Chapter 74
1 Now Nebuchadnezzar, seeing the marvels that befell at that time in the case of the three young men, and being astounded, set them forth by a decree and publicly proclaimed them to all the peoples, tribes, and tongues that were under him, so that they too, hearing what had happened, might fear God and glorify him—even as he himself said in praise: “His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is to generation and generation.”
2 Then he recounted what befell concerning his second vision, how none of the magicians, soothsayers, or Chaldeans was able to declare the matter to the king, until Daniel was summoned—he who had also interpreted the first vision for him—so that in all things God might glorify his own servants the prophets above the rest of the barbarous and foreign nations, which supposed they could exalt themselves in their own human wisdom, being trained in earthly learning.
3 For the grace and gift that comes from God is from above, from heaven, bestowing its own riches upon the worthy; of which the blessed prophets partook, being ever instructed by the Holy Spirit.
4 Just as the apostle also says, writing to the Corinthians: “And I came to you not in persuasive words of human wisdom, proclaiming to you the mystery of Christ, but in the teachings of the Spirit, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.”
5 So then in Babylon also the earthly wisdom of all the wise men was made foolish, since they were unable to interpret the king’s dream, until Daniel came, who had the spirit of the holy God in himself; and accordingly the king himself, having tested him in many things, bore witness to this, and set it forth publicly in writing, so that Daniel might appear honored not only by the king himself, but also be named by all who were subject to the king as a man of God and a great prophet.
6 Just as the Egyptians too of old, seeing the marvelous works wrought through Moses in the ten plagues, were afraid and named him Mennouthim, which in Egyptian means “man of God”—for mennou means “man,” and thim means “God”—so also Nebuchadnezzar bore witness concerning Daniel, that he has the spirit of the holy God in himself.