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Qoraalladii Derbiga

Markaasaa Boqor Beelshaasar wuxuu diyaafad weyn u sameeyey kun nin oo saraakiishiisii ah, markaasuu khamri ku hor cabbay kunkii nin. Beelshaasar markuu dhadhamiyey khamrigii ayuu amray in la keeno weelashii dahabka iyo lacagta ahaa, oo aabbihiis Nebukadnesar ka soo qaaday macbudkii Yeruusaalem ku yiil, in boqorka iyo saraakiishiisa, iyo naagihiisii, iyo naagihiisii addoommaha ahaa ay wax ku cabbaan. Markaasay keeneen weelashii dahabka ahaa oo laga soo qaaday macbudkii guriga Ilaah ahaa ee Yeruusaalem ku yiil; oo boqorkii iyo saraakiishiisii, iyo naagihiisii iyo naagihiisii addoommaha ahaa ay wax ku cabbeen. Khamri bay cabbeen, oo waxay ammaaneen ilaahyadii dahabka, iyo lacagta, iyo naxaasta, iyo birta iyo qoryaha, iyo dhagaxa ahaa.

Isla saacaddaas waxaa soo baxay nin gacantiis faraheed, oo waxay wax ku qoreen nuuraddii derbiga ka soo hor jeeday laambadda, oo gurigii boqorka, boqorkiina wuu arkay gacantii inteedii wax qortay. Markaasaa boqorka wejigiisii beddelmay, fikirradiisiina wuu la welwelay; xubnihii dhexdiisuna way debceen, lowyihiisiina way isku dhacdhaceen.

Markaasaa boqorkii kor u qayliyey oo yidhi, Ii keena xiddigiyayaasha iyo kuwa reer Kaldayiin ah iyo kuwa wax sheega. Boqorkiina waa la hadlay raggii xigmadda lahaa ee Baabuloon oo ku yidhi, Ku alla kii fartan akhriya, oo fasirkeeda ii caddeeya, waxaa loo gelinayaa dhar guduudan, qoortana waxaa loo sudhayaa silsilad dahab ah, oo wuxuu noqon doonaa taliyaha saddexaad oo boqortooyada.

Markaasaa waxaa soo galay boqorka raggiisii xigmadda lahaa oo dhan, laakiin fartii way akhriyi kari waayeen, boqorkiina fasirkii way u caddayn kari waayeen. Markaasaa Boqor Beelshaasar aad iyo aad u argaggaxay, wejigiisiina waa beddelmay, saraakiishiisiina way welweleen.

10 Markaasaa boqorka iyo saraakiishiisii hadalkoodii aawadiis ayaa boqoraddii u soo gashay gurigii diyaafadda; kolkaasay boqoraddii hadashay oo tidhi, Boqorow, weligaaba noolow; fikirradaadu yay kaa argaggixin, wejigaaguna yuusan beddelmin. 11 Nin ruuxii ilaahyada quduuska ahu ku jiro ayaa boqortooyadaada jooga, oo jeerkii aabbahaa ayaa waxaa laga helay nuur iyo waxgarasho iyo xigmad u eg xigmaddii ilaahyada; oo Boqor Nebukadnesar oo ahaa aabbahaa, boqorow, wuxuu isaga ka dhigay madaxdii saaxiriinta, iyo xiddigiyayaasha, iyo kuwa reer Kaldayiin ah, iyo kuwa wax sheega; 12 maxaa yeelay, waxaa laga helay ruux aad u wanaagsan, iyo aqoon, iyo waxgarasho, riyooyinkana wuu fasiri jiray, waxa daahanna wuu muujin jiray, shakigana wuu saari jiray, oo kaasu waa Daanyeel, kii boqorku u bixiyey Beelteshaasar. Haddaba Daanyeel ha loo yeedho, oo isna fasirka wuu caddayn doonaa.

13 Markaasaa Daanyeel la soo hor taagay boqorka. Boqorkiina waa la hadlay oo Daanyeel ku yidhi, Ma waxaad tahay Daanyeelkii ka mid ahaa kuwii Yahuudah laga soo dhacay, oo boqorkii aabbahay ahaa Yahuudah ka keenay? 14 Waxaa la iiga kaa sheegay inuu ruuxa ilaahyadu kugu jiro, oo lagaa dhex helay nuur iyo waxgarasho iyo xigmad aad iyo aad u wanaagsan. 15 Haddaba raggii xigmadda lahaa iyo xiddigiyayaashii baa lay soo hor taagay inay fartan akhriyaan, oo ay ii caddeeyaan fasirkeeda, laakiin way kari waayeen inay ii caddeeyaan waxaas fasirkiisa. 16 Laakiinse waxaa la iiga kaa sheegay inaad wax fasiri kartid, shakigana saari kartid; haddaba haddaad farta akhriyi kartid oo aad fasirkeeda caddayn kartid, waxaa lagu xidhi doonaa dhar guduudan, waxaad qoortana ku qabi doontaa silsilad dahab ah, oo waxaad noqon doontaa taliyaha saddexaad oo boqortooyada.

