¹ And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.

² Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.

³ And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.

⁴ Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

⁵ The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

⁶ But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.

⁷ They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.

⁸ The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

⁹ But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.

¹⁰ The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.

¹¹ And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

¹² For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

¹³ And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.

¹⁴ Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:

¹⁵ He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

¹⁶ Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.

¹⁷ Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

¹⁸ That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

¹⁹ Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

²⁰ Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:

²¹ And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

²² He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

²³ I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.

²⁴ Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.

²⁵ Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.

²⁶ The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?

²⁷ Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;

²⁸ But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;

²⁹ As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.

³⁰ But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.

³¹ Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.

³² This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,

³³ His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.

³⁴ Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.

³⁵ Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

³⁶ This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.

³⁷ Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

³⁸ And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.

³⁹ And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

⁴⁰ And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

⁴¹ And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.

⁴² And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.

⁴³ And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.

⁴⁴ And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

⁴⁵ Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

⁴⁶ Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.

⁴⁷ The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.

⁴⁸ Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

⁴⁹ Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.

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¹ And in the second ^H8147 year ^H8141 of the reign ^H4438 of Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 dreamed ^H2492 dreams, ^H2472 wherewith his spirit ^H7307 was troubled, ^H6470 and his sleep ^H8142 brake ^H1961 from him.

² Then the king ^H4428 commanded ^H559 to call ^H7121 the magicians, ^H2748 and the astrologers, ^H825 and the sorcerers, ^H3784 and the Chaldeans, ^H3778 for to shew ^H5046 the king ^H4428 his dreams. ^H2472 So they came ^H935 and stood ^H5975 before ^H6440 the king. ^H4428

³ And the king ^H4428 said ^H559 unto them, I have dreamed ^H2492 a dream, ^H2472 and my spirit ^H7307 was troubled ^H6470 to know ^H3045 the dream. ^H2472

⁴ Then spake ^H1696 the Chaldeans ^H3778 to the king ^H4428 in Syriack, ^H762 O king, ^H4430 live ^H2418 for ever: ^H5957 tell ^H560 thy servants ^H5649 the dream, ^H2493 and we will shew ^H2324 the interpretation. ^H6591

⁵ The king ^H4430 answered ^H6032 and said ^H560 to the Chaldeans, ^H3779 The thing ^H4406 is gone ^H230 from me: ^H4481 if ^H2006 ye will not ^H3809 make known ^H3046 unto me the dream, ^H2493 with the interpretation ^H6591 thereof, ye shall be cut ^H5648 in pieces, ^H1917 and your houses ^H1005 shall be made ^H7761 a dunghill. ^H5122

⁶ But if ^H2006 ye shew ^H2324 the dream, ^H2493 and the interpretation ^H6591 thereof, ye shall receive ^H6902 of ^H4481 me ^H6925 gifts ^H4978 and rewards ^H5023 and great ^H7690 honour: ^H3367 therefore ^H3861 shew ^H2324 me the dream, ^H2493 and the interpretation ^H6591 thereof.

⁷ They answered ^H6032 again ^H8579 and said, ^H560 Let the king ^H4430 tell ^H560 his servants ^H5649 the dream, ^H2493 and we will shew ^H2324 the interpretation ^H6591 of it.

⁸ The king ^H4430 answered ^H6032 and said, ^H560 I ^H576 know ^H3046 of ^H4481 certainty ^H3330 that ye ^H608 would gain ^H2084 the time, ^H5732 because ^{H6903 H3606} ye see ^H2370 the thing ^H4406 is gone ^H230 from ^H4481 me.

⁹ But if ^H2006 ye will not ^H3809 make known ^H3046 unto me the dream, ^H2493 there is but one ^{H1932 H2298} decree ^H1882 for you: for ye have prepared ^H2164 lying ^H3538 and corrupt ^H7844 words ^H4406 to speak ^H560 before ^H6925 me, till ^H5705 the time ^H5732 be changed: ^H8133 therefore ^H3861 tell ^H560 me the dream, ^H2493 and I shall know ^H3046 that ^H1768 ye can shew ^H2324 me the interpretation ^H6591 thereof.

¹⁰ The Chaldeans ^H3779 answered ^H6032 before ^H6925 the king, ^H4430 and said, ^H560 There is ^H383 not ^H3809 a man ^H606 upon ^H5922 the earth ^H3007 that can ^H3202 shew ^H2324 the king's ^H4430 matter: ^H4406 therefore ^{H6903 H1768} there is no ^H3809 king, ^H4430 lord, ^H7229 nor ruler, ^H7990 that asked ^H7593 such ^H1836 things ^H4406 at any ^H3606 magician, ^H2749 or astrologer, ^H826 or Chaldean. ^H3779

¹¹ And it is a rare ^H3358 thing ^H4406 that the king ^H4430 requireth, ^H7593 and there is ^H383 none ^H3809 other ^H321 that can shew ^H2324 it before ^H6925 the king, ^H4430 except ^H3861 the gods, ^H426 whose dwelling ^H4070 is ^H383 not ^H3809 with ^H5974 flesh. ^H1321

¹² For ^H6903 this ^H1836 cause ^H3606 the king ^H4430 was angry ^H1149 and very ^H7690 furious, ^H7108 and commanded ^H560 to destroy ^H7 all ^H3606 the wise ^H2445 men of Babylon. ^H895

