So Danielwentin and requestedof the kingthat he would givehim time,in order that he might declarethe interpretationto the king.
The furyof a kingis [like] messengersof death,But a wisemanwill appeaseit.
he saidto Arioch,the king'scommander,"For whatreasonis the decreefrom the king[so] urgent?"ThenAriochinformedDanielabout the matter.
ThenDanielwentto his houseand informedhis friends,Hananiah,Mishaeland Azariah,about the matter,
