Daniel 2:19

Young's Literal Translation

Then to Daniel, in a vision of the night, the secret hath been revealed. Then hath Daniel blessed the God of the heavens.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The mystery was then revealed to Daniel in a vision at night, and Daniel praised the God of the heavens

Hebrew Names Version
Then was the secret revealed to Daniyel in a vision of the night. Then Daniyel blessed the God of heaven.

King James Version
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

English Standard Version
Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

New American Standard Bible
Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven;

New Century Version
During the night God explained the secret to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven.

Amplified Bible
Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night, and Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then was the secret reueiled vnto Daniel in a vision by night: therefore Daniel praysed the God of heauen.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven;

Berean Standard Bible
During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven

Contemporary English Version
In a vision one night, Daniel was shown the dream and its meaning. Then he praised the God who rules from heaven:

Complete Jewish Bible
Then the secret was revealed to Dani'el in a vision at night, and Dani'el blessed the God of heaven

Darby Translation
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of the heavens.

Easy-to-Read Version
During the night, God explained the secret to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven.

George Lamsa Translation
Then was the mystery, revealed to Daniel in a night vision. And Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Good News Translation
Then that same night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he praised the God of heaven:

Lexham English Bible
Then in a vision of the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel; then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Literal Translation
Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision, and Daniel blessed the God of Heaven.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then was the mystery shewed vnto Daniel in a visio by nyght. And Daniel praysed ye God of heaue,

American Standard Version
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Bible in Basic English
Then the secret was made clear to Daniel in a vision of the night. And Daniel gave blessing to the God of heaven.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

King James Version (1611)
Then was the secret reuealed vnto Daniel in a night vision: then Daniel blessed the God of heauen.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then was the secrete reuealed vnto Daniel in a vision by night: then Daniel praysed the God of heauen.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night; and Daniel blessed the God of heaven, and said,

English Revised Version
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

World English Bible
Then was the secret revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thanne the priuyte was schewid to Danyel bi a visioun in nyyt. And Danyel blesside God of heuene, and seide,

Update Bible Version
Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then was the secret revealed to Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

New English Translation
Then in a night vision the mystery was revealed to Daniel. So Daniel praised the God of heaven,

New King James Version
Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. So Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

New Living Translation
That night the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven.

New Life Bible
Then the secret was made known to Daniel in a special dream during the night. He gave honor and thanks to the God of heaven.

New Revised Standard
Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night, and Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then, unto Daniel - in a vision of the night, the secret was revealed, - whereupon, Daniel, blessed the God of the heavens:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then was the mystery revealed to Daniel by a vision in the night: and Daniel blessed the God of heaven,

Revised Standard Version
Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

THE MESSAGE
That night the answer to the mystery was given to Daniel in a vision. Daniel blessed the God of heaven, saying, "Blessed be the name of God, forever and ever. He knows all, does all: He changes the seasons and guides history, He raises up kings and also brings them down, he provides both intelligence and discernment, He opens up the depths, tells secrets, sees in the dark—light spills out of him! God of all my ancestors, all thanks! all praise! You made me wise and strong. And now you've shown us what we asked for. You've solved the king's mystery."

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ Then Daniel hath replied [with] counsel and discretion to Arioch chief of the executioners of the king, who hath gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon. ¹⁵ He hath answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, `Wherefore [is] the sentence so urgent from before the king?' Then Arioch hath made the thing known to Daniel, <sup>16</sup> and Daniel hath gone up, and sought of the king that he would give him time to shew the interpretation to the king. <sup>17</sup> Then Daniel to his house hath gone, and to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, he hath made the thing known, <sup>18</sup> and to seek mercies from before the God of the heavens concerning this secret, that they destroy not Daniel and his companions with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. <sup>19</sup> Then to Daniel, in a vision of the night, the secret hath been revealed. Then hath Daniel blessed the God of the heavens. <sup>20</sup> Daniel hath answered and said, `Let the name of God be blessed from age even unto age, for wisdom and might -- for they are His. ²¹ And He is changing times and seasons, He is causing kings to pass away, and He is raising up kings; He is giving wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those possessing understanding. ²² He is revealing deep and hidden things; He hath known what [is] in darkness, and light with Him hath dwelt. ²³ Thee, O God of my fathers, I am thanking and praising, for wisdom and might Thou hast given to me; and now, Thou hast caused me to know that which we have sought from Thee, for the king's matter Thou hast caused us to know.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

was: Daniel 2:22, Daniel 2:27-29, Daniel 4:9, 2 Kings 6:8-12, Psalms 25:14, Amos 3:7, 1 Corinthians 2:9, 1 Corinthians 2:10

in: Daniel 7:7, Numbers 12:6, Job 4:13, Job 33:15, Job 33:16, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13

Reciprocal: Genesis 40:22 - he hanged Genesis 46:2 - in the visions Exodus 8:19 - This is Deuteronomy 29:29 - secret Joshua 22:33 - blessed 2 Chronicles 26:5 - had Daniel 2:47 - a revealer Jonah 1:9 - the God Zechariah 1:8 - by night Acts 9:10 - and to 1 Peter 1:12 - it Revelation 16:11 - the God

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
And God blesseth them, and God saith to them, `Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping upon the earth.'

Genesis 2:4
These [are] births of the heavens and of the earth in their being prepared, in the day of Jehovah God's making earth and heavens;

Genesis 2:8
And Jehovah God planteth a garden in Eden, at the east, and He setteth there the man whom He hath formed;

Genesis 2:20
And the man calleth names to all the cattle, and to fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; and to man hath not been found an helper -- as his counterpart.

Genesis 2:22
And Jehovah God buildeth up the rib which He hath taken out of the man into a woman, and bringeth her in unto the man;

Genesis 2:23
and the man saith, `This [is] the [proper] step! bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh!' for this it is called Woman, for from a man hath this been taken;

Genesis 6:20
Of the fowl after its kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every [sort] they come in unto thee, to keep alive.

Genesis 9:2
and your fear and your dread is on every beast of the earth, and on every fowl of the heavens, on all that creepeth on the ground, and on all fishes of the sea -- into your hand they have been given.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision,.... That is, after Daniel and his companions had importunately sought the Lord by prayer, the secret of the king's dream, and the interpretation of it, were made known to Daniel, and to him only; he being the person designed in Providence to be raised to great honour and dignity by means of it; this was done either the same night, or the night following, and, as some think, in a dream, and that he dreamed the same dream Nebuchadnezzar did, which he remembered, though the king forgot it; or, however, the same image was represented, to him, whether sleeping or waking, and the meaning of it given him:

then Daniel blessed the God of heaven: gave thanks to him, that he had heard his prayer, and indulged him in his request; which thanksgiving, blessing, or praise, is expressed in the following words:

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then was the secret revealed ... - To wit, the dream and the interpretation. The thing which had been “hidden” was disclosed. We may suppose that this occurred after a suitable time had been given to prayer.

In a night vision - A representation made to him at night, but whether when he was asleep or awake does not appear. Compare the notes at Daniel 1:17; Isaiah 1:1; Job 4:13; Job 33:15.

Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven - Nothing would be more natural than that he should burst forth in a song of grateful praise for disclosing a secret by means of which his life, and the lives of his companions, would be preserved, and by which such signal honor would redound to God himself, as alone able to reveal coming events.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 19. Then was the secret revealed - in a night vision. — Daniel either dreamed it, or it was represented to his mind by an immediate inspiration.