Daniel 2
English Standard Version
Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
2 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; (A)his spirit was troubled, and (B)his sleep left him. 2 Then the king commanded that (C)the magicians, (D)the enchanters, the (E)sorcerers, and (F)the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and (G)stood before the king. 3 And the king said to them, “I had a dream, and (H)my spirit is troubled to know the dream.” 4 Then (I)the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic,[a] (J)“O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.” 5 The king answered and said to (K)the Chaldeans, “The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be (L)torn limb from limb, (M)and your (N)houses shall be laid in ruins. 6 But if you show the dream and its interpretation, (O)you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. (P)Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation.” 7 They answered a second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation.” 8 The king answered and said, “I know with certainty that you are trying to (Q)gain time, because you see that the word from me is firm— 9 if you do not make the dream known to me, (R)there is but one sentence for you. You have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till (S)the times change. (T)Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation.” 10 (U)The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who can meet the king's demand, for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or (V)Chaldean. 11 The thing that the king asks is difficult, and no one can show it to the king except (W)the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.”
12 Because of this the king was angry and (X)very furious, and (Y)commanded that all (Z)the wise men of Babylon be destroyed. 13 So the decree went out, and the wise men were about to be killed; and they sought (AA)Daniel and his companions, to kill them. 14 Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to (AB)Arioch, the (AC)captain of the king's guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon. 15 He declared[b] to Arioch, the king's captain, “Why is the decree of the king (AD)so urgent?” Then Arioch made the matter known to Daniel. 16 And Daniel went in and requested the king to appoint him a time, that he might show the interpretation to the king.
God Reveals Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
17 Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to (AE)Hananiah, (AF)Mishael, and (AG)Azariah, his companions, 18 (AH)and told them to seek mercy from the (AI)God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not (AJ)be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 19 Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in (AK)a vision of the night. Then Daniel (AL)blessed the (AM)God of heaven. 20 Daniel answered and said:
(AN)“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,
(AO)to whom belong wisdom and might.
21 (AP)He changes times and seasons;
(AQ)he removes kings and sets up kings;
(AR)he gives wisdom to the wise
(AS)and knowledge to those who have understanding;
22 (AT)he reveals deep and hidden things;
(AU)he knows what is in the darkness,
(AV)and the light dwells with him.
23 To you, O (AW)God of my fathers,
(AX)I give thanks and praise,
for (AY)you have given me wisdom and might,
and have now made known to me what (AZ)we asked of you,
for you have made known to us the king's matter.”
24 Therefore Daniel went in to (BA)Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show the king the interpretation.”
25 Then (BB)Arioch brought in Daniel before the king (BC)in haste and said thus to him: “I have found (BD)among the exiles from Judah a man who will make known to the king the interpretation.” 26 The king declared to Daniel, (BE)whose name was Belteshazzar, (BF)“Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation?” 27 Daniel answered the king and said, “No wise men, (BG)enchanters, (BH)magicians, or (BI)astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked, 28 but (BJ)there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar (BK)what will be in the latter days. Your dream and (BL)the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these: 29 To you, O king, as you lay in bed came thoughts of what would be after this, (BM)and he who reveals mysteries made known to you what is to be. 30 But (BN)as for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because of any wisdom that I have more than all the living, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that (BO)you may know the thoughts of your mind.
Daniel Interprets the Dream
31 “You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening. 32 (BP)The head of this image was of fine gold, (BQ)its chest and arms of silver, its middle and (BR)thighs of bronze, 33 (BS)its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. 34 As you looked, a stone was cut out (BT)by no human hand, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and (BU)broke them in pieces. 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became (BV)like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that (BW)not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the image became (BX)a great mountain (BY)and filled the whole earth.
