Daniel 2:13

2:13 So a decree went out, and the wise men were about ¹  to be executed. They also sought ²  Daniel and his friends so that they could be executed.

Daniel 2:12

2:12 Because of this the king got furiously angry ³  and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 2:24

2:24 Then Daniel went in to see ⁴  Arioch (whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon). He came ⁵  and said to him, “Don’t destroy the wise men of Babylon! Escort me ⁶  to the king, and I will disclose the interpretation to him!” ⁷ 

Daniel 2:14

2:14 Then Daniel spoke with prudent counsel ⁸  to Arioch, who was in charge of the king’s executioners and who had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 2:18

2:18 He asked them to pray for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that he ⁹  and his friends would not be destroyed along with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 2:21

2:21 He changes times and seasons,

deposing some kings

and establishing others. ¹⁰ 

He gives wisdom to the wise;

he imparts knowledge to those with understanding; ¹¹ 

Daniel 2:27

2:27 Daniel replied to the king, “The mystery that the king is asking about is such that no wise men, astrologers, magicians, or diviners can possibly disclose it to the king.

Daniel 4:6

4:6 So I issued an order ¹²  for all the wise men of Babylon to be brought ¹³  before me so that they could make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

Daniel 5:8

5:8 So all the king’s wise men came in, but they were unable to read the writing or to make known its ¹⁴  interpretation to the king.

Daniel 5:15

5:15 Now the wise men and ¹⁵  astrologers were brought before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation. But they were unable to disclose the interpretation of the message.

Daniel 2:48

2:48 Then the king elevated Daniel to high position and bestowed on him many marvelous gifts. He granted him authority over the entire province of Babylon and made him the main prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 4:18

4:18 “This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now you, Belteshazzar, declare its ¹⁶  interpretation, for none of the wise men in ¹⁷  my kingdom are able to make known to me the interpretation. But you can do so, for a spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

Daniel 5:7

5:7 The king called out loudly ¹⁸  to summon ¹⁹  the astrologers, wise men, and diviners. The king proclaimed ²⁰  to the wise men of Babylon that anyone who could read this inscription and disclose its interpretation would be clothed in purple ²¹  and have a golden collar ²²  placed on his neck and be third ruler in the kingdom.

[2:13]  ¹ tn The Aramaic participle is used here to express the imminent future.

[2:13]  ² tn The impersonal active plural (“they sought”) of the Aramaic verb could also be translated as an English passive: “Daniel and his friends were sought” (cf. NAB).

[2:12]  ³ tn Aram “was angry and very furious.” The expression is a hendiadys (two words or phrases expressing a single idea).

[2:24]  ⁵ tc The MT has עַל עַל (’al ’al, “he entered upon”). Several medieval Hebrew MSS lack the verb, although this may be due to haplography.

[2:24]  ⁶ tc The LXX and Vulgate, along with one medieval Hebrew MS, lack this verb.

[2:24]  ⁷ tn Aram “cause me to enter.” So also in v. 25.

[2:24]  ⁸ tn Aram “the king.”

[2:14]  ⁷ tn Aram “returned prudence and counsel.” The expression is a hendiadys.

[2:18]  ⁹ tn Aram “Daniel.” The proper name is redundant here in English, and has not been included in the translation.

[2:21]  ¹¹ tn Aram “kings.”

[2:21]  ¹² tn Aram “the knowers of understanding.”

[4:6]  ¹³ tn Aram “from me there was placed a decree.”

[4:6]  ¹⁴ tn The Aramaic infinitive here is active.

[5:8]  ¹⁵ tc Read וּפִשְׁרֵהּ (ufishreh) with the Qere rather than וּפִשְׁרָא (ufishra’) of the Kethib.

[5:15]  ¹⁷ tn The Aramaic text does not have “and.” The term “astrologers” is either an appositive for “wise men” (cf. KJV, NKJV, ASV, RSV, NRSV), or the construction is to be understood as asyndetic (so the translation above).

[4:18]  ¹⁹ tc The present translation reads פִּשְׁרֵהּ (pishreh, “its interpretation”) with the Qere and many medieval Hebrew MSS; the Kethib is פִּשְׁרָא (pishra’, “the interpretation”); so also v. 16.

[4:18]  ²⁰ tn Aram “of.”

[5:7]  ²¹ tn Aram “in strength.”

[5:7]  ²² tn Aram “cause to enter.”

[5:7]  ²³ tn Aram “answered and said.”

[5:7]  ²⁴ sn Purple was a color associated with royalty in the ancient world.

[5:7]  ²⁵ tn The term translated “golden collar” here probably refers to something more substantial than merely a gold chain (cf. NIV, NCV, NRSV, NLT) or necklace (cf. NASB).