Dual Panel1Now in the second<8147> year<8141> of the reign<4438> of Nebuchadnezzar<5019>, Nebuchadnezzar<5019> had<2492> dreams<2472>; and his spirit<7307> was troubled<6470> and his sleep<8142> left<1961> him.
2Then the king<4428> gave<559> orders<559> to call<7121> in the magicians<2748>, the conjurers<825>, the sorcerers<3784> and the Chaldeans<3778> to tell<5046> the king<4428> his dreams<2472>. So they came<935> in and stood<5975> before<6440> the king<4428>.
3The king<4428> said<559> to them, "I had<2492> a dream<2472> and my spirit<7307> is anxious<6470> to understand<3045> the dream<2472>."
4Then the Chaldeans<3778> spoke<1696> to the king<4428> in Aramaic<762>: "O king<4430>, live<2418> forever<5957>! Tell<560> the dream<2493> to your servants<5649>, and we will declare<2331> the interpretation<6591>."
5The king<4430> replied<6032> to the Chaldeans<3779>, "The command<4406> from me is firm<230>: if<2006> you do not make<3046> known<3046> to me the dream<2493> and its interpretation<6591>, you will be torn<5648> limb<1917> from limb and your houses<1005> will be made<7761> a rubbish<5122> heap<5122>.
6"But if<2006> you declare<2331> the dream<2493> and its interpretation<6591>, you will receive<6902> from me gifts<4978> and a reward<5023> and great<7690> honor<3367>; therefore<3861> declare<2331> to me the dream<2493> and its interpretation<6591>."
7They answered<6032> a second<8579> time<8579> and said<560>, "Let the king<4430> tell<560> the dream<2493> to his servants<5649>, and we will declare<2331> the interpretation<6591>."
8The king<4430> replied<6032>, "I know<3046> for certain<3330> that you are bargaining<2084> for time<5732>, inasmuch<3606><6903><1768> as you have seen<2370> that the command<4406> from me is firm<230>,
9that if<2006> you do not make<3046> the dream<2493> known<3046> to me, there is only one<2298> decree<1882> for you. For you have agreed<2164> together<2164> to speak<560> lying<3538> and corrupt<7844> words<4406> before<6925> me until<5705><1768> the situation<5732> is changed<8133>; therefore<3861> tell<560> me the dream<2493>, that I may know<3046> that you can declare<2331> to me its interpretation<6591>."
10The Chaldeans<3779> answered<6032> the king<4430> and said<560>, "There<383> is not a man<606> on earth<3007> who<1768> could<3202> declare<2331> the matter<4406> for the king<4430>, inasmuch<3606><6903><1768> as no<3606><3809> great<7229> king<4430> or ruler<7990> has ever asked<7593> anything<4406> like this<1836> of any<3606> magician<2749>, conjurer<826> or Chaldean<3779>.
11"Moreover, the thing<4406> which<1768> the king<4430> demands<7593> is difficult<3358>, and there<383> is no<3809> one<321> else<321> who<1768> could declare<2331> it to the king<4430> except<3861> gods<426>, whose<1768> dwelling<4070> place<4094> is not with mortal flesh<1321>."
12Because<3606><6903> of this<1836> the king<4430> became<1149> indignant<1149> and very<7690> furious<7108> and gave<560> orders<560> to destroy<7> all<3606> the wise<2445> men<2445> of Babylon<895>.
13So the decree<1882> went<5312> forth<5312> that the wise<2445> men<2445> should be slain<6992>; and they looked<1156> for Daniel<1841> and his friends<2269> to kill<6992> them.
14Then<116> Daniel<1841> replied<8421> with discretion<5843> and discernment<2942> to Arioch<746>, the captain<7229> of the king's<4430> bodyguard<2877>, who<1768> had gone<5312> forth<5312> to slay<6992> the wise<2445> men<2445> of Babylon<895>;
15he said<560> to Arioch<746>, the king's<4430> commander<7990>, "For what<4101> reason<5922><4101> is the decree<1882> from the king<4430> so urgent<2685>?" Then<116> Arioch<746> informed<3046> Daniel<1841> about the matter<4406>.
16So Daniel<1841> went<5954> in and requested<1156> of the king<4430> that he would give<5415> him time<2166>, in order that he might declare<2331> the interpretation<6591> to the king<4430>.
17Then<116> Daniel<1841> went<236> to his house<1005> and informed<3046> his friends<2269>, Hananiah<2608>, Mishael<4331> and Azariah<5839>, about the matter<4406>,
18so that they might request<1156> compassion<7359> from the God<426> of heaven<8065> concerning<5922> this<1836> mystery<7328>, so<1768> that Daniel<1841> and his friends<2269> would not be destroyed<7> with the rest<7606> of the wise<2445> men<2445> of Babylon<895>.
