Then Daniel made known the mandate of the Almighty. "The tree that thou sawest," he said, "which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth; whose leaves were fair, and 518 the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beast of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation: it is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.

Daniel gjorde nu rede for, hvad den Almægtige havde befalet. Han sagde: "Det træ, du så, og som voksede og blev vældigt, så toppen nåede himmelen og det sås over hele jorden, hvis løv var fagert, og hvis frugter var mange, det, som alle fik næring af, under hvilket markens dyr fandt bo, og i hvis grene himmelens fugle byggede rede, det er dig selv, o konge, som er blevet stor og mægtig, hvis storhed er vokset, så den når himmelen, og hvis herredømme rækker til jordens ende.