¹³ And the decree ^H1882 went forth ^H5312 that the wise ^H2445 men should be slain; ^H6992 and they sought ^H1156 Daniel ^H1841 and his fellows ^H2269 to be slain. ^H6992

¹⁴ Then ^H116 Daniel ^H1841 answered ^H8421 with counsel ^H5843 and wisdom ^H2942 to Arioch ^H746 the captain ^H7229 of ^H1768 the king's ^H4430 guard, ^H2877 which was gone forth ^H5312 to slay ^H6992 the wise ^H2445 men of Babylon: ^H895

¹⁵ He answered ^H6032 and said ^H560 to Arioch ^H746 the king's ^H4430 captain, ^H7990 Why ^{H4101 H5922} is the decree ^H1882 so hasty ^H2685 from ^{H4481 H6925} the king? ^H4430 Then ^H116 Arioch ^H746 made the thing ^H4406 known ^H3046 to Daniel. ^H1841

¹⁶ Then Daniel ^H1841 went in, ^H5954 and desired ^H1156 of ^H4481 the king ^H4430 that he would give ^H5415 him time, ^H2166 and that he would shew ^H2324 the king ^H4430 the interpretation. ^H6591

¹⁷ Then ^H116 Daniel ^H1841 went ^H236 to his house, ^H1005 and made the thing ^H4406 known ^H3046 to Hananiah, ^H2608 Mishael, ^H4333 and Azariah, ^H5839 his companions: ^H2269

¹⁸ That they would desire ^H1156 mercies ^H7359 of ^{H4481 H6925} the God ^H426 of heaven ^H8065 concerning ^H5922 this ^H1836 secret; ^H7328 that Daniel ^H1841 and his fellows ^H2269 should not ^H3809 perish ^H7 with ^H5974 the rest ^H7606 of the wise ^H2445 men of Babylon. ^H895

¹⁹ Then ^H116 was the secret ^H7328 revealed ^H1541 unto Daniel ^H1841 in a night ^H3916 vision. ^H2376 Then ^H116 Daniel ^H1841 blessed ^H1289 the God ^H426 of heaven. ^H8065

²⁰ Daniel ^H1841 answered ^H6032 and said, ^H560 Blessed ^H1289 be ^H1934 the name ^H8036 of God ^H426 for ^H4481 ever ^H5957 and ever: ^{H5705 H5957} for wisdom ^H2452 and might ^H1370 are ^H1932 his:

²¹ And he changeth ^H8133 the times ^H5732 and the seasons: ^H2166 he removeth ^H5709 kings, ^H4430 and setteth up ^H6966 kings: ^H4430 he giveth ^H3052 wisdom ^H2452 unto the wise, ^H2445 and knowledge ^H4486 to them that know ^H3046 understanding: ^H999

²² He revealeth ^H1541 the deep ^H5994 and secret things: ^H5642 he knoweth ^H3046 what ^H4101 is in the darkness, ^H2816 and the light ^H5094 dwelleth ^H8271 with him. ^H5974

²³ I ^H576 thank ^H3029 thee, and praise ^H7624 thee, O thou God ^H426 of my fathers, ^H2 who hast given ^H3052 me wisdom ^H2452 and might, ^H1370 and hast made known ^H3046 unto me now ^H3705 what we desired ^H1156 of thee: ^H4481 for thou hast now made known ^H3046 unto us the king's ^H4430 matter. ^H4406

²⁴ Therefore ^{H3606 H6903 H1836} Daniel ^H1841 went in ^H5954 unto ^H5922 Arioch, ^H746 whom the king ^H4430 had ordained ^H4483 to destroy ^H7 the wise ^H2445 men of Babylon: ^H895 he went ^H236 and said ^H560 thus ^H3652 unto him; Destroy ^H7 not ^H409 the wise ^H2445 men of Babylon: ^H895 bring me in ^H5954 before ^H6925 the king, ^H4430 and I will shew ^H2324 unto the king ^H4430 the interpretation. ^H6591

²⁵ Then ^H116 Arioch ^H746 brought in ^H5954 Daniel ^H1841 before ^H6925 the king ^H4430 in haste, ^H927 and said ^H560 thus ^H3652 unto him, I have found ^H7912 a man ^H1400 of the captives ^{H1123 H1547} of ^H4481 Judah, ^H3061 that will make known ^H3046 unto the king ^H4430 the interpretation. ^H6591

²⁶ The king ^H4430 answered ^H6032 and said ^H560 to Daniel, ^H1841 whose name ^H8036 was Belteshazzar, ^H1096 Art ^H383 thou able ^H3546 to make known ^H3046 unto me the dream ^H2493 which I have seen, ^H2370 and the interpretation ^H6591 thereof?

