¹Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.

¹Nebukadnezar kralj vsem ljudstvom, narodom in jezikom, ki prebivajo po vsej zemlji: Mir naj se vam pomnoži!

²I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.

²Vzvidelo se mi je, da oznanjam znamenja in čudeže, ki jih je Bog najvišji storil pri meni.

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.

³Kako velika so znamenja njegova in čudeži njegovi kako mogočni! Kraljestvo njegovo je kraljestvo večno in gospostvo njegovo od roda do roda!

⁴I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:

⁴Jaz Nebukadnezar, ko sem pokojno živel v hiši svoji in srečo užival v palači svoji,

⁵I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

⁵sem videl sanje, ki so me prestrašile; in premišljevanje na ležišču mojem in prikazni glave moje so me plašile.

⁶Therefore 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.

⁶Zato sem dal povelje, naj privedejo predme vse modrijane babilonske, da bi mi oznanili tistih sanj razlago.

⁷Then 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.

⁷Pridejo torej pismouki, rotilci, Kaldejci in vedeževalci, in jim povem sanje; ali niso mi oznanili njih razlage.

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 before him I told the dream, saying,

⁸Nazadnje pa stopi predme Daniel, ki mu je bilo ime Beltsazar po imenu boga mojega in v katerem je duh svetih bogov; in njemu povem sanje, rekoč:

⁹O 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.

⁹Beltsazar, višji pismoukov, ker vem, da je v tebi svetih bogov duh ter da ti nobena skrivnost ni pretežka, povej mi prikazni mojih sanj, ki sem jih videl, in njih razlago!

¹⁰Thus 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.

¹⁰Prikazni glave moje na ležišču mojem pa so bile te: Videl sem, in glej: drevo stoji sredi zemlje, in višina njegova ogromna.

¹¹The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:

¹¹Drevo je postalo veliko in močno in visokost njegova je segala do neba, in bilo ga je videti do konca vse zemlje.

¹²The 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.

¹²Listje njegovo je bilo lepo in sad njegov obilen in živeža je bilo na njem dosti za vse; poljske zveri so imele senco pod njim in ptice nebeške so gnezdile na njegovih vejah in ž njim se je živilo sleherno meso.

¹³I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;

¹³Videl sem v prikaznih glave svoje na ležišču svojem, in glej: varuh in svetnik stopi doli z neba,

¹⁴He 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:

¹⁴glasno vpije in tako veli: Posekajte drevo in mu porežite veje, posmukajte mu listje ter raztresite sad njegov! Zveri naj zbežé izpod njega in ptiči z vej njegovih!

¹⁵Nevertheless 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:

¹⁵Toda panj njegov s koreninami pustite v zemlji, to pa v okovih železnih in bronastih, v travi na polju; in rosa nebeška naj ga moči in z zvermi mu bodi delež v travi zemeljski.

¹⁶Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.

¹⁶Človeško srce njegovo bodi izpremenjeno in dá naj se mu zverinsko srce; in sedem časov naj mine nad njim.

¹⁷This 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.

¹⁷Po sklepu varuhov je to poročilo in povelje svetih je ta beseda, da bi spoznali živeči, da vlada Najvišji v kraljestvu človeškem ter ga dá, komur hoče, in more najnižjega izmed ljudi postaviti nad njim.

¹⁸This 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.

¹⁸Te sanje sem videl jaz Nebukadnezar kralj; ti pa, Beltsazar, povej njih razlago, ker mi jih ne morejo razložiti vsi modrijani kraljestva mojega; ali ti moreš, ker v tebi je svetih bogov duh.

¹⁹Then 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.

¹⁹Tedaj postoji Daniel, ki mu je ime Beltsazar, strmeč skoraj eno uro, in misli njegove ga plašijo. Kralj izpregovori in reče: Beltsazar, ne plašijo naj te sanje in njih razlaga! Beltsazar odgovori in reče: Gospod moj, da bi veljale sanje tvojim sovražilcem in neprijateljem tvojim njih razlaga!

²⁰The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;

²⁰Drevo, ki si ga videl, da je postalo veliko in močno in visokost njegova je segala do neba in ga je bilo videti po vesoljni zemlji

²¹Whose 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:

²¹in listje njegovo je bilo lepo in sad njegov obilen in živeža na njem dosti za vse, pod katerim so bivale poljske zveri in na njegovih vejah so gnezdile ptice nebeške:

²²It 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.

