Daniel 5:17-19

New American Standard Bible

¹⁷Then Daniel replied and said before the king, “^[a]Keep your ^(A)gifts for yourself or give your rewards to someone else; however, I will read the inscription to the king and make the interpretation known to him. ¹⁸^[b]O king, the ^(B)Most High God ^(C)granted ^[c]sovereignty, ^(D)greatness, honor, and majesty to Nebuchadnezzar your father. ¹⁹Now because of the greatness which He granted him, all the peoples, nations, and populations of all ^[d]languages trembled and feared in his presence; ^(E)whomever he wished, he killed, and whomever he wished, he spared alive; and whomever he wished he elevated, and whomever he wished he humbled.

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Daniel 5:17 Lit Let...be for
Daniel 5:18 Lit You, O king
Daniel 5:18 Or the kingdom
Daniel 5:19 Lit tongues

Daniel 5:17-19

New International Version

¹⁷Then Daniel answered the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else.^(A) Nevertheless, I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means.

¹⁸“Your Majesty, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar^(B) sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor.^(C) ¹⁹Because of the high position he gave him, all the nations and peoples of every language dreaded and feared him. Those the king wanted to put to death, he put to death;^(D) those he wanted to spare, he spared; those he wanted to promote, he promoted; and those he wanted to humble, he humbled.^(E)

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Daniel 5:17-19

New King James Version

¹⁷Then Daniel answered, and said before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another; yet I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation. ¹⁸O king, ^(A)the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your ^[a]father a kingdom and majesty, glory and honor. ¹⁹And because of the majesty that He gave him, ^(B)all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whomever he wished, he ^(C)executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set up; and whomever he wished, he put down.

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Daniel 5:18 Or ancestor

Daniel 5:17-19

English Standard Version

¹⁷Then Daniel answered and said before the king, ^(A)“Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the interpretation. ¹⁸O king, the ^(B)Most High God ^(C)gave ^(D)Nebuchadnezzar your father ^(E)kingship and greatness and glory and majesty. ¹⁹And because of the greatness that he gave him, ^(F)all peoples, nations, and languages ^(G)trembled and feared before him. Whom he would, he killed, and whom he would, he kept alive; whom he would, he raised up, and whom he would, he humbled.