1 During|strong="H1961" Nebuchadnezzar’s second|strong="H8147" year|strong="H8141" as|strong="H1961" king|strong="H5921", he|strong="H5921" had|strong="H1961" dreams|strong="H2472". They|strong="H5921" bothered him|strong="H5921", and|strong="H8141" he|strong="H5921" could not|strong="H1961" sleep|strong="H8142".
2 So|strong="H7121" the|strong="H0559" king|strong="H4428" called|strong="H7121" his|strong="H0935" wise men|strong="H7121" to|strong="H0559" come|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0559" him|strong="H5046". They|strong="H0559" used magic and|strong="H0935" watched the|strong="H0559" stars. They|strong="H0559" did this|strong="H5046" to|strong="H0559" try to|strong="H0559" interpret dreams|strong="H2472" and|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0559" learn what would|strong="H0559" happen in|strong="H0935" the|strong="H0559" future. The|strong="H0559" king|strong="H4428" wanted them|strong="H6440" to|strong="H0559" tell|strong="H5046" him|strong="H5046" what he|strong="H0559" had|strong="H4428" dreamed, so|strong="H7121" they|strong="H0559" came|strong="H0935" in|strong="H0935" and|strong="H0935" stood|strong="H5975" in|strong="H0935" front|strong="H6440" of|strong="H4428" him|strong="H5046".
3 Then|strong="H0853" the|strong="H0853" king|strong="H4428" said|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0559" them|strong="H1992", “I|strong="H3045" had|strong="H4428" a|strong="H0559" dream|strong="H2472" that|strong="H3045" bothers me|strong="H2472". I|strong="H3045" want to|strong="H0559" know|strong="H3045" what|strong="H3045" it|strong="H3045" means.”
4 Then|strong="H1696" the|strong="H1696" Chaldeans|strong="H3778" answered the|strong="H1696" king|strong="H4428". They|strong="H1696" spoke|strong="H1696" Aramaic|strong="H0762" and|strong="H4428" said|strong="H1696", “King|strong="H4428", live|strong="H2418" forever|strong="H5957"! Please tell|strong="H1696" your|strong="H1696" dream|strong="H2493" to|strong="H1696" us|strong="H5649", your|strong="H1696" servants|strong="H5649", and|strong="H4428" then|strong="H1696" we will|strong="H4428" tell|strong="H1696" you|strong="H1696" what|strong="H1696" it|strong="H1696" means.”
5 Then|strong="H4430" King|strong="H4430" Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H4430" said|strong="H0560" to|strong="H0560" them|strong="H0560", “No|strong="H3809", you|strong="H2006" must tell|strong="H0560" me the|strong="H3046" dream|strong="H2493", and|strong="H6032" then|strong="H4430" you|strong="H2006" must tell|strong="H0560" me what|strong="H4406" it|strong="H2006" means. If|strong="H2006" you|strong="H2006" don’t, I|strong="H4481" will|strong="H4430" give|strong="H7761" an|strong="H5648" order for|strong="H2006" you|strong="H2006" to|strong="H0560" be cut into pieces. And|strong="H6032" I|strong="H4481" will|strong="H4430" order your houses|strong="H1005" to|strong="H0560" be destroyed until they are nothing|strong="H3809" but piles of|strong="H1005" dust and|strong="H6032" ashes.
6 But if|strong="H2006" you|strong="H2006" tell me|strong="H6925" my dream|strong="H2493" and|strong="H3367" explain its|strong="H6591" meaning, I|strong="H4481" will give you|strong="H2006" gifts|strong="H4978", rewards|strong="H5023", and|strong="H3367" great|strong="H7690" honor|strong="H3367". So|strong="H2006" tell me|strong="H6925" about my dream|strong="H2493" and|strong="H3367" what it|strong="H2006" means.”
7 Again the|strong="H0560" wise men said|strong="H0560" to|strong="H0560" the|strong="H0560" king|strong="H4430", “Please, Sir, tell|strong="H0560" us|strong="H5649" about the|strong="H0560" dream|strong="H2493", and|strong="H6032" we will|strong="H4430" tell|strong="H0560" you what it means.”
