Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over all the province of Babylon, and chief of the prefects over all the wise men of Babylon.

Then Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had chosen to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said this to him; Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon. Bring me in before the king, and I will declare the meaning to the king.

For this cause the king was enraged and angered, and commanded all the wise men of Babylon to be destroyed.

So I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the meaning of the dream.

I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen this dream. Now you, O Belteshazzar, declare its meaning, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make the meaning known to me. But you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.

Then all the king's wise men came in. But they could not read the writing, nor make the meaning known to the king.