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 2:1 ¶ And in the secondº yearº of the reignº of Nævû¢aðne´xxar נְבוּכַדנֶאצַּרº Nævû¢aðne´xxar נְבוּכַדנֶאצַּרº dreamedºº dreams,º wherewith his spiritº was troubled,ºº and his sleepº brakeºº fromº him.

 2:1 ¶ And in the second year of the reign of Nevukhadnetztzar Nevukhadnetztzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.

 2:2 Then the kingº commandedºº to callºº the magicians,º and the astrologers,º and the sorcerers,ºº and the Ca$dîm כַּשׂדִּים,º for to shewºº the kingº his dreams.º So they cameºº and stoodºº beforeº the king.º

 2:2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Kasdim, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.

 2:3 And the kingº saidºº unto them, I have dreamedºº a dream,º and my spiritº was troubledºº to knowººº the dream.º

 2:3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.

 2:4 Then spakeºº the Ca$dîm כַּשׂדִּיםº to the kingº in ´Árämî± אֲרָמִית,º O king,º liveºº for ever:º tellºº thy servantsº the dream,º and we will shewºº the interpretation.º

 2:4 Then spake the Kasdim to the king in Aramith, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

 2:5 The kingº answeredºº and saidºº to the Ca$däyë´ כַּשׂדָּיֵא,º The thingº is goneºº fromº me:º ifº ye will notº make knownºº unto me the dream,º with the interpretationº thereof, ye shall be cutºº in pieces,º and your housesº shall be madeºº a dunghill.º

 2:5 The king answered and said to the Kasdaye, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

 2:6 But ifº ye shewºº the dream,º and the interpretationº thereof, ye shall receiveºº ofºº meº giftsº and rewardsº and greatº honour:º thereforeº shewºº me the dream,º and the interpretationº thereof.

 2:6 But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.

 2:7 They answeredºº againº and said,ºº Let the kingº tellºº his servantsº the dream,º and we will shewºº the interpretationº of it.

 2:7 They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.

 2:8 The kingº answeredºº and said,ºº Iº knowºº ofº certaintyº thatº yeº would gainºº the time,º becauseººº ye seeººº the thingº is goneºº fromº me.

 2:8 The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

 2:9 Butº ifº ye will notº make knownºº unto me the dream,º [there is but] oneºº decreeº for you: for ye have preparedºº lyingº and corruptºº wordsº to speakºº beforeº me, tillºº the timeº be changed:ºº thereforeº tellºº me the dream,º and I shall knowºº thatº ye can shewºº me the interpretationº thereof.

 2:9 But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, [there is but] one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.

 2:10 ¶ The Ca$däyë´ כַּשׂדָּיֵאº answeredºº beforeº the king,º and said,ºº There isº notº a manº uponº the earthº thatº canºº shewºº the king'sº matter:º thereforeººº [there is] noºº king,º lord,º nor ruler,º [that] askedºº suchº thingsºº at anyº magician,º or astrologer,º or Ca$däy כַּשׂדָּי.º

 2:10 ¶ The Kasdaye answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore [there is] no king, lord, nor ruler, [that] asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Kasday.

 2:11 And [it is] a rareº thingº thatº the kingº requireth,ºº and there isº noneº otherº thatº can shewºº it beforeº the king,º exceptº the ´élähîn אֱלָהִין,º whoseº dwellingº isº notº withº flesh.º

 2:11 And [it is] a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the elahin, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

 2:12 Forº thisº causeººº the kingº was angryºº and veryº furious,ºº and commandedºº to destroyºº allº the wiseº [men] of Bävel בָּבֶל.º

 2:12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise [men] of Bavel.

 2:13 And the decreeº went forthºº that the wiseº [men] should be slain;ºº and they soughtºº Däniyyë´l דָּנִיֵּאלº and his fellowsº to be slain.ºº

 2:13 And the decree went forth that the wise [men] should be slain; and they sought Daniyyel and his fellows to be slain.

