5. I saw a dream that frightened me badly. The things I imagined while lying on my bed – these visions of my mind – were terrifying me.
6. So I issued an order for all the wise men of Babylon to be brought before me so that they could make known to me the interpretation of the dream.
7. When the magicians, astrologers, wise men, and diviners entered, I recounted the dream for them. But they were unable to make known its interpretation to me.
8. Later Daniel entered (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom there is a spirit of the holy gods). I recounted the dream for him as well,
9. saying, “Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, in whom I know there to be a spirit of the holy gods and whom no mystery baffles, consider my dream that I saw and set forth its interpretation!
10. Here are the visions of my mind while I was on my bed. While I was watching,there was a tree in the middle of the land.It was enormously tall.
11. The tree grew large and strong.Its top reached far into the sky;it could be seen from the borders of all the land.