Daniel 5
Legacy Standard Bible
Belshazzar’s Feast
5 Belshazzar the king [a]held a great (A)feast for one thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine in the presence of the thousand. 2 When Belshazzar tasted the wine, he said to bring the gold and silver (B)vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his [b]father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them. 3 Then they brought the gold vessels that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God which was in Jerusalem; and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them. 4 They (C)drank the wine and praised the gods of (D)gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.
5 Suddenly the fingers of a man’s hand came out and began writing opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace, and the king saw the [c]back of the hand that did the writing. 6 Then the [d](E)splendor of the king’s face changed, and his thoughts alarmed him, and his (F)hip joints [e]went slack, and his (G)knees were knocking against each other. 7 The king called out loudly to bring in the (H)conjurers, the [f]Chaldeans, and the diviners. The king answered and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Any man who can read this writing and declare its interpretation to me shall be (I)clothed with purple and have a (J)necklace of gold around his neck and rule with power as [g](K)third ruler in the kingdom.” 8 Then all the king’s wise men came in, but (L)they could not read the writing or make known its interpretation to the king. 9 Then King Belshazzar was greatly (M)alarmed, and the [h](N)splendor of his face changed further, and his nobles were perplexed.
10 The queen entered the banquet [i]hall because of the words of the king and his nobles; the queen answered and said, “(O)O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts alarm you or the [j]splendor of your face be changed. 11 There is a (P)man in your kingdom in whom is [k]a (Q)spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, illumination, insight, and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him. And King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, your father [l](R)the king, set him as chief of the [m]magicians, conjurers, [n]Chaldeans, and diviners. 12 This was because an (S)extraordinary spirit, knowledge and insight, interpretation of dreams, explanation of enigmas, and [o]solving of difficult problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named (T)Belteshazzar. Let Daniel now be summoned, and he will declare the interpretation.”
Daniel Interprets the Writing on the Wall
13 Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king answered and said to Daniel, “Are you that Daniel who is one of the [p](U)exiles from Judah, whom my father the king (V)brought from Judah? 14 Now I have heard about you that [q]a spirit of the gods is in you, and that illumination, insight, and extraordinary wisdom have been found in you. 15 Just now the (W)wise men and the conjurers were brought in before me that they might read this writing and make its interpretation known to me, but they (X)could not declare the interpretation of the [r]message. 16 But I personally have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and [s]solve difficult problems. Now if you are able to read the writing and make its (Y)interpretation known to me, you will be (Z)clothed with purple and wear a necklace of gold around your neck, and you will rule with power as the [t]third ruler in the kingdom.”
17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “Let your (AA)gifts remain with you or give your rewards to someone else; however, I will read the writing to the king and make the interpretation known to him. 18 [u]O king, the (AB)Most High God (AC)granted the kingdom, (AD)grandeur, glory, and majesty to Nebuchadnezzar your father. 19 And because of the grandeur which He bestowed on him, all the peoples, nations, and men of every tongue feared and were in dread before him; (AE)whomever he wished he killed, and whomever he wished he kept alive, and whomever he wished he raised up, and whomever he wished he made low. 20 But when his heart was (AF)raised up and his spirit became so (AG)strong that he behaved arrogantly, he was (AH)deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken away from him. 21 He was also (AI)driven away from the sons of [v]men, and his heart was made like that of beasts, and his place of habitation was with the (AJ)wild donkeys. He was given grass to eat like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of the sky until he knew that the (AK)Most High God is the powerful ruler over the kingdom of mankind and that He sets up over it whomever He wishes. 22 Yet you, his [w]son, Belshazzar, have (AL)not made your heart lowly, [x]even though you knew all this, 23 but you have (AM)raised yourself up against the (AN)Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them; and you have praised the (AO)gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which do not see, hear, or know. But the God (AP)in whose hand are your life-breath and all your (AQ)ways, you have not honored. 24 Then the [y](AR)hand was sent from Him, and this writing was [z]inscribed.