²⁷ Daniel ^H1841 answered ^H6032 in the presence ^H6925 of the king, ^H4430 and said, ^H560 The secret ^H7328 which the king ^H4430 hath demanded ^H7593 cannot ^{H3202 H3809} the wise ^H2445 men, the astrologers, ^H826 the magicians, ^H2749 the soothsayers, ^H1505 shew ^H2324 unto the king; ^H4430

²⁸ But ^H1297 there is ^H383 a God ^H426 in heaven ^H8065 that revealeth ^H1541 secrets, ^H7328 and maketh known ^H3046 to the king ^H4430 Nebuchadnezzar ^H5020 what ^H4101 shall be ^H1934 in the latter ^H320 days. ^H3118 Thy dream, ^H2493 and the visions ^H2376 of thy head ^H7217 upon ^H5922 thy bed, ^H4903 are these; ^H1836

²⁹ As for thee, ^H607 O king, ^H4430 thy thoughts ^H7476 came ^H5559 into thy mind upon ^H5922 thy bed, ^H4903 what ^H4101 should come to pass ^H1934 hereafter: ^{H311 H1836} and he that revealeth ^H1541 secrets ^H7328 maketh known ^H3046 to thee what ^H4101 shall come to pass. ^H1934

³⁰ But as for me, ^H576 this ^H1836 secret ^H7328 is not ^H3809 revealed ^H1541 to me for any wisdom ^H2452 that I have ^H383 more than ^H4481 any ^H3606 living, ^H2417 but ^H3861 for their sakes ^H1701 that ^H5922 shall make known ^H3046 the interpretation ^H6591 to the king, ^H4430 and that thou mightest know ^H3046 the thoughts ^H7476 of thy heart. ^H3825

³¹ Thou, ^H607 O king, ^H4430 sawest, ^{H1934 H2370} and behold ^H431 a great ^{H2298 H7690} image. ^H6755 This ^H1797 great ^H7229 image, ^H6755 whose brightness ^H2122 was excellent, ^H3493 stood ^H6966 before ^H6903 thee; and the form ^H7299 thereof was terrible. ^H1763

³² This image's ^H6755 head ^H7217 was of fine ^H2869 gold, ^H1722 his breast ^H2306 and his arms ^H1872 of silver, ^H3702 his belly ^H4577 and his thighs ^H3410 of brass, ^H5174

³³ His legs ^H8243 of iron, ^H6523 his feet ^H7271 part ^H4481 of iron ^H6523 and part ^H4481 of clay. ^H2635

³⁴ Thou sawest ^{H2370 H1934} till ^H5705 that a stone ^H69 was cut out ^H1505 without ^H3809 hands, ^H3028 which smote ^H4223 the image ^H6755 upon ^H5922 his feet ^H7271 that were of iron ^H6523 and clay, ^H2635 and brake ^H1855 them ^H1994 to pieces. ^H1855

³⁵ Then ^H116 was the iron, ^H6523 the clay, ^H2635 the brass, ^H5174 the silver, ^H3702 and the gold, ^H1722 broken to pieces ^{H1855 H1751} together, ^H2298 and became ^H1934 like the chaff ^H5784 of ^H4481 the summer ^H7007 threshingfloors; ^H147 and the wind ^H7308 carried ^H5376 them ^H1994 away, ^H5376 that ^H3606 no ^H3809 place ^H870 was found ^H7912 for them: and the stone ^H69 that smote ^H4223 the image ^H6755 became ^H1934 a great ^H7229 mountain, ^H2906 and filled ^H4391 the whole ^H3606 earth. ^H772

³⁶ This ^H1836 is the dream; ^H2493 and we will tell ^H560 the interpretation ^H6591 thereof before ^H6925 the king. ^H4430

³⁷ Thou, ^H607 O king, ^H4430 art a king ^H4430 of kings: ^H4430 for the God ^H426 of heaven ^H8065 hath given ^H3052 thee a kingdom, ^H4437 power, ^H2632 and strength, ^H8632 and glory. ^H3367

³⁸ And wheresoever ^H3606 the children ^H1123 of men ^H606 dwell, ^H1753 the beasts ^H2423 of the field ^H1251 and the fowls ^H5776 of the heaven ^H8065 hath he given ^H3052 into thine hand, ^H3028 and hath made thee ruler ^H7981 over them all. ^H3606 Thou ^H607 art this head ^H7217 of gold. ^H1722

³⁹ And after ^H870 thee shall arise ^H6966 another ^H317 kingdom ^H4437 inferior ^H772 to thee, ^H4481 and another ^H317 third ^H8523 kingdom ^H4437 of brass, ^H5174 which shall bear rule ^H7981 over all ^H3606 the earth. ^H772

⁴⁰ And the fourth ^H7244 kingdom ^H4437 shall be ^H1934 strong ^H8624 as iron: ^H6523 forasmuch as iron ^H6523 breaketh in pieces ^H1855 and subdueth ^H2827 all ^H3606 things: and as ^H6903 iron ^H6523 that breaketh ^H7490 all ^H3606 these, ^H459 shall it break in pieces ^H1855 and bruise. ^H7490

⁴¹ And whereas thou sawest ^H2370 the feet ^H7271 and toes, ^H677 part ^H4481 of potters' ^H6353 clay, ^H2635 and part ^H4481 of iron, ^H6523 the kingdom ^H4437 shall be ^H1934 divided; ^H6386 but ^H4481 there shall be ^H1934 in it of ^H4481 the strength ^H5326 of the iron, ^H6523 forasmuch as ^{H3606 H6903} thou sawest ^H2370 the iron ^H6523 mixed ^H6151 with miry ^H2917 clay. ^H2635

⁴² And as the toes ^H677 of the feet ^H7271 were part ^H4481 of iron, ^H6523 and part ^H4481 of clay, ^H2635 so the kingdom ^H4437 shall be ^H1934 partly ^{H4481 H7118} strong, ^H8624 and partly ^{H4481 H7118} broken. ^H8406

