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Daniel 5:11-13
New English Translation
Daniel 5:11-13
New English Translation
11 There is a man in your kingdom who has within him a spirit of the holy gods. In the days of your father, he proved to have[a] insight, discernment, and wisdom like that[b] of the gods.[c] King Nebuchadnezzar your father appointed him chief of the magicians, astrologers, wise men, and diviners.[d] 12 Thus there was found in this man Daniel, whom the king renamed Belteshazzar, an extraordinary spirit, knowledge, and skill to interpret[e] dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems.[f] Now summon[g] Daniel, and he will disclose the interpretation.”
13 So Daniel was brought in before the king. The king said to Daniel, “Are you that Daniel who is one of the captives of Judah, whom my father the king brought from Judah?
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- Daniel 5:11 tn Aram “[there were] discovered to be in him.”
- Daniel 5:11 tn Aram “wisdom like the wisdom.” This would be redundant in terms of English style.
- Daniel 5:11 tc Theodotion lacks the phrase “and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods.”
- Daniel 5:11 tc The MT includes a redundant reference to “your father the king” at the end of v. 11. None of the attempts to explain this phrase as original are very convincing. The present translation deletes the phrase, following Theodotion and the Syriac.
- Daniel 5:12 tc The translation reads מִפְשַׁר (mifshar) rather than the MT מְפַשַּׁר (mefashar) and later in the verse reads וּמִשְׁרֵא (umishreʾ) rather than the MT וּמְשָׁרֵא (umeshareʾ). The Masoretes have understood these Aramaic forms to be participles, but they are more likely to be vocalized as infinitives. As such, they have an epexegetical function in the syntax of their clause.
- Daniel 5:12 tn Aram “to loose knots.”
- Daniel 5:12 tn Aram “let [Daniel] be summoned.”
Daniel 5:11-13
New International Version
Daniel 5:11-13
New International Version
11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods(A) in him. In the time of your father he was found to have insight and intelligence and wisdom(B) like that of the gods.(C) Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners.(D) 12 He did this because Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar,(E) was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles(F) and solve difficult problems.(G) Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.(H)”
13 So Daniel was brought before the king, and the king said to him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?(I)
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