30<IN> THEN KING THE HE CAUSED TO PROSPER <OBJ.> SHADRACH MESHACH AND ABED- -NEGO IN [THE] PROVINCE OF BABYLON 30Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
1NEBUCHADNEZZAR KING THE TO ALL PEOPLES THE NATIONS THE AND LANGUAGES THE WHICH [ARE] DWELLING IN ALL EARTH THE PEACE YOUR MAY IT INCREASE Nebuchadnezzar Confesses God’s Kingdom 1King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.
2SIGNS THE AND WONDERS THE WHICH HE HAS DONE WITH ME <THE> GOD MOST HIGH THE IT SEEMED GOOD BEFORE ME TO DECLARE 2I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.
3[ARE] SIGNS HIS HOW MUCH! GREAT AND [ARE] WONDERS HIS HOW MUCH! STRONG KINGDOM HIS [IS] A KINGDOM OF PERPETUITY AND DOMINION HIS [IS] WITH GENERATION AND GENERATION 3How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.
4I NEBUCHADNEZZAR AT EASE I WAS IN HOUSE MY AND FLOURISHING IN PALACE MY Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of a Great Tree 4I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.
5A DREAM I SAW AND IT MADE AFRAID ME AND IMAGININGS ON BED MY AND [THE] VISIONS OF HEAD MY THEY ALARMED ME 5I had a dream, and it frightened me; while I was in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
6AND FROM ME IT WAS MADE A DECREE TO BRING IN BEFORE ME <OBJ.> ALL [THE] WISE MEN OF BABYLON THAT [THE] INTERPRETATION OF DREAM THE THEY WILL MAKE KNOWN TO ME 6So I issued a decree that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.
7<IN> THEN [WERE] GOING IN MAGICIANS THE CONJURERS THE CHALDEANS THE AND ASTROLOGERS THE AND DREAM THE [WAS] SAYING I BEFORE THEM AND INTERPRETATION ITS NOT [THEY WERE] MAKING KNOWN TO ME 7When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers,*NoteCloseOr Chaldeans and diviners came in, I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me.
8AND UNTIL AT LAST HE CAME IN BEFORE ME DANIEL WHO NAME HIS [IS] BELTESHAZZAR LIKE [THE] NAME OF GOD MY AND WHO A SPIRIT OF GODS HOLY [IS] IN HIM AND DREAM THE BEFORE HIM I SAID 8But at last, into my presence came Daniel (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods. And I told him the dream:
9O BELTESHAZZAR [THE] CHIEF OF MAGICIANS THE WHOM I I KNOW THAT A SPIRIT OF GODS HOLY [IS] IN YOU AND ANY SECRET NOT [IS] OPPRESSING <OBJ.> YOU [THE] VISIONS OF DREAM MY WHICH I SAW AND INTERPRETATION ITS TELL! 9“O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery baffles you. So explain to me the visions I saw in my dream, and their interpretation.
10AND [THE] VISIONS OF HEAD MY ON BED MY SEEING I WAS AND LO! A TREE IN [THE] MIDST OF LAND THE AND HEIGHT ITS [WAS] GREAT 10In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great.
11IT GREW GREAT TREE THE AND IT GREW STRONG AND HEIGHT ITS IT REACHED TO HEAVENS THE AND [THE] SIGHT OF IT [WAS] TO [THE] END OF ALL LAND THE 11The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth.
12FOLIAGE ITS [WAS] BEAUTIFUL AND FRUIT ITS [WAS] PLENTIFUL AND FOOD FOR <THE> ALL [WAS] ON IT UNDER IT IT HAD SHADE [THE] ANIMAL[S] OF FIELD THE AND IN BRANCHES ITS THEY NESTED [THE] BIRDS OF HEAVENS THE AND FROM IT IT FED ALL <THE> FLESH 12Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and upon it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, in its branches the birds of the air nested, and from it every creature was fed.
13SEEING I WAS IN [THE] VISIONS OF HEAD MY ON BED MY AND LO! A WATCHER AND A HOLY [ONE] FROM HEAVENS THE [WAS] COMING DOWN 13As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher,*NoteCloseOr an angelic watcher or a messenger; also in verses 17 and 23 a holy one, coming down from heaven.
14[HE WAS] PROCLAIMING WITH POWER AND AS FOLLOWS [HE WAS] SAYING CUT DOWN! TREE THE AND CUT OFF! BRANCHES ITS STRIP OFF! FOLIAGE ITS AND SCATTER! FRUIT ITS LET IT FLEE ANIMAL[S] THE FROM UNDER IT AND BIRDS THE FROM BRANCHES ITS 14He called out in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it, and the birds from its branches.
15NEVERTHELESS [THE] STUMP OF ROOTS ITS IN GROUND THE LEAVE! AND WITH A FETTER OF IRON AND BRONZE IN GRASS THE OF FIELD THE AND WITH [THE] DEW OF HEAVENS THE LET IT BECOME WET AND [BE] WITH ANIMAL[S] THE PORTION ITS IN [THE] GRASS OF EARTH THE 15But leave the stump with its roots in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven and graze with the beasts on the grass of the earth.
