14. When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, came to kill them, Daniel handled the situation with wisdom and discretion.
15. He asked Arioch, “Why has the king issued such a harsh decree?” So Arioch told him all that had happened.
16. Daniel went at once to see the king and requested more time to tell the king what the dream meant.
17. Then Daniel went home and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what had happened.
18. He urged them to ask the God of heaven to show them his mercy by telling them the secret, so they would not be executed along with the other wise men of Babylon.
19. That night the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven.
20. He said, “Praise the name of God forever and ever,for he has all wisdom and power.
21. He controls the course of world events;he removes kings and sets up other kings.He gives wisdom to the wiseand knowledge to the scholars.
22. He reveals deep and mysterious thingsand knows what lies hidden in darkness,though he is surrounded by light.