Septuaginta, Daniel, ed. Henry Barclay Swete D.D., 4

Search the Perseus Catalog for:

← Previous Next →

Ἔτους ὀκτωκαιδεκάτου τῆς βασιλείας Ναβουχοδονοσὸρ εἶπεν Εἰρηνεύων ἤμην ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ μου, καὶ εὐθηνῶν ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου μου.

ἐνύπνιον εἶδον καὶ εὐλαβήθην, καὶ φόβος μοι ἐπέπεσεν.

ἐπὶ τῆς κοίτης μου ἐκάθευδον, καὶ ἰδοὺ δένδρον ὑψηλὸν φυόμενον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἡ ὅρασις αὐτοῦ μεγάλη, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ἄλλο ὅμοιον αὐτῷ.

οἱ κλάδοι αὐτοῦ τῷ μήκει ὡς σταδίων τριάκοντα, καὶ ὑποκάταω αὐτοῦ ἐσκίαζον πάντα τὰ θηρία τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἐν αὐτῷ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐνόσσευον· ὁ καρπὸς αὐτοῦ πολὺς καὶ ἀγαθός, καὶ ἐχορήγει πᾶσι τοῖς ζῴοις.

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 ἦν, ἐν αὐτῷ ᾧκουν καὶ ἐφώτιζον πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν.

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

καὶ ἐφώνησεν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἐκκόψατε αὐτὸ καὶ καταφθεί ρατε αὐτό· προστέτακται γὰρ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὑψίστου ἐκριζῶσαι καὶ ¹²³ ἀχρειῶσαι αὐτό.

καὶ οὕτως εἶπεν Ῥίζαν μίαν ἄφετε αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ γῇ, ὅπως μετὰ τῶν θηρίων τῆς γῆς ἐν τοῖς ὄρεσι χόρτον ὡς βοῦς νέμηται,

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

ἕως ἂν γνῷ τὸν κύριον τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐξουσίαν ἔχειν πάντων τῶν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ καὶ τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ὅσα ἂν θέλῃ ποιεῖν 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 ἤσθιε, καὶ εἰς φυλακὴν παρεδόθη, καὶ ἐν πέδαις καὶ ἐν χειροπέδαις χαλκαῖς ἐδέθη ὑπʼ αὐτῶν. σφόδρα ἐθαύμασα ἐπὶ τούτοις, καὶ ὁ ὕπνος μου ἀπέστη ἀπὸ ταῶν ὀφθαλμῶν μου.

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

Μεγάλως δὲ ἐθαύμασεν ὁ Δανιὴλ καὶ ὑπόνοια κατέσπευδεν αὐτόν· καὶ φοβηθεὶς τρόμου λαβόντος αὐτὸν καὶ ἀλλοιωθείσης τῆς ὁράσεως αὐτοῦ, κινήσας τὴν κεφαλήν, ὥραν μίαν ἀποθαυμάσας ἀπεκρίθη μοι φωνῇ πραείᾳ Βασιλεῦ, τὸ ἐνύπνιον τοῦτο τοῖς μισοῦσί σε καὶ ἡ σύγκρισις αὐτοῦ τοῖς ἐχθροῖς σου ἐπέλθοι.

τὸ δένδρον τὸ ἐν τῆ γῇ πεφυτευμένον, οὗ ἡ ὅρασις μεγάλη, σὺ εἶ, βασιλεῦ.

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.

τὸ δὲ ἀνυψωθῆναι τὸ δένδρον ἐκεῖνο καὶ ἐγγίσαι τῷ οὐρανῷ καὶ τὸ κύτος αὐτοῦ ἄἅψασθαι τῶν νεφελῶν· σύ, βασιλεῦ, ὑψώθης ὑπέρ 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 ὥφθη, καθότι ἐξερήμωσας τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος ἐπὶ ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις τοῦ λαοῦ τοῦ ἡγιασμένου.

καὶ ἡ ὅρασις ἣν εἶδες, ὅτι ἄγγελος ἐν ἰσχύι ἀπεστάλη παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου, καὶ ὅτι εἶπεν ἐξᾶραι τὸ δένδρον ⁴⁵⁶ καὶ ἐκκόψαι ἡ κρίσις τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ μεγάλου ἤξει ἐπὶ σέ,

καὶ ὁ ὕψιστος καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ σέ κατατρέχουσιν·

εἰς φυλακὴν ἀπάξουσί σε, καὶ εἰς τόπον ἔρημον ἀποστελοῦσί σε.

