Daniel 2
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
2 At nang ikalawang taon ng paghahari ni Nabucodonosor ay nanaginip si Nabucodonosor ng mga panaginip; at ang kaniyang espiritu ay nabagabag, at siya'y napukaw sa pagkakatulog.
2 Nang magkagayo'y ipinatawag ng hari ang mga mahiko, at ang mga enkantador, at ang mga manghuhula, at ang mga Caldeo, upang saysayin sa hari ang kaniyang mga panaginip. Sa gayo'y nagsipasok sila at sila'y nagsiharap sa hari.
3 At sinabi ng hari sa kanila, Ako'y nanaginip ng isang panaginip, at ang aking Espiritu ay nabagabag upang maalaman ang panaginip.
4 Nang magkagayo'y nagsalita ang mga Caldeo sa hari sa wikang Siria, Oh hari, mabuhay ka magpakailan man: saysayin mo sa iyong mga lingkod ang panaginip, at aming ipaliliwanag ang kahulugan.
5 Ang hari ay sumagot, at nagsabi sa mga Caldeo, Ang bagay ay nawala sa akin: kung di ninyo ipaliliwanag sa akin ang panaginip at ang kahulugan niyaon, kayo'y pagpuputolputulin, at ang inyong mga bahay ay gagawing dumihan.
6 Nguni't kung inyong ipaliwanag ang panaginip at ang kahulugan niyaon, kayo'y magsisitanggap sa akin ng mga kaloob at mga kagantihan at dakilang karangalan: kaya't ipaliwanag ninyo sa akin ang panaginip at ang kahulugan niyaon.
7 Sila'y nagsisagot na ikalawa, at nangagsabi, Saysayin ng hari sa kaniyang mga lingkod ang panaginip, at aming ipaliliwanag ang kahulugan.
8 Ang hari ay sumagot, at nagsabi. Tunay na talastas ko na ibig ninyong magdahilan, sapagka't inyong nalalaman na nawala sa akin ang bagay.
9 Nguni't kung di ninyo ipaliwanag sa akin ang panaginip, iisang kautusan lamang mayroon sa inyo; sapagka't kayo'y nangaghanda ng pagbubulaan at mga hamak na salita sa harap ko, hanggang sa ang panahon ay magbago: kaya't saysayin ninyo sa akin ang panaginip, at malalaman ko na inyong maipaliliwanag sa akin ang kahulugan niyaon.
10 Ang mga Caldeo ay nagsisagot sa harap ng hari, at nangagsabi, Walang tao sa ibabaw ng lupa na makapagpapaaninaw ng bagay ng hari, palibhasa'y walang hari, panginoon, o pinuno man, na nagtanong ng ganyang bagay sa kanino mang mahiko, enkantador, o Caldeo.
11 At isang mahirap na bagay ang inuusisa ng hari, at walang ibang makapagpapaaninaw sa harap ng hari, liban ang mga dios, na ang tahanan ay hindi kasama ng tao.
12 Dahil sa bagay na ito ang hari ay nagalit at totoong nagalab sa galit, at nagutos na lipulin ang lahat na pantas na tao sa Babilonia.
13 Sa gayo'y itinanyag ang pasiya, at ang mga pantas na tao ay papatayin; at hinanap nila si Daniel at ang kaniyang mga kasama upang patayin.
14 Nang magkagayo'y nagbalik ng sagot si Daniel na may payo at kabaitan kay Arioch na punong kawal ng bantay ng hari, na lumabas upang patayin ang mga pantas na tao sa Babilonia;
15 Siya'y sumagot, at nagsabi kay Arioch na punong kawal ng hari, Bakit ang pasiya ay totoong madalian mula sa hari? Nang magkagayo'y ipinatalastas ni Arioch ang bagay kay Daniel.
16 At si Daniel ay pumasok, at humiling sa hari na takdaan siya ng panahon, at kaniyang ipaaaninaw sa hari ang kahulugan.