16HEART ITS AWAY FROM HUMAN THE LET IT BE CHANGED AND [THE] HEART OF AN ANIMAL LET IT BE GIVEN TO IT AND SEVEN TIMES LET THEM PASS OVER IT 16Let his mind be changed from that of a man, and let him be given the mind of a beast till seven times pass him by.
17[IS] BY [THE] DECREE OF WATCHERS COMMAND THE AND [IS BY THE] WORD OF HOLY [ONES] AFFAIR THE TO [THE] CAUSE <OF> THAT THEY WILL KNOW LIVING [PEOPLE] THE THAT [IS] HAVING MASTERY MOST HIGH THE OVER [THE] KINGDOM OF HUMAN THE AND TO WHOMEVER WHOM HE WILL BE PLEASED HE WILL GIVE IT AND A LOWLY [ONE] OF HUMANKIND HE WILL SET UP OVER IT 17This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’
18THIS DREAM THE I SAW I KING THE NEBUCHADNEZZAR AND YOU O BELTESHAZZAR INTERPRETATION ITS TELL! AS TO BECAUSE THAT ALL [THE] WISE MEN OF KINGDOM MY NOT [ARE] ABLE INTERPRETATION THE TO MAKE KNOWN TO ME AND YOU [ARE] ABLE WHO A SPIRIT OF GODS HOLY [IS] IN YOU 18This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men of my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”
19THEN DANIEL WHO NAME HIS [WAS] BELTESHAZZAR HE WAS APPALLED ABOUT A MOMENT ONE AND THOUGHTS HIS THEY ALARMED HIM [WAS] REPLYING KING THE AND [WAS] SAYING O BELTESHAZZAR DREAM THE AND INTERPRETATION ITS MAY NOT IT ALARM YOU [WAS] REPLYING BELTESHAZZAR AND [WAS] SAYING O LORD MY DREAM THE [BE] FOR ENEMY YOUR AND INTERPRETATION ITS [BE] FOR ADVERSARIES YOUR Daniel Interprets the Second Dream 19For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!
20TREE THE WHICH YOU SAW WHICH IT GREW GREAT AND IT GREW STRONG AND HEIGHT ITS IT REACHED TO HEAVENS THE AND [THE] SIGHT OF IT [WAS] TO ALL LAND THE 20The tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth,
21AND FOLIAGE ITS [WAS] BEAUTIFUL AND FRUIT ITS [WAS] PLENTIFUL AND FOOD FOR <THE> ALL [WAS] ON IT UNDER IT IT DWELT [THE] ANIMAL[S] OF FIELD THE AND IN BRANCHES ITS THEY DWELT [THE] BIRDS OF HEAVENS THE 21whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air nested—
22[IS] YOU IT KING O WHO YOU HAVE GROWN GREAT AND YOU HAVE GROWN STRONG AND GREATNESS YOUR IT HAS GROWN GREAT AND IT HAS REACHED TO HEAVENS THE AND DOMINION YOUR [IS] TO [THE] END EARTH THE 22you, O king, are that tree! For you have become great and strong; your greatness has grown to reach the sky, and your dominion extends to the ends of the earth.
23AND THAT HE SAW KING THE A WATCHER AND A HOLY [ONE] COMING DOWN FROM HEAVENS THE AND SAYING CUT DOWN! TREE THE AND DESTROY IT NEVERTHELESS [THE] STUMP OF ROOTS ITS IN GROUND THE LEAVE! AND WITH A FETTER OF IRON AND BRONZE IN GRASS THE OF FIELD THE AND WITH [THE] DEW OF HEAVENS THE LET IT BECOME WET AND [BE] WITH [THE] ANIMAL[S] OF FIELD THE PORTION ITS UNTIL THAT SEVEN TIMES THEY WILL PASS OVER IT 23And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by.’
24THIS [IS] INTERPRETATION THE KING O AND [IS] [THE] DECREE OF MOST HIGH THE IT WHICH IT HAS REACHED TO LORD MY KING THE 24This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree that the Most High has issued against my lord the king:
25AND <OBJ.> YOU [THEY WILL BE] CHASING AWAY FROM <THE> HUMANKIND AND WITH [THE] ANIMAL[S] OF FIELD THE IT WILL BE DWELLING PLACE YOUR AND <THE> GRASS LIKE OXEN TO YOU THEY WILL FEED AND FROM [THE] DEW OF HEAVENS THE <OBJ.> YOU [THEY WILL BE] MAKING WET AND SEVEN TIMES THEY WILL PASS OVER YOU UNTIL THAT YOU WILL KNOW THAT [IS] HAVING MASTERY MOST HIGH THE OVER [THE] KINGDOM OF <THE> HUMANKIND AND TO WHOMEVER WHOM HE WILL BE PLEASED HE WILL GIVE IT 25You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.
