Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared
and wrote on the plaster of the wall,
hear the lampstand in the royal palace.
The king watched the hand as it wrote.
His face turned pale and he was so frightened
that his knees knocked together and his legs gave way.
. . . The queen, hearing the voices of the king and his nobles,
came into the banquet hall.
"O king, live forever!" she said.
"Don't be alarmed! don't look so pale!
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.
King Nebuchadnezzer your father -
your father the king, I say -
appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters,
astrologers and diviners.
This man 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."
(Daniel 5:5-6,10-12)
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