Thenallthe king'swisemencamein, but they couldnot readthe inscriptionor makeknownits interpretationto the king.
Now in the morninghis spiritwas troubled,so he sentand calledfor allthe magiciansof Egypt,and allits wisemen.And Pharaohtoldthem his dreams,but therewas noonewho could interpretthem to Pharaoh.
"But thesetwothingswill comeon you suddenlyin oneday:Lossof childrenand widowhood.They will comeon you in fullmeasureIn spite of your manysorceries,In spite of the greatpowerof your spells.
"A swordagainstthe Chaldeans,"declaresthe LORD,"And againstthe inhabitantsof BabylonAnd againsther officialsand her wisemen!
Danielansweredbeforethe kingand said,"As for the mysteryabout whichthe kinghas inquired,neitherwisemen,conjurers,magicians[nor] divinersare ableto declare[it] to the king.
Thisis the dream[which] I, KingNebuchadnezzar,have seen.Now you, Belteshazzar,tell[me] its interpretation,inasmuchas noneof the wisemenof my kingdomis ableto makeknownto me the interpretation;but you are able,for a spiritof the holygodsis in you.'
"I, Nebuchadnezzar,was at easein my houseand flourishingin my palace.
"Thenthe magicians,the conjurers,the Chaldeansand the divinerscamein and I relatedthe dreamto them, but they could not makeits interpretationknownto me.
"Just nowthe wisemen[and] the conjurerswere broughtin beforeme that they might readthisinscriptionand makeits interpretationknownto me, but they couldnot declarethe interpretationof the message.
