Daniel · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Daniel 4 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 El rey Nabucodonosor, a todos los pueblos, naciones y gente de toda lengua que viven en toda la tierra: Que tengan abundante paz.
1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you.
2 Me ha parecido bien dar a conocer las señales y maravillas que el Dios Altísimo ha hecho conmigo.
2 It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me.
3 ¡Qué grandes son sus señales! ¡Qué poderosas son sus maravillas! Su reino es eterno y su dominio permanece de generación en generación.
3 How great are his signs! How mighty are his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. His dominion is from generation to generation.
4 Yo, Nabucodonosor, vivía tranquilo en mi casa y todo me iba bien en mi palacio.
4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace.
5 Tuve un sueño que me causó mucho miedo. Mientras estaba acostado, las imágenes y visiones de mi mente me inquietaron.
5 I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
6 Ordené que todos los sabios de Babilonia vinieran ante mí para explicarme el significado del sueño.
6 Therefore I made 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.
7 Vinieron los magos, los que practicaban artes ocultas, los caldeos y los adivinos. Les conté el sueño, pero no pudieron explicarme su significado.
7 Then the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers came in; and I told them the dream, but they didn’t make known to me its interpretation.
8 Por último vino Daniel, llamado Beltsasar por el nombre de mi dios, y en quien está el espíritu de los dioses santos. Le conté el sueño y le dije:
8 But at 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. I told the dream before him, saying,
9 Beltsasar, jefe de los magos, sé que el espíritu de los dioses santos está en ti y que ningún secreto te resulta difícil. Este es el sueño que tuve; explícame su significado.
9 “Belteshazzar, 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.
10 Mientras estaba acostado, tuve una visión: había un árbol en medio de la tierra, y era muy alto.
10 These were the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the middle of the earth; and its height was great.
11 El árbol creció y se hizo fuerte. Llegaba hasta el cielo y se veía desde los extremos de la tierra.
11 The tree grew and was strong. Its height reached to the sky and its sight to the end of all the earth.
12 Sus hojas eran hermosas y tenía mucho fruto, suficiente para alimentar a todos. Los animales del campo hallaban sombra debajo de él, y las aves del cielo descansaban en sus ramas. Todos los seres vivos se alimentaban de él.
12 Its leaves were beautiful, and it had much fruit, and in it was food for all. The animals of the field had shade under it, and the birds of the sky lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.
13 En las visiones que tuve mientras estaba acostado, vi a un vigilante, un ser santo, que descendía del cielo.
13 “I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and behold, a holy watcher came down from the sky.
14 Gritaba en voz alta: ¡Corten el árbol y quiebren sus ramas! ¡Arranquen sus hojas y esparzan sus frutos! Que los animales se alejen de su sombra y las aves de sus ramas.
14 He cried aloud and said this: ‘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 birds from its branches.
15 Pero dejen en la tierra el tronco cortado con sus raíces, sujeto con una banda de hierro y bronce. Que él coma la hierba tierna del campo, que lo moje el rocío del cielo y que viva entre los animales.
15 Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of the sky. Let his portion be with the animals in the grass of the earth.
16 Que su corazón deje de ser el de un hombre y se le dé el corazón de un animal. Que pasen sobre él siete tiempos.
16 Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let an animal’s heart be given to him. Then let seven times pass over him.
17 Esta orden ha sido decretada por los vigilantes y esta decisión ha sido anunciada por los seres santos, para que los vivos sepan que el Altísimo gobierna sobre el reino de los seres humanos. Él lo da a quien quiere y pone al frente de él al más humilde de los hombres.
17 “‘The 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.’
18 Yo, el rey Nabucodonosor, tuve este sueño. Tú, Beltsasar, explícame su significado. Ninguno de los sabios de mi reino ha podido explicármelo, pero tú puedes, porque el espíritu de los dioses santos está en ti.
18 “This 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.”
19 Daniel, llamado Beltsasar, quedó desconcertado por un tiempo, inquieto por sus pensamientos. El rey le dijo: Beltsasar, no dejes que el sueño ni su significado te inquieten. Beltsasar respondió: Mi señor, ¡que el sueño se refiera a los que te odian y su significado a tus enemigos!
19 Then 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, may the dream be for those who hate you, and its interpretation to your adversaries.
20 El árbol que viste, que creció y se hizo fuerte, que llegaba hasta el cielo y se veía desde los extremos de la tierra,
20 The tree that you saw, which grew and was strong, whose height reached to the sky and its sight to all the earth;
21 que tenía hojas hermosas y mucho fruto, suficiente para alimentar a todos, bajo el cual vivían los animales del campo y en cuyas ramas descansaban las aves del cielo,
21 whose leaves were beautiful and its fruit plentiful, 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—
22 eres tú, rey. Te has hecho grande y fuerte. Tu poder ha crecido hasta llegar al cielo y tu dominio alcanza los extremos de la tierra.