17 Markaasaa Daanyeel jawaabay oo yidhi isagoo boqorkii hor taagan, Boqorow, hadiyadahaaga iska hayso, abaalgudyadaadana ku kale sii; habase yeeshee farta waan kuu akhriyi doonaa, fasirkana waan kuu caddayn doonaa.

18 Boqorow, Ilaaha ugu Sarreeyaa wuxuu aabbahaa Nebukadnesar siiyey boqortooyada, iyo weynaan, iyo ammaan, iyo derejo, 19 oo weynaantii uu siiyey aawadeed ayay dadyowgii iyo quruumihii iyo kuwii kala afka ahaa oo dhammu la gariireen oo ka cabsadeen. Kuu doonayay wuu dilay, kuu doonayayna wuu reebay; oo kuu doonayay wuu sarraysiiyey, kuu doonayayna wuu hoosaysiiyey. 20 Laakiinse markuu dhulka kor isaga qaaday oo ruuxiisii kibir la qallafsanaaday ayaa carshigii boqornimadiisa laga dejiyey, ammaantiisiina waa laga qaaday. 21 Markaasaa binu-aadmiga laga eryay, qalbigiisiina waxaa laga dhigay sida kan dugaagga, wuxuuna la joogay dameeraha duurka, oo wuxuu doogga u daaqay sida dibida, jidhkiisana waxaa qoyay dharab samada ka soo dhacay ilaa uu ka ogaaday in Ilaaha ugu Sarreeyaa u taliyo boqortooyada dadka, oo uu madax uga dhigo ku alla kii uu doonayo.

22 Beelshaasarow, adigoo wiilkiisii ah, ma aadan is-hoosaysiin in kastoo aad waxyaalahan oo dhan ogayd; 23 laakiinse waad iska sarraysiisay Sayidka samada; oo waxaa lagu hor keenay weelashii gurigiisa, markaasaa adiga iyo saraakiishaada, iyo naagahaaga, iyo naagahaaga addoommaha ahu aad khamri ku cabteen; oo waxaad ammaantay ilaahyada lacagta iyo dahabka ah, iyo kuwa naxaasta, iyo birta, iyo qoryaha, iyo dhagaxa ah, oo aan waxba arkin, waxna maqlin, waxna ogayn: oo Ilaaha neeftaadu gacantiisa ku jirto, oo jidadkaaga oo dhan lehna ma aadan ammaanin; 24 dabadeed gacanta isaga xaggiisaa laga soo diray, oo waxay qortay fartan.

25 Oo waa tan fartii la qoray, MENE, MENE, TEQEL, UUFARSIIN.

26 Waa kan waxaas fasirkiisii: MENE: Waxay ka dhigan tahay, Ilaah waa tiriyey boqortooyadaada, wuuna dhammeeyey. 27 TEQELna waxaa weeye, Kafadaha waa lagugu miisaamay oo wax baa kaa dhinnaaday. 28 FERESna waxaa weeye, Boqortooyadaadii waa la qaybiyey, oo waxaa la siiyey reer Maaday iyo reer Faaris. 29 Markaasaa Beelshaasar amar bixiyey, oo waxay Daanyeel u xidheen dhar guduudan, qoortana waxaa loo geliyey silsilad dahab ah, markaasaa la naadiyey inuu noqonayo taliyaha saddexaad oo boqortooyada. 30 Habeenkaasaa la dilay Beelshaasar boqorkii reer Kaldayiin. 31 Oo Daariyus oo ahaa reer Maaday oo laba iyo lixdan jir ahaa, ayaa boqortooyadii qabsaday.

The Writing on the Wall

King Belshazzar(A) gave a great banquet(B) for a thousand of his nobles(C) and drank wine with them. 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) 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. As they drank the wine, they praised the gods(H) of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.(I)

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. His face turned pale(J) and he was so frightened(K) that his legs became weak(L) and his knees were knocking.(M)

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)

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) 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

  1. Daniel 5:2 Or ancestor; or predecessor; also in verses 11, 13 and 18
  2. Daniel 5:7 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 11
  3. Daniel 5:10 Or queen mother
  4. Daniel 5:22 Or descendant; or successor
  5. Daniel 5:26 Mene can mean numbered or mina (a unit of money).
  6. Daniel 5:27 Tekel can mean weighed or shekel.
  7. Daniel 5:28 Peres (the singular of Parsin) can mean divided or Persia or a half mina or a half shekel.
  8. Daniel 5:30 Or Chaldeans
  9. Daniel 5:31 In Aramaic texts this verse (5:31) is numbered 6:1.