Verse 14

Daniel 2:14

Young's Literal Translation

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14 Then Daniel hath replied [with] counsel and discretion to Arioch chief of the executioners of the king, who hath gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon.

Original Language Text

hebrew

בֵּ/אדַ֣יִן דָּנִיֵּ֗אל הֲתִיב֙ עֵטָ֣א וּ/טְעֵ֔ם לְ/אַרְי֕וֹךְ רַב טַבָּחַיָּ֖/א דִּ֣י מַלְכָּ֑/א דִּ֚י נְפַ֣ק לְ/קַטָּלָ֔ה לְ/חַכִּימֵ֖י בָּבֶֽל

English Translation

Then Daniel sat down and requested a time from Arioch, the chief of the executioners, to inform the king to give him time to interpret for the wise men of Babylon.

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Chapter 2 Context

1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, dreamed hath Nebuchadnezzar dreams, and his s... Focus ↗

2 and the king saith to call for scribes, and for enchanters, and for sorcerers, and for Chaldeans, to... Focus ↗

3 and the king saith to them, 'A dream I have dreamed, and moved is my spirit to know the dream.' Focus ↗

4 And the Chaldeans speak to the king [in] Aramaean, 'O king, to the ages live, tell the dream to thy... Focus ↗

5 The king hath answered and said to the Chaldeans, 'The thing from me is gone; if ye do not cause me... Focus ↗

6 and if the dream and its interpretation ye do shew, gifts, and fee, and great glory ye receive from... Focus ↗

7 They have answered a second time, and are saying, 'Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and... Focus ↗

8 The king hath answered and said, 'Of a truth I know that time ye are gaining, because that ye have s... Focus ↗

9 [so] that, if the dream ye do not cause me to know -- one is your sentence, seeing a word lying and... Focus ↗

10 The Chaldeans have answered before the king, and are saying, 'There is not a man on the earth who is... Focus ↗

11 and the thing that the king is asking [is] precious, and others are there not that do shew it before... Focus ↗

12 Therefore the king hath been angry and very wroth, and hath said to destroy all the wise men of Baby... Focus ↗

13 And the sentence hath gone forth, and the wise men are being slain, and they have sought Daniel and... Focus ↗

14 Then Daniel hath replied [with] counsel and discretion to Arioch chief of the executioners of the ki...

15 He hath answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, 'Wherefore [is] the sentence so urgent from... Focus ↗

16 and Daniel hath gone up, and sought of the king that he would give him time to shew the interpretati... Focus ↗

17 Then Daniel to his house hath gone, and to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, he hath m... Focus ↗

18 and to seek mercies from before the God (Elohim) of the heavens concerning this secret, that they de... Focus ↗

19 Then to Daniel, in a vision of the night, the secret hath been revealed. Then hath Daniel blessed th... Focus ↗

20 Daniel hath answered and said, 'Let the name of God (Elohim) be blessed from age even unto age, for... Focus ↗

21 And He is changing times and seasons, He is causing kings to pass away, and He is raising up kings;... Focus ↗

22 He is revealing deep and hidden things; He hath known what [is] in darkness, and light with Him hath... Focus ↗

23 Thee, O God (Elohim) of my fathers, I am thanking and praising, for wisdom and might Thou hast given... Focus ↗

24 Therefore Daniel hath gone up unto Arioch, whom the king hath appointed to destroy the wise men of B... Focus ↗

25 Then Arioch in haste hath brought up Daniel before the king, and thus hath said to him -- 'I have fo... Focus ↗

26 The king hath answered and said to Daniel, whose name [is] Belteshazzar, 'Art thou able to cause me... Focus ↗

27 Daniel hath answered before the king and said, 'The secret that the king is asking, the wise men, th... Focus ↗

28 but there is a God (Elohim) in the heavens, a revealer of secrets, and He hath made known to king Ne... Focus ↗

29 Thou, O king, thy thoughts on thy bed have come up [concerning] that which [is] to be after this, an... Focus ↗

30 As to me -- not for [any] wisdom that is in me above any living hath this secret been revealed to me... Focus ↗

31 'Thou, O king, wast looking, and lo, a certain great image. This image [is] mighty, and its brightne... Focus ↗

32 This image! its head [is] of good gold, its breasts and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs... Focus ↗

33 its legs of iron, its feet, part of them of iron, and part of them of clay. Focus ↗

34 Thou wast looking till that a stone hath been cut out without hands, and it hath smitten the image o... Focus ↗

35 then broken small together have been the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, and th... Focus ↗

36 This [is] the dream, and its interpretation we do tell before the king. Focus ↗

37 'Thou, O king, art a king of kings, for the God (Elohim) of the heavens a kingdom, strength, and mig... Focus ↗

38 and whithersoever sons of men are dwelling, the beast of the field, and the fowl of the heavens, He... Focus ↗

39 And after thee doth rise up another kingdom lower than those, and another third kingdom of brass, th... Focus ↗

40 And the fourth kingdom is strong as iron, because that iron is breaking small, and making feeble, al... Focus ↗

41 As to that which thou hast seen: the feet and toes, part of them potter's clay, and part of them iro... Focus ↗

42 As to the toes of the feet, part of them iron, and part of them clay: some part of the kingdom is st... Focus ↗

43 Because thou hast seen iron mixed with miry clay, they are mixing themselves with the seed of men: a... Focus ↗

44 'And in the days of these kings raise up doth the God (Elohim) of the heavens a kingdom that is not... Focus ↗

45 Because that thou hast seen that out of the mountain cut hath been a stone without hands, and it hat... Focus ↗

46 Then hath king Nebuchadnezzar fallen on his face, and to Daniel he hath done obeisance, and present,... Focus ↗

47 The king hath answered Daniel and said, 'Of a truth [it is] that your God (Elohim) is a God (Elohim)... Focus ↗

48 Then the king hath made Daniel great, and many great gifts he hath given to him, and hath caused him... Focus ↗

49 And Daniel hath sought from the king, and he hath appointed over the work of the province of Babylon... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Daniel
Chapter: Chapter 2 (49 verses)
Version: Young's Literal Translation

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