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The thing that the king asks is difficult ,
and none can show it to the king except the gods ,
whose dwelling is not with flesh ."
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Because of this the king was angry and very furious ,
and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed .
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So the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain ,
and they sought Daniel and his companions ,
to slay them .
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Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to Ar '
i-och ,
the captain of the king '
s guard ,
who had gone out to slay the wise men of Babylon ;
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he said to Ar '
i-och ,
the king '
s captain , "
Why is the decree of the king so severe ?"
Then Ar '
i-och made the matter known to Daniel .
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And Daniel went in and besought the king to appoint him a time ,
that he might show to the king the interpretation .
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Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to Hanani '
ah ,
Mish '
a-el ,
and Azari '
ah ,
his companions ,
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and told them to seek mercy of the God of heaven concerning this mystery ,
so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon .
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Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night .
Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven .
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Daniel said : "
Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever .
to whom belong wisdom and might .
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He changes times and seasons ;
he removes kings and sets up kings ;
he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding ;
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he reveals deep and mysterious things ;
he knows what is in the darkness ,
and the light dwells with him .
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To thee ,
O God of my fathers ,
I give thanks and praise ,
for thou hast given me wisdom and strength ,
and hast now made known to me what we asked of thee ,
for thou hast made known to us the king '
s matter ."
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Therefore Daniel went in to Ar '
i-och ,
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 ."
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Then Ar '
i-och brought in Daniel before the king in haste ,
and said thus to him : "
I have found among the exiles from Judah a man who can make known to the king the interpretation ."
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The king said to Daniel ,
whose name was Belteshaz '
zar , "
Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation ?"
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Daniel answered the king , "
No wise men ,
enchanters ,
magicians ,
or astrologers can show to the king the mystery which the king has asked ,
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but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries ,
and he has made known to King Nebuchadnez '
zar what will be in the latter days .
Your dream and the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these :