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Daniel 5
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Daniel 5
King James Version
5 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
2 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.
3 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.
4 They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
5 In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister 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 was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
7 The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
8 Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
9 Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.
10 Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:
11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
12 Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.
13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?
14 I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.
15 And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:
16 And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
18 O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
19 And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:
21 And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;
23 But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
24 Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.
25 And this is the writing that was written, Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin.
26 This is the interpretation of the thing: Mene; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
27 Tekel; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
28 Peres; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
Daniël 5
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Daniël 5
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5 Koning Belsazar nodigde duizend hoge bestuurders uit voor een groots feest, waarbij de wijn rijkelijk vloeide. 2-4 Onder het genot van de wijn bedacht Belsazar dat zijn vader Nebukadnezar eens gouden en zilveren bekers had meegenomen uit de tempel in Jeruzalem. Hij liet deze heilige bekers halen, zodat hij en zijn hoge ambtenaren, zijn vrouwen en bijvrouwen eruit konden drinken. De bekers uit de tempel, Gods huis in Jeruzalem, werden gebracht. De wijn werd ingeschonken en de koning en zijn bestuurders, zijn vrouwen en bijvrouwen, hieven het glas op hun goden, gemaakt van goud en zilver, koper, ijzer, hout en steen.
5 Plotseling verschenen er vingers van een mensenhand die iets schreven op de gepleisterde muur tegenover de kroonkandelaar. De koning zag met eigen ogen de rug van de schrijvende hand. 6 Hij verbleekte en werd zo bang dat zijn knieën knikten en zijn benen het begaven. 7 ‘Breng de bezweerders, astrologen en waarzeggers hier!’ schreeuwde hij. ‘Wie kan lezen wat daar op de muur staat en mij vertelt wat het betekent, zal worden gekleed in purperen kleren van koninklijke waardigheid en een gouden ketting om zijn hals krijgen. Hij zal als derde man het koninkrijk regeren!’ 8 Maar toen de geleerden kwamen, kon geen van hen het geschrevene begrijpen of verklaren. 9 De angst van de koning nam toe. Zijn gezicht was doodsbleek en ook zijn bestuurders waren ontzet. 10 Toen de koningin de kreten hoorde, haastte zij zich naar de feestzaal en zei tegen Belsazar: ‘Majesteit! Het is niet nodig zo bang te worden! 11 Er is een man in uw koninkrijk in wie de geest van de heilige goden woont. In de tijd van uw vader bleek deze man te beschikken over grote wijsheid en diep verstand, een wijsheid als die van de goden. Uw vader Nebukadnezar benoemde hem tot hoofd van de geleerden, bezweerders, astrologen en waarzeggers. 12 Laat deze man Daniël, of Beltsazar zoals de koning hem noemde, hier komen. Hij is enorm wijs en heeft buitengewoon veel kennis en inzicht. Hij kan dromen verklaren, raadselachtige spreuken oplossen en knopen ontwarren. Hij zal u kunnen vertellen wat deze woorden betekenen.’
13 Daniël werd in allerijl naar de koning gebracht en de vorst vroeg: ‘Bent u de Daniël die mijn vader uit Juda heeft weggevoerd? 14 Ik heb gehoord dat de geest van de goden in u woont en dat u beschikt over een bijzondere verlichting, een groot verstand en erg veel wijsheid. 15 Mijn wijze mannen en bezweerders zijn bij mij geweest en hebben geprobeerd de woorden op de muur te lezen en die aan mij te verklaren, maar zij waren daartoe niet in staat. 16 Ik heb echter gehoord dat u allerlei geheimen kunt ontsluieren. Welnu, als u mij de betekenis van deze woorden kunt uitleggen, zult u worden gekleed in purperen kleren en een gouden ketting om uw hals krijgen. Bovendien zult u als derde man regeren over mijn rijk.’
17 Daniël antwoordde: ‘Geef uw geschenken maar aan een ander. Ik zal u evengoed wel vertellen wat daar staat en wat het betekent. 18 Majesteit, God, de Allerhoogste, heeft uw vader Nebukadnezar een koninkrijk en eer, luister en majesteit geschonken. 19 Hij schonk hem zoveel macht dat alle volken ter wereld voor hem beefden van angst en ontzag. Hij doodde wie hij wilde en spaarde wie bij hem in de gunst stond. Naar zijn believen werden mensen verhoogd of vernederd. 20 Maar toen hij trots en overmoedig werd, is hij van de troon gestoten en van zijn eer beroofd. 21 Hij werd verstoten uit de samenleving en zijn innerlijk veranderde in dat van een dier. Hij woonde bij de wilde ezels, at gras als een koe en zijn lichaam werd nat van de dauw uit de hemel. Dat bleef zo tot hij erkende dat God, de Allerhoogste, de opperheerschappij voert over alle koninkrijken op aarde en dat Hij daarin aanstelt wie Hij wil. 22 U, zijn zoon Belsazar, was van dit alles op de hoogte, maar u hebt u desondanks niet vernederd. 23 Want u hebt zich boven de Here van de hemel willen verheffen en u hebt deze bekers, die uit zijn tempel afkomstig zijn, hier laten brengen. U en uw hoge ambtenaren, vrouwen en bijvrouwen hebben daaruit wijn gedronken en het glas geheven op uw afgoden, die niet kunnen zien of horen of iets begrijpen. Maar u hebt niet de God vereerd die uw adem in zijn hand heeft en over uw levenslot beschikt. 24,25 Daarom heeft God deze vingers gestuurd om deze boodschap op te schrijven: “Mene, mene, tekel ufarsin.”
26 De uitleg is: “Mene” betekent “geteld”: God heeft de dagen van uw regering geteld en zij zijn ten einde. 27 “Tekel” betekent “gewogen”: u bent gewogen en te licht bevonden. 28 “Peres” betekent “verdeeld”: uw koninkrijk zal aan de Meden en Perzen worden gegeven.’ 29 Op Belsazars bevel trok men Daniël purperen kleren aan en hing hem een gouden ketting om zijn hals. Hij werd benoemd tot derde heerser over het rijk. 30 Nog diezelfde nacht stierf Belsazar, de koning van de Chaldeeën.
Daniel 5
New International Version
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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