36 “This was the dream. Now we will tell the king its interpretation. 37 You, O king, (BZ)the king of kings, to whom (CA)the God of heaven (CB)has given the kingdom, the power, and the might, and the glory, 38 and into whose hand he has given, wherever they dwell, the children of man, (CC)the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens, making you rule over them all—you are (CD)the head of gold. 39 (CE)Another kingdom inferior to you shall arise after you, and yet a third kingdom (CF)of bronze, (CG)which shall rule over all the earth. 40 And (CH)there shall be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron (CI)breaks to pieces and shatters all things. And like iron that crushes, it shall (CJ)break and crush all these. 41 And as you saw (CK)the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom, but some of the (CL)firmness of iron shall be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the soft clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle. 43 As you saw the iron mixed with soft clay, so they will mix with one another in marriage,[c] but they will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay. 44 And in the days of those kings (CM)the God of heaven will set up (CN)a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. (CO)It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and (CP)it shall stand forever, 45 just as (CQ)you saw that (CR)a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that (CS)it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. A (CT)great God has made known to the king what shall be after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.”
Daniel Is Promoted
46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar (CU)fell upon his face and (CV)paid homage to Daniel, and commanded that (CW)an offering and (CX)incense be offered up to him. 47 The king answered and said to Daniel, “Truly, your (CY)God is God of gods and (CZ)Lord of kings, and (DA)a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery.” 48 Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great (DB)gifts, and made him ruler over the whole (DC)province of Babylon and (DD)chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon. 49 Daniel made a request of the king, and he (DE)appointed (DF)Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of (DG)the province of Babylon. But Daniel (DH)remained at the king's court.
Footnotes
- Daniel 2:4 The text from this point to the end of chapter 7 is in Aramaic
- Daniel 2:15 Aramaic answered and said; also verse 26
- Daniel 2:43 Aramaic by the seed of men
Daniel 2
New King James Version
Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream
2 Now in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; (A)and his spirit was so troubled that (B)his sleep left him. 2 (C)Then the king gave the command to call the magicians, the astrologers, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. 3 And the king said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to [a]know the dream.”
4 Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, (D)“O[b] king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, “My [c]decision is firm: if you do not make known the dream to me, and its interpretation, you shall be (E)cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made an ash heap. 6 (F)However, if you tell the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts, rewards, and great honor. Therefore tell me the dream and its interpretation.”
7 They answered again and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will give its interpretation.”
8 The king answered and said, “I know for certain that you would gain time, because you see that my decision is firm: 9 if you do not make known the dream to me, there is only one decree for you! For you have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till the [d]time has changed. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can [e]give me its interpretation.”
10 The Chaldeans answered the king, and said, “There is not a man on earth who can tell the king’s matter; therefore no king, lord, or ruler has ever asked such things of any magician, astrologer, or Chaldean. 11 It is a [f]difficult thing that the king requests, and there is no other who can tell it to the king (G)except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.”
12 For this reason the king was angry and very furious, and gave the command to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 13 So the decree went out, and they began killing the wise men; and they sought (H)Daniel and his companions, to kill them.
God Reveals Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream
14 Then with counsel and wisdom Daniel answered Arioch, the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon; 15 he answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, “Why is the decree from the king so [g]urgent?” Then Arioch made the decision known to Daniel.
16 So Daniel went in and asked the king to give him time, that he might tell the king the interpretation. 17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, 18 (I)that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 19 Then the secret was revealed to Daniel (J)in a night vision. So Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
20 Daniel answered and said:
(K)“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,
(L)For wisdom and might are His.
21 And He changes (M)the times and the seasons;
(N)He removes kings and raises up kings;
(O)He gives wisdom to the wise
And knowledge to those who have understanding.
22 (P)He reveals deep and secret things;
(Q)He knows what is in the darkness,
And (R)light dwells with Him.
23 “I thank You and praise You,
O God of my fathers;
You have given me wisdom and might,
And have now made known to me what we (S)asked of You,
For You have made known to us the king’s [h]demand.”
Daniel Explains the Dream
24 Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; take me before the king, and I will tell the king the interpretation.”
25 Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel before the king, and said thus to him, “I have found a man of the [i]captives of Judah, who will make known to the king the interpretation.”
26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its interpretation?”
27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded, the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers cannot declare to the king. 28 (T)But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar (U)what will be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, were these: 29 As for you, O king, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed, about what would come to pass after this; (V)and He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be. 30 (W)But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but for our sakes who make known the interpretation to the king, (X)and that you may [j]know the thoughts of your heart.
