Daniel:2

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* And , in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar , Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams , and his spirit , was troubled , and , his sleep , had gone from him . * So the king gave word to call for the sacred scribes and for the magicians , and for the users of incantations , and for the Chaldeans , that they might tell the king his dreams , they came in therefore , and stood before the king . * And the king , said to them , A dream , have I dreamed , and my spirit is troubled to know the dream . * Then spake the Chaldeans to the king , in Aramaic , O king , to the ages , live ! Tell the dream to thy servants , and , the interpretation , we will declare . * The king answered and said to the Chaldeans , The word from me , is unalterable : If ye shall not make known to me the dream and the interpretation thereof , ye shall be cut in pieces , and , your houses , into a dunghill , shall be turned ; * but , if , the dream and the interpretation thereof , ye will declare , gifts and a present and great dignity , shall ye receive from before me , therefore , the dream and the interpretation thereof , declare ye unto me . * They answered again and said , Let , the king , tell , the dream , to his servants , and , the interpretation thereof , we will declare . * The king answered and said , Of a certainty , I know , that , time , ye , would gain , merely because ye see that , unalterable , from me , is the word : * That , if , the dream , ye shall not make known to me , one and the same , is the decree , and , a lying and wicked word , have ye agreed to speak before me , that meanwhile the time may be changed , therefore , the dream , tell ye me , so shall I know that , the interpretation thereof , ye can declare for me . * The Chaldeans answered before the king and said , There is not a man upon the earth , who can declare , the matter of the king , although indeed , there is no king , chief ruler who , a thing like this , hath asked of any sacred scribe or magician or Chaldean ; * and , the thing which the king hath asked , is difficult , and , none other , is there , who can declare it before the king , saving the gods whose dwelling is , not with flesh . * For this cause , the king , was provoked and exceedingly indignant , and gave word to destroy all the wise men of Babylon ; * and , the decree , went forth , that , the wise men , should be slain , and they sought Daniel and his companions that they might be slain . * Immediately , Daniel , made answer with prudence and discretion , to Arioch , chief of the executioners of the king , who had come forth to slay the wise men of Babylon : * he began to speak and said to Arioch the kings captain , For what cause , is the decree raging forth from before the king ? Then did Arioch make the matter known unto Daniel . * So Daniel entered in , and desired of the king , that , an appointed time , he would give him , and then , the interpretation , he would declare unto the king . * Then Daniel , to his own house , departed , and , to Hananiah , Mishael , and Azariah , his companions , made the matter known ; * that , tender compassion , they might seek from before the God of the heavens , concerning this secret , that Daniel and his companions , might not be destroyed , with the rest of the wise men of Babylon . * Then , unto Danielin a vision of the night , the secret was revealed , whereupon , Daniel , blessed the God of the heavens : * Daniel responded , and said , Let the name of God be blessed from age to age , in that wisdom and might , to him belong ; * And , he , changeth times and seasons , removeth kings , and setteth up kings , giving wisdom to the wise , and knowledge to them who are skilled in understanding : * He , revealeth the deep things , and the hidden , knoweth what is in the darkness , and , light , with him , doth dwell . * Unto the , O God of my fathers , do I render thanks and praise , in that , wisdom and might , thou hast given unto me , yea , already , hast thou made known to me that which we desired of thee , for , the matter of the king , hast thou made known unto us . * Therefore , Daniel entered in unto Arioch , whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon , he went in , and , thus , he said unto him , The wise men of Babylon , do not thou destroy , bring me in before the king , and , the interpretationunto the king , will I declare . * Thereupon , Ariochwith haste , brought in Daniel before the king , and , thus , he said to him I have found a man of the sons of the exile of Judah , who , the interpretationunto the king , will make known . * The king answered and said unto Daniel , whose name was Belteshazzar , Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen , and the interpretation thereof ? * Daniel answered before the king , and said , The secret which the king hath asked , the wise men , the magicians , the sacred scribes , the astrologers , are not able to declare unto the king ; * but there is a God in the heavens , who revealeth secrets , and hath made known to King Nebuchadnezzar , what shall come to pass , in the afterpart of the days : Thy dream and the visions of thy head upon thy bed , are , these : * As for thee , O king , thy thoughts upon thy bed , arose regarding what should come to pass hereafter ; and , he that revealeth secrets , made known to thee what shall come to pass . * But , as for menot for any wisdom that is in me , more than any of the living , is , this secret , revealed to me , therefore , it is in order that , the interpretationunto the king , they should make known , and that , the thoughts of thy heart , thou shouldst get to know . * As for thee , O king , thou wast looking , when lo ! a great image , this image , being mighty , and the brightness thereof surpassing , was standing before thee , and , the appearance thereof , was terrible . * As for this image , its head , was of fine gold , its breast and its arms , were of silver , its belly and its thighs , of bronze ; * its legs , of iron , and , its feet , part of them , of iron , and , part of them , of clay . * Thou didst look , until that a stone tare itself away , not by the aid of hands , and smote the image upon its feet , which were of iron and clay , and they were broken in pieces . * Then were broken in pieces at once , the iron , the clay , the bronze , the silver , and the gold , and became like chaff out of the summer threshing-floors , and the wind , carried them away , and , no place , was found for them , but , the stone that smote the image , became a mighty rock , and filled all the land . * This , is the dream , and , the interpretation thereof , we will tell before the king . * Thou , O king , art the king of kings , for , the God of the heavens , hath given unto thee , the kingship , the might , the power and the dignity ; * and , wheresoever the sons of men do dwell , the wild beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens , hath he given into thy hand , and hath made thee ruler over them all . Thou , art the head of gold . * And , after thee , shall arise another kingdom , inferior to thee , and anothera third kingdom , of bronze , which shall bear rule throughout all the earth . * And , the fourth kingdom , shall be hard as iron , in like manner as iron breaketh in pieces and crusheth all things , even as iron which bringeth to ruins all these , shall it break in pieces and bring to ruins . * And , whereas thou sawest the feet and the toes , part of them of potters clay , and part of them of iron , the kingdom , shall be , divided , and , of the hardness of the iron , shall there be in it , forasmuch as thou sawest , the iron , combined with the miry clay ; * and , the toes of the feet , part of them , iron , and , part , of clay , some part of the kingdom , shall be strong , but , a part thereof , shall be brittle ; * and , whereas thou sawest , the iron , combined with the miry clay , they shall be combined with the seed of men , but shall not cleave firmly one to another , lo ! as iron is not to be combined with clay . * And , in the days of those kings , shall the God of the heavens , set up , a kingdom which , to the ages , shall not be destroyed , and , the kingdom , to another people , shall not be left , it shall break in pieces and make an end of all these kingdoms , but , itself , shall stand to the ages . * Forasmuch as thou sawest that , out of the rock , a stone tare itself away , but not with hands , and brake in pieces the clay , the iron , the bronze , the silver and the gold , the mighty God , hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter . Exact then is the dream , and trusty its interpretation . * Then , King Nebuchadnezzar , fell upon his face , and , unto Daniel , paid adoration ; and , a present and sweet odours , gave he word to pour out unto him . * The king answered Daniel , and said Of a truth , your God , is a God of gods , and a Lord of kings , and a Revealer of secrets , seeing thou wast able to reveal this secret . * Then , the king , exalted , Daniel , and , many large presents , gave he unto him , and set him to be ruler over all the province of Babylon , and chief of the nobles , over all the wise men of Babylon . * And , Daniel , desired of the king , and he appointedover the business of the province of Babylon Shadrach , Meshach , and Abed-nego , but , Daniel himself , was in the gate of the king .

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