And in the second [08147] year [08141] of the reign [04438] of Nebuchadnezzar [05019] Nebuchadnezzar [05019] dreamed [02492] dreams [02472], wherewith his spirit [07307] was troubled [06470], and his sleep [08142] brake [01961] from him.
Then the king [04428] commanded [0559] to call [07121] the magicians [02748], and the astrologers [0825], and the sorcerers [03784], and the Chaldeans [03778], for to shew [05046] the king [04428] his dreams [02472]. So they came [0935] and stood [05975] before [06440] the king [04428].
And the king [04428] said [0559] unto them, I have dreamed [02492] a dream [02472], and my spirit [07307] was troubled [06470] to know [03045] the dream [02472].
Then spake [01696] the Chaldeans [03778] to the king [04428] in Syriack [0762], O king [04430], live [02418] for ever [05957]: tell [0560] thy servants [05649] the dream [02493], and we will shew [02324] the interpretation [06591].O king…: (Chaldee, to the end of chapter seven)
The king [04430] answered [06032] and said [0560] to the Chaldeans [03779], The thing [04406] is gone [0230] from me [04481]: if [02006] ye will not [03809] make known [03046] unto me the dream [02493], with the interpretation [06591] thereof, ye shall be cut [05648] in pieces [01917], and your houses [01005] shall be made [07761] a dunghill [05122].cut…: Chaldee, made pieces
But if [02006] ye shew [02324] the dream [02493], and the interpretation [06591] thereof, ye shall receive [06902] of [04481] me [06925] gifts [04978] and rewards [05023] and great [07690] honour [03367]: therefore [03861] shew [02324] me the dream [02493], and the interpretation [06591] thereof.rewards: or, fee
They answered [06032] again [08579] and said [0560], Let the king [04430] tell [0560] his servants [05649] the dream [02493], and we will shew [02324] the interpretation [06591] of it.
The king [04430] answered [06032] and said [0560], I [0576] know [03046] of [04481] certainty [03330] that ye [0608] would gain [02084] the time [05732], because [03606] [06903] ye see [02370] the thing [04406] is gone [0230] from [04481] me.gain: Chaldee, buy
But if [02006] ye will not [03809] make known [03046] unto me the dream [02493], there is but one [02298] [01932] decree [01882] for you: for ye have prepared [02164] lying [03538] and corrupt [07844] words [04406] to speak [0560] before [06925] me, till [05705] the time [05732] be changed [08133]: therefore [03861] tell [0560] me the dream [02493], and I shall know [03046] that [01768] ye can shew [02324] me the interpretation [06591] thereof.
The Chaldeans [03779] answered [06032] before [06925] the king [04430], and said [0560], There is [0383] not [03809] a man [0606] upon [05922] the earth [03007] that can [03202] shew [02324] the king's [04430] matter [04406]: therefore [01768] [06903] there is no [03809] king [04430], lord [07229], nor ruler [07990], that asked [07593] such [01836] things [04406] at any [03606] magician [02749], or astrologer [0826], or Chaldean [03779].
And it is a rare [03358] thing [04406] that the king [04430] requireth [07593], and there is [0383] none [03809] other [0321] that can shew [02324] it before [06925] the king [04430], except [03861] the gods [0426], whose dwelling [04070] is [0383] not [03809] with [05974] flesh [01321].
For [06903] this [01836] cause [03606] the king [04430] was angry [01149] and very [07690] furious [07108], and commanded [0560] to destroy [07] all [03606] the wise [02445] men of Babylon [0895].
And the decree [01882] went forth [05312] that the wise [02445] men should be slain [06992]; and they sought [01156] Daniel [01841] and his fellows [02269] to be slain [06992].
Then [0116] Daniel [01841] answered [08421] with counsel [05843] and wisdom [02942] to Arioch [0746] the captain [07229] of [01768] the king's [04430] guard [02877], which was gone forth [05312] to slay [06992] the wise [02445] men of Babylon [0895]:answered…: Chaldee, returnedcaptain…: or, chief marshal: Chaldee, chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen
He answered [06032] and said [0560] to Arioch [0746] the king's [04430] captain [07990], Why [05922] [04101] is the decree [01882] so hasty [02685] from [06925] [04481] the king [04430]? Then [0116] Arioch [0746] made the thing [04406] known [03046] to Daniel [01841].
Then Daniel [01841] went in [05954], and desired [01156] of [04481] the king [04430] that he would give [05415] him time [02166], and that he would shew [02324] the king [04430] the interpretation [06591].
Then [0116] Daniel [01841] went [0236] to his house [01005], and made the thing [04406] known [03046] to Hananiah [02608], Mishael [04333], and Azariah [05839], his companions [02269]:
That they would desire [01156] mercies [07359] of [06925] [04481] the God [0426] of heaven [08065] concerning [05922] this [01836] secret [07328]; that Daniel [01841] and his fellows [02269] should not [03809] perish [07] with [05974] the rest [07606] of the wise [02445] men of Babylon [0895].of the God: Chaldee, from before Godthat Daniel…: or, that they should not destroy Daniel, etc
Then [0116] was the secret [07328] revealed [01541] unto Daniel [01841] in a night [03916] vision [02376]. Then [0116] Daniel [01841] blessed [01289] the God [0426] of heaven [08065].
