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YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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 ;
In the second year of his
reign, Nebuchadnezzar had
dreams that
troubled
his spirit, and sleep escaped
him .
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 ;
So
the king gave
orders
to summon
the
magicians
, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers
to explain
his dreams. When
they came
and stood
before the king ,
and
the
king
saith
to them, `A
dream
I have dreamed
, and moved
is
my spirit to know
the
dream
. '
he
said
to them, “
I have had
a
dream
, and my spirit is
anxious
to understand
it
. ”
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
. '
Then
the astrologers
answered
the king in Aramaic
, “
O king, may
you
live forever!
Tell your
servants
the dream, and we
will
give
the interpretation. ”
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;
The king replied
to the astrologers
, “My
word
is final:
If you
do not tell
me the dream and its interpretation, you
will
be
cut
into
pieces and your houses will
be
reduced
to
rubble.
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
. '
But
if you
tell
me
the dream and its interpretation, you
will
receive
from
me
gifts and rewards
and great honor.
So
tell
me the dream and its interpretation. ”
They have
answered a second time, and
are
saying,
`
Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and the interpretation we
do
shew
.
They answered a second time, “
Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we
will
give
the interpretation. ”
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,
The king replied
, “
I know for
sure
that you
are stalling
for
time
, because you
see
that my
word
is final.
`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
. '
If you
do not tell
me the
dream
, there
is
only
one
decree
for
you.
You
have conspired
to speak before me false
and
fraudulent
words
, hoping
the situation
will
change.
Therefore tell me the
dream
, and
I will
know that you
can
give
me
its interpretation. ”
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;
The astrologers
answered the king, “No
one
on earth can
do
what
the king
requests!
No king, however
great
and powerful
, has
ever
asked anything
like
this of any magician
, enchanter, or
astrologer.
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
. '
What
the king requests
is so
difficult
that no
one
can
tell
it to
him
except
the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals
. ”
Therefore
the king hath
been
angry
and
very
wroth,
and
hath
said
to destroy all the wise men of Babylon ;
This
response
made
the king so
furious
with
anger
that
he
gave
orders
to destroy all the wise men of Babylon .
And
the sentence
hath
gone
forth,
and
the wise men are
being
slain
, and they
have
sought
Daniel and his companions
to be
slain
.
So
the decree
went
out
that
the wise men were
to
be
executed
, and men
went
to
look
for
Daniel and his friends
to execute
them
.
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.
When
Arioch ,
the commander
of the king’s
guard
, had
gone out
to execute
the wise men of Babylon ,
Daniel
replied
with
discretion
and
tact
.
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 ,
“Why
is the decree
from the king so
harsh
? ”
he
asked.
At
this
time
Arioch explained
the situation
to Daniel .
and
Daniel hath
gone
up,
and sought
of
the king that he would
give him time
to
shew
the interpretation to
the
king
.
So
Daniel went
in
and asked
the king to
give
him
some
time,
so
that he could
give him the interpretation.
Then Daniel to his house hath
gone,
and to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his
companions,
he
hath
made
the
thing
known,
Then Daniel returned
to his house and explained
the
matter
to his
friends
Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
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.
urging
them
to plead
for
mercy
from the God of heaven
concerning this mystery
, so
that Daniel and his friends
would
not
be
killed
with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Then
to
Daniel,
in
a
vision
of
the night, the secret
hath
been
revealed .
Then
hath
Daniel blessed the God of the
heavens.
During
the night, the mystery
was
revealed to
Daniel in
a
vision,
and
he
blessed the God of heaven
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 declared:
“Blessed
be
the name of God forever
and
ever
, for wisdom and power
belong
to
Him
.
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 changes
the
times and seasons ;
He removes
kings and establishes
them.
He gives
wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the
discerning
.
He is
revealing
deep and hidden things; He hath
known
what `is'
in darkness, and light with Him hath
dwelt
.
He reveals
the
deep and hidden things; He knows
what lies
in darkness, and light dwells
with Him.
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
. '
To
You
, O God of my fathers, I give
thanks
and praise
, because
You
have
given me wisdom
and power.
And
now You
have
made
known
to me
what
we have requested
, for You
have
made
known
to us
the
dream
of
the
king
. ”
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
. '
Therefore Daniel went
to
Arioch, whom the king had
appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do
not
execute
the wise men of Babylon !
