New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 5:10-17

10The queen entered the banquet 1hall because of the words of the king and his nobles; the queen began to speak 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 soothsayer priests, sorcerers, Chaldeans, and diviners. 12This was because an 9extraordinary spirit, knowledge and insight, interpretation of dreams, explanation of riddles, and solving of difficult problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named 10Belteshazzar. Let Daniel now be summoned and he will declare the interpretation.”

13Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king began speaking and said to Daniel, “Are you that Daniel who is one of the 11 12exiles from Judah, whom my father the king 13brought from Judah? 14Now I have heard about you that 14a spirit of the gods is in you, and that illumination, insight, and extraordinary wisdom have been found in you. 15Just now the 15wise men and the sorcerers were brought in before me to read this inscription and make its interpretation known to me, but they 16could not declare the interpretation of the 17message. 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 18interpretation known to me, you will be 19clothed with purple and wear a necklace of gold around your neck, and you will have authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.”

17Then Daniel replied and said before the king, “20Keep your 21gifts 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 5:12 Dan 5:14; 6:3 ↩
10. Daniel 5:12 Dan 1:7; 4:8 ↩
11. Daniel 5:13 Lit sons of the exile ↩
12. Daniel 5:13 Ezra 4:1; 6:16, 19, 20; Dan 2:25; 6:13 ↩
13. Daniel 5:13 Dan 1:1, 2 ↩
14. Daniel 5:14 Or possibly the Spirit of God ↩
15. Daniel 5:15 Dan 5:7 ↩
16. Daniel 5:15 Is 47:12f; Dan 5:8 ↩
17. Daniel 5:15 Lit word ↩
18. Daniel 5:16 Gen 40:8 ↩
19. Daniel 5:16 Dan 5:7, 29 ↩
20. Daniel 5:17 Lit Let...be for ↩
21. Daniel 5:17 2 Kin 5:16 ↩

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