Daniel 4:5

Contemporary English Version

when suddenly I had some horrifying dreams and visions.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.

Hebrew Names Version
I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

King James Version
I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

English Standard Version
I saw a dream that made me afraid. As I lay in bed the fancies and the visions of my head alarmed me.

New American Standard Bible
"I saw a dream and it startled me; and these appearances as I lay on my bed and the visions in my mind kept alarming me.

New Century Version
but I had a dream that made me afraid. As I was lying on my bed, I saw pictures and visions in my mind that alarmed me.

Amplified Bible
"I saw a dream and it made me afraid; and the fantasies and thoughts and the visions [that appeared] in my mind as I lay on my bed kept alarming me.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Saw a dreame, which made me afraide, and the thoughtes vpon my bed, and the visions of mine head troubled me.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I saw a dream and it made me fearful; and these fantasies as I lay on my bed and the visions in my mind kept alarming me.

Berean Standard Bible
I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.

Complete Jewish Bible
Finally, however, Dani'el (renamed Belt'shatzar, after the name of my god), in whom is the spirit of the holy gods, came before me; and I told him the dream:

Darby Translation
I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

Easy-to-Read Version
I had a dream that made me afraid. I was lying on my bed, and I saw pictures and visions in my mind. These things made me very afraid.

George Lamsa Translation
I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the visions of my head troubled me.

Good News Translation
But I had a frightening dream and saw terrifying visions while I was asleep.

Lexham English Bible
And I saw a dream and a revelation on my bed and it frightened me, and the visions of my head terrified me.

Literal Translation
I saw a dream, and it terrified me, and the thoughts on my bed and visions of my head troubled me.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
sawe a dreame, which made me afrayed: ad thoughtes that I had vpo my bed, with the visions of myne heade, troubled me.

American Standard Version
I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

Bible in Basic English
I saw a dream which was a cause of great fear to me; I was troubled by the images of my mind on my bed, and by the visions of my head.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and I told the dream before him:

King James Version (1611)
I saw a dreame which made me afraid, and the thoughts vpon my bed, and the visions of my head troubled me.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Sawe a dreame, whiche made me afrayde, and the thoughtes vpon my bed, with the visios of my head, troubled me.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
until Daniel came, whose name is Baltasar, according to the name of my God, who has within him the Holy Spirit of God; to whom I said,

English Revised Version
I saw a dream which made me afraid; the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

World English Bible
I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Y siy a dreem, that made me aferd; and my thouytis in my bed, and the siytis of myn heed disturbliden me.

Update Bible Version
I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

Webster's Bible Translation
I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

New English Translation
I saw a dream that frightened me badly. The things I imagined while lying on my bed—these visions of my mind—were terrifying me.

New King James Version
I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

New Living Translation
But one night I had a dream that frightened me; I saw visions that terrified me as I lay in my bed.

New Life Bible
But I had a dream that made me afraid. As I lay on my bed the pictures that passed through my mind filled me with fear.

New Revised Standard
I saw a dream that frightened me; my fantasies in bed and the visions of my head terrified me.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
A dream, I saw, and it made me afraid, - and, fancies upon my bed, and visions of my head, terrified me.

Douay-Rheims Bible
5 [2] [fn] I saw a dream that affrighted me: and my thoughts in my bed, and the visions of my head troubled me.

Revised Standard Version
I had a dream which made me afraid; as I lay in bed the fancies and the visions of my head alarmed me.

Young's Literal Translation
a dream I have seen, and it maketh me afraid, and the conceptions on my bed, and the visions of my head, do trouble me.

