noyes - Daniel:4:4-27

noyes@Daniel:4:4 @ I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house, and flourishing in my palace.

noyes@Daniel:4:5 @ There I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

noyes@Daniel:4:6 @ Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me; that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

noyes@Daniel:4:7 @ Then came in the scribes, the magicians, the Chaldaeans, and the astrologers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me its interpretation.

noyes@Daniel:4:8 @ But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name is Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods, and I told him the dream.

noyes@Daniel:4:9 @ O Belteshazzar, chief of the scribes, since I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret is too hard for thee, tell me the visions of my dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.

noyes@Daniel:4:10 @ The visions of my head were these. I saw, and behold a tree in the midst, whose height was very great.

noyes@Daniel:4:11 @ The tree was large and strong, and its height reached to heaven, and it might be seen to the end of the whole earth.

noyes@Daniel:4:12 @ The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit abundant, and in it was food for all. The beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the birds of heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.

noyes@Daniel:4:13 @ I saw, in the visions of my head upon my bed, and behold, a watcher, even a holy one, came down from heaven;

noyes@Daniel:4:14 @ he cried aloud, and spake thus: Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches; shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit; let the beasts go away from under it, and the birds from its branches.

noyes@Daniel:4:15 @ Yet leave the stump of its roots in the earth, in bands of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and he shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and his portion shall be with the beasts in the grass of the field.

noyes@Daniel:4:16 @ His heart shall be changed, and be no more that of a man, and a beasts heart shall be given him, and seven times shall pass over him.

noyes@Daniel:4:17 @ By a decision of the watchers is the decree, and by a command of the holy ones is the sentence; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdoms of men, and giveth them to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over them the lowest of men.

noyes@Daniel:4:18 @ This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw, and do thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but thou art able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

noyes@Daniel:4:19 @ Then Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar, was amazed for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream or the interpretation thereof trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the signification of it to thine enemies!

noyes@Daniel:4:20 @ The tree which thou sawest, which was large and strong, whose height reached to heaven, and which might be seen by all the earth,

noyes@Daniel:4:21 @ whose leaves were fair, and whose fruit abundant, and in which was food for all, under which all the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whoso branches the birds of heaven had their lodging,

noyes@Daniel:4:22 @ it is thou, O king, who art become great and strong; for thy greatness is immense, and reacheth to heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.

noyes@Daniel:4:23 @ And whereas the king saw a watcher, even a holy one, coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down and destroy it, yet leave the stump of its roots in the earth, in bands of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and he shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and his portion shall be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;

noyes@Daniel:4:24 @ this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord, the king;

noyes@Daniel:4:25 @ they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall let thee eat grass as oxen, and be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdoms of men, and giveth them to whomsoever he will.

noyes@Daniel:4:26 @ And whereas it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, thy kingdom shall be sure to thee after thou shalt have acknowledged that Heaven ruleth.

noyes@Daniel:4:27 @ Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thy iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening out of thy tranquility.