1And in the second8147 year8141 of the reign4438 of Nebuchadnezzar5019 Nebuchadnezzar5019 dreamed2492 dreams2472, wherewith his spirit7307 was troubled6470, and his sleep8142 brake1961 from him.
2Then the king4428 commanded559 to call7121 the magicians2748, and the astrologers825, and the sorcerers3784, and the Chaldeans3778, for to shew5046 the king4428 his dreams2472. So they came935 and stood5975 before6440 the king4428.
3And the king4428 said559 unto them, I have dreamed2492 a dream2472, and my spirit7307 was troubled6470 to know3045 the dream2472.
4Then spake1696 the Chaldeans3778 to the king4428 in Syriack762, O king4430, live2418 for ever5957: tell560 thy servants5649 the dream2493, and we will shew2324 the interpretation6591.
5The king4430 answered6032 and said560 to the Chaldeans3779, The thing4406 is gone230 from me4481: if2006 ye will not3809 make known3046 unto me the dream2493, with the interpretation6591 thereof, ye shall be cut5648 in pieces1917, and your houses1005 shall be made7761 a dunghill5122.
6But if2006 ye shew2324 the dream2493, and the interpretation6591 thereof, ye shall receive6902 of4481 me6925 gifts4978 and rewards5023 and great7690 honour3367: therefore3861 shew2324 me the dream2493, and the interpretation6591 thereof.
7They answered6032 again8579 and said560, Let the king4430 tell560 his servants5649 the dream2493, and we will shew2324 the interpretation6591 of it.
8The king4430 answered6032 and said560, I576 know3046 of4481 certainty3330 that ye608 would gain2084 the time5732, because6903 3606 ye see2370 the thing4406 is gone230 from4481 me.
9But if2006 ye will not3809 make known3046 unto me the dream2493, there is but one1932 2298 decree1882 for you: for ye have prepared2164 lying3538 and corrupt7844 words4406 to speak560 before6925 me, till5705 the time5732 be changed8133: therefore3861 tell560 me the dream2493, and I shall know3046 that1768 ye can shew2324 me the interpretation6591 thereof.
10The Chaldeans3779 answered6032 before6925 the king4430, and said560, There is383 not3809 a man606 upon5922 the earth3007 that can3202 shew2324 the king's4430 matter4406: therefore6903 1768 there is no3809 king4430, lord7229, nor ruler7990, that asked7593 such1836 things4406 at any3606 magician2749, or astrologer826, or Chaldean3779.
11And it is a rare3358 thing4406 that the king4430 requireth7593, and there is383 none3809 other321 that can shew2324 it before6925 the king4430, except3861 the gods426, whose dwelling4070 is383 not3809 with5974 flesh1321.
12For6903 this1836 cause3606 the king4430 was angry1149 and very7690 furious7108, and commanded560 to destroy7 all3606 the wise2445 men of Babylon895.
13And the decree1882 went forth5312 that the wise2445 men should be slain6992; and they sought1156 Daniel1841 and his fellows2269 to be slain6992.
14Then116 Daniel1841 answered8421 with counsel5843 and wisdom2942 to Arioch746 the captain7229 of1768 the king's4430 guard2877, which was gone forth5312 to slay6992 the wise2445 men of Babylon895:
15He answered6032 and said560 to Arioch746 the king's4430 captain7990, Why4101 5922 is the decree1882 so hasty2685 from4481 6925 the king4430? Then116 Arioch746 made the thing4406 known3046 to Daniel1841.
16Then Daniel1841 went in5954, and desired1156 of4481 the king4430 that he would give5415 him time2166, and that he would shew2324 the king4430 the interpretation6591.
17Then116 Daniel1841 went236 to his house1005, and made the thing4406 known3046 to Hananiah2608, Mishael4333, and Azariah5839, his companions2269:
18That they would desire1156 mercies7359 of4481 6925 the God426 of heaven8065 concerning5922 this1836 secret7328; that Daniel1841 and his fellows2269 should not3809 perish7 with5974 the rest7606 of the wise2445 men of Babylon895.
