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Nebukadnezzar Get One Dream
1 Da year numba two wen Nebukadnezzar stay king Babylon side, he get one dream, but he no can rememba wat he wen dream. Da dream bodda him, an he no can sleep good. 2 So da king tell his helpa guys fo call dese guys fo come by him: da kahuna guys dat know how fo tell wat dreams mean, da kahuna guys dat know how fo stop da bad kine stuff dat happen to you wen somebody put kahuna on top you, an odda kahuna guys dat know how fo put kahuna on top you, an da Kaldea guys dat know how fo learn stuff from da stars. Dey suppose to know wat he wen dream. So dey come stan in front him. 3 Da king tell dem, “I wen get one dream. Dis bodda me real plenny, cuz I donno wat I wen dream.” 4 Da kahuna guys tell da king in da Aramaic language, “You da King, an us like you live foeva! We yoa worka guys. Tell us da dream, an we goin tell you wat da dream mean.”
5 Da king tell da kahuna guys, “I tell you guys dis fo shua. If you guys no can tell me wat I wen dream, an wat da dream mean, I goin tell my odda worka guys fo cut off yoa arms an legs, an make yoa house come one big rubbish pile. 6 But if you guys can tell me wat I wen dream, an wat da dream mean, I goin give you guys plenny stuffs, an show you guys plenny respeck in front da peopo. Az why I like you guys tell me da dream, an wat da dream mean.”
7 Da kahuna guys tell one mo time, “You da king! Tell us guys da dream. Den we goin tell you wat da dream mean.” 8 But da king tell um, “I know fo shua dat you guys stay trying fo make slow fo get mo time, cuz you know dat I no change wat I wen tell. 9 If you guys no tell me wat I wen dream, I goin punish all you guys da same way! You guys wen make one plan wit each odda, fo bulai me bout dis dream, an trick me, cuz you figga dat bumbye I goin change my mind. Az why now you guys gotta tell me wat I wen dream! Den fo shua I goin know dat you guys can tell me wat da dream mean too.” 10 Da Kaldea guys dat know how fo learn stuff from da stars tell da king, “No mo nobody in da world dat can tell you wat you like fo know. No mo anodda king, big o strong, eva wen make his guys tell wat he dream befo. He no even tell da kahuna guys dat know wat dreams mean fo tell um dat. Same ting fo da kahuna guys dat can stop bad kine stuff dat can happen wen somebody put kahuna on top you, o da ones dat learn stuff from da stars. 11 Wat you, oua King, stay aks us fo do, too hard! No mo nobody can tell you wat you like know. Ony da gods can do dis, an dey no live wit da peopo.” 12 Dat wen make da king come real huhu, wat da smart guys tell him. He tell his helpa guys fo kill all da smart guys inside Babylon. 13 So da King tell his guys wat fo do. Dey make ready fo go kill all da smart guys inside Babylon. Da Babylon guys wen go look fo Daniel an his frenz fo kill dem too!
14 But den, Daniel go talk wit Aryok. He da main leada fo da king bodyguards, da ones dat kill da prisonas dat da king like kill. He stay ready fo go out fo kill all da smart guys inside Babylon, wen Daniel talk to him. Daniel know how fo help peopo figga, an he pick da bestes way fo talk to Aryok. 15 He tell Aryok, “Sir, you da one work fo da King. How come dis bad ting you goin do to da smart guys come from da King?” So Aryok tell Daniel wat wen happen. 16 Wen Daniel hear dis, he go inside wea da king stay. Daniel tell da king fo wait, fo him tell da king wat da dream mean. An da king tell okay.
17 Den Daniel go home his house. He tell his frenz Hananiah, Mishael, an Azariah wat wen happen. 18 Daniel tell dem fo pray to God Inside Da Sky fo give dem chance an show dem da secret a da dream, fo Daniel an his frenz no get wipe out wit da odda smart guys inside Babylon. 19 Dat nite, Daniel wen see someting jalike one dream, an God wen show him da secret. Den Daniel tell God Inside Da Sky “Mahalo plenny!” cuz he do good tings fo him. 20 Daniel tell,
“I goin talk good bout God all da time!
He know wat fo do erytime,
An he get powa!
21 He change wass goin happen,
Now an bumbye.
He make some kings come solid,
An throw out some odda kings.
Da guys dat know wat fo do erytime,
He make um know even mo betta wat fo do.
Fo da guys dat undastan stuff,
He make um know even mo plenny.
22 He show um secret kine stuff
Dass hard fo undastan.
He know wat stay inside da dark places,
Cuz he da One da light come from.
23 You da God fo me an my ancesta guys.
I like tell you ‘Mahalo plenny,’
An tell good tings bout you.
Cuz you help me know wat fo do erytime,
An you give me powa.
Wen we aks you fo tell us wat da king wen dream,
You tell us guys bout wat he wen dream.”
Daniel Tell Wat Da Dream Mean
24 Den Daniel go by Aryok. He da guy da king wen give da job fo kill all da smart guys inside Babylon. Daniel tell Aryok, “No kill da smart guys inside Babylon! Take me by da king, an I goin tell him wat his dream mean.”
