7:15 “As for me, Daniel, my spirit was distressed, 1 and the visions of my mind 2 were alarming me.
4:19 Then Daniel (whose name is also Belteshazzar) was upset for a brief time; 3 his thoughts were alarming him. The king said, “Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream and its interpretation alarm you.” But Belteshazzar replied, “Sir, 4 if only the dream were for your enemies and its interpretation applied to your adversaries!
1 tn The Aramaic text includes the phrase “in its sheath,” apparently viewing the body as a container or receptacle for the spirit somewhat like a sheath or scabbard is for a knife or a sword (cf. NAB “within its sheath of flesh”). For this phrase the LXX and Vulgate have “in these things.”
2 tn Aram “head.”
3 tn Aram “about one hour.” The expression refers idiomatically to a brief period of time of undetermined length.
4 tn Aram “my lord.”