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DAN 4:1–4:18 ©

The second dream of King Nevukadnetstsar

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4:1 The second dream of King Nevukadnetstsar

4King Nevukadnetstsar (Nebuchadnezzar) sent this message to all people groups, nations, and languages that live all over the world:

May you have peace and prosperity. 2It seemed good to me to let you all know about the amazing miracles that the supreme God has done for me.

3The miracles he does are incredible,

and his acts of creation are powerful.

His kingdom will last forever,

and his authority goes from one generation to another.

4I, Nevukadnetstsar, was doing well at home, and prospering at my work in my palace, 5but one night as I lay in bed, I had a dream that scared me—the images and visions in my head terrified me. 6So I summoned all of Babylon’s wise men to come and tell me the interpretation of the dream. 7When those magicians, fortune-tellers, sorcerers and astrologers arrived, I told them the dream, but they didn’t know the interpretation.

8Finally, Daniel came in—he’d been named Belteshatstsar (Belteshazzar) after my god’s name. The spirit of the holy gods is in him, and I told him the dream: 9“Oh Belteshatstsar, chief of the magicians, since I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too difficult for you, go through the visions of my dream and tell me their interpretation.

10This is the vision that was in my mind as a lay in bed: I was looking and was surprised to see a very tall tree growing in the middle of a field. 11The tree kept growing taller and stronger until its top reached the sky and it could be seen from all over the world. 12It had beautiful leaves were beautiful and lots of fruit on it. It provided food for everything, the animals in the countryside found shade under it, and the birds of the sky lived in its branches. Every living thing benefitted from it.

13I was looking at the visions in my mind as I lay in bed, and then, wow, a holy sentinel came down from the heavens. 14He shouted loudly, ‘Chop that tree down and cut its branches off, strip off its leaves, and scatter its fruit. Let the animals run away from under it and the birds from its branches. 15But leave the stump with its roots in the ground, and bind it with a band of iron and bronze. Let it become wet with the dew in the tender grass of the field, accompanied only by those animals that live in the grass. 16Let his mind[fn] be changed from a man to an animal as seven periods pass over him. 17That sentence is by the decree of the sentinels, and the decision is a command of the holy ones, so that the living may know that the highest one is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whoever he wants—even to those who seem unimportant.’

18I, King Nevukadnetstsar, had this dream. Now you, O Belteshatstsar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men in my kingdom can tell me the interpretation. But you can, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”


4:16 It seems now that the tree represented a man.

4[fn] I Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar at_ease I_was in/on/at/with_house_of_my and_prospering in/on/at/with_palace_of_my.
2[fn] a_dream I_saw and_frightened_me and_images on bed_of_my and_visions_of mind_of_my terrified_me.
3[fn] and_from_I it_was_made a_decree to_brought before_me to_all/each/any/every the_wise_men_of Bāⱱel that the_interpretation_of the_dream make_known_me.
4[fn] in_then [were]_going_in[fn] magicians_the enchanters_the the_Kasdaye[fn] and_diviners_the and_dream_the [was]_saying I to_them and_its_interpretation not [they_were]_making_known to_me.
5[fn] and_unto last he_came_in before_me Dāniyyʼēl who his/its_name [is]_Bēləţəshaʼʦʦar after_name_of god_of_my and_whom a_spirit_of gods holy in/on/at/with_him and_dream_the to_him I_said.
6[fn] Oh_Bēləţəshaʼʦʦar the_chief_of magicians_the whom I I_know (diy)_that a_spirit_of gods holy on/over_you(fs) and_all secret not [is]_oppressing to/for_you(fs) the_visions_of dream_of_my which I_saw and_its_interpretation tell.
7[fn] and_visions_of mind_of_my on bed_of_my seeing I_was and_see a_tree in/on/at/with_midst_of earth_the and_height_of_its [was]_great.
8[fn] tree_the it_grew_great and_strong and_top_of_its it_reached to_sky_the and_visible_of_it to_ends_of all_of earth_the.
9[fn] foliage_of_its [was]_beautiful and_fruit_of_its [was]_plentiful and_food for_all_the in/on/at/with_it under_it it_had_shade the_animal[s]_of field_the and_in/on/at/with_branches_of_its they_nested[fn] the_birds_of the_heavens and_from_it all_of it_fed the_flesh.
10[fn] seeing I_was in/on/at/with_visions_of head_of_my on bed_of_my and_see a_watcher and_holy from the_heavens [was]_coming_down.
11[fn] [he_was]_proclaiming in/on/at/with_loud_voice and_thus/so/as_follows [he_was]_saying cut_down tree_the and_chop_off branches_of_its strip_off foliage_of_its and_scatter fruit_of_its let_it_flee animals_the from under_it and_birds_the from branches_of_its.
12[fn] nevertheless the_stump_of roots_of_its in/on/at/with_ground_the leave and_in/on/at/with_band (diy)_of iron and_bronze in/on/at/with_tender_grass_the (diy)_of field_the and_in/on/at/with_dew_of the_heavens let_it_become_wet and_with animals_the lot_of_his in/on/at/with_grass_of earth_the.
13[fn] mind_of_his away_from human_that[fn] let_it_be_changed and_mind_of an_animal let_it_be_given to_him/it and_seven times let_them_pass over_him.
14[fn] in/on/at/with_decree_of watchers sentence_the and_command_of holy_[ones] decision_the to [the]_cause_of (of)_that they_will_know living_the (diy)_that [is]_having_mastery most_high_the[fn] in/on/at/with_kingdom_of men_the[fn][fn] and_to_whom whom he_will_be_pleased gives_it and_lowliest_of humankind he_will_set_up over_it[fn].
15[fn] this the_dream I_saw I Oh/the_king Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar and_you[fn] Oh_Bēləţəshaʼʦʦar interpretation_its tell as_to because that all_of the_wise_men_of kingdom_of_my not [are]_able interpretation_the to_make_know_me and_you[fn] [are]_able that a_spirit_of gods holy on/over_you(fs).
16[fn] then Dāniyyʼēl who his/its_name [was]_Bēləţəshaʼʦʦar he_was_appalled for_while one and_thoughts_of_his alarmed_him [was]_replying Oh/the_king and_saying(ms) Oh_Bēləţəshaʼʦʦar the_dream and_interpretation_its not alarm_you [was]_replying Bēləţəshaʼʦʦar and_saying(ms) master_of_my[fn] the_dream to_hate_of_you[fn] and_its_interpretation to_enemies_of_your[fn].
17[fn] tree_the which you_saw which it_grew_great and_strong and_top_of_its it_reached to_sky_the and_visible_of_it to/from_all/each/any/every earth_the.
18[fn] and_foliage_of_whose [was]_beautiful and_fruit_of_its [was]_plentiful and_food for_all_the in/on/at/with_it under_it the_animal[s]_of it_dwelt field_the and_in/on/at/with_branches_of_its the_birds_of they_dwelt the_heavens.