8 Then|strong="H4430" King|strong="H4430" Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H4430" answered|strong="H6032", “I|strong="H0576" know|strong="H3046" that|strong="H1768" you|strong="H1768" are|strong="H1768" trying to|strong="H0560" get more|strong="H4481" time|strong="H5732". You|strong="H1768" know|strong="H3046" that|strong="H1768" I|strong="H0576" meant what|strong="H1768" I|strong="H0576" said|strong="H0560".
9 You|strong="H1768" know|strong="H3046" that|strong="H1768" you|strong="H1768" will|strong="H1768" be punished if|strong="H2006" you|strong="H1768" don’t tell|strong="H0560" me|strong="H6925" about my|strong="H1768" dream|strong="H2493". So|strong="H1768" you|strong="H1768" have all agreed|strong="H2164" to|strong="H0560" lie to|strong="H0560" me|strong="H6925". You|strong="H1768" are|strong="H1768" hoping for|strong="H1768" more time|strong="H5732" so|strong="H1768" that|strong="H1768" I|strong="H1768" will|strong="H1768" forget what|strong="H1768" I|strong="H1768" want you|strong="H1768" to|strong="H0560" do. Now tell|strong="H0560" me|strong="H6925" the|strong="H1768" dream|strong="H2493". If|strong="H2006" you|strong="H1768" can|strong="H1768" tell|strong="H0560" me|strong="H6925" the|strong="H1768" dream|strong="H2493", I|strong="H1768" will|strong="H1768" know|strong="H3046" that|strong="H1768" you|strong="H1768" can|strong="H1768" tell|strong="H0560" me|strong="H6925" what|strong="H1768" it|strong="H2006" really means.”
10 The|strong="H3606" Chaldeans|strong="H3779" answered|strong="H6032" the|strong="H3606" king|strong="H4430". They|strong="H1768" said|strong="H0560", “There|strong="H0383" is|strong="H1768" not|strong="H3809" a|strong="H6032" man|strong="H0606" on|strong="H5922" earth|strong="H3007" who|strong="H1768" can|strong="H1768" do|strong="H0383" what|strong="H1768" the|strong="H3606" king|strong="H4430" is|strong="H1768" asking|strong="H0560"! No|strong="H3809" king|strong="H4430" has|strong="H1768" ever asked|strong="H7593" the|strong="H3606" wise men|strong="H0606", the|strong="H3606" men|strong="H0606" who|strong="H1768" do|strong="H0383" magic, or|strong="H3809" the|strong="H3606" Chaldeans|strong="H3779" to|strong="H5922" do|strong="H0383" something|strong="H4406" like|strong="H4406" this|strong="H1836". Not|strong="H3809" even|strong="H1768" the|strong="H3606" greatest and|strong="H6032" most powerful king|strong="H4430" has|strong="H1768" ever asked|strong="H7593" his|strong="H5922" wise men|strong="H0606" to|strong="H5922" do|strong="H0383" such|strong="H1836" a|strong="H6032" thing|strong="H4406".
11 The|strong="H1768" king|strong="H4430" is|strong="H1768" asking something|strong="H4406" that|strong="H1768" is|strong="H1768" too hard to|strong="H6925" do|strong="H0383". Only the|strong="H1768" gods|strong="H0426" could|strong="H1768" tell the|strong="H1768" king|strong="H4430" his|strong="H6925" dream and|strong="H4430" what|strong="H1768" it|strong="H1321" means. But|strong="H3861" the|strong="H1768" gods|strong="H0426" don’t live|strong="H4070" with|strong="H5974" people.”
12 When the|strong="H3606" king|strong="H4430" heard that|strong="H4430", he became|strong="H1149" very|strong="H7690" angry|strong="H1149". So|strong="H6903" he gave|strong="H0560" an order for|strong="H6903" all|strong="H3606" the|strong="H3606" wise|strong="H2445" men|strong="H2445" of|strong="H4430" Babylon|strong="H0895" to|strong="H0560" be killed.
13 King Nebuchadnezzar’s order to|strong="H1156" kill|strong="H6992" all the|strong="H6992" wise|strong="H2445" men|strong="H2445" was|strong="H1841" announced. The|strong="H6992" king’s men|strong="H2445" were sent to|strong="H1156" look for|strong="H1156" Daniel|strong="H1841" and|strong="H1841" his|strong="H1156" friends|strong="H2269" to|strong="H1156" kill|strong="H6992" them.
