Daniel 5:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.”
Daniel 5:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Daniel 5:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Daniel 5:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then Daniel answered before the king, “Let your gifts be to yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.”
Daniel 5:17 — World English Bible
Daniel 5:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.”
Daniel 5:17 — American Standard Version
Daniel 5:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Then hath Daniel answered and said before the king, `Thy gifts be to thyself, and thy fee to another give; nevertheless, the writing I do read to the king, and the interpretation I cause him to know;”
Daniel 5:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Daniel 5:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet will I read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.”
Daniel 5:17 — Darby Translation
Daniel 5:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Daniel answered, and sayd before the King, Keepe thy rewards to thy selfe, and giue thy giftes to another: yet I will reade the writing vnto the King, and shew him the interpretation.”
Daniel 5:17 — Geneva Bible
Daniel 5:17 in Context — Daniel 5
15 On vient d’amener devant moi les sages et les astrologues, afin qu’ils lussent cette écriture et m’en donnassent l’explication; mais ils n’ont pas pu donner l’explication des mots.
16 J’ai appris que tu peux donner des explications et résoudre des questions difficiles; maintenant, si tu peux lire cette écriture et m’en donner l’explication, tu seras revêtu de pourpre, tu porteras un collier d’or à ton cou, et tu auras la troisième place dans le gouvernement du royaume.
17 Daniel répondit en présence du roi: Garde tes dons, et accorde à un autre tes présents; je lirai néanmoins l’écriture au roi, et je lui en donnerai l’explication.
18 O roi, le Dieu suprême avait donné à Nebucadnetsar, ton père, l’empire, la grandeur, la gloire et la magnificence;
19 et à cause de la grandeur qu’il lui avait donnée, tous les peuples, les nations, les hommes de toutes langues étaient dans la crainte et tremblaient devant lui. Le roi faisait mourir ceux qu’il voulait, et il laissait la vie à ceux qu’il voulait; il élevait ceux qu’il voulait, et il abaissait ceux qu’il voulait.
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What Does Daniel 5:17 Mean?
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