They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever!

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.

“You, O king, are the king of kings. The God of heaven has granted you sovereignty, power, strength, and honor.

So Daniel went in and requested the king to grant him time, that he might disclose the interpretation to the king.

Then Daniel spoke to the king, “O king, live forever!

This was the dream. Now we will set forth before the king its interpretation.

Then those men came by collusion to the king and said to him, “Recall, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no edict or decree that the king issues can be changed.”

He inquired of Arioch the king’s deputy, “Why is the decree from the king so urgent?” Then Arioch informed Daniel about the matter.

He changes times and seasons, deposing some kings and establishing others. He gives wisdom to the wise; he imparts knowledge to those with understanding;

And at Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the administration of the province of Babylon. Daniel himself served in the king’s court.

this is the interpretation, O king! It is the decision of the Most High that this has happened to my lord the king.

While these words were still on the king’s lips, a voice came down from heaven: “It is hereby announced to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that your kingdom has been removed from you!

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

But Daniel replied to the king, “Keep your gifts, and give your rewards to someone else! However, I will read the writing for the king and make known its interpretation.

So these supervisors and satraps came by collusion to the king and said to him, “O King Darius, live forever!

The ten horns mean that ten kings will arise from that kingdom. Another king will arise after them, but he will be different from the earlier ones. He will humiliate three kings.

Now all of this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.

And in that very night Belshazzar, the Babylonian king, was killed.

The wise men replied to the king, “There is no man on earth who is able to disclose the king’s secret, for no king, regardless of his position and power, has ever requested such a thing from any magician, astrologer, or wise man.

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