The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
The Chaldeans answered the king and said: There is not a man on earth who can meet the king's demand, for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or Chaldean.
עֲנ֤וֹ כַשְׂדָּאֵי֙ קֳדָ֣ם מַלְכָּ֔א וְאָמְרִ֕ין לָ֥א אִיתַ֛י אֱנָ֖שׁ עַל יַבֶּשְׁתָּ֑א דִּי מִלַּ֤ת מַלְכָּא֙ יוּכַ֣ל לְהַחֲוָיָ֔ה כָּל קֳבֵל֙ דִּ֣י כָל מֶ֣לֶךְ רַ֔ב וְשַׁלִּ֕יט מִלָּ֛ה כִּדְנָ֥ה לָ֣א שְׁאֵ֔ל מִֽן חַרְטֹ֖ם וְאָשַׁ֥ף וְכַשְׂדָּֽי׃
ʿanvo kashdaʾey qodam malkaʾ vʾamriyn laʾ ʾiytay ʾenash ʿal yabeshtaʾ diy milat malkaʾ yvkal lhaḥavayah kal qobel diy kal melek rab vshaliyṭ milah kidnah laʾ shʾel min ḥarṭom vʾashaf vkashday