Daniel 4:1-9
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 4
1Nebuchadnezzar the king to all the peoples, nations, and populations of all languages who live in all the earth: 'May your peace be great! 2I am pleased to declare the signs and miracles that the Most High God has done for me.
4I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and happy in my palace.
5I saw a dream and it startled me; and these appearances as I lay on my bed and the visions in my mind kept alarming me.
6So I gave orders to bring into my presence all the wise men of Babylon, so that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.
7Then the soothsayer priests, the sorcerers, the Chaldeans, and the diviners came in and I related the dream to them, but they could not make its interpretation known to me.
8But finally Daniel came in before me, whose name is Belteshazzar according to the name of my god, and in whom is a spirit of the holy gods; and I related the dream to him, saying,
9‘Belteshazzar, chief of the soothsayer priests, since I know that a spirit of the holy gods is in you and no secret baffles you, tell me the visions of my dream which I have seen, along with its interpretation.
King James Version
Chapter 4
1Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. 2I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. 3How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation. 4I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace: 5I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. 6Therefore made I 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. 7Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof. 8But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was 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, saying, 9O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 4
1King Nebuchadnezzar, To those of every people, nation, and language, who live on the whole earth: May your prosperity increase. 2I am pleased to tell you about the miracles and wonders the Most High God has done for me.
4I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.
5I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
6So I issued a decree to bring all the wise men of Babylon to me in order that they might make the dream’s interpretation known to me.
7When the magicians, mediums, Chaldeans, and diviners came in, I told them the dream, but they could not make its interpretation known to me.
8Finally Daniel, named Belteshazzar after the name of my god—and a spirit of the holy gods is in him —came before me. I told him the dream:
9"Belteshazzar, head of the magicians, because I know that you have the spirit of the holy gods and that no mystery puzzles you, explain to me the visions of my dream that I saw, and its interpretation.
New Living Translation
4 'I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living in my palace in comfort and prosperity.
5But one night I had a dream that frightened me; I saw visions that terrified me as I lay in my bed.
6So I issued an order calling in all the wise men of Babylon, so they could tell me what my dream meant.
7When all the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers came in, I told them the dream, but they could not tell me what it meant.
8At last Daniel came in before me, and I told him the dream. (He was named Belteshazzar after my god, and the spirit of the holy gods is in him.)
English Standard Version
Chapter 4
1King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you! 2It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me.
3How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion endures from generation to generation.
4I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and prospering in my palace.
5I saw a dream that made me afraid. As I lay in bed the fancies and the visions of my head alarmed me.
6So 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.
7Then 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.
8At 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,
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.
New International Version
4I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, contented and prosperous.
5I had a dream that made me afraid. As I was lying in bed, the images and visions that passed through my mind terrified me.
6So I commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.
7When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners came, I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me.
8Finally, Daniel came into my presence and I told him the dream. (He is called Belteshazzar, after the name of my god, and the spirit of the holy gods is in him.)
New King James Version
4I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace.
5I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
6Therefore I issued 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.
7Then the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers came in, and I told them the dream; but they did not make known to me its interpretation.
8But at last Daniel came before me (his name is Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god; in him is the Spirit of the Holy God), and I told the dream before him, saying:
9“Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, because I know that the Spirit of the Holy God is in you, and no secret troubles you, explain to me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation.
