ang mga ibon ay namumugad sa kanyang mga sanga. At dito kumukuha ng pagkain ang lahat ng nilalang.’
13 “Nakita ko rin sa panaginip ang isang anghel[c] na bumaba mula sa langit. 14 Sumigaw siya, ‘Putulin ninyo ang punongkahoy na iyan at ang mga sanga nito. Alisin ang mga dahon nito at itapon ang mga bunga. Bugawin ninyo ang mga hayop na sumisilong at ang mga ibon na namumugad sa mga sanga nito. 15 Pero hayaan ninyo ang tuod sa gitna ng kaparangan para maging talian ng bakal at tanso.’
“Ang taong sinisimbolo ng punong iyon ay laging mababasa ng hamog at kakain ng damo kasama ng mga hayop. 16 Sa loob ng pitong taon ay mawawala siya sa katinuan at magiging isip-hayop. 17 Ito ang hatol na sinabi ng anghel para malaman ng lahat na ang Kataas-taasang Dios ang siyang may kapangyarihan sa kaharian ng mga tao. At maaari niyang ipasakop ang mga ito kahit kanino niya gustuhin, kahit na sa pinakaabang tao.
18 “Ito ang panaginip ko, Belteshazar. Sabihin mo sa akin ang kahulugan nito dahil wala ni isa man sa mga marunong sa aking kaharian ang makapagpaliwanag sa akin ng kahulugan nito. Pero maipapaliwanag mo ito sapagkat nasa iyo ang espiritu ng mga dios.”[d]
Ipinaliwanag ni Daniel ang Kahulugan ng Panaginip
19 Nabagabag at natakot si Daniel (na tinatawag ding Belteshazar) nang marinig niya ito. Kaya sinabi sa kanya ng hari, “Belteshazar, huwag kang mabagabag sa panaginip ko at sa kahulugan nito.” Sumagot si Belteshazar, “Mahal na Hari, sana ang iyong panaginip at ang kahulugan nito ay sa inyong mga kaaway mangyari at hindi sa iyo. 20 Ang napanaginipan ninyong punongkahoy na lumaki at tumaas hanggang langit na kitang-kita sa buong mundo, 21 na may mayayabong na dahon at maraming bunga na maaaring kainin ng lahat, sinisilungan ng mga hayop at pinamumugaran ng mga ibon ang mga sanga, 22 ay walang iba kundi kayo, Mahal na Hari. Sapagkat kayo po ay naging makapangyarihan; ang kapangyarihan nʼyo ay abot hanggang langit,[e] at ang inyong nasasakupan ay umabot sa ibaʼt ibang dako ng mundo.”
23 Sinabi pa ni Daniel, “Nakita nʼyo rin, Mahal na Hari, ang isang anghel na bumaba mula sa langit na sumisigaw, ‘Putulin ninyo ang punongkahoy pero hayaan ninyo ang tuod nito sa lupa na natatalian ng bakal at tanso. Hayaang mabasa ng hamog at kakain kasama ng mga hayop sa gubat sa loob ng pitong taon.’
24 “Mahal na Hari, ito po ang ibig sabihin ng pangitaing niloob ng Kataas-taasan na Dios na mangyari sa inyo: 25 Itataboy kayo at ilalayo sa mga tao at maninirahan kayong kasama ng mga hayop sa gubat. Kakain kayo ng damo tulad ng baka at palagi kayong mababasa ng hamog. Pagkatapos ng pitong taon, kikilalanin nʼyo ang Kataas-taasang Dios na siyang may kapangyarihan sa mga kaharian ng mga tao at maaari niyang ipasakop ang mga ito kahit kanino niya gustuhin. 26 Tungkol naman po sa sinabi ng anghel na hayaan lang ang tuod, ang ibig sabihin noon ay ibabalik sa inyo ang kaharian nʼyo kung kikilalanin nʼyo na ang Dios ang siyang naghahari sa lahat. 27 Kaya Mahal na Hari, pakinggan nʼyo po ang payo ko: Tigilan nʼyo na po ang inyong kasamaan, gumawa kayo ng matuwid at maging maawain sa mga dukha. Kung gagawin nʼyo po ito, baka sakaling manatili kayong maunlad.”
28 Ang lahat ng itoʼy nangyari sa buhay ni Haring Nebucadnezar. 29 Pagkalipas ng isang taon mula nang ipaliwanag ni Daniel ang kahulugan ng kanyang panaginip, ganito ang nangyari:
Habang namamasyal si Haring Nebucadnezar sa bubong ng kanyang palasyo sa Babilonia 30 sinabi niya, “Talagang makapangyarihan ang Babilonia, ang itinayo kong maharlikang bayan sa pamamagitan ng aking kapangyarihan at para sa aking karangalan.”