17 Nang magkagayo'y naparoon si Daniel sa kaniyang bahay, at ipinaalam ang bagay kay Ananias, kay Misael, at kay Azarias, na kaniyang mga kasama:
18 Upang sila'y magsipagnais ng kaawaan sa Dios ng langit tungkol sa lihim na ito; upang si Daniel at ang kaniyang mga kasama ay hindi mangamatay na kasama ng ibang mga pantas na tao sa Babilonia.
19 Nang magkagayo'y nahayag ang lihim kay Daniel sa isang pangitain sa gabi. Nang magkagayo'y pinuri ni Daniel ang Dios sa langit.
20 Si Daniel ay sumagot, at nagsabi, Purihin ang pangalan ng Dios magpakailan man: sapagka't ang karunungan at kapangyarihan ay kaniya.
21 At kaniyang binabago ang mga panahon at mga kapanahunan; siya'y nagaalis ng mga hari, at naglalagay ng mga hari; siya'y nagbibigay ng karunungan sa marunong at ng kaalaman sa makakaalam ng unawa;
22 Siya'y naghahayag ng malalim at lihim na mga bagay; kaniyang nalalaman kung ano ang nasa kadiliman, at ang liwanag ay tumatahang kasama niya.
23 Pinasasalamatan kita, at pinupuri kita, Oh ikaw na Dios ng aking mga magulang, na siyang nagbigay sa akin ng karunungan at lakas, at nagpatalastas ngayon sa akin ng ninais namin sa iyo; sapagka't iyong ipinaalam sa amin ang bagay ng hari.
24 Kaya't pinasok ni Daniel si Arioch na siyang inihalal ng hari na lipulin ang mga pantas na tao sa Babilonia; siya'y naparoon, at nagsabi sa kaniya ng ganito, Huwag mong lipulin ang mga pantas na tao sa Babilonia; dalhin mo ako sa harap ng hari, at aking ipaaaninaw sa hari ang kahulugan.
25 Nang magkagayo'y dinalang madali ni Arioch si Daniel sa harap ng hari, at nagsabing ganito sa kaniya, Ako'y nakasumpong ng isang lalake sa mga anak ng nangabihag sa Juda, na magpapaaninaw sa hari ng kahulugan.
26 Ang hari ay sumagot, at nagsabi kay Daniel, na ang pangalan ay Beltsasar, Maipaaaninaw mo baga sa akin ang panaginip na aking nakita, at ang kahulugan niyaon?
27 Si Daniel ay sumagot sa harap ng hari, at nagsabi, Ang lihim na itinatanong ng hari ay hindi maipaaaninaw sa hari kahit ng mga pantas na tao, ng mga enkantador, ng mga mahiko man, o ng mga manghuhula man.
28 Nguni't may isang Dios sa langit na naghahayag ng mga lihim, at siyang nagpapaaninaw sa haring Nabucodonosor kung ano ang mangyayari sa mga huling araw. Ang iyong panaginip, at ang pangitain ng iyong ulo sa iyong higaan ay ang mga ito:
29 Tungkol sa iyo, Oh hari, ang iyong mga pagiisip ay dumating sa iyo sa iyong higaan, kung ano ang mangyayari sa panahong darating; at siya na naghahayag ng mga lihim ay ipinaaninaw sa iyo kung ano ang mangyayari.
30 Nguni't tungkol sa akin ang lihim na ito ay hindi nahayag sa akin ng dahil sa anomang karunungan na tinamo kong higit kay sa sinomang may buhay, kundi upang maipaaninaw sa hari ang kahulugan at upang iyong maalaman ang mga pagiisip ng iyong puso.
31 Ikaw, Oh hari, nakakita, at narito, ang isang malaking larawan. Ang larawang ito na makapangyarihan, at ang kaniyang kakinangan ay mainam, ay tumayo sa harap mo; at ang anyo niyao'y kakilakilabot.
