5:5 At that very moment the fingers of a human hand appeared 3 and wrote on the plaster of the royal palace wall, opposite the lampstand. 4 The king was watching the back 5 of the hand that was writing.
11:21 “Then there will arise in his place a despicable person 6 to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred. He will come on the scene in a time of prosperity and will seize the kingdom through deceit.
1 tn Aram “house.”
2 tn Aram “by the might of my strength.”
3 tn Aram “came forth.”
4 sn The mention of the lampstand in this context is of interest because it suggests that the writing was in clear view.
5 tn While Aramaic פַּס (pas) can mean the palm of the hand, here it seems to be the back of the hand that is intended.
6 sn This despicable person to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred is Antiochus IV Epiphanes (ca. 175-164