“Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, 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 heard that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that you have enlightenment, good sense, and excellent wisdom. Now the wise men and the enchanters were brought in before me to read this writing and to tell me its interpretation, but they could not explain the interpretation of the matter. Belshazzar explains the situation to Daniel: the wise men have failed, he has heard of Daniel's reputation, and therefore Daniel is being brought to attempt the interpretation. The king's tone remains somewhat demanding; he explains the task and leaves implicit the expectation that Daniel will succeed where others failed. The reference to all the wise men and enchanters being unable to provide the interpretation emphasizes the difficulty and the apparent impossibility of the task.
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