²⁴Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, ^jwhom the king had assigned to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He came and said to him, “Don’t kill the wise men of Babylon! Bring me before the king, and I will give him the interpretation.” ^k

²⁵Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the Judean exiles ^lwho can let the king know the interpretation.”

²⁶The king said in reply to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, ^m“Are you able to tell me the dream I had and its interpretation?” ⁿ

²⁷Daniel answered the king: “No wise man, medium, diviner-priest, or astrologer ^ois able to make known to the king the mystery he asked about. ²⁸But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has let King Nebuchadnezzar know what will happen in the last days. ^pYour dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay in bed ^qwere these: ²⁹Your Majesty, while you were in your bed, thoughts came to your mind about what will happen in the future. ^r^sThe revealer of mysteries ^thas let you know what will happen. ³⁰As for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, ^unot because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind. ^v

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Footnotes

r2:29 happen after this

Cross references

j2:24 Dn 2:14–15
k2:24 Ac 27:24
l2:25 Ezr 4:1; 6:16, 19–20; 10:7, 16; Dn 5:13
m2:26 Dn 1:7; 5:12
n2:26 Dn 5:16
o2:27 Dn 1:20; 4:7; 5:7, 11
p2:28 Is 2:2; Dn 10:14; Hs 3:5; Mc 4:1
q2:28 Dn 4:5; 7:15
s2:29 Rv 1:1
t2:29 Jb 12:20–22; Dn 2:45
u2:30 Eph 3:3
v2:30 Gn 41:16; Ec 3:18; Am 4:13; Ac 3:12