Prophetia Danielis, 2

1. In anno secundo regni Nabu chodonosor vidit Nabuchodo nosor somnium, et conterritus est spiritus eius, et somnus eius fugit ab eo.

1. In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnez'zar, Nebuchadnez'zar had dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him.

2. Praecepit autem rex, ut convocarentur harioli et magi et malefici et Chaldaei et indicarent regi somnia sua; qui cum venissent, steterunt coram rege.

2. Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chalde'ans be summoned, to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.

3. Et dixit ad eos rex: “Vidi somnium, et spiritus meus conterritus est, ut intellegat somnium”.

3. And the king said to them, "I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream."

4. Responderuntque Chaldaei regi Aramaice: “Rex, in sempiternum vive! Dic somnium servis tuis, et interpretationem eius indicabimus”.

4. Then the Chalde'ans said to the king, "O king, live for ever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation."

5. Et respondens rex ait Chaldaeis: “Sermo recessit a me. Nisi indicaveritis mihi somnium et coniecturam eius, in frusta concidemini, et domus vestrae in sterquilinium ponentur;

5. The king answered the Chalde'ans, "The word from me is sure: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be torn limb from limb, and your houses shall be laid in ruins.

6. si autem somnium et coniecturam eius narraveritis, praemia et dona et honorem multum accipietis a me. Somnium igitur et interpretationem eius indicate mihi”.

6. But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation."

7. Responderunt secundo atque dixerunt: “Rex somnium dicat servis suis, et interpretationem illius indicabimus”.

7. They answered a second time, "Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation."

8. Respondit rex et ait: “Certe novi quia tempus redimitis, scientes quod recesserit a me sermo.

8. The king answered, "I know with certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see that the word from me is sure

9. Si ergo somnium non indicaveritis mihi, una est de vobis sententia. Et verbum fallax et deceptione plenum composuistis, ut loquamini mihi, donec tempus pertranseat; somnium itaque dicite mihi, ut sciam quod interpretationem eius loquamini mihi”.

9. that if you do not make the dream known to me, there is but one sentence for you. You have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till the times change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation."

10. Respondentes ergo Chaldaei coram rege dixerunt: “Non est homo super terram qui sermonem regis possit indicare; quapropter neque regum quisquam magnus et potens verbum huiuscemodi sciscitatur ab omni hariolo et mago et Chaldaeo.

10. The Chalde'ans answered the king, "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 Chalde'an.

11. Sermo enim, quem tu quaeris, rex, gravis est, nec reperietur quisquam qui indicet illum in conspectu regis, exceptis diis, quorum non est cum hominibus conversatio”.

11. The thing that the king asks is difficult, and none can show it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh."

12. Quo audito, rex in furore et in ira magna praecepit, ut perirent omnes sapientes Babylonis.

12. Because of this the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.

13. Et egressa sententia, ut sapientes interficerentur, quaerebantur Daniel et socii eius, ut perirent.

13. So the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain, and they sought Daniel and his companions, to slay them.

14. Tunc Daniel interrogavit cum consilio et prudentia Arioch, principem militiae regis, qui egressus fuerat ad interficiendos sapientes Babylonis;

14. Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to Ar'i-och, the captain of the king's guard, who had gone out to slay the wise men of Babylon;

15. respondens dixit ad Arioch, qui a rege potestatem acceperat, quam ob causam tam crudelis sententia a facie esset regis egressa. Cum ergo rem indicasset Arioch Danieli,

15. he said to Ar'i-och, the king's captain, "Why is the decree of the king so severe?" Then Ar'i-och made the matter known to Daniel.

16. Daniel ingressus rogavit regem, ut tempus daret sibi ad solutionem indicandam regi;

16. And Daniel went in and besought the king to appoint him a time, that he might show to the king the interpretation.

17. et ingressus est domum suam Ananiaeque, Misaeli et Azariae sociis suis indicavit negotium,

17. Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to Hanani'ah, Mish'a-el, and Azari'ah, his companions,

18. ut quaererent misericordiam a facie Dei caeli super sacramento isto et non perirent Daniel et socii eius cum ceteris sapientibus Babylonis.

18. and told them to seek mercy of 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.

19. Tunc Danieli per visionem nocte mysterium revelatum est, et benedixit Daniel Deo caeli

19. Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

20. et locutus Daniel ait: “Sit nomen Dei benedictum a saeculo et usque in saeculum, quia sapientia et fortitudo eius sunt;

20. Daniel said: "Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever. to whom belong wisdom and might.

21. et ipse mutat tempora et aetates, transfert atque constituit reges, dat sapientiam sapientibus et scientiam intellegentibus disciplinam:

21. He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding;

22. ipse revelat profunda et abscondita et novit in tenebris constituta, et lux cum eo inhabitat,

22. he reveals deep and mysterious things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.

23. Tibi, Deus patrum meorum, confiteor teque laudo, quia sapientiam et fortitudinem dedisti mihi et nunc ostendisti mihi, quae rogavimus te, quia sermonem regis aperuisti nobis”.

23. To thee, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for thou hast given me wisdom and strength, and hast now made known to me what we asked of thee, for thou hast made known to us the king's matter."

24. Propterea Daniel, ingressus ad Arioch, quem constituerat rex, ut perderet sapientes Babylonis, sic ei locutus est: “Sapientes Babylonis ne perdas; introduc me in conspectu regis et solutionem regi enarrabo”.

24. Therefore Daniel went in to Ar'i-och, 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. Tunc Arioch festinus introduxit Danielem ad regem et dixit ei: “Inveni hominem de filiis transmigrationis Iudae, qui solutionem regi annuntiet”.

