¹Nabucodonosor, rey, a todos los pueblos, naciones y lenguas que habitan en toda la tierra: Que abunde vuestra paz^2a. 2 Me ha parecido bien declarar las señales y maravillas que ha hecho conmigo el Dios Altísimo^a.

4 ¹Yo, Nabucodonosor, estaba tranquilo en mi casa y próspero^a en mi palacio. 5 Tuve¹ un sueño que me hizo temblar^a; y estas fantasías, estando en mi cama, y las visiones de mi mente² me aterraron^b. 6 Por lo cual di órdenes que trajeran ante mí a todos los sabios de Babilonia para que me dieran a conocer la interpretación del sueño^a. 7 Entonces vinieron los magos¹, los encantadores, los caldeos² y los adivinos y les³ conté el sueño; pero no pudieron darme su interpretación^a. 8 Pero al fin vino ante mí Daniel, cuyo nombre es Beltsasar^a, como el nombre de mi dios, en quien está el espíritu de los dioses santos^1b, y yo le² conté el sueño, diciendo: 9 «Oh Beltsasar, jefe de los magos, ya que sé que en ti está el espíritu de los dioses santos^a y que ningún misterio^b te confunde, declárame las visiones del sueño que he visto, y su interpretación^c. 10 Y las visiones de mi mente¹, que vi estando en mi cama^a, fueron así:Vi un árbol en medio de la tierra,cuya altura era muy grande^b.

13 »En las visiones de mi mente¹ que vi estando en mi cama^a, he aquí, un vigilante, un santo^b, descendió del cielo^c. 14 Clamando fuertemente, dijo así:“Derribad el árbol, cortad sus ramas^a,arrancad su follaje, desparramad su fruto;huyan las bestias que están debajo de él^b,y las aves de sus ramas.

18 Este es el sueño que yo, el rey Nabucodonosor, he tenido¹. Y tú, Beltsasar, dime su interpretación, ya que ninguno de los sabios de mi reino ha podido darme a conocer su interpretación^a; pero tú puedes, porque el espíritu de los dioses santos está en ti^b».

19 Entonces Daniel, a quien llamaban Beltsasar, se quedó atónito por un momento, y le turbaron sus pensamientos^a. El rey habló, y dijo: «Beltsasar, no dejes que el sueño ni su interpretación te turben^b». Beltsasar respondió, y dijo: «Señor mío^c; sea el sueño para los que te odian, y su interpretación para tus adversarios^d. 20 El árbol que viste, que se hizo fuerte y corpulento, cuya copa¹ llegaba hasta el cielo y que era visible en toda la tierra^a, 21 y cuyo follaje era hermoso y su fruto abundante, y en el que había alimento para todos, debajo del cual moraban las bestias del campo y en cuyas ramas anidaban las aves del cielo, 22 eres tú, oh rey, que te has hecho grande y fuerte, y tu grandeza ha crecido y ha llegado hasta el cielo, y tu dominio^a hasta los confines de la tierra^b. 23 Y en cuanto al vigilante, al santo que el rey vio, que descendía del cielo y decía: “Derribad el árbol y destruidlo, pero dejad el tocón con¹ sus raíces en la tierra, con ataduras de hierro y bronce en la hierba del campo, y que se empape con el rocío del cielo, y que comparta² con las bestias del campo^a, hasta que pasen sobre él siete tiempos^3b”, 24 esta es la interpretación, oh rey, y este es el decreto del Altísimo que ha venido sobre mi señor el rey^a: 25 Serás echado de entre los hombres, y tu morada estará con las bestias del campo, y te darán hierba para comer como al ganado, y serás empapado con el rocío del cielo; y siete tiempos¹ pasarán sobre ti, hasta que reconozcas que el Altísimo domina sobre el reino de los hombres y que lo da a quien le place^a. 26 Y en cuanto a la orden de dejar el tocón con¹ las raíces del árbol^a, tu reino te será afirmado² después que reconozcas que es el Cielo el que gobierna^b. 27 Por tanto, oh rey, que mi consejo te sea grato^a: pon fin a¹ tus pecados haciendo justicia, y a tus iniquidades^b mostrando misericordia a los pobres^c; quizás sea prolongada tu prosperidad^d».

