Daniel 2:24-45

24ThereforeH3606H6903H1836, 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 amongH4481H1123 the 56exilesH1123H1547 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 1112latterH320 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 untilH5705H1768 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. 37You, O kingH4430, are the 35kingH4430 of kingsH4430, to whomH1768 the GodH426 of heavenH8065 has givenH3052 the 36kingdomH4437, the 37powerH2632, the strengthH8632 and the gloryH3367; 38and whereverH3606H1768 the sonsH1123 of menH606 dwellH1753, or the 38beastsH2423 of the fieldH1251, or the birdsH5776 of the skyH8065, He has givenH3052 them into your handH3028 and has caused you to ruleH7981 over them allH3606. You are the headH7217 of goldH1722. 39AfterH870 you there will ariseH6966 anotherH321 kingdomH4437 inferiorH772 to you, then anotherH321 thirdH8523 kingdomH4437 of bronzeH5174, whichH1768 will ruleH7981 over allH3606 the earthH772. 40Then there will be a 39fourthH7244 kingdomH4437 as strongH8624 as ironH6523; inasmuchH3606H6903H1768 as ironH6523 crushesH1855 and shattersH2827 allH3606 thingsH3606, so, like ironH6523 that breaksH7490 in piecesH7490, it will crushH1855 and breakH7490 allH3606 theseH459 in piecesH7490. 41In that you sawH2370 the feetH7271 and toesH677, partlyH4481 of potter’sH6353 clayH2635 and partlyH4481 of ironH6523, it will be a dividedH6386 kingdomH4437; but it will haveH1934 in it the toughnessH5326 of ironH6523, inasmuchH3606H6903H1768 as you sawH2370 the ironH6523 mixedH6151 with 40commonH2917 clayH2635. 42As the toesH677 of the feetH7271 were partlyH4481 of ironH6523 and partlyH4481 of potteryH2635, so someH4481H7118 of the kingdomH4437 will be strongH8624 and partH4481 of it will be brittleH8406. 43And in that you sawH2370 the ironH6523 mixedH6151 with 41commonH2917 clayH2635, they will combineH6151 with one another 42in the seedH2234 of menH606; but they will not adhereH1693 to oneH1836H5974 anotherH1836H5974, evenH1888 as ironH6523 does not combineH6151 with potteryH2635. 44In the daysH3118 of thoseH581 kingsH4430 the 43GodH426 of heavenH8065 will 44setH6966 up a 45kingdomH4437 whichH1768 will neverH5957H3809 be destroyedH2255, and that kingdomH4437 will not be 46leftH7662 for anotherH312 peopleH5972; it will 47crushH1855 and putH5487 an endH5487 to allH3606 theseH459 kingdomsH4437, but it will itselfH1932 endureH6966 foreverH5957. 45InasmuchH3606H6903H1768 as you sawH2370 that a 48stoneH69 was cutH1505 out of the mountainH2906 withoutH3809 handsH3028 and that it crushedH1855 the ironH6523, the bronzeH5174, the clayH2635, the silverH3702 and the goldH1722, the 49greatH7229 GodH426 has madeH3046 knownH3046 to the kingH4430 whatH4101 50will takeH1934 placeH1934 51in the futureH311; so the dreamH2493 is trueH3330 and its interpretationH6591 is trustworthyH540.”