25. Then Ar'i-och brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus to him: "I have found among the exiles from Judah a man who can make known to the king the interpretation."

26. Respondit rex et dixit Danieli, cuius nomen erat Baltassar: “Putasne vere potes mihi indicare somnium, quod vidi, et interpretationem eius?”.

26. The king said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshaz'zar, "Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation?"

27. Et respondens Daniel coram rege ait: “Mysterium, quod rex interrogat, sapientes, magi et harioli et haruspices non queunt indicare regi;

27. Daniel answered the king, "No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or astrologers can show to the king the mystery which the king has asked,

28. sed est Deus in caelo revelans mysteria, qui indicavit tibi, rex Nabuchodonosor, quae ventura sunt in novissimis temporibus. Somnium tuum et visiones capitis tui in cubili tuo huiuscemodi sunt:

28. but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnez'zar what will be in the latter days. Your dream and the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these:

29. Tu, rex, cogitare coepisti in strato tuo quid esset futurum post haec; et, qui revelat mysteria, ostendit tibi, quae ventura sunt.

29. To you, O king, as you lay in bed came thoughts of what would be hereafter, and he who reveals mysteries made known to you what is to be.

30. Mihi quoque non in sapientia, quae est in me plus quam in cunctis viventibus, sacramentum hoc revelatum est, sed ut interpretatio regi manifesta fieret, et cogitationes mentis tuae scires.

30. But as for me, not because of any wisdom that I have more than all the living has this mystery been revealed to me, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your mind.

31. Tu, rex, videbas, et ecce statua una grandis: statua illa magna et statura sublimis stabat contra te, et intuitus eius erat terribilis.

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. Huius statuae caput ex auro optimo erat, pectus autem et brachia de argento, porro venter et femora ex aere,

32. The head of this image was of fine gold, its breast and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze,

33. tibiae autem ferreae, pedum quaedam pars erat ferrea, quaedam autem fictilis.

33. its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.

34. Videbas ita, donec abscissus est lapis sine manibus et percussit statuam in pedibus eius ferreis et fictilibus et comminuit eos;

34. As you looked, a stone was cut out by no human hand, and it smote the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces;

35. tunc contrita sunt pariter ferrum, testa, aes, argentum et aurum, et fuerunt quasi folliculus ex areis aestivis, et rapuit ea ventus, nullusque locus inventus est eis; lapis autem, qui percusserat statuam, factus est mons magnus et implevit universam terram.

35. then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were 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 image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

36. Hoc est somnium; interpretationem quoque eius dicemus coram te, rex.

36. "This was the dream; now we will tell the king its interpretation.

37. Tu rex regum es, et Deus caeli regnum et fortitudinem et imperium et gloriam dedit tibi;

37. You, O king, the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the might, and the glory,

38. et omnia, in quibus habitant filii hominum et bestiae agri volucresque caeli, dedit in manu tua et te dominum universorum constituit: tu es caput aureum.

38. and into whose hand he has given, wherever they dwell, the sons of men, the beasts of the field, and the birds of the air, making you rule over them all -- you are the head of gold.

39. Et post te consurget regnum aliud minus te et regnum tertium aliud aereum, quod imperabit universae terrae.

39. After you shall arise another kingdom inferior to you, and yet a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.

40. Et regnum quartum erit robustum velut ferrum; quomodo ferrum comminuit et domat omnia, et sicut ferrum comminuens conteret et comminuet omnia haec.

40. And there shall be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron breaks to pieces and shatters all things; and like iron which crushes, it shall break and crush all these.

41. Porro quia vidisti pedum et digitorum partem testae figuli et partem ferream, regnum divisum erit; et robur ferri erit ei, secundum quod vidisti ferrum mixtum testae ex luto.

41. And 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 firmness of iron shall be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the miry clay.

42. Et digitos pedum ex parte ferreos et ex parte fictiles, ex parte regnum erit solidum et ex parte contritum.

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. Quod autem vidisti ferrum mixtum testae ex luto, commiscebuntur quidem humano semine, sed non adhaerebunt sibi, sicuti ferrum misceri non potest testae.

43. As you saw the iron mixed with miry clay, so they will mix with one another in marriage, but they will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay.

44. In diebus autem regnorum illorum suscitabit Deus caeli regnum, quod in aeternum non dissipabitur, et regnum populo alteri non tradetur: comminuet et consumet universa regna haec, et ipsum stabit in aeternum.

44. And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand for ever;

45. Secundum quod vidisti quod de monte abscisus est lapis sine manibus et comminuit testam et ferrum et aes et argentum et aurum, Deus magnus ostendit regi, quae ventura sunt postea; et verum est somnium et fidelis interpretatio eius”.

45. just as you saw that a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. A great God has made known to the king what shall be hereafter. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure."

46. Tunc rex Nabuchodonosor cecidit in faciem suam et Danielem adoravit et hostias et incensum praecepit, ut sacrificarent ei.

46. Then King Nebuchadnez'zar fell upon his face, and did homage to Daniel, and commanded that an offering and incense be offered up to him.

47. Loquens ergo rex ait Danieli: “Vere Deus vester Deus deorum est et Dominus regum et revelans mysteria, quoniam potuisti aperire sacramentum hoc”.

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."

48. Tunc rex Danielem in sublime extulit et munera multa et magna dedit ei et constituit eum principem super omnes provincias Babylonis et principem praefectorum super cunctos sapientes Babylonis.

48. Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.

49. Daniel autem postulavit a rege et constituit super opera provinciae Babylonis Sedrac, Misac et Abdenago; ipse autem Daniel erat in foribus regis.

49. Daniel made request of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel remained at the king's court.