Daniel 2

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	LXX
1 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar saw a dream, and his spirit was terrified, and his dream fled from him.	1 και εν τω ετει τω δευτερω της βασιλειας ναβουχοδονοσορ συνεβη εις οραματα και ενυπνια εμπεσειν τον βασιλεα και ταραχθηναι εν τω ενυπνιω αυτου και ο υπνος αυτου εγενετο απ' αυτου
2 Yet the king commanded that the seers, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be gathered together to reveal to the king his dreams. When they arrived, they stood in front of the king.	2 και επεταξεν ο βασιλευς εισενεχθηναι τους επαοιδους και τους μαγους και τους φαρμακους των χαλδαιων αναγγειλαι τω βασιλει τα ενυπνια αυτου και παραγενομενοι εστησαν παρα τω βασιλει
3 And the king said to them, “I saw a dream, and, being confused in mind, I do not know what I saw.”	3 και ειπεν αυτοις ο βασιλευς ενυπνιον εωρακα και εκινηθη μου το πνευμα επιγνωναι ουν θελω το ενυπνιον
4 And the Chaldeans answered the king in Syriac, “O king, live forever. Tell the dream to your servants, and we will reveal its interpretation.”	4 και ελαλησαν οι χαλδαιοι προς τον βασιλεα συριστι κυριε βασιλευ τον αιωνα ζηθι αναγγειλον το ενυπνιον σου τοις παισι σου και ημεις σοι φρασομεν την συγκρισιν αυτου
5 And in answer, the king said to the Chaldeans, “The memory of it has slipped away from me. Unless you reveal the dream to me, and its meaning, you will be put to death, and your houses will be confiscated.	5 αποκριθεις δε ο βασιλευς ειπε τοις χαλδαιοις οτι εαν μη απαγγειλητε μοι επ' αληθειας το ενυπνιον και την τουτου συγκρισιν δηλωσητε μοι παραδειγματισθησεσθε και αναληφθησεται υμων τα υπαρχοντα εις το βασιλικον
6 But if you explain the dream and its meaning, you will receive from me rewards, and gifts, and great honor. Therefore, reveal to me the dream and its interpretation.”	6 εαν δε το ενυπνιον διασαφησητε μοι και την τουτου συγκρισιν αναγγειλητε ληψεσθε δοματα παντοια και δοξασθησεσθε υπ' εμου δηλωσατε μοι το ενυπνιον και κρινατε
7 They answered again and said, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will reveal its interpretation.”	7 απεκριθησαν δε εκ δευτερου λεγοντες βασιλευ το οραμα ειπον και οι παιδες σου κρινουσι προς ταυτα
8 The king answered and said, “I am certain that you are stalling for time because you know that the memory of it has slipped away from me.	8 και ειπεν αυτοις ο βασιλευς επ' αληθειας οιδα οτι καιρον υμεις εξαγοραζετε καθαπερ εωρακατε οτι απεστη απ' εμου το πραγμα καθαπερ ουν προστεταχα ουτως εσται
9 Therefore, if you do not reveal to me the dream, there is only one conclusion to be reached about you, that the interpretation is likewise false, and packed full of deception, so as to speak before me until the time passes away. And so, tell me the dream, so that I will also know that the interpretation that you tell me is likewise true.”	9 εαν μη το ενυπνιον απαγγειλητε μοι επ' αληθειας και την τουτου συγκρισιν δηλωσητε θανατω περιπεσεισθε συνειπασθε γαρ λογους ψευδεις ποιησασθαι επ' εμου εως αν ο καιρος αλλοιωθη νυν ουν εαν το ρημα ειπητε μοι ο την νυκτα εωρακα γνωσομαι οτι και την τουτου κρισιν δηλωσετε
10 Then the Chaldeans answered before the king, and they said, “There is no man on earth who can accomplish your word, O king. For neither has any king, however great and mighty, asked for an answer of this kind from every seer, and astrologer, and Chaldean.	10 και απεκριθησαν οι χαλδαιοι επι του βασιλεως οτι ουδεις των επι της γης δυνησεται ειπειν τω βασιλει ο εωρακε καθαπερ συ ερωτας και πας βασιλευς και πας δυναστης τοιουτο πραγμα ουκ επερωτα παντα σοφον και μαγον και χαλδαιον
11 For the answer that you seek, O king, is very difficult. Neither can anyone be found who can reveal it in the sight of the king, except the gods, whose conversation is not with men.”	11 και ο λογος ον ζητεις βασιλευ βαρυς εστι και επιδοξος και ουδεις εστιν ος δηλωσει ταυτα τω βασιλει ει μητι αγγελος ου ουκ εστι κατοικητηριον μετα πασης σαρκος οθεν ουκ ενδεχεται γενεσθαι καθαπερ οιει
