¹In anno secundo regni Nabuchodonosor,In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar,vidit Nabuchodonosor somnium,Nebuchadnezzar saw a dream,et conterritus est spiritus ejus,and his spirit was terrified,et somnium ejus fugit ab eo.and his dream fled from him.

¹In anno secundo regni Nabuchodonosor,In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar,vidit Nabuchodonosor somnium,Nebuchadnezzar saw a dream,et conterritus est spiritus ejus,and his spirit was terrified,et somnium ejus fugit ab eo.and his dream fled from him.

²Præcepit autem rex ut convocarentur arioli, et magi,Yet the king commanded that the seers, and the astrologers,et malefici,and the sorcerers,et Chaldæi, ut indicarent regi somnia sua.and the Chaldeans be gathered together to reveal to the king his dreams.Qui cum venissent,When they arrived,steterunt coram rege.they stood in front of the king.

²Præcepit autem rex ut convocarentur arioli, et magi,Yet the king commanded that the seers, and the astrologers,et malefici,and the sorcerers,et Chaldæi, ut indicarent regi somnia sua.and the Chaldeans be gathered together to reveal to the king his dreams.Qui cum venissent,When they arrived,steterunt coram rege.they stood in front of the king.

³Et dixit ad eos rex:And the king said to them,Vidi somnium,“I saw a dream, and,et mente confusus ignoro quid viderim.being confused in mind, I do not know what I saw.”

³Et dixit ad eos rex:And the king said to them,Vidi somnium,“I saw a dream, and,et mente confusus ignoro quid viderim.being confused in mind, I do not know what I saw.”

⁴Responderuntque Chaldæi regi syriace:And the Chaldeans answered the king in Syriac,Rex,“O king,in sempiternum vive!live forever.dic somnium servis tuis,Tell the dream to your servants,et interpretationem ejus indicabimus.and we will reveal its interpretation.”

⁴Responderuntque Chaldæi regi syriace:And the Chaldeans answered the king in Syriac,Rex,“O king,in sempiternum vive!live forever.dic somnium servis tuis,Tell the dream to your servants,et interpretationem ejus indicabimus.and we will reveal its interpretation.”

⁵Et respondens rex ait Chaldæis:And in answer, the king said to the Chaldeans,Sermo recessit a me: nisi indicaveritis mihi somnium,“The memory of it has slipped away from me. Unless you reveal the dream to me,et conjecturam ejus, peribitis vos,and its meaning, you will be put to death,et domus vestræ publicabuntur.and your houses will be confiscated.

⁵Et respondens rex ait Chaldæis:And in answer, the king said to the Chaldeans,Sermo recessit a me: nisi indicaveritis mihi somnium,“The memory of it has slipped away from me. Unless you reveal the dream to me,et conjecturam ejus, peribitis vos,and its meaning, you will be put to death,et domus vestræ publicabuntur.and your houses will be confiscated.

⁶Si autem somnium, et conjecturam ejus narraveritis, præmia,But if you explain the dream and its meaning,et dona, et honorem multum accipietis a me.you will receive from me rewards, and gifts,Somnium igitur,and great honor.et interpretationem ejus indicate mihi.Therefore, reveal to me the dream and its interpretation.”

⁶Si autem somnium, et conjecturam ejus narraveritis, præmia,But if you explain the dream and its meaning,et dona, et honorem multum accipietis a me.you will receive from me rewards, and gifts,Somnium igitur,and great honor.et interpretationem ejus indicate mihi.Therefore, reveal to me the dream and its interpretation.”

⁷Responderunt secundo,They answered againatque dixerunt:and said,Rex somnium dicat servis suis,“Let the king tell the dream to his servants,et interpretationem illius indicabimus.and we will reveal its interpretation.”

⁷Responderunt secundo,They answered againatque dixerunt:and said,Rex somnium dicat servis suis,“Let the king tell the dream to his servants,et interpretationem illius indicabimus.and we will reveal its interpretation.”

⁸Respondit rex, et ait:The king answered and said,Certe novi quod tempus redimitis, scientes quod recesserit a me sermo.“I am certain that you are stalling for time because you know that the memory of it has slipped away from me.

⁸Respondit rex, et ait:The king answered and said,Certe novi quod tempus redimitis, scientes quod recesserit a me sermo.“I am certain that you are stalling for time because you know that the memory of it has slipped away from me.

