Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar
dreamed dreams, wherewith
his spirit was
troubled
, and his sleep brake
from
him .
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 ;
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 .
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 ;
And the king said
unto
them, I have dreamed a
dream
, and my spirit was
troubled
to know the dream.
and the king saith
to
them, `A
dream
I have dreamed, and moved
is
my spirit to know the dream. '
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.
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
. '
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.
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;
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
.
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
. '
They answered again
and said
, Let the king tell his
servants
the dream, and we
will
shew
the interpretation of
it
.
They have
answered a
second
time,
and are
saying
, `
Let the king tell the dream to
his
servants
, and the interpretation we
do
shew
.
The king answered and said, I know of
certainty
that ye
would
gain
the
time, because ye see
the thing is gone from me .
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 ,
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
.
`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. '
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 .
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 ;
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.
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. '
For
this
cause
the king was
angry and very furious
, and commanded
to destroy all the wise men of Babylon .
Therefore
the king hath
been
angry and very wroth
, and hath
said
to destroy all the wise men of Babylon ;
And the decree
went
forth that
the wise men should
be
slain ;
and they sought Daniel and his fellows
to be slain.
And the sentence
hath
gone
forth ,
and
the wise men are
being
slain ,
and they have
sought Daniel and his companions
to be slain.
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 :
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 .
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 .
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 ,
Then
Daniel went
in
, and desired
of the king that he would give him time ,
and
that
he
would
shew the king
the
interpretation.
and
Daniel hath
gone
up
, and sought
of the king that he would give him time to
shew the interpretation to
the
king
.
Then Daniel went
to his house, and made
the
thing
known
to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions :
Then Daniel to his house hath
gone
, and to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions ,
he
hath
made
the
thing
known,
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.
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.
Then was
the
secret
revealed
unto
Daniel in a night
vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven
.
Then to
Daniel ,
in a vision of
the
night,
the
secret
hath
been
revealed
. Then hath
Daniel blessed the God of the
heavens
.
Daniel answered and said, Blessed
be
the name of God for
ever
and
ever:
for wisdom and might are his :
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 .
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 :
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 .
He revealeth
the
deep and secret
things :
he knoweth
what is in the
darkness, and the
light dwelleth
with him.
He is
revealing
deep and hidden
things ;
He hath
known
what `
is '
in darkness, and light with Him hath
dwelt
.
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.
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
. '
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.
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
. '
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.
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
. '
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
?
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? '
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;
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;
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 ;
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 :
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
.
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
.
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.
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
.
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.
`
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.
This image's
head was
of fine
gold, his
breast
and his
arms of silver, his
belly and his
thighs of brass ,
This image!
its
head `is'
of good
gold, its
breasts
and its
arms of silver, its
belly and its
thighs of brass ;
His
legs of iron, his
feet part of iron and part of clay.
its
legs of iron, its
feet ,
part of them
of
iron ,
and part of them
of
clay.
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.
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;
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
.
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
.
This is the dream ;
and we will
tell the
interpretation
thereof
before the king.
This `
is '
the dream ,
and its
interpretation
we do
tell before the king.
Thou, O king, art a king of kings :
for the God of heaven
hath
given
thee
a kingdom, power
, and strength
, and glory .
`
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;
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.
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.
And after thee shall
arise
another kingdom inferior
to
thee
, and another third kingdom of brass, which
shall
bear
rule over
all
the earth.
And after thee doth
rise
up
another kingdom lower
than
those
, and another third kingdom of brass, that
doth
rule overall
the earth.
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
.
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
.
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.
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.
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
.
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
.
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.
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.
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
.
`
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
.
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
.
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
.
Then the
king Nebuchadnezzar fell
upon
his face, and worshipped
Daniel, and commanded
that
they
should
offer
an
oblation
and sweet odours
unto
him.
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.
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.
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. '
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.
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.
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.
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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