6 So I issued an order to bring in before me all the wise men of Babylon so that they could make known to me the interpretation of the dream.+

7 “At that time the magic-practicing priests, the conjurers, the Chal·deʹans,* and the astrologers+ came in. When I told them what the dream was, they could not make its interpretation known to me.+

7 The king called out loudly to summon the conjurers, the Chal·deʹans,* and the astrologers.+ The king said to the wise men of Babylon: “Any man who reads this writing and tells me its interpretation will be clothed with purple, a gold necklace will be placed around his neck,+ and he will rule as the third one in the kingdom.”+

8 Then all the wise men of the king came in, but they were not able to read the writing or to make known the interpretation to the king.+