 2:14 ¶ Thenº Däniyyë´l דָּנִיֵּאלº answeredºº with counselº and wisdomº to ´Aryô¢ אַריוֹךº the captainº ofº the king'sº guard,º whichº was gone forthºº to slayºº the wiseº [men] of Bävel בָּבֶל:º

 2:14 ¶ Then Daniyyel answered with counsel and wisdom to Aryokh the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise [men] of Bavel:

 2:15 He answeredºº and saidºº to ´Aryô¢ אַריוֹךº the king'sºº captain,º Whyºº [is] the decreeº [so] hastyºº fromºº the king?º Thenº ´Aryô¢ אַריוֹךº made the thingº knownººº to Däniyyë´l דָּנִיֵּאל.º

 2:15 He answered and said to Aryokh the king's captain, Why [is] the decree [so] hasty from the king? Then Aryokh made the thing known to Daniyyel.

 2:16 Then Däniyyë´l דָּנִיֵּאלº went in,ºº and desiredºº ofº the kingº thatº he would giveºº him time,º and that he would shewºº the kingº the interpretation.º

 2:16 Then Daniyyel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.

 2:17 Thenº Däniyyë´l דָּנִיֵּאלº wentºº to his house,º and made the thingº knownººº to Çánanyà חֲנַניָה,º Mîšä´ël מִישָׁאֵל,º and `Ázaryà עֲזַריָה,º his companions:º

 2:17 Then Daniyyel went to his house, and made the thing known to Chananyah, Mishael, and Azaryah, his companions:

 2:18 That they would desireºº merciesº ofºº the ´Éläh אֱלָהº of heavenº concerningº thisº secret;º thatº Däniyyë´l דָּנִיֵּאלº and his fellowsº should notº perishºº withº the restº of the wiseº [men] of Bävel בָּבֶל.º

 2:18 That they would desire mercies of the Elah of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniyyel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise [men] of Bavel.

 2:19 ¶ Thenº was the secretº revealedºº unto Däniyyë´l דָּנִיֵּאלº in a nightºº vision.º Thenº Däniyyë´l דָּנִיֵּאלº blessedºº the ´Éläh אֱלָהº of heaven.º

 2:19 ¶ Then was the secret revealed unto Daniyyel in a night vision. Then Daniyyel blessed the Elah of heaven.

 2:20 Däniyyë´l דָּנִיֵּאלº answeredºº and said,ºº Blessedºº beºº the nameº ofº ´Éläh אֱלָהº forº everº and ever:ººº forº wisdomº and mightº areº his:

 2:20 Daniyyel answered and said, Blessed be the name of Elah for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:

 2:21 And heº changethºº the timesº and the seasons:º he removethºº kings,º and setteth upºº kings:º he givethºº wisdomº unto the wise,º and knowledgeº to them that knowºº understanding:º

 2:21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

 2:22 Heº revealethºº the deepº and secret things:ºº he knowethºº whatº [is] in the darkness,º and the lightº dwellethºº withº him.º

 2:22 He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what [is] in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

 2:23 Iº thankºº thee, and praiseºº thee, O thou ´Éläh אֱלָהº of my fathers,º whoº hast givenºº me wisdomº and might,º and hast made knownºº unto me nowº whatº we desiredºº ofº thee:º forº thou hast [now] made knownºº unto us the king'sº matter.º

 2:23 I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou Elah of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast [now] made known unto us the king's matter.

 2:24 ¶ Thereforeººº Däniyyë´l דָּנִיֵּאלº went inºº untoº ´Aryô¢ אַריוֹך,º whomº the kingº had ordainedºº to destroyºº the wiseº [men] of Bävel בָּבֶל:º he wentºº and saidºº thusº unto him; Destroyºº notº the wiseº [men] of Bävel בָּבֶל:º bring me inººº beforeº the king,º and I will shewºº unto the kingº the interpretation.º

 2:24 ¶ Therefore Daniyyel went in unto Aryokh, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise [men] of Bavel: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise [men] of Bavel: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.

 2:25 Thenº ´Aryô¢ אַריוֹךº brought inºº Däniyyë´l דָּנִיֵּאלº beforeº the kingº in haste,ºº and saidºº thusº unto him, I have foundºº a manº ofº the captivesºº ofºº Yæhûðà יְהוּדָה,º thatº will make knownºº unto the kingº the interpretation.º

 2:25 Then Aryokh brought in Daniyyel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Yehudah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.

