³⁸ And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, ^(A)in whom is the Spirit of God?”^[a]

¹⁸ So the Lord said to Moses, “Take ^(A)Joshua the son of Nun, a man ^(B)in whom is the Spirit, and ^(C)lay your hand on him.

⁸ At last Daniel came in before me—he who was named ^(A)Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is ^(B)the spirit of the holy gods^[a]—and I told him the dream, saying,

¹¹ There is a man in your kingdom ^(A)in whom is the spirit of the holy gods.^[a] In the days of your father, ^(B)light and understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him, and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father—your father the king—^(C)made him chief of the magicians, ^(D)enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers, ^12 (E)because an excellent spirit, knowledge, and ^(F)understanding ^(G)to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and ^(H)solve problems were found in this Daniel, ^(I)whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.”

Daniel Interprets the Handwriting

¹³ Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king answered and said to Daniel, “You are that Daniel, one of ^(J)the exiles of Judah, whom the king my father brought from Judah. ¹⁴ I have heard of you that ^(K)the spirit of the gods^[b] is in you, and that ^(L)light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.

³ Then this Daniel became ^(A)distinguished above all ^(B)the other high officials and ^(C)satraps, because ^(D)an excellent spirit was in him. And the king planned ^(E)to set him over the whole kingdom.