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Daniel 5:17-31
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Daniel 5:17-31
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Daniel interprets the writing
17 Daniel answered the king: “Keep your gifts. Give the rewards to someone else. But I will still read the writing to the king and interpret it for him. 18 Listen, Your Majesty: The Most High God gave kingship, power, glory, and majesty to your father Nebuchadnezzar. 19 Because of the power God gave Nebuchadnezzar, all peoples, nations, and languages were terrified of him. He did whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted: killing or sparing, exalting or humbling. 20 But when he became arrogant, acting in stubborn pride, he was pulled off his royal throne and the glory was taken from him. 21 He was driven away from other humans, and his mind became like an animal’s. He lived with wild donkeys, he ate grass like cattle, and dew from heaven washed his body until he realized that the Most High God dominates human kingship and sets over it anyone he wants.
22 “But you who are his son, Belshazzar, you haven’t submitted, even though you’ve known all this. 23 Instead, you’ve set yourself up against the Lord of heaven! The equipment of God’s house was brought to you; and you, your princes, your consorts, and your secondary wives drank wine out of it, all the while praising the gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone—gods who can’t see, hear, or know anything. But you didn’t glorify the true God who holds your very breath in his hand and who owns every road you take.
24 “That’s why this hand was sent from God and why this message was written down. 25 This is what was written down:
mene, mene, tekel, and parsin.[a]
26 “This is the meaning of the word mene: God has numbered[b] the days of your rule. It’s over! 27 tekel means that you’ve been weighed[c] on the scales, and you don’t measure up. 28 peres[d] means your kingship is divided[e] and given to the Medes and the Persians.”[f]
29 Then Belshazzar commanded that Daniel be dressed in a purple robe, have a gold chain around his neck, and be officially appointed as third in command in the kingdom.
30 That very same night, Belshazzar the Chaldean king was killed. 31 Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of 62.
Read full chapterNotas al pie
- Daniel 5:25 Aram Upharsin
- Daniel 5:26 Aram menah, which is a wordplay with Mene
- Daniel 5:27 Aram teqal, which is a wordplay with Tekel
- Daniel 5:28 The singular form of the plural Parsin in 5:25
- Daniel 5:28 Aram peras, which is a wordplay with Parsin
- Daniel 5:28 Aram Paras, another wordplay with Parsin
Daniel 5:17-31
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Daniel 5:17-31
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17 Then Daniel answered the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else.(A) 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(B) sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor.(C) 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;(D) those he wanted to spare, he spared; those he wanted to promote, he promoted; and those he wanted to humble, he humbled.(E) 20 But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride,(F) he was deposed from his royal throne(G) and stripped(H) of his glory.(I) 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(J) over all kingdoms on earth and sets over them anyone he wishes.(K)
22 “But you, Belshazzar, his son,[a] have not humbled(L) yourself, though you knew all this. 23 Instead, you have set yourself up against(M) the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives(N) 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.(O) But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life(P) and all your ways.(Q) 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[b]: God has numbered the days(R) of your reign and brought it to an end.(S)
27 Tekel[c]: You have been weighed on the scales(T) and found wanting.(U)
28 Peres[d]: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes(V) and Persians.”(W)
29 Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck,(X) and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.(Y)
30 That very night Belshazzar,(Z) king(AA) of the Babylonians,[e] was slain,(AB) 31 and Darius(AC) the Mede(AD) took over the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two.[f]
Notas al pie
- 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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