28 Todo esto le sucedió^a al rey Nabucodonosor. 29 Doce meses después^a, paseándose por la azotea del palacio real de Babilonia, 30 el rey reflexionó¹, y dijo: «¿No esesta la gran Babilonia que yo he edificado como residencia² real con la fuerza de mi poder y para gloria de mi majestad^a?». 31 Aún estaba la palabra en la boca del rey, cuando una voz vino¹ del cielo: «Rey Nabucodonosor, a ti se te declara: El reino te ha sido quitado, 32 y serás echado de entre los hombres, y tu morada estará con las bestias del campo; te darán hierba para comer como al ganado, y siete tiempos¹ pasarán sobre ti, hasta que reconozcas que el Altísimo domina sobre el reino de los hombres, y que lo da a quien le place^a». 33 En aquel mismo instante se cumplió la palabra acerca de Nabucodonosor: fue echado de entre los hombres, comía hierba como el ganado y su cuerpo se empapó con el rocío del cielo^a hasta que sus cabellos crecieron como las plumas de las águilas y sus uñas como las de las aves.

34 Pero al fin de los días, yo, Nabucodonosor, alcé mis ojos al cielo, y recobré mi razón¹, y bendije al Altísimo y alabé y glorifiqué al que vive para siempre;porque su dominio es un dominio eterno^a,y su reino permanece de generación en generación^b.

36 En ese momento recobré mi razón¹. Y mi majestad y mi esplendor me fueron devueltos^a para gloria^b de mi reino, y mis consejeros² y mis nobles vinieron a buscarme; y fui restablecido en mi reino³, y mayor grandeza me fue añadida^c. 37 Ahora yo, Nabucodonosor, alabo, ensalzo y glorifico al Rey del cielo^a, porque sus obras son todas verdaderas¹ y justos² sus caminos^b; Él puede humillar^c a los que caminan con soberbia.

¹Nebuchadnezzar the king to all the peoples, nations, and men of every ²language that live in all the earth: “May your ^3apeace abound! 2 It has seemed good to me to declare the signs and wonders which the ^aMost High God has done for me.

4 “¹I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and ^aflourishing in my palace. 5 I saw a ^adream and it made me fearful; and these fantasies as I lay on my bed and the ^bvisions ¹in my mind kept alarming me. 6 So I gave orders to ^abring into my presence all the wise men of Babylon, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream. 7 Then the ^1amagicians, the conjurers, the ²Chaldeans and the diviners came in and I related the dream ³to them, but they could not make its ^binterpretation known to me. 8 But finally Daniel came in before me, whose name is ^aBelteshazzar according to the name of my god, and in whom is ^1ba spirit of the holy gods; and I related the dream ²to him, saying, 9 ‘O Belteshazzar, ^achief of the magicians, since I know that ^ba spirit of the holy gods is in you and ^cno mystery baffles you, ^dtell me the visions of my dream which I have seen, along with its interpretation.

10 ‘Now these were the ^avisions ¹in my mind as I lay on my bed: I was looking, and behold, there was a ^btree in the midst of the ²earth and its height was great.

13 ‘I was looking in the ^avisions ¹in my mind as I lay on my bed, and behold, ^ban angelic watcher, a ^choly one, descended from heaven.

18 This is the dream which I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, Belteshazzar, tell me its interpretation, inasmuch as none of the ^awise men of my kingdom is able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able, for a ^bspirit of the holy gods is in you.’

