NET Bible
"this is the interpretation, O king! It is the decision of the Most High that this has happened to my lord the king."
— Daniel 4:24, NET Bible
“This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:”
“this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king: ”
“this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come on my lord the king:”
“Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and redeem thou thy sins with alms, and thy iniquities with works of mercy to the poor: perhaps he will forgive thy offences.”
“This is the sense of it, O King, and it is the decision of the Most High which has come on my lord the king:”
“This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:”
whose foliage was attractive and its fruit plentiful, and from which there was food available for all, under whose branches wild animals used to live, and in whose branches birds of the sky used to nest–
it is you, O king! For you have become great and strong. Your greatness is such that it reaches to heaven, and your authority to the ends of the earth.
As for the king seeing a holy sentinel coming down from heaven and saying,‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its taproot in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, surrounded by the grass of the field. Let it become damp with the dew of the sky, and let it live with the wild animals, until seven periods of time go by for him’–
this is the interpretation, O king! It is the decision of the Most High that this has happened to my lord the king.
You will be driven from human society, and you will live with the wild animals. You will be fed grass like oxen, and you will become damp with the dew of the sky. Seven periods of time will pass by for you, before you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes.
They said to leave the taproot of the tree, for your kingdom will be restored to you when you come to understand that heaven rules.
Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps your prosperity will be prolonged.”