22 it is you, O king, that have grown and become strong; for your greatness has grown, and reaches to the sky, and your dominion to the end of the earth.
23 El rey vio a un vigilante, un ser santo, que descendía del cielo y decía que el árbol debía ser cortado y destruido.
23 “Whereas the king saw a holy watcher 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 bronze, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of the sky. Let his portion be with the animals of the field, until seven times pass over him.’
24 Este es su significado, rey: el Altísimo ha tomado esta decisión acerca de mi señor el rey.
24 “This is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which has come on my lord the king:
25 Te expulsarán de entre los seres humanos y vivirás con los animales del campo. Te darán hierba para comer, como a los bueyes, y te mojará el rocío del cielo. Pasarán sobre ti siete tiempos, hasta que reconozcas que el Altísimo gobierna sobre el reino de los seres humanos y lo da a quien quiere.
25 You will be driven from men and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. You will be made to eat grass as oxen, and will 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.
26 La orden de dejar el tronco cortado con sus raíces significa que tu reino te será devuelto cuando reconozcas que el cielo gobierna.
26 Whereas it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, your kingdom will be restored to you after you learn that Heaven rules.
27 Por eso, rey, acepta mi consejo: que tus pecados sean cubiertos por la justicia y tus malas acciones por la misericordia hacia los pobres. Así podrá prolongarse tu prosperidad.
27 Therefore, 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. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.”
28 Todo esto le sucedió al rey Nabucodonosor.
28 All this came on the King Nebuchadnezzar.
29 Doce meses después, caminaba por la azotea de su palacio en Babilonia.
29 At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of Babylon.
30 El rey dijo: ¿No es esta la gran Babilonia que he construido como residencia real, con mi gran poder y para gloria de mi majestad?
30 The 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 Aún estaba hablando cuando una voz vino del cielo: Rey Nabucodonosor, este es el anuncio para ti: has perdido el reino.
31 While the word was in the king’s mouth, a voice came from the sky, saying, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: ‘The kingdom has departed from you.
32 Te expulsarán de entre los seres humanos y vivirás con los animales del campo. Te darán hierba para comer, como a los bueyes. Pasarán sobre ti siete tiempos, hasta que reconozcas que el Altísimo gobierna sobre el reino de los seres humanos y lo da a quien quiere.
32 You shall be driven from men, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like oxen. 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.’”
33 En ese mismo momento se cumplió lo anunciado acerca de Nabucodonosor. Fue expulsado de entre los seres humanos y comió hierba como los bueyes. El rocío del cielo mojaba su cuerpo, hasta que su cabello creció como las plumas de las águilas y sus uñas como las de las aves.
33 This was fulfilled the same hour on Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from men and ate grass like oxen; and his body was wet with the dew of the sky until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.
34 Al terminar ese tiempo, yo, Nabucodonosor, alcé la vista al cielo y recobré la razón. Bendije al Altísimo y alabé y honré al que vive para siempre. Su dominio es eterno y su reino permanece de generación en generación.
34 At 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.
35 Todos los habitantes de la tierra son como nada. Él hace lo que quiere con el ejército del cielo y con los habitantes de la tierra. Nadie puede detener su mano ni preguntarle: ¿Qué haces?
35 All 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 no one can stop his hand, or ask him, “What are you doing?”
36 En ese momento recobré la razón. También recuperé mi honor y mi grandeza, para gloria de mi reino. Mis sabios y mis nobles volvieron a buscarme, fui restituido en mi reino y recibí más poder que antes.
36 At the same time my understanding returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned to me. My counselors and my lords sought me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added to me.
37 Ahora yo, Nabucodonosor, adoro, alabo y honro al Rey del cielo. Todas sus obras son verdaderas y sus caminos son justos. Él puede humillar a los que viven con orgullo.