12 When he heard this, the king commanded, in fury and in great wrath, that all the wise men of Babylon should be destroyed.	12 τοτε ο βασιλευς στυγνος γενομενος και περιλυπος προσεταξεν εξαγαγειν παντας τους σοφους της βαβυλωνιας
13 And when the decree had gone forth, the wise men were put to death; and Daniel and his companions were sought, to be destroyed.	13 και εδογματισθη παντας αποκτειναι εζητηθη δε ο δανιηλ και παντες οι μετ' αυτου χαριν του συναπολεσθαι
14 Then Daniel inquired, about the law and the sentence, of Arioch, the general of the king’s army, who had gone forth to execute the wise men of Babylon.	14 τοτε δανιηλ ειπε βουλην και γνωμην ην ειχεν αριωχη τω αρχιμαγειρω του βασιλεως ω προσεταξεν εξαγαγειν τους σοφιστας της βαβυλωνιας
15 And he asked him, who had received the orders of the king, for what reason such a cruel sentence had gone forth from the face of the king. And so, when Arioch had revealed the matter to Daniel,	15 και επυνθανετο αυτου λεγων περι τινος δογματιζεται πικρως παρα του βασιλεως τοτε το προσταγμα εσημανεν ο αριωχης τω δανιηλ
16 Daniel went in and asked of the king that he would grant him time to reveal the solution to the king.	16 ο δε δανιηλ εισηλθε ταχεως προς τον βασιλεα και ηξιωσεν ινα δοθη αυτω χρονος παρα του βασιλεως και δηλωση παντα επι του βασιλεως
17 And he went into his house and explained the task to Hananiah, and Mishael, and Azariah, his companions,	17 τοτε απελθων δανιηλ εις τον οικον αυτου τω ανανια και μισαηλ και αζαρια τοις συνεταιροις υπεδειξε παντα
18 so that they would seek mercy before the face of the God of heaven, about this mystery, and so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the other wise men of Babylon.	18 και παρηγγειλε νηστειαν και δεησιν και τιμωριαν ζητησαι παρα του κυριου του υψιστου περι του μυστηριου τουτου οπως μη εκδοθωσι δανιηλ και οι μετ' αυτου εις απωλειαν αμα τοις σοφισταις βαβυλωνος
19 Then the secret was revealed to Daniel by a vision in the night. And Daniel blessed the God of heaven,	19 τοτε τω δανιηλ εν οραματι εν αυτη τη νυκτι το μυστηριον του βασιλεως εξεφανθη ευσημως τοτε δανιηλ ευλογησε τον κυριον τον υψιστον
20 and speaking aloud, he said, “May the name of the Lord be blessed by the present generation and for ever; for wisdom and fortitude are his.	20 και εκφωνησας ειπεν εσται το ονομα του κυριου του μεγαλου ευλογημενον εις τον αιωνα οτι η σοφια και η μεγαλωσυνη αυτου εστι
21 And he alters the times and the ages. He takes away kingdoms and he establishes them. He gives wisdom to those who are wise and teaching skills to those who understand.	21 και αυτος αλλοιοι καιρους και χρονους μεθιστων βασιλεις και καθιστων διδους σοφοις σοφιαν και συνεσιν τοις εν επιστημη ουσιν
22 He reveals deep and hidden things, and he knows what has been established in darkness. And the light is with him.	22 ανακαλυπτων τα βαθεα και σκοτεινα και γινωσκων τα εν τω σκοτει και τα εν τω φωτι και παρ' αυτω καταλυσις
23 To you, God of our fathers, I confess, and you, I praise. For you have given wisdom and fortitude to me, and now you have revealed to me what we asked of you, for you have uncovered for us the king’s thoughts.”	23 σοι κυριε των πατερων μου εξομολογουμαι και αινω οτι σοφιαν και φρονησιν εδωκας μοι και νυν εσημανας μοι οσα ηξιωσα του δηλωσαι τω βασιλει προς ταυτα
24 After this, Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and he spoke to him in this way, “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon. Bring me in before the king, and I will explain the solution to the king.”	24 εισελθων δε δανιηλ προς τον αριωχ τον κατασταθεντα υπο του βασιλεως αποκτειναι παντας τους σοφιστας της βαβυλωνιας ειπεν αυτω τους μεν σοφιστας της βαβυλωνιας μη απολεσης εισαγαγε δε με προς τον βασιλεα και εκαστα τω βασιλει δηλωσω
25 Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel to the king, and he said to him, “I have found a man of the sons of the transmigration of Judah, who would announce the solution to the king.”	25 τοτε αριωχ κατα σπουδην εισηγαγεν τον δανιηλ προς τον βασιλεα και ειπεν αυτω οτι ευρηκα ανθρωπον σοφον εκ της αιχμαλωσιας των υιων της ιουδαιας ος τω βασιλει δηλωσει εκαστα