19 “Then Daniel, whose name is Belteshazzar, was appalled for a while as his ^athoughts alarmed him. The king responded and said, ‘Belteshazzar, do not ^blet the dream or its interpretation alarm you.’ Belteshazzar replied, ‘^cMy lord, if only the dream applied to those who hate you and its interpretation to ^dyour adversaries! 20 The ^atree that you saw, which became large and grew strong, whose height reached to the sky and was visible to all the earth 21 and whose foliage was beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in which was food for all, under which the beasts of the field dwelt and in whose branches the birds of the sky lodged— 22 it is ^ayou, O king; for you have become great and grown strong, and your ¹majesty has become great and reached to the sky and your ^bdominion to the end of the earth. 23 In that the king saw an angelic watcher, a holy one, descending from heaven and saying, “^aChop down the tree and destroy it; yet leave the stump ¹with its roots in the ground, but with a band of iron and bronze around it in the new grass of the field, and let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let ²him share with the beasts of the field until ^bseven ³periods of time pass over him,” 24 this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has ^acome upon my lord the king: 25 that you be ^adriven away from mankind and your dwelling place be with the beasts of the field, and you be given grass to eat like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven; and seven ¹periods of time will pass over you, until you recognize that the ^bMost High is ruler over the realm of mankind and ^cbestows it on whomever He wishes. 26 And in that it was commanded to ^aleave the stump ¹with the roots of the tree, your kingdom will be ²assured to you after you recognize that it is ^bHeaven that rules. 27 Therefore, O king, may my ^aadvice be pleasing to you: ^1bbreak away now from your sins by doing righteousness and from your iniquities by ^cshowing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a ^dprolonging of your prosperity.’

28 “All this ^ahappened to Nebuchadnezzar the king. 29 ^aTwelve months later he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon. 30 The king ¹reflected and said, ‘Is this not Babylon the ^agreat, which I myself have built as a royal ²residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?’ 31 While the word was in the king’s mouth, a voice ¹came from heaven, saying, ‘King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is declared: ²sovereignty has been removed from you, 32 and ^ayou will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling place will be with the beasts of the field. You will be given grass to eat like cattle, and ^bseven ¹periods of time will pass over you until you recognize that the ^cMost High is ruler over the realm of mankind and bestows it on whomever He wishes.’ 33 Immediately the word concerning Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled; and he was ^adriven away from mankind and began eating grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws.

34 “But at the end of ¹that period, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven and my ²reason returned to me, and I blessed the ^aMost High and praised and honored ^bHim who lives forever;For His dominion is an ^ceverlasting dominion,And His kingdom endures from generation to generation.

36 At that time my ^1areason returned to me. And my majesty and ^bsplendor were ²restored to me for the glory of my kingdom, and my counselors and my nobles began seeking me out; so I was reestablished in my ³sovereignty, and surpassing ^cgreatness was added to me. 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt and honor the King of ^aheaven, for ^ball His works are ¹true and His ways ²just, and He is able to humble those who ^cwalk in pride.”

Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and speakers of every language that live in all the earth: “May your ^apeace abound! 2 It has seemed good to me to declare the signs and wonders which the ^aMost High God has done for me.

4 “I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house and ^aprospering in my palace. 5 I saw a ^adream and it made me afraid; and the fantasies and thoughts and the ^bvisions that appeared in my mind as I lay on my bed kept alarming me. 6 So I gave orders to ^abring in before me all the wise men of Babylon, so that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream. 7 Then the ^amagicians, the enchanters (Magi) , the Chaldeans who were the master astrologers and the diviners came in, and I told them the dream, but they could not ^binterpret it and make known its meaning to me. 8 But at last Daniel came in before me, whose name is ^aBelteshazzar, after the name of my god, and in whom is ^1ba spirit of the holy gods; and I told the dream to him, saying, 9 ‘O Belteshazzar, ^achief of the magicians, because I know that ^ba spirit of the holy gods is in you and ^cno mystery baffles or troubles you, ^dtell me the visions of my dream which I have seen, along with its interpretation.

