但以理書 2
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1尼布甲尼撒 在位第二年，他做了夢，心裏煩亂，不能睡覺。
1In the second year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor, Nabuchodonosor had a dream, and his spirit was terrified, and his dream went out of his mind.
2王吩咐人將術士、用法術的、行邪術的，和 迦勒底 人召來，要他們將王的夢告訴王，他們就來站在王前。
2Then the king commanded to call together the diviners and the wise men, and the magicians, and the Chaldeans: to declare to the king his dreams: so they came and stood before the king.
3王對他們說：「我做了一夢，心裏煩亂，要知道這是甚麼夢。」
3And the king said to them: I saw a dream: and being troubled in mind I know not what I saw.
4迦勒底 人用 亞蘭 的言語對王說：「願王萬歲！請將那夢告訴僕人，僕人就可以講解。」
4And the Chaldeans answered the king in Syriac: O king, live for ever: tell to thy servants thy dream, and we will declare the interpretation thereof.
5王回答 迦勒底 人說：「夢我已經忘了，你們若不將夢和夢的講解告訴我，就必被凌遲，你們的房屋必成為糞堆；
5And the king answering said to the Chaldeans: The thing is gone out of my mind: unless you tell me the dream, and the meaning thereof, you shall be put to death, and your houses shall be confiscated.
6你們若將夢和夢的講解告訴我，就必從我這裏得贈品和賞賜，並大尊榮。現在你們要將夢和夢的講解告訴我。」
6But if you tell the dream, and the meaning of it, you shall receive of me rewards, and gifts, and great honour: therefore tell me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.
7他們第二次對王說：「請王將夢告訴僕人，僕人就可以講解。」
7They answered again and said: Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will declare the interpretation of it.
8王回答說：「我准知道你們是故意遲延，因為你們知道那夢我已經忘了。
8The king answered, and said: I know for certain that you seek to gain time, since you know that the thing is gone from me.
9你們若不將夢告訴我，只有一法待你們；因為你們預備了謊言亂語向我說，要等候時勢改變。現在你們要將夢告訴我，因我知道你們能將夢的講解告訴我。」
9If therefore you tell me not the dream, there is one sentence concerning you, that you have also framed a lying interpretation, and full of deceit, to speak before me till the time pass away. Tell me therefore the dream, that I may know that you also give a true interpretation thereof.
10迦勒底 人在王面前回答說：「世上沒有人能將王所問的事說出來；因為沒有君王、大臣、掌權的向術士，或用法術的，或 迦勒底 人問過這樣的事。
10Then the Chaldeains answered before the king, and said: There is no man upon earth, that can accomplish thy word, O king, neither doth any king, though great and mighty, ask such a thing of any diviner, or wise man, or Chaldean.
11王所問的事甚難。除了不與世人同居的神明，沒有人在王面前能說出來。」
11For the thing that thou askest, O king, is difficult; nor can any one be found that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose conversation is not with men.
12因此，王氣忿忿地大發烈怒，吩咐滅絕 巴比倫 所有的哲士。
12Upon hearing this, the king in fury, and in great wrath, commanded that all the wise men of Babylon should be put to death.
13於是命令發出，哲士將要見殺，人就尋找 但以理 和他的同伴，要殺他們。
13And the decree being gone forth, the wise men were slain: and Daniel and his companions were sought for, to be put to death.
14王的護衛長 亞略 出來，要殺 巴比倫 的哲士， 但以理 就用婉言回答他，
14Then Daniel inquired concerning the law and the sentence, of Arioch the general of the king’s army, who was gone forth to kill the wise men of Babylon.
15向王的護衛長 亞略 說：「王的命令為何這樣緊急呢？」 亞略 就將情節告訴 但以理 。
15And he asked him that had received the orders of the king, why so cruel a sentence was gone forth from the face of the king. And when Arioch had told the matter to Daniel,
16但以理 遂進去求王寬限，就可以將 夢的 講解告訴王。
16Daniel went in and desired of the king, that he would give him time to resolve the question and declare it to the king.