37 Now 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.
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Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Daniel 6:25; 1 Peter 1:2; Daniel 3:4; 1 Chronicles 12:18; Ephesians 1:2
- 2 Daniel 3:26; Psalm 66:16; Acts 22:3–16; Psalm 51:14; Joshua 7:19
- 3 Psalm 145:13; Isaiah 25:1; Daniel 2:44; Daniel 7:14; Revelation 11:15
- 4 Isaiah 47:7–8; Ezekiel 29:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:2–3; Psalm 30:6–7; Isaiah 56:12
- 5 Daniel 2:1; Daniel 7:28; Job 7:13–14; Daniel 5:5–6; Daniel 2:28–29
- 6 Daniel 2:2; Genesis 41:7–8; Isaiah 47:12–14; Isaiah 8:19
- 7 Isaiah 44:25; Daniel 2:7; Daniel 2:27; Genesis 41:8; 2 Timothy 3:8–9
- 8 Daniel 1:7; Daniel 5:14; Daniel 4:18; Daniel 2:11; Daniel 4:9
- 9 Daniel 5:11; Daniel 2:48; Daniel 4:8; Genesis 41:38; Ezekiel 28:3
- 10 Daniel 4:5; Jeremiah 12:2; Isaiah 10:33–34; Psalm 37:35–36; Ezekiel 31:3–18
- 11 Daniel 4:21–22; Matthew 11:23; Deuteronomy 9:1; Genesis 11:4
- 12 Luke 13:19; Lamentations 4:20; Ezekiel 17:23; Ezekiel 31:6–7; Mark 13:32
- 13 Deuteronomy 33:2; Daniel 7:1; Daniel 8:13; Zechariah 14:5; Daniel 4:23
- 14 Matthew 3:10; Ezekiel 31:12–13; Daniel 4:23; Daniel 4:12; Luke 3:9
- 15 Job 14:7–9; Daniel 4:25–27; Ezekiel 29:14–15
- 16 Daniel 4:23; Revelation 12:14; Isaiah 6:10; Daniel 4:25; Hebrews 1:11
- 17 Daniel 2:21; Daniel 4:25; 1 Samuel 2:8; Psalm 75:6–7; Jeremiah 27:5–7
- 18 Genesis 41:8; Daniel 5:15; Genesis 41:15; Daniel 5:8; Daniel 4:7–9
- 19 Daniel 8:27; Daniel 7:28; 1 Samuel 3:17; Daniel 4:24; Daniel 10:16–17
- 20 Ezekiel 31:3; Daniel 4:10–12; Ezekiel 31:16
- 22 2 Samuel 12:7; Daniel 2:37–38; Jeremiah 27:6–8; Daniel 5:18–23; Psalm 108:4
- 23 Daniel 5:21; Daniel 4:13–16
- 24 Psalm 107:40; Isaiah 46:10–11; Job 40:11–12; Job 1:12–19; Psalm 2:7
- 25 Daniel 4:17; Jeremiah 27:5; Psalm 83:18; Daniel 2:21; Psalm 106:20
- 26 Daniel 4:15; Matthew 21:20; Daniel 2:37; Matthew 5:34; Luke 15:21
- 27 Isaiah 55:6–7; Jonah 3:9; Acts 8:22; Ezekiel 18:27–32; James 4:8–10
- 28 Numbers 23:19; Zechariah 1:6; Proverbs 10:24; Matthew 24:35
- 29 Revelation 2:21; Genesis 6:3; 1 Peter 3:20; 2 Peter 3:15; Ecclesiastes 8:11
- 30 Proverbs 16:18; Revelation 17:5; Ezekiel 29:3; Isaiah 10:8–15; Revelation 18:10
- 31 Acts 9:3–5; Revelation 16:7; Luke 12:20; Daniel 4:24; Daniel 5:28
- 32 Daniel 5:21; Jeremiah 27:5; Proverbs 8:15–16; Job 12:18–21; Exodus 9:29
- 33 Daniel 4:25; Daniel 4:32; Daniel 5:21; Isaiah 30:14; Job 20:5
- 34 Revelation 4:10; Daniel 12:7; Psalm 145:13; Daniel 2:44; Jeremiah 10:10
- 35 Job 42:2; Psalm 135:6; Psalm 115:3; Romans 11:33–36; Isaiah 40:15–17
- 36 Proverbs 22:4; Daniel 4:34; Daniel 4:32; Daniel 4:15–16; Matthew 6:33
- 37 James 4:6–7; Psalm 33:4–5; 1 Peter 5:5–6; 1 Samuel 2:3; Deuteronomy 32:4
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… quencheth fire, so alms quencheth sin." Again it is written, "Shut up alms in the heart of a poor man, and it shall make supplication for thee before the Lord." Again it is written, "Hear, O king, my counsel, and redeem thy sins by alms." And many other testimonies of the Divine oracles are there, whereby it is shown that …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
After this, saith he, I, Nabuchodonosor, lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and I blessed the Most High, and to Him that liveth for ever I gave praise and glory.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
… think also that I have the Spirit of God," and again, "that good thing which was committed to thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us." And of Daniel it is fitting to say that "the Holy Spirit of God is in him," and similarly of men who are like these in virtue.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)
And what [of this], that he called him "Belteshazzar, the name of" his own "god"? Thus [it seems] they accounted their gods to be nothing wonderful, when he called even the captive thus; he who commands all men to worship the image, manifold and of various colors, and who adores the dragon.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)
They are kings of men, who reign upon earth, but not without the power from above: and this Nebuchadnezzar once learned by experience, when he said; For His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and His power from generation to generation.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)