Verse
BSB
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YLT
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King
Nebuchadnezzar ,
To
the people
of
every
nation
and language
who dwell
in all the earth: May
your prosperity
be multiplied.
`
Nebuchadnezzar the king
to
all
peoples,
nations,
and languages,
who are
dwelling
in all the earth: Your peace
be great!
I
am
pleased
to
declare
the signs and wonders that the
Most High God
has
performed
for
me.
The signs and wonders that God
Most High hath
done
with
me ,
it
is
good
before
me
to
shew
.
How
great
are
His signs ,
how mighty
His wonders! His kingdom is an
eternal
kingdom ;
His dominion
endures
from
generation to
generation.
His signs how great!
and
His wonders how
mighty
! His kingdom `
is '
a
kingdom age-during,
and
His rule
`is'
with
generation and
generation.
I, Nebuchadnezzar, was
at ease
in my house and flourishing in my palace .
`
I, Nebuchadnezzar, have
been
at rest
in my house ,
and flourishing in my palace :
I
had
a dream, and it frightened
me ;
while
in
my bed, the
images
and visions in
my mind
alarmed
me.
a dream I
have
seen
, and it maketh
me afraid,
and
the
conceptions
on
my bed, and the
visions of
my head,
do
trouble
me.
So
I
issued
a decree that
all the wise men of Babylon be
brought
before me to
interpret
the dream for
me.
And
by
me
a decree is
made,
to
cause
all the wise men of Babylon to
come
up
before me ,
that
the interpretation
of
the
dream they
may
cause
me to
know
.
When
the magicians
, enchanters, astrologers
, and diviners
came
in
, I told them the
dream
, and they could
not interpret
it
for
me.
Then
coming
up
are
the scribes
, the
enchanters, the
Chaldeans
, and the
soothsayers
, and
the
dream
I have
told before
them, and its
interpretation
they are
not making
known
to
me.
But
at last ,
into
my
presence
came
Daniel (
whose name is Belteshazzar after
the name of my god ,
and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods ).
And I
told
him
the dream:
And
at last come
up
before
me
hath
Daniel ,
whose name `
is '
Belteshazzar --
according
to
the name of my god --
and in whom `
is '
the spirit of the holy gods ,
and the dream before
him
I
have
told
:
“
O Belteshazzar, chief
of the magicians
, I know
that the spirit of the holy gods is in you
and that
no mystery
baffles
you.
So
explain
to
me
the visions I
saw
in
my dream, and their
interpretation.
`
O Belteshazzar, master
of the scribes
, as
I have
known
that the spirit of the holy gods `
is '
in thee,
and no secret
doth
press
thee,
the visions of
my dream that
I
have
seen
, and its
interpretation ,
tell
.
In
these
visions of my mind
as
I
was
lying
in
bed, I saw
this
come
to
pass:
There
was a tree in the midst of the land
, and its height was
great .
As
to
the
visions of my head
on
my
bed, I was looking,
and
lo,
a tree in the midst of the earth
, and its height `is'
great :
The tree grew
large
and
strong ;
its top
reached
the sky
, and it
was
visible
to the ends
of the earth.
become
great
hath
the tree ,
yea,
strong ,
and
its height
doth
reach
to
the heavens
, and its
vision
to the end
of the whole
land;
Its leaves were
beautiful
, its fruit
was
abundant
, and upon
it
was
food for all .
Under it the beasts
of the field found
shelter
, in its branches
the birds of the air
nested
, and from
it every
creature
was
fed.
its leaves `are'
fair
, and
its budding
great
, and food for all `is'
in
it:
under it take
shade
doth
the beast
of the field, and
in its boughs
dwell
do
the birds of the heavens
, and of
it fed are
all
flesh
.
As
I lay
on
my
bed
, I
also
saw
in the visions of my mind
a watcher
, a holy one, coming down from
heaven
.
`
I was
looking
, in the visions of my head
on
my
bed,
and
lo,
a sifter
, even
a holy one, from
the
heavens
is
coming down.
He called
out
in
a
loud
voice:
‘
Cut down the tree and chop
off its branches ;
strip
off its leaves and scatter its fruit.
Let the beasts
flee
from under it, and the birds from its branches .
He is
calling
mightily,
and
thus
hath
said,
Cut down the tree ,
and cut
off its branches ,
shake
off its leaves ,
and scatter its budding,
move
away
let the beast
from under it, and the birds from off
its branches ;
But leave
the stump with
its roots in the ground
, and
a band of iron and bronze
around
it
, in the tender grass of the field .
