Daniel 5:11–16

^11lThere is a man in your kingdom in whom is the Spirit of the Holy God. And in the days of your ⁴father, 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, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers. ¹²Inasmuch as an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting dreams, solving riddles, and ⁵explaining enigmas were found in this Daniel, ^mwhom the king named Belteshazzar, now let Daniel be called, and he will give the interpretation.”

The Writing on the Wall Explained

¹³Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke, and said to Daniel, “Are you that Daniel ⁶who is one of the captives from Judah, whom my ⁷father the king brought from Judah? ¹⁴I have heard of you, that ⁿthe ⁸Spirit of God is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you. ¹⁵Now ^othe wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not give the interpretation of the thing. ¹⁶And I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations and ⁹explain enigmas. ^pNow if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”