καὶ ἡ ῥίζα τοῦ δένδρου ἡ ἀφεθεῖσα, ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἐξεριζώθη· ὁ τόπος τοῦ θρόνου σού σοι συντηρηθήσεται εἰς καιρὸν καὶ ὥραν. ἰδοὺ ἐπὶ σέ ἑτοιμάζονται, καὶ μαστιγώσουσί σε καὶ ἐπάξουσι τὰ κεκριμένα ἐπὶ σέ. Κύριος ζῇ ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἡ ἐξουσία αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πάσῃ τῇ γῇ.

αὐτοῦ δεήθητι περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν σου καὶ πάσας τὰς ἀδικίας σου ἐλεημοσύναις λύτρωσαι, ἴνα 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.

Καὶ ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ τῶν λόγων Ναβουχοδονοσὸρ ὡς ἤκουσε τὴν κρίσιν τοῦ ὁράματος, τοὺς λόγους ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ συνετήρησε.

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

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.

ἔὶ τοῦ λόγου ἐν τῷ στόματι τοῦ βασιλέως ὄντος, καὶ ἐπὶ συντελείας τοῦ λόγου αὐτοῦ φωνὴν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἤκουσε Σοὶ λέγεται, Ναβουχοδονοσὸρ βασιλεῦ, ἡ βασιλεία Βαβυλῶνος ἀφήρηταί 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 τρυφὴν σου παραλήψεται, ὅπως ἐπιγνῷς ὅτι ἐξουσίαν ἔχει ὁ θεὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ ᾧ ἐὰν βούληται δώσει αὐτὴν· ἕως δὲ ἡλίου ἀνατολῆς βασιλεὺς ἕτερος εὐφρανθήσεται ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ σου, καὶ κρατήσει τῆς δόξης σου καὶ τῆς ἰσχύος σου καὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας σου.

καὶ οἱ ἅγγελοι διώξονταί σε ἐπὶ ἔτη ἑπτά, καὶ οὐ μὴ ὀφθῇς οὐδʼ 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 ⁷⁸⁹ σου καὶ τῆς βασιλείας σου ἕτερος ἕξει

ἔμς δὲ πρωὶ πάντα τελεσθήσεται ἐπὶ σέ, Ναβουχοδονοσὸρ βασιλεῦ Βαβυλῶνος, καὶ οὐχ ὑστερήσει ἀπὸ πάντων τούτων οὐθέν.

ᵃ Ἐγὼ Ναβουχοδονοσόρ, 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.

b 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 εἰλήφασιν, καὶ διὰ χρόνου ὕπνος με ἔλαβε πολὺς καὶ νυσταγμὸς ἐπέπεσέ μοι.

c καὶ ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ τῶν ἑπτὰ ἐτῶν ὁ χρόνος μου τῆς ἀπολυτρώσεως ἦλθεν, 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 εἶς ἐκάλεσέν με ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ λέγων Ναβουχοδονοσόρ, δούλευσον τῷ θεῷ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τῷ ἁγίῳ καὶ δὸς δόξαν τῷ ὑψίστῳ· τὸ βασίλειον τοῦ ἔθνους σού σοι ἀποδίδοται.

ἐν ἐκείνῳ τῷ καιρῷ ἀποκατεστάθη ἡ βασιλεία μου ἐμοὶ καὶ ἡ δόξα μου ἀπεδόθη μοι.

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 ἀντʼ αὐτῶν.

a ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν αὐτῷ λατρεύσω, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ φόβου αὐτοῦ τρόμος εἴληφέ με, καὶ πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους αἰνῶ· οἱ γὰρ θεοὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν οὐκ ἔχουσιν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἰσχὺν ἀποστρέψαι βασιλείαν βασιλέως εἰς ἕτερον βασιλέα, καὶ ἀποκτεῖναι καὶ ζῇν ποιῆσαι, καὶ ποιῆσαι σημεῖα καὶ θαυμάσια μεγάλα καὶ φοβερὰ καὶ ἀλλοιῶσαι ὑπερμεγέθη πράγματα, καθὼς ἐποίησεν ἐν ἐμοὶ ὁ θεὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ἠλλοίωσεν ἐπʼ ἐμοὶ μεγάλα πράγματα. ἐγὼ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς βασιλείας μου περὶ τῆς ψυχῆς μου τῷ ὑψίστῳ ¹⁰¹¹¹² θυσίας προσοίσω εἰς ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας τῷ κυρίῳ, καὶ τὸ ἀρεστὸν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ποιήσαω ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ λαός μου, τὸ ἔθνος καὶ αἱ χῶραί μου αἱ ἐν τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ μου. καὶ ὅσοι ἐλάλησαν εἰς τὸν θεὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ὅσοι ἄν καταληφθῶσι λαλοῦντές τι, τούτους κατακρινῶ θανάτῳ.

