²⁴Then Daniel went to Arioch,^z whom the king had appointed to execute the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon. Take me to the king, and I will interpret his dream for him.”

²⁵Arioch took Daniel to the king at once and said, “I have found a man among the exiles^a from Judah^b who can tell the king what his dream means.”

²⁶The king asked Daniel (also called Belteshazzar),^c “Are you able to tell me what I saw in my dream and interpret it?”

²⁷Daniel replied, “No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about,^d ²⁸but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries.^e He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come.^f Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind^g as you were lying in bed^h are these:ⁱ

²⁹“As Your Majesty was lying there, your mind turned to things to come, and the revealer of mysteries showed you what is going to happen.^j ³⁰As for me, this mystery has been revealed^k to me, not because I have greater wisdom than anyone else alive, but so that Your Majesty may know the interpretation and that you may understand what went through your mind.

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Cross references

zver 14
aSee Dt 21:10
bSee Da 1:6; 5:13; 6:13
cSee Da 1:7
dSee ver 10; See Ge 41:8
eSee Ge 40:8; Jer 10:7; Am 4:13
fSee Ge 49:1; Da 10:14; Mt 24:6; Rev 1:1; 22:6
g Da 4:5
hSee Ps 4:4
iSee Eze 28:3; See Da 1:20
jSee Ge 41:25
k Isa 45:3; See Da 1:17; Am 4:13