Daniel 5
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang Piging ni Belshazar
5 1-3 Noong si Belshazar ang hari ng Babilonia, naghanda siya ng malaking piging para sa kanyang 1,000 marangal na mga bisita. Habang nag-iinuman sila, ipinakuha ni Belshazar ang mga tasang ginto at pilak na kinuha ng ama niyang si Nebucadnezar sa templo ng Dios sa Jerusalem. Ipinakuha niya ang mga ito para gamitin nila ng kanyang mga marangal na mga bisita, ng kanyang mga asawa, at ng iba pa niyang mga asawang alipin. Nang madala na sa kanya ang mga tasa, ginamit nila ito para inuman. 4 At habang silaʼy nag-iinuman, pinupuri nila ang kanilang mga dios na gawa sa ginto, pilak, tanso, bakal, kahoy, at bato.
5 Walang anu-anoʼy may nakitang kamay ang hari na sumusulat sa pader ng palasyo malapit sa ilawan. 6 Dahil dito, nanginig at namutla ang hari sa tindi ng takot. 7 Kaya sumigaw siya na ipatawag ang marurunong sa Babilonia: ang mga salamangkero, mga astrologo,[a] at mga manghuhula.
Nang dumating sila, sinabi niya sa kanila, “Ang sinumang makabasa ng nakasulat na iyan at makapagpaliwanag ng kahulugan ay bibihisan ko ng maharlikang damit at pasusuotan ko ng gintong kwintas. At siyaʼy magiging pangatlong pinakamataas na pinuno sa aking kaharian.”
8 Lumapit ang mga marurunong upang basahin ang nakasulat sa pader. Pero hindi nila kayang basahin o maipaliwanag sa hari ang kahulugan nito. 9 Kaya lalong natakot at namutla si Haring Belshazar. Litong-lito naman ang isip ng kanyang marangal na mga bisita.
10 Nang marinig ng reyna[b] ang kanilang pagkakagulo, lumapit siya sa kanila at sinabi, “Mabuhay ang Mahal na Hari! Huwag kang matakot o mag-alala, 11 dahil may isang tao sa iyong kaharian na nasa kanya ang espiritu ng banal na mga dios.[c] Noong panahon ng iyong amang si Haring Nebucadnezar, ang taong ito ay nagpamalas ng kanyang karunungan tulad sa karunungan ng mga dios. Ginawa siya ng iyong ama na pinuno ng mga salamangkero, engkantador, manghuhula, at mga astrologo. 12 Siya ay si Daniel na pinangalanan ng hari na Belteshazar. May pambihira siyang kakayahan at karunungan. Marunong siyang magbigay-kahulugan sa mga panaginip, magpaliwanag ng mga bugtong, at lumutas ng mahihirap na mga problema. Kaya ipatawag mo siya at ipapaliwanag niya ang kahulugan ng nakasulat na iyon sa pader.”
13 Kaya ipinatawag si Daniel. At nang siyaʼy dumating, sinabi sa kanya ng hari, “Ikaw pala si Daniel na isa sa mga bihag na Judio na dinala rito ng aking ama mula sa Juda. 14 Nabalitaan kong ang espiritu ng mga dios ay nasa iyo at mayroon kang pambihirang kakayahan at karunungan. 15 Ipinatawag ko na ang marurunong, pati na ang mga engkantador, para ipabasa at ipaliwanag ang kahulugan ng nakasulat na iyon sa pader, pero hindi nila ito nagawa. 16 Nabalitaan kong marunong kang magpaliwanag ng kahulugan ng mga pangyayari at kaya mo ring lutasin ang mabibigat na mga problema. Kung mababasa mo at maipapaliwanag ang kahulugan ng nakasulat na iyan, pabibihisan kita ng maharlikang damit at pasusuotan ng gintong kwintas. At gagawin kitang pangatlong pinakamataas na pinuno sa aking kaharian.”
17 Sumagot si Daniel, “Mahal na Hari, huwag na po ninyo akong bigyan ng regalo; ibigay nʼyo na lamang sa iba. Pero babasahin ko pa rin para sa inyo ang nakasulat sa pader at ipapaliwanag ko ang kahulugan nito.
18 “Mahal na Hari, ang inyong amang si Nebucadnezar ay ginawang hari ng Kataas-taasang Dios. Naging makapangyarihan siya at pinarangalan. 19 Dahil sa kapangyarihang ibinigay ng Dios sa kanya, ang mga tao sa ibaʼt ibang bansa, lahi at wika ay natakot sa kanya. Nagagawa niyang patayin ang sinumang gusto niyang patayin. At nagagawa rin niyang huwag patayin ang gusto niyang huwag patayin. Itinataas niya sa tungkulin ang gusto niyang itaas, at ibinababa niya sa tungkulin ang gusto niyang ibaba. 20 Pero siya ay naging mayabang at nagmataas, kaya pinaalis siya sa kanyang tungkulin bilang hari, 21 at itinaboy mula sa mga tao. Naging isip-hayop siya. Tumira siya kasama ng mga asnong-gubat at kumain ng damo na parang baka. Palaging basa ng hamog ang kanyang katawan. Ganoon ang kanyang kalagayan hanggang kilalanin niya na ang Kataas-taasang Dios ang siyang may kapangyarihan sa mga kaharian ng mga tao at maaari niyang ipasakop ang mga ito kahit kanino niya gustuhin.