⁴³ And whereas ^H1768 thou sawest ^H2370 iron ^H6523 mixed ^H6151 with miry ^H2917 clay, ^H2635 they shall mingle themselves ^{H1934 H6151} with the seed ^H2234 of men: ^H606 but they shall ^H1934 not ^H3809 cleave ^H1693 one ^H1836 to ^H5974 another, ^H1836 even ^H1888 as iron ^H6523 is not ^H3809 mixed ^H6151 with clay. ^H2635

⁴⁴ And in the days ^H3118 of these ^H581 kings ^H4430 shall the God ^H426 of heaven ^H8065 set up ^H6966 a kingdom, ^H4437 which shall never ^{H5957 H3809} be destroyed: ^H2255 and the kingdom ^H4437 shall not ^H3809 be left ^H7662 to other ^H321 people, ^H5972 but it shall break in pieces ^H1855 and consume ^H5487 all ^H3606 these ^H459 kingdoms, ^H4437 and it ^H1932 shall stand ^H6966 for ever. ^H5957

⁴⁵ Forasmuch as ^{H3606 H6903} thou sawest ^H2370 that the stone ^H69 was cut out ^H1505 of the mountain ^H2906 without ^H3809 hands, ^H3028 and that it brake in pieces ^H1855 the iron, ^H6523 the brass, ^H5174 the clay, ^H2635 the silver, ^H3702 and the gold; ^H1722 the great ^H7229 God ^H426 hath made known ^H3046 to the king ^H4430 what ^H4101 shall come to pass ^H1934 hereafter: ^{H311 H1836} and the dream ^H2493 is certain, ^H3330 and the interpretation ^H6591 thereof sure. ^H540

⁴⁶ Then ^H116 the king ^H4430 Nebuchadnezzar ^H5020 fell ^H5308 upon ^H5922 his face, ^H600 and worshipped ^H5457 Daniel, ^H1841 and commanded ^H560 that they should offer ^H5260 an oblation ^H4504 and sweet odours ^H5208 unto him.

⁴⁷ The king ^H4430 answered ^H6032 unto Daniel, ^H1841 and said, ^H560 Of ^H4481 a truth ^H7187 it is, that ^H1768 your God ^H426 is a God ^H426 of gods, ^H426 and a Lord ^H4756 of kings, ^H4430 and a revealer ^H1541 of secrets, ^H7328 seeing thou couldest ^H3202 reveal ^H1541 this ^H1836 secret. ^H7328

⁴⁸ Then ^H116 the king ^H4430 made ^H7236 Daniel ^H1841 a great man, ^H7236 and gave ^H3052 him many ^H7690 great ^H7260 gifts, ^H4978 and made him ruler ^H7981 over ^H5922 the whole ^H3606 province ^H4083 of Babylon, ^H895 and chief ^H7229 of the governors ^H5460 over ^H5922 all ^H3606 the wise ^H2445 men of Babylon. ^H895

⁴⁹ Then Daniel ^H1841 requested ^H1156 of ^H4481 the king, ^H4430 and he set ^H4483 Shadrach, ^H7715 Meshach, ^H4336 and Abednego, ^H5665 over ^H5922 the affairs ^H5673 of the province ^H4083 of Babylon: ^H895 but Daniel ^H1841 sat in the gate ^H8651 of the king. ^H4430

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¹ And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.

² Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the enchanters, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.

³ And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.

⁴ Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in the Syrian language, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.

⁵ The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye make not known unto me the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

⁶ But if ye show the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honor: therefore show me the dream and the interpretation thereof.

⁷ They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.

⁸ The king answered and said, I know of a certainty that ye would gain time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

⁹ But if ye make not known unto me the dream, there is but one law for you; for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can show me the interpretation thereof.

¹⁰ The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can show the king's matter, forasmuch as no king, lord, or ruler, hath asked such a thing of any magician, or enchanter, or Chaldean.

¹¹ And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is no other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

¹² For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

¹³ So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

¹⁴ Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, who was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon;

¹⁵ he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Wherefore is the decree so urgent from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

¹⁶ And Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.

¹⁷ Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

¹⁸ that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should nor perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

¹⁹ Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

²⁰ Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever; for wisdom and might are his.

²¹ And he changeth the times and the seasons; he removeth kings, and setteth up kings; he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that have understanding;

²² he revealeth the deep and secret things; he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

²³ I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast now made known unto me what we desired of thee; for thou hast made known unto us the king's matter.

²⁴ Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said thus unto him: Destroy not the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show unto the king the interpretation.

²⁵ Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.

²⁶ The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?

²⁷ Daniel answered before the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor soothsayers, show unto the king;

²⁸ but there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and he hath made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these:

²⁹ as for thee, O king, thy thoughts came `into thy mind' upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter; and he that revealeth secrets hath made known to thee what shall come to pass.

³⁰ But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that thou mayest know the thoughts of thy heart.

³¹ Thou, O king, sawest, and, behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the aspect thereof was terrible.

³² As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass,

³³ its legs of iron, its feet part of iron, and part of clay.

³⁴ Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon its feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them in pieces.

³⁵ Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken in pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floors; and the wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

³⁶ This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.

³⁷ Thou, O king, art king of kings, unto whom the God of heaven hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;

³⁸ and wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens hath he given into thy hand, and hath made thee to rule over them all: thou art the head of gold.