ᵇ Ἔγραψε δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς Ναβουχοδονοσὸρ ἐπιστολὴν ἐγκύκλιον πᾶσι τοῖς κατὰ τόπου ἔθνεσι καὶ χώραις καὶ γλώσσαις πάσαις ταῖς οἰκούσαις ἐν πάσαις ταῖς χαραῖς, 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 μετʼ 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.

c Ναβουχοδονοσὸρ βασιλεὺς πᾶσι τοῖς ἔθνεσι καὶ πάσαις ταῖς χώραις καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς οἰκοῦσιν αὐταῖς· εἰρήνη ὑμῖν πληθυνθείη ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ. καὶ νῦν ὑποδείξω ὑμῖν τὰς πράξεις ἃς ἐποίησεν μετʼ 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. Βαλτασὰρ ὸ βασιλεὺς ἐποίησεν δοχὴν μεγάλην ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐγκαινισμοῦ ¹³

τῶν βασιλείων αὐτοῦ· ἐκάλεσεν ἄνδρας δισχιλίους. ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ

ἐκείνῃ δαλτασὰρ ἐνυψ ούμενος ἀπὸ τοῦ οἴνου καἰ και καυχῦμενος ἐπῄ-

νεσεν πάντας τοὺς θεοὺς τῶν ἐθνῶν τοὺς χωνευτοὺς καὸ γλυπτοὺς ἐν

τῷ τόπῳ αὐτοῦ, καὶ τῷ θεῷ τῷ ὐφἰστῳ οὐκ ἔδωκεν αἴνεσιν. ἐν

αὐτῇ τῇ νυκτὶ ἐξῆλθον δάκτυλοι ὡσεὶ ἀνθρώπου καὶ ἐπέγραψαν ἐπὶ

τοῦ τοίχου οἴκου αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ κονιάματος κατέναντι τοῦ λύχνους

Μανή, φαρές, θεκέλ. ἔστι δὲ ἡ ἑρμηνεία αὐτῶν· μανή, ἠρίθμηται

φαρές, ἐξῆρται· θεκέλ, ἕσταται.

Daniel. Septuaginta. ed. Henry Barclay Swete D.D.. United States. 2017.

Funding provided by Harvard Library Arcadia Fund.

Current edition First1KGreek

Δανιήλ (translatio Graeca) (Greek) (Septuaginta. The Old Testament in Greek According to the Septuagint. Volume 3: Hosea-4 Maccabees, Psalms of Solomon, Enoch, The Odes. Swete, Henry Barclay, editor. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1905)

Translations (1)

Daniel Perseus (World English Bible. Revision of the American Standard Version of 1901. Rainbow Missions, Inc., 2000-2024.) — 4 focus

Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you.

It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me.

How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.

I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace.

I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

Then came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me the interpretation of it.

But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and I told the dream before him, [saying],

Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no secret troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation of it.

Thus were the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and, behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and the height of it was great.

The tree grew, and was strong, and the height of it reached to the sky, and the sight of it to the end of all the earth.

The leaves of it were beautiful, and the fruit of it much, and in it was food for all: the animals of the field had shadow under it, and the birds of the sky lived in the branches of it, and all flesh was fed from it.

I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and, behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from the sky.

He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the animals get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.

Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of the sky: and let his portion be with the animals in the grass of the earth:

let his heart be changed from man's, and let a animal's heart be given to him; and let seven times pass over him.

The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whoever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men.

This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and you, Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.

Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken mute for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered, Belteshazzar, don't let the dream, or the interpretation, trouble you. Belteshazzar answered, My lord, the dream be to those who hate you, and the interpretation of it to your adversaries.