⁹Si ergo somnium non indicaveritis mihi,Therefore, if you do not reveal to me the dream,una est de vobis sententia, quod interpretationem quoque fallacem,there is only one conclusion to be reached about you, that the interpretation is likewise false,et deceptione plenam composueritis,and packed full of deception,ut loquamini mihi donec tempus pertranseat.so as to speak before me until the time passes away.Somnium itaque dicite mihi,And so, tell me the dream,ut sciam quod interpretationem quoque ejus veram loquamini.so that I will also know that the interpretation that you tell me is likewise true.”

⁹Si ergo somnium non indicaveritis mihi,Therefore, if you do not reveal to me the dream,una est de vobis sententia, quod interpretationem quoque fallacem,there is only one conclusion to be reached about you, that the interpretation is likewise false,et deceptione plenam composueritis,and packed full of deception,ut loquamini mihi donec tempus pertranseat.so as to speak before me until the time passes away.Somnium itaque dicite mihi,And so, tell me the dream,ut sciam quod interpretationem quoque ejus veram loquamini.so that I will also know that the interpretation that you tell me is likewise true.”

¹⁰Respondentes ergo Chaldæi coram rege,Then the Chaldeans answered before the king,dixerunt:and they said,Non est homo super terram,“There is no man on earth who can accomplish your word,qui sermonem tuum,O king.rex,For neither has any king,possit implere:however great and mighty,sed neque regum quisquam magnus et potens verbum hujuscemodi sciscitatur ab omni ariolo,asked for an answer of this kind from every seer,et mago,and astrologer,et Chaldæo.and Chaldean.

¹⁰Respondentes ergo Chaldæi coram rege,Then the Chaldeans answered before the king,dixerunt:and they said,Non est homo super terram,“There is no man on earth who can accomplish your word,qui sermonem tuum,O king.rex,For neither has any king,possit implere:however great and mighty,sed neque regum quisquam magnus et potens verbum hujuscemodi sciscitatur ab omni ariolo,asked for an answer of this kind from every seer,et mago,and astrologer,et Chaldæo.and Chaldean.

¹¹Sermo enim, quem tu quæris,For the answer that you seek, O king,rex, gravis est:is very difficult.nec reperietur quisquam qui indicet illum in conspectu regis,Neither can anyone be found who can reveal it in the sight of the king,exceptis diis,except the gods,quorum non est cum hominibus conversatio.whose conversation is not with men.”

¹¹Sermo enim, quem tu quæris,For the answer that you seek, O king,rex, gravis est:is very difficult.nec reperietur quisquam qui indicet illum in conspectu regis,Neither can anyone be found who can reveal it in the sight of the king,exceptis diis,except the gods,quorum non est cum hominibus conversatio.whose conversation is not with men.”

¹²Quo audito,When he heard this,rex,the king commanded,in furore et in ira magna,in fury and in great wrath,præcepit ut perirent omnes sapientes Babylonis.that all the wise men of Babylon should be destroyed.

¹²Quo audito,When he heard this,rex,the king commanded,in furore et in ira magna,in fury and in great wrath,præcepit ut perirent omnes sapientes Babylonis.that all the wise men of Babylon should be destroyed.

¹³Et egressa sententia,And when the decree had gone forth,sapientes interficiebantur:the wise men were put to death;quærebanturque Daniel et socii ejus,and Daniel and his companions were sought,ut perirent.to be destroyed.

¹³Et egressa sententia,And when the decree had gone forth,sapientes interficiebantur:the wise men were put to death;quærebanturque Daniel et socii ejus,and Daniel and his companions were sought,ut perirent.to be destroyed.

¹⁴Tunc Daniel requisivit de lege atque sententia ab Arioch principe militiæ regis, qui egressus fuerat ad interficiendos sapientes Babylonis.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.

¹⁴Tunc Daniel requisivit de lege atque sententia ab Arioch principe militiæ regis, qui egressus fuerat ad interficiendos sapientes Babylonis.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.

