Daniel 2:1 In the second8147 year8141 of the reign4438 of Nebuchadnezzar,5019 Nebuchadnezzar5019 dreamed2492 dreams;2472 and his spirit7307 was troubled,6470 and his sleep8142 went1961 from him. cr 2 Then the king4428 commanded559 to call7121 the magicians,2748 and the enchanters,825 and the sorcerers,3784 and the Chaldeans,3778 to tell5046 the king4428 his dreams.2472 So they came935 in and stood5975 before6440 the king.4428 cr 3 The king4428 said559 to them, I have dreamed2492 a dream,2472 and my spirit7307 is troubled6470 to know3045 the dream.2472 cr 4 Then spoke1696 the Chaldeans3778 to the king4428 in the Syrian language,762 O king,4430 live2418 forever:5957 tell560 your servants5649 the dream,2493 and we will show2324 the interpretation.6591 cr 5 The king4430 answered6032 the Chaldeans,3779 The thing4406 is gone230 from me:4481 if2006 you don't3809 make known3046 to me the dream2493 and its interpretation,6591 you shall be cut5648 in pieces,1917 and your houses1005 shall be made7761 a dunghill.5122 cr 6 But if2006 you show2324 the dream2493 and its interpretation,6591 you shall receive6902 of4481 me6925 gifts4978 and rewards5023 and great7690 honor:3367 therefore3861 show2324 me the dream2493 and its interpretation.6591 cr 7 They answered6032 the second8579 time and said,560 Let the king4430 tell560 his servants5649 the dream,2493 and we will show2324 the interpretation.6591 cr 8 The king4430 answered,6032 I576 know3046 of4481 a certainty3330 that you608 would gain2084 time,5732 because6903 you see2370 the thing4406 is gone230 from4481 me. cr 9 But if2006 you don't3809 make known3046 to me the dream,2493 there is but one1932 law1882 for you; for you have prepared2164 lying3538 and corrupt7844 words4406 to speak560 before6925 me, until5705 the time5732 be changed:8133 therefore3861 tell560 me the dream,2493 and I shall know3046 that1768 you can show2324 me its interpretation.6591 cr 10 The Chaldeans3779 answered6032 before6925 the king,4430 and said,560 There is383 not3809 a man606 on5922 the earth3007 who can3202 show2324 the king's4430 matter,4406 because6903 no3809 king,4430 lord,7229 or ruler,7990 has asked7593 such1836 a thing4406 of any3606 magician,2749 or enchanter,826 or Chaldean.3779 cr 11 It is a rare3358 thing4406 that the king4430 requires,7593 and there is383 no3809 other321 who can show2324 it before6925 the king,4430 except3861 the gods,426 whose dwelling4070 is383 not3809 with5974 flesh.1321 cr 12 For6903 this1836 cause3606 the king4430 was angry1149 and very7690 furious,7108 and commanded560 to destroy7 all3606 the wise2445 men of Babylon.895 cr 13 So the decree1882 went forth,5312 and the wise2445 men were to be slain;6992 and they sought1156 Daniel1841 and his companions2269 to be slain.6992 cr 14 Then116 Daniel1841 returned answer8421 with counsel5843 and prudence2942 to Arioch746 the captain7229 of1768 the king's4430 guard,2877 who was gone forth5312 to kill6992 the wise2445 men of Babylon;895 cr 15 he answered6032 Arioch746 the king's4430 captain,7990 Why4101 is the decree1882 so urgent2685 from4481 the king?4430 Then116 Arioch746 made the thing4406 known3046 to Daniel.1841 cr 16 Daniel1841 went in,5954 and desired1156 of4481 the king4430 that he would appoint5415 him a time,2166 and he would show2324 the king4430 the interpretation.6591 cr 17 Then116 Daniel1841 went236 to his house,1005 and made the thing4406 known3046 to Hananiah,2608 Mishael,4333 and Azariah,5839 his companions:2269 cr 18 that they would desire1156 mercies7359 of4481 the God426 of heaven8065 concerning5922 this1836 secret;7328 that Daniel1841 and his companions2269 should