32 Tungkol sa larawang ito, ang kaniyang ulo ay dalisay na ginto, ang kaniyang dibdib at ang kaniyang mga bisig ay pilak, ang kaniyang tiyan at ang kaniyang mga hita ay tanso,
33 Ang kaniyang mga binti ay bakal, ang kaniyang mga paa'y isang bahagi ay bakal, at isang bahagi ay putik na luto.
34 Iyong tinitingnan hanggang sa may natibag na isang bato, hindi ng mga kamay, na tumama sa larawan sa kaniyang mga paang bakal at putik na luto, at mga yao'y binasag.
35 Nang magkagayo'y ang bakal, ang putik na luto, ang tanso, ang pilak, at ang ginto ay nagkaputolputol na magkakasama, at naging parang dayami sa mga giikan sa tagaraw; at tinangay ng hangin na walang dakong kasumpungan sa mga yaon: at ang bato na tumama sa larawan ay naging malaking bundok, at pinuno ang buong lupa.
36 Ito ang panaginip; at aming sasaysayin ang kahulugan niyaon sa harap ng hari.
37 Ikaw, Oh hari, ay hari ng mga hari, na pinagbigyan ng Dios sa langit ng kaharian, ng kapangyarihan, at ng kalakasan, at ng kaluwalhatian;
38 At alin mang tinatahanan ng mga anak ng mga tao, ng mga hayop sa parang at ng mga ibon sa himpapawid ay ibinigay sa iyong kamay, at pinapagpuno ka sa kanilang lahat: ikaw ang ulo na ginto.
39 At pagkatapos mo ay babangon ang ibang kaharian na mababa sa iyo; at ang ibang ikatlong kaharian na tanso na magpupuno sa buong lupa.
40 At ang ikaapat na kaharian ay magiging matibay na parang bakal, palibhasa'y ang bakal ay nakadudurog at nakapagpapasuko ng lahat na bagay; at kung paanong dinidikdik ng bakal ang lahat ng ito, siya'y magkakaputolputol at madidikdik.
41 At yamang iyong nakita na ang mga paa at mga daliri, ang isang bahagi ay putik na luto ng magpapalyok, at ang isang bahagi ay bakal, ay magiging kahariang hati; nguni't magkakaroon yaon ng kalakasan ng bakal, yamang iyong nakita na ang bakal ay nahahalo sa putik na luto.
42 At kung paanong ang mga daliri ng paa ay bakal ang isang bahagi at ang isang bahagi ay putik, magkakagayon ang kaharian na ang isang bahagi ay matibay, at isang bahagi ay marupok.
43 At yamang iyong nakita na ang bakal ay nahahaluan ng putik na luto, sila'y magkakahalo ng lahi ng mga tao; nguni't hindi sila magkakalakipan, gaya ng bakal na hindi lumalakip sa putik.
44 At sa mga kaarawan ng mga haring yaon ay maglalagay ang Dios sa langit ng isang kaharian, na hindi magigiba kailan man, o ang kapangyarihan man niyao'y iiwan sa ibang bayan; kundi pagpuputolputulin at lilipulin niya ang lahat na kahariang ito, at yao'y lalagi magpakailan man.
45 Yamang iyong nakita na ang isang bato ay natibag sa bundok, hindi ng mga kamay, at pumutol ng mga bakal, ng tanso, ng putik, ng pilak, at ng ginto; ipinaalam ng dakilang Dios sa hari kung ano ang mangyayari sa haharapin: at ang panaginip ay tunay at ang pagkapaaninaw niyao'y tapat.
46 Nang magkagayo'y ang haring Nabucodonosor ay nagpatirapa, at sumamba kay Daniel, at nagutos na sila'y maghandog ng alay at ng may masarap na amoy sa kaniya.
47 Ang hari ay sumagot kay Daniel, at nagsabi, Sa katotohanan ang inyong Dios ay Dios ng mga dios, at Panginoon ng mga hari, at tagapaghayag ng mga lihim, yamang ikaw ay nakapaghayag ng lihim na ito.
