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Daniel 2:1-11 GNB ...In the second year that Nebuchadnezzar was king, he had a dream. It worried him so much that he couldn't sleep, (2) so he sent for his fortunetellers, magicians, sorcerers, and wizards to come and explain the dream to him. When they came and stood before the king, (3) he said to them, "I'm worried about a dream I've had. I want to know what it means." (4) They answered the king in Aramaic, "May Your Majesty live forever! Tell us your dream, and we will explain it to you." (5) The king said to them, "I have made up my mind that you must tell me the dream and then tell me what it means. If you can't, I'll have you torn limb from limb and make your houses a pile of ruins. (6) But if you can tell me both the dream and its meaning, I will reward you with gifts and great honor. Now then, tell me what the dream was and what it means." (7) They answered the king again, "If Your Majesty will only tell us what the dream was, we will explain it." (8) At that, the king exclaimed, "Just as I thought! You are trying to gain time, because you see that I have made up my mind (9) to give all of you the same punishment if you don't tell me the dream. You have agreed among yourselves to go on telling me lies because you hope that in time things will change. Tell me what the dream was, and then I will know that you can also tell me what it means." (10) The advisers replied, "There is no one on the face of the earth who can tell Your Majesty what you want to know. No king, not even the greatest and most powerful, has ever made such a demand of his fortunetellers, magicians, and wizards. (11) What Your Majesty is asking for is so difficult that no one can do it for you except the gods, and they do not live among human beings."
Daniel 2:1-11 ESV ...In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him. (2) Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans [All Babylonians were considered Chaldeans. In Daniel's day the term referred to a cult or sect of diviners or prognosticators.] be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king. (3) And the king said to them, "I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream." (4) Then the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic, "O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation." (5) The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, "The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be torn limb from limb, and your houses shall be laid in ruins. (6) But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation." (7) They answered a second time and said, "Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation." (8) The king answered and said, "I know with certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see that the word from me is firm-- (9) if you do not make the dream known to me, there is but one sentence for you. You have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till the times change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation." (10) The Chaldeans answered the king and said, "There is not a man on earth who can meet the king's demand, for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or Chaldean. (11) The thing that the king asks is difficult, and no one can show it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh."
Daniel 2:1-11 GW ...During the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, he had some dreams. He was troubled, but he stayed asleep. (2) The king sent for the magicians, psychics, sorcerers, and astrologers so that they could tell him what he had dreamed. So they came to the king. (3) The king said to them, "I had a dream, and I'm troubled by it. I want to know what the dream was." (4) The astrologers spoke to the king in Aramaic, "Your Majesty, may you live forever! Tell us the dream, and we'll interpret it for you." (5) The king answered the astrologers, "I meant what I said! If you don't tell me the dream and its meaning, you will be torn limb from limb, and your houses will be turned into piles of rubble. (6) But if you tell me the dream and its meaning, I will give you gifts, awards, and high honors. Now tell me the dream and its meaning." (7) Once more they said, "Your Majesty, tell us the dream, and we'll tell you its meaning." (8) The king replied, "I'm sure you're trying to buy some time because you know that I meant what I said. (9) If you don't tell me the dream, you'll all receive the same punishment. You have agreed among yourselves to make up a phony explanation to give me, hoping that things will change. So tell me the dream. Then I'll know that you can explain its meaning to me." (10) The astrologers answered the king, "No one on earth can tell the king what he asks. No other king, no matter how great and powerful, has ever asked such a thing of any magician, psychic, or astrologer. (11) What you ask is difficult, Your Majesty. No one can tell what you dreamed except the gods, and they don't live with humans."
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The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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