"Then was Daniel brought in before the king." Making an effort to regain his composure, Belshazzar said to the prophet: "Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry? I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not show the interpretation of the thing: and I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom." 529

"Så førtes Daniel ind for kongen." Belsazzar søgte at genvinde fatningen og sagde til profeten: "Er du Daniel, en af de fangne judæere, som min fader kongen bortførte fra Juda ? Jeg har hørt om dig, at guders ånd er i dig, og at du er fundet at sidde inde med viden, kløgt og ypperlig visdom. Nu har vismændene og manerne været ført imod for mig for at læse denne skrift og tyde mig den; men de evner ikke at tyde mig dette. Men jeg har hørt om dig, at du kan tyde drømme og løse knuder. Nu vel! Hvis du kan læse skriften og tyde mig den, skal du klædes i purpur, guldkæden skal hænges om din hals, og du skal være den tredje mægtigste i riget."