25 “Now this is the writing that was [aa]inscribed: ‘[ab]MENĒ, [ac]MENĒ, [ad]TEKĒL, [ae]UPHARSIN.’ 26 This is the interpretation of the [af]message: ‘MENĒ’—God has numbered your kingdom and (AS)put an end to it. 27 ‘TEKĒL’—you have been (AT)weighed on the scales and found lacking. 28 ‘PERĒS’—your kingdom has been divided and given over to the (AU)Medes and [ag]Persians.”
29 Then Belshazzar said the word, and they (AV)clothed Daniel with purple and put a necklace of gold around his neck and issued a proclamation concerning him that he now would be the [ah]third powerful ruler in the kingdom.
30 That same night (AW)Belshazzar the Chaldean king was (AX)killed.
31 [ai]So (AY)Darius the Mede received the kingdom at about the age of sixty-two.
Footnotes
- Daniel 5:1 Lit made
- Daniel 5:2 Or forefather, so in ch
- Daniel 5:5 Or palm
- Daniel 5:6 Lit brightness changed for him
- Daniel 5:6 Lit became loosened
- Daniel 5:7 Or master astrologers
- Daniel 5:7 Or a triumvir
- Daniel 5:9 Lit brightness was changing upon him
- Daniel 5:10 Lit house
- Daniel 5:10 Lit brightness be changed
- Daniel 5:11 Or the Spirit of the holy God
- Daniel 5:11 Or O king
- Daniel 5:11 Or soothsayer priests
- Daniel 5:11 Or master astrologers
- Daniel 5:12 Lit loosening
- Daniel 5:13 Lit sons of the exile
- Daniel 5:14 Or possibly the Spirit of God
- Daniel 5:15 Lit word
- Daniel 5:16 Lit loosen
- Daniel 5:16 Or triumvir
- Daniel 5:18 Lit You, O king
- Daniel 5:21 Lit man
- Daniel 5:22 Or descendant
- Daniel 5:22 Lit inasmuch as you
- Daniel 5:24 Lit palm of the hand
- Daniel 5:24 Or signed, cf. 6:9-14
- Daniel 5:25 Or signed, cf. 6:9-14
- Daniel 5:25 Or a mina (50 shekels), from verb “to number”
- Daniel 5:25 Or a mina (50 shekels), from verb “to number”
- Daniel 5:25 Or a shekel, from verb “to weigh”
- Daniel 5:25 Or and half-shekels (sing: perēs), from verb “to divide”
- Daniel 5:26 Lit word
- Daniel 5:28 Aram: Pāras
- Daniel 5:29 Or triumvir
- Daniel 5:31 Ch 6:1 in Aram
Даниил 5
Библия, синодално издание
5 Цар Валтасар даде голям пир на хиляда свои велможи и пред очите на хилядата пи вино.
2 (A)Като вкуси от виното, Валтасар заповяда да донесат златните и сребърните съдове, които Навуходоносор, баща му, бе изнесъл из Иерусалимския храм, за да пият от тях царят, велможите му, жените му и наложниците му.
3 Тогава донесоха златните съдове, които бяха взети из светилището на Дома Божий в Иерусалим; и пиеха от тях царят и велможите му, жените му и наложниците му, –
4 пиеха вино, и славеха боговете златни и сребърни, медни и железни, дървени и каменни.
5 (B)В този същи час подадоха се пръсти от човешка ръка и пишеха срещу светилника върху мазилката на стената на царския дворец, и царят видя пръстите на ръката, която пишеше.
6 Тогава царят промени лице: мислите му го смутиха, ставите на бедрата му отслабнаха и коленете му взеха да се удрят едно о друго.
7 (C)Завика царят силно, за да доведат магьосници, халдейци и гледачи: царят проговори и каза на мъдреците вавилонски: „който пречете това, що е написано, и ми обясни, какво значи то, ще бъде облечен в багреница, и на шията му ще бъде златна верижка, и в царството ми ще бъде трети властник“.