22 “At ikaw, Haring Belshazar na anak niya, kahit na alam mo ang lahat ng ito, hindi ka pa rin nagpakumbaba, 23 sa halip itinuring mong mas mataas ka kaysa sa Panginoon. Ipinakuha mo ang mga tasang mula sa templo ng Dios at ginamit ninyong inuman ng iyong marangal na mga bisita, mga asawa, at iba pang mga asawang alipin. Maliban diyan, sumamba ka pa sa mga dios-diosang gawa sa pilak, ginto, tanso, bakal, kahoy, at bato. Itoʼy mga dios na hindi nakakakita, hindi nakakarinig, at hindi nakakaunawa. Ngunit hindi mo man lang pinuri ang Dios na siyang may hawak ng iyong buhay at nakakaalam ng iyong landas na dadaanan. 24-25 Kaya ipinadala niya ang kamay na iyon para isulat ang mga katagang ito:
“Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin. 26 Ang ibig sabihin nito:
Ang Mene ay nangangahulugan na bilang na ng Dios ang natitirang araw ng paghahari mo, dahil wawakasan na niya ito.
27 Ang Tekel ay nangangahulugan na tinimbang ka ng Dios at napatunayang ikaw ay nagkulang.
28 Ang Parsin[d] ay nangangahulugan na ang kaharian moʼy mahahati at ibibigay sa Media at Persia.”
29 Pagkatapos magsalita ni Daniel, iniutos ni Haring Belshazar na bihisan si Daniel ng maharlikang damit at suotan ng gintong kwintas. At ipinahayag ng hari na siya ay magiging pangatlong pinakamataas na pinuno sa kaharian ng Babilonia.
30 Nang gabi ring iyon, pinatay si Belshazar na hari ng mga taga-Babilonia.[e] 31 At si Darius na taga-Media ang pumalit sa kanya, na noon ay 62 taong gulang na.
Daniel 5
New King James Version
Belshazzar’s Feast
5 Belshazzar the king (A)made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine in the presence of the thousand. 2 While he tasted the wine, Belshazzar gave the command to bring the gold and silver vessels (B)which his [a]father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple which had been in Jerusalem, that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them. 3 Then they brought the gold (C)vessels that had been taken from the temple of the house of God which had been in Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines drank from them. 4 They drank wine, (D)and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.
5 (E)In the same hour the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and wrote opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. 6 Then the king’s countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his hips were loosened and his (F)knees knocked against each other. 7 (G)The king cried [b]aloud to bring in (H)the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke, saying to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and tells me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck; (I)and he shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.” 8 Now all the king’s wise men came, (J)but they could not read the writing, or make known to the king its interpretation. 9 Then King Belshazzar was greatly (K)troubled, his countenance was changed, and his lords were [c]astonished.
10 The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came to the banquet hall. The queen spoke, saying, “O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your countenance change. 11 (L)There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the Spirit of the Holy God. And in the days of your [d]father, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him; and King Nebuchadnezzar your [e]father—your father the king—made him chief of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers. 12 Inasmuch as an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting dreams, solving riddles, and [f]explaining enigmas were found in this Daniel, (M)whom the king named Belteshazzar, now let Daniel be called, and he will give the interpretation.”
The Writing on the Wall Explained
13 Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke, and said to Daniel, “Are you that Daniel [g]who is one of the captives from Judah, whom my [h]father the king brought from Judah? 14 I have heard of you, that (N)the [i]Spirit of God is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you. 15 Now (O)the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not give the interpretation of the thing. 16 And I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations and [j]explain enigmas. (P)Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”
17 Then Daniel answered, and said before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another; yet I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation. 18 O king, (Q)the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your [k]father a kingdom and majesty, glory and honor. 19 And because of the majesty that He gave him, (R)all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whomever he wished, he (S)executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set up; and whomever he wished, he put down. 20 (T)But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him. 21 Then he was (U)driven from the sons of men, his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. They fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, (V)till he [l]knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and appoints over it whomever He chooses.
22 “But you his son, Belshazzar, (W)have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this. 23 (X)And you have [m]lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the (Y)vessels of [n]His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, (Z)which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand (AA)and owns all your ways, you have not glorified. 24 Then the [o]fingers of the hand were sent from Him, and this writing was written.
25 “And this is the inscription that was written:
[p]MENE, MENE, [q]TEKEL, [r]UPHARSIN.
26 This is the interpretation of each word. MENE: God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it; 27 TEKEL: (AB)You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting; 28 PERES: Your kingdom has been divided, and given to the (AC)Medes and (AD)Persians.”[s] 29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a chain of gold around his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him (AE)that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Belshazzar’s Fall
30 (AF)That very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain. 31 (AG)And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
Footnotes
- Daniel 5:2 Or ancestor
- Daniel 5:7 Lit. with strength
- Daniel 5:9 perplexed
- Daniel 5:11 Or ancestor
- Daniel 5:11 Or ancestor
- Daniel 5:12 Lit. untying knots
- Daniel 5:13 Lit. who is of the sons of the captivity
- Daniel 5:13 Or ancestor
- Daniel 5:14 Or spirit of the gods
- Daniel 5:16 Lit. untie knots
- Daniel 5:18 Or ancestor
- Daniel 5:21 Recognized
- Daniel 5:23 Exalted
- Daniel 5:23 The temple
- Daniel 5:24 Lit. palm
- Daniel 5:25 Lit. a mina (50 shekels) from the verb “to number”
- Daniel 5:25 Lit. a shekel from the verb “to weigh”
- Daniel 5:25 Lit. and half-shekels from the verb “to divide”; pl. of Peres, v. 28
- Daniel 5:28 Aram. Paras, consonant with Peres
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