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Daniel

Chapter 4

KJV · Textus Receptus

Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
2 I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
3 How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
4 I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:
5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
6 Therefore 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.
7 Then 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.
8 But 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,
9 O 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.
10 Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.
11 The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
12 The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.
13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;
14 He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:
15 Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:
16 Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
18 This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.
19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
20 The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
21 Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:
22 It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;
24 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
25 That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
26 And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.
27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
28 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
29 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is departed from thee.
32And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
33The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.
34And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
36At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.
37Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

Asante Twi

1Nebukadnesar ɔhene, dɛ nkurɔfoɔ, ne aman, ne kasa ahodoɔ nyinaa a wɔte asase nyinaa so; Asomdwoeɛ nka mo, na ɛmmu so.Under pastoral review
2Mesusuu sɛ ɛyɛ sɛ mɛda nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ ne anwanwadeɛ a Onyankopɔn ɔsorosoroni no ayɛ ama me no adi.Under pastoral review
3Hwɛ sɛdeɛ ne nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ yɛ akɛseɛ! na sɛdeɛ n'anwanwadeɛ yɛ tumi! n'ahennie yɛ ahennie a ɛnni awiei, na ne tumidie firi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ so kɔsi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ so.Under pastoral review
4Me Nebukadnesar, na mehome wɔ me fie, na meredi yie wɔ m'ahemfie.Under pastoral review
5Mesoo daeɛ bi a ɛbɔɔ me hu, na nsusuiɛ a ɛwɔ me mpa so, ne me tiri mu anisoadehunu no hoo me.Under pastoral review
6Enti mehyɛɛ mmara sɛ wɔmfa Babilon anyansafoɔ nyinaa mmra m'anim, sɛ wɔnkyerɛ me daeɛ no nkyerɛaseɛ.Under pastoral review
7Afei nkonyaayifoɔ, ne ɔsoro hwɛfoɔ, ne Kaldeafoɔ, ne abisafoɔ baa mu: na mekaa daeɛ no wɔ wɔn anim; nanso wɔankyerɛ me ne nkyerɛaseɛ.Under pastoral review
8Nanso akyire yi Daniel baa m'anim, deɛ ne din de Beltesasar, sɛdeɛ me nyame din teɛ, na anyame kronkron no honhom wɔ ne mu: na mekaa daeɛ no wɔ n'anim sɛ,Under pastoral review
9Ao Beltesasar, nkonyaayifoɔ no so panin, ɛfiri sɛ menim sɛ anyame kronkron no honhom wɔ wo mu, na ahintasɛm biara nha wo, ka me daeɛ mu anisoadehunu a mahunu no kyerɛ me, ne ne nkyerɛaseɛ.Under pastoral review
10Sei na me tiri mu anisoadehunu wɔ me mpa so teɛ; mehwɛeɛ, na hwɛ, dua bi wɔ asase mfimfini, na ne tenten yɛ kɛseɛ.Under pastoral review
11Dua no nyiniiɛ, na ɛyɛɛ den, na ne tenten duruu ɔsoro, na wɔhunu no kɔsi asase nyinaa ano:Under pastoral review
12Ne nhaban yɛ fɛ, na n'aba dɔɔso, na aduane wɔ so ma obiara: wuram mmoa nyaa nwunu wɔ n'ase, na ewim nnomaa tenaa ne mman so, na ɔhonam nyinaa nyaa aduane firii ne mu.Under pastoral review
13Mehunuu wɔ me tiri mu anisoadehunu wɔ me mpa so, na hwɛ, ɔwɛmfoɔ ne kronkronni bi firi ɔsoro siane baeɛ;Under pastoral review
14Ɔteaam denneennen sɛ, Twa dua no to fam, na twitwa ne mman, porow ne nhaban, na bɔ n'aba petepete: ma mmoa no nnwane mfiri n'ase, ne nnomaa no mfiri ne mman so:Under pastoral review
15Nanso monnyaa ne nhini dunsin no wɔ asase mu, a dadeɛ ne kɔbere nkyehoma ka ho, wɔ wiram wira mono mu; na ma ɔsoro bosuo mfɔ no, na ne kyɛfa nka mmoa ho wɔ asase so wira mu:Under pastoral review