26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Do you really think that you can reveal to me the dream that I saw and its interpretation?”	26 αποκριθεις δε ο βασιλευς ειπε τω δανιηλ επικαλουμενω δε χαλδαιστι βαλτασαρ δυνηση δηλωσαι μοι το οραμα ο ειδον και την τουτου συγκρισιν
27 And Daniel, facing the king, answered and said, “The secret that the king seeks, the wise men, the seers, and the soothsayers are unable to reveal to the king.	27 εκφωνησας δε ο δανιηλ επι του βασιλεως ειπεν το μυστηριον ο εωρακεν ο βασιλευς ουκ εστι σοφων και φαρμακων και επαοιδων και γαζαρηνων η δηλωσις
28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, who has revealed to you, king Nebuchadnezzar, what will happen in the latter times. Your dream and the visions of your head upon your bed, are such as these.	28 αλλ' εστι θεος εν ουρανω ανακαλυπτων μυστηρια ος εδηλωσε τω βασιλει ναβουχοδονοσορ α δει γενεσθαι επ' εσχατων των ημερων βασιλευ εις τον αιωνα ζηθι το ενυπνιον και το οραμα της κεφαλης σου επι της κοιτης σου τουτο εστι
29 You, O king, began to think, while in your blanket, about what will be hereafter. And he who reveals secrets showed you what will happen.	29 συ βασιλευ κατακλιθεις επι της κοιτης σου εωρακας παντα οσα δει γενεσθαι επ' εσχατων των ημερων και ο ανακαλυπτων μυστηρια εδηλωσε σοι α δει γενεσθαι
30 To me, likewise, this mystery is revealed, not according to the wisdom that is in me more than in other living things, but so that the interpretation might be made manifest to the king, and so that you may know the thoughts of your mind.	30 καμοι δε ου παρα την σοφιαν την ουσαν εν εμοι υπερ παντας τους ανθρωπους το μυστηριον τουτο εξεφανθη αλλ' ενεκεν του δηλωθηναι τω βασιλει εσημανθη μοι α υπελαβες τη καρδια σου εν γνωσει
31 You, O king, saw, and behold, something like a great statue. This statue, which was great and high, stood exalted above you, and you considered how terrible it was.	31 και συ βασιλευ εωρακας και ιδου εικων μια και ην η εικων εκεινη μεγαλη σφοδρα και η προσοψις αυτης υπερφερης εστηκει εναντιον σου και η προσοψις της εικονος φοβερα
32 The head of this statue was of the finest gold, but the breast and the arms were of silver, and further on, the belly and the thighs were of brass;	32 και ην η κεφαλη αυτης απο χρυσιου χρηστου το στηθος και οι βραχιονες αργυροι η κοιλια και οι μηροι χαλκοι
33 but the shins were of iron, a certain part of the feet were of iron and another part were of clay.	33 τα δε σκελη σιδηρα οι ποδες μερος μεν τι σιδηρου μερος δε τι οστρακινον
34 And so you looked until a stone was broken off without hands from a mountain, and it struck the statue on its feet, which were of iron and clay, and it shattered them.	34 εωρακας εως οτου ετμηθη λιθος εξ ορους ανευ χειρων και επαταξε την εικονα επι τους ποδας τους σιδηρους και οστρακινους και κατηλεσεν αυτα
35 Then the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold were crushed together and diminished like the ashes of a summer courtyard, and they were quickly taken away by the wind, and no place was found for them; but the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.	35 τοτε λεπτα εγενετο αμα ο σιδηρος και το οστρακον και ο χαλκος και ο αργυρος και το χρυσιον και εγενετο ωσει λεπτοτερον αχυρου εν αλωνι και ερριπισεν αυτα ο ανεμος ωστε μηδεν καταλειφθηναι εξ αυτων και ο λιθος ο παταξας την εικονα εγενετο ορος μεγα και επαταξε πασαν την γην
36 This is the dream; we will also tell its interpretation before you, O king.	36 τουτο το οραμα και την κρισιν δε ερουμεν επι του βασιλεως
37 You are a king among kings, and the God of heaven has given to you a kingdom, and fortitude, and power, and glory,	37 συ βασιλευ βασιλευς βασιλεων και σοι ο κυριος του ουρανου την αρχην και την βασιλειαν και την ισχυν και την τιμην και την δοξαν εδωκεν
38 and all the places wherein the sons of men and the beasts of the field dwell. He has likewise given the flying creatures of the air into your hand, and he has placed all things under your realm. Therefore, you are the head of gold.	38 εν παση τη οικουμενη απο ανθρωπων και θηριων αγριων και πετεινων ουρανου και των ιχθυων της θαλασσης παρεδωκεν υπο τας χειρας σου κυριευειν παντων συ ει η κεφαλη η χρυση