31 Hindi pa siya halos natatapos sa pagsasalita, may tinig mula sa langit na nagsabi, “Haring Nebucadnezar, makinig ka: Binabawi ko na sa iyo ang iyong kapangyarihan bilang hari. 32 Itataboy ka mula sa mga tao at maninirahan kang kasama ng mga hayop sa gubat. Kakain ka ng damo na parang baka. Pagkatapos ng pitong taon ay kikilalanin mo ang Kataas-taasang Dios na siyang may kapangyarihan sa mga kaharian ng mga tao at maaari niyang ipasakop ang mga ito kahit kanino niya gustuhin.”
33 Nangyari nga agad kay Nebucadnezar ang sinabi ng tinig. Itinaboy siya mula sa mga tao at kumain ng damo na parang baka. Palaging basa ng hamog ang kanyang katawan, at humaba ang kanyang buhok na parang balahibo ng agila at ang kanyang kuko ay parang kuko ng ibon.
34 “Pagkatapos ng pitong taon, ako, si Nebucadnezar ay lumapit sa Dios[f] at nanumbalik ang matino kong pag-iisip. Kaya pinuri ko at pinarangalan ang Kataas-taasang Dios na buhay magpakailanman. Sinabi ko,
‘Ang paghahari niya ay walang katapusan.
35 Balewala ang mga tao sa mundo kung ikukumpara sa kanya.
Ginagawa niya ang nais niya sa mga anghel sa langit at sa mga tao sa lupa.
Walang makakatutol o makakahadlang sa kanya.’
36 “Nang manumbalik na ang aking katinuan, ibinalik din sa akin ang karangalan at kapangyarihan bilang hari. Muli akong tinanggap ng aking mga opisyal at mga tagapayo, at akoʼy naging mas makapangyarihan kaysa dati. 37 Kaya ngayon, pinupuri koʼt pinararangalan ang Hari ng langit, dahil matuwid at tama ang lahat niyang ginagawa at ibinabagsak niya ang mga mapagmataas.”
Footnotes
- 4:7 astrologo: sa literal, Caldeo.
- 4:8 mga dios: o, dios; maaari ring, Dios.
- 4:13 anghel: sa literal, banal na tagapagbantay.
- 4:18 mga dios: o, dios; maaari ring, Dios.
- 4:22 kapangyarihan … langit: Maaaring ang ibig sabihin, gusto ni Nebucadnezar na humigit pa sa kapangyarihan ng Dios.
- 4:34 lumapit sa Dios: sa literal, tumingala sa langit.
但以理书 4
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
王的宣告
4 尼布甲尼撒王向住在全地的各國、各族和說各種語言的人宣告說：“願你們大享平安！ 2 我樂意把至高的 神向我所行的神蹟奇事宣揚出來。
3 他的神蹟多麼偉大，
他的奇事多麼有力；
他的國是永遠的國，
他的統治直到萬代！（本章第1~3節在《馬索拉文本》為3:31~33）
4 “我尼布甲尼撒安逸地住在家中，在宮裡享受榮華富貴。（本節在《馬索拉文本》為4:1） 5 我作了一個夢，這夢使我懼怕；我在床上所見的夢幻和我腦海中出現的異象，都使我驚惶。 6 我就下令把巴比倫所有的智慧人，都帶到我面前來，要他們把夢的意思向我說明。 7 於是術士、用法術的、迦勒底人和占星家都進來；我當面把那夢告訴了他們，可是他們卻不能把夢的意思向我說明。
把夢告訴但以理
8 “最後，那照著我神的名，稱為伯提沙撒的但以理，來到我面前，他裡面有聖神的靈，我就把夢告訴他： 9 ‘術士的領袖伯提沙撒啊！因為我知道你裡面有聖神的靈，沒有甚麼隱祕的事能難倒你；因此，你要把我夢中所見的異象和夢的意思告訴我。 10 我躺在床上時腦海中所見的異象是這樣：
我看見大地中間，
有一棵樹，十分高大。
11 那樹漸長，而且堅強，
高達於天，
地極所有的人都看得到。
12 它的葉子美麗，果實繁多，
所有的生物都從它得到食物；
野地的走獸在它下面歇息，
空中的飛鳥棲宿在它的枝頭上；
各種生物都從它得著供養。
13 “‘我躺在床上，在我腦海出現的異象中，我看見有一位守望者，就是聖者，從天上下來， 14 大聲呼叫，這樣說：
你們要砍下這樹，削斷枝子，
搖落葉子，打散果子，
把樹下的走獸趕散，
把樹枝上的飛鳥趕走。
15 然而，樹根的餘幹卻要留在地上，
用鐵和銅的鍊子圍住，
留在野地的青草中，
使他被天露滴濕；
使他像走獸一樣在地上的草叢中得他的分。
16 使他的心改變，不再是人的心，
給他一個獸心，
使他經過七年的時期。
17 這是守望者宣告的裁決，
是聖者頒布的決定，
好使世人都知道：
至高者在世人的國中掌權，
他喜歡把國賜給誰，就賜給誰，
甚至立最卑微的人執掌國權。
18 “‘這就是我尼布甲尼撒王所作的夢。伯提沙撒啊！你要把這夢的意思告訴我，因為我國中所有的智慧人都不能把夢的意思向我說明；只有你能，因為你裡面有聖神的靈。’”
但以理為王解夢