 2:26 The kingº answeredºº and saidºº to Däniyyë´l דָּנִיֵּאל,º whoseº nameº [was] Bël+æša´xxar בֵּלטְשַׁאצַּר,º Artº thou ableºº to make knownºº unto me the dreamº whichº I have seen,ºº and the interpretationº thereof?

 2:26 The king answered and said to Daniyyel, whose name [was] Belteshatztzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?

 2:27 Däniyyë´l דָּנִיֵּאלº answeredºº in the presenceº ofº the king,º and said,ºº The secretº whichº the kingº hath demandedºº cannotººº the wiseº [men], the astrologers,º the magicians,º the soothsayers,ºº shewºº unto the king;º

 2:27 Daniyyel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise [men], the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;

 2:28 Butº there isº an ´Éläh אֱלָהº in heavenº that revealethºº secrets,º and maketh knownºº to the kingº Nævû¢aðne´xxar נְבוּכַדנֶאצַּרº whatºº shall beºº in the latterº days.º Thy dream,º and the visionsº of thy headº uponº thy bed,º are these;º

 2:28 But there is an Elah in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nevukhadnetztzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;

 2:29 As for thee,º O king,º thy thoughtsº cameºº [into thy mind] uponº thy bed,º whatºº should come to passºº hereafter:ºº and he that revealethºº secretsº maketh knownºº to thee whatºº shall come to pass.ºº

 2:29 As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came [into thy mind] upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.

 2:30 But as for me,º thisº secretº is notº revealedºº to me for [any] wisdomº thatº I haveº more thanº anyº living,º butº for [their] sakesºº thatºº shall make knownºº the interpretationº to the king,º and that thou mightest knowºº the thoughtsº of thy heart.º

 2:30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for [any] wisdom that I have more than any living, but for [their] sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.

 2:31 ¶ Thou,º O king,º sawest,ºººº and beholdº aº greatºº image.º Thisº greatº image,º whose brightnessº [was] excellent,º stoodºº beforeº thee; and the formº thereof [was] terrible.ºº

 2:31 ¶ Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness [was] excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof [was] terrible.

 2:32 Thisº image'sº headº [was] ofº fineº gold,º his breastº and his armsº ofº silver,º his bellyº and his thighsº ofº brass,º

 2:32 This image's head [was] of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,

 2:33 His legsº ofº iron,º his feetº partº ofº ironº and partº ofº clay.º

 2:33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.

 2:34 Thou sawestºººº tillº thatº a stoneº was cut outºº withoutºº hands,º which smoteºº the imageº uponº his feetº [that were] ofº ironº and clay,º and brakeºº themº to pieces.ººº

 2:34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet [that were] of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.

 2:35 Thenº was the iron,º the clay,º the brass,º the silver,º and the gold,º broken to piecesºººº together,º and becameºº like the chaffº ofº the summerº threshingfloors;º and the windº carriedºº themº away,ººº thatº noºº placeº was foundºº for them: and the stoneº thatº smoteºº the imageº becameºº a greatº mountain,º and filledºº the wholeº earth.º

 2:35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

 2:36 ¶ Thisº [is] the dream;º and we will tellºº the interpretationº thereof beforeº the king.º

 2:36 ¶ This [is] the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.

 2:37 Thou,º O king,º [art] a kingº of kings:º forº the ´Éläh אֱלָהº of heavenº hath givenºº thee a kingdom,º power,º and strength,º and glory.º

 2:37 Thou, O king, [art] a king of kings: for the Elah of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

 2:38 And wheresoeverºº the childrenº of menº dwell,ºº the beastsº of the fieldº and the fowlsº of the heavenº hath he givenºº into thine hand,º and hath made thee rulerºº over them all.º Thouº [art] thisº headº ofº gold.º

 2:38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou [art] this head of gold.

