And in the second{H8147} year{H8141} of the reign{H4438} of Nebuchadnezzar,{H5019} Nebuchadnezzar{H5019} dreamed{H2492} dreams;{H2472} and his spirit{H7307} was troubled,{H6470} and his sleep{H8142} went{H1961} from him.

Then the king{H4428} commanded{H559} to call{H7121} the magicians,{H2748} and the enchanters,{H825} and the sorcerers,{H3784} and the Chaldeans,{H3778} to tell{H5046} the king{H4428} his dreams.{H2472} So they came{H935} in and stood{H5975} before{H6440} the king.{H4428}

And the king{H4428} said{H559} unto them, I have dreamed{H2492} a dream,{H2472} and my spirit{H7307} is troubled{H6470} to know{H3045} the dream.{H2472}

Then spake{H1696} the Chaldeans{H3778} to the king{H4428} in the Syrian language,{H762} O king,{H4430} live{H2418} for ever:{H5957} tell{H560} thy servants{H5649} the dream,{H2493} and we will show{H2324} the interpretation.{H6591}

The king{H4430} answered{H6032} and said{H560} to the Chaldeans,{H3779} The thing{H4406} is gone{H230} from me:{H4481} if{H2006} ye make not{H3809} known{H3046} unto me the dream{H2493} and the interpretation{H6591} thereof, ye shall be cut{H5648} in pieces,{H1917} and your houses{H1005} shall be made{H7761} a dunghill.{H5122}

But if{H2006} ye show{H2324} the dream{H2493} and the interpretation{H6591} thereof, ye shall receive{H6902} of{H4481} me{H6925} gifts{H4978} and rewards{H5023} and great{H7690} honor:{H3367} therefore{H3861} show{H2324} me the dream{H2493} and the interpretation{H6591} thereof.

They answered{H6032} the second{H8579} time and said,{H560} Let the king{H4430} tell{H560} his servants{H5649} the dream,{H2493} and we will show{H2324} the interpretation.{H6591}

The king{H4430} answered{H6032} and said,{H560} I{H576} know{H3046} of{H4481} a certainty{H3330} that ye{H608} would gain{H2084} time,{H5732} because{H6903} ye see{H2370} the thing{H4406} is gone{H230} from{H4481} me.

But if{H2006} ye make not{H3809} known{H3046} unto me the dream,{H2493} there is but one{H1932} law{H1882} for you; for ye have prepared{H2164} lying{H3538} and corrupt{H7844} words{H4406} to speak{H560} before{H6925} me, till{H5705} the time{H5732} be changed:{H8133} therefore{H3861} tell{H560} me the dream,{H2493} and I shall know{H3046} that{H1768} ye can show{H2324} me the interpretation{H6591} thereof.

The Chaldeans{H3779} answered{H6032} before{H6925} the king,{H4430} and said,{H560} There is{H383} not{H3809} a man{H606} upon{H5922} the earth{H3007} that can{H3202} show{H2324} the king's{H4430} matter,{H4406} forasmuch{H6903} as no{H3809} king,{H4430} lord,{H7229} or ruler,{H7990} hath asked{H7593} such{H1836} a thing{H4406} of any{H3606} magician,{H2749} or enchanter,{H826} or Chaldean.{H3779}

And it is a rare{H3358} thing{H4406} that the king{H4430} requireth,{H7593} and there is{H383} no{H3809} other{H321} that can show{H2324} it before{H6925} the king,{H4430} except{H3861} the gods,{H426} whose dwelling{H4070} is{H383} not{H3809} with{H5974} flesh.{H1321}

For{H6903} this{H1836} cause{H3606} the king{H4430} was angry{H1149} and very{H7690} furious,{H7108} and commanded{H560} to destroy{H7} all{H3606} the wise{H2445} men of Babylon.{H895}

So the decree{H1882} went forth,{H5312} and the wise{H2445} men were to be slain;{H6992} and they sought{H1156} Daniel{H1841} and his companions{H2269} to be slain.{H6992}