39 And after you, another kingdom will rise up, inferior to you, of silver, and another third kingdom of brass, which will rule over the whole world.	39 και μετα σε αναστησεται βασιλεια ελαττων σου και τριτη βασιλεια αλλη χαλκη η κυριευσει πασης της γης
40 And the fourth kingdom will be like iron. Just as iron shatters and conquers all things, so will it shatter and crush all these.	40 και βασιλεια τεταρτη ισχυρα ωσπερ ο σιδηρος ο δαμαζων παντα και παν δενδρον εκκοπτων και σεισθησεται πασα η γη
41 Furthermore, because you saw the feet and the toes to be part of potter’s clay and part of iron, the kingdom will be divided, but still, from the slip of iron it will take its origin, since you saw the iron mingled with the earthenware from clay.	41 και ως εωρακας τους ποδας αυτης μερος μεν τι οστρακου κεραμικου μερος δε τι σιδηρου βασιλεια αλλη διμερης εσται εν αυτη καθαπερ ειδες τον σιδηρον αναμεμειγμενον αμα τω πηλινω οστρακω
42 And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, part the kingdom will be strong and part will be crushed.	42 και οι δακτυλοι των ποδων μερος μεν τι σιδηρουν μερος δε τι οστρακινον μερος τι της βασιλειας εσται ισχυρον και μερος τι εσται συντετριμμενον
43 Yet, because you saw the iron mingled with pottery from the earth, they will indeed be combined together with the offspring of man, but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron cannot be mixed with earthenware.	43 και ως ειδες τον σιδηρον αναμεμειγμενον αμα τω πηλινω οστρακω συμμειγεις εσονται εις γενεσιν ανθρωπων ουκ εσονται δε ομονοουντες ουτε ευνοουντες αλληλοις ωσπερ ουδε ο σιδηρος δυναται συγκραθηναι τω οστρακω
44 But in the days of those kingdoms, the God of heaven will inspire a kingdom that will never be destroyed, and his kingdom will not be handed over to another people, and it will crush and will consume all these kingdoms, and this kingdom itself will stand in eternity.	44 και εν τοις χρονοις των βασιλεων τουτων στησει ο θεος του ουρανου βασιλειαν αλλην ητις εσται εις τους αιωνας και ου φθαρησεται και αυτη η βασιλεια αλλο εθνος ου μη εαση παταξει δε και αφανισει τας βασιλειας ταυτας και αυτη στησεται εις τον αιωνα
45 In accordance with what you saw, because the stone was torn away from the mountain without hands, and it crushed the earthenware, and the iron, and the brass, and the silver, and the gold, the great God has shown the king what will happen after this. And the dream is true, and its interpretation is faithful.”	45 καθαπερ εωρακας εξ ορους τμηθηναι λιθον ανευ χειρων και συνηλοησε το οστρακον τον σιδηρον και τον χαλκον και τον αργυρον και τον χρυσον ο θεος ο μεγας εσημανε τω βασιλει τα εσομενα επ' εσχατων των ημερων και ακριβες το οραμα και πιστη η τουτου κρισις
46 Then king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and adored Daniel, and he commanded that they should offer in sacrifice to him victims and incense.	46 τοτε ναβουχοδονοσορ ο βασιλευς πεσων επι προσωπον χαμαι προσεκυνησε τω δανιηλ και επεταξε θυσιας και σπονδας ποιησαι αυτω
47 And so the king spoke with Daniel and said, “Truly, your God is the God of gods, and Lord of kings, and also a revealer of secrets, since you could uncover this mystery.”	47 και εκφωνησας ο βασιλευς προς τον δανιηλ ειπεν επ' αληθειας εστιν ο θεος υμων θεος των θεων και κυριος των βασιλεων ο εκφαινων μυστηρια κρυπτα μονος οτι εδυνασθης δηλωσαι το μυστηριον τουτο
48 Then the king raised Daniel to a high rank and gave him many great gifts, and he appointed him as leader over all the provinces of Babylon and as chief of the magistrates over all the other wise men of Babylon.	48 τοτε ο βασιλευς ναβουχοδονοσορ δανιηλ μεγαλυνας και δους δωρεας μεγαλας και πολλας κατεστησεν επι των πραγματων της βαβυλωνιας και απεδειξεν αυτον αρχοντα και ηγουμενον παντων των σοφιστων βαβυλωνιας
49 However, Daniel required of the king that he appoint Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the works of the province of Babylon. But Daniel himself was at the king’s door.	49 και δανιηλ ηξιωσε τον βασιλεα ινα κατασταθωσιν επι των πραγματων της βαβυλωνιας σεδραχ μισαχ αβδεναγω και δανιηλ ην εν τη βασιλικη αυλη