48 Nang magkagayo'y pinadakila ng hari si Daniel, at binigyan siya ng maraming dakilang kaloob, at pinapagpuno siya sa buong lalawigan ng Babilonia, at pinapaging pangulo ng mga tagapamahala sa lahat na pantas sa Babilonia.
49 At si Daniel ay humiling sa hari, at kaniyang inihalal, si Sadrach, si Mesach, at si Abed-nego, sa mga gawain sa lalawigan ng Babilonia; nguni't si Daniel ay nasa pintuang-daan ng hari.
Daniel 2
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream
2 In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed such dreams that his spirit was troubled and his sleep left him.(A) 2 So the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. When they came in and stood before the king,(B) 3 he said to them, “I have had such a dream that my spirit is troubled by the desire to understand it.”(C) 4 The Chaldeans said to the king (in Aramaic),[a] “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will reveal the interpretation.”(D) 5 The king answered the Chaldeans, “This is a public decree: if you do not tell me both the dream and its interpretation, you shall be torn limb from limb, and your houses shall be laid in ruins.(E) 6 But if you do tell me the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. Therefore tell me the dream and its interpretation.”(F) 7 They answered a second time, “Let the king first tell his servants the dream, then we can give its interpretation.”(G) 8 The king answered, “I know with certainty that you are trying to gain time because you see the decree from me is firm: 9 if you do not tell me the dream, there is but one verdict for you. You have agreed to speak lying and misleading words to me until things take a turn. Therefore, tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can give me its interpretation.”(H) 10 The Chaldeans answered the king, “There is no one on earth who can reveal what the king demands! In fact, no king, however great and powerful, has ever asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or Chaldean. 11 The thing that the king is asking is too difficult, and no one can reveal it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”(I)
12 Because of this the king flew into a violent rage and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed. 13 The decree was issued, and the wise men were about to be executed, and they looked for Daniel and his companions, to execute them. 14 Then Daniel responded with prudence and discretion to Arioch, the king’s chief executioner, who had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon;(J) 15 he asked Arioch, the royal official, “Why is the decree of the king so urgent?” Arioch then explained the matter to Daniel.(K) 16 So Daniel went in and requested that the king give him time and he would tell the king the interpretation.
God Reveals Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream
17 Then Daniel went to his home and informed his companions, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, of the matter 18 and told them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.(L) 19 Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night, and Daniel blessed the God of heaven.(M)
20 Daniel said:
“Blessed be the name of God from age to age,
for wisdom and power are his.(N)
21 He changes times and seasons,
deposes kings and sets up kings;
he gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to those who have understanding.(O)
22 He reveals deep and hidden things;
he knows what is in the darkness,
and light dwells with him.(P)
23 To you, O God of my ancestors,
I give thanks and praise,
for you have given me wisdom and power
and have now revealed to me what we asked of you,
for you have revealed to us what the king ordered.”
Daniel Interprets the Dream
24 Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will give the king the interpretation.”