25 Right den an dea Aryok take Daniel by da king an tell, “King, I find one guy from da peopo you wen bring hea from Judah. He can tell you wat yoa dream mean.”
26 Da king tell Daniel, dat get da Babylon name Belteshazzar, “You shua you can tell me wat I wen see inside my dream, an tell me wat da dream mean, o wat?!”
27 Daniel tell, “No mo nobody can tell you dis ting you stay aks bout. Not even da smart guys, an da kahuna guys dat know how fo stop da bad kine stuff dat can happen to you wen somebody put kahuna on top you, o dat know how fo tell wat one dream mean, o dat look at da animal guts wen dey kill um fo make sacrifice, fo dem find out wass goin happen bumbye. 28 But, get one God inside da sky dat make peopo know da secret tings. King Nebukadnezzar, God wen make you know awready wat goin happen bumbye. Now, I goin tell you wat you wen dream, an tell all da pichas dat you wen see in yoa head wen you lay on top yoa bed.
29 “You, my King, wen you stay lay dea, you start fo tink bout wat goin happen bumbye. But God, he da One dat make peopo know da kine stuff dat stay secret. An he wen show you wat goin happen. 30 An was to me dat God wen show da secret awready fo wat da dream mean. He no do dis cuz I mo smart den any odda guy dat stay alive. He do dis fo you, da king, know wat da dream mean. Den you can undastan wat you wen see inside yoa head.
31 “You, my King, wen see someting inside yoa dream. You see right in front you, one big statue! Da buggah real mangus an shiny, an look real skery. 32 Da head, all gold. Da ches an arms, silva. Da opu part an da thighs, bronze. 33 Da odda part a da legs, iron. Da feets, get one part iron an da odda part clay dat dey bake inside da oven.
34 “Wen you stay look da statue, one mangus rock wen broke off from one mountain. But no mo nobody wen make um broke off! Da rock fall down, hit da statue on top da iron an clay feets, an smash um up, small pieces. 35 Den, da iron, da clay, da bronze, da silva, an da gold wen broke same time, all small pieces, jalike da junk kine stuff dat fall down on top da groun wea dey split da wheat from da junk kine stuff summa time. An da wind blow um all away, so no mo notting dea. But da rock dat wen smash da statue, come one big mountain, an fill up da whole world.”
36 Daniel tell da king: “Dass wat you wen dream. Now, I can tell you wat da dream mean. 37 King Nebukadnezzar, you da king ova all da odda kings. God Inside Da Sky, he da One wen make you king, an give you da powa, an make you strong, an make erybody get respeck fo you. 38 He wen give you powa ova all da peopo, an da animals inside da fields, an da birds inside da sky. Wea eva dey stay, he make you da boss ova all dem. You jalike da gold head on top da statue.
39 “Afta you, anodda kine govmen goin come, not awesome like yoas. Afta dat, anodda kine govmen, numba three, goin come. Dey da bronze part a da statue. Dey goin get powa ova da whole world too. 40 Den, da numba four kine govmen goin come. Dey goin be strong jalike da iron, cuz iron can broke eryting an make um come small pieces. An jalike da iron, dese govmen guys goin smash all da odda govmens dat come befo dem. 41 You wen see dat da feets an da toes was part clay dey wen bake um, an part iron. Dat mean, da peopo dat stay unda da numba four kine govmen, dey no goin stay togedda. But still yet, dey goin be strong, jalike da iron dat stay mix wit da clay. 42 Jalike da toes stay one part iron an one part clay, so dis govmen goin be litto bit strong, an da odda part easy fo broke. 43 Da diffren peopos goin marry each odda, all mix up togedda, but dey no goin stick togedda real good. Az jalike you wen see dat da iron mix wit da clay no stay togedda.
44 “Da time numba four kine govmen get powa, God Inside Da Sky goin set up anodda kine govmen. Dat govmen, no goin come wipe out eva, an odda peopo no goin get um. Dey goin smash all da odda kine govmens, so dey no mo powa. An dat govmen, goin stay solid foeva. 45 Dass wat da big rock you wen see mean. But nobody wen broke dat rock outa da mountain—da rock dat broke da iron, da bronze, da clay, da silva, an da gold, in small piece.
“Da mos importan God wen let you, da king, know wat goin happen bumbye. Da dream stay true, an you can trus wat I tell you bout da dream.”
46 Den King Nebukadnezzar go down an put his face on top da groun in front Daniel, an show him respeck. He tell his guys fo give wheat an barley an incense to Daniel, fo Daniel make one sacrifice to God. 47 Da king tell Daniel, “Fo shua yoa God stay da God ova all da odda gods, an da Boss ova us king guys. He da One dat show wat tings mean dat stay secret cuz you wen tell wat dis dream mean.”
48 Den da king wen make Daniel one real importan guy an give him plenny present. He make Daniel da main leada guy ova all da Babylon districk, an put him in charge a all da smart guys Babylon side. 49 Daniel tell da king fo make Shadrak, Meshak, an Abednego come wit him fo help him take kea da Babylon districk. An Daniel stay nea da king.