Then{H116} Daniel{H1841} returned answer{H8421} with counsel{H5843} and prudence{H2942} to Arioch{H746} the captain{H7229} of{H1768} the king's{H4430} guard,{H2877} who was gone forth{H5312} to slay{H6992} the wise{H2445} men of Babylon;{H895}

he answered{H6032} and said{H560} to Arioch{H746} the king's{H4430} captain,{H7990} Wherefore{H4101} is the decree{H1882} so urgent{H2685} from{H4481} the king?{H4430} Then{H116} Arioch{H746} made the thing{H4406} known{H3046} to Daniel.{H1841}

And Daniel{H1841} went in,{H5954} and desired{H1156} of{H4481} the king{H4430} that he would appoint{H5415} him a time,{H2166} and he would show{H2324} the king{H4430} the interpretation.{H6591}

Then{H116} Daniel{H1841} went{H236} to his house,{H1005} and made the thing{H4406} known{H3046} to Hananiah,{H2608} Mishael,{H4333} and Azariah,{H5839} his companions:{H2269}

that they would desire{H1156} mercies{H7359} of{H4481} the God{H426} of heaven{H8065} concerning{H5922} this{H1836} secret;{H7328} that Daniel{H1841} and his companions{H2269} should not{H3809} perish{H7} with{H5974} the rest{H7606} of the wise{H2445} men of Babylon.{H895}

Then{H116} was the secret{H7328} revealed{H1541} unto Daniel{H1841} in a vision{H2376} of the night.{H3916} Then{H116} Daniel{H1841} blessed{H1289} the God{H426} of heaven.{H8065}

Daniel{H1841} answered{H6032} and said,{H560} Blessed{H1289} be{H1934} the name{H8036} of God{H426} for{H4481} ever{H5957} and ever;{H5705} for wisdom{H2452} and might{H1370} are{H1932} his.

And he changeth{H8133} the times{H5732} and the seasons;{H2166} he removeth{H5709} kings,{H4430} and setteth up{H6966} kings;{H4430} he giveth{H3052} wisdom{H2452} unto the wise,{H2445} and knowledge{H4486} to them that have{H3046} understanding;{H999}

he revealeth{H1541} the deep{H5994} and secret things;{H5642} he knoweth{H3046} what{H4101} is in the darkness,{H2816} and the light{H5094} dwelleth{H8271} with him.{H5974}

I{H576} thank{H3029} thee, and praise{H7624} thee, O thou God{H426} of my fathers,{H2} who hast given{H3052} me wisdom{H2452} and might,{H1370} and hast now{H3705} made known{H3046} unto me what we desired{H1156} of thee;{H4481} for thou hast made known{H3046} unto us the king's{H4430} matter.{H4406}

Therefore{H6903} Daniel{H1841} went in{H5954} unto{H5922} Arioch,{H746} whom the king{H4430} had appointed{H4483} to destroy{H7} the wise{H2445} men of Babylon;{H895} he went{H236} and said{H560} thus{H3652} unto him: Destroy{H7} not{H409} the wise{H2445} men of Babylon;{H895} bring me in{H5954} before{H6925} the king,{H4430} and I will show{H2324} unto the king{H4430} the interpretation.{H6591}

Then{H116} Arioch{H746} brought in{H5954} Daniel{H1841} before{H6925} the king{H4430} in haste,{H927} and said{H560} thus{H3652} unto him, I have found{H7912} a man{H1400} of the children of the captivity{H1123} of{H4481} Judah,{H3061} that will make known{H3046} unto the king{H4430} the interpretation.{H6591}

The king{H4430} answered{H6032} and said{H560} to Daniel,{H1841} whose name{H8036} was Belteshazzar,{H1096} Art{H383} thou able{H3546} to make known{H3046} unto me the dream{H2493} which I have seen,{H2370} and the interpretation{H6591} thereof?

