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Daniel (Theodotion) 2
Swete's Septuagint · Berean Standard Bible
Ἐν τῷ ἔτει τῷ δευτέρῳ τῆς βασιλείας ἠνυπνιάσθη Ναβουχοδονοσὸρ ἐνύπνιον, καὶ ἐξέστη τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ ὕπνος αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ.
In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.
καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς καλέσαι τοὺς ἐπαοιδοὺς καὶ τοὺς μάγους καὶ τοὺς φαρμακοὺς καὶ τοὺς Χαλδαίους τοῦ ἀναγγεῖλαι τῷ βασιλεῖ τὰ ἐνύπνια αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἦλθαν καὶ ἔστησαν ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως.
So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers (note: Or Chaldeans; also in verses 4, 5, and 10) to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,
καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ βασιλεύς Ἠνυπνιάσθην, καὶ ἐξέστη τὸ πνεῦμά μου τοῦ γνῶναι τὸ ἐνύπνιον.
he said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand it.”
καὶ ἐλάλησαν οἱ Χαλδαῖοι τῷ βασιλεῖ Συριστί Βασιλεῦ, εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας ζῆθι σύ εἰπὸν τὸ ἐνύπνιον τοῖς παισίν σου, καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν ἀναγγελοῦμεν.
Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic (note: The original text from this point of Daniel 2:4 through Daniel 7:28 is in Aramaic.), “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
ἀπεκρίθη ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῖς Χαλδαίοις Ὁ λόγος ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ ἀπέστη· ἐὰν μὴ γνωρίσητέ μοι τὸ ἐνύπνιον καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν, εἰς ἀπωλίαν ἔσεσθε, καὶ οἱ οἶκοι ὑμῶν διαρπαγήσονται.
The king replied to the astrologers, “My word is final: If you do not tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut into pieces and your houses will be reduced to rubble.
ἐὰυ δὲ τὸ ἐνύπνιον καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν αὐτοῦ γνωρίσητέ μοι, δόματα καὶ δωρεὰς καὶ τιμὴν πολλὴν λήμψεσθε παρʼ ἐμοῦ· πλὴν τὸ ἐνύπνιον καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν αὐτοῦ ἀπαγγείλατέ μοι.
But if you tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. So tell me the dream and its interpretation.”
ἀπεκρίθησαν δεύτερον καὶ εἶπαν Ὁ βασιλεὺς εἰπάτω τὸ ἐυύπνιον τοῖς παισὶν αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν αὐτοῦ ἀναγγελοῦμεν.
They answered a second time, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will give the interpretation.”
καὶ ἀπεκρίθη ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ εἶπεν Ἐπ ἀληθείας οἶδα ἐγὼ ὅτι καιρὸν ὑμεῖς ἐξαγοράζετε, καθότι εἴδετε ὅτι ἀπέστη ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ τὸ άῆμα.
The king replied, “I know for sure that you are stalling for time because you see that my word is final.
ἐὰν οὗν τὸ ἐνύπνιον μὴ ἀναγγείλητέ μοι, οἶδα ὅτι ῥῆμα ψευδὲς καὶ διεφθαρμένον συνέθεσθε εἰπεῖν ἐνώπιόν μου, ἕως οὗ ὁ καιρὸς παρέλθῃ· τὸ ἐνύπνιόν μου εἵπατέ μοι, καὶ γνώσομαι ὅτι τὴν σύγκρισιν αὐτοῦ ἀναγγελεῖτέ μοι.
If you do not tell me the dream, there is only one decree for you. You have conspired to speak before me false and fraudulent words, hoping the situation will change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can give me its interpretation.”
ἀπεκρίθησαν οἱ Χαλδαῖοι ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ λέγουσιν Οὐκ ἔστιν ἄνθρωπος ἐπὶ τῆς ξηρᾶς ὅστις τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦ βασιλέως δυνήσεται γναωρίσαι, καθότι πᾶς βασιλεὺς μέγας καὶ ἄρχων ῥῆμα τοιοῦτο οὐκ ἐπερωτᾷ ἐπαοιδόν, μάγον καὶ Χαλδαῖον·
The astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth can do what the king requests! No king, however great and powerful, has ever asked anything like this of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer.
ὅτι ὁ λόγος ὃν ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐπερωτᾷ βαρύς, καὶ ἕτερος οὐκ ἔστιν ὃς ἀναγγελεῖ αὐτὸν ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως ἀλλʼ ἢ θεοί, ὦν οὐκ ἔστιν ἡ κατοικία μετὰ πάσης σαρκός.
What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”
τότε ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐν θυμῷ καὶ ὀργῇ εἰπεν ἀπὸλέσαι πάντας τοὺς σοφοὺς Βαβυλῶνος.