4:1 Note: KJB: Dān.4.4

4:2 Note: KJB: Dān.4.5

4:3 Note: KJB: Dān.4.6

4:4 Note: KJB: Dān.4.7

4:4 Variant note: עללין: (x-qere) ’עָלִּ֗ין’: lemma_5954 n_1.1.1 morph_AVqrmpa id_27a5b עָלִּ֗ין

4:4 Variant note: כשדי/א: (x-qere) ’כַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖/י’: lemma_3779 n_1.0 morph_ANgmsc/Sp1cs id_277ej כַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖/י

4:5 Note: KJB: Dān.4.8

4:6 Note: KJB: Dān.4.9

4:7 Note: KJB: Dān.4.10

4:8 Note: KJB: Dān.4.11

4:9 Note: KJB: Dān.4.12

4:9 Variant note: ידרון: (x-qere) ’יְדוּרָן֙’: lemma_1753 n_0.1.0 morph_AVqi3mp id_27ZMa יְדוּרָן֙

4:10 Note: KJB: Dān.4.13

4:11 Note: KJB: Dān.4.14

4:12 Note: KJB: Dān.4.15

4:13 Note: KJB: Dān.4.16

4:13 Variant note: אנוש/א: (x-qere) ’אֲנָשָׁ֣/א’: lemma_606 morph_ANcmsd/Td id_27pV4 אֲנָשָׁ֣/א

4:14 Note: KJB: Dān.4.17

4:14 Variant note: עלי/א: (x-qere) ’עִלָּאָ֜/ה’: lemma_5943 n_0.1.1.0 morph_ANcmsd/Td id_27bjL עִלָּאָ֜/ה

4:14 Variant note: אנוש/א: (x-qere) ’אֲנָשָׁ֗/א’: lemma_606 n_0.1.1 morph_ANcmsd/Td id_27xLT אֲנָשָׁ֗/א

4:14 Note: Yathir readings in L which we have designated as Qeres when both Dotān and BHS list a Qere.

4:14 Variant note: עלי/ה: (x-qere) ’עֲלַֽ/הּ’: lemma_5922 n_0 morph_AR/Sp3fs id_27EHX עֲלַֽ/הּ

4:15 Note: KJB: Dān.4.18

4:15 Variant note: ו/אנתה: (x-qere) ’וְ/אַ֨נְתְּ’: lemma_c/607 morph_AC/Pp2ms id_27eoV וְ/אַ֨נְתְּ

4:15 Variant note: ו/אנתה: (x-qere) ’וְ/אַ֣נְתְּ’: lemma_c/607 morph_AC/Pp2ms id_27Frb וְ/אַ֣נְתְּ

4:16 Note: KJB: Dān.4.19

4:16 Variant note: מרא/י: (x-qere) ’מָרִ֕/י’: lemma_4756 n_0.1 morph_ANcmsc/Sp1cs id_27hEY מָרִ֕/י

4:16 Variant note: ל/שנאי/ך: (x-qere) ’לְ/שָֽׂנְאָ֖/ךְ’: lemma_l/8131 n_0.0 morph_AR/Vqrmpc/Sp2ms id_27NzX לְ/שָֽׂנְאָ֖/ךְ

4:16 Variant note: ל/ערי/ך: (x-qere) ’לְ/עָרָֽ/ךְ’: lemma_l/6146 n_0 morph_AR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms id_27otL לְ/עָרָֽ/ךְ

4:17 Note: KJB: Dān.4.20

4:18 Note: KJB: Dān.4.21

DAN 4:1–4:18 ©

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