²²to si ti, o kralj, ki si postal velik in mogočen; kajti tvoja velikost je vzrasla in sega do neba in gospostvo tvoje do konca zemlje.

²³And 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;

²³A da je videl kralj varuha in svetnika, da je stopil z neba in velel: Posekajte drevo in ga izničite, toda panj njegov s koreninami pustite v zemlji, to pa v okovih železnih in bronastih, v travi na polju, in rosa nebeška naj ga moči in z zvermi poljskimi mu bodi delež, dokler ne mine sedem časov nad njim –

²⁴This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:

²⁴to je razlaga, o kralj, in to je sklep Najvišjega, ki pride nad gospoda mojega, kralja:

²⁵That 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.

²⁵Pahnejo te ven izmed ljudi in pri zverini poljski bode bivališče tvoje, in travo ti bodo dajali jesti kakor volom in rosa nebeška te bo močila, in sedem časov mine nad teboj, dokler ne spoznaš, da vlada Najvišji v kraljestvu človeškem ter ga dá, komur hoče.

²⁶And 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.

²⁶In da so veleli, naj ostane drevesu panj s koreninami, pomeni, da ti bode kraljestvo zopet utrjeno, brž ko spoznaš, da vladajo nebesa.

²⁷Wherefore, 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.

²⁷Zatorej ti bodi, o kralj, ugoden svet moj, da pretrgaj grehe svoje s pravičnostjo in krivice svoje z usmiljenostjo do ubogih, da se podaljša blagostanje tvoje.

²⁸All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.

²⁸Vse to je prišlo nad kralja Nebukadnezarja.

²⁹At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.

²⁹Ob koncu dvanajstih mesecev se je izprehajal po kraljevem dvoru v Babilonu.

³⁰The 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?

³⁰In je izpregovoril ter rekel: Ni li to veliki Babilon, ki sem ga zgradil za kraljevsko prebivališče z močjo mogočnosti svoje in v čast slave svoje?

³¹While 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.

³¹Še je bila tista beseda v ustih kraljevih, pa pride glas z neba: Tebi, o kralj Nebukadnezar, se pravi: Kraljestvo ti je odvzeto!

³²And 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.

³²In spode te izmed ljudi in pri zverini poljski bode bivališče tvoje, travo ti bodo dajali jesti kakor volom in sedem časov mine nad teboj, dokler ne spoznaš, da vlada Najvišji v kraljestvu človeškem ter ga dá, komur hoče.

³³The 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.

³³To uro se je izpolnila ta beseda pri Nebukadnezarju: bil je vržen izmed ljudi, in jedel je travo kakor voli in telo njegovo se je močilo z roso nebeško, da so mu lasje zrasli kakor orlom perje in nohti kakor ptičji kremplji.

³⁴And 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:

³⁴Ob koncu tistih dni pa sem povzdignil jaz Nebukadnezar oči proti nebesom, in razum moj se mi je povrnil; in hvalil sem Najvišjega in slavil sem in poveličeval njega, ki večno živi, čigar gospostvo je večno gospostvo in kraljestvo njegovo od roda do roda.

³⁵And 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?

³⁵In vse prebivalce zemlje je šteti za nič, in po volji svoji ravna z vojsko nebeško in s prebivalci zemlje, in nikogar ni, ki more njegovi roki braniti in mu reči: Kaj delaš?

³⁶At 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.

³⁶V tistem času se mi je povrnil razum moj in v čast mojega kraljestva se mi je povrnila slava moja in svetlost; in moji svetovalci in mogočneži so me iskali, in bil sem zopet postavljen v kraljestvo svoje in posebna velikost mi je bila pridejana.Sedaj jaz Nebukadnezar slavim, povišujem in poveličujem Kralja nebes, zakaj vsa dela njegova so resnica in pota njegova pravica; in tiste, ki žive prevzetno, zna on ponižati.

³⁷Now 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.

³⁷Sedaj jaz Nebukadnezar slavim, povišujem in poveličujem Kralja nebes, zakaj vsa dela njegova so resnica in pota njegova pravica; in tiste, ki žive prevzetno, zna on ponižati.