Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Therefore, Your Majesty, be pleased to accept my advice: Renounce your sins by doing what is right, and your wickedness by being kind to the oppressed. It may be that then your prosperity will continue.” New Living Translation “‘King Nebuchadnezzar, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Break from your wicked past and be merciful to the poor. Perhaps then you will continue to prosper.’ English Standard Version Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity.” Berean Standard Bible Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.” King James Bible Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. New King James Version Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you; break off your sins by being righteous, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your prosperity.” New American Standard Bible Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you: wipe away your sin by doing righteousness, and your wrongdoings by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a prolonging of your prosperity.’ NASB 1995 Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you: break away now from your sins by doing righteousness and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a prolonging of your prosperity.’ NASB 1977 ‘Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you: break away now from your sins by doing righteousness, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a prolonging of your prosperity.’ Legacy Standard Bible Therefore, O king, may my advice seem good to you: break away now from your sins by doing righteousness and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a prolonging of your prosperity.’ Amplified Bible Therefore, O king, let my advice to you be [considered and found] acceptable; break away now from your sins and exhibit your repentance by doing what is right, and from your wickedness by showing mercy to the poor, so that [if you repent] there may possibly be a continuance of your prosperity and tranquility and a healing of your error.’ Christian Standard Bible Therefore, may my advice seem good to you my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right, and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Therefore, may my advice seem good to you my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right, and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.” American Standard Version Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. Contemporary English Version Your Majesty, please be willing to do what I say. Turn from your sins and start living right; have mercy on those who are mistreated. Then all will go well with you for a long time. English Revised Version Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. GOD'S WORD® Translation "That is why, Your Majesty, my best advice is that you stop sinning, and do what is right. Stop committing the same errors, and have pity on the poor. Maybe you can prolong your prosperity." Good News Translation So then, Your Majesty, follow my advice. Stop sinning, do what is right, and be merciful to the poor. Then you will continue to be prosperous." International Standard Version Therefore, your majesty, may my advice be acceptable to you: Stop your sinning, do what's right, and put a stop to your wickedness by showing kindness to the oppressed. Perhaps your tranquility will continue." Majority Standard Bible Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.” NET Bible 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." New Heart English Bible 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 prosperity." Webster's Bible Translation Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thy iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. World English Bible 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. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and your sins by righteousness break off, and your perversity by pitying the poor, behold, it is a lengthening of your ease.” Young's Literal Translation 'Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and thy sins by righteousness break off, and thy perversity by pitying the poor, lo, it is a lengthening of thine ease. Smith's Literal Translation Wherefore, O king, my counsel shall be pleasant to thee, and break off thy sins by justice, and thine iniquities in compassionating the poor; if it shall be a lengthening to thy peace. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWherefore, 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. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible the king said, “Babylon the great! Was it not I, with my great strength, who built it as a royal residence for my splendor and majesty?” New Revised Standard Version Therefore, O king, may my counsel be acceptable to you: atone for your sins with righteousness, and your iniquities with mercy to the oppressed, so that your prosperity may be prolonged.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWherefore, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and get rid of your sins by means of almsgiving, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the weak, till your transgressions are removed from you. