Daniel 2:4,7 - Compare All Versions
Daniel 2:4 NIV (New International Version)
Then the astrologers answered the king, “May the king live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it.”
Daniel 2:7 NIV (New International Version)
Once more they replied, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will interpret it.”
Daniel 2:4 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Then the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic, “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”
Daniel 2:7 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
They answered a second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation.”
Daniel 2:4 NLT (New Living Translation)
Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “Long live the king! Tell us the dream, and we will tell you what it means.”
Daniel 2:7 NLT (New Living Translation)
They said again, “Please, Your Majesty. Tell us the dream, and we will tell you what it means.”
Daniel 2:4 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
The Chaldeans spoke to the king (Aramaic , begins here): “May the king live forever. Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
Daniel 2:7 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
They answered a second time, “May the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will make known the interpretation.”
Daniel 2:4 KJV (King James Version)
Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
Daniel 2:7 KJV (King James Version)
They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.
Daniel 2:4 NKJV (New King James Version)
Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
Daniel 2:7 NKJV (New King James Version)
They answered again and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will give its interpretation.”
Daniel 2:4 MSG (The Message)
The fortunetellers, speaking in the Aramaic language, said, “Long live the king! Tell us the dream and we will interpret it.”
Daniel 2:7 MSG (The Message)
They answered, “If it please your majesty, tell us the dream. We’ll give the interpretation.”
Daniel 2:4 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic: “O king, live forever! Tell the dream to your servants, and we will declare the interpretation.”
Daniel 2:7 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
They answered a second time and said, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will declare the interpretation.”
Daniel 2:4 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Then the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic, “O king, live forever! Tell the dream to your servants, and we will declare the interpretation.”
Daniel 2:7 AMP (Amplified Bible)
They answered again, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will explain its interpretation [to you].”
Daniel 2:4 NET (New English Translation)
The wise men replied to the king: [What follows is in Aramaic] “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will disclose its interpretation.”
Daniel 2:7 NET (New English Translation)
They again replied, “Let the king inform us of the dream; then we will disclose its interpretation.”