not3809 perish7 with5974 the rest7606 of the wise2445 men of Babylon.895 cr 19 Then116 was the secret7328 revealed1541 to Daniel1841 in a vision2376 of the night.3916 Then116 Daniel1841 blessed1289 the God426 of heaven.8065 cr 20 Daniel1841 answered,6032 Blessed1289 be1934 the name8036 of God426 forever5705 and ever;5957 for4481 wisdom2452 and might1370 are1932 his. cr 21 He changes8133 the times5732 and the seasons;2166 he removes5709 kings,4430 and sets up6966 kings;4430 he gives3052 wisdom2452 to the wise,2445 and knowledge4486 to those who have3046 understanding;999 cr 22 he reveals1541 the deep5994 and secret things;5642 he knows3046 what4101 is in the darkness,2816 and the light5094 dwells8271 with him.5974 cr 23 I576 thank3029 you, and praise7624 you, you God426 of my fathers,2 who have given3052 me wisdom2452 and might,1370 and have now3705 made known3046 to me what we desired1156 of you;4481 for you have made known3046 to us the king's4430 matter.4406 cr 24 Therefore6903 Daniel1841 went in5954 to5922 Arioch,746 whom the king4430 had appointed4483 to destroy7 the wise2445 men of Babylon;895 he went236 and said560 thus3652 to him: Don't409 destroy7 the wise2445 men of Babylon;895 bring me in5954 before6925 the king,4430 and I will show2324 to the king4430 the interpretation.6591 cr 25 Then116 Arioch746 brought in5954 Daniel1841 before6925 the king4430 in haste,927 and said560 thus3652 to him, I have found7912 a man1400 of the children of the captivity1123 of4481 Judah,3061 who will make known3046 to the king4430 the interpretation.6591 cr 26 The king4430 answered6032 Daniel,1841 whose name8036 was Belteshazzar,1096 Are383 you able3546 to make known3046 to me the dream2493 which I have seen,2370 and its interpretation?6591 cr 27 Daniel1841 answered6032 before6925 the king,4430 and said,560 The secret7328 which the king4430 has demanded7593 can neither3202 wise2445 men, enchanters,826 magicians,2749 nor soothsayers,1505 show2324 to the king;4430 cr 28 but1297 there is383 a God426 in heaven8065 who reveals1541 secrets,7328 and he has made known3046 to the king4430 Nebuchadnezzar5020 what4101 shall be1934 in the latter320 days.3118 Your dream,2493 and the visions2376 of your head7217 on5922 your bed,4903 are these:1836 cr 29 as for you,607 O king,4430 your thoughts7476 came5559 into your mind on5922 your bed,4903 what4101 should happen1934 hereafter;311 and he who reveals1541 secrets7328 has made known3046 to you what4101 shall happen.1934 cr 30 But as for me,576 this1836 secret7328 is not3809 revealed1541 to me576 for any wisdom2452 that I have383 more than4481 any3606 living,2417 but3861 to the intent that5922 the interpretation6591 may be made known3046 to the king,4430 and that you may know3046 the thoughts7476 of your heart.3825 cr 31 You,607 O king,4430 saw,1934 and behold,431{“Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.} a great2298 image.6755 This1797 image,6755 which was mighty,7229 and whose brightness2122 was excellent,3493 stood6966 before6903 you; and its aspect7299 was awesome.1763 cr 32 As for this image,6755 its head7217 was of fine2869 gold,1722 its breast2306 and its arms1872 of silver,3702 its belly4577 and its thighs3410 of brass,5174 cr 33 its legs8243 of iron,6523 its feet7271 part4481 of iron,6523 and part4481 of clay.2635 cr 34 You saw2370 until5705 a stone69 was cut out1505 without3809 hands,3028 which struck4223 the image6755 on5922 its feet7271 that were of iron6523 and clay,2635 and broke1855 them1994 in pieces.1855 cr 35 Then116 was the iron,6523 the clay,2635 the brass,5174 the silver,3702 and the gold,1722 broken in pieces1855 