Daniel 2:20

2:20 saying, ¹ 

“Let the name of God ²  be praised ³  forever and ever,

for wisdom and power belong to him.

Daniel 7:2

7:2 Daniel explained: ⁴  “I was watching in my vision during the night as ⁵  the four winds of the sky ⁶  were stirring up the great sea. ⁷ 

[2:20]  ¹ tn Aram “Daniel answered and said.”

[2:20]  ² sn As is often the case in the Bible, here the name represents the person.

[2:20]  ³ tn Or “blessed.”

[7:2]  ⁴ tn Aram “answered and said.”

[7:2]  ⁵ tn Aram “and behold.”

[7:2]  ⁶ tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

[7:2]  ⁷ sn The referent of the great sea is unclear. The common view that the expression refers to the Mediterranean Sea is conjectural.