If a ruler’s spirit rises up against you, do not leave your post, for composure allays great offences.
Daniel 2:7 - Tree of Life Version They responded a second time, saying, “Let the king tell his servants the dream and we will declare the interpretation.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 a ruler’s spirit rises up against you, do not leave your post, for composure allays great offences.
Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic , “May the king live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will declare the interpretation.”
The king replied saying, “I know for sure that you are buying time since you see that I have firmly decreed
that if you do not reveal the dream to me, there is only one verdict for you. You have conspired to say something false and fraudulent, until such a time as things might change. So then, tell me the dream and I will know that you can tell me its meaning.”
“These are the visions in my head while I was on my bed: I looked, and behold, there was a tree in the midst of the earth. Its height was enormous.