4:1 King
Nebuchadnezzar
to
all
peoples,
nations,
and
languages,
that
dwell
in
all
the
earth:
Peace
be
multiplied
to
you!
4:2 It
has
seemed
good
to
me
to
show
the
signs
and
wonders
that
the
Most
High
God
has
done
for
me.
4:3 How
great
are
his
signs,
how
mighty
his
wonders!
His
kingdom
is
an
everlasting
kingdom,
and
his
dominion
endures
from
generation
to
generation.
4:4 I,
Nebuchadnezzar,
was
at
ease
in
my
house
and
prospering
in
my
palace.
4:5 I
saw
a
dream
that
made
me
afraid.
As
I
lay
in
bed
the
fancies
and
the
visions
of
my
head
alarmed
me.
4:6 So
I
made
a
decree
that
all
the
wise
men
of
Babylon
should
be
brought
before
me,
that
they
might
make
known
to
me
the
interpretation
of
the
dream.
4:7 Then
the
magicians,
the
enchanters,
the
Chaldeans,
and
the
astrologers
came
in,
and
I
told
them
the
dream,
but
they
could
not
make
known
to
me
its
interpretation.
4:8 At
last
Daniel
came
in
before
me--he
who
was
named
Belteshazzar
after
the
name
of
my
god,
and
in
whom
is
the
spirit
of
the
holy
gods--and
I
told
him
the
dream,
saying,
4:9 "O
Belteshazzar,
chief
of
the
magicians,
because
I
know
that
the
spirit
of
the
holy
gods
is
in
you
and
that
no
mystery
is
too
difficult
for
you,
tell
me
the
visions
of
my
dream
that
I
saw
and
their
interpretation.
4:10 The
visions
of
my
head
as
I
lay
in
bed
were
these:
I
saw,
and
behold,
a
tree
in
the
midst
of
the
earth,
and
its
height
was
great.
4:11 The
tree
grew
and
became
strong,
and
its
top
reached
to
heaven,
and
it
was
visible
to
the
end
of
the
whole
earth.
4:12 Its
leaves
were
beautiful
and
its
fruit
abundant,
and
in
it
was
food
for
all.
The
beasts
of
the
field
found
shade
under
it,
and
the
birds
of
the
heavens
lived
in
its
branches,
and
all
flesh
was
fed
from
it.
4:13 "I
saw
in
the
visions
of
my
head
as
I
lay
in
bed,
and
behold,
a
watcher,
a
holy
one,
came
down
from
heaven.
4:14 He
proclaimed
aloud
and
said
thus:
'Chop
down
the
tree
and
lop
off
its
branches,
strip
off
its
leaves
and
scatter
its
fruit.
Let
the
beasts
flee
from
under
it
and
the
birds
from
its
branches.
4:15 But
leave
the
stump
of
its
roots
in
the
earth,
bound
with
a
band
of
iron
and
bronze,
amid
the
tender
grass
of
the
field.
Let
him
be
wet
with
the
dew
of
heaven.
Let
his
portion
be
with
the
beasts
in
the
grass
of
the
earth.
4:16 Let
his
mind
be
changed
from
a
man's,
and
let
a
beast's
mind
be
given
to
him;
and
let
seven
periods
of
time
pass
over
him.
4:17 The
sentence
is
by
the
decree
of
the
watchers,
the
decision
by
the
word
of
the
holy
ones,
to
the
end
that
the
living
may
know
that
the
Most
High
rules
the
kingdom
of
men
and
gives
it
to
whom
he
will
and
sets
over
it
the
lowliest
of
men.'
4:18 This
dream
I,
King
Nebuchadnezzar,
saw.
And
you,
O
Belteshazzar,
tell
me
the
interpretation,
because
all
the
wise
men
of
my
kingdom
are
not
able
to
make
known
to
me
the
interpretation,
but
you
are
able,
for
the
spirit
of
the
holy
gods
is
in
you."
4:19 Then
Daniel,
whose
name
was
Belteshazzar,
was
dismayed
for
a
while,
and
his
thoughts
alarmed
him.
The
king
answered
and
said,
"Belteshazzar,
let
not
the
dream
or
the
interpretation
alarm
you."
Belteshazzar
answered
and
said,
"My
lord,
may
the
dream
be
for
those
who
hate
you
and
its
interpretation
for
your
enemies!
