다니엘 4

1느부갓네살 왕은 천하에 거하는 백성들과 나라들과 각 방언하는 자에게 조서하노라 원하노니 너희에게 많은 평강이 있을지어다 2지극히 높으신 하나님이 내게 행하신 이적과 기사를 내가 알게 하기를 즐겨하노라 3크도다 그 이적이여 능하도다 그 기사여 그 나라는 영원한 나라요 그 권병은 대대에 이르리로다 4나 느부갓네살이 내 집에 편히 있으며 내 궁에서 평강할 때에 5한 꿈을 꾸고 그로 인하여 두려워하였으되 곧 내 침상에서 생각하는 것과 뇌 속으로 받은 이상을 인하여 번민하였었노라 6이러므로 내가 명을 내려 바벨론 모든 박사를 내 앞으로 불러다가 그 꿈의 해석을 내게 알게 하라 하매 7박수와 술객과 갈대아 술사와 점장이가 들어왔기로 내가 그 꿈을 그들에게 고하였으나 그들이 그 해석을 내게 알게 하지 못하였느니라 8그 후에 다니엘이 내 앞에 들어왔으니 그는 내 신의 이름을 좇아 벨드사살이라 이름한 자요 그의 안에는 거룩한 신들의 영이 있는 자라 내가 그에게 꿈을 고하여 가로되 9박수장 벨드사살아 네 안에는 거룩한 신들의 영이 있은즉 아무 은밀한 것이라도 네게는 어려울 것이 없는 줄을 내가 아노니 내 꿈에 본 이상의 해석을 내게 고하라 10내가 침상에서 나의 뇌 속으로 받은 이상이 이러하니라 내가 본즉 땅의 중앙에 한 나무가 있는데 고가 높더니 11그 나무가 자라서 견고하여지고 그 고는 하늘에 닿았으니 땅 끝에서도 보이겠고 12그 잎사귀는 아름답고 그 열매는 많아서 만민의 식물이 될 만하고 들짐승이 그 그늘에 있으며 공중에 나는 새는 그 가지에 깃들이고 무릇 혈기 있는 자가 거기서 식물을 얻더라 13내가 침상에서 뇌 속으로 받은 이상 가운데 또 본즉 한 순찰자, 한 거룩한 자가 하늘에서 내려왔는데 14그가 소리 질러 외쳐서 이처럼 이르기를 그 나무를 베고 그 가지를 찍고 그 잎사귀를 떨고 그 열매를 헤치고 짐승들로 그 아래서 떠나게 하고 새들을 그 가지에서 쫓아내라 15그러나 그 뿌리의 그루터기를 땅에 남겨두고 철과 놋줄로 동이고 그것으로 들 청초 가운데 있게 하라 그것이 하늘 이슬에 젖고 땅의 풀 가운데서 짐승으로 더불어 그 분량을 같이 하리라 16또 그 마음은 변하여 인생의 마음 같지 아니하고 짐승의 마음을 받아 일곱 때를 지나리라 17이는 순찰자들의 명령대로요 거룩한 자들의 말대로니 곧 인생으로 지극히 높으신 자가 인간 나라를 다스리시며 자기의 뜻대로 그것을 누구에게든지 주시며 또 지극히 천한 자로 그 위에 세우시는 줄을 알게 하려 함이니라 하였느니라 18나 느부갓네살 왕이 이 꿈을 꾸었나니 너 벨드사살아 그 해석을 밝히 말하라 내 나라 모든 박사가 능히 그 해석을 내게 알게 하지 못하였으나 오직 너는 능히 하리니 이는 거룩한 신들의 영이 네 안에 있음이니라 19벨드사살이라 이름한 다니엘이 얼마 동안 놀라 벙벙하며 마음이 번민하여 하는지라 왕이 그에게 말하여 이르기를 벨드사살아 너는 이 꿈과 그 해석을 인하여 번민할 것이 아니니라 벨드사살이 대답하여 가로되 내 주여 그 꿈은 왕을 미워하는 자에게 응하기를 원하며 그 해석은 왕의 대적에게 응하기를 원하나이다 20왕의 보신 그 나무가 자라서 견고하여지고 그 고는 하늘에 닿았으니 땅 끝에서도 보이겠고 21그 잎사귀는 아름답고 그 열매는 많아서 만민의 식물이 될만하고 들짐승은 그 아래 거하며 공중에 나는 새는 그 가지에 깃들이더라 하시오니 22왕이여 이 나무는 곧 왕이시라 이는 왕이 자라서 견고하여지고 창대하사 하늘에 닿으시며 권세는 땅 끝까지 미치심이니이다 23왕이 보신즉 한 순찰자, 한 거룩한 자가 하늘에서 내려와서 이르기를 그 나무를 베고 멸하라 그러나 그 뿌리의 그루터기는 땅에 남겨두고 철과 놋줄로 동이고 그것을 들 청초 가운데 있게 하라 그것이 하늘 이슬에 젖고 또 들짐승으로 더불어 그 분량을 같이 하며 일곱 때를 지내리라 하더라 하시오니 24왕이여 그 해석은 이러하니이다 곧 지극히 높으신 자의 명정하신 것이 내 주 왕에게 미칠 것이라 25왕이 사람에게서 쫓겨나서 들짐승과 함께 거하며 소처럼 풀을 먹으며 하늘 이슬에 젖을 것이요 이와 같이 일곱 때를 지낼 것이라 그 때에 지극히 높으신 자가 인간 나라를 다스리시며 자기의 뜻대로 그것을 누구에게든지 주시는 줄을 아시리이다 26또 그들이 그 나무 뿌리의 그루터기를 남겨 두라 하였은즉 하나님이 다스리시는 줄을 왕이 깨달은 후에야 왕의 나라가 견고하리이다 27그런즉 왕이여 나의 간하는 것을 받으시고 공의를 행함으로 죄를 속하고 가난한 자를 긍휼히 여김으로 죄악을 속하소서 그리하시면 왕의 평안함이 혹시 장구하리이다 하였느니라 28이 모든 일이 다 나 느부갓네살 왕에게 임하였느니라 29열두 달이 지난 후에 내가 바벨론 궁 지붕에서 거닐새 30나 왕이 말하여 가로되 이 큰 바벨론은 내가 능력과 권세로 건설하여 나의 도성을 삼고 이것으로 내 위엄의 영광을 나타낸 것이 아니냐 하였더니 31이 말이 오히려 나 왕의 입에 있을 때에 하늘에서 소리가 내려 가로되 느부갓네살 왕아 네게 말하노니 나라의 위가 네게서 떠났느니라 32네가 사람에게서 쫓겨나서 들짐승과 함께 거하며 소처럼 풀을 먹을 것이요 이와 같이 일곱 때를 지내서 지극히 높으신 자가 인간나라를 다스리시며 자기의 뜻대로 그것을 누구에게든지 주시는 줄을 알기까지 이르리라 하더니 33그 동시에 이 일이 나 느부갓네살에게 응하므로 내가 사람에게 쫓겨나서 소처럼 풀을 먹으며 몸이 하늘 이슬에 젖고 머리털이 독수리 털과 같았고 손톱은 새 발톱과 같았었느니라 34그 기한이 차매 나 느부갓네살이 하늘을 우러러 보았더니 내 총명이 다시 내게로 돌아온지라 이에 내가 지극히 높으신 자에게 감사하며 영생하시는 자를 찬양하고 존경하였노니 그 권세는 영원한 권세요 그 나라는 대대에 이르리로다 35땅의 모든 거민을 없는 것 같이 여기시며 하늘의 군사에게든지, 땅의 거민에게든지 그는 자기 뜻대로 행하시나니 누가 그의 손을 금하든지 혹시 이르기를 네가 무엇을 하느냐 할 자가 없도다 36그 동시에 내 총명이 내게로 돌아왔고 또 나라 영광에 대하여도 내 위엄과 광명이 내게로 돌아왔고 또 나의 모사들과 관원들이 내게 조회하니 내가 내 나라에서 다시 세움을 입고 또 지극한 위세가 내게 더하였느니라 37그러므로 지금 나 느부갓네살이 하늘의 왕을 찬양하며 칭송하며 존경하노니 그의 일이 다 진실하고 그의 행하심이 의로우시므로 무릇 교만하게 행하는 자를 그가 능히 낮추심이니라

1Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you. 2It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me. 3How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation. 4I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace. 5I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. 6Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream. 7Then came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me its interpretation. 8But 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 I told the dream before him, saying, 9Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no secret troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation. 10Thus were the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and its height was great. 11The tree grew, and was strong, and its height reached to the sky, and its sight to the end of all the earth. 