¹² Then Joseph said to him, ^(A)“This is its interpretation: ^(B)the three branches are three days.

¹⁴ And his comrade answered, “This is no other than the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel; God has given into his hand Midian and all the camp.”

¹² A young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. When we told him, ^(A)he interpreted our dreams to us, giving an interpretation to each man according to his dream.

²⁵ Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one; ^(A)God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do. ²⁶ The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years; the dreams are one.

¹⁸ And Joseph answered and said, ^(A)“This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days.

²⁵ Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia;^[a] she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.

⁴ and ^(A)all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ.

Institution of the Lord's Supper

^26 (A)Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and ^(B)after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; ^(C)this is my body.”

Daniel Interprets the Second Dream

¹⁹ Then Daniel, whose name was ^(A)Belteshazzar, was ^(B)dismayed for a while, and ^(C)his thoughts alarmed him. The king answered and said, “Belteshazzar, let not the dream or the interpretation alarm you.” Belteshazzar answered and said, “My lord, ^(D)may the dream be for those who hate you ^(E)and its interpretation for your enemies! ^20 (F)The tree you saw, which grew and became strong, so that its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth, ^21 (G)whose leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in which was food for all, under which beasts of the field found shade, and in whose branches the birds of the heavens lived— ^22 (H)it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong. ^(I)Your greatness has grown and reaches to heaven, ^(J)and your dominion to the ends of the earth. ²³ And because the king saw ^(K)a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ^(L)‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field, and let him be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till ^(M)seven periods of time pass over him,’ ²⁴ this is the interpretation, O king: It is a decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king, ^25 (N)that you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You shall be made ^(O)to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and ^(P)seven periods of time shall pass over you, till ^(Q)you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will. ²⁶ And as it was commanded ^(R)to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be confirmed for you from the time that you know that Heaven rules. ²⁷ Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by ^(S)practicing righteousness, ^(T)and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, ^(U)that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity.”

Nebuchadnezzar's Humiliation

²⁸ All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar. ²⁹ At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, ³⁰ and the king answered and said, ^(V)“Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by ^(W)my mighty power as a royal residence and for ^(X)the glory of my majesty?” ^31 (Y)While the words were still in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you, ^32 (Z)and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, ^(AA)until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.” ³³ Immediately the word was fulfilled against Nebuchadnezzar. ^(AB)He was driven from among men and ate grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair grew as long as eagles' feathers, and his nails were like birds' claws.