31 “You, O king, were watching; and behold, a great image! This great image, whose splendor was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome. 32 (Y)This image’s head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and [k]thighs of bronze, 33 its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of [l]clay. 34 You watched while a stone was cut out (Z)without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. 35 (AA)Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became (AB)like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that (AC)no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image (AD)became a great mountain (AE)and filled the whole earth.
36 “This is the dream. Now we will tell the interpretation of it before the king. 37 (AF)You, O king, are a king of kings. (AG)For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory; 38 (AH)and wherever the children of men dwell, or the beasts of the field and the birds of the heaven, He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all—(AI)you are this head of gold. 39 But after you shall arise (AJ)another kingdom (AK)inferior to yours; then another, a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth. 40 And (AL)the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes, that kingdom will break in pieces and crush all the others. 41 Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, (AM)so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly [m]fragile. 43 As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay. 44 And in the days of these kings (AN)the God of heaven will set up a kingdom (AO)which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; (AP)it shall [n]break in pieces and [o]consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. 45 (AQ)Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold—the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.”
Daniel and His Friends Promoted
46 (AR)Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, prostrate before Daniel, and commanded that they should present an offering (AS)and incense to him. 47 The king answered Daniel, and said, “Truly (AT)your God is the God of (AU)gods, the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret.” 48 (AV)Then the king promoted Daniel (AW)and gave him many great gifts; and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and (AX)chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon. 49 Also Daniel petitioned the king, (AY)and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel (AZ)sat in [p]the gate of the king.
Footnotes
- Daniel 2:3 Or understand
- Daniel 2:4 The original language of Daniel 2:4b through 7:28 is Aramaic.
- Daniel 2:5 The command
- Daniel 2:9 Situation
- Daniel 2:9 Or declare to me
- Daniel 2:11 Or rare
- Daniel 2:15 Or harsh
- Daniel 2:23 Lit. word
- Daniel 2:25 Lit. sons of the captivity
- Daniel 2:30 Understand
- Daniel 2:32 Or sides
- Daniel 2:33 Or baked clay, also vv. 34, 35, 42
- Daniel 2:42 Or brittle
- Daniel 2:44 Or crush
- Daniel 2:44 Lit. put an end to
- Daniel 2:49 The king’s court
Daniel 2
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Nebukadnessars dröm
2 (A) I sitt andra regeringsår[a] hade Nebukadnessar drömmar som gjorde honom orolig och sömnlös. 2 (B) Då kallade kungen till sig sina spåmän, besvärjare, trollkarlar och kaldeer[b] för att de skulle tala om för honom vad han hade drömt. Och de kom och trädde fram inför kungen.
3 Kungen sade till dem: ”Jag har haft en dröm, och min ande är orolig. Jag vill veta vad jag drömt.” 4 (C) Då sade kaldeerna till kungen på arameiska[c]: ”Må kungen leva för evigt! Berätta drömmen för dina tjänare så ska vi tyda den.” 5 (D) Kungen svarade kaldeerna: ”Detta är mitt fasta beslut: Om ni inte förklarar drömmen för mig och tyder den ska ni huggas i stycken och era hus göras till sophögar. 6 Men om ni berättar drömmen för mig och tyder den ska ni få gåvor och lön och stor ära av mig. Säg mig därför drömmen och dess tydning.” 7 De svarade för andra gången: ”Kungen bör berätta drömmen för sina tjänare, så ska vi tala om vad den betyder.”
8 Kungen svarade: ”Jag märker tydligt att ni vill vinna tid, eftersom ni ser att detta är mitt fasta beslut. 9 Om ni inte säger mig drömmen kan domen över er bara bli en. Ni har kommit överens om att ljuga och bedra i hopp om att tiderna ska förändras. Säg mig nu vad jag drömt, så vet jag att ni också kan tyda det för mig.”
10 Kaldeerna svarade kungen: ”Det finns ingen människa på jorden som kan säga det kungen vill veta. Ingen kung, hur stor och mäktig han än varit, har någonsin begärt något sådant av någon spåman, besvärjare eller kaldé. 11 Det som kungen begär är för svårt. Det finns ingen som kan berätta det för kungen, ingen utom gudarna. Men de bor inte bland de dödliga.”