25 Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel before the king and said to him: “I have found among the exiles from Judah a man who can tell the king the interpretation.”(Q) 26 The king said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to tell me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation?” 27 Daniel answered the king, “No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or diviners can show to the king the mystery that the king is asking, 28 but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has disclosed to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen at the end of days. Your dream and the visions of your head as you lay in bed were these:(R) 29 To you, O king, as you lay in bed, came thoughts of what would be hereafter, and the revealer of mysteries disclosed to you what is to be.(S) 30 But as for me, this mystery has not been revealed to me because of any wisdom that I have more than any other living being, but in order that the interpretation may be known to the king and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.(T)
31 “You were looking, O king, and there appeared a great statue. That statue was huge, its brilliance extraordinary; it was standing before you, and its appearance was frightening.(U) 32 The head of that statue was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its midsection and thighs of bronze, 33 its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. 34 As you looked on, a stone was cut out, not by human hands, and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and broke them in pieces.(V) 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were all broken in pieces and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors, and the wind carried them away, so that not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.(W)
36 “That was the dream; now we will tell the king its interpretation. 37 You, O king, the king of kings—to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the might, and the glory,(X) 38 into whose hand he has given human beings wherever they live, the wild animals of the field, and the birds of the air and whom he has established as ruler over them all—you are the head of gold.(Y) 39 After you shall arise another kingdom inferior to yours and yet a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over the whole earth.(Z) 40 And there shall be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron; just as iron crushes and smashes everything,[b] it shall crush and shatter all these.(AA) 41 As you saw the feet and toes partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom, but some of the strength of iron shall be in it, as you saw the iron mixed with the clay.(AB) 42 As the toes of the feet were part iron and part clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle. 43 As you saw the iron mixed with clay, so will they mix with one another in marriage,[c] but they will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay. 44 And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall this kingdom be left to another people. It shall crush all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,(AC) 45 just as you saw that a stone was cut from the mountain not by hands and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. The great God has informed the king what shall be hereafter. The dream is certain and its interpretation trustworthy.”(AD)
Daniel and His Friends Promoted
46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, worshiped Daniel, and commanded that a grain offering and incense be offered to him.(AE) 47 The king said to Daniel, “Truly, your God is God of gods and Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery!”(AF) 48 Then the king promoted Daniel, gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.(AG) 49 Daniel made a request of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained at the king’s court.(AH)
Daniel 2
New International Version
Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream
2 In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams;(A) his mind was troubled(B) and he could not sleep.(C) 2 So the king summoned the magicians,(D) enchanters, sorcerers(E) and astrologers[a](F) to tell him what he had dreamed.(G) When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, “I have had a dream that troubles(H) me and I want to know what it means.[b]”
4 Then the astrologers answered the king,[c](I) “May the king live forever!(J) Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it.”
5 The king replied to the astrologers, “This is what I have firmly decided:(K) If you do not tell me what my dream was and interpret it, I will have you cut into pieces(L) and your houses turned into piles of rubble.(M) 6 But if you tell me the dream and explain it, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor.(N) So tell me the dream and interpret it for me.”
7 Once more they replied, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will interpret it.”
8 Then the king answered, “I am certain that you are trying to gain time, because you realize that this is what I have firmly decided: 9 If you do not tell me the dream, there is only one penalty(O) for you. You have conspired to tell me misleading and wicked things, hoping the situation will change. So then, tell me the dream, and I will know that you can interpret it for me.”(P)
10 The astrologers(Q) answered the king, “There is no one on earth who can do what the king asks! No king, however great and mighty, has ever asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or astrologer.(R) 11 What the king asks is too difficult. No one can reveal it to the king except the gods,(S) and they do not live among humans.”
12 This made the king so angry and furious(T) that he ordered the execution(U) of all the wise men of Babylon. 13 So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.(V)
14 When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, had gone out to put to death the wise men of Babylon, Daniel spoke to him with wisdom and tact. 15 He asked the king’s officer, “Why did the king issue such a harsh decree?” Arioch then explained the matter to Daniel. 16 At this, Daniel went in to the king and asked for time, so that he might interpret the dream for him.
17 Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.(W) 18 He urged them to plead for mercy(X) from the God of heaven(Y) concerning this mystery,(Z) so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 19 During the night the mystery(AA) was revealed to Daniel in a vision.(AB) Then Daniel praised the God of heaven(AC) 20 and said:
“Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever;(AD)
wisdom and power(AE) are his.
21 He changes times and seasons;(AF)
he deposes(AG) kings and raises up others.(AH)
He gives wisdom(AI) to the wise
and knowledge to the discerning.(AJ)
22 He reveals deep and hidden things;(AK)
he knows what lies in darkness,(AL)
and light(AM) dwells with him.
23 I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors:(AN)
You have given me wisdom(AO) and power,
you have made known to me what we asked of you,
you have made known to us the dream of the king.(AP)”
Daniel Interprets the Dream
24 Then Daniel went to Arioch,(AQ) whom the king had appointed to execute the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon. Take me to the king, and I will interpret his dream for him.”
