Daniel 2:1 And in the second8147 year8141 of the reign4438 of Nebuchadnezzar,5019 Nebuchadnezzar5019 dreamed2492 dreams;2472 and his spirit7307 was troubled,6470 and his sleep8142 went from him.1961 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 And the king4428 said559 unto them, I have dreamed2492 a dream,2472 and my spirit7307 is troubled6470 to know3045 the dream.2472 cr 4 Then spake1696 the Chaldeans3778 to the king4428 in{Or, in Aramaic} the Syrian language,762 O{2:4–7:28 is in Aramaic.} king,4430 live2418 for ever:5957 tell560 thy servants5649 the dream,2493 and we will show2324 the interpretation.6591 cr 5 The king4430 answered6032 and said560 to the Chaldeans,3779 The{Or, The word is gone forth from me} thing4406 is gone230 from me:4481 if2006 ye make not3809 known3046 unto me the dream2493 and the interpretation6591 thereof, ye shall be cut5648 in pieces,1917 and your houses1005 shall be made7761 a dunghill.5122 cr 6 But if2006 ye show2324 the dream2493 and the interpretation6591 thereof, ye shall receive6902 of4481 me6925 gifts4978 and rewards5023 and great7690 honor:3367 therefore3861 show2324 me the dream2493 and the interpretation thereof.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 answered6032 and said,560 I576 know3046 of4481 a certainty3330 that ye608 would gain2084{Aramaic buy the time.} time,5732 because6903 ye see2370 the{Or, the word is gone forth from me: that if etc.} thing4406 is gone230 from me.4481 cr 9 But if2006 ye make not3809 known3046 unto me the dream,2493 there is but one1932 law1882 for you; for ye have prepared2164 lying3538 and corrupt7844 words4406 to speak560 before6925 me, till5705 the time5732 be changed:8133 therefore3861 tell560 me the dream,2493 and I shall know3046 that1768 ye can show2324 me the interpretation thereof.6591 cr 10 The Chaldeans3779 answered6032 before6925 the king,4430 and said,560 There is383 not3809 a man606 upon5922 the earth3007 that can3202 show2324 the king's4430 matter,4406 forasmuch6903 as no3809 king,4430 lord,7229{Or, be he never so great and powerful, hath etc.} or ruler,7990 hath asked7593 such1836 a thing4406 of any3606 magician,2749 or enchanter,826 or Chaldean.3779 cr 11 And it is a rare3358 thing4406 that the king4430 requireth,7593 and there is383 no3809 other321 that 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

Daniel 2:14 Then116 Daniel1841 returned answer8421 with counsel5843 and prudence2942 to Arioch746 the captain7229 of1768 the king's4430 guard,2877 who was gone forth5312 to slay6992 the wise2445 men of Babylon;895 cr 15 he answered6032 and said560 to Arioch746 the king's4430 captain,7990 Wherefore4101 is the decree1882 so urgent2685 from4481 the king?4430 Then116 Arioch746 made the thing4406 known3046 to Daniel.1841 cr 16 And Daniel1841 went in,5954 and desired1156 of4481 the king4430 that he would appoint5415{Or, give him time} him a time,2166 and{Or, that he might} he would show2324 the king4430 the interpretation.6591 cr

Daniel 2:17 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 unto Daniel1841 in a vision2376 of the night.3916 Then116 Daniel1841 blessed1289 the God426 of heaven.8065 cr 20 Daniel1841 answered6032 and said,560 Blessed1289 be1934 the name8036 of God426 for4481 ever5957 and ever;5705 for wisdom2452 and might1370 are his.1932 cr 21 And he changeth8133 the times5732 and the seasons;2166 he removeth5709 kings,4430 and setteth up6966 kings;4430 he giveth3052 wisdom2452 unto the wise,2445 and knowledge4486 to them that have3046 understanding;999 cr 22 he revealeth1541 the deep5994 and secret things;5642 he knoweth3046 what4101 is in the darkness,2816 and the light5094 dwelleth8271 with him.5974 cr 23 I576 thank3029 thee, and praise7624 thee, O thou God426 of my fathers,2 who hast given3052 me wisdom2452 and might,1370 and hast now3705 made known3046 unto me what we desired1156 of thee;4481 for thou hast made known3046 unto us the king's4430 matter.4406 cr 24 Therefore6903 Daniel1841 went in5954 unto5922 Arioch,746 whom the king4430 had appointed4483 to destroy7 the wise2445 men of Babylon;895 he went236 and said560 thus3652 unto him: Destroy7 not409 the wise2445 men of Babylon;895 bring me in5954 before6925 the king,4430 and I will show2324 unto the king4430 the interpretation.6591 cr

