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“These were the visions that came to me as I lay in my bed:

“I beheld a tree at the center of the earth,
    and its height was great.
The tree became ever taller and stronger
    until its top reached the heavens,
    and it was visible to the ends of the earth.
Its foliage was beautiful,
    and its fruit was abundant,
    providing fruit for all.
The wild beasts found shade under it,
    the birds of the air rested in its branches,
    and from it all living creatures were nourished.

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When the magicians,(A) enchanters, astrologers[a] and diviners(B) came, I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me.(C) Finally, Daniel came into my presence and I told him the dream. (He is called Belteshazzar,(D) after the name of my god, and the spirit of the holy gods(E) is in him.)

I said, “Belteshazzar, chief(F) of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods(G) is in you, and no mystery is too difficult for you. Here is my dream; interpret it for me.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 4:7 Or Chaldeans