Daniel{H1841} answered{H6032} before{H6925} the king,{H4430} and said,{H560} The secret{H7328} which the king{H4430} hath demanded{H7593} can neither{H3202} wise{H2445} men, enchanters,{H826} magicians,{H2749} nor soothsayers,{H1505} show{H2324} unto the king;{H4430}

but{H1297} there is{H383} a God{H426} in heaven{H8065} that revealeth{H1541} secrets,{H7328} and he hath made known{H3046} to the king{H4430} Nebuchadnezzar{H5020} what{H4101} shall be{H1934} in the latter{H320} days.{H3118} Thy dream,{H2493} and the visions{H2376} of thy head{H7217} upon{H5922} thy bed,{H4903} are these:{H1836}

as for thee,{H607} O king,{H4430} thy thoughts{H7476} came{H5559} [into thy mind] upon{H5922} thy bed,{H4903} what{H4101} should come to pass{H1934} hereafter;{H311} and he that revealeth{H1541} secrets{H7328} hath made known{H3046} to thee what{H4101} shall come to pass.{H1934}

But as for me,{H576} this{H1836} secret{H7328} is not{H3809} revealed{H1541} to me{H576} for any wisdom{H2452} that I have{H383} more than{H4481} any{H3606} living,{H2417} but{H3861} to the intent that{H5922} the interpretation{H6591} may be made known{H3046} to the king,{H4430} and that thou mayest know{H3046} the thoughts{H7476} of thy heart.{H3825}

Thou,{H607} O king,{H4430} sawest,{H1934} and, behold,{H431} a great{H2298} image.{H6755} This{H1797} image,{H6755} which was mighty,{H7229} and whose brightness{H2122} was excellent,{H3493} stood{H6966} before{H6903} thee; and the aspect{H7299} thereof was terrible.{H1763}

As for this image,{H6755} its head{H7217} was of fine{H2869} gold,{H1722} its breast{H2306} and its arms{H1872} of silver,{H3702} its belly{H4577} and its thighs{H3410} of brass,{H5174}

its legs{H8243} of iron,{H6523} its feet{H7271} part{H4481} of iron,{H6523} and part{H4481} of clay.{H2635}

Thou sawest{H2370} till{H5705} that a stone{H69} was cut out{H1505} without{H3809} hands,{H3028} which smote{H4223} the image{H6755} upon{H5922} its feet{H7271} that were of iron{H6523} and clay,{H2635} and brake{H1855} them{H1994} in pieces.{H1855}

Then{H116} was the iron,{H6523} the clay,{H2635} the brass,{H5174} the silver,{H3702} and the gold,{H1722} broken in pieces{H1855} together,{H2298} and became{H1934} like the chaff{H5784} of{H4481} the summer{H7007} threshing-floors;{H147} and the wind{H7308} carried{H5376} them{H1994} away,{H5376} so that{H3606} no{H3809} place{H870} was found{H7912} for them: and the stone{H69} that smote{H4223} the image{H6755} became{H1934} a great{H7229} mountain,{H2906} and filled{H4391} the whole{H3606} earth.{H772}

This{H1836} is the dream;{H2493} and we will tell{H560} the interpretation{H6591} thereof before{H6925} the king.{H4430}

Thou,{H607} O king,{H4430} art king{H4430} of kings,{H4430} unto whom the God{H426} of heaven{H8065} hath given{H3052} the kingdom,{H4437} the power,{H2632} and the strength,{H8632} and the glory;{H3367}

and wheresoever{H3606} the children{H1123} of men{H606} dwell,{H1753} the beasts{H2423} of the field{H1251} and the birds{H5776} of the heavens{H8065} hath he given{H3052} into thy hand,{H3028} and hath made thee to rule{H7981} over them all:{H3606} thou{H607} art the head{H7217} of gold.{H1722}

And after{H870} thee shall arise{H6966} another{H317} kingdom{H4437} inferior{H772} to thee;{H4481} and another{H317} third{H8523} kingdom{H4437} of brass,{H5174} which shall bear rule{H7981} over all{H3606} the earth.{H772}

