American Standard Version
"let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him. "
— Daniel 4:16, American Standard Version
“Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.”
“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.”
“Let his mind be altered from that of a human being, and let an animal’s mind be given to him, and let seven periods of time go by for him.”
“Then Daniel, whose name was Baltassar, began silently to think within himself for about one hour: and his thought troubled him. But the king answering, said: Baltassar, let not the dream and the interpretation thereof trouble thee. Baltassar answered, and said: My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thy enemies.”
“Let his heart be changed from that of a man, and the heart of a beast be given to him; and let seven times go by him.”
“Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.”
I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from heaven.
He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.
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 heaven: and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:
let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
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 ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the lowest of men.
This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation; but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.
Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken dumb for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine adversaries.