12The leaves of it were beautiful, and its fruit much, and in it was food for all: the animals of the field had shadow under it, and the birds of the sky lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it. 13I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from the sky. 14He cried aloud, and said thus, Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the animals get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches. 15Nevertheless leave the stump of its 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 the sky: and let his portion be with the animals in the grass of the earth: 16let his heart be changed from man’s, and let an animal’s heart be given to him; and let seven times pass over him. 17The sentence 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 rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men. 18This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and you, Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in you. 19Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken mute for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered, Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream, or the interpretation, trouble you. Belteshazzar answered, My lord, the dream be to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your adversaries. 20The tree that you saw, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached to the sky, and its sight to all the earth; 21whose leaves were beautiful, and its fruit much, and in it was food for all; under which the animals of the field lived, and on whose branches the birds of the sky had their habitation: 22it is you, O king, that are grown and become strong; for your greatness is grown, and reaches to the sky, and your dominion to the end of the earth. 23Whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the sky, and saying, Cut down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its 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 the sky: and let his portion be with the animals of the field, until seven times pass over him; 24this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which has come on my lord the king: 25that you shall be driven from men, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field, and you shall be made to eat grass as oxen, and shall be wet with the dew of the sky, and seven times shall pass over you; until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will. 26Whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree; your kingdom shall be sure to you, after that you shall have known that the heavens do rule. 27Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of your tranquility. 28All this came on the king Nebuchadnezzar. 29At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of Babylon. 30The king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty? 31While the word was in the king’s mouth, a voice came from the sky, saying, “O king Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you. 32You shall be driven from men; and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. You shall be made to eat grass as oxen. Seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will.” 33This was fulfilled the same hour on Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky, until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws. 34At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him who lives forever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation. 35All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and no one can stay his hand, or ask him, What are you doing? 36At the same time my understanding returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned to me; and my counselors and my lords sought to me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added to me. 37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.

