If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for deference will make amends for great offenses.
Daniel 2:7 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) They answered a second time, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They answered again, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation of it. American Standard Version (1901) They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation. Common English Bible They answered him again: “The king must tell his servants the dream. We will then explain the meaning.” Catholic Public Domain Version They answered again and said, "Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will reveal its interpretation." English Standard Version 2016 They answered a second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation.” |
If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for deference will make amends for great offenses.
Then the Chaldeans said to the king, “O king, live for ever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”
The king answered, “I know with certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see that the word from me is sure
that if you do not make the dream known to me, there is but one sentence for you. You have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till the times change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation.”
Then the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers came in; and I told them the dream, but they could not make known to me its interpretation.