14 Arioch|strong="H0746" was|strong="H1841" the|strong="H0116" commander of|strong="H4430" the|strong="H0116" king’s|strong="H4430" guards. He|strong="H1768" was|strong="H1841" going to|strong="H2942" kill|strong="H6992" the|strong="H0116" wise|strong="H2445" men|strong="H2445" of|strong="H4430" Babylon|strong="H0895", but|strong="H1768" Daniel|strong="H1841" talked to|strong="H2942" him. Daniel|strong="H1841" spoke|strong="H8421" politely to|strong="H2942" Arioch|strong="H0746"
15 and|strong="H6032" said|strong="H0560", “Why|strong="H4101" did the|strong="H0116" king|strong="H4430" order such|strong="H1768" a|strong="H0116" severe punishment?”
16 When|strong="H1768" Daniel|strong="H1841" heard the|strong="H1768" story, he|strong="H1768" went|strong="H5954" to|strong="H1156" King|strong="H4430" Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H4430". Daniel|strong="H1841" asked the|strong="H1768" king|strong="H4430" to|strong="H1156" give|strong="H5415" him|strong="H4481" some|strong="H4481" more|strong="H4481" time|strong="H2166". Then|strong="H4430" he|strong="H1768" would tell the|strong="H1768" king|strong="H4430" what|strong="H1768" the|strong="H1768" dream meant.
17 So|strong="H0116" Daniel|strong="H1841" went|strong="H0236" to|strong="H0236" his|strong="H3046" house|strong="H1005". He|strong="H0116" explained the|strong="H0116" whole story to|strong="H0236" his|strong="H3046" friends|strong="H2269" Hananiah|strong="H2608", Mishael|strong="H4333", and|strong="H1005" Azariah|strong="H5839".
18 Daniel|strong="H1841" asked his|strong="H5922" friends|strong="H2269" to|strong="H5922" pray to|strong="H5922" the|strong="H5922" God|strong="H0426" of|strong="H0426" heaven|strong="H8065" that|strong="H1768" God|strong="H0426" would be|strong="H0426" kind to|strong="H5922" them and|strong="H8065" help them understand this|strong="H1836" secret. Then|strong="H1768" Daniel|strong="H1841" and|strong="H8065" his|strong="H5922" friends|strong="H2269" would not|strong="H3809" be|strong="H0426" killed with|strong="H5974" the|strong="H5922" other wise|strong="H2445" men|strong="H2445" of|strong="H0426" Babylon|strong="H0895".
19 During the|strong="H0116" night|strong="H3916", God|strong="H0426" explained the|strong="H0116" secret to|strong="H1541" Daniel|strong="H1841" in|strong="H0426" a|strong="H0116" vision|strong="H2376". Then|strong="H0116" Daniel|strong="H1841" praised|strong="H1289" the|strong="H0116" God|strong="H0426" of|strong="H0426" heaven|strong="H8065".
20 He|strong="H1768" said|strong="H0560",
21 He|strong="H1932" changes|strong="H8133" the|strong="H3046" times|strong="H2166" and|strong="H4430" seasons.
22 He|strong="H1932" knows|strong="H3046" hidden secrets that|strong="H3046" are|strong="H1932" hard to|strong="H5974" understand|strong="H3046".
23 God|strong="H0426" of|strong="H0426" my|strong="H1768" ancestors, I|strong="H0576" thank you|strong="H1768" and|strong="H4430" praise|strong="H7624" you|strong="H1768".
24 Then|strong="H4430" Daniel|strong="H1841" went|strong="H0236" to|strong="H5922" Arioch|strong="H0746", the|strong="H3606" man who|strong="H1768" King|strong="H4430" Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H4430" had|strong="H4430" chosen to|strong="H5922" kill the|strong="H3606" wise|strong="H2445" men|strong="H2445" of|strong="H4430" Babylon|strong="H0895". Daniel|strong="H1841" said|strong="H0560" to|strong="H5922" Arioch|strong="H0746", “Don’t|strong="H0409" kill the|strong="H3606" wise|strong="H2445" men|strong="H2445" of|strong="H4430" Babylon|strong="H0895". Take|strong="H5954" me|strong="H6925" to|strong="H5922" the|strong="H3606" king|strong="H4430". I|strong="H1768" will|strong="H1768" tell|strong="H0560" him|strong="H6925" what|strong="H1768" his|strong="H5922" dream means.”
