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Daniel 2
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Daniel 2
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El sueño de Nabucodonosor
2 1-2 En cierta ocasión, Nabucodonosor tuvo unos sueños muy extraños, y se quedó tan inquieto que ya ni dormir podía. Entonces mandó llamar a todos los sabios y adivinos que había en su reino, pues quería que le dijeran qué significado tenían sus sueños. Cuando esto sucedió, Nabucodonosor llevaba dos años de ser rey. Los sabios y adivinos se presentaron ante el rey, 3 y el rey les dijo:
—Tuve un sueño, y me preocupa no saber lo que significa.
4 Como los sabios hablaban arameo, le contestaron al rey en ese idioma:
—Nosotros estamos para servir a Su Majestad, y le deseamos muchos años de vida. Si Su Majestad nos cuenta su sueño, nosotros le diremos lo que significa.
5-6 El rey les contestó:
—Ya he tomado una decisión. Si ustedes me dicen lo que soñé y lo que el sueño significa, yo les daré muchos regalos y haré que todos les rindan honores. Pero si no me dicen lo que soñé, ni lo que el sueño significa, mandaré que los partan en pedazos y que conviertan sus casas en basureros. Más les vale, entonces, decirme lo que soñé y lo que quiere decir.
7 Los sabios volvieron a decirle:
—Si Su Majestad nos cuenta lo que soñó, nosotros le diremos lo que significa.
8-9 El rey les dijo:
—Creo que ustedes quieren ganar tiempo. Se están poniendo de acuerdo para decirme puras mentiras. Pero mi decisión no va a cambiar. Díganme qué fue lo que soñé, y así sabré que son capaces de decirme lo que significa. Si no me lo dicen, mandaré que los castiguen a todos.
10 Los sabios se defendieron:
—Nunca ningún rey, por más poderoso que fuera, les ha pedido a sus sabios y adivinos responder a algo tan difícil. Ni hay nadie en el mundo capaz de adivinar lo que Su Majestad quiere saber. 11 Tal vez los dioses podrían darle una respuesta, ¡pero ellos no viven en este mundo!
12 Al oír esto, el rey se enojó mucho y mandó que mataran a todos los sabios que vivían en Babilonia, 13 así que también buscaron a Daniel y a sus amigos, para matarlos.
Daniel le explica al rey su sueño
14 El jefe de los soldados del rey, que se llamaba Arioc, se dispuso a matar a todos los sabios de Babilonia, 15 pero Daniel fue a verlo, y con mucho tacto le preguntó por qué había ordenado el rey matar a todos los sabios.
En cuanto Arioc le explicó la razón de la orden, 16 Daniel fue a hablar con el rey y se comprometió a explicarle el significado del sueño. Pero le dijo que, para eso, necesitaba un poco más de tiempo. 17-18 Después fue a su casa, y allí les contó a sus amigos lo que pasaba. También les pidió que oraran a Dios por él, para que no les pasara nada ni a él ni a ellos, ni a los sabios de Babilonia.
19 Esa misma noche, Dios ayudó a Daniel y le aclaró el misterio del sueño. Entonces Daniel bendijo a Dios con estas palabras:
20 Dios mío,
sólo tú eres sabio y poderoso.
¡Bendito seas por siempre!
21-22 Tú eres el Dios de la historia.
Todo en el mundo sucede
porque quieres que suceda.
A unos los haces reinar,
y a otros los quitas del trono.
Tú haces que los sabios entiendan
los misterios más profundos.
Donde tú te encuentras
no hay lugar para las sombras,
porque la luz eres tú.
23 A ti, Dios de mis padres,
te doy gracias y te alabo,
porque me has hecho entender
qué fue lo que el rey soñó.
24 Después de eso, Daniel fue a ver a Arioc y le dijo: «Antes de que mate usted a alguien, lléveme a ver al rey. Yo le voy a explicar lo que quiere decir su sueño».
25 Enseguida Arioc presentó a Daniel ante el rey, y le dijo: «Tengo aquí a un jovencito, de los que trajimos de Judá. Dice que él puede decir a Su Majestad lo que significa su sueño».
26 En Babilonia conocían a Daniel con el nombre de Beltsasar. Entonces el rey le dijo a Daniel:
—¿Así que tú vas a decirme lo que soñé, y lo que significa mi sueño?
27 Y Daniel le contestó:
—No hay ningún sabio ni adivino capaz de adivinar lo que Su Majestad quiere saber. 28-30 Yo mismo, no soy más sabio que nadie. Pero en el cielo hay un Dios que conoce todos los misterios.