1De koning Nebukadnezar aan alle volken, natien en tongen, die op den gansen aardbodem wonen: uw vrede worde vermenigvuldigd! 2Het behaagt mij te verkondigen de tekenen en wonderen, die de allerhoogste God aan mij gedaan heeft. 3Hoe groot zijn Zijn tekenen! en hoe machtig Zijn wonderen! Zijn Rijk is een eeuwig Rijk, en Zijn heerschappij is van geslacht tot geslacht. 4Ik, Nebukadnezar, gerust zijnde in mijn huis, en in mijn paleis groenende, 5Zag een droom, die mij vervaarde, en de gedachten, die ik op mijn bed had, en de gezichten mijns hoofds beroerden mij. 6Daarom is er een bevel van mij gesteld, dat men voor mij zou inbrengen al de wijzen van Babel, opdat zij mij de uitlegging van dien droom zouden bekend maken. 7Toen kwamen in de tovenaars, de sterrekijkers, de Chaldeen en de waarzeggers; en ik zeide den droom voor hen; maar zij maakten mij zijn uitlegging niet bekend; 8Totdat ten laatste Daniel voor mij inkwam, wiens naam Beltsazar is, naar den naam mijns gods, in wien ook de geest der heilige goden is; en ik vertelde den droom voor hem, zeggende: 9Beltsazar, gij overste der tovenaars! dewijl ik weet, dat de geest der heilige goden in u is, zo zeg de gezichten mijns drooms, dien ik gezien heb, te weten zijn uitlegging. 10De gezichten nu mijns hoofds op mijn leger waren deze: Ik zag, en ziet, er was een boom in het midden der aarde, en zijn hoogte was groot. 11De boom werd groot en sterk; en zijn hoogte reikte aan den hemel, en hij werd gezien tot aan het einde der ganse aarde; 12Zijn loof was schoon, en zijn vruchten vele, en er was spijze aan denzelve voor allen; onder hem vond het gedierte des velds schaduw, en de vogelen des hemels woonden in haar takken, en alle vlees werd daarvan gevoed. 13Ik zag verder in de gezichten mijns hoofds, op mijn leger; en ziet, een wachter, namelijk een heilige, kwam af van den hemel, 14Roepende met kracht, en aldus zeggende: Houwt dien boom af, en kapt zijn takken af; stroopt zijn loof af, en verstrooit zijn vruchten, dat de dieren van onder hem wegzwerven, en de vogelen van zijn takken; 15Doch laat den stam met zijn wortelen in de aarde, en met een ijzeren en koperen band in het tedere gras des velds; en laat hem in de dauw des hemels nat gemaakt worden, en zijn deel zij met het gedierte in het kruid der aarde. 16Zijn hart worde veranderd, dat het geens mensen hart meer zij, en hem worde eens beesten hart gegeven, en laat zeven tijden over hem voorbijgaan. 17Deze zaak is in het besluit der wachters, en deze begeerte is in het woord der heiligen; opdat de levenden bekennen, dat de Allerhoogste heerschappij heeft over de koninkrijken der mensen, en geeft ze aan wien Hij wil, ja, zet daarover den laagste onder de mensen. 18Dezen droom heb ik, koning Nebukadnezar gezien; gij nu, Beltsazar! zeg de uitlegging van dien, dewijl als de wijzen mijns koninkrijks mij de uitlegging niet hebben kunnen bekend maken; maar gij kunt wel, dewijl de geest der heilige goden in u is. 19Toen ontzette zich Daniel, wiens naam Beltsazar is, bij een uur lang, en zijn gedachten beroerden hem. De koning antwoordde en zeide: Beltsazar! laat u de droom en zijn uitlegging niet beroeren. Beltsazar antwoordde en zeide: Mijn heer! de droom wedervare uw hateren, en zijn uitlegging uw wederpartijders! 20De boom, dien gij gezien hebt, die groot en sterk geworden was, en wiens hoogte tot aan den hemel reikte, en die over het ganse aardrijk gezien werd; 21En wiens loof schoon, en wiens vruchten vele waren, en waar spijze aan was voor allen, onder wien het gedierte des velds woonde, en in wiens takken de vogelen des hemels nestelden; 22Dat zijt gij, o koning! die groot en sterk zijt geworden; want uw grootheid is zo gewassen, dat zij reikt aan den hemel, en uw heerschappij aan het einde des aardrijks. 