⁵ The king answered and said to ^(A)the Chaldeans, “The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be ^(B)torn limb from limb, ^(C)and your ^(D)houses shall be laid in ruins.

⁸ The king answered and said, “I know with certainty that you are trying to ^(A)gain time, because you see that the word from me is firm—

²⁶ The king declared to Daniel, ^(A)whose name was Belteshazzar, ^(B)“Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation?”