Daniel 4 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

“How ^H4101 great ^H7229 are His signs ^H852

And how ^H4101 mighty ^H8624 are His miracles ^H8540!

His kingdom ^H4437 is an everlasting ^H5957 kingdom ^H4437,

And His dominion ^H7985 is from generation ^H1859 to generation ^H1859.

“[fn]I, Nebuchadnezzar ^H5020, was at ease ^H7954 in my house ^H1005 and happy ^H7487 in my palace ^H1965.

‘Now these were the visions ^H2376 [fn]in my mind ^H7217 as I lay on my bed ^H4903: I was looking ^H2370, and behold ^H431, there was a tree ^H363 in the middle ^H1459 of the [fn]earth ^H772 and its height ^H7314 was great ^H7690.

‘The tree ^H363 grew ^H7236 large ^H7236 and became ^H8631 strong ^H8631

And its height ^H7314 reached ^H4291 to the sky ^H8065,

And it was visible ^H2379 to the end ^H5491 of the whole ^H3606 earth ^H772.

‘Its foliage ^H6074 was beautiful ^H8209 and its fruit ^H4 abundant ^H7690,

And in it was food ^H4203 for all ^H3606.

The animals ^H2423 of the field ^H1251 [fn]found ^H2927 shade ^H2927 under ^H8460 it,

And the birds ^H6853 of the sky ^H8065 lived ^H1753 in its branches ^H6056,

And all ^H3606 [fn]living ^H1321 creatures ^H1321 fed ^H2110 from it.

‘I was looking ^H2370 in the visions ^H2376 [fn]in my mind ^H7217 as I lay on my bed ^H4903, and behold ^H431, an angelic ^H5894 watcher ^H5894, a holy ^H6922 one ^H6922, descended ^H5182 from heaven ^H8065.

‘He shouted ^H7123 out and spoke ^H560 as ^H3652 follows ^H3652:

“Chop ^H1414 down ^H1414 the tree ^H363 and cut ^H7113 off ^H7113 its branches ^H6056,

Shake ^H5426 off ^H5426 its foliage ^H6074 and scatter ^H921 its fruit ^H4;

Let the animals ^H2423 flee ^H5111 from under ^H8460 it

And the birds ^H6853 from its branches ^H6056.

“Yet ^H1297 leave ^H7662 the stump ^H6136 [fn]with its roots ^H8330 in the ground ^H772,

But with a band ^H613 of iron ^H6523 and bronze ^H5174 around it

In the new ^H1883 grass ^H1883 of the field ^H1251;

And let him be drenched ^H6647 with the dew ^H2920 of heaven ^H8065,

And let [fn]him share ^H2508 with the animals ^H2423 in the grass ^H6212 of the earth ^H772.

“Let his [fn]mind ^H3825 change ^H8133 from that of a human ^H606

And let an animal’s ^H2423 [fn]mind ^H3825 be given ^H3052 to him,

And let seven ^H7655 [fn]periods of time ^H5732 pass ^H2499 over ^H5922 him.

“This sentence ^H6600 is by the decree ^H1510 of the angelic ^H5894 watchers ^H5894,

And the decision ^H7595 is a command ^H3983 of the holy ^H6922 ones ^H6922,

In order ^H5705 H1701 that the living ^H2417 may know ^H3046

That the Most ^H5943 High ^H5943 is ruler ^H7990 over the realm ^H4437 of mankind ^H606,

And He grants ^H5415 it to whomever ^H1768 H4479 He wishes ^H6634

And sets ^H6966 over ^H5922 it the lowliest ^H8215 of people ^H606.”

‘This ^H1836 is the dream ^H2493 that I, King ^H4430 Nebuchadnezzar ^H5020, have seen ^H2370. Now you, Belteshazzar ^H1096, tell ^H560 me its interpretation ^H6591, since ^H6903 H1768 none ^H3606 H3809 of the wise ^H2445 men ^H2445 of my kingdom ^H4437 is able ^H3202 to make ^H3046 known ^H3046 to me the interpretation ^H6591; but you are able ^H3546, because ^H1768 a spirit ^H7308 of the holy ^H6922 gods ^H426 is in you.’

“Then ^H116 Daniel ^H1841, whose ^H1768 name ^H8036 is Belteshazzar ^H1096, was appalled ^H8075 for a while ^H8160 as his thoughts ^H7476 alarmed ^H927 him. The king ^H4430 responded ^H6032 and said ^H560, ‘Belteshazzar ^H1096, do not let the dream ^H2493 or its interpretation ^H6591 alarm ^H927 you.’ Belteshazzar ^H1096 replied ^H6032, ‘My lord ^H4756, if only the dream ^H2493 applied to those who hate ^H8131 you, and its interpretation ^H6591 to your adversaries ^H6146!

“All ^H3606 of this happened ^H4291 to Nebuchadnezzar ^H5020 the king ^H4430.

“But at the end ^H7118 of [fn]that period ^H3118, I, Nebuchadnezzar ^H5020, raised ^H5191 my eyes ^H5870 toward heaven ^H8065 and my [fn]reason ^H4486 returned ^H8421 to me, and I blessed ^H1289 the Most ^H5943 High ^H5943 and praised ^H7624 and honored ^H1922 Him who ^H2417 lives ^H2417 forever ^H5957;

For His dominion ^H7985 is an everlasting ^H5957 dominion ^H7985,

And His kingdom ^H4437 endures from generation ^H1859 to generation ^H1859.

“All ^H3606 the inhabitants ^H1753 of the earth ^H772 are of no ^H3809 account ^H2804,

But He does ^H5648 according ^H4481 to His will ^H6634 among the army ^H2429 of heaven ^H8065

And among the inhabitants ^H1753 of earth ^H772;

And no ^H3809 one can [fn]fend ^H4223 off ^H4223 His hand ^H3028

Or say ^H560 to Him, ‘What ^H4101 have You done ^H5648?’

“At that time ^H2166 my [fn]reason ^H4486 returned ^H8421 to me. And my majesty ^H1923 and splendor ^H2122 were [fn]restored ^H8421 to me for the honor ^H3367 of my kingdom ^H4437, and my state ^H1907 counselors ^H1907 and my nobles ^H7261 began seeking ^H1156 me out ^H1156; so I was reestablished ^H8627 in my [fn]sovereignty ^H4437, and surpassing ^H3493 greatness ^H7238 was added ^H3255 to me.