Contextual Overview

⁴ I was enjoying a time of peace and prosperity, ⁵ when suddenly I had some horrifying dreams and visions. ⁶ Then I commanded every wise man in Babylonia to appear in my court, so they could explain the meaning of my dream. ⁷ After they arrived, I told them my dream, but they were not able to say what it meant. ⁸ Finally, a young man named Daniel came in, and I told him the dream. The holy gods had given him special powers, and I had renamed him Belteshazzar after my own god. ⁹ I said, "Belteshazzar, not only are you the wisest of all advisors and counselors, but the holy gods have given you special powers to solve the most difficult mysteries. So listen to what I dreamed and tell me what it means: ¹⁰ In my sleep I saw a very tall tree in the center of the world. ¹¹ It grew stronger and higher, until it reached to heaven and could be seen from anywhere on earth. ¹² It was covered with leaves and heavy with fruit— enough for all nations. Wild animals enjoyed its shade, birds nested in its branches, and all creatures on earth lived on its fruit. ¹³ "While I was in bed, having this vision, a holy angel came down from heaven

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a dream: Daniel 2:1, Daniel 5:5, Daniel 5:6, Daniel 5:10, Daniel 7:28, Genesis 41:1, Job 7:13, Job 7:14

and the thoughts: Daniel 2:28, Daniel 2:29

Reciprocal: Genesis 37:5 - dreamed Genesis 40:5 - General Genesis 40:6 - behold Genesis 41:8 - his spirit Job 4:13 - thoughts Job 33:15 - a dream Daniel 4:9 - no secret Daniel 4:13 - in the Daniel 4:19 - let Daniel 7:1 - Daniel Daniel 7:15 - the visions Luke 24:38 - and why

Cross-References

Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said: Why have you done this terrible thing? You killed your own brother, and his blood flowed onto the ground. Now his blood is calling out for me to punish you.

Genesis 4:11
And so, I'll put you under a curse. Because you killed Abel and made his blood run out on the ground, you will never be able to farm the land again.

Genesis 31:2
Jacob also noticed that Laban was not as friendly as he had been before.

Genesis 31:5
and he told them: Your father isn't as friendly with me as he used to be, but the God my ancestors worshiped has been on my side.

Numbers 16:15
Moses was very angry and said to the Lord , "Don't listen to these men! I haven't done anything wrong to them. I haven't taken as much as a donkey."

Job 5:2
Envy and jealousy will kill a stupid fool.

Psalms 20:3
May he remember your gifts and be pleased with what you bring.

Matthew 20:15
Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Why should you be jealous, if I want to be generous?"

Acts 13:45
When the Jewish people saw the crowds, they were very jealous. They insulted Paul and spoke against everything he said.

Hebrews 11:4
Because Abel had faith, he offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. God was pleased with him and his gift, and even though Abel is now dead, his faith still speaks for him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I saw a dream which made me afraid,.... Things were represented to his fancy in a dream, as if he saw them with his eyes, as the tree, its leaves and fruit; the shaking and cutting it down to the stump, c. and though he did not understand the meaning of it, yet he thought it portended some evil, which threw him into a panic; he was afraid that something bad would befall him, though he knew not what: thus God can make the minds of the greatest men uneasy amidst all their glory, pride, and pleasure:

and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me; the thoughts that came into his mind while he was upon his bed dreaming, and the things which were represented to his fancy in his brain, he remembered when awake, gave him a great deal of trouble and uneasiness, what should be the meaning of them, and what would be the issue and event of these things.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I saw a dream - That is, he saw a representation made to him in a dream. There is something incongruous in our language in saying of one that he saw a dream.

Which made me afraid - The fear evidently arose from the apprehension that it was designed to disclose some important and solemn event. This was in accordance with a prevalent belief then (comp. Daniel 2:1), and it may be added that it is in accordance with a prevalent belief now. There are few persons, whatever may be their abstract belief, who are not more or less disturbed by fearful and solemn representations passing before the mind in the visions of the night. Compare Job 4:12-17; Job 33:14-15. So Virgil (Aen. iv. 9):

“Anna soror, quae me suspensam insomnia terrent!”

And the thoughts upon my bed - The thoughts which I had upon my bed; to wit, in my dream.

And the visions of my head - What I seemed to see. The vision seemed to be floating around his head.

Troubled me - Disturbed me; produced apprehension of what was to come; of some great and important event.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Daniel 4:5. I saw a dream — See this dream circumstantially explained in the following verses.