Daniel 4

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1  Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ the king,⁴⁴³⁰ unto all³⁶⁰⁶ people,⁵⁹⁷² nations,⁵²⁴ and languages,³⁹⁶¹ that¹⁷⁶⁸ dwell¹⁷⁵³ in all³⁶⁰⁶ the earth;⁷⁷² Peace⁸⁰⁰¹ be multiplied⁷⁶⁸⁰ unto you.

2  I thought it good^{8232 6925} to show²³²⁴ the signs⁸⁵² and wonders⁸⁵⁴⁰ that¹⁷⁶⁸ the high⁵⁹⁴³ God⁴²⁶ hath wrought⁵⁶⁴⁸ toward⁵⁹⁷⁴ me.

3  How⁴¹⁰¹ great⁷²⁶⁰ are his signs!⁸⁵² and how⁴¹⁰¹ mighty⁸⁶²⁴ are his wonders!⁸⁵⁴⁰ his kingdom⁴⁴³⁷ is an everlasting⁵⁹⁵⁷ kingdom,⁴⁴³⁷ and his dominion⁷⁹⁸⁵ is from⁵⁹⁷⁴ generation¹⁸⁵⁹ to generation.¹⁸⁵⁹

4  I⁵⁷⁶ Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ was¹⁹³⁴ at rest⁷⁹⁵⁴ in mine house,¹⁰⁰⁵ and flourishing⁷⁴⁸⁷ in my palace:¹⁹⁶⁵

5  I saw²³⁷⁰ a dream²⁴⁹³ which made me afraid,¹⁷⁶³ and the thoughts²⁰³¹ upon⁵⁹²² my bed⁴⁹⁰³ and the visions²³⁷⁶ of my head⁷²¹⁷ troubled⁹²⁷ me.

6  Therefore made^{4481 7761} I a decree²⁹⁴² to bring in⁵⁹²⁴ all³⁶⁰⁶ the wise²⁴⁴⁵ men of Babylon⁸⁹⁵ before⁶⁹²⁵ me, that¹⁷⁶⁸ they might make known³⁰⁴⁶ unto me the interpretation⁶⁵⁹¹ of the dream.²⁴⁹³

7  Then¹¹⁶ came in⁵⁹⁵⁴ the magicians,²⁷⁴⁹ the astrologers,⁸²⁶ the Chaldeans,³⁷⁷⁹ and the soothsayers:¹⁵⁰⁵ and I⁵⁷⁶ told⁵⁶⁰ the dream²⁴⁹³ before⁶⁹²⁵ them; but they did not³⁸⁰⁹ make known³⁰⁴⁶ unto me the interpretation⁶⁵⁹¹ thereof.

8  But at⁵⁷⁰⁵ the last³¹⁸ Daniel¹⁸⁴¹ came in⁵⁹⁵⁴ before⁶⁹²⁵ me, whose¹⁷⁶⁸ name⁸⁰³⁶ was Belteshazzar,¹⁰⁹⁶ according to the name⁸⁰³⁶ of my god,⁴²⁶ and in whom¹⁷⁶⁸ is the spirit⁷³⁰⁸ of the holy⁶⁹²² gods:⁴²⁶ and before⁶⁹²⁵ him I told⁵⁶⁰ the dream,²⁴⁹³ saying,

9  O Belteshazzar,¹⁰⁹⁶ master⁷²²⁹ of the magicians,²⁷⁴⁹ because¹⁷⁶⁸ I⁵⁷⁶ know³⁰⁴⁶ that¹⁷⁶⁸ the spirit⁷³⁰⁸ of the holy⁶⁹²² gods⁴²⁶ is in thee, and no^{3809 3606} secret⁷³²⁸ troubleth⁵⁹⁸ thee, tell⁵⁶⁰ me the visions²³⁷⁶ of my dream²⁴⁹³ that¹⁷⁶⁸ I have seen,²³⁷⁰ and the interpretation⁶⁵⁹¹ thereof.

10  Thus were the visions²³⁷⁶ of mine head⁷²¹⁷ in⁵⁹²² my bed;⁴⁹⁰³ I saw,^{1934 2370} and behold⁴³¹ a tree³⁶³ in the midst¹⁴⁵⁹ of the earth,⁷⁷² and the height⁷³¹⁴ thereof was great.⁷⁶⁹⁰

11  The tree³⁶³ grew,⁷²³⁶ and was strong,⁸⁶³¹ and the height⁷³¹⁴ thereof reached⁴²⁹¹ unto heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁵ and the sight²³⁷⁹ thereof to the end⁵⁴⁹¹ of all³⁶⁰⁶ the earth:⁷⁷²

12  The leaves⁶⁰⁷⁴ thereof were fair,⁸²⁰⁹ and the fruit⁴ thereof much,⁷⁶⁹⁰ and in it was meat⁴²⁰³ for all:³⁶⁰⁶ the beasts²⁴²³ of the field¹²⁵¹ had shadow²⁹²⁷ under⁸⁴⁶⁰ it, and the fowls⁶⁸⁵³ of the heaven⁸⁰⁶⁵ dwelt¹⁷⁵³ in the boughs⁶⁰⁵⁶ thereof, and all³⁶⁰⁶ flesh¹³²¹ was fed²¹¹⁰ of⁴⁴⁸¹ it.

13  I saw^{1934 2370} in the visions²³⁷⁶ of my head⁷²¹⁷ upon⁵⁹²² my bed,⁴⁹⁰³ and, behold,⁴³¹ a watcher⁵⁸⁹⁴ and a holy one⁶⁹²² came down⁵¹⁸² from⁴⁴⁸¹ heaven;⁸⁰⁶⁵

14  He cried⁷¹²³ aloud,²⁴²⁹ and said⁵⁶⁰ thus,³⁶⁵² Hew down¹⁴¹⁴ the tree,³⁶³ and cut off⁷¹¹³ his branches,⁶⁰⁵⁶ shake off⁵⁴²⁶ his leaves,⁶⁰⁷⁴ and scatter⁹²¹ his fruit:⁴ let the beasts²⁴²³ get away⁵¹¹¹ from⁴⁴⁸¹ under⁸⁴⁷⁹ it, and the fowls⁶⁸⁵³ from⁴⁴⁸¹ his branches:⁶⁰⁵⁶

15  Nevertheless¹²⁹⁷ leave⁷⁶⁶² the stump⁶¹³⁶ of his roots⁸³³⁰ in the earth,⁷⁷² even with a band⁶¹³ of¹⁷⁶⁸ iron⁶⁵²³ and brass,⁵¹⁷⁴ in the tender grass¹⁸⁸³ of¹⁷⁶⁸ the field;¹²⁵¹ and let it be wet⁶⁶⁴⁷ with the dew²⁹²⁰ of heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁵ and let his portion²⁵⁰⁸ be with⁵⁹⁷⁴ the beasts²⁴²³ in the grass⁶²¹¹ of the earth:⁷⁷²

16  Let his heart³⁸²⁵ be changed⁸¹³³ from⁴⁴⁸¹ man's,⁶⁰⁶ and let a beast's²⁴²³ heart³⁸²⁵ be given³⁰⁵² unto him; and let seven⁷⁶⁵⁵ times⁵⁷³² pass²⁴⁹⁹ over⁵⁹²² him.

17  This matter⁶⁶⁰⁰ is by the decree¹⁵¹⁰ of the watchers,⁵⁸⁹⁴ and the demand⁷⁵⁹⁵ by the word³⁹⁸³ of the holy ones:⁶⁹²² to⁵⁷⁰⁵ the intent¹⁷⁰¹ that¹⁷⁶⁸ the living²⁴¹⁷ may know³⁰⁴⁶ that¹⁷⁶⁸ the most High⁵⁹⁴³ ruleth⁷⁹⁹⁰ in the kingdom⁴⁴³⁷ of men,⁶⁰⁶ and giveth⁵⁴¹⁵ it to whomsoever^{4479 1768} he will,⁶⁶³⁴ and setteth up⁶⁹⁶⁶ over⁵⁹²² it the basest⁸²¹⁵ of men.⁶⁰⁶

18  This¹⁸³⁶ dream²⁴⁹³ I⁵⁷⁶ king⁴⁴³⁰ Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ have seen.²³⁷⁰ Now thou,⁶⁰⁷ O Belteshazzar,¹⁰⁹⁶ declare⁵⁶⁰ the interpretation⁶⁵⁹¹ thereof, forasmuch as^{3606 6903 1768} all³⁶⁰⁶ the wise²⁴⁴⁵ men of my kingdom⁴⁴³⁷ are not able^{3202 3809} to make known³⁰⁴⁶ unto me the interpretation:⁶⁵⁹¹ but thou⁶⁰⁷ art able;³⁵⁴⁶ for¹⁷⁶⁸ the spirit⁷³⁰⁸ of the holy⁶⁹²² gods⁴²⁶ is in thee.