25 Arioch took Daniel to the king at once and said, “I have found a man among the exiles(AR) from Judah(AS) who can tell the king what his dream means.”
26 The king asked Daniel (also called Belteshazzar),(AT) “Are you able to tell me what I saw in my dream and interpret it?”
27 Daniel replied, “No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about,(AU) 28 but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries.(AV) He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come.(AW) Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind(AX) as you were lying in bed(AY) are these:(AZ)
29 “As Your Majesty was lying there, your mind turned to things to come, and the revealer of mysteries showed you what is going to happen.(BA) 30 As for me, this mystery has been revealed(BB) to me, not because I have greater wisdom than anyone else alive, but so that Your Majesty may know the interpretation and that you may understand what went through your mind.
31 “Your Majesty looked, and there before you stood a large statue—an enormous, dazzling statue,(BC) awesome(BD) in appearance. 32 The head of the statue was made of pure gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, 33 its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of baked clay. 34 While you were watching, a rock was cut out, but not by human hands.(BE) It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed(BF) them.(BG) 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away(BH) without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain(BI) and filled the whole earth.(BJ)
36 “This was the dream, and now we will interpret it to the king.(BK) 37 Your Majesty, you are the king of kings.(BL) The God of heaven has given you dominion(BM) and power and might and glory; 38 in your hands he has placed all mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds in the sky. Wherever they live, he has made you ruler over them all.(BN) You are that head of gold.
39 “After you, another kingdom will arise, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule over the whole earth.(BO) 40 Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron—for iron breaks and smashes everything—and as iron breaks things to pieces, so it will crush and break all the others.(BP) 41 Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay. 42 As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. 43 And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay, so the people will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes with clay.
44 “In the time 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 crush(BQ) all those kingdoms(BR) and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.(BS) 45 This is the meaning of the vision of the rock(BT) cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands(BU)—a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces.
“The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future.(BV) The dream is true(BW) and its interpretation is trustworthy.”
46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell prostrate(BX) before Daniel and paid him honor and ordered that an offering(BY) and incense be presented to him. 47 The king said to Daniel, “Surely your God is the God of gods(BZ) and the Lord of kings(CA) and a revealer of mysteries,(CB) for you were able to reveal this mystery.(CC)”
48 Then the king placed Daniel in a high(CD) position and lavished many gifts on him. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and placed him in charge of all its wise men.(CE) 49 Moreover, at Daniel’s request the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego administrators over the province of Babylon,(CF) while Daniel himself remained at the royal court.(CG)
Footnotes
- Daniel 2:2 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 4, 5 and 10
- Daniel 2:3 Or was
- Daniel 2:4 At this point the Hebrew text has in Aramaic, indicating that the text from here through the end of chapter 7 is in Aramaic.
Daniel 2
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O sonho de Nabucodonosor
2 No segundo ano de Nabucodonosor como rei da Babilônia, ele teve uns sonhos que o deixaram tão preocupado, que não podia dormir. 2 Então mandou chamar os sábios, os adivinhos, os feiticeiros e os astrólogos, para que eles explicassem os sonhos. Quando chegaram e se apresentaram diante do rei, 3 ele lhes disse:
— Tive um sonho que me deixou muito preocupado e não vou ficar sossegado enquanto não souber o que ele quer dizer.
4 Eles disseram ao rei na língua aramaica:
— Que o rei viva para sempre! Pedimos que o senhor nos conte o sonho e aí nós lhe diremos o que ele quer dizer.
5 Mas o rei respondeu:
— Eu já resolvi que vocês têm de me contar o sonho e também explicar o que ele quer dizer. Se não puderem fazer isso, vocês serão todos cortados em pedaços, e as suas casas serão completamente arrasadas. 6 Mas, se me contarem o sonho e explicarem o que ele quer dizer, eu lhes darei presentes, prêmios e muitas honras. Portanto, digam o que foi que eu sonhei e o que o sonho quer dizer.