³⁹ And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee; and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

⁴⁰ And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things; and as iron that crusheth all these, shall it break in pieces and crush.

⁴¹ And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.

⁴² And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.

⁴³ And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron doth not mingle with clay.

⁴⁴ And in the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty thereof be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

⁴⁵ Forasmuch as thou sawest that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

⁴⁶ Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odors unto him.

⁴⁷ The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou hast been able to reveal this secret.

⁴⁸ Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him to rule over the whole province of Babylon, and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.

⁴⁹ And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel was in the gate of the king.

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¹ And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, dreamed hath Nebuchadnezzar dreams, and his spirit doth move itself, and his sleep hath been against him;

² and the king saith to call for scribes, and for enchanters, and for sorcerers, and for Chaldeans, to declare to the king his dreams. And they come in and stand before the king;

³ and the king saith to them, `A dream I have dreamed, and moved is my spirit to know the dream.'

⁴ And the Chaldeans speak to the king `in' Aramaean, `O king, to the ages live, tell the dream to thy servants, and the interpretation we do shew.'

⁵ The king hath answered and said to the Chaldeans, `The thing from me is gone; if ye do not cause me to know the dream and its interpretation, pieces ye are made, and your houses are made dunghills;

⁶ and if the dream and its interpretation ye do shew, gifts, and fee, and great glory ye receive from before me, therefore the dream and its interpretation shew ye me.'

⁷ They have answered a second time, and are saying, `Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and the interpretation we do shew.

⁸ The king hath answered and said, `Of a truth I know that time ye are gaining, because that ye have seen that the thing is gone from me,

⁹ `so' that, if the dream ye do not cause me to know -- one is your sentence, seeing a word lying and corrupt ye have prepared to speak before me, till that the time is changed, therefore the dream tell ye to me, then do I know that its interpretation ye do shew me.'

¹⁰ The Chaldeans have answered before the king, and are saying, `There is not a man on the earth who is able to shew the king's matter; therefore, no king, chief, and ruler, hath asked such a thing as this of any scribe, and enchanter, and Chaldean;

¹¹ and the thing that the king is asking `is' precious, and others are there not that do shew it before the king, save the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.'

¹² Therefore the king hath been angry and very wroth, and hath said to destroy all the wise men of Babylon;

¹³ And the sentence hath gone forth, and the wise men are being slain, and they have sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

¹⁴ Then Daniel hath replied `with' counsel and discretion to Arioch chief of the executioners of the king, who hath gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon.

¹⁵ He hath answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, `Wherefore `is' the sentence so urgent from before the king?' Then Arioch hath made the thing known to Daniel,

¹⁶ and Daniel hath gone up, and sought of the king that he would give him time to shew the interpretation to the king.

¹⁷ Then Daniel to his house hath gone, and to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, he hath made the thing known,

¹⁸ and to seek mercies from before the God of the heavens concerning this secret, that they destroy not Daniel and his companions with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

¹⁹ Then to Daniel, in a vision of the night, the secret hath been revealed. Then hath Daniel blessed the God of the heavens.

²⁰ Daniel hath answered and said, `Let the name of God be blessed from age even unto age, for wisdom and might -- for they are His.

²¹ And He is changing times and seasons, He is causing kings to pass away, and He is raising up kings; He is giving wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those possessing understanding.

²² He is revealing deep and hidden things; He hath known what `is' in darkness, and light with Him hath dwelt.

²³ Thee, O God of my fathers, I am thanking and praising, for wisdom and might Thou hast given to me; and now, Thou hast caused me to know that which we have sought from Thee, for the king's matter Thou hast caused us to know.'

²⁴ Therefore Daniel hath gone up unto Arioch, whom the king hath appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he hath gone, and thus hath said to him, `The wise men of Babylon thou dost not destroy, bring me up before the king, and the interpretation to the king I do shew.'

²⁵ Then Arioch in haste hath brought up Daniel before the king, and thus hath said to him -- `I have found a man of the sons of the Removed of Judah, who the interpretation to the king doth make known.'

²⁶ The king hath answered and said to Daniel, whose name `is' Belteshazzar, `Art thou able to cause me to know the dream that I have seen, and its interpretation?'

²⁷ Daniel hath answered before the king and said, `The secret that the king is asking, the wise men, the enchanters, the scribes, the soothsayers, are not able to shew to the king;

²⁸ but there is a God in the heavens, a revealer of secrets, and He hath made known to king Nebuchadnezzar that which `is' to be in the latter end of the days. `Thy dream and the visions of thy head on thy bed are these:

²⁹ Thou, O king, thy thoughts on thy bed have come up `concerning' that which `is' to be after this, and the Revealer of secrets hath caused thee to know that which `is' to be.

³⁰ As to me -- not for `any' wisdom that is in me above any living hath this secret been revealed to me; but for the intent that the interpretation to the king they make known, and the thoughts of thy heart thou dost know.

³¹ `Thou, O king, wast looking, and lo, a certain great image. This image `is' mighty, and its brightness excellent; it is standing over-against thee, and its appearance `is' terrible.

³² This image! its head `is' of good gold, its breasts and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass;

³³ its legs of iron, its feet, part of them of iron, and part of them of clay.