23Dat nu de koning, een wachter, namelijk een heilige gezien heeft, van den hemel afkomende, die zeide: Houwt dezen boom af, en verderft hem; doch laat den stam met zijn wortelen in de aarde, en met een ijzeren en koperen band in het tedere gras des velds, en in de dauw des hemels nat gemaakt worden, en dat zijn deel zij met het gedierte des velds, totdat er zeven tijden over hem voorbijgaan; 24Dit is de beduiding, o koning! en dit is een besluit des Allerhoogsten, hetwelk over mijn heer, den koning komen zal: 25Te weten, men zal u van de mensen verstoten, en met het gedierte des velds zal uw woning zijn, en men zal u het kruid, als den ossen, te smaken geven; en gij zult van den dauw des hemels nat gemaakt worden, en er zullen zeven tijden over u voorbijgaan, totdat gij bekent, dat de Allerhoogste heerschappij heeft over de koninkrijken der mensen, en geeft ze, wien Hij wil. 26Dat er ook gezegd is, dat men den stam met de wortelen van dien boom laten zou; uw koninkrijk zal u bestendig zijn, nadat gij zult bekend hebben, dat de Hemel heerst. 27Daarom, o koning! laat mijn raad u behagen, en breek uw zonden af door gerechtigheid, en uw ongerechtigheid door genade te bewijzen aan de ellendigen, of er verlenging van uw vrede mocht wezen. 28Dit alles overkwam den koning Nebukadnezar. 29Want op het einde van twaalf maanden, toen hij op het koninklijk paleis van Babel wandelde, 30Sprak de koning, en zeide: Is dit niet het grote Babel, dat ik gebouwd heb tot een huis des koninkrijks, door de sterkte mijner macht, en ter ere mijner heerlijkheid! 31Dit woord nog zijnde in des konings mond, viel er een stem uit den hemel: U, o koning Nebukadnezar! wordt gezegd: Het koninkrijk is van u gegaan. 32En men zal u van de mensen verstoten, en uw woning zal bij de beesten des velds zijn; men zal u gras te smaken geven, als den ossen, en er zullen zeven tijden over u voorbijgaan, totdat gij bekent, dat de Allerhoogste over de koninkrijken der mensen heerschappij heeft, en dat Hij ze geeft, aan wien Hij wil. 33Ter zelfder ure werd dat woord volbracht over Nebukadnezar, want hij werd uit de mensen verstoten, en hij at gras als de ossen, en zijn lichaam werd van den dauw des hemels nat gemaakt, totdat zijn haar wies als der arenden vederen, en zijn nagelen als der vogelen. 34Ten einde dezer dagen nu, hief ik, Nebukadnezar, mijn ogen op ten hemel, want mijn verstand kwam weer in mij; en ik loofde den Allerhoogste, en ik prees en verheerlijkte den Eeuwiglevende, omdat Zijn heerschappij is een eeuwige heerschappij, en Zijn Koninkrijk is van geslacht tot geslacht; 35En al de inwoners der aarde zijn als niets geacht, en Hij doet naar Zijn wil met het heir des hemels en de inwoners der aarde, en er is niemand, die Zijn hand afslaan, of tot Hem zeggen kan: Wat doet Gij? 36Ter zelfder tijd kwam mijn verstand weder in mij; ook kwam de heerlijkheid mijns koninkrijks, mijn majesteit en mijn glans weder op mij; en mijn raadsheren en mijn geweldigen zochten mij, en ik werd in mijn koninkrijk bevestigd; en mij werd groter heerlijkheid toegevoegd. 37Nu prijs ik, Nebukadnezar, en verhoog, en verheerlijk den Koning des hemels, omdat al Zijn werken waarheid, en Zijn paden gerichten zijn; en Hij is machtig te vernederen degenen, die in hoogmoed wandelen.