19Then116 was the secret7328 revealed1541 unto Daniel1841 in a night3916 vision2376. Then116 Daniel1841 blessed1289 the God426 of heaven8065.
20Daniel1841 answered6032 and said560, Blessed1289 be1934 the name8036 of God426 for4481 ever5957 and ever5705 5957: for wisdom2452 and might1370 are1932 his:
21And he changeth8133 the times5732 and the seasons2166: he removeth5709 kings4430, and setteth up6966 kings4430: he giveth3052 wisdom2452 unto the wise2445, and knowledge4486 to them that know3046 understanding999:
22He revealeth1541 the deep5994 and secret things5642: he knoweth3046 what4101 is in the darkness2816, and the light5094 dwelleth8271 with him5974.
23I576 thank3029 thee, and praise7624 thee, O thou God426 of my fathers2, who hast given3052 me wisdom2452 and might1370, and hast made known3046 unto me now3705 what we desired1156 of thee4481: for thou hast now made known3046 unto us the king's4430 matter4406.
24Therefore3606 6903 1836 Daniel1841 went in5954 unto5922 Arioch746, whom the king4430 had ordained4483 to destroy7 the wise2445 men of Babylon895: he went236 and said560 thus3652 unto him; Destroy7 not409 the wise2445 men of Babylon895: bring me in5954 before6925 the king4430, and I will shew2324 unto the king4430 the interpretation6591.
25Then116 Arioch746 brought in5954 Daniel1841 before6925 the king4430 in haste927, and said560 thus3652 unto him, I have found7912 a man1400 of the captives1123 1547 of4481 Judah3061, that will make known3046 unto the king4430 the interpretation6591.
26The king4430 answered6032 and said560 to Daniel1841, whose name8036 was Belteshazzar1096, Art383 thou able3546 to make known3046 unto me the dream2493 which I have seen2370, and the interpretation6591 thereof?
27Daniel1841 answered6032 in the presence6925 of the king4430, and said560, The secret7328 which the king4430 hath demanded7593 cannot3202 3809 the wise2445 men, the astrologers826, the magicians2749, the soothsayers1505, shew2324 unto the king4430;
28But1297 there is383 a God426 in heaven8065 that revealeth1541 secrets7328, and maketh known3046 to the king4430 Nebuchadnezzar5020 what4101 shall be1934 in the latter320 days3118. Thy dream2493, and the visions2376 of thy head7217 upon5922 thy bed4903, are these1836;
29As for thee607, O king4430, thy thoughts7476 came5559 into thy mind upon5922 thy bed4903, what4101 should come to pass1934 hereafter311 1836: and he that revealeth1541 secrets7328 maketh known3046 to thee what4101 shall come to pass1934.
30But as for me576, this1836 secret7328 is not3809 revealed1541 to me for any wisdom2452 that I have383 more than4481 any3606 living2417, but3861 for their sakes1701 that5922 shall make known3046 the interpretation6591 to the king4430, and that thou mightest know3046 the thoughts7476 of thy heart3825.
31Thou607, O king4430, sawest1934 2370, and behold431 a great2298 7690 image6755. This1797 great7229 image6755, whose brightness2122 was excellent3493, stood6966 before6903 thee; and the form7299 thereof was terrible1763.
32This image's6755 head7217 was of fine2869 gold1722, his breast2306 and his arms1872 of silver3702, his belly4577 and his thighs3410 of brass5174,
33His legs8243 of iron6523, his feet7271 part4481 of iron6523 and part4481 of clay2635.
34Thou sawest2370 1934 till5705 that a stone69 was cut out1505 without3809 hands3028, which smote4223 the image6755 upon5922 his feet7271 that were of iron6523 and clay2635, and brake1855 them1994 to pieces1855.