together,2298 and became1934 like the chaff5784 of4481 the summer7007 threshing floors;147 and the wind7308 carried5376 them1994 away,5376 so that3606 no3809 place870 was found7912 for them: and the stone69 that struck4223 the image6755 became1934 a great7229 mountain,2906 and filled4391 the whole3606 earth.772 cr 36 This1836 is the dream;2493 and we will tell560 its interpretation6591 before6925 the king.4430 cr 37 You,607 O king,4430 are king4430 of kings,4430 to whom the God426 of heaven8065 has given3052 the kingdom,4437 the power,2632 and the strength,8632 and the glory;3367 cr 38 and wherever3606 the children1123 of men606 dwell,1753 the animals2423 of the field1251 and the birds5776 of the sky8065 has he given3052 into your hand,3028 and has made you to rule7981 over them all:3606 you607 are the head7217 of gold.1722 cr 39 After870 you shall arise6966 another317 kingdom4437 inferior772 to you;4481 and another317 third8523 kingdom4437 of brass,5174 which shall bear rule7981 over all3606 the earth.772 cr 40 The fourth7244 kingdom4437 shall be1934 strong8624 as iron,6523 because iron6523 breaks in pieces1855 and subdues2827 all3606 things; and as6903 iron6523 that crushes7490 all3606 these,459 shall it break in pieces1855 and crush.7490 cr 41 Whereas you saw2370 the feet7271 and toes,677 part4481 of potters'6353 clay,2635 and part4481 of iron,6523 it shall be1934 a divided6386 kingdom;4437 but4481 there shall be1934 in it of4481 the strength5326 of4481 the iron,6523 because you saw2370 the iron6523 mixed6151 with miry2917 clay.2635 cr 42 As the toes677 of the feet7271 were part4481 of iron,6523 and part4481 of clay,2635 so the kingdom4437 shall be1934 partly4481 strong,8624 and partly4481 broken.8406 cr 43 Whereas1768 you saw2370 the iron6523 mixed6151 with miry2917 clay,2635 they shall mingle themselves1934 with the seed2234 of men;606 but they shall1934 not3809 cling1693 to5974 one1836 another,1836 even1888 as iron6523 does not3809 mingle6151 with clay.2635 cr 44 In the days3118 of those581 kings4430 shall the God426 of heaven8065 set up6966 a kingdom4437 which shall never5957 be destroyed,2255 nor3809 shall its sovereignty4437 be left7662 to another321 people;5972 but it shall break in pieces1855 and consume5487 all3606 these459 kingdoms,4437 and it1932 shall stand6966 forever.5957 cr 45 Because3606 you saw2370 that a stone69 was cut out1505 of the mountain2906 without3809 hands,3028 and that it broke in pieces1855 the iron,6523 the brass,5174 the clay,2635 the silver,3702 and the gold;1722 the great7229 God426 has made known3046 to the king4430 what4101 shall happen1934 hereafter:311 and the dream2493 is certain,3330 and its interpretation6591 sure.540 cr 46 Then116 the king4430 Nebuchadnezzar5020 fell5308 on5922 his face,600 and worshiped5457 Daniel,1841 and commanded560 that they should offer5260 an offering4504 and sweet odors5208 to him. cr 47 The king4430 answered6032 to Daniel,1841 and said,560 Of4481 a truth7187 your1768 God426 is the God426 of gods,426 and the Lord4756 of kings,4430 and a revealer1541 of secrets,7328 since you have been able to3202 reveal1541 this1836 secret.7328 cr 48 Then116 the king4430 made7236 Daniel1841 great,7260 and gave3052 him many7236 great7260 gifts,4978 and made him to rule7981 over5922 the whole3606 province4083 of Babylon,895 and to be chief7229 governor5460 over5922 all3606 the wise2445 men of Babylon.895 cr 49 Daniel1841 requested1156 of4481 the king,4430 and he appointed4483 Shadrach,7715 Meshach,4336 and Abednego,5665 over5922 the affairs5673 of the province4083 of Babylon:895 but Daniel1841 was in the gate8651 of the king.4430 cr