19  Then¹¹⁶ Daniel,¹⁸⁴¹ whose¹⁷⁶⁸ name⁸⁰³⁶ was Belteshazzar,¹⁰⁹⁶ was astonished⁸⁰⁷⁵ for one²²⁹⁸ hour,⁸¹⁶⁰ and his thoughts⁷⁴⁷⁶ troubled⁹²⁷ him. The king⁴⁴³⁰ spoke,⁶⁰³² and said,⁵⁶⁰ Belteshazzar,¹⁰⁹⁶ let not⁴⁰⁹ the dream,²⁴⁹³ or the interpretation⁶⁵⁹¹ thereof, trouble⁹²⁷ thee. Belteshazzar¹⁰⁹⁶ answered⁶⁰³² and said,⁵⁶⁰ My lord,⁴⁷⁵⁶ the dream²⁴⁹³ be to them that hate⁸¹³¹ thee, and the interpretation⁶⁵⁹¹ thereof to thine enemies.⁶¹⁴⁶

20  The tree³⁶³ that¹⁷⁶⁸ thou sawest,²³⁷⁰ which¹⁷⁶⁸ grew,⁷²³⁶ and was strong,⁸⁶³¹ whose height⁷³¹⁴ reached⁴²⁹¹ unto the heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁵ and the sight²³⁷⁹ thereof to all³⁶⁰⁶ the earth;⁷⁷²

21  Whose leaves⁶⁰⁷⁴ were fair,⁸²⁰⁹ and the fruit⁴ thereof much,⁷⁶⁹⁰ and in it was meat⁴²⁰³ for all;³⁶⁰⁶ under⁸⁴⁶⁰ which the beasts²⁴²³ of the field¹²⁵¹ dwelt,¹⁷⁵³ and upon whose branches⁶⁰⁵⁶ the fowls⁶⁸⁵³ of the heaven⁸⁰⁶⁵ had their habitation:⁷⁹³²

22  It¹⁹³² is thou,⁶⁰⁷ O king,⁴⁴³⁰ that¹⁷⁶⁸ art grown⁷²³⁶ and become strong:⁸⁶³¹ for thy greatness⁷²³⁸ is grown,⁷²³⁶ and reacheth⁴²⁹¹ unto heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁵ and thy dominion⁷⁹⁸⁵ to the end⁵⁴⁹¹ of the earth.⁷⁷²

23  And whereas¹⁷⁶⁸ the king⁴⁴³⁰ saw²³⁷⁰ a watcher⁵⁸⁹⁴ and a holy one⁶⁹²² coming down⁵¹⁸² from⁴⁴⁸¹ heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁵ and saying,⁵⁶⁰ Hew the tree down,^{1414 363} and destroy²²⁵⁵ it; yet¹²⁹⁷ leave⁷⁶⁶² the stump⁶¹³⁶ of the roots⁸³³⁰ thereof in the earth,⁷⁷² even with a band⁶¹³ of¹⁷⁶⁸ iron⁶⁵²³ and brass,⁵¹⁷⁴ in the tender grass¹⁸⁸³ of¹⁷⁶⁸ the field;¹²⁵¹ and let it be wet⁶⁶⁴⁷ with the dew²⁹²⁰ of heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁵ and let his portion²⁵⁰⁸ be with⁵⁹⁷⁴ the beasts²⁴²³ of the field,¹²⁵¹ till^{5705 1768} seven⁷⁶⁵⁵ times⁵⁷³² pass²⁴⁹⁹ over⁵⁹²² him;

24  This¹⁸³⁶ is the interpretation,⁶⁵⁹¹ O king,⁴⁴³⁰ and this¹⁹³² is the decree¹⁵¹⁰ of the most High,⁵⁹⁴³ which¹⁷⁶⁸ is come⁴²⁹¹ upon⁵⁹²² my lord⁴⁷⁵⁶ the king:⁴⁴³⁰

25  That they shall drive²⁹⁵⁷ thee from⁴⁴⁸¹ men,⁶⁰⁶ and thy dwelling⁴⁰⁷⁰ shall be¹⁹³⁴ with⁵⁹⁷⁴ the beasts²⁴²³ of the field,¹²⁵¹ and they shall make thee to eat²⁹³⁹ grass⁶²¹¹ as oxen,⁸⁴⁵⁰ and they shall wet⁶⁶⁴⁷ thee with the dew^{4481 2920} of heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁵ and seven⁷⁶⁵⁵ times⁵⁷³² shall pass²⁴⁹⁹ over⁵⁹²² thee, till^{5705 1768} thou know³⁰⁴⁶ that¹⁷⁶⁸ the most High⁵⁹⁴³ ruleth⁷⁹⁹⁰ in the kingdom⁴⁴³⁷ of men,⁶⁰⁶ and giveth⁵⁴¹⁵ it to whomsoever^{4479 1768} he will.⁶⁶³⁴

26  And whereas¹⁷⁶⁸ they commanded⁵⁶⁰ to leave⁷⁶⁶² the stump⁶¹³⁶ of¹⁷⁶⁸ the tree³⁶³ roots;⁸³³⁰ thy kingdom⁴⁴³⁷ shall be sure⁷⁰¹¹ unto thee, after that^{4481 1768} thou shalt have known³⁰⁴⁶ that¹⁷⁶⁸ the heavens⁸⁰⁶⁵ do rule.⁷⁹⁹⁰

27  Wherefore,³⁸⁶¹ O king,⁴⁴³⁰ let my counsel⁴⁴³¹ be acceptable⁸²³² unto⁵⁹²² thee, and break⁶⁵⁶² off thy sins²⁴⁰⁸ by righteousness,⁶⁶⁶⁵ and thine iniquities⁵⁷⁵⁸ by showing mercy²⁶⁰⁴ to the poor;⁶⁰³³ if²⁰⁰⁶ it may be¹⁹³⁴ a lengthening⁷⁵⁴ of thy tranquillity.⁷⁹⁶³

28  All this³⁶⁰⁶ came⁴²⁹¹ upon⁵⁹²² the king⁴⁴³⁰ Nebuchadnezzar.⁵⁰²⁰

29  At the end⁷¹¹⁸ of twelve^{8648 6236} months³³⁹³ he walked^{1934 1981} in⁵⁹²² the palace¹⁹⁶⁵ of the kingdom⁴⁴³⁷ of¹⁷⁶⁸ Babylon.⁸⁹⁵

30  The king⁴⁴³⁰ spoke,⁶⁰³² and said,⁵⁶⁰ Is not³⁸⁰⁹ this¹⁶⁶⁸ great⁷²²⁹ Babylon,⁸⁹⁵ that¹⁷⁶⁸ I⁵⁷⁶ have built¹¹²⁴ for the house¹⁰⁰⁵ of the kingdom⁴⁴³⁷ by the might⁸⁶³² of my power,²⁶³² and for the honor³³⁶⁷ of my majesty?¹⁹²³

31  While⁵⁷⁵¹ the word⁴⁴⁰⁶ was in the king's⁴⁴³⁰ mouth,⁶⁴³³ there fell⁵³⁰⁸ a voice⁷⁰³² from⁴⁴⁸¹ heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁵ saying, O king⁴⁴³⁰ Nebuchadnezzar,⁵⁰²⁰ to thee it is spoken;⁵⁶⁰ The kingdom⁴⁴³⁷ is departed⁵⁷⁰⁹ from⁴⁴⁸¹ thee.

32  And they shall drive²⁹⁵⁷ thee from⁴⁴⁸¹ men,⁶⁰⁶ and thy dwelling⁴⁰⁷⁰ shall be with⁵⁹⁷⁴ the beasts²⁴²³ of the field:¹²⁵¹ they shall make thee to eat²⁹³⁹ grass⁶²¹¹ as oxen,⁸⁴⁵⁰ and seven⁷⁶⁵⁵ times⁵⁷³² shall pass²⁴⁹⁹ over⁵⁹²² thee, until^{5705 1768} thou know³⁰⁴⁶ that¹⁷⁶⁸ the most High⁵⁹⁴³ ruleth⁷⁹⁹⁰ in the kingdom⁴⁴³⁷ of men,⁶⁰⁶ and giveth⁵⁴¹⁵ it to whomsoever^{4479 1768} he will.⁶⁶³⁴

33  The same hour⁸¹⁶⁰ was the thing⁴⁴⁰⁶ fulfilled⁵⁴⁸⁷ upon⁵⁹²² Nebuchadnezzar:⁵⁰²⁰ and he was driven²⁹⁵⁷ from⁴⁴⁸¹ men,⁶⁰⁶ and did eat³⁹⁹ grass⁶²¹¹ as oxen,⁸⁴⁵⁰ and his body¹⁶⁵⁵ was wet⁶⁶⁴⁷ with the dew^{4481 2920} of heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁵ till^{5705 1768} his hairs⁸¹⁷⁷ were grown⁷²³⁶ like eagles'⁵⁴⁰³ feathers, and his nails²⁹⁵³ like birds'⁶⁸⁵³ claws.

