Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Nebuchadnezzar the king ,
unto
all people
, nations, and languages, that
dwell
in all the earth ;
Peace be multiplied
unto
you.
`
Nebuchadnezzar the king to
all peoples
, nations, and languages, who
are
dwelling
in all the earth :
Your
peace be great!
I
thought
it
good
to
shew
the signs and wonders that the
high
God hath wrought
toward
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! and how
mighty
are
his wonders! his kingdom is an
everlasting
kingdom, and his dominion
is 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 rest in mine
house, and flourishing in my palace:
`
I ,
Nebuchadnezzar ,
have
been
at rest in my
house, and flourishing in my palace:
I
saw
a dream which
made
me afraid, and the thoughts
upon
my bed and the visions of my head troubled
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.
Therefore
made
I
a decree to bring
in
all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they
might
make
known
unto
me
the interpretation of the dream.
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
.
Then came
in
the magicians
, the astrologers
, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers :
and I
told
the dream before them ;
but
they did
not make
known unto
me the
interpretation
thereof
.
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 the
last Daniel
came
in
before me, whose name was
Belteshazzar ,
according to the name of my God ,
and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods :
and before him I told the
dream,
saying,
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, master of the magicians
, because
I know
that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth
thee, tell
me
the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the
interpretation thereof
.
`
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
.
Thus
were
the visions of mine
head in
my bed ;
I saw
, and behold
a tree in the midst of the earth, and the
height thereof
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
, and
was
strong, and the
height thereof
reached
unto
heaven
, and the
sight
thereof
to the end of all
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;
The
leaves thereof
were
fair, and the
fruit
thereof
much
, and in
it
was
meat
for all: the beasts
of the field had
shadow
under
it
, and the fowls
of the heaven
dwelt
in
the
boughs
thereof
, and all
flesh
was
fed
of it.
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
.
I saw
in the visions of my head upon
my bed, and, behold
, a watcher
and
an
holy one came
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 cried
aloud
, and said
thus, Hew
down the tree, and cut off his
branches, shake off his
leaves, and scatter his
fruit:
let the beasts
get
away
from under it, and the fowls
from his
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 ;
Nevertheless
leave
the stump of his
roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field ;
and let
it
be
wet
with the dew of heaven
, and let
his
portion
be
with the beasts in 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 heart be
changed
from man's, and let
a
beast's
heart be
given unto
him ;
and let
seven times pass over him .
his heart from man's is
changed
, and the
heart of
a
beast
is
given to
him ,
and seven times pass over him ;
This
matter
is
by the decree of the watchers
, and the
demand
by the word
of the holy ones :
to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth
in the kingdom of men, and giveth
it
to whomsoever
he will
, and setteth
up
over
it
the basest
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 dream I king
Nebuchadnezzar
have seen .
Now
thou, O Belteshazzar, declare
the interpretation thereof
, forasmuch
as
all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make
known
unto
me the interpretation :
but
thou art able ;
for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.
`
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.
Then Daniel, whose name was
Belteshazzar, was
astonied
for
one hour, and his thoughts troubled
him .
The king spake,
and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream ,
or
the
interpretation thereof,
trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be
to them
that
hate
thee, and the
interpretation thereof
to thine 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 that thou sawest,
which
grew
, and was
strong, whose
height reached
unto
the heaven
, and the
sight
thereof
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
leaves were
fair, and the
fruit
thereof
much
, and in
it
was
meat
for all ;
under which
the beasts
of the field dwelt
, and upon
whose
branches
the fowls
of the heaven
had
their
habitation:
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.
It is thou
, O king, that
art
grown
and
become
strong:
for thy greatness is
grown
, and reacheth
unto
heaven
, and thy dominion to the end 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 whereas
the king saw
a watcher
and
an
holy one coming down from heaven
, and saying
, Hew
the tree down
, and destroy it; yet
leave
the stump of the
roots thereof
in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field ;
and let
it
be
wet
with the dew of heaven
, and let
his
portion
be
with the beasts
of the field, till seven times pass over him ;
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 of the most High ,
which
is come upon
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:
That
they shall
drive
thee from men, and thy
dwelling
shall
be
with the beasts
of the field, and they shall
make
thee to eat grass
as
oxen
, and they
shall
wet
thee
with
the dew of heaven
, and seven times shall
pass over thee, till thou know
that the most High ruleth
in the kingdom of men, and giveth
it
to whomsoever
he will
.
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
.
And whereas
they commanded
to leave the stump of the tree
roots; thy kingdom shall
be
sure
unto
thee, after that thou shalt
have
known
that the heavens do
rule
.
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
.
Wherefore
, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break
off
thy sins by righteousness, and thine
iniquities
by shewing
mercy
to
the poor ;
if
it may
be
a lengthening of thy
tranquillity
.
`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
came
upon
the king Nebuchadnezzar
.
`
All --
hath
come
on
Nebuchadnezzar
the king.
At the end of twelve months he
walked
in
the palace of the kingdom of Babylon .
`
At the end of twelve months ,
on
the palace of the kingdom of Babylon he
hath
been
walking;
The king spake,
and said, Is not this great Babylon ,
that I have built for the house of the kingdom by
the might of my power
, and for the honour
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 word was
in the king's mouth ,
there
fell
a voice from heaven,
saying ,
O king
Nebuchadnezzar, to
thee
it
is
spoken;
The kingdom is
departed
from thee .
`
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 ,
And they
shall
drive
thee
from men, and thy
dwelling
shall
be
with the beasts
of the field :
they shall
make
thee to eat grass
as
oxen
, and seven times shall
pass over thee, until
thou know
that the most High ruleth
in the kingdom of men, and giveth
it
to whomsoever
he will
.
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
.
The
same
hour was
the thing fulfilled upon
Nebuchadnezzar :
and he
was
driven
from men, and did
eat
grass
as oxen, and his
body
was
wet
with
the dew of heaven
, till his hairs
were
grown
like
eagles' feathers
, and his nails like
birds '
claws
.
`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. '
And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted
up
mine eyes unto
heaven
, and mine understanding returned
unto me, and I
blessed
the most High, and I praised and honoured him
that
liveth
for
ever
, whose dominion is an
everlasting
dominion, and his kingdom is
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 ;
And all the
inhabitants
of
the earth are
reputed
as nothing :
and he
doeth
according to his will in
the
army
of
heaven,
and
among the inhabitants
of the earth :
and none can
stay
his hand, or
say
unto
him, What doest
thou?
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 reason
returned
unto me ;
and for the glory of my kingdom, mine
honour and brightness returned
unto me ;
and my counsellors and my lords
sought
unto
me;
and I
was
established
in
my kingdom, and excellent
majesty
was
added unto
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 extol
and honour
the King of heaven
, all whose
works are truth, and his ways
judgment :
and those that
walk
in pride he is able to abase
.
`
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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