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King Nebuchadnezzar sent this message to the people of every race and
nation and language throughout the world:
“Peace and prosperity to you!
“I want you all to know about the miraculous signs and wonders the
Most High God has performed for me.
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. When all the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-
tellers came in, I told them the dream, but they could not tell me what
it meant. At last Daniel came in before me, and I told him the dream.
(He was named Belteshazzar after my god, and the spirit of the holy
gods is in him.)
“I said to him, ‘Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the
spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too great for you
to solve. Now tell me what my dream means.
“‘While I was lying in my bed, this is what I dreamed. I saw a large
tree in the middle of the earth. The tree grew very tall and strong,
reaching high into the heavens for all the world to see. It had fresh
green leaves, and it was loaded with fruit for all to eat. Wild animals
lived in its shade, and birds nested in its branches. All the world was
fed from this tree.
“‘Then as I lay there dreaming, I saw a messenger, a holy one,
coming down from heaven. The messenger shouted,
“Cut down the tree and lop off its branches!
Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit!
Chase the wild animals from its shade
and the birds from its branches.
But leave the stump and the roots in the ground,
bound with a band of iron and bronze
and surrounded by tender grass.
Now let him be drenched with the dew of heaven,
and let him live with the wild animals among the plants
of the field.
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