34  And at the end⁷¹¹⁸ of the days³¹¹⁸ I⁵⁷⁶ Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ lifted up⁵¹⁹¹ mine eyes⁵⁸⁷⁰ unto heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁵ and mine understanding⁴⁴⁸⁶ returned⁸⁴²¹ unto⁵⁹²² me, and I blessed¹²⁸⁹ the most High,⁵⁹⁴³ and I praised⁷⁶²⁴ and honored¹⁹²² him that liveth²⁴¹⁷ forever,⁵⁹⁵⁷ whose¹⁷⁶⁸ dominion⁷⁹⁸⁵ is an everlasting⁵⁹⁵⁷ dominion,⁷⁹⁸⁵ and his kingdom⁴⁴³⁷ is from⁵⁹⁷⁴ generation¹⁸⁵⁹ to generation:¹⁸⁵⁹

35  And all³⁶⁰⁶ the inhabitants¹⁷⁵³ of the earth⁷⁷² are reputed²⁸⁰⁴ as nothing:³⁸⁰⁹ and he doeth⁵⁶⁴⁸ according to his will⁶⁶³⁴ in the army²⁴²⁹ of heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁵ and among the inhabitants¹⁷⁵³ of the earth:⁷⁷² and none³⁸⁰⁹ can³⁸³ stay⁴²²³ his hand,³⁰²⁸ or say⁵⁶⁰ unto him, What⁴¹⁰¹ doest⁵⁶⁴⁸ thou?

36  At the same time²¹⁶⁶ my reason⁴⁴⁸⁶ returned⁸⁴²¹ unto⁵⁹²² me; and for the glory³³⁶⁷ of my kingdom,⁴⁴³⁷ mine honor¹⁹²³ and brightness²¹²² returned⁸⁴²¹ unto⁵⁹²² me; and my counselors¹⁹⁰⁷ and my lords⁷²⁶¹ sought¹¹⁵⁶ unto me; and I was established⁸⁶²⁷ in⁵⁹²² my kingdom,⁴⁴³⁷ and excellent³⁴⁹³ majesty⁷²³⁸ was added³²⁵⁵ unto me.

37  Now³⁷⁰⁵ I⁵⁷⁶ Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ praise⁷⁶²⁴ and extol⁷³¹³ and honor¹⁹²² the King⁴⁴³⁰ of heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁵ all³⁶⁰⁶ whose¹⁷⁶⁸ works⁴⁵⁶⁷ are truth,⁷¹⁸⁷ and his ways⁷³⁵ judgment:¹⁷⁸⁰ and those¹⁷⁶⁸ that walk¹⁹⁸¹ in pride¹⁴⁶⁷ he is able³²⁰² to abase.⁸²¹⁴

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4 ἔτους ὀκτωκαιδεκάτου τῆς βασιλείας Ναβουχοδονοσορ εἶπεν εἰρηνεύων ἤμην ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ μου καὶ εὐθηνῶν ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου μου

5 ἐνύπνιον εἶδον καὶ εὐλαβήθην καὶ φόβος μοι ἐπέπεσεν

10 ἐκάθευδον καὶ ἰδοὺ δένδρον ὑψηλὸν φυόμενον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἡ ὅρασις αὐτοῦ μεγάλη καὶ οὐκ ἦν ἄλλο ὅμοιον αὐτῷ

12 οἱ κλάδοι αὐτοῦ τῷ μήκει ὡς σταδίων τριάκοντα καὶ ὑποκάτω αὐτοῦ ἐσκίαζον πάντα τὰ θηρία τῆς γῆς καὶ ἐν αὐτῷ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐνόσσευον ὁ καρπὸς αὐτοῦ πολὺς καὶ ἀγαθὸς καὶ ἐχορήγει πᾶσι τοῖς ζῴοις

11 καὶ ἡ ὅρασις αὐτοῦ μεγάλη ἡ κορυφὴ αὐτοῦ ἤγγιζεν ἕως τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ τὸ κύτος αὐτοῦ ἕως τῶν νεφελῶν πληροῦν τὰ ὑποκάτω τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ὁ ἥλιος καὶ ἡ σελήνη ἐν αὐτῷ ᾤκουν καὶ ἐφώτιζον πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν

13 ἐθεώρουν ἐν τῷ ὕπνῳ μου καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος ἀπεστάλη ἐν ἰσχύι ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ

14 καὶ ἐφώνησε καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἐκκόψατε αὐτὸ καὶ καταφθείρατε αὐτό προστέτακται γὰρ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὑψίστου ἐκριζῶσαι καὶ ἀχρειῶσαι αὐτό

15 καὶ οὕτως εἶπε ῥίζαν μίαν ἄφετε αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ γῇ ὅπως μετὰ τῶν θηρίων τῆς γῆς ἐν τοῖς ὄρεσι χόρτον ὡς βοῦς νέμηται

16 καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς δρόσου τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ ἀλλοιωθῇ καὶ ἑπτὰ ἔτη βοσκηθῇ σὺν αὐτοῖς

17 ἕως ἂν γνῷ τὸν κύριον τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐξουσίαν ἔχειν πάντων τῶν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ καὶ τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς καὶ ὅσα ἂν θέλῃ ποιεῖ ἐν αὐτοῖς
ἐνώπιόν μου ἐξεκόπη ἐν ἡμέρᾳ μιᾷ καὶ ἡ καταφθορὰ αὐτοῦ ἐν ὥρᾳ μιᾷ τῆς ἡμέρας καὶ οἱ κλάδοι αὐτοῦ ἐδόθησαν εἰς πάντα ἄνεμον καὶ εἱλκύσθη καὶ ἐρρίφη καὶ τὸν χόρτον τῆς γῆς μετὰ τῶν θηρίων τῆς γῆς ἤσθιε καὶ εἰς φυλακὴν παρεδόθη καὶ ἐν πέδαις καὶ ἐν χειροπέδαις χαλκαῖς ἐδέθη ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν σφόδρα ἐθαύμασα ἐπὶ πᾶσι τούτοις καὶ ὁ ὕπνος μου ἀπέστη ἀπὸ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν μου

18 καὶ ἀναστὰς τὸ πρωὶ ἐκ τῆς κοίτης μου ἐκάλεσα τὸν Δανιηλ τὸν ἄρχοντα τῶν σοφιστῶν καὶ τὸν ἡγούμενον τῶν κρινόντων τὰ ἐνύπνια καὶ διηγησάμην αὐτῷ τὸ ἐνύπνιον καὶ ὑπέδειξέ μοι πᾶσαν τὴν σύγκρισιν αὐτοῦ

19 μεγάλως δὲ ἐθαύμασεν ὁ Δανιηλ καὶ ὑπόνοια κατέσπευδεν αὐτόν καὶ φοβηθεὶς τρόμου λαβόντος αὐτὸν καὶ ἀλλοιωθείσης τῆς ὁράσεως αὐτοῦ κινήσας τὴν κεφαλὴν ὥραν μίαν ἀποθαυμάσας ἀπεκρίθη μοι φωνῇ πραείᾳ βασιλεῦ τὸ ἐνύπνιον τοῦτο τοῖς μισοῦσί σε καὶ ἡ σύγκρισις αὐτοῦ τοῖς ἐχθροῖς σου ἐπέλθοι

20 τὸ δένδρον τὸ ἐν τῇ γῇ πεφυτευμένον οὗ ἡ ὅρασις μεγάλη σὺ εἶ βασιλεῦ

21 καὶ πάντα τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τὰ νοσσεύοντα ἐν αὐτῷ ἡ ἰσχὺς τῆς γῆς καὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν καὶ τῶν γλωσσῶν πασῶν ἕως τῶν περάτων τῆς γῆς καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ χῶραι σοὶ δουλεύουσι

22 τὸ δὲ ἀνυψωθῆναι τὸ δένδρον ἐκεῖνο καὶ ἐγγίσαι τῷ οὐρανῷ καὶ τὸ κύτος αὐτοῦ ἅψασθαι τῶν νεφελῶν σύ βασιλεῦ ὑψώθης ὑπὲρ πάντας τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τοὺς ὄντας ἐπὶ προσώπου πάσης τῆς γῆς ὑψώθη σου ἡ καρδία ὑπερηφανίᾳ καὶ ἰσχύι τὰ πρὸς τὸν ἅγιον καὶ τοὺς ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα σου ὤφθη καθότι ἐξερήμωσας τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος ἐπὶ ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις τοῦ λαοῦ τοῦ ἡγιασμένου

23 καὶ ἡ ὅρασις ἣν εἶδες ὅτι ἄγγελος ἐν ἰσχύι ἀπεστάλη παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου καὶ ὅτι εἶπεν ἐξᾶραι τὸ δένδρον καὶ ἐκκόψαι ἡ κρίσις τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ μεγάλου ἥξει ἐπὶ σέ

24 καὶ ὁ ὕψιστος καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ σὲ κατατρέχουσιν

25 εἰς φυλακὴν ἀπάξουσί σε καὶ εἰς τόπον ἔρημον ἀποστελοῦσί σε

26 καὶ ἡ ῥίζα τοῦ δένδρου ἡ ἀφεθεῖσα ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἐξερριζώθη ὁ τόπος τοῦ θρόνου σού σοι συντηρηθήσεται εἰς καιρὸν καὶ ὥραν ἰδοὺ ἐπὶ σὲ ἑτοιμάζονται καὶ μαστιγώσουσί σε καὶ ἐπάξουσι τὰ κεκριμένα ἐπὶ σέ