»Mientras Su Majestad dormía, pensaba mucho en el futuro y comenzó a soñar. Pues bien, Dios ha hecho ver a Su Majestad, en esos sueños, lo que está por suceder. Y a mí, me ha dado a conocer el significado de esos sueños.
31 »Su Majestad soñaba que veía una estatua muy grande y fea, la cual le causaba mucho miedo. 32 La cabeza de la estatua era de oro puro, el pecho y los brazos eran de plata, el vientre y los muslos eran de cobre, 33 y las piernas eran de hierro. ¡Pero los pies eran de una mezcla de hierro y barro!
34 »Mientras Su Majestad contemplaba la estatua, una piedra que nadie arrojó vino rodando, golpeó a la estatua en los pies, ¡y la estatua se vino abajo! 35 Todos los metales de la estatua se hicieron polvo. Y enseguida vino un viento muy fuerte, y se llevó todo eso como si fuera paja. Nunca volvió a encontrarse nada de la estatua. Sin embargo, la piedra que golpeó la estatua llegó a ser una gran montaña. ¡Era tan grande que llenaba toda la tierra!
36-38 »Este sueño quiere decir que Su Majestad es el rey más poderoso de todos los reyes. Su Majestad es la cabeza de oro, pues el Dios del cielo lo ha hecho rey y le ha dado mucho poder y mucha honra. También le ha dado poder sobre toda la gente que vive en la tierra, y sobre todos los animales que hay en la tierra y en el cielo.
39 »Después de Su Majestad habrá otro rey, menos importante que usted. Luego vendrá un tercer rey, representado por el cobre, que dominará toda la tierra. 40 Por último, vendrá otro rey que tendrá la fuerza del hierro. Este rey vencerá a los otros reyes, así como el hierro vence a los otros metales.
41-42 »Su Majestad vio en su sueño que los pies de la estatua eran de hierro y de barro. Eso quiere decir que el último reino estará dividido. Será fuerte como el hierro, pero también será débil como el barro. 43 La mezcla de hierro y barro en sus pies quiere decir que este reino tratará de mantenerse unido. Para eso, habrá matrimonios entre las familias de diferentes reinos. Pero así como no es posible unir el hierro con el barro, tampoco será posible que ese reino se mantenga unido.
44 »Sin embargo, en esos días el Dios del cielo enviará a un rey que reinará para siempre, y al que nadie podrá vencer. Al contrario, será él quien destruya a los otros reinos. 45 Eso es lo que significa la piedra que nadie arrojó, y que destruyó la estatua.
»Su Majestad, esto es lo que el gran Dios quiere que usted sepa acerca del futuro. Tanto el sueño como su significado son verdad, y todo pasará como se lo he dicho.
46 Cuando el rey Nabucodonosor oyó esto, se arrojó al suelo con la intención de adorar a Daniel. Además, ordenó que le presentaran a Daniel ofrendas, como si Daniel fuera Dios. 47 Luego le dijo a Daniel:
—No hay duda. Tu Dios es el Dios de todos los dioses; ¡es el rey de todos los reyes! Él lo sabe todo, y por eso tú pudiste explicarme este sueño tan misterioso.
48 Enseguida, el rey le dio muchos regalos costosos, y además lo nombró gobernador de toda Babilonia y jefe de todos los sabios. 49 Entonces Daniel le pidió al rey que pusiera a sus amigos en puestos de mucha importancia. Y así Sadrac, Mesac y Abed-nego llegaron a ser administradores en Babilonia. Daniel, por su parte, se quedó en la corte del rey.
Daniel 2
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Daniel 2
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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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Daniel 2
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Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
2 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; (A)his spirit was troubled, and (B)his sleep left him. 2 Then the king commanded that (C)the magicians, (D)the enchanters, the (E)sorcerers, and (F)the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and (G)stood before the king. 3 And the king said to them, “I had a dream, and (H)my spirit is troubled to know the dream.” 4 Then (I)the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic,[a] (J)“O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.” 5 The king answered and said to (K)the Chaldeans, “The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be (L)torn limb from limb, (M)and your (N)houses shall be laid in ruins. 6 But if you show the dream and its interpretation, (O)you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. (P)Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation.” 7 They answered a second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation.” 8 The king answered and said, “I know with certainty that you are trying to (Q)gain time, because you see that the word from me is firm— 9 if you do not make the dream known to me, (R)there is but one sentence for you. You have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till (S)the times change. (T)Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation.” 10 (U)The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who can meet the king's demand, for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or (V)Chaldean. 11 The thing that the king asks is difficult, and no one can show it to the king except (W)the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.”
