H1836–דְּנָה–de.nah

but there is a God in the heavens, who revealeth secrets, and maketh known to king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be at the end of days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed are these:

דְּנָ֥ה de.Nah “[is] this”

-- as for thee, O king, thy thoughts arose upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter; and he that revealeth secrets hath made known to thee what shall come to pass.

דְנָ֑ה de.Nah “this”

And as for me, this secret is revealed to me, not by [ergänzt: any] wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation should be made known to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.

דְנָ֖ה de.Nah “this”

This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation of it before the king.

דְּנָ֣ה de.Nah “this”

And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron doth not mingle with clay.

דְּנָ֣ה de.Nah “this”דְּנָ֑ה de.Nah “this”

Forasmuch as thou sawest that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke 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 of it sure.

דְנָ֑ה de.Nah “this”

The king answered Daniel and said, Of a truth it is that your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, because thou wast able to reveal this secret.

דְנָֽה׃ de.Nah “this”

Therefore at that time when all the peoples heard the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages fell down [ergänzt: and] worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

דְּנָ֡ה de.Nah “this”

Whereupon at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

דְּנָה֙ de.Nah “this”

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer thee in this matter.

דְּנָ֛ה de.Nah “this”

Forasmuch as the king's commandment was rigorous, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that had taken up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.

דְּנָ֗ה de.Nah “this”

Therefore I make a decree, that in every people, nation, and language, he who shall speak anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and his house shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that is able to deliver after this sort.

כִּדְנָֽה׃ (דְנָֽה) d.Nah “this”

This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and thou, Belteshazzar, tell the interpretation, 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.

דְּנָה֙ de.Nah “this”

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

דְּנָ֥ה de.Nah “this”

The king cried aloud to bring in the magicians, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.

דְנָ֗ה de.Nah “this”

And now the wise men, the magicians, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof; but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing.

דְנָה֙ de.Nah “this”

And thou, Belshazzar, his son, hast not humbled thy heart, although thou knewest all this;

דְּנָ֖ה de.Nah “this”

then from before him was sent the part of the hand, and this writing hath been written.

דְנָ֖ה de.Nah “this”

And this is the writing that is written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.

וּדְנָ֥ה (דְנָ֥ה) de.Nah “this”

This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE, God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it;

דְּנָ֖ה de.Nah “this”

Now this Daniel surpassed the presidents and the satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to appoint him over the whole realm.

דְּנָ֔ה de.Nah “this”

Then said these men, We shall not find any pretext against this Daniel, unless we find [ergänzt: it] against him touching the law of his God.

דְּנָ֖ה de.Nah “this”

Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

דְּנָ֑ה de.Nah “this”

And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and, his windows being open in his upper chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

דְּנָֽה׃ de.Nah “this”

And this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

דְּנָ֔ה de.Nah “this”