[e]”, 4 Then the astrologers answered the king,[f](AR) “May the king live forever! Here is my dream; interpret it for me. KJV (Narrated) NKJV (Narrated) NKJV (Dramatized) NLT (Dramatized) NIV (Narrated) NIV (Dramatized) NASB (Narrated) RVR60 (Español) Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of a Tree . 15 “I, Daniel, was troubled in spirit, and the visions that passed through my mind disturbed me. (NQ) He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. (HT) My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne and became even greater than before. (QI) 25 He will cause deceit(QJ) to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. 2 Daniel said: “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven(MQ) churning up the great sea. 14 When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, had gone out to put to death the wise men of Babylon, Daniel spoke to him with wisdom and tact. Listen to the Bible . Listen to the Bible. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.(EO)”. 11 Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, 12 “Please test(W) your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. You have conspired to tell me misleading and wicked things, hoping the situation will change. (V) Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? (HW) And those who walk in pride(HX) he is able to humble. (BK) Then Daniel praised the God of heaven(BL) 20 and said: “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever;(BM)    wisdom and power(BN) are his.21 He changes times and seasons;(BO)    he deposes(BP) kings and raises up others. (DL)”, 48 Then the king placed Daniel in a high(DM) position and lavished many gifts on him. 18 But the holy people(NX) of the Most High will receive the kingdom(NY) and will possess it forever—yes, for ever and ever.’(NZ), 19 “Then I wanted to know the meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others and most terrifying, with its iron teeth and bronze claws—the beast that crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. Psalm 98Sing to the Lord a new song,for he has done marvelous things;his right hand and his holy armhave worked salvation for him.The Lord has made his salvation knownand revealed his righteousness to All rights reserved worldwide. (AS) Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it.”, 5 The king replied to the astrologers, “This is what I have firmly decided:(AT) If you do not tell me what my dream was and interpret it, I will have you cut into pieces(AU) and your houses turned into piles of rubble. 12 But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego(ED)—who pay no attention(EE) to you, Your Majesty. (MO) He wrote(MP) down the substance of his dream. 15 Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. Paragraph. [b] 5 The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine(K) from the king’s table. I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”, 26 Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God,(ES) come out! To the nations and peoples of every language,(FE) who live in all the earth: 2 It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs(FG) and wonders that the Most High God(FH) has performed for me. Red Letter. Now God had caused the official to show favor and compassion to Daniel, but the official told Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. (CE) He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. (GE) 15 But let the stump and its roots, bound with iron and bronze, remain in the ground, in the grass of the field. No king, however great and mighty, has ever asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or astrologer. (DE) The dream is true(DF) and its interpretation is trustworthy.”, 46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell prostrate(DG) before Daniel and paid him honor and ordered that an offering(DH) and incense be presented to him. (AC) And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds. (OD), 23 “He gave me this explanation: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. 9 Now God had caused the official to show favor(A) and compassion(B) to Daniel. 47 The king said to Daniel, “Surely your God is the God of gods(DI) and the Lord of kings(DJ) and a revealer of mysteries,(DK) for you were able to reveal this mystery. “The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future. Daniel 1 New International Version (NIV) Daniel’s Training in Babylon. (AF) 20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians(AG) and enchanters in his whole kingdom. 44 “In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. (KU) 4 At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges(KV) against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. 8 In the third year of King Belshazzar’s(OT) reign, I, Daniel, had a vision,(OU) after the one that had already appeared to me. One of the horns was longer than the other but grew up later. 5 As I was thinking about this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between its eyes came from the west, crossing the whole earth without touching the ground. (OZ) It did as it pleased(PA) and became great. 9 In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes[ a] (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian[ b] kingdom— 2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. 29 Twelve months later, as the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, 30 he said, “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory(HE) of my majesty?”(HF), 31 Even as the words were on his lips, a voice came from heaven, “This is what is decreed for you, King Nebuchadnezzar: Your royal authority has been taken from you. 13 So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.(BE). 9 Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official, 10 but he said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? (NM) I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? (CW) You are that head of gold. (JM) Nevertheless, I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means. Bible Gateway Plus puts a library of commentaries and Greek & Hebrew language tools right in your pocket. (IZ) Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners. 28 Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel(EW) and rescued(EX) his servants! 