12 Because of this the king was angry and (X)very furious, and (Y)commanded that all (Z)the wise men of Babylon be destroyed. 13 So the decree went out, and the wise men were about to be killed; and they sought (AA)Daniel and his companions, to kill them. 14 Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to (AB)Arioch, the (AC)captain of the king's guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon. 15 He declared[b] to Arioch, the king's captain, “Why is the decree of the king (AD)so urgent?” Then Arioch made the matter known to Daniel. 16 And Daniel went in and requested the king to appoint him a time, that he might show the interpretation to the king.
God Reveals Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
17 Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to (AE)Hananiah, (AF)Mishael, and (AG)Azariah, his companions, 18 (AH)and told them to seek mercy from the (AI)God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not (AJ)be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 19 Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in (AK)a vision of the night. Then Daniel (AL)blessed the (AM)God of heaven. 20 Daniel answered and said:
(AN)“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,
(AO)to whom belong wisdom and might.
21 (AP)He changes times and seasons;
(AQ)he removes kings and sets up kings;
(AR)he gives wisdom to the wise
(AS)and knowledge to those who have understanding;
22 (AT)he reveals deep and hidden things;
(AU)he knows what is in the darkness,
(AV)and the light dwells with him.
23 To you, O (AW)God of my fathers,
(AX)I give thanks and praise,
for (AY)you have given me wisdom and might,
and have now made known to me what (AZ)we asked of you,
for you have made known to us the king's matter.”
24 Therefore Daniel went in to (BA)Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show the king the interpretation.”
25 Then (BB)Arioch brought in Daniel before the king (BC)in haste and said thus to him: “I have found (BD)among the exiles from Judah a man who will make known to the king the interpretation.” 26 The king declared to Daniel, (BE)whose name was Belteshazzar, (BF)“Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation?” 27 Daniel answered the king and said, “No wise men, (BG)enchanters, (BH)magicians, or (BI)astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked, 28 but (BJ)there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar (BK)what will be in the latter days. Your dream and (BL)the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these: 29 To you, O king, as you lay in bed came thoughts of what would be after this, (BM)and he who reveals mysteries made known to you what is to be. 30 But (BN)as for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because of any wisdom that I have more than all the living, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that (BO)you may know the thoughts of your mind.
Daniel Interprets the Dream
31 “You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening. 32 (BP)The head of this image was of fine gold, (BQ)its chest and arms of silver, its middle and (BR)thighs of bronze, 33 (BS)its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. 34 As you looked, a stone was cut out (BT)by no human hand, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and (BU)broke them in pieces. 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became (BV)like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that (BW)not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the image became (BX)a great mountain (BY)and filled the whole earth.
36 “This was the dream. Now we will tell the king its interpretation. 37 You, O king, (BZ)the king of kings, to whom (CA)the God of heaven (CB)has given the kingdom, the power, and the might, and the glory, 38 and into whose hand he has given, wherever they dwell, the children of man, (CC)the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens, making you rule over them all—you are (CD)the head of gold. 39 (CE)Another kingdom inferior to you shall arise after you, and yet a third kingdom (CF)of bronze, (CG)which shall rule over all the earth. 40 And (CH)there shall be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron (CI)breaks to pieces and shatters all things. And like iron that crushes, it shall (CJ)break and crush all these. 41 And as you saw (CK)the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom, but some of the (CL)firmness of iron shall be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the soft clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle. 43 As you saw the iron mixed with soft clay, so they will 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 (CM)the God of heaven will set up (CN)a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. (CO)It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and (CP)it shall stand forever, 45 just as (CQ)you saw that (CR)a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that (CS)it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. A (CT)great God has made known to the king what shall be after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.”
Daniel Is Promoted
46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar (CU)fell upon his face and (CV)paid homage to Daniel, and commanded that (CW)an offering and (CX)incense be offered up to him. 47 The king answered and said to Daniel, “Truly, your (CY)God is God of gods and (CZ)Lord of kings, and (DA)a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery.” 48 Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great (DB)gifts, and made him ruler over the whole (DC)province of Babylon and (DD)chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon. 49 Daniel made a request of the king, and he (DE)appointed (DF)Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of (DG)the province of Babylon. But Daniel (DH)remained at the king's court.
Footnotes
- Daniel 2:4 The text from this point to the end of chapter 7 is in Aramaic
- Daniel 2:15 Aramaic answered and said; also verse 26
- Daniel 2:43 Aramaic by the seed of men
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