¹ 너희는 제비 뽑아 땅을 나누어 기업을 삼을 때에 한 구역을 거룩한 땅으로 삼아 여호와께 예물로 드릴지니 그 장은 이만 오천척이요 광은 일만척이라 그 구역 안 전부가 거룩하리라

² 그 중에서 성소에 속할 땅은 장이 오백척이요 광이 오백척이니 네모 반듯하며 그 외에 사면 오십척으로 뜰이 되게 하되

³ 이 척량한 중에서 장 이만 오천척과 광 일만 척을 척량하고 그 가운데 성소를 둘지니 지극히 거룩한 곳이요

⁴ 그 땅의 거룩한 구역이라 여호와께 가까이 나아가서 성소에서 수종드는 제사장에게 돌려 그 집을 위하여 있는 곳이 되게 하며 성소를 위하여 있는 거룩한 곳이 되게 하고

⁵ 또 장 이만 오천척과 광 일만 척을 척량하여 전에서 수종드는 레위 사람에게 돌려 그들의 산업을 삼아 촌 이십을 세우게 하고

⁶ 구별한 거룩한 구역 옆에 광 오천척과 장 이만 오천척을 척량하여 성읍의 기지를 삼아 이스라엘 온 족속에게 돌리고

⁷ 드린바 거룩한 구역과 성읍의 기지 된 땅의 좌우편 곧 드린바 거룩한 구역의 옆과 성읍의 기지 옆의 땅을 왕에게 돌리되 서편으로 향하여 서편 국경까지와 동편으로 향하여 동편 국경까지니 그장이 구역 하나와 서로 같을지니라

⁸ 이 땅으로 왕에게 돌려 이스라엘 중에 기업을 삼게 하면 나의 왕들이 다시는 내 백성을 압제하지 아니하리라 그 나머지 땅은 이스라엘 족속에게 그 지파대로 나눠 줄지니라

⁹ 나 주 여호와가 말하노라 이스라엘의 치리자들아 너희에게 족하니라 너희는 강포와 겁탈을 제하여 버리고 공평과 공의를 행하여내 백성에게 토색함을 그칠지니라 나 주 여호와의 말이니라

¹⁰ 너희는 공평한 저울과, 공평한 에바와, 공평한 밧을 쓸지니

¹¹ 에바와 밧은 그 용량을 동일히 하되 호멜의 용량을 따라 밧은 호멜 십분지 일을 담게 하고 에바도 호멜 십분지 일을 담게 할 것이며

¹² 세겔은 이십 게라니 이십 세겔과, 이십 오 세겔과, 십 오 세겔로 너희 마네가 되게 하라

¹³ 너희의 마땅히 드릴 예물이 이러하니 밀 한 호멜에서는 에바 육분지 일을 드리고 보리 한 호멜에서도 에바 육분지 일을 드리며

¹⁴ 기름은 정한 규례대로 한 고르에서 밧 십분지 일을 드릴지니 기름의 밧으로 말하면 한 고르는 십 밧 곧 한 호멜이며(십 밧은 한호멜이라)

¹⁵ 또 이스라엘 윤택한 초장의 떼 이백 마리에서는 한 어린 양을 드릴 것이라 백성을 속죄하기 위하여 이것들로 소제와 번제와 감사 제물을 삼을지니라 나 주 여호와의 말이니라

¹⁶ 이 땅 모든 백성은 이 예물로 이스라엘 왕에게 드리고

¹⁷ 왕은 본분대로 번제와 소제와 전제를 절기와 월삭과 안식일과 이스라엘 족속의 모든 정한 절기에 드릴지니 이스라엘 족속을 속죄하기 위하여 이 속죄제와 소제와 번제와 감사 제물을 갖출지니라

¹⁸ 나 여호와가 말하노라 정월 초 하룻날에 흠없는 수송아지 하나를 취하여 성소를 정결케 하되

¹⁹ 제사장이 그 속죄제 희생의 피를 취하여 전 문설주와 제단 아랫층 네 모퉁이와 안 뜰 문설주에 바를 것이요

²⁰ 그 달 칠일에도 모든 그릇 범죄한 자와 부지중 범죄한 자를 위하여 역시 그렇게 하여 전을 속죄할지니라

²¹ 정월 십 사일에는 유월절 곧 칠일 절기를 지키며 누룩 없는 떡을 먹을 것이라

²² 그 날에 왕은 자기와 이 땅 모든 백성을 위하여 송아지 하나를 갖추어 속죄제를 드릴 것이요

²³ 또 절기 칠일 동안에는 그가 나 여호와를 위하여 번제를 갖추되 곧 칠일 동안에 매일 흠 없는 수송아지 일곱과 수양 일곱이며 또 매일 수염소 하나를 갖추어 속죄제를 드릴 것이며

²⁴ 또 소제를 갖추되 수송아지 하나에는 밀가루 한 에바요 수양 하나에도 한 에바며 밀가루 한 에바에는 기름 한 힌씩이며

²⁵ 칠월 십 오일 절기 칠일 동안에도 이대로 행하여 속죄제와 번제며 그 밀가루와 기름을 드릴지니라

¹ Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you.

² It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me.

³ How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.

⁴ I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace.

⁵ I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

⁶ Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

⁷ Then came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me its interpretation.

⁸ But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and I told the dream before him, [saying],

⁹ Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no secret troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation.

¹⁰ Thus were the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and its height was great.

¹¹ The tree grew, and was strong, and its height reached to the sky, and its sight to the end of all the earth.

¹² The leaves of it were beautiful, and its fruit much, and in it was food for all: the animals of the field had shadow under it, and the birds of the sky lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.

¹³ I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from the sky.

¹⁴ He cried aloud, and said thus, Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the animals get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.

¹⁵ Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of the sky: and let his portion be with the animals in the grass of the earth:

¹⁶ let his heart be changed from man's, and let an animal's heart be given to him; and let seven times pass over him.

¹⁷ The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men.

¹⁸ This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and you, Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.

¹⁹ Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken mute for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered, Belteshazzar, don't let the dream, or the interpretation, trouble you. Belteshazzar answered, My lord, the dream be to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your adversaries.

²⁰ The tree that you saw, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached to the sky, and its sight to all the earth;

²¹ whose leaves were beautiful, and its fruit much, and in it was food for all; under which the animals of the field lived, and on whose branches the birds of the sky had their habitation:

²² it is you, O king, that are grown and become strong; for your greatness is grown, and reaches to the sky, and your dominion to the end of the earth.

²³ Whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the sky, and saying, Cut down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of the sky: and let his portion be with the animals of the field, until seven times pass over him;

²⁴ this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come on my lord the king:

²⁵ that you shall be driven from men, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field, and you shall be made to eat grass as oxen, and shall be wet with the dew of the sky, and seven times shall pass over you; until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will.

²⁶ Whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree; your kingdom shall be sure to you, after that you shall have known that the heavens do rule.

²⁷ Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.

²⁸ All this came on the king Nebuchadnezzar.

²⁹ At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of Babylon.

³⁰ The king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

³¹ While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from the sky, [saying], O king Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you:

³² and you shall be driven from men; and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field; you shall be made to eat grass as oxen; and seven times shall pass over you; until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will.

³³ The same hour was the thing fulfilled on Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky, until his hair was grown like eagles' [feathers], and his nails like birds' [claws].

³⁴ At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him who lives forever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation.

³⁵ All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or ask him, What are you doing?

³⁶ At the same time my understanding returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned to me; and my counselors and my lords sought to me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added to me.

³⁷ Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.