¹⁵Et interrogavit eum,And he asked him,qui a rege potestatem acceperat,who had received the orders of the king,quam ob causam tam crudelis sententia a facie regis esset egressa.for what reason such a cruel sentence had gone forth from the face of the king. And so,Cum ergo rem indicasset Arioch Danieli,when Arioch had revealed the matter to Daniel,

¹⁵Et interrogavit eum,And he asked him,qui a rege potestatem acceperat,who had received the orders of the king,quam ob causam tam crudelis sententia a facie regis esset egressa.for what reason such a cruel sentence had gone forth from the face of the king. And so,Cum ergo rem indicasset Arioch Danieli,when Arioch had revealed the matter to Daniel,

¹⁶Daniel ingressus rogavit regem ut tempus daret sibi ad solutionem indicandam regi.Daniel went in and asked of the king that he would grant him time to reveal the solution to the king.

¹⁶Daniel ingressus rogavit regem ut tempus daret sibi ad solutionem indicandam regi.Daniel went in and asked of the king that he would grant him time to reveal the solution to the king.

¹⁷Et ingressus est domum suam,And he went into his house and explained the task to Hananiah,Ananiæque et Misaëli et Azariæ,and Mishael,sociis suis,and Azariah,indicavit negotium,his companions,

¹⁷Et ingressus est domum suam,And he went into his house and explained the task to Hananiah,Ananiæque et Misaëli et Azariæ,and Mishael,sociis suis,and Azariah,indicavit negotium,his companions,

¹⁸ut quærerent misericordiam a facie Dei cæli super sacramento isto,so that they would seek mercy before the face of the God of heaven,et non perirent Danielabout this mystery,et socii ejus cum ceteris sapientibus Babylonis.and so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the other wise men of Babylon.

¹⁸ut quærerent misericordiam a facie Dei cæli super sacramento isto,so that they would seek mercy before the face of the God of heaven,et non perirent Danielabout this mystery,et socii ejus cum ceteris sapientibus Babylonis.and so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the other wise men of Babylon.

¹⁹Tunc Danieli mysterium per visionem nocte revelatum est:Then the secret was revealed to Daniel by a vision in the night.et benedixit Daniel Deum cæli,And Daniel blessed the God of heaven,

¹⁹Tunc Danieli mysterium per visionem nocte revelatum est:Then the secret was revealed to Daniel by a vision in the night.et benedixit Daniel Deum cæli,And Daniel blessed the God of heaven,

²⁰et locutus ait:and speaking aloud,Sit nomen Domini benedictum a sæculo et usque in sæculum:he said, “May the name of the Lord be blessed by the present generation and forever;quia sapientia et fortitudo ejus sunt.for wisdom and fortitude are his.

²⁰et locutus ait:and speaking aloud,Sit nomen Domini benedictum a sæculo et usque in sæculum:he said, “May the name of the Lord be blessed by the present generation and forever;quia sapientia et fortitudo ejus sunt.for wisdom and fortitude are his.

²¹Et ipse mutat tempora,And he alters the timeset ætates:and the ages.transfert regna,He takes away kingdomsatque constituit:and he establishes them.dat sapientiam sapientibus,He gives wisdom to those who are wiseet scientiam intelligentibus disciplinam.and teaching skills to those who understand.

²¹Et ipse mutat tempora,And he alters the timeset ætates:and the ages.transfert regna,He takes away kingdomsatque constituit:and he establishes them.dat sapientiam sapientibus,He gives wisdom to those who are wiseet scientiam intelligentibus disciplinam.and teaching skills to those who understand.

²²Ipse revelat profunda et abscondita,He reveals deep and hidden things,et novit in tenebris constituta:and he knows what has been established in darkness.et lux cum eo est.And the light is with him.

²²Ipse revelat profunda et abscondita,He reveals deep and hidden things,et novit in tenebris constituta:and he knows what has been established in darkness.et lux cum eo est.And the light is with him.

²³Tibi,To you,Deus patrum nostrorum,God of our fathers,confiteor,I confess,teque laudo,and you,quia sapientiamI praise.et fortitudinem dedisti mihi,For you have given wisdom and fortitude to me,et nunc ostendisti mihi quæ rogavimus te,and now you have revealed to me what we asked of you,quia sermonem regis aperuisti nobis.for you have uncovered for us the king’s thoughts.”

