NASB
"The king replied, "I know for certain that you are bargaining for time, inasmuch as you have seen that the command from me is firm,"
— Daniel 2:8, NASB
“The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.”
“The king answered and said, I know of a certainty that ye would gain time, because ye see the thing is gone from me. ”
“The king answered, I know of a certainty that you would gain time, because you see the thing is gone from me.”
“The king replied,“I know for sure that you are attempting to gain time, because you see that my decision is firm.”
“The king answered and said: I know for certain, that you seek to gain time, since you know that the thing is gone from me.”
“The king made answer and said, I am certain that you are attempting to get more time, because you see that my decision is fixed;”
“The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.”
The king replied to the Chaldeans, "The command from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you will be torn limb from limb and your houses will be made a rubbish heap.
"But if you declare the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts and a reward and great honor; therefore declare to me the dream and its interpretation."
They answered a second time and said, "Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will declare the interpretation."
The king replied, "I know for certain that you are bargaining for time, inasmuch as you have seen that the command from me is firm,
that if you do not make the dream known to me, there is only one decree for you. For you have agreed together to speak lying and corrupt words before me until the situation is changed; therefore tell me the dream, that I may know that you can declare to me its interpretation."
The Chaldeans answered the king and said, "There is not a man on earth who could declare the matter for the king, inasmuch as no great king or ruler has ever asked anything like this of any magician, conjurer or Chaldean.
"Moreover, the thing which the king demands is difficult, and there is no one else who could declare it to the king except gods, whose dwelling place is not with mortal flesh."