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because of this, my King, let it be pleasing to you, and remove your sins by giving charity and your wickedness with compassion for the weak, until your offenses will be removed from you OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by almsgiving, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy prosperity.' Brenton Septuagint Translation Therefore, O king, let my counsel please thee, and atone for thy sins by alms, and thine iniquities by compassion on the poor: it may be God will be long-suffering to thy trespasses. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Daniel Interprets the Second Dream…26As for the command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots, your kingdom will be restored to you as soon as you acknowledge that Heaven rules. 27Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.” Cross References Proverbs 16:12 Wicked behavior is detestable for kings, for a throne is established through righteousness. Isaiah 1:16-17 Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Ezekiel 18:21-22 But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die. / None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live. Jeremiah 22:3 This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place. Psalm 82:3-4 Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. / Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked. Isaiah 58:6-7 Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? / Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Amos 5:14-15 Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed. / Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.” Zechariah 7:9-10 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’ Proverbs 21:3 To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice. Matthew 3:8 Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. Luke 3:10-11 The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?” / John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.” Matthew 25:34-36 Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. / For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ Acts 26:20 First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance. James 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Treasury of Scripture Why, 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 it may be a lengthening of your tranquility. let. Genesis 41:33-37 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt… Psalm 119:46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. Acts 24:25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee. break. Job 34:31,32 Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more: … Proverbs 16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. Proverbs 28:13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. by shewing. Psalm 41:1-3 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble… Isaiah 58:5-7,10-12 Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD? … Ezekiel 18:7 And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; if it. 1 Kings 21:29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house. Joel 2:14 Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God? Jonah 3:9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? lengthening of thy tranquillity. Jump to Previous Accept Acceptable Advice Almsgiving Break Case Cause Counsel Covered Evil-Doing Iniquities Lengthening Mercy Oppressed Perhaps Pleased Pleasing Poor Practicing Prosperity Renounce Right Righteousness Shewing Showing Sins Suggestion Time Tranquility Well-Being Wherefore WickednessJump to Next Accept Acceptable Advice Almsgiving Break Case Cause Counsel Covered Evil-Doing Iniquities Lengthening Mercy Oppressed Perhaps Pleased Pleasing Poor Practicing Prosperity Renounce Right Righteousness Shewing Showing Sins Suggestion Time Tranquility Well-Being Wherefore WickednessDaniel 4 1. Nebuchadnezzar confesses God's kingdom,4. makes relation of his dreams, which the magicians could not interpret. 8. Daniel hears the dream. 19. He interprets it. 28. The dream fulfilled. Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you This phrase introduces Daniel's counsel to King Nebuchadnezzar. The word "therefore" connects Daniel's advice to the preceding dream interpretation, emphasizing the urgency and importance of the message. The Hebrew root for "advice" (עֵצָה, "etsah") implies counsel or guidance, often given by someone with wisdom or authority. Daniel, as a prophet, speaks with divine insight, urging the king to heed his words. The phrase "be pleasing" suggests a gentle yet earnest appeal, indicating Daniel's hope that the king will find his counsel agreeable and act upon it. Break away from your sins by doing what is right and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed so that your prosperity may be prolonged Righteousness.