Daniel 5
Magandang Balita Biblia
Ang mga Sulat sa Pader
5 Minsan, si Haring Belsazar ay nagdaos ng malaking handaan para sa sanlibo niyang tagapamahala, at nakipag-inuman siya sa kanila. 2 Nang lasing na si Haring Belsazar, ipinakuha niya ang mga sisidlang ginto at pilak na sinamsam ng ama niyang si Nebucadnezar sa Templo sa Jerusalem. Ipinakuha niya ang mga ito upang inuman niya at ng mga tagapamahala ng kaharian, ng kanyang mga asawa at mga asawang lingkod. 3 Dinala naman sa bulwagang pinagdarausan ng handaan ang mga kagamitang ginto at pilak na sinamsam mula sa Templo ng Diyos sa Jerusalem, at ininuman nila ang mga ito. 4 Habang sila'y nag-iinuman, pinupuri nila ang kanilang mga diyos na yari sa ginto, pilak, tanso, bakal, kahoy at bato.
5 Walang anu-ano'y lumitaw ang isang kamay ng tao at sumulat ito sa pader ng palasyo sa tapat ng lalagyan ng ilawan. Nakita ito ng hari, 6 namutla siya, nangatog ang mga tuhod at nalugmok sa matinding takot. 7 Sumigaw siya, “Dalhin dito ang mga enkantador, mga astrologo, at mga manghuhula.” Sinabi niya sa mga ito, “Sinumang makabasa at makapagpaliwanag sa nakasulat na ito ay bibihisan ko ng damit na kulay ube, kukuwintasan ko ng ginto, at gagawin kong ikatlo sa kapangyarihan sa buong kaharian.” 8 Dumating lahat ang mga tagapayo ng hari ngunit isa ma'y walang makabasa o makapagpaliwanag sa kahulugan ng nakasulat sa pader. 9 Lalong nabagabag at namutla ang hari. Litung-lito naman ang kanyang mga tagapamahala.
10 Ang inang reyna ni Haring Belsazar ay pumasok sa bulwagan nang marinig niya ang pag-uusap ng anak niyang hari at ng mga tagapamahala nito. Sinabi niya, “Mabuhay ang anak kong hari. Huwag kang mabagabag at mamutla sa takot. 11 Sa kaharian mo ay may isang taong kinakasihan ng espiritu ng mga banal na diyos. Noong panahon ng iyong amang si Nebucadnezar, nagpakita siya ng pambihirang katalinuhan, tulad ng katalinuhan ng mga diyos. Ang lalaking iyon ay hinirang noon ng iyong ama bilang pinuno ng mga salamangkero, mga enkantador, mga nakikipag-usap sa mga espiritu, at mga astrologo 12 dahil sa pambihira niyang talino sa pagpapaliwanag ng mga panaginip at ng mga palaisipan, at paglutas ng mabibigat na suliranin. Ang lalaking iyon ay si Daniel na tinawag ng hari na Beltesazar. Ipatawag mo siya at ipapaliwanag niya ito sa iyo.”
Ipinaliwanag ni Daniel ang Nakasulat sa Pader
13 Iniharap nga si Daniel sa hari. Sinabi nito kay Daniel, “Ikaw pala ang Daniel na kasama sa mga dinalang-bihag ng aking amang hari. 14 Nabalitaan kong sumasaiyo ang espiritu ng mga banal na diyos. Mayroon ka raw pambihirang talino at karunungan. 15 Ang sulat na ito ay ipinabasa ko na sa mga tagapayo at mga enkantador upang ipaliwanag sa akin, ngunit hindi nila ito nagawa. 16 Nabalitaan ko na marunong kang magpaliwanag ng mga panaginip at lumutas ng mga palaisipan. Ngayon, kung mababasa mo at maipapaliwanag ang sulat na ito, bibihisan kita ng damit na kulay ube, kukuwintasan kita ng ginto at gagawing ikatlo sa kapangyarihan sa aking kaharian.”
17 Sinabi ni Daniel sa hari, “Mahal na hari, huwag na po ninyo akong bigyan ng anuman; ibigay na lang po ninyo sa iba ang sinasabi ninyong gantimpala. Babasahin ko na lamang po at ipapaliwanag ang nakasulat.
18 “Mahal na hari, ang inyong amang si Nebucadnezar ay binigyan ng Kataas-taasang Diyos ng isang kaharian. Niloob ng Diyos na siya'y maging makapangyarihan at binigyan siya ng karangalan. 19 Dahil sa kapangyarihang iyon, lahat ng tao sa bawat bansa at wika ay nanginig at natakot sa harapan niya. Ipinapapatay niya ang gusto niyang ipapatay at inililigtas niya sa kamatayan ang nais niyang iligtas. Itinataas niya sa tungkulin ang gusto niyang itaas at ibinababâ naman ang gusto niyang ibaba. 20 Ngunit nang siya'y naging palalo, matigas ang ulo at pangahas, inalis siya sa pagiging hari at nawala ang kanyang karangalan. 21 Inihiwalay siya sa lipunan at nanirahang kasama ng maiilap na asno. Ang isip niya'y pinalitan ng isip ng hayop. Kumain siya ng damo, tulad ng mga baka. Sa labas siya natutulog at doo'y nababasa ng hamog. Ganyan ang kanyang kalagayan hanggang sa kilalanin niya na ang Kataas-taasang Diyos ang namamahala sa kaharian ng mga tao, at inilalagay niya sa trono ang sinumang nais niya.