²³Tibi,To you,Deus patrum nostrorum,God of our fathers,confiteor,I confess,teque laudo,and you,quia sapientiamI praise.et fortitudinem dedisti mihi,For you have given wisdom and fortitude to me,et nunc ostendisti mihi quæ rogavimus te,and now you have revealed to me what we asked of you,quia sermonem regis aperuisti nobis.for you have uncovered for us the king’s thoughts.”

²⁴Post hæc Daniel ingressus ad Arioch,After this, Daniel went in to Arioch,quem constituerat rex ut perderet sapientes Babylonis,whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon,sic ei locutus est:and he spoke to him in this way,Sapientes Babylonis ne perdas:“Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon.introduc me in conspectu regis, et solutionem regi narrabo.Bring me in before the king, and I will explain the solution to the king.”

²⁴Post hæc Daniel ingressus ad Arioch,After this, Daniel went in to Arioch,quem constituerat rex ut perderet sapientes Babylonis,whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon,sic ei locutus est:and he spoke to him in this way,Sapientes Babylonis ne perdas:“Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon.introduc me in conspectu regis, et solutionem regi narrabo.Bring me in before the king, and I will explain the solution to the king.”

²⁵Tunc Arioch festinus introduxit Danielem ad regem,Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel to the king,et dixit ei:and he said to him,Inveni hominem de filiis transmigrationis Juda,“I have found a man of the sons of the transmigration of Judah,qui solutionem regi annuntiet.who would announce the solution to the king.”

²⁵Tunc Arioch festinus introduxit Danielem ad regem,Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel to the king,et dixit ei:and he said to him,Inveni hominem de filiis transmigrationis Juda,“I have found a man of the sons of the transmigration of Judah,qui solutionem regi annuntiet.who would announce the solution to the king.”

²⁶Respondit rex, et dixit Danieli,The king answered and said to Daniel,cujus nomen erat Baltassar:whose name was Belteshazzar,Putasne vere potes mihi indicare somnium, quod vidi, et interpretationem ejus?“Do you really think that you can reveal to me the dream that I saw and its interpretation?”

²⁶Respondit rex, et dixit Danieli,The king answered and said to Daniel,cujus nomen erat Baltassar:whose name was Belteshazzar,Putasne vere potes mihi indicare somnium, quod vidi, et interpretationem ejus?“Do you really think that you can reveal to me the dream that I saw and its interpretation?”

²⁷Et respondens Daniel coram rege,And Daniel,ait:facing the king,Mysterium,answeredquod rex interrogat,and said,sapientes,“The secret that the king seeks,magi,the wise men,arioli,the seers,et aruspices nequeunt indicare regi:and the soothsayers are unable to reveal to the king.

²⁷Et respondens Daniel coram rege,And Daniel,ait:facing the king,Mysterium,answeredquod rex interrogat,and said,sapientes,“The secret that the king seeks,magi,the wise men,arioli,the seers,et aruspices nequeunt indicare regi:and the soothsayers are unable to reveal to the king.

²⁸sed est Deus in cælo revelans mysteria,But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries,qui indicavit tibi,who has revealed to you,rex Nabuchodonosor,king Nebuchadnezzar,quæ ventura sunt in novissimis temporibus.what will happen in the latter times.Somnium tuum,Your dream and the visions of your head upon your bed,et visiones capitis tui in cubili tuo hujuscemodi sunt.are such as these.

²⁸sed est Deus in cælo revelans mysteria,But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries,qui indicavit tibi,who has revealed to you,rex Nabuchodonosor,king Nebuchadnezzar,quæ ventura sunt in novissimis temporibus.what will happen in the latter times.Somnium tuum,Your dream and the visions of your head upon your bed,et visiones capitis tui in cubili tuo hujuscemodi sunt.are such as these.

²⁹Tu,You,rex,O king,cogitare cœpisti in strato tuo,began to think,quid esset futurum post hæc:while in your blanket,et qui revelat mysteria,about what will be hereafter.ostendit tibi quæ ventura sunt.And he who reveals secrets showed you what will happen.

²⁹Tu,You,rex,O king,cogitare cœpisti in strato tuo,began to think,quid esset futurum post hæc:while in your blanket,et qui revelat mysteria,about what will be hereafter.ostendit tibi quæ ventura sunt.And he who reveals secrets showed you what will happen.