Let
him
be
drenched
with the dew of heaven
and graze
with the beasts on
the grass
of the earth .
but the stump of
its roots leave
in the earth
, even
with
a band of iron and brass
, in the tender grass of the field ,
and
with the dew of the
heavens
is
it
wet,
and with the beasts `is'
his
portion
in
the herb
of the earth ;
Let
his mind
be
changed
from that
of
a
man
, and let
him
be
given
the mind
of a beast till
seven times pass him by.
his heart
from man's
is
changed
, and the heart
of a beast is
given
to
him,
and
seven times pass over
him ;
This
decision
is
the decree of the watchers,
the verdict
declared
by the holy ones, so
that the living will
know that the Most High rules
over
the kingdom of mankind
and gives
it
to whom He wishes,
setting
over
it the lowliest
of men. ’
by
the decree of the sifters
`is'
the sentence,
and
by the saying
of
the
holy ones the
requirement
, to
the
intent
that the living may
know that the Most High is
ruler
in
the kingdom of men,
and to whom He willeth
He
giveth
it ,
and
the lowest
of men He
doth
raise
up
over
it
.
This is
the
dream that
I, King Nebuchadnezzar ,
saw.
Now
, Belteshazzar, tell
me
the interpretation, because none
of
the wise men of my kingdom can
interpret
it
for
me.
But
you
are able, because
the spirit of the holy gods is in you
. ”
`
This dream I have
seen
, I
king Nebuchadnezzar ;
and
thou
, O
Belteshazzar, the interpretation tell
, because that
all
the wise men of my kingdom are not
able to
cause
me
to
know
the
interpretation
, and
thou
`art'
able,
for
the spirit of the holy gods `
is '
in thee
.
For
a
time,
Daniel, who
was
also
known
as
Belteshazzar, was
perplexed
, and his thoughts alarmed
him .
So
the king said, “
Belteshazzar, do
not
let the dream or
its interpretation alarm
you
. ”
“
My lord, ”
replied
Belteshazzar,
“may
the dream apply
to those who
hate
you
, and its interpretation to your
enemies!
`Then
Daniel, whose
name
`is'
Belteshazzar, hath
been
astonished
about
one
hour
, and his thoughts do
trouble
him ;
the king hath
answered
and
said, O
Belteshazzar, let not
the dream and
its interpretation trouble
thee
. Belteshazzar
hath
answered
and
said,
My lord, the dream --
to those hating
thee
, and its interpretation --
to thine
enemies!
The tree you
saw
that grew
large
and strong, whose
top
reached
the sky
and was
visible
to all the earth
,
The tree that thou
hast
seen,
that
hath
become
great
and strong, and
its
height
doth
reach
to
the heavens,
and its
vision
to all the land
,
whose
foliage
was
beautiful
and whose
fruit
was
abundant
, providing
food for all, under which
the beasts
of the field lived
, and in
whose
branches
the birds of the air
nested—
and its
leaves
`are'
fair
, and
its
budding
great,
and
food for all `is'
in
it
, under it
dwell
doth
the beast
of the field, and on
its
boughs
sit
do
the birds of the heavens.
you
, O king, are
that
tree!
For you
have
become great and strong;
your
greatness has
grown
to reach
the sky
, and your
dominion extends
to the ends
of the earth .
`Thou
it
`is'
, O king, for thou
hast
become great and mighty,
and
thy
greatness hath
become
great,
and
hath
reached
to the heavens
, and thy
dominion to the end
of the earth ;
And you,
O
king ,
saw
a watcher
, a holy one, coming down from heaven
and saying:
‘
Cut down the tree and destroy it ,
but leave
the stump with
its roots in the ground
, and
a band of iron and bronze
around
it
, in the tender grass of the field .
Let
him
be
drenched
with the dew of heaven
, and graze
with the beasts
of the field till seven times pass him by
. ’
and that
which
the
king hath
seen
--
a sifter
, even
a holy one, coming down from the
heavens,
and he
hath
said,
Cut down the tree ,
and destroy it ;
but the stump of
its roots leave
in the earth
, even
with
a band of iron and brass
, in the tender grass of the field ,
and
with the dew of the
heavens
it
is
wet
, and with the beast
of the field `is'
his
portion,
till that
seven times pass over
him.
This is the interpretation, O king, and this
is
the decree that
the Most High has
issued
against my lord the king:
`
This `
is '
the interpretation, O king, and the decree of
the Most High it
`is'
that
hath
come
against my lord the king:
You
will
be
driven
away from mankind
, and your
dwelling
will
be
with the beasts
of the field .
You
will
feed
on
grass
like
an
ox
and be
drenched
with
the dew of heaven
, and seven times shall
pass you
by
, until
you
acknowledge
that the Most High rules
over
the kingdom of mankind
and gives
it
to whom He wishes
.
and
they
are
driving
thee
away from men
, and with the beast
of the field is
thy
dwelling,
and the herb
as
oxen
they
do
cause
thee
to
eat,
and
by
the
dew of the
heavens
they
are
wetting
thee
, and seven times do
pass over
thee
, till
that thou
knowest
that
the Most High is
ruler
in
the kingdom of men,
and to whom He willeth
He
giveth
it
.
As
for
the
command
to leave the stump of the tree
with
its
roots ,
your
kingdom will
be
restored
to
you
as
soon
as
you
acknowledge
that Heaven
rules
.
And
that
which
they
said
--
to leave the stump of the roots of
the
tree;
thy
kingdom for
thee
abideth,
after
that thou
knowest
that
the
heavens
are
ruling
.
