The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke, saying to the wise [men] of Babylon, "Whoever reads this writing, and tells me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and [have] a chain of gold around his neck; and he shall be the third ruler in the kingdom."
Deiadarka hasi zen, aztiak, astrologoak eta igarleak ekartzeko aginduz. Honela esan zien: "Hor idatzia eta berorren esanahia azalduko didana purpuraz jantziko dut, lepoan urrezko katea jarriko diot eta agintez hirugarrena izango da nire erreinuan".