--In all wars of conquest many acts of injustice are perpetrated. The king is warned here to show justice or to act justly for the future. Similar counsel is given, though in different language (Micah 6:8). The idea of "alms" and "redeeming" is not conveyed by the Chaldee words, so that the translation "redeem thy sins by alms" is incorrect and unwarrantable. If it may be--i.e., if Nebuchadnezzar will repent, his prosperity and peace will be prolonged. Verse 27. - Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. The Septuagint Version differs in this case somewhat considerably. It connects itself with the preceding verse, "Entreat him on account of thy sins, and to purify' all thine unrighteousness in almsgiving, in order that he may give thee humility, and many days on the throne of thy kingdom, and that thou be not destroyed." This version is paraphrastic and inferior as a whole to the text of the Massoretes, but at the same time, there must have been a different text to make such a rendering possible. Theodotion is more in accordance with the Massoretic text, but also has resemblances to the Septuagint here, "Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and atone for thy sins by almsgiving, and for thine unrighteousness by mercies to the poor (πενήτων), perchance (ἵσως) God will be long-suffering to thy transgression." The last clause may be due to reading 'elaha' (אלחא) for 'archu (ארכא), in which case the last clause would read, "God may be for thy tranquillity." In this case Theodotion's rendering is a natural paraphrase. The Peshitta is in agreement with the received text, save that malka, "king," is left out, possibly from its resemblance to milki, "my counsel." The Vulgate rendering is, "Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be pleasing unto thee, redeem thy sins by almsgiving, and thine iniquities by mercies to the poor; perchance he will forgive (ignoscat) thy sins." This follows Theodotion so far in the last clause, but not wholly, It is to be noticed that all the versions translate צִדְקָה (tzid'qah) "almsgiving" - a late meaning, and one not present in the Massoretic here. It can only be forced upon,this passage by giving פְרַק (peraq) a meaning it never has, as Professor Bevan and Keil show it to mean "to break," and as breaking a yoke meant "setting free," it thus meant redeeming a person; but in the sense of paying a ransom for sins, it never is used, even in the Targums. There is, therefore, a wide difference between the moral standpoint of the writer of Daniel and that of his translators - so wide that the writer of Daniel does not see the possibility of his words being twisted to this meaning. In Ecclesiasticus almsgiving is made equivalent to righteousness. The writer of Daniel is on a different moral plane from Ben Sira. But more, Daniel must have been translated into Greek before Ecclesiasticus, as the whole canon was translated when the grandson of Ben Sira had come down to Egypt, and this at the latest was B.C. 135; on the critical hypothesis, not a score of years separate the text of Daniel from the translation. The courteous beginning of Daniel's speech is to be observed; he is anxious to win the king to repentance. Compare the stern, unrelenting demeanour of Elijah to Ahab, and of Elisha to Jehoram. If we compare this with the way the Jews of Talmudic times regard the memory of Titus, the Roman captor of Jerusalem, we see we are in a totally different atmosphere from that in which the Jewish folsarius of any period of Jewish history could have lived. A grand impulsive character like Nebuchadnezzar could not but at once allure and awe the young Jew, but a zealous Jew would have regarded it as derogatory to imagine this of a prophet of the Lord, and so we see the Septuagint translator drops the courteous words with which Daniel introduces his advice. Daniel looked upon the fact that the warning had been given as an evidence that there might be a place for repentance.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Therefore,לָהֵ֣ן (lā·hên) Conjunction Strong's 3861: Therefore, except may my advice מִלְכִּי֙ (mil·kî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 4431: Counsel, advice be pleasing יִשְׁפַּ֣ר (yiš·par) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8232: To be fair or seemly to you, עֲלָ֔ךְ (‘ă·lāḵ) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against O king. מַלְכָּ֗א (mal·kā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 4430: A king Break away פְרֻ֔ק (p̄ə·ruq) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 6562: To tear away, break off from your sins וַחֲטָאָךְ֙ (wa·ḥă·ṭā·’āḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 2408: An offence by doing what is right, בְּצִדְקָ֣ה (bə·ṣiḏ·qāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6665: Beneficence and from your iniquities וַעֲוָיָתָ֖ךְ (wa·‘ă·wā·yā·ṯāḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5758: Perverseness by showing mercy בְּמִחַ֣ן (bə·mi·ḥan) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 2604: To favor, to entreat to the oppressed. עֲנָ֑יִן (‘ă·nā·yin) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6033: To depress Perhaps הֵ֛ן (hên) Conjunction Strong's 2006: Lo!, there, less, whether, but, if there will be תֶּהֱוֵ֥א (te·hĕ·wê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1934: To become, come to pass, be an extension אַרְכָ֖ה (’ar·ḵāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 754: Lengthening, prolonged of your prosperity.” לִשְׁלֵוְתָֽךְ׃ (liš·lê·wə·ṯāḵ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7963: Ease, prosperity Links Daniel 4:27 NIVDaniel 4:27 NLT Daniel 4:27 ESV Daniel 4:27 NASB Daniel 4:27 KJV Daniel 4:27 BibleApps.com Daniel 4:27 Biblia Paralela Daniel 4:27 Chinese Bible Daniel 4:27 French Bible Daniel 4:27 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Daniel 4:27 Therefore O king let my counsel be (Dan. 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