New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 5:10-17

10The queen entered the banquet 1hall because of the words of the king and his nobles; the queen spoke and said, “2O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts alarm you or your 3face be pale. 11There is a 4man in your kingdom in whom is 5a 6spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, illumination, insight and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him. And King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, your father 7 8the king, appointed him chief of the 9magicians, conjurers, 10Chaldeans and diviners. 12This was because an 11extraordinary spirit, knowledge and insight, interpretation of dreams, explanation of enigmas and solving of difficult problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named 12Belteshazzar. Let Daniel now be summoned and he will declare the interpretation.”

13Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Are you that Daniel who is one of the 13 14exiles from Judah, whom my father the king 15brought from Judah? 14Now I have heard about you that 16a spirit of the gods is in you, and that illumination, insight and extraordinary wisdom have been found in you. 15Just now the 17wise men and the conjurers were brought in before me that they might read this inscription and make its interpretation known to me, but they 18could not declare the interpretation of the 19message. 16But I personally have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Now if you are able to read the inscription and make its 20interpretation known to me, you will be 21clothed with purple and wear a necklace of gold around your neck, and you will have authority as the 22third ruler in the kingdom.”

17Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “23Keep your 24gifts for yourself or give your rewards to someone else; however, I will read the inscription to the king and make the interpretation known to him.

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Notes

1. Daniel 5:10 Lit house ↩
2. Daniel 5:10 Dan 3:9; 6:6 ↩
3. Daniel 5:10 Lit brightness be changed ↩
4. Daniel 5:11 Gen 41:11-15; Dan 2:47 ↩
5. Daniel 5:11 Or possibly the Spirit of the holy God ↩
6. Daniel 5:11 Dan 4:8, 9, 18; 5:14 ↩
7. Daniel 5:11 Or O king ↩
8. Daniel 5:11 Dan 2:48 ↩
9. Daniel 5:11 Or soothsayer priests ↩
10. Daniel 5:11 Or master astrologers ↩
11. Daniel 5:12 Dan 5:14; 6:3 ↩
12. Daniel 5:12 Dan 1:7; 4:8 ↩
13. Daniel 5:13 Lit sons of the exile ↩
14. Daniel 5:13 Ezra 4:1; 6:16, 19, 20; Dan 2:25; 6:13 ↩
15. Daniel 5:13 Dan 1:1, 2 ↩
16. Daniel 5:14 Or possibly the Spirit of God ↩
17. Daniel 5:15 Dan 5:7 ↩
18. Daniel 5:15 Is 47:12f; Dan 5:8 ↩
19. Daniel 5:15 Lit word ↩
20. Daniel 5:16 Gen 40:8 ↩
21. Daniel 5:16 Dan 5:7, 29 ↩
22. Daniel 5:16 Or triumvir ↩
23. Daniel 5:17 Lit Let...be for ↩
24. Daniel 5:17 2 Kin 5:16 ↩

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