Daniel 4:25-34
New American Standard Bible
25 that you be (A)driven away from mankind and your dwelling place be with the animals of the field, and you be given grass to eat like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven; and seven [a]periods of time will pass over you, until you recognize that the (B)Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind and (C)bestows it on whomever He wishes. 26 And in that it was commanded to (D)leave the stump [b]with the roots of the tree, your kingdom will [c]remain as yours after you recognize that it is (E)Heaven that rules. 27 Therefore, O king, may my (F)advice be pleasing to you: (G)wipe away your sin by doing righteousness, and your wrongdoings by (H)showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a (I)prolonging of your prosperity.’
The Vision Fulfilled
28 “All of this (J)happened to Nebuchadnezzar the king. 29 (K)Twelve months later he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon. 30 The king began speaking and was saying, ‘Is this not Babylon the (L)great, which I myself have built as a royal [d]residence by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?’ 31 While the word was still in the king’s mouth, a voice [e]came from heaven, saying, ‘King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is declared: [f]sovereignty has been removed from you, 32 and (M)you will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling place will be with the animals of the field. You will be given grass to eat like cattle, and (N)seven [g]periods of time will pass over you until you recognize that the (O)Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind and bestows it on whomever He wishes.’ 33 Immediately the word concerning Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled; and he was (P)driven away from mankind and began eating grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws.
34 “But at the end of [h]that period, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven and my [i]reason returned to me, and I blessed the (Q)Most High and praised and honored (R)Him who lives forever;
For His dominion is an (S)everlasting dominion,
And His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
Footnotes
- Daniel 4:25 I.e., years
- Daniel 4:26 Lit of
- Daniel 4:26 Lit be enduring to you
- Daniel 4:30 Lit house
- Daniel 4:31 Lit fell
- Daniel 4:31 Or kingdom
- Daniel 4:32 I.e., years
- Daniel 4:34 Lit the days
- Daniel 4:34 Lit understanding
Daniel 4:25-34
Young's Literal Translation
25 and they are driving thee away from men, and with the beast of the field is thy dwelling, and the herb as oxen they do cause thee to eat, and by the dew of the heavens they are wetting thee, and seven times do pass over thee, till that thou knowest that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and to whom He willeth He giveth it.
26 And that which they said -- to leave the stump of the roots of the tree; thy kingdom for thee abideth, after that thou knowest that the heavens are ruling.
27 `Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and thy sins by righteousness break off, and thy perversity by pitying the poor, lo, it is a lengthening of thine ease.
28 `All -- hath come on Nebuchadnezzar the king.
29 `At the end of twelve months, on the palace of the kingdom of Babylon he hath been walking;
30 the king hath answered and said, Is not this that great Babylon that I have built, for the house of the kingdom, in the might of my strength, and for the glory of mine honour?
31 `While the word is [in] the king's mouth a voice from the heavens hath fallen: To thee they are saying: O Nebuchadnezzar the king, the kingdom hath passed from thee,
32 and from men they are driving thee away, and with the beast of the field [is] thy dwelling, the herb as oxen they do cause thee to eat, and seven times do pass over thee, till that thou knowest that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and to whom He willeth He giveth it.
33 `In that hour the thing hath been fulfilled on Nebuchadnezzar, and from men he is driven, and the herb as oxen he eateth, and by the dew of the heavens his body is wet, till that his hair as eagles' hath become great, and his nails as birds.'
34 `And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, mine eyes to the heavens have lifted up, and mine understanding unto me returneth, and the Most High I have blessed, and the Age-during Living One I have praised and honoured, whose dominion [is] a dominion age-during, and His kingdom with generation and generation;
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