27 κύριος ζῇ ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἡ ἐξουσία αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πάσῃ τῇ γῇ αὐτοῦ δεήθητι περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν σου καὶ πάσας τὰς ἀδικίας σου ἐν ἐλεημοσύναις λύτρωσαι ἵνα ἐπιείκεια δοθῇ σοι καὶ πολυήμερος γένῃ ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου τῆς βασιλείας σου καὶ μὴ καταφθείρῃ σε τούτους τοὺς λόγους ἀγάπησον ἀκριβὴς γάρ μου ὁ λόγος καὶ πλήρης ὁ χρόνος σου

28 καὶ ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ τῶν λόγων Ναβουχοδονοσορ ὡς ἤκουσε τὴν κρίσιν τοῦ ὁράματος τοὺς λόγους ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ συνετήρησε

29 καὶ μετὰ μῆνας δώδεκα ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐπὶ τῶν τειχῶν τῆς πόλεως μετὰ πάσης τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ περιεπάτει καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν πύργων αὐτῆς διεπορεύετο

30 καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὕτη ἐστὶ Βαβυλὼν ἡ μεγάλη ἣν ἐγὼ ᾠκοδόμησα καὶ οἶκος βασιλείας μου ἐν ἰσχύι κράτους μου κληθήσεται εἰς τιμὴν τῆς δόξης μου

31 καὶ ἐπὶ συντελείας τοῦ λόγου αὐτοῦ φωνὴν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἤκουσε σοὶ λέγεται Ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεῦ ἡ βασιλεία Βαβυλῶνος ἀφῄρηταί σου καὶ ἑτέρῳ δίδοται ἐξουθενημένῳ ἀνθρώπῳ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ σου ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ καθίστημι αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τῆς βασιλείας σου καὶ τὴν ἐξουσίαν σου καὶ τὴν δόξαν σου καὶ τὴν τρυφήν σου παραλήψεται ὅπως ἐπιγνῷς ὅτι ἐξουσίαν ἔχει ὁ θεὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν ἀνθρώπων καὶ ᾧ ἐὰν βούληται δώσει αὐτήν ἕως δὲ ἡλίου ἀνατολῆς βασιλεὺς ἕτερος εὐφρανθήσεται ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ σου καὶ κρατήσει τῆς δόξης σου καὶ τῆς ἰσχύος σου καὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας σου

32 καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι διώξονταί σε ἐπὶ ἔτη ἑπτά καὶ οὐ μὴ ὀφθῇς οὐδ᾽ οὐ μὴ λαλήσῃς μετὰ παντὸς ἀνθρώπου χόρτον ὡς βοῦν σε ψωμίσουσι καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς χλόης τῆς γῆς ἔσται ἡ νομή σου ἰδοὺ ἀντὶ τῆς δόξης σου δήσουσί σε καὶ τὸν οἶκον τῆς τρυφῆς σου καὶ τὴν βασιλείαν σου ἕτερος ἕξει

33 ἕως δὲ πρωὶ πάντα τελεσθήσεται ἐπὶ σέ Ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεῦ Βαβυλῶνος καὶ οὐχ ὑστερήσει ἀπὸ πάντων τούτων οὐθέν
ἐγὼ Ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος ἑπτὰ ἔτη ἐπεδήθην χόρτον ὡς βοῦν ἐψώμισάν με καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς χλόης τῆς γῆς ἤσθιον καὶ μετὰ ἔτη ἑπτὰ ἔδωκα τὴν ψυχήν μου εἰς δέησιν καὶ ἠξίωσα περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου κατὰ πρόσωπον κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ περὶ τῶν ἀγνοιῶν μου τοῦ θεοῦ τῶν θεῶν τοῦ μεγάλου ἐδεήθην
καὶ αἱ τρίχες μου ἐγένοντο ὡς πτέρυγες ἀετοῦ οἱ ὄνυχές μου ὡσεὶ λέοντος ἠλλοιώθη ἡ σάρξ μου καὶ ἡ καρδία μου γυμνὸς περιεπάτουν μετὰ τῶν θηρίων τῆς γῆς ἐνύπνιον εἶδον καὶ ὑπόνοιαί με εἰλήφασι καὶ διὰ χρόνου ὕπνος με ἔλαβε πολὺς καὶ νυσταγμὸς ἐπέπεσέ μοι

34 καὶ ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ τῶν ἑπτὰ ἐτῶν ὁ χρόνος μου τῆς ἀπολυτρώσεως ἦλθε καὶ αἱ ἁμαρτίαι μου καὶ αἱ ἄγνοιαί μου ἐπληρώθησαν ἐναντίον τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ἐδεήθην περὶ τῶν ἀγνοιῶν μου τοῦ θεοῦ τῶν θεῶν τοῦ μεγάλου καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος εἷς ἐκάλεσέ με ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ λέγων Ναβουχοδονοσορ δούλευσον τῷ θεῷ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τῷ ἁγίῳ καὶ δὸς δόξαν τῷ ὑψίστῳ τὸ βασίλειον τοῦ ἔθνους σού σοι ἀποδίδοται

36 ἐν ἐκείνῳ τῷ καιρῷ ἀποκατεστάθη ἡ βασιλεία μου ἐμοί καὶ ἡ δόξα μου ἀπεδόθη μοι

37 τῷ ὑψίστῳ ἀνθομολογοῦμαι καὶ αἰνῶ τῷ κτίσαντι τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν καὶ τὰς θαλάσσας καὶ τοὺς ποταμοὺς καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς ἐξομολογοῦμαι καὶ αἰνῶ ὅτι αὐτός ἐστι θεὸς τῶν θεῶν καὶ κύριος τῶν κυρίων καὶ βασιλεὺς τῶν βασιλέων ὅτι αὐτὸς ποιεῖ σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα καὶ ἀλλοιοῖ καιροὺς καὶ χρόνους ἀφαιρῶν βασιλείαν βασιλέων καὶ καθιστῶν ἑτέρους ἀντ᾽ αὐτῶν

38 ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν αὐτῷ λατρεύσω καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ φόβου αὐτοῦ τρόμος εἴληφέ με καὶ πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους αὐτοῦ αἰνῶ οἱ γὰρ θεοὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν οὐκ ἔχουσιν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἰσχὺν ἀποστρέψαι βασιλείαν βασιλέως εἰς ἕτερον βασιλέα καὶ ἀποκτεῖναι καὶ ζῆν ποιῆσαι καὶ ποιῆσαι σημεῖα καὶ θαυμάσια μεγάλα καὶ φοβερὰ καὶ ἀλλοιῶσαι ὑπερμεγέθη πράγματα καθὼς ἐποίησεν ἐν ἐμοὶ ὁ θεὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ἠλλοίωσεν ἐπ᾽ ἐμοὶ μεγάλα πράγματα ἐγὼ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς βασιλείας μου περὶ τῆς ψυχῆς μου τῷ ὑψίστῳ θυσίας προσοίσω εἰς ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ τὸ ἀρεστὸν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ποιήσω ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ λαός μου τὸ ἔθνος μου καὶ αἱ χῶραί μου αἱ ἐν τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ μου καὶ ὅσοι ἐλάλησαν εἰς τὸν θεὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ὅσοι ἂν καταληφθῶσι λαλοῦντές τι τούτους κατακρινῶ θανάτῳ

39 ἔγραψε δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς Ναβουχοδονοσορ ἐπιστολὴν ἐγκύκλιον πᾶσι τοῖς κατὰ τόπον ἔθνεσι καὶ χώραις καὶ γλώσσαις πάσαις ταῖς οἰκούσαις ἐν πάσαις ταῖς χώραις ἐν γενεαῖς καὶ γενεαῖς κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ αἰνεῖτε καὶ θυσίαν καὶ προσφορὰν προσφέρετε αὐτῷ ἐνδόξως ἐγὼ βασιλεὺς βασιλέων ἀνθομολογοῦμαι αὐτῷ ἐνδόξως ὅτι οὕτως ἐποίησε μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκάθισέ με ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου μου καὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας μου καὶ τῆς βασιλείας μου ἐν τῷ λαῷ μου ἐκράτησα καὶ ἡ μεγαλωσύνη μου ἀποκατεστάθη μοι

40 Ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεὺς πᾶσι τοῖς ἔθνεσι καὶ πάσαις ταῖς χώραις καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς οἰκοῦσιν ἐν αὐταῖς εἰρήνη ὑμῖν πληθυνθείη ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ καὶ νῦν ὑποδείξω ὑμῖν τὰς πράξεις ἃς ἐποίησε μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ ὁ θεὸς ὁ μέγας ἔδοξε δέ μοι ἀποδεῖξαι ὑμῖν καὶ τοῖς σοφισταῖς ὑμῶν ὅτι ἔστι θεός καὶ τὰ θαυμάσια αὐτοῦ μεγάλα τὸ βασίλειον αὐτοῦ βασίλειον εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἡ ἐξουσία αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ γενεῶν εἰς γενεάς καὶ ἀπέστειλεν ἐπιστολὰς περὶ πάντων τῶν γενηθέντων αὐτῷ ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ πᾶσι τοῖς ἔθνεσι τοῖς οὖσιν ὑπὸ τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ

Sep

1 Ναβουχοδονοσορ ὁ βασιλεὺς πᾶσι τοῖς λαοῖς φυλαῖς καὶ γλώσσαις τοῖς οἰκοῦσιν ἐν πάσῃ τῇ γῇ εἰρήνη ὑμῖν πληθυνθείη

2 τὰ σημεῖα καὶ τὰ τέρατα ἃ ἐποίησεν μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ ὁ θεὸς ὁ ὕψιστος ἤρεσεν ἐναντίον ἐμοῦ ἀναγγεῖλαι ὑμῖν

3 ὡς μεγάλα καὶ ἰσχυρά ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ βασιλεία αἰώνιος καὶ ἡ ἐξουσία αὐτοῦ εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν

4 ἐγὼ Ναβουχοδονοσορ εὐθηνῶν ἤμην ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ μου καὶ εὐθαλῶν

5 ἐνύπνιον εἶδον καὶ ἐφοβέρισέν με καὶ ἐταράχθην ἐπὶ τῆς κοίτης μου καὶ αἱ ὁράσεις τῆς κεφαλῆς μου συνετάραξάν με

6 καὶ δι᾽ ἐμοῦ ἐτέθη δόγμα τοῦ εἰσαγαγεῖν ἐνώπιόν μου πάντας τοὺς σοφοὺς Βαβυλῶνος ὅπως τὴν σύγκρισιν τοῦ ἐνυπνίου γνωρίσωσίν μοι

7 καὶ εἰσεπορεύοντο οἱ ἐπαοιδοί μάγοι γαζαρηνοί Χαλδαῖοι καὶ τὸ ἐνύπνιον εἶπα ἐγὼ ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐγνώρισάν μοι

8 ἕως οὗ ἦλθεν Δανιηλ οὗ τὸ ὄνομα Βαλτασαρ κατὰ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ μου ὃς πνεῦμα θεοῦ ἅγιον ἐν ἑαυτῷ ἔχει καὶ τὸ ἐνύπνιον ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ εἶπα

9 Βαλτασαρ ὁ ἄρχων τῶν ἐπαοιδῶν ὃν ἐγὼ ἔγνων ὅτι πνεῦμα θεοῦ ἅγιον ἐν σοὶ καὶ πᾶν μυστήριον οὐκ ἀδυνατεῖ σε ἄκουσον τὴν ὅρασιν τοῦ ἐνυπνίου οὗ εἶδον καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν αὐτοῦ εἰπόν μοι

10 ἐπὶ τῆς κοίτης μου ἐθεώρουν καὶ ἰδοὺ δένδρον ἐν μέσῳ τῆς γῆς καὶ τὸ ὕψος αὐτοῦ πολύ

11 ἐμεγαλύνθη τὸ δένδρον καὶ ἴσχυσεν καὶ τὸ ὕψος αὐτοῦ ἔφθασεν ἕως τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ τὸ κύτος αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰ πέρατα πάσης τῆς γῆς

12 τὰ φύλλα αὐτοῦ ὡραῖα καὶ ὁ καρπὸς αὐτοῦ πολύς καὶ τροφὴ πάντων ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ὑποκάτω αὐτοῦ κατεσκήνουν τὰ θηρία τὰ ἄγρια καὶ ἐν τοῖς κλάδοις αὐτοῦ κατῴκουν τὰ ὄρνεα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ἐξ αὐτοῦ ἐτρέφετο πᾶσα σάρξ

13 ἐθεώρουν ἐν ὁράματι τῆς νυκτὸς ἐπὶ τῆς κοίτης μου καὶ ἰδοὺ ιρ καὶ ἅγιος ἀπ᾽ οὐρανοῦ κατέβη

14 καὶ ἐφώνησεν ἐν ἰσχύι καὶ οὕτως εἶπεν ἐκκόψατε τὸ δένδρον καὶ ἐκτίλατε τοὺς κλάδους αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκτινάξατε τὰ φύλλα αὐτοῦ καὶ διασκορπίσατε τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ σαλευθήτωσαν τὰ θηρία ὑποκάτωθεν αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ ὄρνεα ἀπὸ τῶν κλάδων αὐτοῦ

15 πλὴν τὴν φυὴν τῶν ῥιζῶν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ γῇ ἐάσατε καὶ ἐν δεσμῷ σιδηρῷ καὶ χαλκῷ καὶ ἐν τῇ χλόῃ τῇ ἔξω καὶ ἐν τῇ δρόσῳ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κοιτασθήσεται καὶ μετὰ τῶν θηρίων ἡ μερὶς αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ χόρτῳ τῆς γῆς

16 ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἀλλοιωθήσεται καὶ καρδία θηρίου δοθήσεται αὐτῷ καὶ ἑπτὰ καιροὶ ἀλλαγήσονται ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν

17 διὰ συγκρίματος ιρ ὁ λόγος καὶ ῥῆμα ἁγίων τὸ ἐπερώτημα ἵνα γνῶσιν οἱ ζῶντες ὅτι κύριός ἐστιν ὁ ὕψιστος τῆς βασιλείας τῶν ἀνθρώπων καὶ ᾧ ἐὰν δόξῃ δώσει αὐτὴν καὶ ἐξουδένημα ἀνθρώπων ἀναστήσει ἐπ᾽ αὐτήν

18 τοῦτο τὸ ἐνύπνιον ὃ εἶδον ἐγὼ Ναβουχοδονοσορ ὁ βασιλεύς καὶ σύ Βαλτασαρ τὸ σύγκριμα εἰπόν ὅτι πάντες οἱ σοφοὶ τῆς βασιλείας μου οὐ δύνανται τὸ σύγκριμα αὐτοῦ δηλῶσαί μοι σὺ δέ Δανιηλ δύνασαι ὅτι πνεῦμα θεοῦ ἅγιον ἐν σοί

19 τότε Δανιηλ οὗ τὸ ὄνομα Βαλτασαρ ἀπηνεώθη ὡσεὶ ὥραν μίαν καὶ οἱ διαλογισμοὶ αὐτοῦ συνετάρασσον αὐτόν καὶ ἀπεκρίθη ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ εἶπεν Βαλτασαρ τὸ ἐνύπνιον καὶ ἡ σύγκρισις μὴ κατασπευσάτω σε καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Βαλτασαρ καὶ εἶπεν κύριε τὸ ἐνύπνιον τοῖς μισοῦσίν σε καὶ ἡ σύγκρισις αὐτοῦ τοῖς ἐχθροῖς σου

20 τὸ δένδρον ὃ εἶδες τὸ μεγαλυνθὲν καὶ τὸ ἰσχυκός οὗ τὸ ὕψος ἔφθασεν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὸ κύτος αὐτοῦ εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν

21 καὶ τὰ φύλλα αὐτοῦ εὐθαλῆ καὶ ὁ καρπὸς αὐτοῦ πολὺς καὶ τροφὴ πᾶσιν ἐν αὐτῷ ὑποκάτω αὐτοῦ κατῴκουν τὰ θηρία τὰ ἄγρια καὶ ἐν τοῖς κλάδοις αὐτοῦ κατεσκήνουν τὰ ὄρνεα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ

22 σὺ εἶ βασιλεῦ ὅτι ἐμεγαλύνθης καὶ ἴσχυσας καὶ ἡ μεγαλωσύνη σου ἐμεγαλύνθη καὶ ἔφθασεν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἡ κυριεία σου εἰς τὰ πέρατα τῆς γῆς

23 καὶ ὅτι εἶδεν ὁ βασιλεὺς ιρ καὶ ἅγιον καταβαίνοντα ἀπὸ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ εἶπεν ἐκτίλατε τὸ δένδρον καὶ διαφθείρατε αὐτό πλὴν τὴν φυὴν τῶν ῥιζῶν αὐτοῦ ἐάσατε ἐν τῇ γῇ καὶ ἐν δεσμῷ σιδηρῷ καὶ χαλκῷ καὶ ἐν τῇ χλόῃ τῇ ἔξω καὶ ἐν τῇ δρόσῳ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ αὐλισθήσεται καὶ μετὰ θηρίων ἀγρίων ἡ μερὶς αὐτοῦ ἕως οὗ ἑπτὰ καιροὶ ἀλλοιωθῶσιν ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν

24 τοῦτο ἡ σύγκρισις αὐτοῦ βασιλεῦ καὶ σύγκριμα ὑψίστου ἐστίν ὃ ἔφθασεν ἐπὶ τὸν κύριόν μου τὸν βασιλέα

25 καὶ σὲ ἐκδιώξουσιν ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων καὶ μετὰ θηρίων ἀγρίων ἔσται ἡ κατοικία σου καὶ χόρτον ὡς βοῦν ψωμιοῦσίν σε καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς δρόσου τοῦ οὐρανοῦ αὐλισθήσῃ καὶ ἑπτὰ καιροὶ ἀλλαγήσονται ἐπὶ σέ ἕως οὗ γνῷς ὅτι κυριεύει ὁ ὕψιστος τῆς βασιλείας τῶν ἀνθρώπων καὶ ᾧ ἂν δόξῃ δώσει αὐτήν

26 καὶ ὅτι εἶπαν ἐάσατε τὴν φυὴν τῶν ῥιζῶν τοῦ δένδρου ἡ βασιλεία σού σοι μενεῖ ἀφ᾽ ἧς ἂν γνῷς τὴν ἐξουσίαν τὴν οὐράνιον