And the fourth{H7244} kingdom{H4437} shall be{H1934} strong{H8624} as iron,{H6523} forasmuch as iron{H6523} breaketh in pieces{H1855} and subdueth{H2827} all{H3606} things; and as{H6903} iron{H6523} that crusheth{H7490} all{H3606} these,{H459} shall it break in pieces{H1855} and crush.{H7490}

And whereas thou sawest{H2370} the feet{H7271} and toes,{H677} part{H4481} of potters'{H6353} clay,{H2635} and part{H4481} of iron,{H6523} it shall be{H1934} a divided{H6386} kingdom;{H4437} but{H4481} there shall be{H1934} in it of{H4481} the strength{H5326} of the iron,{H6523} forasmuch as{H3606} thou sawest{H2370} the iron{H6523} mixed{H6151} with miry{H2917} clay.{H2635}

And as the toes{H677} of the feet{H7271} were part{H4481} of iron,{H6523} and part{H4481} of clay,{H2635} so the kingdom{H4437} shall be{H1934} partly{H4481} strong,{H8624} and partly{H4481} broken.{H8406}

And whereas{H1768} thou sawest{H2370} the iron{H6523} mixed{H6151} with miry{H2917} clay,{H2635} they shall mingle themselves{H1934} with the seed{H2234} of men;{H606} but they shall{H1934} not{H3809} cleave{H1693} one{H1836} to{H5974} another,{H1836} even{H1888} as iron{H6523} doth not{H3809} mingle{H6151} with clay.{H2635}

And in the days{H3118} of those{H581} kings{H4430} shall the God{H426} of heaven{H8065} set up{H6966} a kingdom{H4437} which shall never{H5957} be destroyed,{H2255} nor{H3809} shall the sovereignty{H4437} thereof be left{H7662} to another{H321} people;{H5972} but it shall break in pieces{H1855} and consume{H5487} all{H3606} these{H459} kingdoms,{H4437} and it{H1932} shall stand{H6966} for ever.{H5957}

Forasmuch as{H3606} thou sawest{H2370} that a stone{H69} was cut out{H1505} of the mountain{H2906} without{H3809} hands,{H3028} and that it brake in pieces{H1855} the iron,{H6523} the brass,{H5174} the clay,{H2635} the silver,{H3702} and the gold;{H1722} the great{H7229} God{H426} hath made known{H3046} to the king{H4430} what{H4101} shall come to pass{H1934} hereafter:{H311} and the dream{H2493} is certain,{H3330} and the interpretation{H6591} thereof sure.{H540}

Then{H116} the king{H4430} Nebuchadnezzar{H5020} fell{H5308} upon{H5922} his face,{H600} and worshipped{H5457} Daniel,{H1841} and commanded{H560} that they should offer{H5260} an oblation{H4504} and sweet odors{H5208} unto him.

The king{H4430} answered{H6032} unto Daniel,{H1841} and said,{H560} Of{H4481} a truth{H7187} your{H1768} God{H426} is the God{H426} of gods,{H426} and the Lord{H4756} of kings,{H4430} and a revealer{H1541} of secrets,{H7328} seeing thou hast been able to{H3202} reveal{H1541} this{H1836} secret.{H7328}

Then{H116} the king{H4430} made{H7236} Daniel{H1841} great,{H7260} and gave{H3052} him many{H7236} great{H7260} gifts,{H4978} and made him to rule{H7981} over{H5922} the whole{H3606} province{H4083} of Babylon,{H895} and to be chief{H7229} governor{H5460} over{H5922} all{H3606} the wise{H2445} men of Babylon.{H895}

And Daniel{H1841} requested{H1156} of{H4481} the king,{H4430} and he appointed{H4483} Shadrach,{H7715} Meshach,{H4336} and Abed-nego,{H5665} over{H5922} the affairs{H5673} of the province{H4083} of Babylon:{H895} but Daniel{H1841} was in the gate{H8651} of the king.{H4430}