4:19 Then Daniel (whose name is also Belteshazzar) was upset for a brief time; 4 his thoughts were alarming him. The king said, “Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream and its interpretation alarm you.” But Belteshazzar replied, “Sir, 5 if only the dream were for your enemies and its interpretation applied to your adversaries!
1 tn Aram “[the king’s] brightness changed for him.”
2 tn Aram “his thoughts were alarming him.”
3 tn Aram “his loins went slack.”
4 tn Aram “about one hour.” The expression refers idiomatically to a brief period of time of undetermined length.
5 tn Aram “my lord.”