7 E todos os sábios disseram de novo:
— Conte o senhor o sonho, e aí nós lhe diremos o que ele quer dizer.
8 Mas o rei insistiu:
— Eu sei o que vocês estão fazendo. Estão é procurando ganhar tempo porque sabem que já resolvi 9 que, se vocês não me contarem o sonho, vou dar a todos o mesmo castigo. Vocês já combinaram me enganar com mentiras e falsidades, esperando que a situação mude. Contem-me o sonho, e então eu saberei que também poderão explicar o que ele quer dizer.
10 Os sábios deram ao rei esta resposta:
— Não há ninguém no mundo que seja capaz de fazer o que o senhor quer. Nunca houve nenhum rei, por mais forte e poderoso que fosse, que tivesse exigido uma coisa dessas dos seus sábios, adivinhos ou astrólogos. 11 O que o senhor está querendo é impossível. Não existe quem possa atender o seu pedido, a não ser os deuses, e eles não moram com a gente aqui na terra.
12 O rei ficou tão furioso, que mandou matar todos os sábios da Babilônia. 13 A ordem foi publicada, e então foram buscar Daniel e os seus companheiros para que eles também fossem mortos.
Deus revela a Daniel o que o sonho quer dizer
14 Daniel foi procurar Arioque, o chefe da guarda do rei, que tinha recebido ordem para matar todos os sábios da Babilônia. Com muito jeito e cuidado, 15 Daniel perguntou a Arioque:
— Por que foi que o rei deu uma ordem tão dura assim?
Arioque explicou o que havia acontecido. 16 Então Daniel foi falar com o rei, e este concordou em esperar, a fim de dar tempo a Daniel para explicar o sonho.
17 Depois, Daniel foi para casa e contou tudo aos seus amigos Ananias, Misael e Azarias. 18 Daniel disse que orassem ao Deus do céu, pedindo que tivesse pena deles e lhes mostrasse o que aquele sonho misterioso queria dizer, a fim de que Daniel e os seus amigos não morressem junto com os outros sábios da Babilônia. 19 Naquela noite, Daniel teve uma visão, e nela Deus mostrou o que o sonho queria dizer. Então Daniel agradeceu a Deus, 20 dizendo:
“Que o nome de Deus seja louvado para sempre,
pois dele são a sabedoria e o poder!
21 É ele quem faz mudar os tempos e as estações;
é ele quem põe os reis no poder e os derruba;
é ele quem dá sabedoria aos sábios
e inteligência aos inteligentes.
22 Ele explica mistérios e segredos
e conhece o que está escondido na escuridão,
pois com ele mora a luz.
23 Ó Deus dos meus antepassados,
eu te agradeço e te louvo,
pois me deste sabedoria e poder.
Tu respondeste à nossa oração,
nos mostrando o que o rei quer saber.”
Daniel explica o sonho ao rei
24 Aí Daniel foi procurar Arioque, o oficial que tinha recebido ordem do rei para matar os sábios da Babilônia. Daniel disse:
— Arioque, não mate os sábios. Leve-me para falar com o rei, e eu explicarei o sonho que ele teve.
25 Arioque levou Daniel depressa para o lugar onde o rei estava e lhe disse:
— Está aqui comigo um dos judeus que trouxemos como prisioneiros e ele vai explicar o sonho que o senhor teve.
26 O rei perguntou a Daniel, que também era chamado de Beltessazar:
— Você pode contar o meu sonho e explicar o que ele quer dizer?
27 Daniel respondeu:
— Não há sábios, adivinhos, feiticeiros nem astrólogos que possam dar a explicação que o senhor está exigindo. 28 Mas há um Deus no céu, que explica mistérios. Foi por meio do sonho que ele fez o senhor saber o que vai acontecer no futuro. E agora, ó rei, eu vou explicar o sonho e as visões que o senhor teve enquanto dormia.
