Rotherham(i)
7 The king began crying out again, to bring in the magicians, the Chaldeans and the astrologers,––the king spake and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever it is that shall read this writing, and, the interpretation thereof, shall declare unto me, with purple, shall he be clothed, and have a chain of gold upon his neck, and, as the third in the kingdom, shall he have dominion.
8 Then were coming in all the wise men of the king,––but, the writing, could they not read, nor, the interpretation, make known to the king.
9 Then, King Belshazzar, was greatly terrified, and, his bright looks, were changed upon him,––and, his nobles, were perplexed.
10 The queen, by reason of the words of the king and his nobles, into the house of banqueting, entered,––the queen spake and said, O king! for ages, live! Let not thy thoughts, terrify thee, and, as for thy bright looks, let them not be changed. 11 There is a man in thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods, and, in the days of thy father, light, and intelligence, and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him,––and, King Nebuchadnezzar thy father, appointed him, chief of the sacred scribes, the magicians, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers,––thy father, O king!
10 The queen, by reason of the words of the king and his nobles, into the house of banqueting, entered,––the queen spake and said, O king! for ages, live! Let not thy thoughts, terrify thee, and, as for thy bright looks, let them not be changed. 11 There is a man in thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods, and, in the days of thy father, light, and intelligence, and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him,––and, King Nebuchadnezzar thy father, appointed him, chief of the sacred scribes, the magicians, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers,––thy father, O king!