If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.
Daniel 2:7 - Y'all Version Bible They answered the second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show 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 the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.
Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in the Syrian language, “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”
The king answered, “I know of a certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see the thing has gone from me.
But if you don’t make known to me the dream, there is but one law for you; for you have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, until the situation changes. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can show me its interpretation.”
Then the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers came in; and I told them the dream, but they didn’t make known to me its interpretation.