25 So|strong="H0116" very quickly|strong="H0927", Arioch|strong="H0746" took Daniel|strong="H1841" to|strong="H0560" the|strong="H0116" king|strong="H4430". Arioch|strong="H0746" said|strong="H0560" to|strong="H0560" the|strong="H0116" king|strong="H4430", “I|strong="H4481" have|strong="H4430" found|strong="H7912" a|strong="H7912" man|strong="H1400" among the|strong="H0116" captives from|strong="H4481" Judah|strong="H3061" who|strong="H1768" can|strong="H1768" tell|strong="H0560" the|strong="H0116" king|strong="H4430" what|strong="H1768" his|strong="H6925" dream means.”
26 The|strong="H1768" king|strong="H4430" asked|strong="H0560" Daniel|strong="H1841" (Belteshazzar|strong="H1096") a|strong="H2370" question. He|strong="H1768" said|strong="H0560", “Are|strong="H1768" you|strong="H1768" able|strong="H3546" to|strong="H0560" tell|strong="H0560" me about my|strong="H1768" dream|strong="H2493", and|strong="H6032" what|strong="H1768" it means?”
27 Daniel|strong="H1841" answered|strong="H6032", “King|strong="H4430" Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H4430", no|strong="H3809" wise|strong="H2445" man, no|strong="H3809" man who|strong="H1768" does magic, and|strong="H6032" no|strong="H3809" Chaldean could|strong="H3202" tell|strong="H0560" the|strong="H1768" king|strong="H4430" the|strong="H1768" secret things he|strong="H1768" has|strong="H1768" asked|strong="H7593" about|strong="H7328".
28 But|strong="H1297" there|strong="H0383" is|strong="H1768" a|strong="H1934" God|strong="H0426" in|strong="H0426" heaven|strong="H8065" who|strong="H1768" tells secret things. God|strong="H0426" has|strong="H0426" given King|strong="H4430" Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020" dreams|strong="H2493" to|strong="H5922" show him what|strong="H4101" will|strong="H4101" happen later. This|strong="H1836" was|strong="H1934" your|strong="H5020" dream|strong="H2493", and|strong="H4430" this|strong="H1836" is|strong="H1768" what|strong="H4101" you|strong="H1768" saw while lying on|strong="H5922" your|strong="H5020" bed|strong="H4903":
29 King|strong="H4430", as|strong="H1768" you|strong="H0607" were|strong="H1934" lying there|strong="H1768" on|strong="H5922" your|strong="H5922" bed|strong="H4903", you|strong="H0607" began thinking about|strong="H5922" what|strong="H4101" might happen in|strong="H5922" the|strong="H5922" future|strong="H0311". God can|strong="H1768" tell people about|strong="H5922" secret things—he|strong="H1768" has|strong="H1768" shown you|strong="H0607" what|strong="H4101" will|strong="H4101" happen in|strong="H5922" the|strong="H5922" future|strong="H0311".
30 God also told this|strong="H1836" secret to|strong="H5922" me, not|strong="H3809" because|strong="H4481" I|strong="H0576" have|strong="H0576" greater wisdom|strong="H2452" than|strong="H4481" other|strong="H3861" men, but|strong="H3861" so|strong="H1768" that|strong="H1768" you|strong="H1768", king|strong="H4430", may|strong="H2417" know|strong="H3046" what|strong="H1768" it|strong="H5922" means. In|strong="H5922" that|strong="H1768" way you|strong="H1768" will|strong="H1768" understand|strong="H3046" what|strong="H1768" went through your|strong="H5922" mind|strong="H3825".
31 “King|strong="H4430", in|strong="H4430" your dream you|strong="H0607" saw|strong="H2370" a|strong="H2370" large|strong="H7229" statue|strong="H6755" in|strong="H4430" front|strong="H6903" of|strong="H4430" you|strong="H0607" that|strong="H6755" was|strong="H1934" very|strong="H7690" large|strong="H7229" and|strong="H4430" shiny. It|strong="H0607" was|strong="H1934" very|strong="H7690" impressive.
32 The|strong="H1768" head|strong="H7217" of|strong="H7217" the|strong="H1768" statue|strong="H6755" was|strong="H6755" made from|strong="H1768" pure gold|strong="H1722". Its chest and|strong="H3702" the|strong="H1768" arms|strong="H1872" were|strong="H1768" made from|strong="H1768" silver|strong="H3702". The|strong="H1768" belly|strong="H4577" and|strong="H3702" upper part of|strong="H7217" the|strong="H1768" legs were|strong="H1768" made from|strong="H1768" bronze|strong="H5174".
