1 I n the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams by which his spirit was troubled and agitated and his sleep went from him.

In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.

2 T hen the king commanded to call the magicians, the enchanters or soothsayers, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to tell the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.

Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the enchanters, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.

3 A nd the king said to them, I had a dream and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.

The king said to them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.

4 T hen said the Chaldeans to the king in Aramaic, O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.

Then spoke the Chaldeans to the king in the Syrian language, O king, live forever: tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.

5 T he king answered the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me! And the decree goes forth from me and I say it with all emphasis: if you do not make known to me the dream with its interpretation, you shall be cut in pieces and your houses shall be made a dunghill!

The king answered the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if you don’t make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

6 B ut if you show the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. So show me the dream and the interpretation of it.

But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honor: therefore show me the dream and its interpretation.

7 T hey answered again, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation of it.

They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.

8 T he king answered, I know with certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see the thing is gone from me and because you see that my word is sure:

The king answered, I know of a certainty that you would gain time, because you see the thing is gone from me.

9 I f you will not make known to me the dream, there is but one sentence for you; for you have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me until the time is changed. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can tell me the interpretation of it.

But if you don’t make known to me the dream, there is but one law for you; for you have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, until the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation.

10 T he Chaldeans answered before the king and said, There is not a man on earth who can show the king this matter, for no king, lord, or ruler has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or Chaldean.

The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man on the earth who can show the king’s matter, because no king, lord, or ruler, has asked such a thing of any magician, or enchanter, or Chaldean.

11 A rare and weighty thing indeed the king requires! None except the gods can reveal it to the king, and their dwelling is not with flesh.

It is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

12 F or this cause the king was angry and very furious and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.

For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

13 S o the decree went forth that the wise men were to be killed, and sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

So the decree went out, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

14 T hen Daniel returned an answer which was full of prudence and wisdom to Arioch the captain or executioner of the king’s guard, who had gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon.

Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, who was gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon;

15 H e said to Arioch, the king’s captain, Why is the decree so urgent and hasty from the king? Then Arioch explained the matter to Daniel.

he answered Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so urgent from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

16 A nd Daniel went in and desired of the king that he would set a date and give him time, and he would show the king the interpretation.

Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.

17 T hen Daniel went to his house and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions,

Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

18 S o that they would desire and request mercy of the God of heaven concerning this secret, that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

19 T hen the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night, and Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Then was the secret revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

20 D aniel answered, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever! For wisdom and might are His!

Daniel answered, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and might are his.

21 H e changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding!

He changes the times and the seasons; he removes kings, and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding;

22 H e reveals the deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with Him!

he reveals the deep and secret things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.

23 I thank You and praise You, O God of my fathers, Who has given me wisdom and might and has made known to me now what we desired of You, for You have made known to us the solution to the king’s problem.

I thank you, and praise you, you God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we desired of you; for you have made known to us the king’s matter.

24 T herefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said thus to him: Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon! Bring me in before the king, and I will show to the king the interpretation.

Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said thus to him: Don’t destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show to the king the interpretation.

25 T hen Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste and said thus to him: I have found a man of the captives of Judah who will make known to the king the interpretation.

Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus to him, I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judah, who will make known to the king the interpretation.

26 T he king said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen and the interpretation of it?

The king answered Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its interpretation?

27 D aniel answered the king, The secret which the king has demanded neither the wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor astrologers can show the king,

Daniel answered before the king, and said, The secret which the king has demanded can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor soothsayers, show to the king;

28 B ut there is a God in heaven Who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what it is that shall be in the latter days (at the end of days). Your dream and the visions in your head upon your bed are these:

but there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head on your bed, are these:

29 A s for you, O king, as you were lying upon your bed thoughts came into your mind about what should come to pass hereafter, and He Who reveals secrets was making known to you what shall come to pass.

as for you, O king, your thoughts came on your bed, what should happen hereafter; and he who reveals secrets has made known to you what shall happen.

30 B ut as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than anyone else living, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king and that you may know the thoughts of your heart and mind.

But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart.

31 Y ou, O king, saw, and behold, a great image. This image which was mighty and of exceedingly great brightness stood before you, and the appearance of it was frightening and terrible.

You, O king, saw, and behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and its aspect was awesome.

32 A s for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze,

As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass,

33 I ts legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.

its legs of iron, its feet part of iron, and part of clay.

34 A s you looked, a Stone was cut out without human hands, which smote the image on its feet of iron and clay and broke them to pieces.

You saw until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.

35 T hen the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were broken and crushed together and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors, and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them could be found. And the Stone that smote the image became a great mountain or rock and filled the whole earth.

Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken in pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them: and the stone that struck the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

36 T his was the dream, and we will tell the interpretation of it to the king.

This is the dream; and we will tell its interpretation before the king.

37 Y ou, O king, are king of the kings to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the might, and the glory.

You, O king, are king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;

38 A nd wherever the children of men dwell, and the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens—He has given them into your hand and has made you to rule over them all. You are the head of gold.

and wherever the children of men dwell, the animals of the field and the birds of the sky has he given into your hand, and has made you to rule over them all: you are the head of gold.

39 A nd after you shall arise another kingdom, inferior to you, and still a third kingdom of bronze which shall bear rule over all the earth.

After you shall arise another kingdom inferior to you; and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

40 A nd the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, since iron breaks to pieces and subdues all things; and like iron which crushes, it shall break and crush all these.

The fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, because iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things; and as iron that crushes all these, shall it break in pieces and crush.

41 A nd as you saw the feet and toes, partly of clay and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom; but there shall be in it some of the firmness and strength of iron, just as you saw the iron mixed with miry clay.

Whereas you saw the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, because you saw the iron mixed with miry clay.

42 A nd as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle and broken.

As the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.

43 A nd as you saw the iron mixed with miry and earthen clay, so they shall mingle themselves in the seed of men; but they will not hold together, even as iron does not mingle itself with clay.

Whereas you saw the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cling to one another, even as iron does not mingle with clay.

44 A nd in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people; but it shall break and crush and consume all these kingdoms and it shall stand forever.

In the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.

45 J ust as you saw that the Stone was cut out of the mountain without hands and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter. The dream is certain and the interpretation of it is sure.

Because you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has made known to the king what shall happen hereafter: and the dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.

46 T hen King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and paid homage to Daniel and ordered that an offering and incense should be offered up to him.

Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, and worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an offering and sweet odors to him.

47 T he king answered Daniel, Of a truth your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a Revealer of secret mysteries, seeing that you could reveal this secret mystery!

The king answered to Daniel, and said, Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you have been able to reveal this secret.

48 T hen the king made Daniel great and gave him many great gifts, and he made him to rule over the whole province of Babylon and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.

Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him to rule over the whole province of Babylon, and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.

49 A nd Daniel requested of the king and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained in the gate of the king.

Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel was in the gate of the king.