¹Mina, Nebukadnetsar, olin muretu oma kojas ja õnnelik oma palees.

¹Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you.

²Ma nägin und ja see kohutas mind; mu voodisoleku kujutlused ja peas sündinud nägemused tegid mulle hirmu.

²It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me.

³Ja ma andsin käsu tuua mu ette kõik Paabeli targad, et need seletaksid mulle unenäo tähenduse.

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.

⁴Siis tulid ennustajad, nõiad, Kaldea teadjad ja tähetargad, ja ma jutustasin neile unenäo, aga nad ei suutnud mulle seletada selle tähendust.

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

⁵Aga viimaks tuli mu ette Taaniel, kelle nimi on Beltsassar minu jumala nime järgi ja kelles on pühade jumalate vaim, ja ma jutustasin talle oma unenäo:

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

⁶Beltsassar, ennustajate ülem, ma tean, et sinus on pühade jumalate vaim ja et ükski saladus ei tee sulle raskust. Siin on mu unenäo nägemused, mis ma nägin - ütle selle tähendus!

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.

⁷Ja need on mu pea nägemused, mis mul voodis olles olid: ma vaatasin, ja ennäe, keset maad oli üks puu ja selle kõrgus oli suur.

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.

⁸Puu kasvas ja muutus tugevaks, selle kõrgus ulatus taevani ja seda oli näha kogu maa ääreni.

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,

⁹Sellel olid ilusad lehed ja palju vilja ning seal oli toidust kõigile; selle all oli varju loomadele ja selle okstel elasid taeva linnud ning kõik liha toitis ennast sellest.

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.

¹⁰Ma nägin oma pea nägemustes, mis mul voodis olles olid, ja vaata, püha ingel astus taevast alla.

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.

¹¹Ta hüüdis valjusti ja ütles nõnda: 'Raiuge puu maha ja laasige sellelt oksad, rabage sellelt lehed ja puistake vili laiali, siis põgenevad loomad selle alt ja linnud selle okstelt!

¹¹The tree grew, and was strong, and its height reached to the sky, and its sight to the end of all the earth.

¹²Aga juur jätke maa sisse, raud- ja vaskahelasse aasa rohu peale; seda kastetagu taeva kastega ja koos loomadega olgu tal osa maa rohust.

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.

¹³Tema inimsüda võetagu ja temale antagu looma süda, ja seitse aega käigu temast üle!

¹³I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from the sky.

¹⁴See käsk oleneb inglite otsusest ja see asi pühade sõnast, selleks et elavad tunneksid, et Kõigekõrgem valitseb inimeste kuningriigi üle, annab selle, kellele ta tahab, ja tõstab selle üle kõige alama inimese.'

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.

¹⁵Selle unenäo nägin mina, kuningas Nebukadnetsar. Ja sina, Beltsassar, ütle, mida see tähendab, sest ükski mu kuningriigi tarkadest ei suuda mulle seletada selle tähendust! Sina aga suudad, sest sinus on pühade jumalate vaim.'

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:

¹⁶Taaniel, kelle nimi oli Beltsassar, kohkus siis hetkeks ja ta mõtted ehmatasid teda. Kuningas rääkis ja ütles: 'Beltsassar, ärgu unenägu ja selle tähendus sind ehmatagu!' Beltsassar kostis ja ütles: 'Mu isand! Unenägu tabagu su vihkajaid ja selle tähendus su vaenlasi!

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.

¹⁷Puu, mida sa nägid, mis kasvas ja sai tugevaks, mille kõrgus ulatus taevani ja mis oli nähtav kogu maal,

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.

¹⁸millel olid ilusad lehed ja palju vilja ning kus oli toidust kõigile, mille all elasid välja loomad ja mille okstel asusid taeva linnud -

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.

¹⁹see oled sina, kuningas, kes oled kasvanud ja saanud tugevaks; sinu suurus on kasvanud ja ulatub taevani ning sinu valitsus ulatub maailma ääreni.

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.

