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because I know that the Spirit of the make known to me the interpretation;
Holy God is in you, and no secret but you are able, for the Spirit of the
troubles you, explain to me the visions Holy God is in you.”
of my dream that I have seen, and its 19 Then Daniel, whose name was
interpretation.
Belteshazzar, was astonished for a
10 “These were the visions of my head time, and his thoughts troubled him.
while on my bed: So the king spoke, and said,
“Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or
I was looking, and behold, its interpretation trouble you.”
A tree in the midst of the earth, Belteshazzar answered and said,
And its height was great.
11 The tree grew and became strong; “My lord, may the dream concern
Its height reached to the heavens, those who hate you, and its
interpretation concern your enemies!
And it could be seen to the ends
of all the earth. 20 “The tree that you saw, which grew
12 Its leaves were lovely, and became strong, whose height
Its fruit abundant, reached to the heavens and which
And in it was food for all. could be seen by all the earth, whose
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The beasts of the field found shade leaves were lovely and its fruit
under it, abundant, in which was food for all,
The birds of the heavens dwelt in its under which the beasts of the field
branches, dwelt, and in whose branches the birds
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And all flesh was fed from it. of the heaven had their home— it is
you, O king, who have grown and
13 “I saw in the visions of my head while on become strong; for your greatness has
my bed, and there was a watcher, a holy grown and reaches to the heavens, and
one, coming down from heaven. He your dominion to the end of the earth.
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cried aloud and said thus:
23 “And inasmuch as the king saw a
‘Chop down the tree and cut off its watcher, a holy one, coming down from
branches, heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the
Strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. tree and destroy it, but leave its stump
Let the beasts get out from under it, and roots in the earth, bound with a
And the birds from its branches. band of iron and bronze in the tender
15 Nevertheless leave the stump and grass of the field; let it be wet with the
roots in the earth, dew of heaven, and let him graze with
Bound with a band of iron and bronze, the beasts of the field, till seven times
In the tender grass of the field. pass over him’; this is the interpretation,
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Let it be wet with the dew of heaven, O king, and this is the decree of the
And let him graze with the beasts Most High, which has come upon my
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On the grass of the earth. lord the king: They shall drive you
16 Let his heart be changed from that from men, your dwelling shall be with
of a man, the beasts of the field, and they shall
Let him be given the heart of a beast, make you eat grass like oxen. They
And let seven times pass over him. shall wet you with the dew of heaven,
and seven times shall pass over you, till
17 ‘This decision is by the decree of the you know that the Most High rules in
watchers, the kingdom of men, and gives it to
And the sentence by the word of the whomever He chooses.
holy ones,
In order that the living may know 26 “And inasmuch as they gave the
That the Most High rules in the command to leave the stump and roots
kingdom of men, of the tree, your kingdom shall be
Gives it to whomever He will, assured to you, after you come to know
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And sets over it the lowest of men.’ that Heaven rules. Therefore, O king,
let my advice be acceptable to you;
18 “This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, break off your sins by being righteous,
have seen. Now you, Belteshazzar, and your iniquities by showing mercy
declare its interpretation, since all the to the poor. Perhaps there may be a
wise men of my kingdom are not able to lengthening of your prosperity.”

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