33 The|strong="H1768" lower part|strong="H4481" of|strong="H4481" the|strong="H1768" legs|strong="H8243" was|strong="H1768" made from|strong="H4481" iron|strong="H6523". Its|strong="H4481" feet|strong="H7271" were|strong="H1768" made partly|strong="H4481" of|strong="H4481" iron|strong="H6523" and|strong="H6523" partly|strong="H4481" of|strong="H4481" clay|strong="H2635".
34 While|strong="H5705" you|strong="H1768" were|strong="H1934" looking|strong="H2370" at the|strong="H5922" statue|strong="H6755", you|strong="H1768" saw|strong="H2370" a|strong="H2370" rock that|strong="H1768" was|strong="H1934" cut|strong="H1505" loose, but|strong="H1768" not|strong="H3809" by human hands|strong="H3028". Then|strong="H1768" the|strong="H5922" rock hit the|strong="H5922" statue|strong="H6755" on|strong="H5922" its feet|strong="H7271" of|strong="H5922" iron|strong="H6523" and|strong="H6523" clay|strong="H2635" and|strong="H6523" smashed them|strong="H1994".
35 Then|strong="H0116" the|strong="H3606" iron|strong="H6523", the|strong="H3606" clay|strong="H2635", the|strong="H3606" bronze|strong="H5174", the|strong="H3606" silver|strong="H3702", and|strong="H1855" the|strong="H3606" gold|strong="H1722" broke to|strong="H4481" pieces all|strong="H3606" at the|strong="H3606" same|strong="H2298" time|strong="H0116". And|strong="H1855" all|strong="H3606" the|strong="H3606" pieces became|strong="H1934" like chaff|strong="H5784" on a|strong="H7912" threshing|strong="H0147" floor in|strong="H7229" the|strong="H3606" summertime. The|strong="H3606" wind|strong="H7308" blew them|strong="H1994" away, and|strong="H1855" there|strong="H1768" was|strong="H1934" nothing|strong="H3809" left. No|strong="H3809" one|strong="H2298" could|strong="H1768" tell that|strong="H1768" a|strong="H7912" statue|strong="H6755" had|strong="H1768" ever been there|strong="H1768". Then|strong="H0116" the|strong="H3606" rock that|strong="H1768" hit the|strong="H3606" statue|strong="H6755" became|strong="H1934" a|strong="H7912" very large|strong="H7229" mountain|strong="H2906" and|strong="H1855" filled|strong="H4391" up|strong="H5376" the|strong="H3606" whole|strong="H3606" earth|strong="H0772".
36 “That|strong="H4430" was|strong="H4430" your dream|strong="H2493". Now|strong="H4430" we will|strong="H4430" tell|strong="H0560" the|strong="H6925" king|strong="H4430" what it means.
37 King|strong="H4430", you|strong="H0607" are|strong="H1768" the|strong="H1768" most important king|strong="H4430". The|strong="H1768" God|strong="H0426" of|strong="H0426" heaven|strong="H8065" has|strong="H0426" given|strong="H3052" you|strong="H0607" a kingdom|strong="H4437", power|strong="H2632", strength|strong="H2632", and|strong="H4430" glory|strong="H3367".
38 He|strong="H1768" has|strong="H1768" given|strong="H3052" you|strong="H0607" control, and|strong="H0606" you|strong="H0607" rule|strong="H7981" over|strong="H7981" people and|strong="H0606" the|strong="H3606" wild|strong="H1251" animals|strong="H2423" and|strong="H0606" the|strong="H3606" birds|strong="H5776". Wherever|strong="H1768" they|strong="H1768" live|strong="H1753", God has|strong="H1768" made|strong="H7981" you|strong="H0607" ruler|strong="H7981" over|strong="H7981" them all|strong="H3606". King Nebuchadnezzar, you|strong="H0607" are|strong="H1768" that|strong="H1768" head|strong="H7217" of|strong="H1123" gold|strong="H1722" on|strong="H0606" the|strong="H3606" statue.
