New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 2:18-30

18so that they might 1request compassion from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be 2destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 19Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a night 3vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven; 20Daniel said, “Let the name of God be 4blessed forever and ever, For 5wisdom and power belong to Him.21It is He who 6changes the times and the epochs; He 7removes kings and 8establishes kings; He gives 9wisdom to wise men And knowledge to 10men of understanding.22It is He who 11reveals the profound and hidden things; 12He knows what is in the darkness, And the 13light dwells with Him.23To You, O 14God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, For You have given me 15wisdom and power; Even now You have made known to me what we 16requested of You, For You have made known to us the king’s matter.”

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: “17Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon! Take me 18into the king’s presence, and I will declare the interpretation to the king.”

25Then Arioch hurriedly 19brought Daniel 20into the king’s presence and spoke to him as follows: “I have found a man among the 21 22exiles from Judah who can make the interpretation known to the king!” 26The king said to Daniel, whose name was 23Belteshazzar, “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 24wise men, conjurers, 25magicians nor diviners are able to declare it to the king. 28However, there is a 26God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the 27 28latter days. This was your dream and the 29visions 30in your mind while on your bed. 29As for you, O king, while on your bed your thoughts 31turned to what would take place 32in the future; and 33He who reveals mysteries has made known to you what will take place. 30But as for me, this mystery has not been revealed to me for any 34wisdom 35residing 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 36understand the 37thoughts of your 38mind.

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Notes

1. Daniel 2:18 Esth 4:15, 16; Is 37:4; Jer 33:3; Ezek 36:37; Dan 2:23 ↩
2. Daniel 2:18 Gen 18:28; Mal 3:18 ↩
3. Daniel 2:19 Num 12:6; Job 33:15, 16; Dan 1:17; 7:2, 7, 13 ↩
4. Daniel 2:20 Ps 103:1, 2; 113:1, 2; 115:18; 145:1, 2, 21 ↩
5. Daniel 2:20 1 Chr 29:11, 12; Job 12:13, 16-22; Dan 2:21-23 ↩
6. Daniel 2:21 Ps 31:15; Dan 2:9; 7:25 ↩
7. Daniel 2:21 Job 12:18; Ps 75:6, 7; Dan 4:17, 32 ↩
8. Daniel 2:21 Or sets up ↩
9. Daniel 2:21 1 Kin 3:9, 10; 4:29; James 1:5 ↩
10. Daniel 2:21 Lit knowers ↩
11. Daniel 2:22 Job 12:22; Ps 25:14; Dan 2:19, 28 ↩
12. Daniel 2:22 Job 26:6; Ps 139:12; Is 45:7; Jer 23:24; Heb 4:13 ↩
13. Daniel 2:22 Ps 36:9; Dan 5:11, 14; James 1:17; 1 John 1:5 ↩
14. Daniel 2:23 Gen 31:42; Ex 3:15 ↩
15. Daniel 2:23 Dan 1:17; 2:21 ↩
16. Daniel 2:23 Ps 21:2, 4; Dan 2:18, 29, 30 ↩
17. Daniel 2:24 Dan 2:12, 13; Acts 27:24 ↩
18. Daniel 2:24 Lit in before the king ↩
19. Daniel 2:25 Gen 41:14 ↩
20. Daniel 2:25 Lit in before the king ↩
21. Daniel 2:25 Lit sons of the exile of ↩
22. Daniel 2:25 Dan 1:6; 5:13; 6:13 ↩
23. Daniel 2:26 Dan 1:7; 4:8; 5:12 ↩
24. Daniel 2:27 Dan 2:2, 10, 11; 5:7, 8 ↩
25. Daniel 2:27 Or soothsayer priests ↩
26. Daniel 2:28 Gen 40:8; 41:16; Dan 2:22, 45 ↩
27. Daniel 2:28 Lit end of the days ↩
28. Daniel 2:28 Gen 49:1; Is 2:2; Dan 10:14; Mic 4:1 ↩
29. Daniel 2:28 Dan 4:5 ↩
30. Daniel 2:28 Lit of your head ↩
31. Daniel 2:29 Lit came up ↩
32. Daniel 2:29 Lit after this ↩
33. Daniel 2:29 Dan 2:23, 47 ↩
34. Daniel 2:30 Gen 41:16; Dan 1:17 ↩
35. Daniel 2:30 Lit which is ↩
36. Daniel 2:30 Lit know ↩
37. Daniel 2:30 Ps 139:2; Amos 4:13 ↩
38. Daniel 2:30 Lit heart ↩

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