35Then116 was the iron6523, the clay2635, the brass5174, the silver3702, and the gold1722, broken to pieces1855 1751 together2298, and became1934 like the chaff5784 of4481 the summer7007 threshingfloors147; and the wind7308 carried5376 them1994 away5376, that3606 no3809 place870 was found7912 for them: and the stone69 that smote4223 the image6755 became1934 a great7229 mountain2906, and filled4391 the whole3606 earth772.
36This1836 is the dream2493; and we will tell560 the interpretation6591 thereof before6925 the king4430.
37Thou607, O king4430, art a king4430 of kings4430: for the God426 of heaven8065 hath given3052 thee a kingdom4437, power2632, and strength8632, and glory3367.
38And wheresoever3606 the children1123 of men606 dwell1753, the beasts2423 of the field1251 and the fowls5776 of the heaven8065 hath he given3052 into thine hand3028, and hath made thee ruler7981 over them all3606. Thou607 art this head7217 of gold1722.
39And after870 thee shall arise6966 another317 kingdom4437 inferior772 to thee4481, and another317 third8523 kingdom4437 of brass5174, which shall bear rule7981 over all3606 the earth772.
40And the fourth7244 kingdom4437 shall be1934 strong8624 as iron6523: forasmuch as iron6523 breaketh in pieces1855 and subdueth2827 all3606 things: and as6903 iron6523 that breaketh7490 all3606 these459, shall it break in pieces1855 and bruise7490.
41And whereas thou sawest2370 the feet7271 and toes677, part4481 of potters'6353 clay2635, and part4481 of iron6523, the kingdom4437 shall be1934 divided6386; but4481 there shall be1934 in it of4481 the strength5326 of the iron6523, forasmuch as3606 6903 thou sawest2370 the iron6523 mixed6151 with miry2917 clay2635.
42And as the toes677 of the feet7271 were part4481 of iron6523, and part4481 of clay2635, so the kingdom4437 shall be1934 partly4481 7118 strong8624, and partly4481 7118 broken8406.
43And whereas1768 thou sawest2370 iron6523 mixed6151 with miry2917 clay2635, they shall mingle themselves1934 6151 with the seed2234 of men606: but they shall1934 not3809 cleave1693 one1836 to5974 another1836, even1888 as iron6523 is not3809 mixed6151 with clay2635.
44And in the days3118 of these581 kings4430 shall the God426 of heaven8065 set up6966 a kingdom4437, which shall never5957 3809 be destroyed2255: and the kingdom4437 shall not3809 be left7662 to other321 people5972, but it shall break in pieces1855 and consume5487 all3606 these459 kingdoms4437, and it1932 shall stand6966 for ever5957.
45Forasmuch as3606 6903 thou sawest2370 that the stone69 was cut out1505 of the mountain2906 without3809 hands3028, and that it brake in pieces1855 the iron6523, the brass5174, the clay2635, the silver3702, and the gold1722; the great7229 God426 hath made known3046 to the king4430 what4101 shall come to pass1934 hereafter311 1836: and the dream2493 is certain3330, and the interpretation6591 thereof sure540.
46Then116 the king4430 Nebuchadnezzar5020 fell5308 upon5922 his face600, and worshipped5457 Daniel1841, and commanded560 that they should offer5260 an oblation4504 and sweet odours5208 unto him.
47The king4430 answered6032 unto Daniel1841, and said560, Of4481 a truth7187 it is, that1768 your God426 is a God426 of gods426, and a Lord4756 of kings4430, and a revealer1541 of secrets7328, seeing thou couldest3202 reveal1541 this1836 secret7328.
48Then116 the king4430 made7236 Daniel1841 a great man7236, and gave3052 him many7690 great7260 gifts4978, and made him ruler7981 over5922 the whole3606 province4083 of Babylon895, and chief7229 of the governors5460 over5922 all3606 the wise2445 men of Babylon895.
49Then Daniel1841 requested1156 of4481 the king4430, and he set4483 Shadrach7715, Meshach4336, and Abednego5665, over5922 the affairs5673 of the province4083 of Babylon895: but Daniel1841 sat in the gate8651 of the king4430.