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The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gaina the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
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But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one* decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
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The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
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And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
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For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
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And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
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Then Daniel answeredb with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
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He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
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Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
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Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
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That they would desire mercies of the Godc of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
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Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
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Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever*: for wisdom and might are his:
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And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
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He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
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I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.
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Therefore** Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
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Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives* of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.
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The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?
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Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot* the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
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But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
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As for thee, O king, thy thoughts camed into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter*: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.
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But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakese that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
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Thou, O king, sawest*,f and behold a great* image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.
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This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighsg of brass,
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Thou sawest* till that a stone was cut out withouth hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
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Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
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Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
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And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
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And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
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And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
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And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
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And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly* strong, and partly* broken.i
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And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves* with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave onej to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
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And in the daysk of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
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Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain withoutl hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter*: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
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Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
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The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA
Daniel 2:8
Respondió el rey, y dijo: Ciertamente sé que queréis ganar tiempo, porque veis que mis órdenes son firmes,
English Standard Version ESV
Daniel 2:8
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--
La Biblia del Jubileo 2000 JBS
Daniel 2:8
El rey respondió, y dijo: Yo conozco ciertamente que vosotros ponéis dilaciones, porque veis que el negocio se me ha ido de la memoria
New King James Version NKJV
Daniel 2:8
The king answered and said, "I know for certain that you would gain time, because you see that my decision is firm:
Nueva Traducción Viviente NTV
Daniel 2:8
El rey respondió:
—¡Ya sé lo que se proponen! Están tratando de ganar tiempo porque saben que hablo en serio cuando digo:
—¡Ya sé lo que se proponen! Están tratando de ganar tiempo porque saben que hablo en serio cuando digo:
Nueva Versión Internacional NVI
Daniel 2:8
Pero el rey les contestó:—Mi decisión ya está tomada. Eso ustedes bien lo saben, y por eso quieren ganar tiempo.
La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español) RVR
Daniel 2:8
El rey respondió, y dijo: Yo conozco ciertamente que vosotros ponéis dilaciones, porque veis que el negocio se me ha ido.
Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español) SEV
Daniel 2:8
El rey respondió, y dijo: Yo conozco ciertamente que vosotros ponéis dilaciones, porque veis que el negocio se me ha ido de la memoria .
Herramientas de Estudio para Daniel 2:8-49
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