2:1 In
the
second
year
of
the
reign
of
Nebuchadnezzar,
Nebuchadnezzar
had
dreams;
his
spirit
was
troubled,
and
his
sleep
left
him.
2:2 Then
the
king
commanded
that
the
magicians,
the
enchanters,
the
sorcerers,
and
the
Chaldeans
be
summoned
to
tell
the
king
his
dreams.
So
they
came
in
and
stood
before
the
king.
2:3 And
the
king
said
to
them,
"I
had
a
dream,
and
my
spirit
is
troubled
to
know
the
dream."
2:4 Then
the
Chaldeans
said
to
the
king
in
Aramaic,
"O
king,
live
forever!
Tell
your
servants
the
dream,
and
we
will
show
the
interpretation."
2:5 The
king
answered
and
said
to
the
Chaldeans,
"The
word
from
me
is
firm:
if
you
do
not
make
known
to
me
the
dream
and
its
interpretation,
you
shall
be
torn
limb
from
limb,
and
your
houses
shall
be
laid
in
ruins.
2:6 But
if
you
show
the
dream
and
its
interpretation,
you
shall
receive
from
me
gifts
and
rewards
and
great
honor.
Therefore
show
me
the
dream
and
its
interpretation."
2:7 They
answered
a
second
time
and
said,
"Let
the
king
tell
his
servants
the
dream,
and
we
will
show
its
interpretation."
2:8 The
king
answered
and
said,
"I
know
with
certainty
that
you
are
trying
to
gain
time,
because
you
see
that
the
word
from
me
is
firm--
2:9 if
you
do
not
make
the
dream
known
to
me,
there
is
but
one
sentence
for
you.
You
have
agreed
to
speak
lying
and
corrupt
words
before
me
till
the
times
change.
Therefore
tell
me
the
dream,
and
I
shall
know
that
you
can
show
me
its
interpretation."
2:10 The
Chaldeans
answered
the
king
and
said,
"There
is
not
a
man
on
earth
who
can
meet
the
king's
demand,
for
no
great
and
powerful
king
has
asked
such
a
thing
of
any
magician
or
enchanter
or
Chaldean.
2:11 The
thing
that
the
king
asks
is
difficult,
and
no
one
can
show
it
to
the
king
except
the
gods,
whose
dwelling
is
not
with
flesh."
2:12 Because
of
this
the
king
was
angry
and
very
furious,
and
commanded
that
all
the
wise
men
of
Babylon
be
destroyed.
2:13 So
the
decree
went
out,
and
the
wise
men
were
about
to
be
killed;
and
they
sought
Daniel
and
his
companions,
to
kill
them.
2:14 Then
Daniel
replied
with
prudence
and
discretion
to
Arioch,
the
captain
of
the
king's
guard,
who
had
gone
out
to
kill
the
wise
men
of
Babylon.
2:15 He
declared
to
Arioch,
the
king's
captain,
"Why
is
the
decree
of
the
king
so
urgent"
Then
Arioch
made
the
matter
known
to
Daniel.
2:16 And
Daniel
went
in
and
requested
the
king
to
appoint
him
a
time,
that
he
might
show
the
interpretation
to
the
king.
2:17 Then
Daniel
went
to
his
house
and
made
the
matter
known
to
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah,
his
companions,
2:18 and
told
them
to
seek
mercy
from
the
God
of
heaven
concerning
this
mystery,
so
that
Daniel
and
his
companions
might
not
be
destroyed
with
the
rest
of
the
wise
men
of
Babylon.
2:19 Then
the
mystery
was
revealed
to
Daniel
in
a
vision
of
the
night.
Then
Daniel
blessed
the
God
of
heaven.
2:20 Daniel
answered
and
said:
"Blessed
be
the
name
of
God
forever
and
ever,
to
whom
belong
wisdom
and
might.
2:21 He
changes
times
and
seasons;
he
removes
kings
and
sets
up
kings;
he
gives
wisdom
to
the
wise
and
knowledge
to
those
who
have
understanding;
2:22 he
reveals
deep
and
hidden
things;
he
knows
what
is
in
the
darkness,
and
the
light
dwells
with
him.
2:23 To
you,
O
God
of
my
fathers,
I
give
thanks
and
praise,
for
you
have
given
me
wisdom
and
might,
and
have
now
made
known
to
me
what
we
asked
of
you,
for
you
have
made
known
to
us
the
king's
matter."
2:24 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:
"Do
not
destroy
the
wise
men
of
Babylon;
bring
me
in
before
the
king,
and
I
will
show
the
king
the
interpretation."
2:25 Then
Arioch
brought
in
Daniel
before
the
king
in
haste
and
said
thus
to
him:
"I
have
found
among
the
exiles
from
Judah
a
man
who
will
make
known
to
the
king
the
interpretation."