39 “Another|strong="H0317" kingdom|strong="H4437" will|strong="H1768" come after|strong="H0870" you|strong="H1768", but|strong="H1768" it will|strong="H1768" not be as|strong="H1768" great as|strong="H1768" your kingdom|strong="H4437". Next, a|strong="H6966" third|strong="H8523" kingdom|strong="H4437" will|strong="H1768" rule|strong="H7981" over|strong="H7981" the|strong="H3606" earth|strong="H0772"—that|strong="H1768" is|strong="H1768" the|strong="H3606" bronze|strong="H5174" part|strong="H4481".
40 Then|strong="H6903" there|strong="H1768" will|strong="H1768" be|strong="H1934" a|strong="H1934" fourth|strong="H7244" kingdom|strong="H4437". That|strong="H1768" kingdom|strong="H4437" will|strong="H1768" be|strong="H1934" strong|strong="H8624" like iron|strong="H6523". Just|strong="H6903" as|strong="H1768" iron|strong="H6523" breaks|strong="H7490" things|strong="H3606" and|strong="H6523" smashes them to pieces|strong="H7490", that|strong="H1768" fourth|strong="H7244" kingdom|strong="H4437" will|strong="H1768" break|strong="H7490" all|strong="H3606" the|strong="H3606" other kingdoms|strong="H4437" and|strong="H6523" smash them to pieces|strong="H7490".
41 “You|strong="H1768" saw|strong="H2370" that|strong="H1768" the|strong="H3606" feet|strong="H7271" and|strong="H6523" toes|strong="H0677" of|strong="H4481" the|strong="H3606" statue were|strong="H1934" partly|strong="H4481" clay|strong="H2635" and|strong="H6523" partly|strong="H4481" iron|strong="H6523". That|strong="H1768" means the|strong="H3606" fourth kingdom|strong="H4437" will|strong="H1768" be|strong="H1934" a|strong="H2370" divided|strong="H6386" kingdom|strong="H4437". It will|strong="H1768" have|strong="H1934" some|strong="H4481" of|strong="H4481" the|strong="H3606" strength of|strong="H4481" iron|strong="H6523" in|strong="H4437" it just|strong="H6903" as|strong="H1768" you|strong="H1768" saw|strong="H2370" the|strong="H3606" iron|strong="H6523" mixed|strong="H6151" with|strong="H6151" clay|strong="H2635".
42 The toes|strong="H0677" of|strong="H4481" the statue were|strong="H1934" partly|strong="H4481" iron|strong="H6523" and|strong="H6523" partly|strong="H4481" clay|strong="H2635". So|strong="H4481" the fourth kingdom|strong="H4437" will be|strong="H1934" partly|strong="H4481" strong|strong="H8624" like iron|strong="H6523" and|strong="H6523" partly|strong="H4481" weak like clay|strong="H2635".
43 You|strong="H1768" saw|strong="H2370" the|strong="H1768" iron|strong="H6523" mixed|strong="H6151" with|strong="H5974" clay|strong="H2635", but|strong="H1768" iron|strong="H6523" and|strong="H6523" clay|strong="H2635" don’t completely mix|strong="H6151" together. In|strong="H1768" the|strong="H1768" same way the|strong="H1768" people of|strong="H1768" the|strong="H1768" fourth kingdom will|strong="H1768" be|strong="H1934" a|strong="H2370" mixture. They|strong="H1768" will|strong="H1768" not|strong="H3809" be|strong="H1934" united as|strong="H1768" one|strong="H1836" people.
44 “During the|strong="H3606" time of|strong="H0426" the|strong="H3606" kings|strong="H4430" of|strong="H0426" the|strong="H3606" fourth kingdom|strong="H4437", the|strong="H3606" God|strong="H0426" of|strong="H0426" heaven|strong="H8065" will|strong="H1768" set|strong="H6966" up another|strong="H0321" kingdom|strong="H4437" that|strong="H1768" will|strong="H1768" continue forever|strong="H5957". It will|strong="H1768" never be|strong="H0426" destroyed|strong="H2255". And|strong="H4430" it will|strong="H1768" be|strong="H0426" the|strong="H3606" kind of|strong="H0426" kingdom|strong="H4437" that|strong="H1768" cannot|strong="H3809" be|strong="H0426" passed on to|strong="H5487" another|strong="H0321" group of|strong="H0426" people|strong="H5972". This|strong="H1932" kingdom|strong="H4437" will|strong="H1768" crush|strong="H1855" all|strong="H3606" the|strong="H3606" other|strong="H0321" kingdoms|strong="H4437". It will|strong="H1768" bring them to|strong="H5487" an|strong="H5487" end|strong="H5487", but|strong="H1768" that|strong="H1768" kingdom|strong="H4437" itself|strong="H1932" will|strong="H1768" continue forever|strong="H5957".