12 Detta gjorde kungen så vred och rasande att han befallde att alla de vise i Babel skulle förgöras.[d] 13 När befallningen hade gått ut och man skulle döda de vise männen, sökte man också efter Daniel och hans vänner för att döda dem.
14 Då vände sig Daniel med kloka och förståndiga ord till Arjok, översten för kungens livvakter[e] som hade gått ut för att döda de vise i Babel. 15 Han frågade Arjok, kungens befälhavare: ”Varför har kungen gett en så sträng befallning?” Arjok talade om för Daniel hur det var. 16 Daniel gick då in till kungen och bad att få tid på sig, så skulle han ge kungen tydningen.
17 Sedan gick Daniel hem och förklarade saken för sina vänner Hananja, Mishael och Asarja. 18 Han uppmanade dem att be om nåd från himlens Gud, så att hemligheten skulle uppenbaras och Daniel och hans vänner inte skulle dödas tillsammans med de övriga vise i Babel.
19 Då uppenbarades hemligheten för Daniel i en syn om natten, och Daniel prisade himlens Gud 20 (E) och sade:
”Lovat är Guds namn
från evighet till evighet,
för vishet och makt tillhör honom.
21 (F) Han låter tider och stunder skifta,
han avsätter kungar
och tillsätter kungar,
han ger de visa deras vishet
och de förståndiga
deras förstånd.
22 (G) Han uppenbarar
det som är djupt och fördolt,
han vet vad som finns i mörkret
och ljuset bor hos honom.
23 Dig, mina fäders Gud,
tackar och prisar jag
för att du gett mig vishet
och förmåga
och uppenbarat för mig
det vi bad dig om.
Du har visat oss
vad kungen ville veta.”
24 Sedan gick Daniel till Arjok som hade fått order av kungen att förgöra de vise i Babel. Han kom in och sade till honom: ”Döda inte de vise i Babel. För mig till kungen, så ska jag ge honom tydningen.” 25 Genast förde Arjok Daniel till kungen och sade till honom: ”Jag har funnit en man bland de judiska fångarna som kan ge kungen tydningen.” 26 (H) Kungen sade till Daniel, som hade fått namnet Belteshassar: ”Kan du verkligen berätta drömmen för mig, vad jag såg och vad det betyder?” 27 Daniel svarade kungen:
”Den hemlighet som kungen vill veta kan inga vise män, besvärjare, spåmän eller stjärntydare[f] berätta för kungen. 28 Men det finns en Gud i himlen som kan uppenbara hemligheter, och han har låtit kung Nebukadnessar veta vad som ska ske i kommande dagar. Detta var din dröm och synen du såg på din bädd: 29 När du, o konung, låg på din bädd, började du tänka på vad som ska ske i framtiden, och han som uppenbarar hemligheter lät dig veta vad som ska ske. 30 (I) Denna hemlighet har uppenbarats för mig, inte för att jag har mer vishet än alla andra levande varelser, utan för att kungen skulle få veta tydningen så att du förstår ditt hjärtas tankar.
31 O konung, du såg i din syn en stor staty, hög och med strålande glans. Den stod framför dig, och den var skrämmande att se. 32 Huvudet på statyn var av fint guld, bröstet och armarna av silver, buken och höfterna av koppar.[g] 33 Benen var av järn, och fötterna delvis av järn och delvis av lera.
34 Medan du såg på den revs en sten loss, men inte av människohänder, och den träffade statyns fötter av järn och lera och krossade dem. 35 (J) Då krossades alltsammans, järnet, leran, kopparn, silvret och guldet. Allt blev som agnar från tröskplatserna[h] om sommaren, och vinden förde bort det så att inte ett spår fanns kvar. Men stenen[i] som hade träffat statyn blev ett stort berg som uppfyllde hela jorden.
36 Det var drömmen, och nu vill vi säga kungen vad den betyder[j]: 37 (K) Du, o konung, är kungarnas kung. Himlens Gud[k] har gett dig rike, styrka, makt och ära. 38 (L) I din hand har han gett människorna, markens djur och himlens fåglar, var de än bor, och han har satt dig att härska över dem alla. Du är det gyllene huvudet. 39 Men efter dig ska det uppstå ett annat rike, svagare än ditt, och därefter ett tredje rike av koppar som ska härska över hela jorden. 40 Det fjärde riket ska vara starkt som järn, för järn krossar och slår sönder allt. Så som järn förstör allt annat ska det krossa och förstöra.
