Daniel 2:24–30

²⁴Therefore, Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and spoke to him as follows: “^aDo not destroy the wise men of Babylon! Take me ¹into the king’s presence, and I will declare the interpretation to the king.”

²⁵Then Arioch hurriedly ^abrought Daniel ¹into the king’s presence and spoke to him as follows: “I have found a man among the ^2bexiles from Judah who can make the interpretation known to the king!”

²⁶The king said to Daniel, whose name was ^aBelteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen and its interpretation?”

²⁷Daniel answered before the king and said, “As for the mystery about which the king has inquired, neither ^awise men, conjurers, ¹magicians nor diviners are able to declare it to the king.

²⁸“However, there is a ^aGod in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the ^1blatter days. This was your dream and the ^cvisions ²in your mind while on your bed.

²⁹“As for you, O king, while on your bed your thoughts ¹turned to what would take place ²in the future; and ^aHe who reveals mysteries has made known to you what will take place.

³⁰“But as for me, this mystery has not been revealed to me for any ^awisdom ¹residing in me more than in any other living man, but for the purpose of making the interpretation known to the king, and that you may ²understand the ^bthoughts of your ³mind.