10 ‘The ^avisions that passed through my mind as I lay on my bed were these: I was looking, and behold, there was a ^btree in the middle of the earth, and its height was great.

13 ‘And behold, I saw in the ^avisions of my mind as I lay on my bed, ^ban angelic watcher, a ^choly one, descended from heaven.

18 This is the dream which I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, Belteshazzar, explain its meaning, since none of the ^awise men of my kingdom are able to reveal its interpretation to me; but you are able, for a ^bspirit of the holy gods is in you.’

19 “Then Daniel, whose Babylonian name was Belteshazzar, was appalled and speechless for a while because he was deeply concerned about the destiny of the king, and his ^athoughts alarmed him. The king said, ‘Belteshazzar, do not ^blet the dream or its interpretation frighten you.’ Belteshazzar answered, ‘^cMy lord, may the dream be meant for those who hate you and its message for ^dyour enemies! 20 The ^atree that you saw, which became great and grew strong, whose height reached to heaven and which was visible to all the earth, 21 whose foliage was beautiful and its fruit abundant, and on which was food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the sky nested— 22 it is ^ayou, O king, who have become great and grown strong; your greatness has increased and it reaches to heaven, and your ^bdominion reaches to the ends of the earth. 23 In that the king saw an angelic watcher, a holy one, descending from heaven and saying, “^aCut the tree down and destroy it; but leave the stump with its roots in the earth, but with a band of iron and bronze around it in the new grass of the field, and let him be wet with the dew of heaven, and let him feed with the beasts of the field until ^bseven periods of time pass over him,” 24 this is the interpretation, O king: It is the decree of the Most High God, which has ^acome upon my lord the king: 25 that you shall be ^adriven from mankind and your dwelling place shall be with the beasts of the field; and that you be given grass to eat like the cattle and be wet with the dew of heaven; and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know without any doubt that the ^bMost High God rules over the kingdom of mankind and He ^cbestows it to whomever He desires. 26 And in that it was commanded to ^aleave the stump with the roots of the tree in the earth, your kingdom shall be restored to you after you recognize (understand fully) that ^bHeaven rules. 27 Therefore, O king, let my ^aadvice to you be considered and found acceptable; ^bbreak away now from your sins and exhibit your repentance by doing what is right, and from your wickedness by ^cshowing mercy to the poor, so that if you repent there may possibly be a ^dcontinuance of your prosperity and tranquility and a healing of your error.’

28 “All this ^ahappened to Nebuchadnezzar the king. 29 ^aTwelve months later he was walking on the upper level of the royal palace of Babylon. 30 The king said thoughtfully, ‘Is not this the ^agreat Babylon which I myself have built as the royal residence and seat of government by the might of my power and for the honor and glory of my majesty?’ 31 While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came as if falling from heaven, saying, ‘O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is declared: “The kingdom has been removed from you, 32 and ^ayou will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling place will be with the animals of the field. You will be given grass to eat like the cattle, and ^bseven periods of time will pass over you until you know without any doubt that the ^cMost High God rules over the kingdom of mankind and He bestows it on whomever He desires.”’ 33 Immediately the word concerning Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was ^1adriven away from mankind and began eating grass like cattle, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers and his nails were like birds’ claws.

34 “But at the end of the days that is, at the seven periods of time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my understanding and reason returned to me; and I blessed the ^aMost High God and I praised and honored and glorified ^bHim who lives forever,For His dominion is an ^ceverlasting dominion;And His kingdom endures from generation to generation.

36 Now at the same time my ^areason returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and ^bsplendor were returned to me, and my counselors and my nobles began seeking me out; so I was re-established in my kingdom, and still more ^cgreatness than before was added to me. 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and honor the King of ^aheaven, for ^ball His works are true and faithful and His ways are just, and He is able to humiliate and humble those who ^cwalk in self-centered, self-righteous pride.”