This response made the king so angry and furious that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
καὶ τὸ δόγμα ἐξῆλθεν, καὶ οἱ σοφοὶ ἀπεκτέννοντο· καὶ ἐζήτησαν Δανιὴλ καὶ τοὺς φίλους αὐτοῦ ἀνελεῖν.
So the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed, and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them.
τότε Δανιὴλ ἀπεκρίθη βουλὴν καὶ γνώμην τῷ Ἀριὼχ τῷ ἀρχιμαγείρῳ τοῦ βασιλέως, ὃς ἐξῆλθεν ἀναιρεῖν τοὺς σοφοὺς Βαβυλῶνος
When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, went out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel responded with discretion and tact.
Ἄρχων τοῦ βασιλέως, περὶ τίνος ἐξῆλθεν ἡ γνώμη ἡ ἀναιδὴς ἐκ προσώπου τοῦ βασιλέως; ἐγνώρισεν δὲ τὸ. ῥῆμα Ἀριὼχ τῷ Δανιήλ.
“Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. Then Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.
καὶ Δανιὴλ ἠξίωσεν τὸν βασιλέα ὅπως χρόνον δῷ αὐτῷ, καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν αὐτοῦ ἀναγγείλῃ τῷ βασιλεῖ.
So Daniel went in and asked the king to give him some time, so that he could give him the interpretation.
Καὶ εἰσῆλθεν Δανιὴλ εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ, καὶ τῷ Ἁνανίᾳ καὶ τῷ Μεισαὴλ καὶ τῷ Ἀζαρία τοῖς φίλοις αὐτοῦ ἐγνωρισεν τὸ ῥῆμα.
Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
καὶ οἰκτειρμοὺς ἐζήτουν παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ὑπέρ τοῦ μυστηρίου τούτου, ὅπως ἂν μὴ ἀπόλωνται Δανιὴλ καὶ οἱ φίλοι αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἐπιλοίπων σοφῶν Βαβυλῶνος.
urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
τότε τῷ Δανιὴλ ἐν ὁράματι τῆς νυκτὸς τὸ μυστήριον ἀπεκαλύφθη. καὶ εὐλόγησεν τὸν θεὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ Δανιὴλ
During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven
καὶ εἶπεν Εἴη τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ εὐλογημένον ἀπὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος, ὅτι ἡ σοφία καὶ ἡ σύνεσις αὐτοῦ ἐστιν·
and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.
καὶ αὐτὸς ἀλλοιοῖ καιροὺς καὶ χρόνους, καθιστᾷ βασιλεῖς καὶ μεθιστᾷ, διδοὺς σοφίαν τοῖς σοφοῖς καὶ φρόνησιν τοῖς εἰδόσιν σύνεσιν·
He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
αὐτὸς ἀποκαλύπτει βαθέα καὶ ἀπόκρυφα, γινώσκων τὰ ἐν τῷ σκότει, καὶ τὸ φῶς μετʼ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν.
He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.
σοί, ὁ θεὸς τῶν πατέρων μου, ἐξομολογοῦμαι καὶ αἰνῶ, ὅτι σοφίαν καὶ δύναμιν δέδωκάς μοι, καὶ ἐγνώρισάς μοι ἃ ἠξιώσαμεν παρὰ σοῦ, καὶ τὸ ὅραμα τοῦ βασιλέως ἐγνώρισάς μοι.
To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, because You have given me wisdom and power. And now You have made known to me what we have requested, for You have made known to us the dream of the king.”
καὶ ἦλθεν Δανιὴλ πρὸς Ἀριώχ, ὃν κατέστησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς ἀπολέσαι τοὺς σοφοὺς Βαβυλῶνος, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Τοὺς σοφοὺς Βαβυλῶνος μὴ ἀπολέσῃς, εἰσάγαγε δέ με ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν τῷ βασιλεῖ ἀναγγελῶ.
Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon! Bring me before the king, and I will give him the interpretation.”
Τότε Ἀριὼχ ἐν σπουδῇ εἰσήγαγεν τὸν Δανιὴλ ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Εὕρηκα ἄνδρα ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας τῆς Ἰουδαίας, ὅστις τὸ σύγκριμα τῷ βασιλεῖ ἀναγγελεῖ
Arioch hastily brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who will tell the king the interpretation.”
καὶ ἀπεκρίθη ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ εἶπεν τῷ Δανιήλ, οὗ τὸ ὄνομα Βαλτασάρ Εἰ δύνασαί μοι ἀναγγεῖλαι τὸ ἐνύπνιον ὃ ἴδον καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν αὐτοῦ;
The king responded to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to tell me what I saw in the dream, as well as its interpretation?”
καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Δανιὴλ ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ λέγει Τὸ μυστήριον ὃ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐρωτῷ οὐκ ἔστιν σοφῶν, μάγων, ἐπαοιδῶν, γαζαρηνῶν ἀναγγεῖλαι τῷ βασιλεῖ
Daniel answered the king, “No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires.
Βλλ᾿ ἢ ἔστιν θεὸς ἐν οὐρανῷ ἀποκαλύπτων μυστήρια, καὶ ἐγνώρισεν τῷ βασιλεῖ Ναβουχοδονοσὸρ ἃ δεῖ γενέσθαι ἐπʼ ἐσχάτων τῶν ἡμερῶν. τὸ ἐνύπνιόν σου καὶ αἱ ὁράσεις τῆς κεφαλῆς σου ἐπὶ τῆς κοίτης σου τοῦτό ἐστιν.
But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:
βασιλεῦ, οἱ διαλογισμοί σου ἐπὶ τῆς κοίτης σου ἀνέβησαν τί δεῖ γενέσθαι μετὰ ταῦτα, καὶ ὁ ἀποκαλύπτων μυστήρια ἐγνώρισέν σοι ἄ δεῖ γενέσθαι.
As you lay on your bed, O king, your thoughts turned to the future, and the Revealer of Mysteries made known to you what will happen.
καὶ ἐμοὶ δὲ οὐκ ἐν σοφίᾳ τῇ οὔσῃ ἐν ἐμοὶ παρὰ πάντας τοὺς ζῶντας τὸ μυστήριον τοῦτο ἀπεκαλύφθη, ἀλλʼ ἕνεκεν τοῦ τὴν σύγκρισιν γνωρίσαι τῷ βασιλεῖ, ἴνα τοὺς διαλογισμοὺς τῆς καρδίας σου γνῷς.
And to me this mystery has been revealed, not because I have more wisdom than any man alive, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.
σύ, βασιλεῦ, ἐθεώρεις, καὶ ἰδοὺ εἰκὼν μία, μεγάλη ἡ εἰκὼν ἐκείνη, καὶ ἡ πρόσοψις αὐτῆς ὑπερφερής, ἑστῶσα πρὸ προσώπου σου· καὶ ἡ ὅρασις αὐτῆς φοβερά.
As you, O king, were watching, a great statue (note: Or image; here and through the rest of Daniel 2) appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome.
εἰκὼν ἧς ἡ κεφαλὴ χρυσίου χρηστοῦ, αἱ χεῖρες καὶ τὸ στῆθος καὶ οἱ βραχίονες αὐτῆς ἀργυροῖ, ἡ κοιλία καὶ οἱ μηροὶ χαλκοῖ,
The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,
αἱ κνῆμαι σιδηραῖ, οἱ πόδες μέρος τι σιδηροῦν καὶ μέρος ὀστράκινον.
its legs were iron, and its feet were part iron and part clay.
ἐθεώρεις ἕως ἀπεσχίσθη λίθος ἐξ ὄρους ἄνευ χειρῶν, καὶ ἐπάταξεν τὴν εἰκόνα ἐπὶ τοὺς πόδας τοὺς σιδηροῦς καὶ ὀστρακίνους, καὶ ἐλέπτυνεν εἰς τέλος.
As you watched, a stone was cut out (note: LXX cut out from a mountain), but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them.
τότε ἐλεπτύνθησαν εἰς ἅπαξ τὸ ὄστρακον, ὁ σίδηρος, ὁ χαλκός, ὁ ἄργυρος, ὁ χυυσός, καὶ ἐγένετο ὡσεὶ κονιορτὸς ἀπὸ ἄλωνος θερινῆς· καὶ ἐξῆρεν τὸ πλῆθος τοῦ πνεύματος, καὶ τόπος οὐχ εὑρέθη αὐτοῖς· καὶ ὁ λίθος ὁ πατάξας τὴν εἰκόνα ἐγενἤθη ὄρος μέγα, καὶ ἐπλήρωσεν πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν.
Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
τοῦτό ἐστιν τὸ ἐνύπνιον· καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν αὐτοῦ ἐροῦμεν ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως.
This was the dream; now we will tell the king its interpretation.
σύ, βασιλεῦ, βασιλεὺς βασιλέων, ᾧ ὁ θεὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ βασιλείαν ἰσχυρὰν καὶ κραταιὰν καὶ ἔντιμον ἔδωκεν
You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ ὅπου κατοικοῦσιν οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων· θηρία τε ἀγροῦ καὶ πετεινὰ οὐρανοῦ ἔδωκεν ἐν τῇ χειρί σου, καὶ κατέστησεν κύριον πάντων· σὺ εἶ ἡ κεφαλὴ ἡ χρυσῆ.
Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.
καὶ ὀπίσω σου ἀναστήσεται ἑτέρα βασιλεία ἥττων σου, καὶ βασιλεία τρίτη ἥτις ἐστὶν ὁ χαλκός, ἡ κυριεύσει πάσης τῆς γῆς·
But after you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule the whole earth.
καὶ βασιλεία τετάρτη ἔσται ἰσχυρὰ ὡς ὁ σίδηρος· ὃν τρόπον ὁ σίδηρος λεπτύνει καὶ δαμάζει πάντα, οὕτως πάντα λεπτυνεῖ καὶ δαμάσει.
Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; for iron shatters and crushes all things, and like iron that crushes all things, it will shatter and crush all the others.
καὶ ὅτι ἴδες τοὺς πόδας καὶ τοὺς δακτύλους μέρος μέν τι ὀστράκινον, μέρος δέ τι σιδηροῦν, βασιλεία διῃρημένη ἔσται, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς ῥίζης τῆς σιδηρᾶς ἔσται ἐν αὐτῇ, ὃν τρόπον ἴδες τὸν σίδηρον ἀναμεμιγμένον τῷ ὀστράκῳ.
And just as you saw that the feet and toes were made partly of fired clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom, yet some of the strength of iron will be in it—just as you saw the iron mixed with clay.
καὶ οἱ δάκτυλοι τῶν ποδῶν μέρος μέν τι σιδηροῦν, μέρος δέ τι ὀστράκινον, μέρος τι τῆς βασιλείας ἔσται ἰσχυρόν, καὶ ἀπʼ αὐτῆς ἔσται συντριβόμενον.
And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.
ὅτι ἴδες τὸν σίδηρον ἀναμεμιγμένον τῷ ὀστράκῳ, συνμιγεῖς ἔσονται ἐν σπέρματι ἀνθρώπων· καὶ οὐκ ἔσονται προσκολλώμενοι οὗτος μετὰ τούτου, καθὼς ὁ σίδηρος οὐκ ἀναμίγνυται μετὰ τοῦ ὀστράκου.
As you saw the iron mixed with clay, so the peoples will mix with one another but will not hold together any more than iron mixes with clay.
καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τῶν βασιλέων ἐκείνων ἀναστήσει ὁ θεὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ βασιλείαν, ἥτις εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας οὐ διαφθαρήσεται, καὶ ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ λαῷ ἑτέρῳ οὐχ ὑπολειφθήσεται· λεπτυνεῖ καὶ λικμήσει πάσας τὰς βασιλείας, καὶ αὐτὴ ἀναστήσεται εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας·
In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
ὃν τρόπον ἴδες ὅτι ἀπὸ ὄρους ἐτμήθη λίθος ἄνευ χειρῶν, καὶ ἐλέπτυνεν τὸ ὄστρακον τὸν σίδηρον, τὸν χαλκόν, τὸν ἄργυρον, τὸν χρυσόν. ὁ θεὸς ὁ μέγας ἐγνώρισεν τῷ βασιλεῖ ἃ δεῖ γενέσθαι μετὰ ταῦτα· καὶ ἀληθινὸν τὸ ἐνύπνιον, καὶ πιστὴ ἡ σύγκρισις αὐτοῦ.
And just as you saw a stone being cut out of the mountain without human hands, and it shattered the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold, so the great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy.”
Τότε ὁ βασιλεὺς Ναβουχοδονοσὸρ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον καὶ τῷ Δανιὴλ προσεκύνησεν καὶ μαννὰ καὶ εὐωδίας εἶπεν σπεῖσαι αὐτῷ.
At this, King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, paid homage to Daniel, and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him.
καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ βασιλεὺς εἶπεν τῷ Δανιήλ Ἐπ ἀληθείας ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν αὐτός ἐστιν θεὸς θεῶν καὶ κύριος τῶν βασιλέων καὶ ἀποκαλύπτων μυστήρια· ὅτι ἠδυνήθης ἀποκαλύψαι τὸ μυστήριον τοῦτο.
The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”
καὶ ἐμεγάλυνεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τὸν Δανιὴλ, καὶ δόματα μεγάλα καὶ πολλὸ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ, καὶ κατέστησεν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ πάσης χώρας Βαβυλῶνος καὶ ἄρχοντα σατραπων ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς σοφοὺς Βαβυλῶνος.
Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.
καὶ Δανιὴλ ᾐτήσατο παρὰ τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ κατέστησεν ἐπὶ τὰ ἔργα τῆς χώρας Βαβυλῶνος τὸν Σεδράχ, Μεισάχ, Ἀβδεναγώ· καὶ Δανιὴλ ἣν ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ τοῦ βασιλέως.
And at Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to manage the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king’s court.