22 “At bagaman alam ninyo ito, Haring Belsazar, hindi kayo nagpakumbaba. 23 Sa halip, nagmataas kayo sa harapan ng Panginoon ng kalangitan. Ipinakuha ninyo ang mga sisidlang mula sa kanyang Templo at ininuman ninyo at ng inyong mga tagapamahala, mga asawa at asawang lingkod. Bukod doon, sumamba kayo sa mga diyos ninyong yari sa ginto, pilak, tanso, bakal, kahoy at bato, mga diyos na hindi nakakakita, hindi nakakarinig ni nakakaunawa man. At ang Diyos na nagbibigay at nagtatakda ng inyong buhay ay hindi ninyo pinarangalan. 24 Kaya, ipinadala niya ang kamay na iyon at pinasulat sa dingding ng inyong palasyo.
25 “Ito ang nakasulat: Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin.[a] 26 Ito naman ang kahulugan: ‘Mene,’ nabibilang na ang araw ng iyong paghahari sapagkat wawakasan na ito ng Diyos. 27 ‘Tekel,’ tinimbang ka at napatunayang kulang. 28 ‘Peres,’ ang kaharian mo ay mahahati at ibibigay sa Media at Persia.”[b]
29 Iniutos ni Haring Belsazar na bihisan si Daniel ng damit na kulay ube at kuwintasan ng yari sa dalisay na ginto. Pagkatapos, ipinahayag niyang ito ang ikatlo sa kapangyarihan sa buong kaharian. 30 Nang gabi ring iyon, pinatay si Belsazar, ang hari ng Babilonia. 31 Ang kanyang kaharian ay kinuha ni Dario, hari ng Media na noo'y animnapu't dalawang taon na.
Footnotes
- Daniel 5:25 Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin: Sa literal ay Bilang, bilang, timbang, pagkakabahagi .
- Daniel 5:28 PERSIA: Sa wikang Aramaico, ang mga salitang “Persia” at “pagkakabahagi” ay magkasintunog.
Daniel 5
New International Version
The Writing on the Wall
5 King Belshazzar(A) gave a great banquet(B) for a thousand of his nobles(C) and drank wine with them. 2 While Belshazzar was drinking(D) his wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver goblets(E) that Nebuchadnezzar his father[a] had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines(F) might drink from them.(G) 3 So they brought in the gold goblets that had been taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them. 4 As they drank the wine, they praised the gods(H) of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.(I)
5 Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote. 6 His face turned pale(J) and he was so frightened(K) that his legs became weak(L) and his knees were knocking.(M)
7 The king summoned the enchanters,(N) astrologers[b](O) and diviners.(P) Then he said to these wise(Q) men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck,(R) and he will be made the third(S) highest ruler in the kingdom.”(T)
8 Then all the king’s wise men(U) came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant.(V) 9 So King Belshazzar became even more terrified(W) and his face grew more pale. His nobles were baffled.
10 The queen,[c] hearing the voices of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet hall. “May the king live forever!”(X) she said. “Don’t be alarmed! Don’t look so pale! 11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods(Y) in him. In the time of your father he was found to have insight and intelligence and wisdom(Z) like that of the gods.(AA) Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners.(AB) 12 He did this because Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar,(AC) was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles(AD) and solve difficult problems.(AE) Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.(AF)”
13 So Daniel was brought before the king, and the king said to him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?(AG) 14 I have heard that the spirit of the gods(AH) is in you and that you have insight, intelligence and outstanding wisdom.(AI) 15 The wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing and tell me what it means, but they could not explain it.(AJ) 16 Now I have heard that you are able to give interpretations and to solve difficult problems.(AK) If you can read this writing and tell me what it means, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck,(AL) and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”(AM)
17 Then Daniel answered the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else.(AN) Nevertheless, I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means.
18 “Your Majesty, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar(AO) sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor.(AP) 19 Because of the high position he gave him, all the nations and peoples of every language dreaded and feared him. Those the king wanted to put to death, he put to death;(AQ) those he wanted to spare, he spared; those he wanted to promote, he promoted; and those he wanted to humble, he humbled.(AR) 20 But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride,(AS) he was deposed from his royal throne(AT) and stripped(AU) of his glory.(AV) 21 He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like the ox; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign(AW) over all kingdoms on earth and sets over them anyone he wishes.(AX)
22 “But you, Belshazzar, his son,[d] have not humbled(AY) yourself, though you knew all this. 23 Instead, you have set yourself up against(AZ) the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives(BA) and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand.(BB) But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life(BC) and all your ways.(BD) 24 Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription.
25 “This is the inscription that was written:
mene, mene, tekel, parsin
26 “Here is what these words mean:
Mene[e]: God has numbered the days(BE) of your reign and brought it to an end.(BF)
27 Tekel[f]: You have been weighed on the scales(BG) and found wanting.(BH)
28 Peres[g]: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes(BI) and Persians.”(BJ)
29 Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck,(BK) and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.(BL)
30 That very night Belshazzar,(BM) king(BN) of the Babylonians,[h] was slain,(BO) 31 and Darius(BP) the Mede(BQ) took over the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two.[i]
Footnotes
- Daniel 5:2 Or ancestor; or predecessor; also in verses 11, 13 and 18
- Daniel 5:7 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 11
- Daniel 5:10 Or queen mother
- Daniel 5:22 Or descendant; or successor
- Daniel 5:26 Mene can mean numbered or mina (a unit of money).
- Daniel 5:27 Tekel can mean weighed or shekel.
- Daniel 5:28 Peres (the singular of Parsin) can mean divided or Persia or a half mina or a half shekel.
- Daniel 5:30 Or Chaldeans
- Daniel 5:31 In Aramaic texts this verse (5:31) is numbered 6:1.
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