Two years later, Pharaoh had a dream. He dreamed that he was standing by the Nile River.
Daniel 4:5 - Easy To Read Version I had a dream that made me afraid. I was lying on my bed, and I saw pictures and visions {\cf2\super [39]} in my mind. Those things made me very afraid. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I had a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts and imaginations and the visions of my head as I was lying upon my bed troubled and agitated me. American Standard Version (1901) I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. Common English Bible I had a terrifying dream. My thoughts while I was lying in bed and the vision in my mind overwhelmed me. Catholic Public Domain Version And then their colleague came in before me, Daniel, (whose name is Belteshazzar according to the name of my god,) who has the spirit of the holy gods within his very self, and I told the dream directly to him. English Standard Version 2016 I saw a dream that made me afraid. As I lay in bed the fancies and the visions of my head alarmed me. |
Two years later, Pharaoh had a dream. He dreamed that he was standing by the Nile River.
Then Ashpenaz gave those young men from Judah Babylonian names. Daniel’s new name was Belteshazzar. Hananiah’s new name was Shadrach. Mishael’s new name was Meshach. And Azariah’s new name was Abednego.
During Nebuchadnezzar’s second year as king, he had some dreams. Those dreams bothered him and he could not sleep.
Then the king said to those men, “I had a dream that bothers me. I want to know what the dream means.”
These are the visions {\cf2\super [41]} I saw while I was lying in my bed: I looked, and there in front of me was a tree standing in the middle of the earth. The tree was very tall.
I was looking at those things in the vision {\cf2\super [43]} while lying on my bed. And then I saw a holy angel coming down from heaven.
But let the stump and roots stay in the ground. Put a band of iron and bronze around it. The stump and roots will stay in the field with the grass all around it. It will live among the wild animals and plants in the fields. It will become wet with dew. {\cf2\super [44]}
Then Daniel (also named Belteshazzar) became very quiet for about an hour. The things he was thinking bothered him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar (Daniel), don’t let the dream or its meaning make you afraid.”
Then the king’s mother came into the place where the party was. She had heard the voices of the king and his royal officials. She said, “King, may you live forever! Don’t be afraid! Don’t let your face be so white with fear!
There is a man in your kingdom that has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father this man showed that he could understand secrets. He showed that he was very smart and very wise. He showed that he was like the gods in these things. Your grandfather, {\cf2\super [55]} King Nebuchadnezzar, put this man in charge of all the wise men. He ruled over all the men of magic, and the Chaldeans. {\cf2\super [56]}
During the first year that Belshazzar was king of Babylon, {\cf2\super [71]} Daniel had a dream. Daniel saw these visions {\cf2\super [72]} while he was lying on his bed. Daniel wrote what he had dreamed about.
“And that was the end of the dream. I, Daniel, was very afraid. My face became very white from fear. And I did not tell the other people about the things I saw and heard.”