³⁰Mihi quoque non in sapientia,To me, likewise, this mystery is revealed,quæ est in me plus quam in cunctis viventibus, sacramentum hoc revelatum est:not according to the wisdom that is in me more than in other living things,sed ut interpretatio regi manifesta fieret,but so that the interpretation might be made manifest to the king,et cogitationes mentis tuæ scires.and so that you may know the thoughts of your mind.

³⁰Mihi quoque non in sapientia,To me, likewise, this mystery is revealed,quæ est in me plus quam in cunctis viventibus, sacramentum hoc revelatum est:not according to the wisdom that is in me more than in other living things,sed ut interpretatio regi manifesta fieret,but so that the interpretation might be made manifest to the king,et cogitationes mentis tuæ scires.and so that you may know the thoughts of your mind.

³¹Tu,You,rex, videbas,O king, saw,et ecce quasi statua una grandis:and behold, something like a great statue.statua illa magna,This statue,et statura sublimis stabat contra te,which was great and high, stood exalted above you,et intuitus ejus erat terribilis.and you considered how terrible it was.

³¹Tu,You,rex, videbas,O king, saw,et ecce quasi statua una grandis:and behold, something like a great statue.statua illa magna,This statue,et statura sublimis stabat contra te,which was great and high, stood exalted above you,et intuitus ejus erat terribilis.and you considered how terrible it was.

³²Hujus statuæ caput ex auro optimo erat,The head of this statue was of the finest gold,pectus autem et brachia de argento,but the breast and the arms were of silver, and further on,porro venter et femora ex ære,the belly and the thighs were of brass;

³²Hujus statuæ caput ex auro optimo erat,The head of this statue was of the finest gold,pectus autem et brachia de argento,but the breast and the arms were of silver, and further on,porro venter et femora ex ære,the belly and the thighs were of brass;

³³tibiæ autem ferreæ:but the shins were of iron,pedum quædam pars erat ferrea,a certain part of the feet were of ironquædam autem fictilis.and another part were of clay.

³³tibiæ autem ferreæ:but the shins were of iron,pedum quædam pars erat ferrea,a certain part of the feet were of ironquædam autem fictilis.and another part were of clay.

³⁴Videbas ita,And so you looked until a stone was broken off without hands from a mountain,donec abscissus est lapis de monte sine manibus:and it struck the statue on its feet,et percussit statuam in pedibus ejus ferreis et fictilibus,which were of iron and clay,et comminuit eos.and it shattered them.

³⁴Videbas ita,And so you looked until a stone was broken off without hands from a mountain,donec abscissus est lapis de monte sine manibus:and it struck the statue on its feet,et percussit statuam in pedibus ejus ferreis et fictilibus,which were of iron and clay,et comminuit eos.and it shattered them.

³⁵Tunc contrita sunt pariter ferrum,Then the iron, the clay,testa, æs,the brass,argentum,the silver,et aurum, et redacta quasi in favillam æstivæ areæ, quæ rapta sunt vento,and the gold were crushed together and diminished like the ashes of a summer courtyard,nullusque locus inventus est eis: lapis autem,and they were quickly taken away by the wind,qui percusserat statuam,and no place was found for them;factus est mons magnus, et implevit universam terram.but the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

³⁵Tunc contrita sunt pariter ferrum,Then the iron, the clay,testa, æs,the brass,argentum,the silver,et aurum, et redacta quasi in favillam æstivæ areæ, quæ rapta sunt vento,and the gold were crushed together and diminished like the ashes of a summer courtyard,nullusque locus inventus est eis: lapis autem,and they were quickly taken away by the wind,qui percusserat statuam,and no place was found for them;factus est mons magnus, et implevit universam terram.but the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

³⁶Hoc est somnium:This is the dream;interpretationem quoque ejus dicemus coram te,we will also tell its interpretation before you,rex.O king.

³⁶Hoc est somnium:This is the dream;interpretationem quoque ejus dicemus coram te,we will also tell its interpretation before you,rex.O king.