³⁴ Thou wast looking till that a stone hath been cut out without hands, and it hath smitten the image on its feet, that `are' of iron and of clay, and it hath broken them small;

³⁵ then broken small together have been the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, and they have been as chaff from the summer threshing-floor, and carried them away hath the wind, and no place hath been found for them: and the stone that smote the image hath become a great mountain, and hath filled all the land.

³⁶ This `is' the dream, and its interpretation we do tell before the king.

³⁷ `Thou, O king, art a king of kings, for the God of the heavens a kingdom, strength, and might, and glory, hath given to thee;

³⁸ and whithersoever sons of men are dwelling, the beast of the field, and the fowl of the heavens, He hath given into thy hand, and hath caused thee to rule over them all; thou `art' this head of gold.

³⁹ And after thee doth rise up another kingdom lower than those, and another third kingdom of brass, that doth rule overall the earth.

⁴⁰ And the fourth kingdom is strong as iron, because that iron is breaking small, and making feeble, all `things', even as iron that is breaking all these, it beateth small and breaketh.

⁴¹ As to that which thou hast seen: the feet and toes, part of them potter's clay, and part of them iron, the kingdom is divided: and some of the standing of the iron `is' to be in it, because that thou hast seen the iron mixed with miry clay.

⁴² As to the toes of the feet, part of them iron, and part of them clay: some part of the kingdom is strong, and some part of it is brittle.

⁴³ Because thou hast seen iron mixed with miry clay, they are mixing themselves with the seed of men: and they are not adhering one with another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.

⁴⁴ `And in the days of these kings raise up doth the God of the heavens a kingdom that is not destroyed -- to the age, and its kingdom to another people is not left: it beateth small and endeth all these kingdoms, and it standeth to the age.

⁴⁵ Because that thou hast seen that out of the mountain cut hath been a stone without hands, and it hath beaten small the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king that which `is' to be after this; and the dream `is' true, and its interpretation stedfast.

⁴⁶ Then hath king Nebuchadnezzar fallen on his face, and to Daniel he hath done obeisance, and present, and sweet things, he hath said to pour out to him.

⁴⁷ The king hath answered Daniel and said, `Of a truth `it is' that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since thou hast been able to reveal this secret.'

⁴⁸ Then the king hath made Daniel great, and many great gifts he hath given to him, and hath caused him to rule over all the province of Babylon, and chief of the perfects over all the wise men of Babylon.

⁴⁹ And Daniel hath sought from the king, and he hath appointed over the work of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and Daniel `is' in the gate of the king.

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¹ And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.

² And the king commanded to call the scribes, and the magicians, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to shew the king his dreams; and they came and stood before the king.

³ And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.

⁴ And the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, O king, live for ever! tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

⁵ The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The command is gone forth from me: If ye do not make known unto me the dream, and its interpretation, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

⁶ But if ye shew the dream and its interpretation, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour; therefore shew me the dream and its interpretation.

⁷ They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

⁸ The king answered and said, I know of a certainty that ye would gain time, because ye see the word is gone forth from me;

⁹ but if ye do not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you; for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me its interpretation.

¹⁰ The Chaldeans answered before the king and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter; therefore there is no king, however great and powerful, that hath asked such a thing of any scribe, or magician, or Chaldean.

¹¹ For the thing that the king demandeth is extraordinary, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

¹² For this cause the king was irritated and very wroth, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

¹³ And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them.

¹⁴ Then Daniel answered with counsel and prudence to Arioch the chief of the king's bodyguard, who had gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:

¹⁵ he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so rigorous from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

¹⁶ And Daniel went in, and requested of the king that he would give him time, that he might shew the king the interpretation.

¹⁷ Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions;

¹⁸ that they would desire mercies of the God of the heavens concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

¹⁹ Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of the heavens.

²⁰ Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever; For wisdom and might are his.

²¹ And it is he that changeth times and seasons; He deposeth kings, and setteth up kings; He giveth wisdom to the wise, And knowledge to them that know understanding.

²² It is he that revealeth the deep and secret things; He knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

²³ I thank thee, and I praise thee, O God of my fathers, Who hast given me wisdom and might, And hast made known unto me already what we desired of thee; For thou hast made known unto us the king's matter.

²⁴ Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said thus unto him: Destroy not the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.

²⁵ Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him: I have found a man of the sons of the captivity of Judah that will make known unto the king the interpretation.

²⁶ The king answered and said unto Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream that I have seen, and its interpretation?

²⁷ Daniel answered in the presence of the king and said, The secret that the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the magicians, the scribes, the astrologers, shew unto the king;

²⁸ but there is a God in the heavens, who revealeth secrets, and maketh known to king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be at the end of days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed are these:

²⁹ -- as for thee, O king, thy thoughts arose upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter; and he that revealeth secrets hath made known to thee what shall come to pass.

³⁰ And as for me, this secret is revealed to me, not by [any] wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation should be made known to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.

³¹ Thou, O king, sawest, and behold, a great image. This image was mighty and its brightness excellent; it stood before thee, and its appearance was terrible.

³² This image's head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass,

³³ its legs of iron, its feet part of iron and part of clay.

³⁴ Thou sawest till a stone was cut out without hands; and it smote the image upon its feet of iron and clay, and broke them to pieces.

³⁵ Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold broken in pieces together, and they became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floors; and the wind carried them away, and no place was found for them. And the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

³⁶ This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation of it before the king.