²⁰Ja et kuningas nägi püha ingli taevast alla astuvat ja ütlevat: 'Raiuge puu maha ja hävitage see, aga jätke juur maa sisse, raud- ja vaskahelasse aasa rohu peale; seda kastetagu taeva kastega ja koos välja loomadega olgu tal osa, kuni seitse aega on temast üle käinud',

²⁰The tree that you saw, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached to the sky, and its sight to all the earth;

²¹selle tähendus, oh kuningas, ja Kõigekõrgema otsus, mis tabab mu isandat kuningat, on see:

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:

²²sind aetakse ära inimeste hulgast ja sul on eluase välja loomade juures; sulle antakse rohtu süüa nagu härgadele ja sind kastetakse taeva kastega, ja sinust käib üle seitse aega, kuni sa tunned, et Kõigekõrgem valitseb inimeste kuningriigi üle ja annab selle, kellele tahab.

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.

²³Ja et puu juur kästi alles jätta, tähendab seda: su kuningriik jääb sinule, niipea kui sa mõistad, et taevas valitseb.

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;

²⁴Seepärast, oh kuningas, lase enesele meeldida mu nõu: vabasta ennast oma pattudest õigluse läbi, ja oma ülekohtutegudest viletsate peale halastades, et su õnn võiks kesta!'

²⁴this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which has come on my lord the king:

²⁵Kõik see tabas kuningas Nebukadnetsarit.

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.

²⁶Kaheteistkümne kuu pärast, kui ta oli kõndimas Paabeli kuningliku palee katusel,

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.

²⁷hakkas kuningas rääkima ja ütles: 'Eks see ole see suur Paabel, mille ma oma võimsa jõuga olen ehitanud kuninglikuks valitsuspaigaks ja oma väärikuse auks?'

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.

²⁸Sõna oli alles kuninga suus, kui taevast kostis hääl: 'Sinule, kuningas Nebukadnetsar, öeldakse: Sinult võetakse kuningriik,

²⁸All this came on the king Nebuchadnezzar.

²⁹sind aetakse ära inimeste juurest ja su asupaik on väljal loomade juures; sulle antakse süüa rohtu nagu härgadele ja sinust käib üle seitse aega, kuni sa mõistad, et Kõigekõrgem valitseb inimeste kuningriigi üle ja annab selle, kellele tahab.'

²⁹At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of Babylon.

³⁰Selsamal silmapilgul sai see sõna Nebukadnetsari kohta tõeks ja ta aeti ära inimeste juurest; ta sõi rohtu nagu härjad ja ta ihu kasteti taeva kastega, kuni ta juuksed kasvasid pikaks nagu kotkasuled ja ta küüned olid nagu linnuküünised.

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?

³¹'Aga pärast selle aja möödumist, mina, Nebukadnetsar, tõstsin oma silmad taeva poole ja mulle tuli mõistus tagasi; ja ma õnnistasin Kõigekõrgemat, kiitsin ja ülistasin teda, kes elab igavesti, kelle valitsus on igavene valitsus ja kelle kuningriik püsib põlvest põlve.

³¹While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from the sky, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you:

³²Kõiki, kes elavad maa peal, ei tule panna mikski, sest tema talitab, nagu tahab, niihästi taeva väega kui maa elanikega, ega ole seda, kes võiks lüüa tema käe peale ja öelda temale: 'Mis sa teed?'

³²and you 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; 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.

³³Selsamal ajal tuli mu mõistus tagasi, ja mu toredus ja hiilgus tulid tagasi mu kuningriigi auks; mu ametikandjad ja suurnikud otsisid mind, ja mind pandi taas mu kuningriigi üle ja mulle anti veelgi suurem võim.

³³The same hour was the thing fulfilled on Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky, until his hair was grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.

³⁴Nüüd mina, Nebukadnetsar, kiidan ja ülistan ja austan taeva kuningat, sest kõik tema teod on tõde ja tema teed on õiged! Tema võib alandada neid, kes käivad kõrkuses.'

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 none 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.