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The gold and silver vessels taken from the sanctuary of the Temple of God in Jerusalem were brought in, and the king, his noblemen, his wives and the women who sang for him drank out of them. (Daniel 5, 3)
Suddenly, the fingers of a human hand appeared and began to write on the plaster of the palace wall, directly behind the lamp-stand; and the king could see the hand as it wrote. (Daniel 5, 5)
The king turned pale with alarm: his hip-joints went slack and his knees began to knock. (Daniel 5, 6)
He shouted for his soothsayers, Chaldaeans, and exorcists. And the king said to the Babylonian sages, 'Anyone who can read this writing and tell me what it means shall be dressed in purple, and have a chain of gold put round his neck, and be one of the three men who govern the kingdom.' (Daniel 5, 7)
The king's sages all crowded forward, but they could neither read the writing nor explain to the king what it meant. (Daniel 5, 8)
Greatly alarmed, King Belshazzar turned even paler, and his noblemen were equally disturbed. (Daniel 5, 9)
Then the queen, attracted by the noise made by the king and his noblemen, came into the banqueting hall. 'May Your Majesty live for ever!' said the queen. 'Do not be alarmed, do not look so pale. (Daniel 5, 10)
In your kingdom there is a man in whom lives the spirit of the holy gods. In your father's days he was known for a perception, intelligence and wisdom comparable to that of the gods. King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, made him head of the magicians, soothsayers, Chaldaeans and exorcists. (Daniel 5, 11)
Since this man Daniel, whom the king had renamed Belteshazzar, is filled with such a marvellous spirit and such knowledge and intelligence in interpreting dreams, solving enigmas and unravelling difficult problems, send for him; he will be able to tell you what this means.' (Daniel 5, 12)
Daniel was brought into the king's presence; the king said to Daniel, 'Are you the Daniel who was one of the Judaean exiles brought by my father the king from Judah? (Daniel 5, 13)
Then Daniel spoke up in the presence of the king. 'Keep your gifts for yourself,' he said, 'and give your rewards to others! I can certainly read the writing to the king and tell him what it means. (Daniel 5, 17)
That same night, the Chaldaean king Belshazzar was murdered, (Daniel 5, 30)