³⁷ Thou, O king, art a king of kings, unto whom the God of the heavens hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;

³⁸ and wheresoever the children of men, the beasts of the field, and the fowl of the heavens dwell, he hath given them into thy hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all: thou art this head of gold.

³⁹ And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee; then another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

⁴⁰ And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth everything, and as iron that breaketh all these, so shall it break in pieces and bruise.

⁴¹ And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potter's clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.

⁴² And [as] the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of clay, the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.

⁴³ And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron doth not mingle with clay.

⁴⁴ And in the days of these kings shall the God of the heavens set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the sovereignty thereof shall not be left to another people: it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, but itself shall stand for ever.

⁴⁵ Forasmuch as thou sawest that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold, -- the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter. And the dream is certain, and the interpretation of it sure.

⁴⁶ Then king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.

⁴⁷ The king answered Daniel and said, Of a truth it is that your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, because thou wast able to reveal this secret.

⁴⁸ Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

⁴⁹ And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon. And Daniel was in the gate of the king.

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¹ In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.

² Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the enchanters, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.

³ The king said to them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.

⁴ Then spoke the Chaldeans to the king in the Syrian language, O king, live forever: tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.

⁵ The king answered the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if you don't make known to me the dream and the interpretation of it, you shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

⁶ But if you show the dream and the interpretation of it, you shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honor: therefore show me the dream and the interpretation of it.

⁷ They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.

⁸ The king answered, I know of a certainty that you would gain time, because you see the thing is gone from me.

⁹ But if you don't make known to me the dream, there is but one law for you; for you have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, until the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me the interpretation of it.

¹⁰ The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man on the earth who can show the king's matter, because no king, lord, or ruler, has asked such a thing of any magician, or enchanter, or Chaldean.

¹¹ It is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

¹² For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

¹³ So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

¹⁴ Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, who was gone forth to kill the wise men of Babylon;

¹⁵ he answered Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so urgent from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

¹⁶ Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.

¹⁷ Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

¹⁸ that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should nor perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

¹⁹ Then was the secret revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

²⁰ Daniel answered, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and might are his.

²¹ He changes the times and the seasons; he removes kings, and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding;

²² he reveals the deep and secret things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.

²³ I thank you, and praise you, you God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we desired of you; for you have made known to us the king's matter.

²⁴ Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said thus to him: Don't destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show to the king the interpretation.

²⁵ Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus to him, I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judah, who will make known to the king the interpretation.

²⁶ The king answered Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation of it?

²⁷ Daniel answered before the king, and said, The secret which the king has demanded can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor soothsayers, show to the king;

²⁸ but there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head on your bed, are these:

²⁹ as for you, O king, your thoughts came [into your mind] on your bed, what should happen hereafter; and he who reveals secrets has made known to you what shall happen.

³⁰ But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart.

³¹ You, O king, saw, and, behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and the aspect of it was awesome.

³² As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass,

³³ its legs of iron, its feet part of iron, and part of clay.

³⁴ You saw until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.

³⁵ Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken in pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them: and the stone that struck the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

³⁶ This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation of it before the king.

³⁷ You, O king, are king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;

³⁸ and wherever the children of men dwell, the animals of the field and the birds of the sky has he given into your hand, and has made you to rule over them all: you are the head of gold.

³⁹ After you shall arise another kingdom inferior to you; and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

⁴⁰ The fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, because iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things; and as iron that crushes all these, shall it break in pieces and crush.

⁴¹ Whereas you saw the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, because you saw the iron mixed with miry clay.

⁴² As the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.

⁴³ Whereas you saw the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cling to one another, even as iron does not mingle with clay.

⁴⁴ In the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty of it be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.

⁴⁵ Because you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has made known to the king what shall happen hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation of it sure.

⁴⁶ Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, and worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an offering and sweet odors to him.

⁴⁷ The king answered to Daniel, and said, Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing you have been able to reveal this secret.

⁴⁸ Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him to rule over the whole province of Babylon, and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.

⁴⁹ Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel was in the gate of the king.

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¹ In the second year of the rule of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was troubled and his sleep went from him.

² Then the king gave orders that the wonder-workers, and the users of secret arts, and those who made use of evil powers, and the Chaldaeans, were to be sent for to make clear to the king his dreams. So they came and took their places before the king.

³ And the king said to them, I have had a dream, and my spirit is troubled by the desire to have the dream made clear to me.

⁴ Then the Chaldaeans said to the king in the Aramaean language, O King, have life for ever: give your servants an account of your dream, and we will make clear to you the sense of it.

⁵ The king made answer and said to the Chaldaeans, This is my decision: if you do not make clear to me the dream and the sense of it, you will be cut in bits and your houses made waste.

⁶ But if you make clear the dream and the sense of it, you will have from me offerings and rewards and great honour: so make clear to me the dream and the sense of it.

⁷ A second time they said in answer, Let the king give his servants an account of his dream, and we will make clear the sense.

⁸ The king made answer and said, I am certain that you are attempting to get more time, because you see that my decision is fixed;

⁹ That if you do not make my dream clear to me there is only one fate for you: for you have made ready false and evil words to say before me till the times are changed: so give me an account of the dream, and I will be certain that you are able to make the sense of it clear.

¹⁰ Then the Chaldaeans said to the king in answer, There is not a man on earth able to make clear the king's business; for no king, however great his power, has ever made such a request to any wonder-worker or user of secret arts or Chaldaean.