The tree that you saw, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached to the sky, and the sight of it to all the earth;

whose leaves were beautiful, and the fruit of it much, and in it was food for all; under which the animals of the field lived, and on whose branches the birds of the sky had their habitation:

it is you, O king, that are grown and become strong; for your greatness is grown, and reaches to the sky, and your dominion to the end of the earth.

Whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the sky, and saying, Hew down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of the roots of it in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of the sky: and let his portion be with the animals of the field, until seven times pass over him;

this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come on my lord the king:

that you shall be driven from men, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field, and you shall be made to eat grass as oxen, and shall be wet with the dew of the sky, and seven times shall pass over you; until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whoever he will.

Whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree; your kingdom shall be sure to you, after that you shall have known that the heavens do rule.

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of your tranquillity.

All this came on the king Nebuchadnezzar.

At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of Babylon.

The king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from the sky, [saying], O king Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom is departed from you:

and you shall be driven from men; and they dwelling shall be with the animals of the field; you shall be made to eat grass as oxen; and seven times shall pass over you; until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whoever he will.

The same hour was the thing fulfilled on Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky, until his hair was grown like eagles' [feathers], and his nails like birds' [claws].

At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him who lives forever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation.

All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or tell him, What do you?

At the same time my understanding returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned to me; and my counselors and my lords sought to me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added to me.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.

Notes on the current edition

Daniel

1. Sγr

2. 98 ζαβουχοδονοσορ] pr αρχη της επιστολης 87ᵐᵍ 98 100 ?? Να. βουχοδονοσορ...εις γενεαν καί γενεαν 87 Sγr 100 ως μεγαλη και ισχυρα ως μεγαλα και ισχυρα 87 bis scr η βασιλεια αυτου 87 εις γενεαν κ. γενεαν] α΄ συν γενεα κ. γενεα σ΄ εν παση γενεα Syrmg |V 1 pr αρχη ενυπνιου περι του δενδρου 87ᵐg ÷ ετους οκτωκαιδ. της βασ. 87 (deest ) Syr ειρη- νευων] σ΄ εν ησυχια pr θ΄ εγω Syrᵐᵍ 7 θ΄ ?? επι της κοιτης μου Syr om και 2⁰ Syr ορασις] κομη Syr txt vid θΡACIC Syrᵍm 8 ÷ και η ορασις...ουρανου 87 (deest ??) ÷ και η ορασις...η σεληνη ην Syr om εν

3. 87

4. Syr

5. 11 αχριωσαι 87*ᵛᵈ 12 ως] ω sup ras 87¹ 13 BockHθΗ Syrmᵍ 14 om ποιειν Syr 14 α οι κλαδοι] om οι 87* (hab 87?(ᵐᵍ) γης] +μετα των θηριων της γης Syr τουτοις] pr πασι Syr 16 κινησας] pr και Syr ωραν] pr και Syr 18 η ισχυς] om η 87* (hab 87¹) | δουλευ- σουσι Syr 18 post εκεινο ras aliq 87 | ΗΓΙACMεΝΟΥ Syrmᵍ

6. 87

7. Syr

8. 20 ηξει] ηκει Syr 21 κατατρεχουσιν] καταδραμουσιν Syrvⁱᵈ 23 κε- KΡΙΜΜΕΝA (sic) Syrmᵍ 24 ελεημοσυναις] λ sup ras 87 καταφθειρη] τα sup ras 87 om σε Syr 25 και επι συντελεια...συνετηρησε] θ΄ ταυτα παντα εφθασεν επι Ναβουχοδονοσορ τον βασιλεα Sγτᵐᵍ 28 om ετι του λογου...οντος Syr txt (hab sub θ΄ Syr mg) οντος] οντως 87* (-τος 87ᵃ) καθιστημι] inter ι 1⁰ et σ ras aliq 87? (ι fort ex ε fec) 29 om επι Syr

9. 87

10. Syr

11. 29 την βασιλειαν Syr 30 c αι αμαρτιαι] in αι 1⁰ ras aliq inferius 84? | ε επληρωθησαν (sic) 87 33 η βασ. μον (μου ÷ Syr).. απεδοθη μοι 87 Syr 34 βασιλειαν βασιλεων] βασιλειας βασιλεων Syr 34 a αγιους] + αυτου Syr αινω] αινεσω Syr

12. 87

13. V

Septuaginta Daniel 4

ed. Henry Barclay Swete D.D.

Search the Perseus Catalog for:

Current edition First1KGreek

Notes on the current edition

Stable identifiers