26AND THAT THEY SAID TO LEAVE [THE] STUMP OF ROOTS ITS OF TREE THE KINGDOM YOUR TO YOU [WILL BE] ENDURING FROM THAT YOU WILL KNOW THAT [ARE] HAVING MASTERY HEAVENS THE 26As for the command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots, your kingdom will be restored to you as soon as you acknowledge that Heaven rules.
27THEREFORE KING O ADVICE MY LET IT BE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU AND SIN YOUR BY RIGHT DOING BREAK OFF! AND INIQUITIES YOUR BY SHOWING MERCY TO POOR PEOPLE WHETHER IT WILL BE A PROLONGING OF PROSPERITY YOUR 27Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
28<THE> EVERYTHING IT CAME ON NEBUCHADNEZZAR KING THE The Second Dream Fulfilled 28All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.
29TO [THE] END OF MONTHS TWO [PLUS] TEN ON [THE] PALACE OF KINGDOM THE OF BABYLON WALKING ABOUT HE WAS 29Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
30[WAS] REPLYING KING THE AND [WAS] SAYING ¿ NOT [IS] THIS IT BABYLON <THE> GREAT WHICH I I BUILT IT TO A HOUSE OF A KINGDOM BY [THE] STRENGTH OF POWER MY AND FOR [THE] HONOR OF MAJESTY MY 30the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”
31STILL WORD THE [WAS] IN [THE] MOUTH OF KING THE A VOICE FROM HEAVENS THE IT FELL TO YOU [THEY ARE] SAYING O NEBUCHADNEZZAR KING THE KINGDOM THE IT HAS PASSED AWAY FROM YOU 31While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.
32AND AWAY FROM <THE> HUMANKIND <OBJ.> YOU [THEY ARE] ABOUT TO CHASE AND [WILL BE] WITH [THE] ANIMAL[S] OF FIELD THE DWELLING PLACE YOUR <THE> GRASS LIKE OXEN TO YOU THEY WILL FEED AND SEVEN TIMES THEY WILL PASS OVER YOU UNTIL THAT YOU WILL KNOW THAT [IS] HAVING MASTERY MOST HIGH THE OVER [THE] KINGDOM OF <THE> HUMANKIND AND TO WHOMEVER WHOM HE WILL BE PLEASED HE WILL GIVE IT 32You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”
33AT IT MOMENT THE WORD THE IT WAS FULFILLED ON NEBUCHADNEZZAR AND AWAY FROM <THE> HUMANKIND HE WAS CHASED AND <THE> GRASS LIKE OXEN HE ATE AND FROM [THE] DEW OF HEAVENS THE BODY HIS IT BECAME WET UNTIL THAT HAIR HIS LIKE EAGLES IT GREW LONG AND NAILS HIS [WERE] LIKE BIRDS 33At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.
34AND TO [THE] END OF DAYS THE I NEBUCHADNEZZAR EYE MY TO HEAVENS THE I LIFTED AND UNDERSTANDING MY ON ME IT RETURNED AND <OBJ.> MOST HIGH THE I BLESSED AND <OBJ.> [THE] [ONE] LIVING OF <THE> PERPETUITY I PRAISED AND I GLORIFIED THAT DOMINION HIS [IS] A DOMINION OF PERPETUITY AND KINGDOM HIS [IS] WITH GENERATION AND GENERATION Nebuchadnezzar Restored 34But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
35AND ALL [THE] INHABITANTS OF EARTH THE [ARE] AS NOT CONSIDERED AND AS PLEASES HE [HE IS] DOING WITH [THE] ARMY OF HEAVENS THE AND [THE] INHABITANTS OF EARTH THE AND NOT THERE [IS] WHO HE WILL STRIKE ON HAND HIS SO HE MAY SAY TO HIM WHAT? HAVE YOU DONE 35All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”
36AT IT TIME THE UNDERSTANDING MY IT RETURNED TO ME AND TO [THE] HONOR OF KINGDOM MY MAJESTY MY AND SPLENDOR MY IT RETURNED TO ME AND <OBJ.> ME COUNSELORS MY AND NOBLES MY THEY SOUGHT AND OVER KINGDOM MY IT WAS ESTABLISHED AND GREATNESS SURPASSING IT WAS ADDED TO ME 36At the same time my sanity was restored my honor and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne, and surpassing greatness was added to me.
37NOW I NEBUCHADNEZZAR [AM] PRAISING AND [AM] LIFTING UP AND [AM] GLORIFYING <OBJ.> [THE] KING OF HEAVENS THE WHO ALL DEEDS HIS [ARE] TRUTH AND WAYS HIS [ARE] JUSTICE AND [THOSE] WHO [ARE] WALKING IN PRIDE [HE IS] ABLE TO BRING LOW 37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.