The Chaldeansansweredthe kingand said,"Thereis not a manon earthwhocoulddeclarethe matterfor the king,inasmuchas nogreatkingor rulerhas [ever] askedanythinglike thisof anymagician,conjureror Chaldean.
"You are weariedwith your manycounsels;Let nowthe astrologers,Those who prophesyby the stars,Those who predictby the newmoons,Standup and saveyou from whatwill comeupon you.
Then the kinggaveordersto callin the magicians,the conjurers,the sorcerersand the Chaldeansto tellthe kinghis dreams.So they camein and stoodbeforethe king.
Danielansweredbeforethe kingand said,"As for the mysteryabout whichthe kinghas inquired,neitherwisemen,conjurers,magicians[nor] divinersare ableto declare[it] to the king.
For thisreasonat that timecertainChaldeanscameforwardand broughtchargesagainstthe Jews.
"Thenthe magicians,the conjurers,the Chaldeansand the divinerscamein and I relatedthe dreamto them, but they could not makeits interpretationknownto me.