4:20 The
tree
you
saw,
which
grew
and
became
strong,
so
that
its
top
reached
to
heaven,
and
it
was
visible
to
the
end
of
the
whole
earth,
4:21 whose
leaves
were
beautiful
and
its
fruit
abundant,
and
in
which
was
food
for
all,
under
which
beasts
of
the
field
found
shade,
and
in
whose
branches
the
birds
of
the
heavens
lived--
4:22 it
is
you,
O
king,
who
have
grown
and
become
strong.
Your
greatness
has
grown
and
reaches
to
heaven,
and
your
dominion
to
the
ends
of
the
earth.
4:23 And
because
the
king
saw
a
watcher,
a
holy
one,
coming
down
from
heaven
and
saying,
'Chop
down
the
tree
and
destroy
it,
but
leave
the
stump
of
its
roots
in
the
earth,
bound
with
a
band
of
iron
and
bronze,
in
the
tender
grass
of
the
field,
and
let
him
be
wet
with
the
dew
of
heaven,
and
let
his
portion
be
with
the
beasts
of
the
field,
till
seven
periods
of
time
pass
over
him,'
4:24 this
is
the
interpretation,
O
king:
It
is
a
decree
of
the
Most
High,
which
has
come
upon
my
lord
the
king,
4:25 that
you
shall
be
driven
from
among
men,
and
your
dwelling
shall
be
with
the
beasts
of
the
field.
You
shall
be
made
to
eat
grass
like
an
ox,
and
you
shall
be
wet
with
the
dew
of
heaven,
and
seven
periods
of
time
shall
pass
over
you,
till
you
know
that
the
Most
High
rules
the
kingdom
of
men
and
gives
it
to
whom
he
will.
4:26 And
as
it
was
commanded
to
leave
the
stump
of
the
roots
of
the
tree,
your
kingdom
shall
be
confirmed
for
you
from
the
time
that
you
know
that
Heaven
rules.
4:27 Therefore,
O
king,
let
my
counsel
be
acceptable
to
you:
break
off
your
sins
by
practicing
righteousness,
and
your
iniquities
by
showing
mercy
to
the
oppressed,
that
there
may
perhaps
be
a
lengthening
of
your
prosperity."
4:28 All
this
came
upon
King
Nebuchadnezzar.
4:29 At
the
end
of
twelve
months
he
was
walking
on
the
roof
of
the
royal
palace
of
Babylon,
4:30 and
the
king
answered
and
said,
"Is
not
this
great
Babylon,
which
I
have
built
by
my
mighty
power
as
a
royal
residence
and
for
the
glory
of
my
majesty"
4:31 While
the
words
were
still
in
the
king's
mouth,
there
fell
a
voice
from
heaven,
"O
King
Nebuchadnezzar,
to
you
it
is
spoken:
The
kingdom
has
departed
from
you,
4:32 and
you
shall
be
driven
from
among
men,
and
your
dwelling
shall
be
with
the
beasts
of
the
field.
And
you
shall
be
made
to
eat
grass
like
an
ox,
and
seven
periods
of
time
shall
pass
over
you,
until
you
know
that
the
Most
High
rules
the
kingdom
of
men
and
gives
it
to
whom
he
will."
4:33 Immediately
the
word
was
fulfilled
against
Nebuchadnezzar.
He
was
driven
from
among
men
and
ate
grass
like
an
ox,
and
his
body
was
wet
with
the
dew
of
heaven
till
his
hair
grew
as
long
as
eagles'
feathers,
and
his
nails
were
like
birds'
claws.
4:34 At
the
end
of
the
days
I,
Nebuchadnezzar,
lifted
my
eyes
to
heaven,
and
my
reason
returned
to
me,
and
I
blessed
the
Most
High,
and
praised
and
honored
him
who
lives
forever,
for
his
dominion
is
an
everlasting
dominion,
and
his
kingdom
endures
from
generation
to
generation;
4:35 all
the
inhabitants
of
the
earth
are
accounted
as
nothing,
and
he
does
according
to
his
will
among
the
host
of
heaven
and
among
the
inhabitants
of
the
earth;
and
none
can
stay
his
hand
or
say
to
him,
"What
have
you
done"
4:36 At
the
same
time
my
reason
returned
to
me,
and
for
the
glory
of
my
kingdom,
my
majesty
and
splendor
returned
to
me.
My
counselors
and
my
lords
sought
me,
and
I
was
established
in
my
kingdom,
and
still
more
greatness
was
added
to
me.
4:37 Now
I,
Nebuchadnezzar,
praise
and
extol
and
honor
the
King
of
heaven,
for
all
his
works
are
right
and
his
ways
are
just;
and
those
who
walk
in
pride
he
is
able
to
humble.