17但以理 回到他的居所，將這事告訴他的同伴 哈拿尼雅 、 米沙利 、 亞撒利雅 ，
17And he went into his house, and told the matter to Ananias, and Misael, and Azarias his companions:
18要他們祈求天上的上帝施憐憫，將這奧祕的事指明，免得 但以理 和他的同伴與 巴比倫 其餘的哲士一同滅亡。
18To the end that they should ask mercy at the face of the God of heaven concerning this secret, and that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
19這奧祕的事就在夜間異象中給 但以理 顯明， 但以理 便稱頌天上的上帝。
19Then was the mystery revealed to Daniel by a vision in the night: and Daniel blessed the God of heaven,
20但以理 說：「上帝的名是應當稱頌的！從亙古直到永遠，因為智慧能力都屬乎他。
20And speaking he said: Blessed be the name of the Lord from eternity and for evermore: for wisdom and fortitude are his.
21他改變時候、日期，廢王，立王，將智慧賜與智慧人，將知識賜與聰明人。
21And he changeth times and ages: taketh away kingdoms and establisheth them, giveth wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to them that have understanding.
22他顯明深奧隱秘的事，知道暗中所有的，光明也與他同居。
22He revealeth deep and hidden things, and knoweth what is in darkness: and light is with him.
23我列祖的上帝啊，我感謝你，讚美你；因你將智慧才能賜給我，允准我們所求的，把王的事給我們指明。」
23To thee, O God of our fathers, I give thanks, and I praise thee: because thou hast given me wisdom and strength: and now thou hast shewn me what we desired of thee, for thou hast made known to us, the king’s discourse.
24於是， 但以理 進去見 亞略 ，就是王所派滅絕 巴比倫 哲士的，對他說：「不要滅絕 巴比倫 的哲士，求你領我到王面前，我要將 夢的 講解告訴王。」
24After this Daniel went in to Arioch, to whom the king had given orders to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and he spoke thus to him: Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will tell the solution to the king.
25亞略 就急忙將 但以理 領到王面前，對王說：「我在被擄的 猶大 人中遇見一人，他能將 夢的 講解告訴王。」
25Then Arioch in haste brought in Daniel to the king, and said to him: I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Juda, that will resolve the question to the king.
26王問稱為 伯提沙撒 的 但以理 說：「你能將我所做的夢和夢的講解告訴我嗎？」
26The king answered, and said to Daniel, whose name was Baltassar: Thinkest thou indeed that thou canst tell me the dream that I saw, and the interpretation thereof?
27但以理 在王面前回答說：「王所問的那奧祕事，哲士、用法術的、術士、觀兆的都不能告訴王，
27And Daniel made answer before the king, and said: The secret that the king desireth to know, none of the wise men, or the philosophers, or the diviners, or the soothsayers can declare to the king.
28只有一位在天上的上帝能顯明奧祕的事。他已將日後必有的事指示 尼布甲尼撒 王。你的夢和你在床上腦中的異象是這樣：
28But there is a God in heaven that revealeth mysteries, who hath shewn to thee, O king Nabuchodonosor, what is to come to pass in the latter times. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these:
29王啊，你在床上想到後來的事，那顯明奧祕事的主把將來必有的事指示你。
29Thou, O king, didst begin to think in thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth mysteries shewed thee what shall come to pass.
30至於那奧祕的事顯明給我，並非因我的智慧勝過一切活人，乃為使王知道 夢的 講解和心裏的思念。
30To me also this secret is revealed, not by any wisdom that I have more than all men alive: but that the interpretation might be made manifest to the king, and thou mightest know the thoughts of thy mind.
31「王啊，你夢見一個大像，這像甚高，極其光耀，站在你面前，形狀甚是可怕。
31Thou, O king, sawest, and behold there was as it were a great statue: this statue, which was great and high, tall of stature, stood before thee, and the look thereof was terrible.
32這像的頭是精金的，胸膛和膀臂是銀的，肚腹和腰是銅的，
32The head of this statue was of fine gold, but the breast and the arms of silver, and the belly and the thighs of brass:
33腿是鐵的，腳是半鐵半泥的。
33And the legs of iron, the feet part of iron and part of clay.
