Daniel 2:24-45

24ThereuponH6903H1836, DanielH1841 wentH5954 to AriochH746, whomH1768 the kingH4430 had appointedH4483 to killH7 the wiseH2445 menH2445 of BabylonH895; he wentH236 and saidH560 thisH3652 to him: “1Do not killH7 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 asH3652 followsH3652: “I have foundH7912 a manH1400 amongH4481 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 secretH7328 about whichH1768 the kingH4430 has inquiredH7593, neitherH3809 8wiseH2445 menH2445, sorcerersH826, soothsayerH2749 priestsH2749, nor divinersH1505 are ableH3202 to declareH2331 it to the kingH4430. 28HoweverH1297, thereH383 isH383 a 9GodH426 in heavenH8065 whoH1768 revealsH1541 secretsH7328, and He has madeH3046 knownH3046 to KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020 whatH4101 will takeH1934 placeH1934 in the 1011latterH320 daysH3118. ThisH1836 was your dreamH2493 and the 12visionsH2376 13in your mindH7217 while on your bedH4903. 29As for you, O kingH4430, while on your bedH4903 your thoughtsH7476 14turnedH5559 to whatH4101 would takeH1934 placeH1934 15in the futureH311; and 16He who revealsH1541 secretsH7328 has madeH3046 knownH3046 to you whatH4101 will takeH1934 placeH1934. 30But as for me, thisH1836 secretH7328 has not been revealedH1541 to me 17for any 18wisdomH2452 19residingH383 in me moreH4481 thanH4481 in anyH3606 other livingH2417 personH2417, but for the purposeH1701 of makingH3046 the interpretationH6591 knownH3046 to the kingH4430, and that you may understandH3046 the 20thoughtsH7476 of your 21mindH3825.

31“You, O kingH4430, were watchingH2370 and beholdH431, there was a singleH2298 greatH7690 statueH6755; that statueH6755, which was largeH7229 and 22of extraordinaryH3493 radianceH2122, was standingH6966 in frontH6903 of you, and its appearanceH7299 was 2324awesomeH1763. 32The 25headH7217 of that statueH6755 was made of fineH2869 goldH1722, its chestH2306 and its armsH1872 of silverH3702, its bellyH4577 and its thighsH3410 of bronzeH5174, 33its legsH8243 of ironH6523, and its feetH7271 partlyH4481 of ironH6523 and partlyH4481 of clayH2635. 34You 26continuedH1934 watchingH2370 untilH5705H1768 a 27stoneH69 was brokenH1505 off 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 toH1855 piecesH1855 30allH3606 at the sameH2298 timeH2298, and they were 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 entireH3606 earthH772.

36“ThisH1836 was the dreamH2493; and 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 honorH3367; 38and whereverH3606H1768 the sonsH1123 of mankindH606 liveH1753, or the 38animalsH2423 of the fieldH1251, or the birdsH5776 of the skyH8065, He has handedH3052H3028 them overH3052 to you and has made you rulerH7981 over them allH3606. You are the headH7217 of goldH1722. 39And afterH870 you anotherH321 kingdomH4437 will ariseH6966 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; justH6903H1768 as ironH6523 smashesH1855 and crushesH2827 everythingH3606, so, like ironH6523 that crushesH7490, it will smashH1855 and crushH7490 allH3606 theseH459 things. 41And in 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 within it someH4481 of the toughnessH5326 of ironH6523, sinceH6903H1768 you sawH2370 the ironH6523 mixedH6151 with 40commonH2917 clayH2635. 42And just as 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 fragileH8406. 43In that you sawH2370 the ironH6523 mixedH6151 with 41commonH2917 clayH2635, they will combineH6151 with one another 42in 43their descendantsH2234; but they will not adhereH1693 to oneH1836H5974 anotherH1836H5974, justH1888 as ironH6523 does not combineH6151 with potteryH2635. 44And in the daysH3118 of thoseH581 kingsH4430 the 44GodH426 of heavenH8065 will 45setH6966 upH6966 a 46kingdomH4437 whichH1768 will neverH5957H3809 be destroyedH2255, and that kingdomH4437 will not beH7662 47leftH7662 for anotherH312 peopleH5972; it will 48crushH1855 and putH5487 anH5487 endH5487 toH5487 allH3606 theseH459 kingdomsH4437, but it will itselfH1932 endureH6966 foreverH5957. 45JustH6903H1768 as you sawH2370 that a 49stoneH69 was brokenH1505 off from the mountainH2906 withoutH3809 handsH3028, and that it crushedH1855 the ironH6523, the bronzeH5174, the clayH2635, the silverH3702, and the goldH1722, the 50greatH7229 GodH426 has madeH3046 knownH3046 to the kingH4430 whatH4101 51will takeH1934 placeH1934 52in the futureH311; so the dreamH2493 is certainH3330 and its interpretationH6591 is trustworthyH540.”