that you be drivenawayfrom mankindand your dwellingplacebe with the beastsof the field,and you be givengrassto eatlike cattleand be drenchedwith the dewof heaven;and sevenperiods of timewill passoveryou, untilyou recognizethat the MostHighis rulerover the realmof mankindand bestowsit on whomeverHe wishes.
The LORDhas establishedHis thronein the heavens,And His sovereigntyrulesover all.
Thus they exchangedtheir gloryFor the imageof an oxthat eatsgrass.
But Godis the Judge;He putsdownoneand exaltsanother.
That they may knowthat You alone,whose nameis the LORD,Are the MostHighoverallthe earth.
"I have madethe earth,the menand the beastswhichare on the faceof the earthby My greatpowerand by My outstretchedarm,and I will giveit to the one whois pleasingin My sight.
"It is He who changesthe timesand the epochs;He removeskingsand establisheskings;He giveswisdomto wisemenAnd knowledgeto men of understanding.
"You, O king,are the kingof kings,to whomthe Godof heavenhas giventhe kingdom,the power,the strengthand the glory;
The kingansweredDanieland said,"Surelyyour Godis a Godof godsand a Lordof kingsand a revealerof mysteries,sinceyou have beenableto revealthismystery."
"Let his mindbe changedfrom [that of] a manAnd let a beast'smindbe givento him, And let sevenperiods of timepassoverhim.
"This sentenceis by the decreeof the [angelic] watchersAnd the decisionis a commandof the holyones,In orderthat the livingmay knowThat the MostHighis rulerover the realmof mankind,And bestowsit on whomHe wishesAnd setsoverit the lowliestof men."
"It has seemedgoodto me to declarethe signsand wonderswhichthe MostHighGodhas donefor me.
