¹⁷ Then Daniel went to his house and informed his friends, ^(A)Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, about the matter, ¹⁸ so that they might ^(B)request compassion from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his friends would not be ^(C)killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

The Secret Is Revealed to Daniel

¹⁹ Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night ^(D)vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven;

²⁷ Daniel answered before the king and said, “As for the secret about which the king has inquired, neither ^(A)wise men, sorcerers, soothsayer priests, nor diviners are able to declare it to the king. ²⁸ However, there is a ^(B)God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the ^[a](C)latter days. This was your dream and the ^(D)visions ^[b]in your mind while on your bed. ²⁹ As for you, O king, while on your bed your thoughts ^[c]turned to what would take place ^[d]in the future; and ^(E)He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will take place. ³⁰ But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me ^[e]for any ^(F)wisdom ^[f]residing in me more than in any other living person, but for the purpose of making the interpretation known to the king, and that you may understand the ^(G)thoughts of your ^[g]mind.

⁴⁷ The king responded to Daniel and said, “^(A)Your God truly is a ^(B)God of gods and a Lord of kings and a ^(C)revealer of secrets, since you have been able to reveal this secret.”