Then King Nebuchadnezzar bowed down with his face to the ground and paid homage to Daniel. He gave orders to offer sacrifice and incense to him.

Then all the color drained from the king's face and he became alarmed. The joints of his hips gave way, and his knees began knocking together.

"This is the conclusion of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and the color drained from my face. But I kept the matter to myself."

As he spoke with me, I fell into a trance with my face to the ground. But he touched me and stood me upright.

His body resembled yellow jasper, and his face had an appearance like lightning. His eyes were like blazing torches; his arms and feet had the gleam of polished bronze. His voice thundered forth like the sound of a large crowd.

I listened to his voice, and as I did so I fell into a trance-like sleep with my face to the ground.