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Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they were not able to read the writing or tell the king what it meant. Then King Belshazzar was really terrified. He grew even paler, and his nobles were perplexed.

10 The queen[a] came to the drinking party[b] because of the words of the king and his nobles. The queen said, “Your Majesty, may you live forever! Do not let your thoughts trouble you, and do not look so frightened.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:10 Perhaps the king’s mother or grandmother, a daughter or granddaughter of Nebuchadnezzar
  2. Daniel 5:10 Literally house of drinking