Daniel:4:4-27
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I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in my house ,
and flourishing in my palace .
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I saw a dream which made me afraid ,
and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me .
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And I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me ,
that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream .
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Then came in the scribes ,
the magicians ,
the Chaldeans ,
and the astrologers ;
and I told the dream before them ;
but they did not make known unto me the interpretation of it .
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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 before him I told the dream :
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O Belteshazzar ,
master of the scribes ,
because 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 of it .
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Thus were the visions of my head upon my bed :
I saw ,
and behold a tree in the midst of the earth ,
and its height was great .
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The tree grew ,
and was strong ,
and its height reached unto the heavens ,
and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth .
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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 dwelt in its branches ,
and all flesh was fed from it .
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I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed ,
and behold ,
a watcher and a holy one came down from the heavens ;
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he cried aloud ,
and said thus :
Hew down the tree ,
and cut off its branches ,
shake off its leaves ,
and scatter its fruit ;
let the beasts get away from under it ,
and the birds from its branches .
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Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth ,
even with a band of iron and brass ,
in the tender grass of the field ;
and let it be bathed with the dew of heaven ,
and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth .
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Let his heart be changed from man '
s ,
and let a beast '
s heart be given unto him ;
and let seven times pass over him .
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This sentence is by the decree of the watchers ,
and the decision by the word of the holy ones :
that the living may know that the Most High ruleth over the kingdom of men ,
and giveth it to whomsoever he will ,
and setteth up over it the basest of men .
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This dream I ,
king Nebuchadnezzar ,
have seen ;
and thou ,
Belteshazzar ,
tell the interpretation ,
forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation ;
but thou art able ,
for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee .
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Then Daniel ,
whose name is Belteshazzar ,
was astonied for one hour ,
and his thoughts troubled him .
The king spoke and said ,
Belteshazzar ,
let not the dream ,
nor its interpretation ,
trouble thee .
Belteshazzar answered and said ,
My lord ,
the dream be to them that hate thee ,
and its interpretation to thine enemies !
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The tree that thou sawest ,
which grew and was strong ,
whose height reached unto the heavens ,
and the sight of it to all the earth ;
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whose leaves were beautiful ,
and its fruit abundant ,
and in it was food for all ;
under which the beasts of the field dwelt ,
and in whose branches the birds of the heavens had their habitation :
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it is thou ,
O king ,
who art grown and become strong ;
for thy greatness is grown ,
and reacheth unto the heavens ,
and thy dominion to the end of the earth .
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And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the heavens ,
and saying ,
Hew the tree down ,
and destroy it ;
nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth ,
even with a band of iron and brass ,
in the tender grass of the field ;
and let it be bathed with the dew of heaven ,
and let his portion be with the beasts of the field ,
till seven times pass over him :
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this is the interpretation ,
O king ,
and it is the decree of the Most High ,
which cometh upon my lord the king :
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They shall drive thee from men ,
and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field ,
and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen ,
and thou shalt be bathed with the dew of heaven ;
and seven times shall pass over thee ,
till thou know that the Most High ruleth over the kingdom of men ,
and giveth it to whomsoever he will .
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And whereas it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree ;
thy kingdom shall remain unto thee ,
after that thou shalt know that the heavens do rule .
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Therefore ,
O king ,
let my counsel be acceptable unto thee ,
and break off thy sins by righteousness ,
and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor ;
if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity .
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