Daniel Interprets the Dream

24 Then 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.”

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

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

27 Daniel replied, “No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about,d 28 but 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 mindg as you were lying in bedh 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 30 As for me, this mystery has been revealedk 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.