³⁷Tu rex regum es:You are a king among kings,et Deus cæli regnum,and the God of heaven has given to you a kingdom,et fortitudinem,and fortitude,et imperium,and power,et gloriam dedit tibi:and glory,

³⁷Tu rex regum es:You are a king among kings,et Deus cæli regnum,and the God of heaven has given to you a kingdom,et fortitudinem,and fortitude,et imperium,and power,et gloriam dedit tibi:and glory,

³⁸et omnia,and all the places wherein the sons of menin quibus habitant filii hominum,and the beasts of the field dwell.et bestiæ agri:He has likewise given the flying creatures of the air into your hand,volucres quoque cæli dedit in manu tua,and he has placed all things under your realm.et sub ditione tua universa constituit:Therefore,tu es ergo caput aureum.you are the head of gold.

³⁸et omnia,and all the places wherein the sons of menin quibus habitant filii hominum,and the beasts of the field dwell.et bestiæ agri:He has likewise given the flying creatures of the air into your hand,volucres quoque cæli dedit in manu tua,and he has placed all things under your realm.et sub ditione tua universa constituit:Therefore,tu es ergo caput aureum.you are the head of gold.

³⁹Et post te consurget regnum aliud minus te argenteum:And after you, another kingdom will rise up, inferior to you,et regnum tertium aliud æreum,of silver, and another third kingdom of brass,quod imperabit universæ terræ.which will rule over the whole world.

³⁹Et post te consurget regnum aliud minus te argenteum:And after you, another kingdom will rise up, inferior to you,et regnum tertium aliud æreum,of silver, and another third kingdom of brass,quod imperabit universæ terræ.which will rule over the whole world.

⁴⁰Et regnum quartum erit velut ferrum:And the fourth kingdom will be like iron.quomodo ferrum comminuit,Just as iron shatterset domat omnia,and conquers all things,sic comminuet,so will it shatteret conteret omnia hæc.and crush all these.

⁴⁰Et regnum quartum erit velut ferrum:And the fourth kingdom will be like iron.quomodo ferrum comminuit,Just as iron shatterset domat omnia,and conquers all things,sic comminuet,so will it shatteret conteret omnia hæc.and crush all these.

⁴¹Porro quia vidisti pedum,Furthermore,et digitorum partem testæ figuli,because you saw the feet and the toes to be part of potter’s clay and part of iron,et partem ferream,the kingdom will be divided,regnum divisum erit:but still,quod tamen de plantario ferri orietur,from the slip of iron it will take its origin,secundum quod vidisti ferrum mistum testæ ex luto.since you saw the iron mingled with the earthenware from clay.

⁴¹Porro quia vidisti pedum,Furthermore,et digitorum partem testæ figuli,because you saw the feet and the toes to be part of potter’s clay and part of iron,et partem ferream,the kingdom will be divided,regnum divisum erit:but still,quod tamen de plantario ferri orietur,from the slip of iron it will take its origin,secundum quod vidisti ferrum mistum testæ ex luto.since you saw the iron mingled with the earthenware from clay.

⁴²Et digitos pedum ex parte ferreos,And as the toes of the feet were partly of ironet ex parte fictiles:and partly of clay,ex parte regnum erit solidum,part of the kingdom will be stronget ex parte contritum.and part will be crushed.

⁴²Et digitos pedum ex parte ferreos,And as the toes of the feet were partly of ironet ex parte fictiles:and partly of clay,ex parte regnum erit solidum,part of the kingdom will be stronget ex parte contritum.and part will be crushed.

⁴³Quod autem vidisti ferrum mistum testæ ex luto,Yet, because you saw the iron mingled with pottery from the earth,commiscebuntur quidem humano semine,they will indeed be combined together with the offspring of man,sed non adhærebunt sibi,but they will not adhere to one another,sicut ferrum misceri non potest testæ.just as iron cannot be mixed with earthenware.

⁴³Quod autem vidisti ferrum mistum testæ ex luto,Yet, because you saw the iron mingled with pottery from the earth,commiscebuntur quidem humano semine,they will indeed be combined together with the offspring of man,sed non adhærebunt sibi,but they will not adhere to one another,sicut ferrum misceri non potest testæ.just as iron cannot be mixed with earthenware.

⁴⁴In diebus autem regnorum illorum suscitabit Deus cæli regnum,But in the days of those kingdoms,quod in æternum non dissipabitur,the God of heaven will inspire a kingdom that will never be destroyed,et regnum ejus alteri populo non tradetur:and his kingdom will not be handed over to another people,comminuet autem,and it will crushet consumet universa regna hæc,and will consume all these kingdoms,et ipsum stabit in æternum.and this kingdom itself will stand in eternity.

