Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who are eating the royal delicacies; deal with us in light of what you see."

The king replied, "I know for sure that you are attempting to gain time, because you see that my decision is firm.

Then Daniel went in to see Arioch (whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon). He came and said to him, "Don't destroy the wise men of Babylon! Escort me to the king, and I will disclose the interpretation to him!"

He answered, "But I see four men, untied and walking around in the midst of the fire! No harm has come to them! And the appearance of the fourth is like that of a god!"

The tree grew large and strong. Its top reached far into the sky; it could be seen from the borders of all the land.

Its foliage was attractive and its fruit plentiful; on it there was food enough for all. Under it the wild animals used to seek shade, and in its branches the birds of the sky used to nest. All creatures used to feed themselves from it.

The tree that you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached to the sky, and which could be seen in all the land,

Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You brought before you the vessels from his temple, and you and your nobles, together with your wives and concubines, drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone -- gods that cannot see or hear or comprehend! But you have not glorified the God who has in his control your very breath and all your ways!

It came to the two-horned ram that I had seen standing beside the canal and rushed against it with raging strength.

yes, while I was still praying, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen previously in a vision, was approaching me in my state of extreme weariness, around the time of the evening offering.

Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men who were with me did not see it. On the contrary, they were overcome with fright and ran away to hide.

I alone was left to see this great vision. My strength drained from me, and my vigor disappeared; I was without energy.