Daniel 2:17-30

English Standard Version

God Reveals Nebuchadnezzar's Dream

¹⁷Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to ^(A)Hananiah, ^(B)Mishael, and ^(C)Azariah, his companions, ¹⁸^(D)and told them to seek mercy from the ^(E)God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not ^(F)be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. ¹⁹Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in ^(G)a vision of the night. Then Daniel ^(H)blessed the ^(I)God of heaven. ²⁰Daniel answered and said:

^(J)“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,
    ^(K)to whom belong wisdom and might.
²¹^(L)He changes times and seasons;
    ^(M)he removes kings and sets up kings;
^(N)he gives wisdom to the wise
    ^(O)and knowledge to those who have understanding;
²²^(P)he reveals deep and hidden things;
    ^(Q)he knows what is in the darkness,
    ^(R)and the light dwells with him.
²³To you, O ^(S)God of my fathers,
    ^(T)I give thanks and praise,
for ^(U)you have given me wisdom and might,
    and have now made known to me what ^(V)we asked of you,
    for you have made known to us the king's matter.”

²⁴Therefore Daniel went in to ^(W)Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show the king the interpretation.”

²⁵Then ^(X)Arioch brought in Daniel before the king ^(Y)in haste and said thus to him: “I have found ^(Z)among the exiles from Judah a man who will make known to the king the interpretation.” ²⁶The king declared to Daniel, ^(AA)whose name was Belteshazzar, ^(AB)“Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation?” ²⁷Daniel answered the king and said, “No wise men, ^(AC)enchanters, ^(AD)magicians, or ^(AE)astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked, ²⁸but ^(AF)there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar ^(AG)what will be in the latter days. Your dream and ^(AH)the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these: ²⁹To you, O king, as you lay in bed came thoughts of what would be after this, ^(AI)and he who reveals mysteries made known to you what is to be. ³⁰But ^(AJ)as for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because of any wisdom that I have more than all the living, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that ^(AK)you may know the thoughts of your mind.