Daniel 5:11–16

¹¹“There is a ^aman in your kingdom in whom is ¹a ^bspirit 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 ^2cthe king, appointed him chief of the ³magicians, conjurers, ⁴Chaldeans and diviners.

¹²“This was because an ^aextraordinary spirit, knowledge and insight, interpretation of dreams, explanation of enigmas and solving of difficult problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named ^bBelteshazzar. Let Daniel now be summoned and he will declare the interpretation.”

Daniel Interprets Handwriting on the Wall

¹³Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Are you that Daniel who is one of the ^1aexiles from Judah, whom my father the king ^bbrought from Judah?

¹⁴“Now I have heard about you that ¹a spirit of the gods is in you, and that illumination, insight and extraordinary wisdom have been found in you.

¹⁵“Just now the ^awise men and the conjurers were brought in before me that they might read this inscription and make its interpretation known to me, but they ^bcould not declare the interpretation of the ¹message.

¹⁶“But 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 ^ainterpretation known to me, you will be ^bclothed with purple and wear a necklace of gold around your neck, and you will have authority as the ¹third ruler in the kingdom.”