19Then<116> the mystery<7328> was revealed<1541> to Daniel<1841> in a night<3916> vision<2376>. Then<116> Daniel<1841> blessed<1289> the God<426> of heaven<8065>;
20Daniel<1841> said<560>, "Let the name<8036> of God<426> be blessed<1289> forever<5957> and ever<5957>, For wisdom<2452> and power<1370> belong to Him.
21"It is He who changes<8133> the times<5732> and the epochs<2166>; He removes<5709> kings<4430> and establishes<6966> kings<4430>; He gives<3052> wisdom<2452> to wise<2445> men<2445> And knowledge<4486> to men of understanding<999>.
22"It is He who reveals<1541> the profound<5994> and hidden<5642> things<5642>; He knows<3046> what<4101> is in the darkness<2816>, And the light<5094> dwells<8271> with Him.
23"To You, O God<426> of my fathers<2>, I give<3029> thanks<3029> and praise<7624>, For You have given<3052> me wisdom<2452> and power<1370>; Even now<3705> You have made<3046> known<3046> to me what<1768> we requested<1156> of You, For You have made<3046> known<3046> to us the king's<4430> matter<4406>."
24Therefore<3606><6903><1836>, Daniel<1841> went<5954> in to Arioch<746>, whom<1768> the king<4430> had appointed<4483> to destroy<7> the wise<2445> men<2445> of Babylon<895>; he went<236> and spoke<560> to him as follows<3652>: "Do not destroy<7> the wise<2445> men<2445> of Babylon<895>! Take<5954> me into the king's<4430> presence<6925>, and I will declare<2331> the interpretation<6591> to the king<4430>."
25Then<116> Arioch<746> hurriedly<927> brought<5954> Daniel<1841> into the king's<4430> presence<6925> and spoke<560> to him as follows<3652>: "I have found<7912> a man<1400> among<4481><1123> the exiles<1123><1547> from Judah<3061> who<1768> can make<3046> the interpretation<6591> known<3046> to the king<4430>!"
26The king<4430> said<560> to Daniel<1841>, whose<1768> name<8036> was Belteshazzar<1096>, "Are you able<3546> to make<3046> known<3046> to me the dream<2493> which<1768> I have seen<2370> and its interpretation<6591>?"
27Daniel<1841> answered<6032> before<6925> the king<4430> and said<560>, "As for the mystery<7328> about which<1768> the king<4430> has inquired<7593>, neither<3809> wise<2445> men<2445>, conjurers<826>, magicians<2749> nor diviners<1505> are able<3202> to declare<2331> it to the king<4430>.
28"However<1297>, there<383> is a God<426> in heaven<8065> who<1768> reveals<1541> mysteries<7328>, and He has made<3046> known<3046> to King<4430> Nebuchadnezzar<5020> what<4101> will take<1934> place<1934> in the latter<320> days<3118>. This<1836> was your dream<2493> and the visions<2376> in your mind<7217> while on your bed<4903>.
29"As for you, O king<4430>, while on your bed<4903> your thoughts<7476> turned<5559> to what<4101> would take<1934> place<1934> in the future<311>; and He who reveals<1541> mysteries<7328> has made<3046> known<3046> to you what<4101> will take<1934> place<1934>.
30"But as for me, this<1836> mystery<7328> has<383> not been revealed<1541> to me for any wisdom<2452> residing<383> in me more<4481> than<4481> in any<3606> other living<2417> man<2417>, but for the purpose<1701> of making<3046> the interpretation<6591> known<3046> to the king<4430>, and that you may understand<3046> the thoughts<7476> of your mind<3825>.
31"You, O king<4430>, were looking<2370> and behold<431>, there was a single<2298> great<7690> statue<6755>; that statue<6755>, which was large<7229> and of extraordinary<3493> splendor<2122>, was standing<6966> in front<6903> of you, and its appearance<7299> was awesome<1763>.
32"The head<7217> of that statue<6755> was made of fine<2869> gold<1722>, its breast<2306> and its arms<1872> of silver<3702>, its belly<4577> and its thighs<3410> of bronze<5174>,
33its legs<8243> of iron<6523>, its feet<7271> partly<4481> of iron<6523> and partly<4481> of clay<2635>.
34"You continued<1934> looking<2370> until<5705><1768> a stone<69> was cut<1505> out without<3809> hands<3028>, and it struck<4223> the statue<6755> on its feet<7271> of iron<6523> and clay<2635> and crushed<1855> them.