29 — O senhor estava deitado na sua cama e começou a pensar a respeito do futuro. E aquele que explica mistérios mostrou ao senhor o que vai acontecer. 30 E eu recebi a explicação do mistério, não porque seja o mais sábio de todos os homens, mas a fim de que o senhor saiba o sentido do sonho que teve e o que querem dizer os pensamentos que passaram pela sua mente, ó rei.
31 — O senhor teve uma visão na qual viu uma estátua enorme, de pé, bem na sua frente. A estátua era brilhante, mas metia medo. 32 A cabeça era de ouro puro, o peito e os braços eram de prata, a barriga e os quadris eram de bronze, 33 as pernas eram de ferro, e os pés eram metade de ferro e metade de barro. 34 Enquanto o senhor estava olhando, uma pedra se soltou de uma montanha, sem que ninguém a tivesse empurrado. A pedra caiu em cima dos pés da estátua e os despedaçou. 35 Imediatamente, o ferro, o barro, o bronze, a prata e o ouro viraram pó, como o pó que se vê no verão quando se bate o trigo para separá-lo da palha. O vento levou tudo embora, sem deixar nenhum sinal. Mas a pedra cresceu e se tornou uma grande montanha, que cobriu o mundo inteiro.
36 — Foi este o sonho, e agora vou explicá-lo para o senhor. 37 Ó rei, o senhor é o mais poderoso de todos os reis, e foi o Deus do céu quem o fez rei; ele lhe deu poder, autoridade e honra. 38 Ele deu ao senhor o domínio em todo o mundo sobre os seres humanos, os animais e as aves. O senhor é a cabeça feita de ouro. 39 Depois do seu reino haverá outro, que não será tão poderoso como o seu; e depois desse reino haverá ainda outro, um reino de bronze, que dominará o mundo inteiro. 40 Depois, virá um quarto reino, e este será forte como o ferro, que quebra e despedaça tudo. E assim como o ferro quebra tudo, esse reino destruirá completamente todos os outros reinos do mundo. 41 Na estátua que o senhor viu, os pés e os dedos dos pés eram metade de ferro e metade de barro. Isso quer dizer que esse reino será dividido, mas terá alguma coisa da força do ferro; pois, como o senhor viu, o ferro estava misturado com barro. 42 Os dedos dos pés eram metade de ferro e metade de barro; isso quer dizer que o reino, por um lado, será forte, mas, por outro, será fraco. 43 O senhor, ó rei, viu que o ferro estava misturado com barro, e isso quer dizer que os reis procurarão unir os seus reinos por meio de casamentos. Mas como o ferro e o barro não se unem, assim também esses reinos não ficarão unidos. 44 No tempo desses reis, o Deus do céu fará aparecer um reino que nunca será destruído, nem será conquistado por outro reino. Pelo contrário, esse reino acabará com todos os outros e durará para sempre. 45 É isso o que quer dizer a pedra que o rei viu soltar-se da montanha, sem que ninguém a tivesse empurrado, e que despedaçou a estátua feita de ferro, bronze, prata, barro e ouro. O Grande Deus está revelando ao senhor o que vai acontecer no futuro. Foi este o sonho que o senhor teve, e esta é a explicação certa.
A recompensa de Daniel
46 Então o rei Nabucodonosor se ajoelhou diante de Daniel, e encostou o rosto no chão, e depois ordenou que fossem apresentados a Daniel sacrifícios e incenso. 47 E ele disse a Daniel:
— O Deus que vocês adoram é, de fato, o mais poderoso de todos os deuses e é o Senhor de todos os reis. Eu sei que é ele quem explica mistérios, pois você me explicou este sonho misterioso.
48 Em seguida, o rei colocou Daniel como alta autoridade do reino e lhe deu também muitos presentes de valor. Ele pôs Daniel como governador da província da Babilônia e o fez chefe de todos os sábios do país. 49 A pedido de Daniel, o rei pôs Sadraque, Mesaque e Abede-Nego como administradores da província da Babilônia; mas Daniel ficou na corte real.
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