Dany'AL (Daniel) — 4
Nabuchadnazzar’s Dream about a Tree
1 King Nabuchadnazzar sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world: “Shalum and prosperity to you!
2 “I want you all to know about the miraculous signs and wonders AL'ALYUN, (𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄_ALUAH Most High) has performed for me.
3 How great are the signs of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH, how powerful are the wonders of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH! The kingdom of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH will last forever, for 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH rules through all generations.
4 “I, Nabuchadnazzar, was living in my palace in comfort and prosperity.
5 But one night I had a dream that frightened me; I saw visions that terrified me as I lay in my bed.
6 So I issued an order calling in all the wise men of Babylun, so they could tell me what my dream meant.
7 When all the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers came in, I told them the dream, but they could not tell me what it meant.
8 At last Danyal came in before me, and I told him the dream. (He was named Baltashazzar after my idol, and the Ruach Ha'Qadash of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH is in him.)
9 “I said to him, ‘Baltashazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the Ruach Ha'Qadash is in you and that no mystery is too great for you to solve. Now tell me what my dream means.
10 “‘While I was lying in my bed, this is what I dreamed. I saw a large tree in the middle of the Arath (earth).
11 The tree grew very tall and strong, reaching high into the Shamaym for all the world to see.
12 It had fresh green leaves, and it was loaded with fruit for all to eat. Wild animals lived in its shade, and birds nested in its branches. All the world was fed from this tree.
13 “‘Then as I lay there dreaming, I saw a messenger, a Qadash one, coming down from Shamaym.
14 The messenger shouted, “Cut down the tree and lop off its branches! Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit! Chase the wild animals from its shade and the birds from its branches.
15 But leave the stump and the roots in the ground, bound with a band of iron and bronze and surrounded by tender grass, now let him be drenched with the dew of Shamaym, and let him live with the wild animals among the plants of the field.
16 For seven periods of time, let him have the mind of a wild animal instead of the mind of a man.
17 For this has been decreed by the messengers; it is commanded by the Qadash ones, so that everyone may know that the AL'ALYUN (Most High ALUAH) rules over the kingdoms of the world, He gives them to anyone he chooses, even to the lowliest of people.”
18 ‘Baltashazzar (Danyal), that was the dream that I, King Nabuchadnazzar had, Now tell me what it means, for none of the wise men of my kingdom can do so, but you can tell me because the RUACH Ha'Qadash is in you.’
Danyal Explains the Dream
19 “Upon hearing this, Danyal (also known as Baltashazzar) was overcome for a time, frightened by the meaning of the dream. Then the king said to him, ‘Danyal, do not be alarmed by the dream and what it means.’ “Then Danyal replied, ‘I wish the events foreshadowed in this dream would happen to your enemies, my master, and not to you!
20 The tree you saw was growing very tall and strong, reaching high into the Shamaym for all the world to see.
21 It had fresh green leaves and was loaded with fruit for all to eat, wild animals lived in its shade, and birds nested in its branches.
22 That tree, Your Majesty, is you, for you have grown strong and great; your greatness reaches up to Shamaym, and your rule to the ends of the Arath.
23 “Then you saw a messenger, a Qadash one, coming down from Shamaym and saying, “Cut down the tree and destroy it, But leave the stump and the roots in the ground, bound with a band of iron and bronze and surrounded by tender grass, let him be drenched with the dew of Shamaym, Let him live with the animals of the field for seven periods of time.”
24 ‘This is what the dream means, Your Majesty, and what AL'ALYUN (Most High ALUAH) has declared will happen to you my master the king.
25 You will be driven from man's society, and you will live in the fields with the wild animals. You will eat grass like a cow, and you will be drenched with the dew of Shamaym, Seven periods of time will pass while you live this way, until you learn that AL'ALYUN (the Most High ALUAH) rules over the kingdoms of the world and gives them to anyone He chooses.
26 But the stump and roots of the tree were left in the ground, this means that you will receive your kingdom back again when you have learned that Shamaym rules.
27 “‘King Nabuchadnazzar, please accept my advice, Stop sinning and do what is right. Break from your wicked past and be merciful to the poor, perhaps then you will continue to prosper.’
The Dream’s Fulfillment
28 “But all these things did happen to King Nabuchadnazzar.
29 Twelve months later he was taking a walk on the flat roof of the royal palace in Babylun.
30 As he looked out across the city, he said, ‘Look at this great city of Babylun! By my own mighty power, I have built this beautiful city as my royal residence to display my majestic splendor.’
31 “While these words were still in his mouth, a voice called down from Shamaym, ‘O King Nabuchadnazzar, this message is for you! You are no longer ruler of this kingdom.
32 You will be driven from man's society. You will live in the fields with the wild animals, and you will eat grass like a cow, Seven periods of time will pass while you live this way, until you learn that AL'ALYUN (the Most High ALUAH) rules over the kingdoms of the world and gives them to anyone he chooses.’
33 “That same hour the judgment was fulfilled, and Nabuchadnazzar was driven from man's society, he ate grass like a cow, and he was drenched with the dew of Shamaym, he lived this way until his hair was as long as eagles’ feathers and his nails were like birds’ claws.
Nabuchadnazzar Yadah YAHUAH
34 “After this time had passed, I, Nabuchadnazzar, looked up to Shamaym and my sanity returned, and I Yadah and worshiped AL'ALYUN (the Most High ALUAH) and honored the One who lives forever, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH's rule is everlasting, and 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH's kingdom is eternal.
35 All the people of the Arath are nothing compared to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH, He does as He pleases among the Malakym of Shamaym and among the people of the Arath, no one can stop 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH or say to Him, ‘what do you mean by doing these things?’
36 “When my sanity returned to me, so did my honor and kabad and kingdom, my advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored as head of my kingdom, with even greater honor than before.
37 “Now I, Nabuchadnazzar will sing Yadah and Esteemed and honor the Ruler of Shamaym, all the acts of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH are just and true, and He is able to humble the proud.”