Verse Comparison: Daniel 2:11
American Standard Version
And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is no other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
Amplified® Bible
A rare {and} weighty thing indeed the king requires! None except the gods can reveal it to the king, and their dwelling is not with [human] flesh.
Contemporary English Version
It can't be done, except by the gods, and they don't live here on earth."
Darby English Version
For the thing that the king demandeth is extraordinary, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
Good News Bible
What Your Majesty is asking for is so difficult that no one can do it for you except the gods, and they do not live among human beings."
King James Version
And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
New American Standard Bible
"Moreover, the thing which the king demands is difficult, and there is no one else who could declare it to the king except gods, whose dwelling place is not with {mortal} flesh."
New International Version
What the king asks is too difficult. No one can reveal it to the king except the gods, and they do not live among men."
New King James Version
It is a difficult thing that the king requests, and there is no other who can tell it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Moreover, the thing which the king demands seems difficult, and no one else who could declare it to the king except gods, who do not dwell with mortal flesh."
Revised Standard Version
The thing that the king asks is difficult, and none can show it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh."
Young's Literal Translation
and the thing that the king is asking `is' precious, and others are there not that do shew it before the king, save the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.'