45 “King|strong="H4430" Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H4430", you|strong="H1768" saw|strong="H2370" a|strong="H2370" rock cut|strong="H1505" from|strong="H1768" a|strong="H2370" mountain|strong="H2906", but|strong="H1768" no|strong="H3809" one|strong="H1836" cut|strong="H1505" that|strong="H1768" rock. The|strong="H3606" rock broke the|strong="H3606" iron|strong="H6523", the|strong="H3606" bronze|strong="H5174", the|strong="H3606" clay|strong="H2635", the|strong="H3606" silver|strong="H3702", and|strong="H4430" the|strong="H3606" gold|strong="H1722" to|strong="H3046" pieces. In|strong="H0426" this|strong="H1836" way God|strong="H0426" showed you|strong="H1768" what|strong="H4101" will|strong="H4101" happen in|strong="H0426" the|strong="H3606" future|strong="H0311". The|strong="H3606" dream|strong="H2493" is|strong="H1768" true, and|strong="H4430" you|strong="H1768" can|strong="H1768" trust that|strong="H1768" this|strong="H1836" is|strong="H1768" what|strong="H4101" it means.”
46 Then|strong="H0116" King|strong="H4430" Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020" bowed down|strong="H5308" in|strong="H5922" front of|strong="H4430" Daniel|strong="H1841" to|strong="H5922" honor him. The|strong="H0116" king|strong="H4430" praised him. He|strong="H0116" gave|strong="H0560" an order that|strong="H0116" an offering|strong="H4504" and|strong="H4430" incense|strong="H5208" be given|strong="H0560" to|strong="H5922" honor Daniel|strong="H1841".
47 Then|strong="H4430" the|strong="H1768" king|strong="H4430" said|strong="H0560" to|strong="H0560" Daniel|strong="H1841", “I|strong="H4481" know for|strong="H1768" sure your God|strong="H0426" is|strong="H1768" the|strong="H1768" God|strong="H0426" over all gods|strong="H0426" and|strong="H6032" the|strong="H1768" Lord|strong="H4756" over all kings|strong="H4430". He|strong="H1768" tells people about|strong="H7328" things they|strong="H1768" cannot know. I|strong="H4481" know this|strong="H1836" is|strong="H1768" true|strong="H7187" because|strong="H4481" you|strong="H1768" were|strong="H1768" able|strong="H3202" to|strong="H0560" tell|strong="H0560" these|strong="H1836" secret things to|strong="H0560" me.”
48 Then|strong="H0116" the|strong="H3606" king|strong="H4430" gave|strong="H3052" Daniel|strong="H1841" a|strong="H0116" very|strong="H7690" important job in|strong="H5922" his|strong="H5922" kingdom and|strong="H4430" gave|strong="H3052" him|strong="H3052" many|strong="H7690" expensive gifts|strong="H4978". Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H4430" made|strong="H7981" Daniel|strong="H1841" ruler|strong="H7981" over|strong="H5922" the|strong="H3606" whole|strong="H3606" province|strong="H4083" of|strong="H4430" Babylon|strong="H0895" and|strong="H4430" put him|strong="H3052" in|strong="H5922" charge of|strong="H4430" all|strong="H3606" the|strong="H3606" wise|strong="H2445" men|strong="H2445" of|strong="H4430" Babylon|strong="H0895".
49 Daniel|strong="H1841" asked the|strong="H5922" king|strong="H4430" to|strong="H5922" make Shadrach|strong="H7715", Meshach|strong="H4336", and|strong="H4336" Abednego important officials over|strong="H5922" the|strong="H5922" province|strong="H4083" of|strong="H4481" Babylon|strong="H0895". The|strong="H5922" king|strong="H4430" did as|strong="H1768" Daniel|strong="H1841" asked. Daniel|strong="H1841" himself became one of|strong="H4481" the|strong="H5922" important officials who|strong="H1768" was|strong="H1841" always near the|strong="H5922" king|strong="H4430".