⁴⁴In diebus autem regnorum illorum suscitabit Deus cæli regnum,But in the days of those kingdoms,quod in æternum non dissipabitur,the God of heaven will inspire a kingdom that will never be destroyed,et regnum ejus alteri populo non tradetur:and his kingdom will not be handed over to another people,comminuet autem,and it will crushet consumet universa regna hæc,and will consume all these kingdoms,et ipsum stabit in æternum.and this kingdom itself will stand in eternity.

⁴⁵Secundum quod vidisti,In accordance with what you saw,quod de monte abscissus est lapis sine manibus,because the stone was torn away from the mountain without hands,et comminuit testam,and it crushed the earthenware,et ferrum,and the iron,et æs,and the brass,et argentum,and the silver,et aurum,and the gold,Deus magnus ostendit regi quæ ventura sunt postea:the great God has shown the king what will happen after this.et verum est somnium,And the dream is true,et fidelis interpretatio ejus.and its interpretation is faithful.”

⁴⁵Secundum quod vidisti,In accordance with what you saw,quod de monte abscissus est lapis sine manibus,because the stone was torn away from the mountain without hands,et comminuit testam,and it crushed the earthenware,et ferrum,and the iron,et æs,and the brass,et argentum,and the silver,et aurum,and the gold,Deus magnus ostendit regi quæ ventura sunt postea:the great God has shown the king what will happen after this.et verum est somnium,And the dream is true,et fidelis interpretatio ejus.and its interpretation is faithful.”

⁴⁶Tunc rex Nabuchodonosor cecidit in faciem suam,Then king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his faceet Danielem adoravit,and adored Daniel,et hostias,and he commanded that they should offer in sacrifice to him victimset incensum præcepit ut sacrificarent ei.and incense.

⁴⁶Tunc rex Nabuchodonosor cecidit in faciem suam,Then king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his faceet Danielem adoravit,and adored Daniel,et hostias,and he commanded that they should offer in sacrifice to him victimset incensum præcepit ut sacrificarent ei.and incense.

⁴⁷Loquens ergo rex,And so the king spoke with Daniel and said,ait Danieli:“Truly,Vere Deus vester Deus deorum est,your God is the God of gods,et Dominus regum,and Lord of kings,et revelans mysteria:and also a revealer of secrets,quoniam tu potuisti aperire hoc sacramentum.since you could uncover this mystery.”

⁴⁷Loquens ergo rex,And so the king spoke with Daniel and said,ait Danieli:“Truly,Vere Deus vester Deus deorum est,your God is the God of gods,et Dominus regum,and Lord of kings,et revelans mysteria:and also a revealer of secrets,quoniam tu potuisti aperire hoc sacramentum.since you could uncover this mystery.”

⁴⁸Tunc rex Danielem in sublime extulit,Then the king raised Daniel to a high ranket munera multa et magna dedit ei:and gave him many great gifts,et constituit eum principem super omnes provincias Babylonis,and he appointed him as leader over all the provinces of Babylonet præfectum magistratuum super cunctos sapientes Babylonis.and as chief of the magistrates over all the other wise men of Babylon.

⁴⁸Tunc rex Danielem in sublime extulit,Then the king raised Daniel to a high ranket munera multa et magna dedit ei:and gave him many great gifts,et constituit eum principem super omnes provincias Babylonis,and he appointed him as leader over all the provinces of Babylonet præfectum magistratuum super cunctos sapientes Babylonis.and as chief of the magistrates over all the other wise men of Babylon.

⁴⁹Daniel autem postulavit a rege,However,et constituit super opera provinciæ Babylonis Sidrach,Daniel required of the king that he appoint Shadrach,Misach,Meshach,et Abdenago:and Abednego over the works of the province of Babylon.ipse autem Daniel erat in foribus regis.But Daniel himself was at the king’s door.

⁴⁹Daniel autem postulavit a rege,However,et constituit super opera provinciæ Babylonis Sidrach,Daniel required of the king that he appoint Shadrach,Misach,Meshach,et Abdenago:and Abednego over the works of the province of Babylon.ipse autem Daniel erat in foribus regis.But Daniel himself was at the king’s door.