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Daniel 4:26

New American Bible - revised edition

Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace in Babylon,

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that they might implore the mercy of the God of heaven in regard to this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven:

You, O king, are the king of kings; to you the God of heaven has given dominion and strength, power and glory;

“This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me its meaning. None of the wise men in my kingdom can tell me the meaning, but you can, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

The command that the stump of the tree is to be left means that your kingdom shall be preserved for you, once you have learned that heaven is sovereign.

When this period was over, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes to heaven; my reason was restored to me, and I blessed the Most High, I praised and glorified the One who lives forever, Whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and whose kingdom endures through all generations.

But when his heart became proud and his spirit hardened by insolence, he was put down from his royal throne and deprived of his glory;

he was cast out from human society and his heart was made like that of a beast; he lived with wild asses, and ate grass like an ox; his body was bathed with the dew of heaven, until he learned that the Most High God is sovereign over human kingship and sets over it whom he will.

When the disciples saw this, they were amazed and said, “How was it that the fig tree withered immediately?”

But I say to you, do not swear at all; not by heaven, for it is God’s throne;

I shall get up and go to my father and I shall say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I no longer deserve to be called your son.’




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