27 διὰ τοῦτο βασιλεῦ ἡ βουλή μου ἀρεσάτω σοι καὶ τὰς ἁμαρτίας σου ἐν ἐλεημοσύναις λύτρωσαι καὶ τὰς ἀδικίας σου ἐν οἰκτιρμοῖς πενήτων ἴσως ἔσται μακρόθυμος τοῖς παραπτώμασίν σου ὁ θεός

28 ταῦτα πάντα ἔφθασεν ἐπὶ Ναβουχοδονοσορ τὸν βασιλέα

29 μετὰ δωδεκάμηνον ἐπὶ τῷ ναῷ τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ ἐν Βαβυλῶνι περιπατῶν

30 ἀπεκρίθη ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ εἶπεν οὐχ αὕτη ἐστὶν Βαβυλὼν ἡ μεγάλη ἣν ἐγὼ ᾠκοδόμησα εἰς οἶκον βασιλείας ἐν τῷ κράτει τῆς ἰσχύος μου εἰς τιμὴν τῆς δόξης μου

31 ἔτι τοῦ λόγου ἐν στόματι τοῦ βασιλέως ὄντος φωνὴ ἀπ᾽ οὐρανοῦ ἐγένετο σοὶ λέγουσιν Ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεῦ ἡ βασιλεία παρῆλθεν ἀπὸ σοῦ

32 καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων σε ἐκδιώξουσιν καὶ μετὰ θηρίων ἀγρίων ἡ κατοικία σου καὶ χόρτον ὡς βοῦν ψωμιοῦσίν σε καὶ ἑπτὰ καιροὶ ἀλλαγήσονται ἐπὶ σέ ἕως οὗ γνῷς ὅτι κυριεύει ὁ ὕψιστος τῆς βασιλείας τῶν ἀνθρώπων καὶ ᾧ ἐὰν δόξῃ δώσει αὐτήν

33 αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ὁ λόγος συνετελέσθη ἐπὶ Ναβουχοδονοσορ καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐξεδιώχθη καὶ χόρτον ὡς βοῦς ἤσθιεν καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς δρόσου τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ ἐβάφη ἕως οὗ αἱ τρίχες αὐτοῦ ὡς λεόντων ἐμεγαλύνθησαν καὶ οἱ ὄνυχες αὐτοῦ ὡς ὀρνέων

34 καὶ μετὰ τὸ τέλος τῶν ἡμερῶν ἐγὼ Ναβουχοδονοσορ τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν ἀνέλαβον καὶ αἱ φρένες μου ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ ἐπεστράφησαν καὶ τῷ ὑψίστῳ εὐλόγησα καὶ τῷ ζῶντι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ᾔνεσα καὶ ἐδόξασα ὅτι ἡ ἐξουσία αὐτοῦ ἐξουσία αἰώνιος καὶ ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν

35 καὶ πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες τὴν γῆν ὡς οὐδὲν ἐλογίσθησαν καὶ κατὰ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ ποιεῖ ἐν τῇ δυνάμει τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ἐν τῇ κατοικίᾳ τῆς γῆς καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ὃς ἀντιποιήσεται τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐρεῖ αὐτῷ τί ἐποίησας

36 αὐτῷ τῷ καιρῷ αἱ φρένες μου ἐπεστράφησαν ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ καὶ εἰς τὴν τιμὴν τῆς βασιλείας μου ἦλθον καὶ ἡ μορφή μου ἐπέστρεψεν ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ καὶ οἱ τύραννοί μου καὶ οἱ μεγιστᾶνές μου ἐζήτουν με καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν βασιλείαν μου ἐκραταιώθην καὶ μεγαλωσύνη περισσοτέρα προσετέθη μοι

37 νῦν οὖν ἐγὼ Ναβουχοδονοσορ αἰνῶ καὶ ὑπερυψῶ καὶ δοξάζω τὸν βασιλέα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ὅτι πάντα τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ ἀληθινὰ καὶ αἱ τρίβοι αὐτοῦ κρίσις καὶ πάντας τοὺς πορευομένους ἐν ὑπερηφανίᾳ δύναται ταπεινῶσαι

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‎1 ‏אֲנָ֣ה נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר שְׁלֵ֤ה הֲוֵית֙ בְּבֵיתִ֔י וְרַעְנַ֖ן בְּהֵיכְלִֽי׃

‎2 ‏חֵ֥לֶם חֲזֵ֖ית וִֽידַחֲלִנַּ֑נִי וְהַרְהֹרִין֙ עַֽל־מִשְׁכְּבִ֔י וְחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשִׁ֖י יְבַהֲלֻנַּֽנִי׃

‎3 ‏וּמִנִּי֙ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵ֔ם לְהַנְעָלָ֣ה קָֽדָמַ֔י לְכֹ֖ל חַכִּימֵ֣י בָבֶ֑ל דִּֽי־פְשַׁ֥ר חֶלְמָ֖א יְהֽוֹדְעֻנַּֽנִי׃

‎4 ‏בֵּאדַ֣יִן עללין עָלִּ֗ין חַרְטֻמַיָּא֙ אָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔א כשדיא כַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖י וְגָזְרַיָּ֑א וְחֶלְמָ֗א אָמַ֤ר אֲנָה֙ קֳדָ֣מֵיה֔וֹן וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ לָא־מְהוֹדְעִ֥ין לִֽי׃

‎5 ‏וְעַ֣ד אָחֳרֵ֡ין עַל֩ קָֽדָמַ֨י דָּנִיֵּ֜אל דִּֽי־שְׁמֵ֤הּ בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֙ כְּשֻׁ֣ם אֱלָהִ֔י וְדִ֛י רֽוּחַ־אֱלָהִ֥ין קַדִּישִׁ֖ין בֵּ֑הּ וְחֶלְמָ֖א קָֽדָמ֥וֹהִי אַמְרֵֽת׃

‎6 ‏בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֮ רַ֣ב חַרְטֻמַיָּא֒ דִּ֣י׀ אֲנָ֣ה יִדְעֵ֗ת דִּ֠י ר֣וּחַ אֱלָהִ֤ין קַדִּישִׁין֙ בָּ֔ךְ וְכָל־רָ֖ז לָא־אָנֵ֣ס לָ֑ךְ חֶזְוֵ֨י חֶלְמִ֧י דִֽי־חֲזֵ֛ית וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ אֱמַֽר׃

‎7 ‏וְחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשִׁ֖י עַֽל־מִשְׁכְּבִ֑י חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֔ית וַאֲל֥וּ אִילָ֛ן בְּג֥וֹא אַרְעָ֖א וְרוּמֵ֥הּ שַׂגִּֽיא׃

‎8 ‏רְבָ֥ה אִֽילָנָ֖א וּתְקִ֑ף וְרוּמֵהּ֙ יִמְטֵ֣א לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א וַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּ לְס֥וֹף כָּל־אַרְעָֽא׃

‎9 ‏עָפְיֵ֤הּ שַׁפִּיר֙ וְאִנְבֵּ֣הּ שַׂגִּ֔יא וּמָז֨וֹן לְכֹ֖לָּא־בֵ֑הּ תְּחֹת֜וֹהִי תַּטְלֵ֣ל׀ חֵיוַ֣ת בָּרָ֗א וּבְעַנְפ֙וֹהִי֙ ידרון יְדוּרָן֙ צִפֲּרֵ֣י שְׁמַיָּ֔א וּמִנֵּ֖הּ יִתְּזִ֥ין כָּל־בִּשְׂרָֽא׃

‎10 ‏חָזֵ֥ה הֲוֵ֛ית בְּחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשִׁ֖י עַֽל־מִשְׁכְּבִ֑י וַאֲלוּ֙ עִ֣יר וְקַדִּ֔ישׁ מִן־שְׁמַיָּ֖א נָחִֽת׃

‎11 ‏קָרֵ֨א בְחַ֜יִל וְכֵ֣ן אָמַ֗ר גֹּ֤דּוּ אִֽילָנָא֙ וְקַצִּ֣צוּ עַנְפ֔וֹהִי אַתַּ֥רוּ עָפְיֵ֖הּ וּבַדַּ֣רוּ אִנְבֵּ֑הּ תְּנֻ֤ד חֵֽיוְתָא֙ מִן־תַּחְתּ֔וֹהִי וְצִפְּרַיָּ֖א מִן־עַנְפֽוֹהִי׃

‎12 ‏בְּרַ֨ם עִקַּ֤ר שָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙ בְּאַרְעָ֣א שְׁבֻ֔קוּ וּבֶֽאֱסוּר֙ דִּֽי־פַרְזֶ֣ל וּנְחָ֔שׁ בְּדִתְאָ֖א דִּ֣י בָרָ֑א וּבְטַ֤ל שְׁמַיָּא֙ יִצְטַבַּ֔ע וְעִם־חֵיוְתָ֥א חֲלָקֵ֖הּ בַּעֲשַׂ֥ב אַרְעָֽא׃

