Daniel 5:11

11 Hay un hombre en tu reino en quien está el espíritu de los dioses santos; y en los días de tu padre se halló en él luz, inteligencia y sabiduría como la sabiduría de los dioses. Y tu padre, el rey Nabucodonosor, tu padre el rey, lo nombró jefe de los magos, encantadores, caldeos y adivinos,

Daniel 5:11 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 5:11

There is a man in thy kingdom
She does not say in his court; very probably, after the death of Nebuchadnezzar, perhaps in one of the former reigns, he was removed from his offices; for, had he been in one, very likely the queen would have described him by it; and this seems to receive confirmation by the question Belshazzar put to him upon his coming into his presence, art thou that Daniel
; and only says that he had heard of him, ( Daniel 5:13 Daniel 5:14 ) : in whom is the spirit of the holy gods;
something divine, something more than human; she uses the very words of Nebuchadnezzar; which seems to confirm that opinion, that she was his widow, ( Daniel 4:8 ) : and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like
the wisdom of the gods, was found in him;
"light" in the knowledge of things obscure; understanding in the interpretation of dreams; and "wisdom" in things both human and divine, like that of an angel of God, as Jacchiades interprets "Elohim": of this instances were given in the days of his grandfather, for so Nebuchadnezzar was; nor is it unusual for a grandfather to be called a father, and even a more remote ancestor; which instances were, telling him his dream when he had forgot it, as well as the interpretation of it; and explaining his dream or vision of the tree cut down to its stump; of which see Daniel chapters two and four: whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father,
made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers,
( Daniel 2:48 ) she seems tacitly to upbraid him with his neglect of such a man, or with turning him out of his office, when so great a prince as his grandfather was took so much notice of him, and so highly advanced him.

Daniel 5:11 In-Context

9 Y el rey Belsasar se turbó en gran manera, su rostro palideció aún más; también sus nobles quedaron perplejos.

10 La reina, al enterarse de las palabras del rey y de sus nobles, entró en la sala del banquete y tomando la palabra, dijo: ¡Oh rey, vive para siempre! No te turben tus pensamientos ni se mude tu semblante.

11 Hay un hombre en tu reino en quien está el espíritu de los dioses santos; y en los días de tu padre se halló en él luz, inteligencia y sabiduría como la sabiduría de los dioses. Y tu padre, el rey Nabucodonosor, tu padre el rey, lo nombró jefe de los magos, encantadores, caldeos y adivinos,

12 debido a que se halló un espíritu extraordinario, ciencia e inteligencia, interpretación de sueños, explicación de enigmas y solución de problemas difíciles en este hombre, Daniel, a quien el rey llamaba Beltsasar. Llámese, pues ahora, a Daniel, y él declarará la interpretación.

13 Entonces Daniel fue traído ante el rey. El rey habló y dijo a Daniel: ¿Eres tú aquel Daniel de los deportados de Judá, que el rey mi padre trajo de Judá?