 2:39 And afterº thee shall ariseºº anotherº kingdomº inferiorº toº thee,º and anotherº thirdº kingdomº ofº brass,º whichº shall bear ruleºº over allº the earth.º

 2:39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

 2:40 And the fourthº kingdomº shall beºº strongº as iron:º forasmuch asººº ironº breaketh in piecesºº and subduethºº allº [things]: and asº ironº thatº breakethºº allº these,º shall it break in piecesºº and bruise.ºº

 2:40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all [things]: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

 2:41 And whereasº thou sawestºº the feetº and toes,º partº ofº potters'º clay,º and partº of iron,º the kingdomº shall beºº divided;ºº butºº there shall beºº in it ofº the strengthº ofº the iron,º forasmuch asººº thou sawestºº the ironº mixedºº with miryº clay.º

 2:41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.

 2:42 And [as] the toesº of the feetº [were] partº of iron,º and partº of clay,º [so] the kingdomº shall beºº partlyºº strong,º and partlyºº broken.ºº

 2:42 And [as] the toes of the feet [were] part of iron, and part of clay, [so] the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.

 2:43 And whereasº thou sawestºº ironº mixedºº with miryº clay,º they shallº mingle themselvesºººº with the seedº of men:º but they shallºº notº cleaveºº oneº toº another,º evenº asºº ironº is notº mixedºº withº clay.º

 2:43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.

 2:44 And in the daysº ofº theseº kingsº shall the ´Éläh אֱלָהº of heavenº set upºº a kingdom,º whichº shall neverºº be destroyed:ºº and the kingdomº shall notº be leftºº to otherº people,º [but] it shall break in piecesºº and consumeºº allº theseº kingdoms,º and itº shall standºº for ever.º

 2:44 And in the days of these kings shall the Elah of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, [but] it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

 2:45 Forasmuch asººº thou sawestºº thatº the stoneº was cut outºº of the mountainºº withoutºº hands,º and that it brake in piecesºº the iron,º the brass,º the clay,º the silver,º and the gold;º the greatº ´Éläh אֱלָהº hath made knownºº to the kingº whatºº shall come to passºº hereafter:ºº and the dreamº [is] certain,º and the interpretationº thereof sure.ºº

 2:45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great Elah hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream [is] certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

 2:46 ¶ Thenº the kingº Nævû¢aðne´xxar נְבוּכַדנֶאצַּרº fellºº uponº his face,º and worshippedºº Däniyyë´l דָּנִיֵּאל,º and commandedºº that they should offerºº an oblationºº and sweet odoursº unto him.

 2:46 ¶ Then the king Nevukhadnetztzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniyyel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.

 2:47 The kingº answeredºº unto Däniyyë´l דָּנִיֵּאל,º and said,ºº Ofº a truthº [it is], thatº your ´Éläh אֱלָהº [is] an ´Éläh אֱלָהº of ´élähîn אֱלָהִין,º and a Lordº of kings,º and a revealerºº of secrets,º seeingº thou couldestºº revealºº thisº secret.º

 2:47 The king answered unto Daniyyel, and said, Of a truth [it is], that your Elah [is] an Elah of elahin, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.

 2:48 Thenº the kingº madeºº Däniyyë´l דָּנִיֵּאלº a great man,ººº and gaveºº him manyº greatº gifts,º and made him rulerºº overº the wholeº provinceº of Bävel בָּבֶל,º and chiefº of the governorsº overº allº the wiseº [men] of Bävel בָּבֶל.º

 2:48 Then the king made Daniyyel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Bavel, and chief of the governors over all the wise [men] of Bavel.

 2:49 Then Däniyyë´l דָּנִיֵּאלº requestedºº ofº the king,º and he setºº Šaðra¢ שַׁדרַך,º Mêša¢ מֵישַׁך,º and `Ávëð Næqô עֲבֵד־נְגוֹ,º overº the affairsº ofº the provinceº of Bävel בָּבֶל:º but Däniyyë´l דָּנִיֵּאלº [sat] in the gateº of the king.º

 2:49 Then Daniyyel requested of the king, and he set Shadrakh, Meshakh, and Aved-Nego, over the affairs of the province of Bavel: but Daniyyel [sat] in the gate of the king.