16Ma wɔnsesa n'akoma mfiri onipa deɛ mu, na wɔmfa aboa akoma mma no; na ma mmerɛ nson ntwa ne so.Under pastoral review
17Saa asɛm yi firi awɛmfoɔ no mmara so, na abisadeɛ no firi akronkronfoɔ no asɛm so: sɛdeɛ ateasefoɔ bɛhunu sɛ Ɔsorosoroni no di nnipa ahennie so, na ɔde ma obiara a ɔpɛ, na ɔde nnipa mu deɛ ɔyɛ hunu si so.Under pastoral review
18Saa daeɛ yi na me, ɔhene Nebukadnesar, mahunu. Afei wo, Ao Beltesasar, ka ne nkyerɛaseɛ, ɛfiri sɛ m'ahennie mu anyansafoɔ nyinaa ntumi nkyerɛ me nkyerɛaseɛ no: na wo deɛ, wobɛtumi; ɛfiri sɛ anyame kronkron no honhom wɔ wo mu.Under pastoral review
19Afei Daniel, deɛ ne din de Beltesasar no, ho dwirii no dɔnhwere baako, na ne nsusuiɛ hoo no. Ɔhene no kasaeɛ sɛ, Beltesasar, mma daeɛ no, anaa ne nkyerɛaseɛ, nha wo. Beltesasar buaeɛ sɛ, Me wura, ma daeɛ no nka wɔn a wɔtan wo, na ne nkyerɛaseɛ nka w'atamfoɔ.Under pastoral review
20Dua a wohunuiɛ no, a ɛnyiniiɛ na ɛyɛɛ den, a ne tenten duruu ɔsoro, na wɔhunu no kɔsi asase nyinaa so no;Under pastoral review
21Deɛ ne nhaban yɛ fɛ, na n'aba dɔɔso, na aduane wɔ so ma obiara; deɛ wuram mmoa tenaa n'ase, na ewim nnomaa nyaa atenaeɛ wɔ ne mman so no:Under pastoral review
22Ɛyɛ wo, Ao ɔhene, wo a woanyini na woayɛ den: ɛfiri sɛ wo kɛseyɛ anyini, na aduru ɔsoro, na wo tumidie akɔsi asase ano.Under pastoral review
23Na sɛdeɛ ɔhene hunuu ɔwɛmfoɔ ne kronkronni bi a ɔfiri ɔsoro resiane aba, na ɔse, Twa dua no to fam, na sɛe no; nanso monnyaa ne nhini dunsin no wɔ asase mu, a dadeɛ ne kɔbere nkyehoma ka ho, wɔ wiram wira mono mu; na ma ɔsoro bosuo mfɔ no, na ne kyɛfa nka wuram mmoa ho, kɔsi sɛ mmerɛ nson bɛtwa ne so no;Under pastoral review
24Yei ne nkyerɛaseɛ no, Ao ɔhene, na yei ne Ɔsorosoroni no mmara a aba me wura ɔhene so:Under pastoral review
25Sɛ wɔbɛpam wo afiri nnipa mu, na wo tenabea bɛka wuram mmoa ho, na wɔbɛma woadi wira sɛ anantwie, na wɔde ɔsoro bosuo bɛfɔ wo, na mmerɛ nson bɛtwa wo so, kɔsi sɛ wobɛhunu sɛ Ɔsorosoroni no di nnipa ahennie so, na ɔde ma obiara a ɔpɛ.Under pastoral review
26Na sɛdeɛ wɔhyɛɛ sɛ wɔnnyaa dua no nhini dunsin no; wo ahennie bɛtim ama wo, akyire yi a wobɛhunu sɛ ɔsoro na ɛdi tumi.Under pastoral review
27Enti, Ao ɔhene, ma m'afotuo nsɔ w'ani, na bubu wo bɔne so denam tenenee so, ne w'amumuyɛ denam ahiafoɔ mmɔborɔhunu so; ebia wo dwoodwoo bɛware.Under pastoral review
28Yei nyinaa baa ɔhene Nebukadnesar so.Under pastoral review
29Abosome dumienu awieeɛ no, ɔnantee Babilon ahennie ahemfie mu.Under pastoral review
30Ɔhene no kasaeɛ sɛ, Ɛnyɛ Babilon kɛseɛ yi na masi ama ahennie fie denam me tumi ahoɔden so, ne me kɛseyɛ animuonyam enti?Under pastoral review
31Bere a asɛm no da so wɔ ɔhene ano no, ɛnne bi firi ɔsoro tɔeɛ sɛ, Ao ɔhene Nebukadnesar, wo na wɔka kyerɛ wo; Ahennie no afiri wo nsam kɔ.Under pastoral review
32Na wɔbɛpam wo afiri nnipa mu, na wo tenabea bɛka wuram mmoa ho: wɔbɛma woadi wira sɛ anantwie, na mmerɛ nson bɛtwa wo so, kɔsi sɛ wobɛhunu sɛ Ɔsorosoroni no di nnipa ahennie so, na ɔde ma obiara a ɔpɛ.Under pastoral review
33Saa dɔnhwere no ara mu na asɛm no baa mu wɔ Nebukadnesar so: na wɔpamoo no firii nnipa mu, na ɔdii wira sɛ anantwie, na ɔsoro bosuo fɔɔ ne honam, kɔsii sɛ ne nwi yɛɛ sɛ akɔdeɛ ntakra, na ne werɛw yɛɛ sɛ nnomaa werɛw.Under pastoral review
34Na nna no awieeɛ no, me Nebukadnesar mema m'ani so kyerɛɛ ɔsoro, na me nteaseɛ sanee baa me so, na mehyiraa Ɔsorosoroni no, na mekamfoo na medii deɛ ɔte ase daa no ni, deɛ ne tumidie yɛ tumidie a ɛnni awiei, na n'ahennie firi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ so kɔsi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ so:Under pastoral review
35Na wɔbu asase so fofoɔ nyinaa sɛ hwee: na ɔyɛ sɛdeɛ ɔpɛ wɔ ɔsoro asraadɔm mu, ne asase so fofoɔ mu: na obi ntumi nsi ne nsa ano, anaa ɔnka nkyerɛ no sɛ, Ɛdeɛn na woyɛ?Under pastoral review
36Saa ɛberɛ no ara mu na m'adwene sanee baa me so; na m'ahennie animuonyam enti, m'animuonyam ne me hyerɛn sanee baa me so; na m'afotufoɔ ne me mpanyimfoɔ hwehwɛɛ me; na wɔsii me pi wɔ m'ahennie mu, na wɔde kɛseyɛ a ɛboro so kaa me ho.Under pastoral review
37Afei me Nebukadnesar mekamfo, na mema so, na medi ɔsoro Hene no ni, deɛ ne nnwuma nyinaa yɛ nokorɛ, na n'akwan yɛ atemmuo: na wɔn a wɔnam ahantan mu no, ɔtumi brɛ wɔn ase.Under pastoral review

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