Bring me before the king, and I
will
give
him
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
. '
Arioch hastily
brought Daniel before the king and said to him ,
“
I have found a man among
the exiles
from
Judah who will
tell
the king the
interpretation
. ”
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? '
The king responded
to Daniel, whose name was
Belteshazzar, “Are
you
able to tell
me what
I
saw
in
the dream, as
well
as
its interpretation? ”
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 ;
Daniel answered the king, “No
wise man
, enchanter
, medium
, or
magician
can
explain
to the king the
mystery
of
which
he
inquires.
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:
But there is a God in heaven
who
reveals
mysteries
, and He has
made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what
will
happen
in the latter days. Your
dream and the visions that
came
into
your
mind
as
you
lay
on your
bed were
these:
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
.
As
you
lay
on
your
bed
, O king, your
thoughts turned
to the
future
, and the Revealer of Mysteries
made
known
to you
what
will
happen
.
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
.
And
to me this mystery
has
been revealed ,
not
because
I
have
more
wisdom
than
any
man
alive,
but in
order
that the interpretation might
be
made
known
to the king, and that
you
may
understand
the thoughts of your
mind
.
`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
.
As
you
, O king, were
watching
, a great statue
appeared
. A
great
and dazzling
statue
stood
before
you
, and its form
was
awesome
.
This
image!
its
head `is'
of good
gold, its breasts
and its
arms of
silver, its belly and its
thighs of
brass;
The
head of the
statue
was
pure
gold, its chest
and arms were
silver, its belly and thighs were
bronze,
its legs of
iron, its feet ,
part of
them
of
iron ,
and part of
them
of
clay.
its legs were
iron, and
its feet were
part iron and part clay.
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;
As
you
watched,
a stone was
cut out, but
not
by
human
hands.
It struck
the statue
on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed
them .
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
.
Then the iron, clay, bronze
, silver, and gold were
shattered
and became
like
chaff on
the threshing floor in
summer.
The
wind
carried them away, and not
a
trace
of
them could
be
found.
But
the stone that had
struck
the statue
became
a great mountain and filled the whole
earth
.
This `is'
the dream ,
and
its
interpretation
we do
tell before
the king.
This was
the dream ;
now
we will
tell the king its
interpretation
.
`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;
You
, O king, are
the
king of kings, to
whom
the God of heaven
has
given
sovereignty
, power
, strength
, and glory .
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.
Wherever
the
sons of men or
beasts
of the field or
birds
of the air
dwell
, He has
given them
into your
hand and has
made
you
ruler
over them all .
You
are
that
head of gold.
And
after thee
doth
rise
up
another kingdom lower
than
those
, and
another
third kingdom of brass
, that
doth
rule overall
the earth.
But
after you,
there
will
arise
another kingdom, inferior
to
yours.
Next,
a
third kingdom ,
one
of bronze
, will
rule the whole
earth.
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
.
Finally,
there
will
be
a
fourth kingdom as
strong as iron ;
for
iron shatters
and crushes
all things, and
like
iron that crushes
all things
, it will
shatter
and crush
all
the
others
.
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
just
as you
saw
that the feet and toes were
made
partly
of fired
clay and partly
of iron, so
this
will
be
a
divided kingdom,
yet
some of the strength
of iron will
be in it —just
as
you
saw
the iron mixed with clay.
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
as the toes of the feet were
partly
iron and partly
clay ,
so
this
kingdom will
be
partly
strong and partly
brittle.
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.
As
you
saw
the
iron mixed with clay, so
the peoples
will
mix
with one
another, but
will
not hold
together
any
more
than
iron
mixes
with clay.
`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
.
In the days of those
kings ,
the God of heaven
will
set
up
a kingdom that will
never
be
destroyed, nor
will
it
be
left
to another people .
It will
shatter
all these kingdoms and bring
them
to an
end,
but
will
itself
stand
forever
.
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
.
And
just
as
you
saw
a
stone
being
cut
out of the mountain without human
hands, and it shattered
the iron, bronze
, clay, silver, and gold ,
so
the great God has
told
the king what
will
happen
in
the future.
The
dream is true, and its interpretation is
trustworthy
. ”
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.
At
this,
King Nebuchadnezzar fell
on his face, paid
homage
to Daniel, and ordered
that
an
offering
of
incense
be
presented
to him.
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
. '
The king said to
Daniel
, “
Your God is truly
the
God of gods and Lord of kings, the
Revealer of Mysteries
, since you
were
able to reveal this mystery
. ”
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 the king promoted
Daniel and gave
him
many generous
gifts .
He made
him ruler
over the entire
province of Babylon and chief administrator
over all the wise men of Babylon.
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
.
And at
Daniel’s
request,
the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
to
manage
the
province
of
Babylon
, while
Daniel remained
in the king’s
court
.
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