34你觀看，見有一塊非人手鑿出來的石頭打在這像半鐵半泥的腳上，把腳砸碎；
34Thus thou sawest, till a stone was cut out of a mountain without hands: and it struck the statue upon the feet thereof that were of iron and of clay, and broke them in pieces.
35於是金、銀、銅、鐵、泥都一同砸得粉碎，成如夏天禾場上的糠詷，被風吹散，無處可尋。打碎這像的石頭變成一座大山，充滿天下。
35Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of a summer’s thrashingfloor, and they were carried away by the wind: and there was no place found for them: but the stone that struck the statue, became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
36「這就是那夢；我們在王面前要講解那夢。
36This is the dream: we will also tell the interpretation thereof before thee, O king.
37王啊，你是諸王之王。天上的上帝已將國度、權柄、能力、尊榮都賜給你。
37Thou art a king of kings: and the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, and strength, and power, and glory:
38凡世人所住之地的走獸，並天空的飛鳥，他都交付你手，使你掌管這一切。你就是那金頭。
38And all places wherein the children of men, and the beasts of the field do dwell: he hath also given the birds of the air into thy hand, and hath put all things under thy power: thou therefore art the head of gold.
39在你以後必另興一國，不及於你；又有第三國，就是銅的，必掌管天下。
39And after thee shall rise up another kingdom, inferior to thee, of silver: and another third kingdom of brass, which shall rule over all the world.
40第四國，必堅壯如鐵，鐵能打碎剋制百物，又能壓碎一切，那國也必打碎壓制 列國 。
40And the fourth kingdom shall be as iron. As iron breaketh into pieces, and subdueth all things, so shall that break and destroy all these.
41你既見像的腳和腳指頭，一半是窯匠的泥，一半是鐵，那國將來也必分開。你既見鐵與泥攙雜，那國也必有鐵的力量。
41Arid whereas thou sawest the feet, and the toes, part of potter’s clay, and part of iron: the kingdom shall be divided, but yet it shall take its origin from the iron, according as thou sawest the iron mixed with the miry clay.
42那腳指頭，既是半鐵半泥，那國也必半強半弱。
42And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
43你既見鐵與泥攙雜，那國民也必與各種人攙雜，卻不能彼此相合，正如鐵與泥不能相合一樣。
43And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall be mingled indeed together with the seed of man, but they shall not stick fast one to another, as iron cannot be mixed with clay.
44當那列王在位的時候，天上的上帝必另立一國，永不敗壞，也不歸別國的人，卻要打碎滅絕那一切國，這國必存到永遠。
44But in the days of those kingdoms the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, and his kingdom shall not be delivered up to another people, and it shall break in pieces, and shall consume all these kingdoms, and itself shall stand for ever.
45你既看見非人手鑿出來的一塊石頭從山而出，打碎金、銀、銅、鐵、泥，那就是至大的上帝把後來必有的事給王指明。這夢準是這樣，這講解也是確實的。」
45According as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and broke in pieces, the clay, and the iron, and the brass, and the silver, and the gold, the great God hath shewn the king what shall come to pass hereafter, and the dream is true, and the interpretation thereof is faithful.
46當時， 尼布甲尼撒 王俯伏在地，向 但以理 下拜，並且吩咐人給他奉上供物和香品。
46Then king Nabuchodonosor fell on his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer in sacrifice to him victims and incense.
47王對 但以理 說：「你既能顯明這奧祕的事，你們的上帝誠然是萬神之神、萬王之主，又是顯明奧祕事的。」
47And the king spoke to Daniel, and said: Verily your God is the God of gods, and Lord of kings, and a revealer of hidden things: seeing thou couldst discover this secret.
48於是王高抬 但以理 ，賞賜他許多上等禮物，派他管理 巴比倫 全省，又立他為總理，掌管 巴比倫 的一切哲士。
48Then the king advanced Daniel to a high station, and gave him many and great gifts: and he made him governor over all the provinces of Babylon, and chief of the magistrates over all the wise men of Babylon.
49但以理 求王，王就派 沙得拉 、 米煞 、 亞伯尼歌 管理 巴比倫 省的事務，只是 但以理 常在朝中侍立。
49And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago over the works of the province of Babylon: but Daniel himself was in the king’s palace.
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