35"Then<116> the iron<6523>, the clay<2635>, the bronze<5174>, the silver<3702> and the gold<1722> were crushed<1855> all<3606> at the same<2298> time<2298> and became<1934> like chaff<5784> from the summer<7007> threshing<147> floors<147>; and the wind<7308> carried<5376> them away so that not a trace<870> of them was found<7912>. But the stone<69> that struck<4223> the statue<6755> became<1934> a great<7229> mountain<2906> and filled<4391> the whole<3606> earth<772>.
36"This<1836> was the dream<2493>; now we will tell<560> its interpretation<6591> before<6925> the king<4430>.
37"You, O king<4430>, are the king<4430> of kings<4430>, to whom<1768> the God<426> of heaven<8065> has given<3052> the kingdom<4437>, the power<2632>, the strength<8632> and the glory<3367>;
38and wherever<3606><1768> the sons<1123> of men<606> dwell<1753>, or the beasts<2423> of the field<1251>, or the birds<5776> of the sky<8065>, He has given<3052> them into your hand<3028> and has caused you to rule<7981> over them all<3606>. You are the head<7217> of gold<1722>.
39"After<870> you there will arise<6966> another<321> kingdom<4437> inferior<772> to you, then another<321> third<8523> kingdom<4437> of bronze<5174>, which<1768> will rule<7981> over all<3606> the earth<772>.
40"Then there will be a fourth<7244> kingdom<4437> as strong<8624> as iron<6523>; inasmuch<3606><6903><1768> as iron<6523> crushes<1855> and shatters<2827> all<3606> things<3606>, so, like iron<6523> that breaks<7490> in pieces<7490>, it will crush<1855> and break<7490> all<3606> these<459> in pieces<7490>.
41"In that you saw<2370> the feet<7271> and toes<677>, partly<4481> of potter's<6353> clay<2635> and partly<4481> of iron<6523>, it will be a divided<6386> kingdom<4437>; but it will have<1934> in it the toughness<5326> of iron<6523>, inasmuch<3606><6903><1768> as you saw<2370> the iron<6523> mixed<6151> with common<2917> clay<2635>.
42"As the toes<677> of the feet<7271> were partly<4481> of iron<6523> and partly<4481> of pottery<2635>, so some<4481><7118> of the kingdom<4437> will be strong<8624> and part<4481> of it will be brittle<8406>.
43"And in that you saw<2370> the iron<6523> mixed<6151> with common<2917> clay<2635>, they will combine<6151> with one another in the seed<2234> of men<606>; but they will not adhere<1693> to one<1836><5974> another<1836><5974>, even<1888> as iron<6523> does not combine<6151> with pottery<2635>.
44"In the days<3118> of those<581> kings<4430> the God<426> of heaven<8065> will set<6966> up a kingdom<4437> which<1768> will never<5957><3809> be destroyed<2255>, and that kingdom<4437> will not be left<7662> for another<312> people<5972>; it will crush<1855> and put<5487> an end<5487> to all<3606> these<459> kingdoms<4437>, but it will itself<1932> endure<6966> forever<5957>.
45"Inasmuch<3606><6903><1768> as you saw<2370> that a stone<69> was cut<1505> out of the mountain<2906> without<3809> hands<3028> and that it crushed<1855> the iron<6523>, the bronze<5174>, the clay<2635>, the silver<3702> and the gold<1722>, the great<7229> God<426> has made<3046> known<3046> to the king<4430> what<4101> will take<1934> place<1934> in the future<311>; so the dream<2493> is true<3330> and its interpretation<6591> is trustworthy<540>."
46Then<116> King<4430> Nebuchadnezzar<5020> fell<5308> on his face<600> and did<5457> homage<5457> to Daniel<1841>, and gave<560> orders<560> to present<5260> to him an offering<4504> and fragrant<5208> incense<5208>.
47The king<4430> answered<6032> Daniel<1841> and said<560>, "Surely<4481><7187><1768> your God<426> is a God<426> of gods<426> and a Lord<4756> of kings<4430> and a revealer<1541> of mysteries<7328>, since<1768> you have been<3202> able<3202> to reveal<1541> this<1836> mystery<7328>."
48Then<116> the king<4430> promoted<7236> Daniel<1841> and gave<3052> him many<7690> great<7229> gifts<4978>, and he made<7981> him ruler<7981> over<5922> the whole<3606> province<4083> of Babylon<895> and chief<7229> prefect<5460> over<5922> all<3606> the wise<2445> men<2445> of Babylon<895>.
49And Daniel<1841> made<1156> request<1156> of the king<4430>, and he appointed<4483> Shadrach<7715>, Meshach<4336> and Abed-nego<5665> over<5922> the administration<5673> of the province<4083> of Babylon<895>, while Daniel<1841> was at the king's<4430> court<8651>.