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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 before him I told the dream,
saying,
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O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods
is
in thee,
and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation
thereof.
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Thus
were
the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of
the earth, and the height thereof
was
great.
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The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof
reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
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The leaves thereof
were
fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it
was
meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under
it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.
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I saw in
the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from
heaven;
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He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off
his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:
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Nevertheless leave the stump of his 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 heaven, and
let
his portion
be
with the
beasts in the grass of the earth:
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Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be
given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
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This matter
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 ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the
basest of men.
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This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare
the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise
men
of my kingdom are not able to make known
unto me the interpretation: but thou
art
able; for the spirit of the holy gods
is
in thee.
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Then Daniel, whose name
was
Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts
troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof,
trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream
be
to them that hate thee, and
the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
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The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong,
whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
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Whose leaves
were
fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it
was
meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt,
and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:
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It
is
thou, O king, that art
grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion
to the end of the earth.
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And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from
heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof 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 heaven, and
let
his portion
be
with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;
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This
is
the interpretation, O king, and this
is
the decree of the most High, which is come upon
my lord the king:
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That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts
of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of
heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom
of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
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And whereas they commanded to leave the stump
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