‎13 ‏לִבְבֵהּ֙ מִן־אנושא אֲנָשָׁ֣א יְשַׁנּ֔וֹן וּלְבַ֥ב חֵיוָ֖ה יִתְיְהִ֣ב לֵ֑הּ וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין יַחְלְפ֥וּן עֲלֽוֹהִי׃

‎14 ‏בִּגְזֵרַ֤ת עִירִין֙ פִּתְגָמָ֔א וּמֵאמַ֥ר קַדִּישִׁ֖ין שְׁאֵֽלְתָ֑א עַד־דִּבְרַ֡ת דִּ֣י יִנְדְּע֣וּן חַ֠יַּיָּא דִּֽי־שַׁלִּ֨יט עליא עִלָּאָ֜ה בְּמַלְכ֣וּת אנושא אֲנָשָׁ֗א^y וּלְמַן־דִּ֤י יִצְבֵּא֙ יִתְּנִנַּ֔הּ וּשְׁפַ֥ל אֲנָשִׁ֖ים יְקִ֥ים עליה עֲלַֽהּ׃

‎15 ‏דְּנָה֙ חֶלְמָ֣א חֲזֵ֔ית אֲנָ֖ה מַלְכָּ֣א נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֑ר ואנתה וְאַ֨נְתְּ בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֜ר פִּשְׁרֵ֣א׀ אֱמַ֗ר כָּל־קֳבֵל֙ דִּ֣י׀ כָּל־חַכִּימֵ֣י מַלְכוּתִ֗י לָֽא־יָכְלִ֤ין פִּשְׁרָא֙ לְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִי ואנתה וְאַ֣נְתְּ כָּהֵ֔ל דִּ֛י רֽוּחַ־אֱלָהִ֥ין קַדִּישִׁ֖ין בָּֽךְ׃

‎16 ‏אֱדַ֨יִן דָּֽנִיֵּ֜אל דִּֽי־שְׁמֵ֣הּ בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֗ר אֶשְׁתּוֹמַם֙ כְּשָׁעָ֣ה חֲדָ֔ה וְרַעְיֹנֹ֖הִי יְבַהֲלֻנֵּ֑הּ עָנֵ֨ה מַלְכָּ֜א וְאָמַ֗ר בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֙ חֶלְמָ֤א וּפִשְׁרֵא֙ אַֽל־יְבַהֲלָ֔ךְ עָנֵ֤ה בֵלְטְשַׁאצַּר֙ וְאָמַ֔ר מראי מָרִ֕י חֶלְמָ֥א לשנאיך לְשָֽׂנְאָ֖ךְ וּפִשְׁרֵ֥הּ לעריך לְעָרָֽךְ׃³

‎17 ‏אִֽילָנָא֙ דִּ֣י חֲזַ֔יְתָ דִּ֥י רְבָ֖ה וּתְקִ֑ף וְרוּמֵהּ֙ יִמְטֵ֣א לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א וַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּ לְכָל־אַרְעָֽא׃

‎18 ‏וְעָפְיֵ֤הּ שַׁפִּיר֙ וְאִנְבֵּ֣הּ שַׂגִּ֔יא וּמָז֨וֹן לְכֹ֖לָּא־בֵ֑הּ תְּחֹת֗וֹהִי תְּדוּר֙ חֵיוַ֣ת בָּרָ֔א וּבְעַנְפ֕וֹהִי יִשְׁכְּנָ֖ן צִפֲּרֵ֥י שְׁמַיָּֽא׃

‎19 ‏אנתה־ אַנְתְּ־ ה֣וּא מַלְכָּ֔א דִּ֥י רְבַ֖ית וּתְקֵ֑פְתְּ וּרְבוּתָ֤ךְ רְבָת֙ וּמְטָ֣ת לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א וְשָׁלְטָנָ֖ךְ לְס֥וֹף אַרְעָֽא׃

‎20 ‏וְדִ֣י חֲזָ֣ה מַלְכָּ֡א עִ֣יר וְקַדִּ֣ישׁ נָחִ֣ת׀ מִן־שְׁמַיָּ֡א וְאָמַר֩ גֹּ֨דּוּ אִֽילָנָ֜א וְחַבְּל֗וּהִי בְּרַ֨ם עִקַּ֤ר שָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙ בְּאַרְעָ֣א שְׁבֻ֔קוּ וּבֶאֱסוּר֙ דִּֽי־פַרְזֶ֣ל וּנְחָ֔שׁ בְּדִתְאָ֖א דִּ֣י בָרָ֑א וּבְטַ֧ל שְׁמַיָּ֣א יִצְטַבַּ֗ע וְעִם־חֵיוַ֤ת בָּרָא֙ חֲלָקֵ֔הּ עַ֛ד דִּֽי־שִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין יַחְלְפ֥וּן עֲלֽוֹהִי׃

‎21 ‏דְּנָ֥ה פִשְׁרָ֖א מַלְכָּ֑א וּגְזֵרַ֤ת עליא עִלָּאָה֙ הִ֔יא דִּ֥י מְטָ֖ת עַל־מראי מָרִ֥י מַלְכָּֽא׃

‎22 ‏וְלָ֣ךְ טָֽרְדִ֣ין מִן־אֲנָשָׁ֡א וְעִם־חֵיוַ֣ת בָּרָא֩ לֶהֱוֵ֨ה מְדֹרָ֜ךְ וְעִשְׂבָּ֥א כְתוֹרִ֣ין׀ לָ֣ךְ יְטַֽעֲמ֗וּן וּמִטַּ֤ל שְׁמַיָּא֙ לָ֣ךְ מְצַבְּעִ֔ין וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין יַחְלְפ֣וּן עליך עֲלָ֑ךְ⁹ עַ֣ד דִּֽי־תִנְדַּ֗ע דִּֽי־שַׁלִּ֤יט עליא עִלָּאָה֙⁹ בְּמַלְכ֣וּת אֲנָשָׁ֔א וּלְמַן־דִּ֥י יִצְבֵּ֖א יִתְּנִנַּֽהּ׃

‎23 ‏וְדִ֣י אֲמַ֗רוּ לְמִשְׁבַּ֞ק עִקַּ֤ר שָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙ דִּ֣י אִֽילָנָ֔א מַלְכוּתָ֖ךְ לָ֣ךְ קַיָּמָ֑ה מִן־דִּ֣י תִנְדַּ֔ע דִּ֥י שַׁלִּטִ֖ן שְׁמַיָּֽא׃

‎24 ‏לָהֵ֣ן מַלְכָּ֗א מִלְכִּי֙ יִשְׁפַּ֣ר עליך עֲלָ֔ךְ וחטיך וַחֲטָאָךְ֙ בְּצִדְקָ֣ה פְרֻ֔ק וַעֲוָיָתָ֖ךְ בְּמִחַ֣ן עֲנָ֑יִן הֵ֛ן תֶּהֱוֵ֥א אַרְכָ֖ה לִשְׁלֵוְתָֽךְ׃

‎25 ‏כֹּ֣לָּא מְּטָ֔א עַל־נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר מַלְכָּֽא׃ פ

‎26 ‏לִקְצָ֥ת יַרְחִ֖ין תְּרֵֽי־עֲשַׂ֑ר עַל־הֵיכַ֧ל מַלְכוּתָ֛א דִּ֥י בָבֶ֖ל מְהַלֵּ֥ךְ הֲוָֽה׃

‎27 ‏עָנֵ֤ה מַלְכָּא֙ וְאָמַ֔ר הֲלָ֥א דָא־הִ֖יא בָּבֶ֣ל רַבְּתָ֑א דִּֽי־אֲנָ֤ה בֱנַיְתַהּ֙ לְבֵ֣ית מַלְכ֔וּ בִּתְקַ֥ף חִסְנִ֖י וְלִיקָ֥ר הַדְרִֽי׃

‎28 ‏ע֗וֹד מִלְּתָא֙ בְּפֻ֣ם מַלְכָּ֔א קָ֖ל מִן־שְׁמַיָּ֣א נְפַ֑ל לָ֤ךְ אָֽמְרִין֙ נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר מַלְכָּ֔א מַלְכוּתָ֖ה עֲדָ֥ת מִנָּֽךְ׃

‎29 ‏וּמִן־אֲנָשָׁא֩ לָ֨ךְ טָֽרְדִ֜ין וְֽעִם־חֵיוַ֧ת בָּרָ֣א מְדֹרָ֗ךְ עִשְׂבָּ֤א כְתוֹרִין֙ לָ֣ךְ יְטַעֲמ֔וּן וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין יַחְלְפ֣וּן עליך עֲלָ֑ךְ עַ֣ד דִּֽי־תִנְדַּ֗ע דִּֽי־שַׁלִּ֤יט עליא עִלָּאָה֙⁹ בְּמַלְכ֣וּת אֲנָשָׁ֔א וּלְמַן־דִּ֥י יִצְבֵּ֖א יִתְּנִנַּֽהּ׃

‎30 ‏בַּהּ־שַׁעֲתָ֗א מִלְּתָא֮ סָ֣פַת עַל־נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר֒ וּמִן־אֲנָשָׁ֣א טְרִ֔יד וְעִשְׂבָּ֤א כְתוֹרִין֙ יֵאכֻ֔ל וּמִטַּ֥ל שְׁמַיָּ֖א גִּשְׁמֵ֣הּ יִצְטַבַּ֑ע עַ֣ד דִּ֥י שַׂעְרֵ֛הּ כְּנִשְׁרִ֥ין רְבָ֖ה וְטִפְר֥וֹהִי כְצִפְּרִֽין׃