¹¹ The king's request is a very hard one, and there is no other who is able to make it clear to the king, but the gods, whose living-place is not with flesh.

¹² Because of this the king was angry and full of wrath, and gave orders for the destruction of all the wise men of Babylon.

¹³ So the order went out that the wise men were to be put to death; and they were looking for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.

¹⁴ Then Daniel gave an answer with wisdom and good sense to Arioch, the captain of the king's armed men, who had gone out to put to death the wise men of Babylon;

¹⁵ He made answer and said to Arioch, O captain of the king, why is the king's order so cruel? Then Arioch gave Daniel an account of the business.

¹⁶ And Daniel went in and made a request to the king to give him time and he would make clear the sense of his dream to the king.

¹⁷ And Daniel went to his house and gave his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah the news:

¹⁸ So that they might make a request for the mercy of the God of heaven in the question of this secret; so that Daniel and his friends might not come to destruction with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

¹⁹ Then the secret was made clear to Daniel in a vision of the night. And Daniel gave blessing to the God of heaven.

²⁰ And Daniel said in answer, May the name of God be praised for ever and ever: for wisdom and strength are his:

²¹ By him times and years are changed: by him kings are taken away and kings are lifted up: he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those whose minds are awake:

²² He is the unveiler of deep and secret things: he has knowledge of what is in the dark, and the light has its living-place with him.

²³ I give you praise and worship, O God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and strength, and have now made clear to me what we were requesting from you: for you have given us knowledge of the king's business.

²⁴ For this reason Daniel went to Arioch, to whom the king had given orders for the destruction of the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, Do not put to death the wise men of Babylon: take me in before the king and I will make clear to him the sense of the dream.

²⁵ Then Arioch quickly took Daniel in before the king, and said to him, Here is a man from among the prisoners of Judah, who will make clear to the king the sense of the dream.

²⁶ The king made answer and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Are you able to make clear to me the dream which I saw and its sense?

²⁷ Then Daniel said in answer to the king, No wise men, or users of secret arts, or wonder-workers, or readers of signs, are able to make clear to the king the secret he is searching for;

²⁸ But there is a God in heaven, the unveiler of secrets, and he has given to King Nebuchadnezzar knowledge of what will take place in the last days. Your dreams and the visions of your head on your bed are these:

²⁹ As for you, O King, the thoughts which came to you on your bed were of what will come about after this: and the unveiler of secrets has made clear to you what is to come.

³⁰ As for me, this secret is not made clear to me because of any wisdom which I have more than any living man, but in order that the sense of the dream may be made clear to the king, and that you may have knowledge of the thoughts of your heart.

³¹ You, O King, were looking, and a great image was there. This image, which was very great, and whose glory was very bright, was placed before you: its form sent fear into the heart.

³² As for this image, its head was made of the best gold, its breast and its arms were of silver, its middle and its sides were of brass,

³³ Its legs of iron, its feet were in part of iron and in part of potter's earth.

³⁴ While you were looking at it, a stone was cut out, but not by hands, and it gave the image a blow on its feet, which were of iron and earth, and they were broken in bits.

³⁵ Then the iron and the earth, the brass and the silver and the gold, were smashed together, and became like the dust on the floors where grain is crushed in summer; and the wind took them away so that no sign of them was to be seen: and the stone which gave the image a blow became a great mountain, covering all the earth.

³⁶ This is the dream; and we will make clear to the king the sense of it.

³⁷ You, O King, king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory,

³⁸ Wherever the children of men are living; into whose hands he has given the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven, and has made you ruler over them all, you are the head of gold.

³⁹ And after you another kingdom, lower than you, will come to power; and a third kingdom, of brass, ruling over all the earth.

⁴⁰ And the fourth kingdom will be strong as iron: because, as all things are broken and overcome by iron, so it will have the power of crushing and smashing down all the earth.

⁴¹ And as you saw the feet and toes, part of potter's work and part of iron, there will be a division in the kingdom; but there will be some of the strength of iron in it, because you saw the iron mixed with the potter's earth.

⁴² And as the toes of the feet were in part of iron and in part of earth, so part of the kingdom will be strong and part of it will readily be broken.

⁴³ And as you saw the iron mixed with earth, they will give their daughters to one another as wives: but they will not be united one with another, even as iron is not mixed with earth.

⁴⁴ And in the days of those kings, the God of heaven will put up a kingdom which will never come to destruction, and its power will never be given into the hands of another people, and all these kingdoms will be broken and overcome by it, but it will keep its place for ever.

⁴⁵ Because you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that by it the iron and the brass and the earth and the silver and the gold were broken to bits, a great God has given the king knowledge of what is to take place in the future: the dream is fixed, and its sense is certain.

⁴⁶ Then King Nebuchadnezzar, falling down on his face, gave worship to Daniel, and gave orders for an offering and spices to be given to him;

⁴⁷ And the king made answer to Daniel and said, Truly, your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings, and an unveiler of secrets, for you have been able to make this secret clear.

⁴⁸ Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him offerings in great number, and made him ruler over all the land of Babylon, and chief over all the wise men of Babylon.

⁴⁹ And at Daniel's request, the king gave Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego authority over the business of the land of Babylon: but Daniel was kept near the king's person.