41 Och att du såg fötterna och tårna vara delvis av krukmakarlera och delvis av järn, det betyder att det ska vara ett splittrat rike. Men det ska ha något av järnets fasthet, eftersom du såg att leran var blandad med järn. 42 Tårna på fötterna var delvis av järn och delvis av lera, och det betyder att riket ska vara delvis starkt och delvis svagt. 43 Att du såg järnet blandat med lera betyder att människor ska blanda sig med varandra genom giftermål men ändå inte hålla samman, lika lite som järn kan förenas med lera.
44 (M) Men i de kungarnas dagar ska himlens Gud upprätta ett rike som aldrig i evighet ska gå under och vars makt inte ska överlämnas till något annat folk. Det ska krossa och göra slut på alla de andra rikena, men självt ska det bestå för evigt. 45 (N) Du såg ju att en sten revs loss från berget, men inte av människohänder, och att den krossade järnet, kopparn, leran, silvret och guldet.
Den store Guden har nu uppenbarat för kungen vad som ska ske i framtiden. Drömmen är sann och tydningen tillförlitlig.”
46 (O) Då föll kung Nebukadnessar ner på sitt ansikte och tillbad Daniel och befallde att man skulle bära fram matoffer och rökelseoffer åt honom. 47 (P) Och kungen sade till Daniel: ”Er Gud är i sanning en Gud över andra gudar, en Herre över kungar och en som uppenbarar hemligheter, eftersom du kunde uppenbara denna hemlighet.”
48 (Q) Därefter upphöjde kungen Daniel och gav honom många stora gåvor och satte honom till herre över hela Babels provins och till högste föreståndare för alla de vise i Babel. 49 (R) På Daniels begäran utsåg kungen Shadrak, Meshak och Abed-Nego att förvalta Babels provins, medan Daniel själv stannade vid kungens hov.
Footnotes
- 2:1 andra regeringsår I början av år 603 f Kr.
- 2:2 spåmän, besvärjare, trollkarlar och kaldeer Spåmännen var drömtydare (1 Mos 41:8) medan besvärjarna var exorcister. Nationsbeteckningen ”kaldeer” kom att användas om stjärntydare (jfr de vise männen i Matt 2:1 med not).
- 2:4 på arameiska Från 2:4-7:28 är boken skriven på kaldeernas språk arameiska.
- 2:12 alla de vise … förgöras En liknande massavrättning av spåmän utfördes hundra år senare av Darejavesh I (jfr Esra 6:11).
- 2:14 livvakter Annan översättning: ”slaktare”.
- 2:27 stjärntydare Annan översättning (Vulgata): ”teckentydare” (även i 4:4, 5:7, 11).
- 2:32 guld … silver … koppar En staty av dessa tre material hade rests ca 70 år tidigare av kung Esarhaddon (2 Kung 19:37), som också började bygga upp Mardukstemplet Esagila (1:2 med not). Enklare material användes särskilt för de delar som skulle täckas av tyg.
- 2:35 agnar från tröskplatserna På tröskplatsen skilde man agnarna från vetet och lät vinden blåsa bort de lättviktiga agnarna (jfr Ps 1:4, Matt 3:12).
- 2:35 stenen Profetisk bild för Messias (jfr Sak 3:9, Apg 4:11, 1 Petr 2:4f, 1 Kor 10:4).
- 2:36 vad den betyder De fyra rikena tolkas ofta som Babel (500-tal f Kr), Medien-Persien (500-tal till 300-tal f Kr), Grekland (300-tal till första århundradet f Kr) och Rom (första århundradet f Kr och framåt). Tidsåldrar liknades ofta vid metaller, t ex redan på 700-talet f Kr av den grekiske författaren Hesiodos. Jfr synen i kap 7.
- 2:37 himlens Gud Ett vanligt gudsnamn i zoroastrismen som spred sig vid denna tid.
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