8 (D)И влязоха всички мъдреци цареви, ала не можаха да прочетат написаното и да обяснят на царя значението му.
9 Цар Валтасар се развълнува твърде много, и видът на лицето му се измени, и велможите му се смутиха.
10 (E)А царицата, по повод думите на царя и на велможите му, влезе в стаята, дето беше пирът; проговори царицата и рече: „царю, жив да си вовеки! да те не смущават мислите ти, и да се не изменя видът на лицето ти.
11 (F)В царството ти има мъж, в когото е Духът на Бога Светии; в дните на баща ти намери се в него светлина, разум и мъдрост, като мъдростта на боговете, и цар Навуходоносор, баща ти, го постави глава на тайноведците, магьосниците, халдейците и гледачите, – сам баща ти, царят,
12 (G)защото в него, в Даниила, комуто царят промени името на Валтасар, се намери висок дух, знание и разум, способен да разкрива сънища, да тълкува загадъчното и да развързва възли. Затова нека повикат Даниила, – и той ще обясни значението“.
13 (H)Тогава въведоха Даниила при царя, и царят проговори и каза на Даниила: „ти ли си Даниил, един от пленените синове иудейски, които баща ми – царят – доведе от Иудея?
14 Слушал съм за тебе, че в тебе има Дух Божий, и светлина, и разум, и висока мъдрост се намира в тебе.
15 Ето, доведоха ми мъдреци и магьосници, за да прочетат това, що е написано, и да ми обяснят, какво значи то; но те не можаха да ми го обяснят.
16 А за тебе съм слушал, че можеш да обясняваш значението и да развързваш възли; и тъй, ако можеш да прочетеш това, що е написано, и ми обясниш, какво значи, ще бъдеш облечен в багреница, и на шията ти ще бъде златна верижка, и в царството ще бъдеш трети властник“.
17 Тогава Даниил отговори и рече на царя: „даровете ти нека останат у тебе, и почестите отдай другиму; а написаното ще прочета на царя и значението ще му обясня.
18 (I)Царю, Всевишният Бог бе дарувал на баща ти Навуходоносора царство, величие, чест и слава.
19 (J)Пред величието, що му бе дал Той, всички народи, племена и езици трепереха и му се бояха: когото си искаше, убиваше, и когото си искаше, оставяше го жив; когото си искаше, въздигаше, и когото си искаше, унижаваше.
20 (K)Но когато сърцето му се възгордя, и духът му се ожесточи до дързост, той биде свален от царския си престол и лишен от славата си,
21 (L)и биде отлъчен от синовете човешки, и сърцето му заприлича на зверско, и живя той с диви осли; храниха го с трева като вол, и тялото му се оросяваше от небесна роса, докле позна, че над човешкото царство владичествува Всевишният Бог и поставя над него, когото си иска.
22 И ти, негов сине, Валтасаре, не смири сърцето си, ако и да знаеше всичко това,
23 (M)а се въздигна против Господа Небесни, и съдовете от Дома Му ти донесоха, и ти и твоите велможи, твоите жени и наложници пихте от тях вино, и ти славеше боговете сребърни и златни, медни и железни, дървени и каменни, които нито виждат, нито слушат, нито разумяват; а Бога, в Чиито ръце е твоето дишане, и у Когото са всички твои пътища, ти не прослави.
24 Заради това са и проводени от Неготия ръчни пръсти и е начертано това писмо.
25 И ето, що е начертано: мене, мене, текел, упарсин.
26 Ето и значението на думите: мене – изброи Бог царството ти и му тури край;
27 (N)текел – претеглен си на къпоните и си намерен твърде лек;
28 перес – царството ти е разделено и е дадено на мидяни и перси“.
29 (O)Тогава по заповед на Валтасара облякоха Даниила в багреница и туриха на шията му златна верижка и го провъзгласиха трети властник в царството.
30 В тая съща нощ Валтасар, халдейският цар, биде убит,
31 (P)и Дарий Мидянин превзе царството, бидейки на шейсет и две години.
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