Daniel [01841] answered [06032] and said [0560], Blessed [01289] be [01934] the name [08036] of God [0426] for [04481] ever [05957] and ever [05957] [05705]: for wisdom [02452] and might [01370] are [01932] his:
And he changeth [08133] the times [05732] and the seasons [02166]: he removeth [05709] kings [04430], and setteth up [06966] kings [04430]: he giveth [03052] wisdom [02452] unto the wise [02445], and knowledge [04486] to them that know [03046] understanding [0999]:
He revealeth [01541] the deep [05994] and secret things [05642]: he knoweth [03046] what [04101] is in the darkness [02816], and the light [05094] dwelleth [08271] with him [05974].
I [0576] thank [03029] thee, and praise [07624] thee, O thou God [0426] of my fathers [02], who hast given [03052] me wisdom [02452] and might [01370], and hast made known [03046] unto me now [03705] what we desired [01156] of thee [04481]: for thou hast now made known [03046] unto us the king's [04430] matter [04406].
Therefore [01836] [06903] [03606] Daniel [01841] went in [05954] unto [05922] Arioch [0746], whom the king [04430] had ordained [04483] to destroy [07] the wise [02445] men of Babylon [0895]: he went [0236] and said [0560] thus [03652] unto him; Destroy [07] not [0409] the wise [02445] men of Babylon [0895]: bring me in [05954] before [06925] the king [04430], and I will shew [02324] unto the king [04430] the interpretation [06591].
Then [0116] Arioch [0746] brought in [05954] Daniel [01841] before [06925] the king [04430] in haste [0927], and said [0560] thus [03652] unto him, I have found [07912] a man [01400] of the captives [01547] [01123] of [04481] Judah [03061], that will make known [03046] unto the king [04430] the interpretation [06591].I have…: Chaldee, That I have foundcaptives…: Chaldee, children of the captivity of Judah
The king [04430] answered [06032] and said [0560] to Daniel [01841], whose name [08036] was Belteshazzar [01096], Art [0383] thou able [03546] to make known [03046] unto me the dream [02493] which I have seen [02370], and the interpretation [06591] thereof?
Daniel [01841] answered [06032] in the presence [06925] of the king [04430], and said [0560], The secret [07328] which the king [04430] hath demanded [07593] cannot [03809] [03202] the wise [02445] men, the astrologers [0826], the magicians [02749], the soothsayers [01505], shew [02324] unto the king [04430];
But [01297] there is [0383] a God [0426] in heaven [08065] that revealeth [01541] secrets [07328], and maketh known [03046] to the king [04430] Nebuchadnezzar [05020] what [04101] shall be [01934] in the latter [0320] days [03118]. Thy dream [02493], and the visions [02376] of thy head [07217] upon [05922] thy bed [04903], are these [01836];maketh…: Chaldee, hath made known
As for thee [0607], O king [04430], thy thoughts [07476] came [05559] into thy mind upon [05922] thy bed [04903], what [04101] should come to pass [01934] hereafter [01836] [0311]: and he that revealeth [01541] secrets [07328] maketh known [03046] to thee what [04101] shall come to pass [01934].came: Chaldee, came up
But as for me [0576], this [01836] secret [07328] is not [03809] revealed [01541] to me for any wisdom [02452] that I have [0383] more than [04481] any [03606] living [02417], but [03861] for their sakes [01701] that [05922] shall make known [03046] the interpretation [06591] to the king [04430], and that thou mightest know [03046] the thoughts [07476] of thy heart [03825].but for…: or, but for the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king
Thou [0607], O king [04430], sawest [02370] [01934], and behold [0431] a great [07690] [02298] image [06755]. This [01797] great [07229] image [06755], whose brightness [02122] was excellent [03493], stood [06966] before [06903] thee; and the form [07299] thereof was terrible [01763].sawest: Chaldee, wast seeing
This image's [06755] head [07217] was of fine [02869] gold [01722], his breast [02306] and his arms [01872] of silver [03702], his belly [04577] and his thighs [03410] of brass [05174],thighs: or, sides
His legs [08243] of iron [06523], his feet [07271] part [04481] of iron [06523] and part [04481] of clay [02635].
Thou sawest [01934] [02370] till [05705] that a stone [069] was cut out [01505] without [03809] hands [03028], which smote [04223] the image [06755] upon [05922] his feet [07271] that were of iron [06523] and clay [02635], and brake [01855] them [01994] to pieces [01855].without…: or, which was not in hands
Then [0116] was the iron [06523], the clay [02635], the brass [05174], the silver [03702], and the gold [01722], broken to pieces [01751] [01855] together [02298], and became [01934] like the chaff [05784] of [04481] the summer [07007] threshingfloors [0147]; and the wind [07308] carried [05376] them [01994] away [05376], that [03606] no [03809] place [0870] was found [07912] for them: and the stone [069] that smote [04223] the image [06755] became [01934] a great [07229] mountain [02906], and filled [04391] the whole [03606] earth [0772].
