New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 2:18-30

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

24Thereupon, Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to kill the wise men of Babylon; he went and said this to him: “16Do not kill the wise men of Babylon! Take me 17into the king’s presence, and I will declare the interpretation to the king.”

25Then Arioch hurriedly 18brought Daniel 19into the king’s presence and spoke to him as follows: “I have found a man among the 20 21exiles from Judah who can make the interpretation known to the king!” 26The king said to Daniel, whose name was 22Belteshazzar, “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 secret about which the king has inquired, neither 23wise men, sorcerers, soothsayer priests, nor diviners are able to declare it to the king. 28However, there is a 24God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the 25 26latter days. This was your dream and the 27visions 28in your mind while on your bed. 29As for you, O king, while on your bed your thoughts 29turned to what would take place 30in the future; and 31He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will take place. 30But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me 32for any 33wisdom 34residing in me more than in any other living person, but for the purpose of making the interpretation known to the king, and that you may understand the 35thoughts of your 36mind.

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

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