19 於是那稱為伯提沙撒的但以理驚愕片時，他想到的事使他驚惶。王對他說：“伯提沙撒啊！別讓這夢和夢的意思使你驚惶。”伯提沙撒回答說：“我主啊！願這夢歸給憎恨你的人，夢的意思歸給你的敵人。 20 你所見的樹漸長，而且堅強，高達於天，全地的人都看得到。 21 它的葉子美麗，果實繁多，所有的生物都從它得到食物；野地的走獸住在它下面，空中的飛鳥棲在它的枝頭上。 22 王啊！你就是那樹，越來越偉大堅強；你的威勢漸長，高達於天；你的權柄直到地極。 23 王既然看見一位守望者，就是聖者，從天上下來，說：‘你們要砍下毀壞這樹，樹根的餘幹卻要留在地上，用鐵和銅的鍊子圍住，留在野地的青草中，使他被天露滴濕；使他的分和野地的走獸一樣，直到他經過那七年的時期。’ 24 王啊！夢的意思就是這樣：這臨到我主我王的事，是至高者的裁決。 25 你必被趕逐，離開人群，和野地的走獸同住；你必像牛一樣吃草，被天露滴濕，要經過七年的時期；等到你承認至高者在世人的國中掌權，他喜歡把國賜給誰，就賜給誰。 26 守望者既然吩咐要留下樹根的餘幹，所以，等到你承認上天的至高者是掌權的，你的國就必再歸給你。 27 因此，王啊！請你接納我的勸告，施行公義，斷絕罪過，憐憫受欺壓者，斷絕罪孽，你的平安或者可以延長。”
夢境應驗
28 這一切事都在尼布甲尼撒王身上實現了。 29 過了十二個月，王在巴比倫王宮的平頂上散步的時候， 30 他說：“這大巴比倫城不是我用大能大力建造作我的京都，為顯我威嚴的榮耀嗎？” 31 這話在王的口中還沒有說完，就有聲音從天上傳下來，說：“尼布甲尼撒王啊！有話對你說：你的王權被褫奪了。 32 你必被趕逐，離開人群，和野地的走獸同住；你必像牛一樣吃草，要經過七年的時期；等到你承認至高者在世人的國中掌權，他喜歡把國賜給誰，就賜給誰。” 33 這話立刻就應驗在尼布甲尼撒身上；他被趕逐，離開人群，像牛一樣吃草，身體被天露滴濕，直到他的頭髮長得像鷹毛，指甲像鳥爪。
34 “七年的日子滿了，我尼布甲尼撒舉目望天，我的理智恢復過來，我就稱頌至高者，讚美尊崇活到永遠的 神。
他的統治永無窮盡，
他的國度直到萬代。
35 地上所有的居民，在他來說都是虛無；
在天上的萬軍中，他憑自己的意旨行事；
在地上的居民中，也是這樣；
沒有人能攔住他的手，
或問他說：‘你作甚麼？’
36 “那時，我的理智恢復過來後，為著我國的光榮，我的威嚴和光輝也都恢復過來了。我的謀臣和官員仍來求見我，我的王權重新堅立，我的權勢越發增加。 37 現在我尼布甲尼撒讚美、尊崇、榮耀天上的王，因為他所作的一切都正確，他所行的也都公平；行為驕傲的，他都能貶低。”
Daniel 4
King James Version
4 Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
2 I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
3 How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
4 I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:
5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
6 Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
7 Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.
8 But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my God, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying,
9 O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
10 Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.
11 The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
12 The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.
13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;
14 He 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 it, and the fowls from his branches:
15 Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:
16 Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
18 This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.
19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
20 The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
21 Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:
22 It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender 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, till seven times pass over him;
24 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
25 That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
26 And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.
27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
28 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
29 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.
32 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.
34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
36 At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.
37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
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