Daniel 4:23

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BSB

And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, and a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by.’

KJV

And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof 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 of the field, till seven times pass over him;

WEB

“Whereas the king saw a holy watcher 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 bronze, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of the sky. Let his portion be with the animals of the field, until seven times pass over him.’

ASV

And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of the roots thereof 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 of the field, till seven times pass over him;

DARBY

And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the heavens, and saying, Hew the tree down, 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 bathed with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him:

BLB

In that the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but its stump and roots leave in the earth, with a band that [is] of iron and bronze, in the tender grass that [is] of the field; and with the dew of heaven let it be wet, and with the beasts of the field let his portion be, until that seven times should pass over him!’

ÅB

Men at kongen så en hellig vekter som steg ned fra himmelen og sa: Fell treet og ødelegg det, men la dets rotstubb stå igjen i jorden, men i lenker av jern og kobber, midt i gresset på marken, og med himmelens dugg skal han vætes, og med markens dyr skal han dele lodd så lenge til syv tider har skredet fram over ham,

OTB

Og ettersom kongen så en vokter, en hellig, komme ned fra himmelen og si: 'Hogg ned treet og ødelegg det, men la stubben med røttene bli igjen i jorden, bundet med et bånd av jern og bronse, i markens myke gress; la ham bli våt av himmelens dugg, og la hans del være med markens dyr, til syv tider går over ham,'

B1930

Men at kongen så en hellig vekter som steg ned fra himmelen og sa: Fell treet og ødelegg det, men la dets rotstubb stå igjen i jorden, men i lenker av jern og kobber, midt i gresset på marken, og med himmelens dugg skal han vætes, og med markens dyr skal han dele lodd så lenge til syv tider har skredet frem over ham,

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