10 The queen,[p] hearing the voices of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet hall. (PO), 13 Then I heard a holy one(PP) speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled(PQ)—the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, the surrender of the sanctuary and the trampling underfoot(PR) of the Lord’s people?”, 14 He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated.”(PS), 15 While I, Daniel, was watching the vision(PT) and trying to understand it, there before me stood one who looked like a man. 13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see.”(X) 14 So he agreed to this and tested(Y) them for ten days. 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, contented(FK) and prosperous. you have made known to us the dream of the king. 34 While you were watching, a rock was cut out, but not by human hands. 4 As they drank the wine, they praised the gods(IG) of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone. The satraps were made accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss. They neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have set up.”(EF), 13 Furious(EG) with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. 2 And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. KJV (Narrated) NKJV (Narrated) NKJV (Dramatized) NLT (Dramatized) NIV (Narrated) NIV (Dramatized) NASB (Narrated) RVR60 (Español) Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and a Goat . When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes. (KA) But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life(KB) and all your ways. (JU) 21 He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like the ox; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign(JV) over all kingdoms on earth and sets over them anyone he wishes.(JW). 16 Let his mind be changed from that of a man and let him be given the mind of an animal, till seven times[m] pass by for him. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan. Daniel 5:1-9 - NIV: King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine with them. (QL), 26 “The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given you is true,(QM) but seal(QN) up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.”(QO). It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground. Commentary. 11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods(IX) in him. (CP) 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. Genesis 1:9-31 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith) Daniel 4 :: New International Version (NIV) Strong's. Verse. (LQ) 22 My God sent his angel,(LR) and he shut the mouths of the lions. This beast had four heads, and it was given authority to rule. Beste Unterhaltung mit SAT.1 Online: Aktuelles TV-Programm, Infos, Videos und Folgenvorschau zu allen Sendungen plus großes Ratgeber-Video-Archiv 20 I also wanted to know about the ten horns(OA) on its head and about the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn that looked more imposing than the others and that had eyes and a mouth that spoke boastfully. When he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, … Verse. 9 Now God had caused the official to show favor and compassion to Daniel, 10 but the official told Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. (LS) They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Daniel 8:1–9:27 Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and a Goat. 3 Four great beasts,(MR) each different from the others, came up out of the sea. ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. 3 King Nebuchadnezzar made an image(DQ) of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide,[g] and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. (QF) 21 The shaggy goat is the king of Greece,(QG) and the large horn between its eyes is the first king. In Aramaic texts 4:1-3 is numbered 3:31-33, and 4:4-37 is numbered 4:1-34. “So he told me and gave me the interpretation(NW) of these things: 17 ‘The four great beasts are four kings that will rise from the earth. (EA) 10 Your Majesty has issued a decree(EB) that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the image of gold,(EC) 11 and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into a blazing furnace. (CY) 41 Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay. 2 He then summoned the satraps,(DR) prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials(DS) to come to the dedication of the image he had set up. New International Version (NIV). Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love, &c. — Hebrew, לרחמים, compassionate regard, or, bowels of compassion, which is also the sense of the same word, Daniel 2:18.It is a very strong expression, and denotes a kind of parental compassion, like that of St. Paul in his epistle to Philemon, Daniel 1:12, Receive him that is mine own bowels. Daniel 1 Amplified Bible (AMP) The Choice Young Men. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and placed him in charge of all its wise men. 16 At this, Daniel went in to the king and asked for time, so that he might interpret the dream for him. (GX) 26 The command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots(GY) means that your kingdom will be restored to you when you acknowledge that Heaven rules. 1 In the third year of the reign of [] Jehoiakim king of Judah, [] Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 27 Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms(OL) under heaven will be handed over to the holy people(OM) of the Most High. NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Personal Size, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture, NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture, NIV, Story of Jesus: Experience the Life of Jesus as One Seamless Story, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Acts, Comfort Print, NIV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People. “‘Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let him live with the animals among the plants of the earth. 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