Therefore, may
my advice
be pleasing
to
you
, O
king.
Break
away
from
your
sins by doing
what
is
right
, and from
your
iniquities
by showing
mercy
to
the oppressed.
Perhaps
there
will
be
an
extension
of your
prosperity
. ”
`
Therefore, O
king,
let
my counsel
be acceptable
unto
thee
, and
thy
sins by righteousness
break
off
, and thy
perversity
by pitying
the poor,
lo,
it
is
a
lengthening
of thine
ease
.
All this
happened
to
King
Nebuchadnezzar.
`
All --
hath
come
on
Nebuchadnezzar the
king
.
Twelve months later
, as
he
was
walking
on the roof
of the royal
palace
of Babylon ,
`At
the
end
of
twelve months, on the palace
of the kingdom
of Babylon he
hath
been
walking;
the king exclaimed
, “
Is this
not Babylon
the
Great ,
which
I myself
have built by
the might of my power
as
a
royal
residence
and for the glory of my
majesty
? ”
the king hath
answered
and
said
, Is not this
that
great Babylon
that
I have built ,
for
the house
of
the
kingdom,
in
the
might of my strength,
and for the glory of mine
honour
?
While the words
were
still
in the king’s
mouth ,
a voice came
from heaven
: “It
is
decreed
to you,
King
Nebuchadnezzar, that
the kingdom has
departed
from you.
`
While the word
is
`
in '
the king's
mouth a voice from the
heavens
hath
fallen
: To thee
they
are
saying:
O
Nebuchadnezzar the
king
, the kingdom hath
passed
from thee,
You
will
be
driven
away
from mankind
to
live
with the beasts
of the field, and
you
will
feed
on
grass
like
an
ox.
And seven times will
pass you
by
, until
you
acknowledge
that the Most High rules
over
the kingdom of mankind
and gives
it
to whom He wishes
. ”
and
from men
they
are
driving
thee
away,
and
with the beast
of the field `is'
thy
dwelling
, the
herb
as
oxen
they
do
cause
thee
to
eat,
and seven times do
pass over
thee
, till
that thou
knowest
that
the Most High is
ruler
in
the kingdom of men,
and to whom He willeth
He
giveth
it
.
At
that moment
the sentence
against
Nebuchadnezzar
was
fulfilled .
He was
driven away
from
mankind.
He ate
grass
like
an
ox
, and his
body
was
drenched
with
the dew of heaven
, until
his hair grew
like
the
feathers
of
an
eagle
and his nails like
the
claws
of
a
bird
.
`In
that hour
the thing
hath
been
fulfilled on
Nebuchadnezzar,
and
from
men
he is
driven ,
and
the
herb
as
oxen
he eateth
, and by
the dew of the
heavens
his
body
is
wet
, till
that
his hair as
eagles'
hath
become
great,
and his nails as
birds
. '
But
at the end of those
days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked
up
to heaven
, and my
sanity
was
restored
to
me .
Then
I
praised
the Most High, and I honored
and glorified
Him
who
lives
forever:
“For
His
dominion is an
everlasting
dominion, and His kingdom endures
from
generation to
generation .
`And
at the end of the
days I, Nebuchadnezzar, mine
eyes
to the
heavens
have
lifted
up
, and mine
understanding
unto
me returneth,
and
the Most High I
have
blessed
, and the
Age-during
Living
One
I have
praised
and honoured,
whose
dominion `
is '
a
dominion age-during
, and His kingdom with
generation and
generation ;
All the
peoples
of
the earth are
counted
as nothing, and He
does
as
He pleases
with
the army
of heaven
and
the peoples
of
the earth .
There is no
one
who
can
restrain
His hand or
say
to Him, ‘
What have
You
done? ’”
and
all who
are
dwelling
on
the earth as nothing are
reckoned
, and according
to
his
will
He is
doing
among
the forces
of the heavens
and
those
dwelling
on
the earth ,
and
there is none
that
doth
clap
with
his hand ,
and
saith
to Him, What hast
Thou
done?
At the
same
time my sanity
was
restored
, my
honor
and splendor
returned
to
me
for the glory of my kingdom .
My advisers
and nobles
sought
me out
, and I
was
restored
to my throne
, and surpassing
greatness was
added to me.
`
At that
time my understanding
doth
return
unto
me
, and for the glory of my kingdom ,
my honour
and my
brightness
doth
return
unto
me, and to me
my counsellors
and
my
great
men
do
seek
, and over
my
kingdom
I
have
been
made
right,
and
abundant
greatness hath
been
added to me.
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise
and exalt
and glorify
the King of heaven
, for all His works are true
and all
His ways
are
just.
And He is able to humble those
who
walk
in
pride
.
`
Now ,
I, Nebuchadnezzar, am
praising
and exalting
and honouring
the King of the
heavens
, for all His works `
are '
truth,
and His paths
judgment,
and those
walking
in
pride
He is able to humble. '
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