^{4:4 (4:1)}⁴ I, Nebuchadnezzar, was relaxing in my home,⁵ living luxuriously⁶ in my palace. ^4:5I saw a dream that⁷ frightened me badly. The things I imagined while lying on my bed—these visions of my mind—were terrifying me. ^4:6So I issued an order⁸ for all the wise men of Babylon to be brought⁹ before me so that they could make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

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Footnotes

3 Aram “his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.”
4 This verse marks the beginning of chap. 4 in the Aramaic text of Daniel (see the note on 4:1). The Greek OT () has the following addition: “In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign he said.” This date would suggest a link to the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. In general, the of chapters 4–6 is very different from the , so much so that the following notes will call attention only to selected readings. In Daniel 4 the lacks sizable portions of material in the (e.g., vv. 3–6, 31–32), includes sizable portions of material not in the (e.g., v. 14a, parts of vv. 16, 28), has a different order of some material (e.g., v. 8 after v. 9), and in some instances is vastly different from the (e.g., vv. 30, 34). Whether these differences are due to an excessively paraphrastic translation technique adopted for these chapters in the , or are due to differences in the underlying of the , is a disputed matter. The latter seems more likely. There is a growing trend in modern scholarship to take the of chapters 4–6 much more seriously than was the case in most earlier text-critical studies that considered this issue.
5 Aram “my house.”
6 Aram “happy.”
7 Aram “and it.”
8 Aram “from me there was placed a decree.”
9 The Aramaic infinitive here is active.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

How great are his signs,

how mighty his wonders!

His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and his dominion endures from generation to generation.

I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and prospering in my palace. I saw a dream that made me afraid. As I lay in bed the fancies and the visions of my head alarmed me. So I made a decree that all the wise men of Babylon should be brought before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

How great are his signs,

how mighty his wonders!

His kingdom is an eternal kingdom;

his dominion endures from generation to generation.

I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, contented and prosperous. I had a dream that made me afraid. As I was lying in bed, the images and visions that passed through my mind terrified me. So I commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

How great are his miracles,

and how mighty his wonders!

His kingdom is an eternal kingdom,

and his dominion is from generation to generation.

I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace. I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me. So I issued a decree to bring all the wise men of Babylon to me in order that they might make the dream’s interpretation known to me.

NLTNew Living Translation

How great are his signs,

how powerful his wonders!

His kingdom will last forever,

his rule through all generations.

“I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living in my palace in comfort and prosperity. But one night I had a dream that frightened me; I saw visions that terrified me as I lay in my bed. So I issued an order calling in all the wise men of Babylon, so they could tell me what my dream meant.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

How great are his signs and wonders, how strong is his kingdom, an everlasting kingdom; and his sovereignty is from generation to generation.

“I, Nebuchadnezzar, was content in my house and prospering in my palace. And I saw a dream and a revelation on my bed and it frightened me, and the visions of my head terrified me. And a decree was sent out, ordering that all the wise men of Babylon were to be brought in before me so that they may make known to me the explanation of the dream.

KJV 1900King James Version

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 mine house, and flourishing in my palace: I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon 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 unto me the interpretation of the dream.

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