2:26 The
king
declared
to
Daniel,
whose
name
was
Belteshazzar,
"Are
you
able
to
make
known
to
me
the
dream
that
I
have
seen
and
its
interpretation"
2:27 Daniel
answered
the
king
and
said,
"No
wise
men,
enchanters,
magicians,
or
astrologers
can
show
to
the
king
the
mystery
that
the
king
has
asked,
2:28 but
there
is
a
God
in
heaven
who
reveals
mysteries,
and
he
has
made
known
to
King
Nebuchadnezzar
what
will
be
in
the
latter
days.
Your
dream
and
the
visions
of
your
head
as
you
lay
in
bed
are
these:
2:29 To
you,
O
king,
as
you
lay
in
bed
came
thoughts
of
what
would
be
after
this,
and
he
who
reveals
mysteries
made
known
to
you
what
is
to
be.
2:30 But
as
for
me,
this
mystery
has
been
revealed
to
me,
not
because
of
any
wisdom
that
I
have
more
than
all
the
living,
but
in
order
that
the
interpretation
may
be
made
known
to
the
king,
and
that
you
may
know
the
thoughts
of
your
mind.
2:31 "You
saw,
O
king,
and
behold,
a
great
image.
This
image,
mighty
and
of
exceeding
brightness,
stood
before
you,
and
its
appearance
was
frightening.
2:32 The
head
of
this
image
was
of
fine
gold,
its
chest
and
arms
of
silver,
its
middle
and
thighs
of
bronze,
2:33 its
legs
of
iron,
its
feet
partly
of
iron
and
partly
of
clay.
2:34 As
you
looked,
a
stone
was
cut
out
by
no
human
hand,
and
it
struck
the
image
on
its
feet
of
iron
and
clay,
and
broke
them
in
pieces.
2:35 Then
the
iron,
the
clay,
the
bronze,
the
silver,
and
the
gold,
all
together
were
broken
in
pieces,
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.
But
the
stone
that
struck
the
image
became
a
great
mountain
and
filled
the
whole
earth.
2:36 "This
was
the
dream.
Now
we
will
tell
the
king
its
interpretation.
2:37 You,
O
king,
the
king
of
kings,
to
whom
the
God
of
heaven
has
given
the
kingdom,
the
power,
and
the
might,
and
the
glory,
2:38 and
into
whose
hand
he
has
given,
wherever
they
dwell,
the
children
of
man,
the
beasts
of
the
field,
and
the
birds
of
the
heavens,
making
you
rule
over
them
all--you
are
the
head
of
gold.
2:39 Another
kingdom
inferior
to
you
shall
arise
after
you,
and
yet
a
third
kingdom
of
bronze,
which
shall
rule
over
all
the
earth.
2:40 And
there
shall
be
a
fourth
kingdom,
strong
as
iron,
because
iron
breaks
to
pieces
and
shatters
all
things.
And
like
iron
that
crushes,
it
shall
break
and
crush
all
these.
2:41 And
as
you
saw
the
feet
and
toes,
partly
of
potter's
clay
and
partly
of
iron,
it
shall
be
a
divided
kingdom,
but
some
of
the
firmness
of
iron
shall
be
in
it,
just
as
you
saw
iron
mixed
with
the
soft
clay.
2:42 And
as
the
toes
of
the
feet
were
partly
iron
and
partly
clay,
so
the
kingdom
shall
be
partly
strong
and
partly
brittle.
2:43 As
you
saw
the
iron
mixed
with
soft
clay,
so
they
will
mix
with
one
another
in
marriage,
but
they
will
not
hold
together,
just
as
iron
does
not
mix
with
clay.
2:44 And
in
the
days
of
those
kings
the
God
of
heaven
will
set
up
a
kingdom
that
shall
never
be
destroyed,
nor
shall
the
kingdom
be
left
to
another
people.
It
shall
break
in
pieces
all
these
kingdoms
and
bring
them
to
an
end,
and
it
shall
stand
forever,
2:45 just
as
you
saw
that
a
stone
was
cut
from
a
mountain
by
no
human
hand,
and
that
it
broke
in
pieces
the
iron,
the
bronze,
the
clay,
the
silver,
and
the
gold.
A
great
God
has
made
known
to
the
king
what
shall
be
after
this.
The
dream
is
certain,
and
its
interpretation
sure."
2:46 Then
King
Nebuchadnezzar
fell
upon
his
face
and
paid
homage
to
Daniel,
and
commanded
that
an
offering
and
incense
be
offered
up
to
him.
2:47 The
king
answered
and
said
to
Daniel,
"Truly,
your
God
is
God
of
gods
and
Lord
of
kings,
and
a
revealer
of
mysteries,
for
you
have
been
able
to
reveal
this
mystery."
2:48 Then
the
king
gave
Daniel
high
honors
and
many
great
gifts,
and
made
him
ruler
over
the
whole
province
of
Babylon
and
chief
prefect
over
all
the
wise
men
of
Babylon.
2:49 Daniel
made
a
request
of
the
king,
and
he
appointed
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abednego
over
the
affairs
of
the
province
of
Babylon.
But
Daniel
remained
at
the
king's
court.