‎31 ‏וְלִקְצָ֣ת יֽוֹמַיָּה֩ אֲנָ֨ה נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜ר עַיְנַ֣י׀ לִשְׁמַיָּ֣א נִטְלֵ֗ת וּמַנְדְּעִי֙ עֲלַ֣י יְת֔וּב ולעליא וּלְעִלָּאָה֙ בָּרְכֵ֔ת וּלְחַ֥י עָלְמָ֖א שַׁבְּחֵ֣ת וְהַדְּרֵ֑ת דִּ֤י שָׁלְטָנֵהּ֙ שָׁלְטָ֣ן עָלַ֔ם וּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּ עִם־דָּ֥ר וְדָֽר׃

‎32 ‏וְכָל־דארי דָּיְרֵ֤י אַרְעָא֙ כְּלָ֣ה חֲשִׁיבִ֔ין וּֽכְמִצְבְּיֵ֗הּ עָבֵד֙ בְּחֵ֣יל שְׁמַיָּ֔א ודארי וְדָיְרֵ֖י אַרְעָ֑א וְלָ֤א אִיתַי֙ דִּֽי־יְמַחֵ֣א בִידֵ֔הּ וְיֵ֥אמַר לֵ֖הּ מָ֥ה עֲבַֽדְתְּ׃

‎33 ‏בֵּהּ־זִמְנָ֞א מַנְדְּעִ֣י׀ יְת֣וּב עֲלַ֗י וְלִיקַ֨ר מַלְכוּתִ֜י הַדְרִ֤י וְזִוִי֙ יְת֣וּב עֲלַ֔י וְלִ֕י הַדָּֽבְרַ֥י וְרַבְרְבָנַ֖י יְבַע֑וֹן וְעַל־מַלְכוּתִ֣י הָתְקְנַ֔ת וּרְב֥וּ יַתִּירָ֖ה ה֥וּסְפַת לִֽי׃

‎34 ‏כְּעַ֞ן אֲנָ֣ה נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר מְשַׁבַּ֨ח וּמְרוֹמֵ֤ם וּמְהַדַּר֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ שְׁמַיָּ֔א דִּ֤י כָל־מַעֲבָד֙וֹהִי֙ קְשֹׁ֔ט וְאֹרְחָתֵ֖הּ דִּ֑ין וְדִי֙ מַהְלְכִ֣ין בְּגֵוָ֔ה יָכִ֖ל לְהַשְׁפָּלָֽה׃ פ

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1 Ego Nabuchodonosor quietus eram in domo mea, et florens in palatio meo:

2 somnium vidi, quod perterruit me: et cogitationes meæ in strato meo, et visiones capitis mei conturbaverunt me.

3 Et per me propositum est decretum ut introducerentur in conspectu meo cuncti sapientes Babylonis, et ut solutionem somnii indicarent mihi.

4 Tunc ingrediebantur arioli, magi, Chaldæi, et aruspices, et somnium narravi in conspectu eorum: et solutionem ejus non indicaverunt mihi,

5 donec collega ingressus est in conspectu meo Daniel, cui nomen Baltassar secundum nomen dei mei, qui habet spiritum deorum sanctorum in semetipso: et somnium coram ipso locutus sum.

6 Baltassar, princeps ariolorum, quoniam ego scio quod spiritum sanctorum deorum habeas in te, et omne sacramentum non est impossibile tibi: visiones somniorum meorum, quas vidi, et solutionem earum narra.

7 Visio capitis mei in cubili meo: videbam, et ecce arbor in medio terræ, et altitudo ejus nimia.

8 Magna arbor, et fortis, et proceritas ejus contingens cælum: aspectus illius erat usque ad terminos universæ terræ.

9 Folia ejus pulcherrima, et fructus ejus nimius: et esca universorum in ea. Subter eam habitabant animalia et bestiæ, et in ramis ejus conversabantur volucres cæli: et ex ea vescebatur omnis caro.

10 Videbam in visione capitis mei super stratum meum, et ecce vigil, et sanctus, de cælo descendit.

11 Clamavit fortiter, et sic ait: Succidite arborem, et præcidite ramos ejus: excutite folia ejus, et dispergite fructus ejus: fugiant bestiæ, quæ subter eam sunt, et volucres de ramis ejus.

12 Verumtamen germen radicum ejus in terra sinite, et alligetur vinculo ferreo et æreo in herbis quæ foris sunt, et rore cæli tingatur, et cum feris pars ejus in herba terræ.

13 Cor ejus ab humano commutetur, et cor feræ detur ei: et septem tempora mutentur super eum.

14 In sententia vigilum decretum est, et sermo sanctorum, et petitio: donec cognoscant viventes quoniam dominatur Excelsus in regno hominum, et cuicumque voluerit, dabit illud, et humillimum hominem constituet super eum.

15 Hoc somnium vidi ego Nabuchodonosor rex: tu ergo Baltassar interpretationem narra festinus, quia omnes sapientes regni mei non queunt solutionem edicere mihi: tu autem potes, quia spiritus deorum sanctorum in te est.

16 Tunc Daniel, cujus nomen Baltassar, cœpit intra semetipsum tacitus cogitare quasi una hora: et cogitationes ejus conturbabant eum. Respondens autem rex, ait: Baltassar, somnium et interpretatio ejus non conturbent te. Respondit Baltassar, et dixit: Domine mi, somnium his, qui te oderunt, et interpretatio ejus hostibus tuis sit.

17 Arborem, quam vidisti sublimem atque robustam, cujus altitudo pertingit ad cælum, et aspectus illius in omnem terram;

18 et rami ejus pulcherrimi, et fructus ejus nimius, et esca omnium in ea, subter eam habitantes bestiæ agri, et in ramis ejus commorantes aves cæli:

19 tu es rex, qui magnificatus es, et invaluisti: et magnitudo tua crevit, et pervenit usque ad cælum, et potestas tua in terminos universæ terræ.

20 Quod autem vidit rex vigilem, et sanctum descendere de cælo, et dicere: Succidite arborem, et dissipate illam, attamen germen radicum ejus in terra dimittite, et vinciatur ferro et ære in herbis foris, et rore cæli conspergatur, et cum feris sit pabulum ejus, donec septem tempora mutentur super eum:

21 hæc est interpretatio sententiæ Altissimi, quæ pervenit super dominum meum regem,

22 Ejicient te ab hominibus, et cum bestiis ferisque erit habitatio tua, et fœnum ut bos comedes, et rore cæli infunderis: septem quoque tempora mutabuntur super te, donec scias quod dominetur Excelsus super regnum hominum, et cuicumque voluerit, det illud.

23 Quod autem præcepit ut relinqueretur germen radicum ejus, id est arboris: regnum tuum tibi manebit postquam cognoveris potestatem esse cælestem.

24 Quam ob rem, rex, consilium meum placeat tibi, et peccata tua eleemosynis redime, et iniquitates tuas misericordiis pauperum: forsitan ignoscet delictis tuis.

25 Omnia hæc venerunt super Nabuchodonosor regem.

26 Post finem mensium duodecim, in aula Babylonis deambulabat.

27 Responditque rex, et ait: Nonne hæc est Babylon magna, quam ego ædificavi in domum regni, in robore fortitudinis meæ, et in gloria decoris mei?

28 Cumque sermo adhuc esset in ore regis, vox de cælo ruit: Tibi dicitur, Nabuchodonosor rex: Regnum tuum transibit a te,

29 et ab hominibus ejicient te, et cum bestiis et feris erit habitatio tua: fœnum quasi bos comedes, et septem tempora mutabuntur super te, donec scias quod dominetur Excelsus in regno hominum, et cuicumque voluerit, det illud.

30 Eadem hora sermo completus est super Nabuchodonosor, et ex hominibus abjectus est, et fœnum ut bos comedit, et rore cæli corpus ejus infectum est, donec capilli ejus in similitudinem aquilarum crescerent, et ungues ejus quasi avium.

31 Igitur post finem dierum, ego Nabuchodonosor oculos meos ad cælum levavi, et sensus meus redditus est mihi: et Altissimo benedixi, et viventem in sempiternum laudavi et glorificavi: quia potestas ejus potestas sempiterna, et regnum ejus in generationem et generationem.

32 Et omnes habitatores terræ apud eum in nihilum reputati sunt: juxta voluntatem enim suam facit tam in virtutibus cæli quam in habitatoribus terræ: et non est qui resistat manui ejus, et dicat ei: Quare fecisti?

33 In ipso tempore sensus meus reversus est ad me, et ad honorem regni mei, decoremque perveni: et figura mea reversa est ad me, et optimates mei et magistratus mei requisierunt me, et in regno meo restitutus sum: et magnificentia amplior addita est mihi.

34 Nunc igitur, ego Nabuchodonosor laudo, et magnifico, et glorifico regem cæli: quia omnia opera ejus vera, et viæ ejus judicia, et gradientes in superbia potest humiliare.