New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 2:24-36

24ThereforeH3606 H6903 H1836, DanielH1841 wentH5954 in to AriochH746, whomH1768 the kingH4430 had appointedH4483 to destroyH7 the wiseH2445 menH2445 of BabylonH895; he wentH236 and spokeH560 to him as followsH3652: “1Do not destroyH7 the wiseH2445 menH2445 of BabylonH895! TakeH5954 me 2into the king’sH4430 presenceH6925, and I will declareH2331 the interpretationH6591 to the kingH4430.”

25ThenH116 AriochH746 hurriedlyH927 3broughtH5954 DanielH1841 4into the king’sH4430 presenceH6925 and spokeH560 to him as followsH3652: “I have foundH7912 a manH1400 amongH4481 H1123 the 5 6exilesH1123 H1547 from JudahH3061 whoH1768 can makeH3046 the interpretationH6591 knownH3046 to the kingH4430!” 26The kingH4430 saidH560 to DanielH1841, whoseH1768 nameH8036 was 7BelteshazzarH1096, “Are you ableH3546 to makeH3046 knownH3046 to me the dreamH2493 whichH1768 I have seenH2370 and its interpretationH6591?” 27DanielH1841 answeredH6032 beforeH6925 the kingH4430 and saidH560, “As for the mysteryH7328 about whichH1768 the kingH4430 has inquiredH7593, neitherH3809 8wiseH2445 menH2445, conjurersH826, 9magiciansH2749 nor divinersH1505 are ableH3202 to declareH2331 it to the kingH4430. 28HoweverH1297, thereH383 is a 10GodH426 in heavenH8065 whoH1768 revealsH1541 mysteriesH7328, and He has madeH3046 knownH3046 to KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020 whatH4101 will takeH1934 placeH1934 in the 11 12latterH320 daysH3118. ThisH1836 was your dreamH2493 and the 13visionsH2376 14in your mindH7217 while on your bedH4903. 29As for you, O kingH4430, while on your bedH4903 your thoughtsH7476 15turnedH5559 to whatH4101 would takeH1934 placeH1934 16in the futureH311; and 17He who revealsH1541 mysteriesH7328 has madeH3046 knownH3046 to you whatH4101 will takeH1934 placeH1934. 30But as for me, thisH1836 mysteryH7328 hasH383 not been revealedH1541 to me for any 18wisdomH2452 19residingH383 in me moreH4481 thanH4481 in anyH3606 other livingH2417 manH2417, but for the purposeH1701 of makingH3046 the interpretationH6591 knownH3046 to the kingH4430, and that you may 20understandH3046 the 21thoughtsH7476 of your 22mindH3825.

31“You, O kingH4430, were lookingH2370 and beholdH431, there was a singleH2298 greatH7690 statueH6755; that statueH6755, which was largeH7229 and 23of extraordinaryH3493 splendorH2122, was standingH6966 in frontH6903 of you, and its appearanceH7299 was 24awesomeH1763. 32The 25headH7217 of that statueH6755 was made of fineH2869 goldH1722, its breastH2306 and its armsH1872 of silverH3702, its bellyH4577 and its thighsH3410 of bronzeH5174, 33its legsH8243 of ironH6523, its feetH7271 partlyH4481 of ironH6523 and partlyH4481 of clayH2635. 34You 26continuedH1934 lookingH2370 untilH5705 H1768 a 27stoneH69 was cutH1505 out 28withoutH3809 handsH3028, and it struckH4223 the statueH6755 on its feetH7271 of ironH6523 and clayH2635 and 29crushedH1855 them. 35ThenH116 the ironH6523, the clayH2635, the bronzeH5174, the silverH3702 and the goldH1722 were crushedH1855 30allH3606 at the sameH2298 timeH2298 and becameH1934 31like chaffH5784 from the summerH7007 threshingH147 floorsH147; and the windH7308 carriedH5376 them away so that 32not a traceH870 of them was foundH7912. But the stoneH69 that struckH4223 the statueH6755 becameH1934 a greatH7229 33mountainH2906 and filledH4391 the wholeH3606 earthH772.

36“ThisH1836 was the dreamH2493; now we will tellH560 34its interpretationH6591 beforeH6925 the kingH4430.

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Notes

1. Daniel 2:24 Dan 2:12, 13; Acts 27:24 ↩
2. Daniel 2:24 Lit in before the king ↩
3. Daniel 2:25 Gen 41:14 ↩
4. Daniel 2:25 Lit in before the king ↩
5. Daniel 2:25 Lit sons of the exile of ↩
6. Daniel 2:25 Dan 1:6; 5:13; 6:13 ↩
7. Daniel 2:26 Dan 1:7; 4:8; 5:12 ↩
8. Daniel 2:27 Dan 2:2, 10, 11; 5:7, 8 ↩
9. Daniel 2:27 Or soothsayer priests ↩
10. Daniel 2:28 Gen 40:8; 41:16; Dan 2:22, 45 ↩
11. Daniel 2:28 Lit end of the days ↩
12. Daniel 2:28 Gen 49:1; Is 2:2; Dan 10:14; Mic 4:1 ↩
13. Daniel 2:28 Dan 4:5 ↩
14. Daniel 2:28 Lit of your head ↩
15. Daniel 2:29 Lit came up ↩
16. Daniel 2:29 Lit after this ↩
17. Daniel 2:29 Dan 2:23, 47 ↩
18. Daniel 2:30 Gen 41:16; Dan 1:17 ↩
19. Daniel 2:30 Lit which is ↩
20. Daniel 2:30 Lit know ↩
21. Daniel 2:30 Ps 139:2; Amos 4:13 ↩
22. Daniel 2:30 Lit heart ↩
23. Daniel 2:31 Lit its splendor was surpassing ↩
24. Daniel 2:31 Hab 1:7 ↩
25. Daniel 2:32 Dan 2:38 ↩
26. Daniel 2:34 Lit were ↩
27. Daniel 2:34 Dan 2:45 ↩
28. Daniel 2:34 Dan 8:25; Zech 4:6 ↩
29. Daniel 2:34 Ps 2:9; Is 60:12 ↩
30. Daniel 2:35 Lit like one ↩
31. Daniel 2:35 Ps 1:4; Is 17:13; 41:15, 16; Hos 13:3 ↩
32. Daniel 2:35 Ps 37:10, 36 ↩
33. Daniel 2:35 Is 2:2; Mic 4:1 ↩
34. Daniel 2:36 Dan 2:24 ↩

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