This [01836] is the dream [02493]; and we will tell [0560] the interpretation [06591] thereof before [06925] the king [04430].
Thou [0607], O king [04430], art a king [04430] of kings [04430]: for the God [0426] of heaven [08065] hath given [03052] thee a kingdom [04437], power [02632], and strength [08632], and glory [03367].
And wheresoever [03606] the children [01123] of men [0606] dwell [01753], the beasts [02423] of the field [01251] and the fowls [05776] of the heaven [08065] hath he given [03052] into thine hand [03028], and hath made thee ruler [07981] over them all [03606]. Thou [0607] art this head [07217] of gold [01722].
And after [0870] thee shall arise [06966] another [0317] kingdom [04437] inferior [0772] to thee [04481], and another [0317] third [08523] kingdom [04437] of brass [05174], which shall bear rule [07981] over all [03606] the earth [0772].
And the fourth [07244] kingdom [04437] shall be [01934] strong [08624] as iron [06523]: forasmuch as iron [06523] breaketh in pieces [01855] and subdueth [02827] all [03606] things: and as [06903] iron [06523] that breaketh [07490] all [03606] these [0459], shall it break in pieces [01855] and bruise [07490].
And whereas thou sawest [02370] the feet [07271] and toes [0677], part [04481] of potters' [06353] clay [02635], and part [04481] of iron [06523], the kingdom [04437] shall be [01934] divided [06386]; but [04481] there shall be [01934] in it of [04481] the strength [05326] of the iron [06523], forasmuch as [06903] [03606] thou sawest [02370] the iron [06523] mixed [06151] with miry [02917] clay [02635].
And as the toes [0677] of the feet [07271] were part [04481] of iron [06523], and part [04481] of clay [02635], so the kingdom [04437] shall be [01934] partly [07118] [04481] strong [08624], and partly [07118] [04481] broken [08406].broken: or, brittle
And whereas [01768] thou sawest [02370] iron [06523] mixed [06151] with miry [02917] clay [02635], they shall mingle themselves [06151] [01934] with the seed [02234] of men [0606]: but they shall [01934] not [03809] cleave [01693] one [01836] to [05974] another [01836], even [01888] as iron [06523] is not [03809] mixed [06151] with clay [02635].one…: Chaldee, this with this
And in the days [03118] of these [0581] kings [04430] shall the God [0426] of heaven [08065] set up [06966] a kingdom [04437], which shall never [03809] [05957] be destroyed [02255]: and the kingdom [04437] shall not [03809] be left [07662] to other [0321] people [05972], but it shall break in pieces [01855] and consume [05487] all [03606] these [0459] kingdoms [04437], and it [01932] shall stand [06966] for ever [05957].the days: Chaldee, their daysthe kingdom: Chaldee, the kingdom thereof
Forasmuch as [06903] [03606] thou sawest [02370] that the stone [069] was cut out [01505] of the mountain [02906] without [03809] hands [03028], and that it brake in pieces [01855] the iron [06523], the brass [05174], the clay [02635], the silver [03702], and the gold [01722]; the great [07229] God [0426] hath made known [03046] to the king [04430] what [04101] shall come to pass [01934] hereafter [01836] [0311]: and the dream [02493] is certain [03330], and the interpretation [06591] thereof sure [0540].without…: or, which was not in handshereafter: Chaldee, after this
Then [0116] the king [04430] Nebuchadnezzar [05020] fell [05308] upon [05922] his face [0600], and worshipped [05457] Daniel [01841], and commanded [0560] that they should offer [05260] an oblation [04504] and sweet odours [05208] unto him.
The king [04430] answered [06032] unto Daniel [01841], and said [0560], Of [04481] a truth [07187] it is, that [01768] your God [0426] is a God [0426] of gods [0426], and a Lord [04756] of kings [04430], and a revealer [01541] of secrets [07328], seeing thou couldest [03202] reveal [01541] this [01836] secret [07328].
Then [0116] the king [04430] made [07236] Daniel [01841] a great man [07236], and gave [03052] him many [07690] great [07260] gifts [04978], and made him ruler [07981] over [05922] the whole [03606] province [04083] of Babylon [0895], and chief [07229] of the governors [05460] over [05922] all [03606] the wise [02445] men of Babylon [0895].
Then Daniel [01841] requested [01156] of [04481] the king [04430], and he set [04483] Shadrach [07715], Meshach [04336], and Abed–nego [05665], over [05922] the affairs [05673] of the province [04083] of Babylon [0895]: but Daniel [01841] sat in the gate [08651] of the king [04430].