¹¹ⁱThere is a man in thy kingdom, ⁱⁱin whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy ^||father ^jlight and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy ^||father, the king, I say, thy father, made ^kmaster of the magicians, ^lastrologers, ^lChaldeans, and ^lsoothsayers; ¹²^mForasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, ^||interpreting of ⁿdreams, and ^oshewing of ^phard sentences, and ^||dissolving of ^†doubts, were found in the same Daniel, ^qwhom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.

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Footnotes

ich. 2:48.
iiSee ch. 4:8.
||Or, grandfather. ver. 2, 13.
jver. 14.
||Or, grandfather. ver. 2, 13, 18.
kSee ch. 4:9.
lSee ver. 7.
lSee ver. 7.
lSee ver. 7.
mch. 6:3. See ch. 2:40.
||Or, of an interpreter, &c.
nSee ch. 1:17.
o Job 13:17 (Heb.).
pSee Num. 12:8.
||Or, of a dissolver.
†Chald. knots. ver. 6, 16.
qSee ch. 1:7.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods. In the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him, and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father—your father the king—made him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers, because an excellent spirit, knowledge, and understanding to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the time of your father he was found to have insight and intelligence and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners. He did this because Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar, was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

There is a man in your kingdom who has a spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your predecessor he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods. Your predecessor, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, mediums, Chaldeans, and diviners. Your own predecessor, the king, did this because Daniel, the one the king named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, knowledge and intelligence, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve problems. Therefore, summon Daniel, and he will give the interpretation.”

NLTNew Living Translation

There is a man in your kingdom who has within him the spirit of the holy gods. During Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, this man was found to have insight, understanding, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your predecessor, the king—your predecessor King Nebuchadnezzar—made him chief over all the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers of Babylon. This man Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar, has exceptional ability and is filled with divine knowledge and understanding. He can interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. And in the days of your predecessor, enlightenment and insight and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods was found in him; and, O king, Nebuchadnezzar your predecessor appointed him as chief of the magicians, the conjurers, the astrologers, and the diviners. Your predecessor the king did this because there was found in him an excellent spirit and understanding and insight for interpreting dreams and explaining riddles and solving riddles; that is, in Daniel whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now, let Daniel be called and he will tell the explanation.”