Daniel 4: Dream interpretation and false teachers

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A later dream of Nebuchadnezzar shows the difference between false prophets and true prophets in a fuller sense. The false prophets ignore the truth when if it might cause them to suffer loss. The true prophets tell the truth.

In this case, the false prophets decline to interpret a dream with an obvious interpretation and say that only Daniel can interpret this dream. That is, deliver the bad news that might infuriate the king and have them killed.

Daniel 4:13

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KJV: I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;

Hebrew: חזה הוית בחזוי ראשי על משכבי ואלו עיר וקדיש מן שמיא נחת׃

Greek: εθεωρουν εν οραματι της νυκτος επι της κοιτης μου και ιδου ιρ και αγιος απ ουρανου κατεβη

Daniel 4:14

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KJV: 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:

Hebrew: קרא בחיל וכן אמר גדו אילנא וקצצו ענפוהי אתרו עפיה ובדרו אנבה תנד חיותא מן תחתוהי וצפריא מן ענפוהי׃

Greek: και εφωνησεν εν ισχυι και ουτως ειπεν εκκοψατε το δενδρον και εκτιλατε τους κλαδους αυτου και εκτιναξατε τα φυλλα αυτου και διασκορπισατε τον καρπον αυτου σαλευθητωσαν τα θηρια υποκατωθεν αυτου και τα ορνεα απο των κλαδων αυτου

Daniel 4:15

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KJV: 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:

Hebrew: ברם עקר שרשוהי בארעא שבקו ובאסור די פרזל ונחש בדתאא די ברא ובטל שמיא יצטבע ועם חיותא חלקה בעשב ארעא׃

Greek: πλην την φυην των ριζων αυτου εν τη γη εασατε και εν δεσμω σιδηρω και χαλκω και εν τη χλοη τη εξω και εν τη δροσω του ουρανου κοιτασθησεται και μετα των θηριων η μερις αυτου εν τω χορτω της γης

Daniel 4:7

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KJV: Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.

Hebrew: באדין עללין חרטמיא אשפיא כשדיא וגזריא וחלמא אמר אנה קדמיהון ופשרה לא מהודעין לי׃

Greek: και εισεπορευοντο οι επαοιδοι μαγοι γαζαρηνοι χαλδαιοι και το ενυπνιον ειπα εγω ενωπιον αυτων και την συγκρισιν αυτου ουκ εγνωρισαν μοι

Daniel 4:8

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KJV: 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,

Hebrew: ועד אחרין על קדמי דניאל די שמה בלטשאצר כשם אלהי ודי רוח אלהין קדישין בה וחלמא קדמוהי אמרת׃

Greek: εως ου ηλθεν δανιηλ ου το ονομα βαλτασαρ κατα το ονομα του θεου μου ος πνευμα θεου αγιον εν εαυτω εχει και το ενυπνιον ενωπιον αυτου ειπα