Daniel 2:25 Then116 Arioch746 brought in5954 Daniel1841 before6925 the king4430 in haste,927 and said560 thus3652 unto him, I have found7912 a man1400 of the children of the captivity1123 of4481 Judah,3061 that will make known3046 unto the king4430 the interpretation.6591 cr 26 The king4430 answered6032 and said560 to Daniel,1841 whose name8036 was Belteshazzar,1096 Art383 thou able3546 to make known3046 unto me the dream2493 which I have seen,2370 and the interpretation thereof?6591 cr 27 Daniel1841 answered6032 before6925 the king,4430 and said,560 The secret7328 which the king4430 hath demanded7593 can neither3202 wise2445 men, enchanters,826 magicians,2749 nor soothsayers,1505 show2324 unto the king;4430 cr 28 but1297 there is383 a God426 in heaven8065 that revealeth1541 secrets,7328 and he hath made known3046 to the king4430 Nebuchadnezzar5020 what4101 shall be1934 in the latter320 days.3118 Thy dream,2493 and the visions2376 of thy head7217 upon5922 thy bed,4903 are these:1836 cr 29 as for thee,607 O king,4430 thy thoughts7476 came5559 into thy mind upon5922 thy bed,4903 what4101 should come to pass1934 hereafter;311 and he that revealeth1541 secrets7328 hath made known3046 to thee what4101 shall come to pass.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 thou mayest know3046 the thoughts7476 of thy heart.3825 cr

Daniel 2:31 Thou,607 O king,4430 sawest,1934 and, behold,431 a great2298 image.6755 This1797 image,6755 which was mighty,7229 and whose brightness2122 was excellent,3493 stood6966 before6903 thee; and the aspect7299 thereof was terrible.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 Thou sawest2370 till5705 that a stone69 was cut out1505 without3809 hands,3028 which smote4223 the image6755 upon5922 its feet7271 that were of iron6523 and clay,2635 and brake1855 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 smote4223 the image6755 became1934 a great7229 mountain,2906{Or, rock} and filled4391 the whole3606 earth.772 cr

Daniel 2:36 This1836 is the dream;2493 and we will tell560 the interpretation6591 thereof before6925 the king.4430 cr 37 Thou,607 O king,4430 art king4430 of kings,4430 unto whom the God426 of heaven8065 hath given3052 the kingdom,4437 the power,2632 and the strength,8632 and the glory;3367 cr 38 and wheresoever3606 the children1123 of men606 dwell,1753 the beasts2423 of the field1251 and the birds5776 of the heavens8065 hath he given3052 into thy hand,3028 and hath made thee to rule7981 over them all:3606 thou607 art the head7217 of gold.1722 cr 39 And after870 thee shall arise6966 another317 kingdom4437 inferior772 to thee;4481 and another317 third8523 kingdom4437 of brass,5174 which shall bear rule7981 over all3606 the earth.772 cr 40 And the fourth7244 kingdom4437 shall be1934 strong8624 as iron,6523 forasmuch as iron6523 breaketh in pieces1855 and subdueth2827 all3606 things; and as6903 iron6523 that crusheth7490 all3606 these,459 shall it break in pieces1855 and crush.7490 cr 41 And whereas thou sawest2370 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 of the iron,6523 forasmuch as3606 thou sawest2370 the iron6523 mixed6151 with miry2917{Or, earthenware} clay.2635 cr 42 And 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{Or, brittle} cr 43 And whereas1768 thou sawest2370 the iron6523 mixed6151 with miry2917{Or, earthenware} clay,2635 they shall mingle themselves1934 with{Or, by} the seed2234 of men;606 but they shall1934 not3809 cleave1693 one1836 to5974 another,1836 even1888 as iron6523 doth not3809 mingle6151 with clay.2635 cr 44 And in the days3118 of those581 kings4430 shall the God426 of heaven8065 set up6966 a kingdom4437 which shall never5957 be destroyed,2255 nor3809 shall the sovereignty4437 thereof be left7662 to another321 people;5972 but it shall break in pieces1855 and consume5487 all3606 these459 kingdoms,4437 and it1932 shall stand6966 for ever.5957 cr 45 Forasmuch as3606 thou sawest2370 that a stone69 was cut out1505 of the mountain2906 without3809 hands,3028 and that it brake in pieces1855 the iron,6523 the brass,5174 the clay,2635 the silver,3702 and the gold;1722 the great7229 God426 hath made known3046 to the king4430 what4101 shall come to pass1934 hereafter:311 and the dream2493 is certain,3330 and the interpretation6591 thereof sure.540 cr

Daniel 2:46 Then116 the king4430 Nebuchadnezzar5020 fell5308 upon5922 his face,600 and worshipped5457 Daniel,1841 and commanded560 that they should offer5260 an oblation4504 and sweet odors unto him.5208 cr 47 The king4430 answered6032 unto 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 seeing thou hast 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 And Daniel1841 requested1156 of4481 the king,4430 and he appointed4483 Shadrach,7715 Meshach,4336 and Abed-nego,5665 over5922 the affairs5673 of the province4083 of Babylon:895 but Daniel1841 was in{Or, at the king’s court} the gate8651 of the king.4430 cr