Daniel 5
Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009
O banquete do rei Belsazar. A mão misteriosa
5 O rei Belsazar deu um grande banquete a mil dos seus grandes e bebeu vinho na presença dos mil. 2 Havendo Belsazar provado o vinho, mandou trazer os utensílios de ouro e de prata que Nabucodonosor, seu pai, tinha tirado do templo que estava em Jerusalém, para que bebessem neles o rei, os seus grandes e as suas mulheres e concubinas. 3 Então, trouxeram os utensílios de ouro, que foram tirados do templo da Casa de Deus, que estava em Jerusalém, e beberam neles o rei, os seus grandes, as suas mulheres e concubinas. 4 Beberam o vinho e deram louvores aos deuses de ouro, de prata, de cobre, de ferro, de madeira e de pedra.
5 Na mesma hora, apareceram uns dedos de mão de homem e escreviam, defronte do castiçal, na estucada parede do palácio real; e o rei via a parte da mão que estava escrevendo. 6 Então, se mudou o semblante do rei, e os seus pensamentos o turbaram; as juntas dos seus lombos se relaxaram, e os seus joelhos bateram um no outro. 7 E ordenou o rei, com força, que se introduzissem os astrólogos, os caldeus e os adivinhadores; e falou o rei e disse aos sábios de Babilônia: Qualquer que ler esta escritura e me declarar a sua interpretação será vestido de púrpura, e trará uma cadeia de ouro ao pescoço, e será, no reino, o terceiro dominador. 8 Então, entraram todos os sábios do rei; mas não puderam ler a escritura, nem fazer saber ao rei a sua interpretação. 9 Então, o rei Belsazar perturbou-se muito, e mudou-se nele o seu semblante; e os seus grandes estavam sobressaltados.
10 A rainha, por causa das palavras do rei e dos seus grandes, entrou na casa do banquete; e falou a rainha e disse: Ó rei, vive eternamente! Não te turbem os teus pensamentos, nem se mude o teu semblante. 11 Há no teu reino um homem que tem o espírito dos deuses santos; e nos dias de teu pai se achou nele luz, e inteligência, e sabedoria, como a sabedoria dos deuses; e teu pai, o rei Nabucodonosor, sim, teu pai, ó rei, o constituiu chefe dos magos, dos astrólogos, dos caldeus e dos adivinhadores. 12 Porquanto se achou neste Daniel um espírito excelente, e ciência, e entendimento, interpretando sonhos, e explicando enigmas, e solvendo dúvidas, ao qual o rei pôs o nome de Beltessazar; chame-se, pois, agora Daniel, e ele dará interpretação.
13 Então, Daniel foi introduzido à presença do rei. Falou o rei e disse a Daniel: És tu aquele Daniel, dos cativos de Judá, que o rei, meu pai, trouxe de Judá? 14 Tenho ouvido dizer a teu respeito que o espírito dos deuses está em ti e que a luz, e o entendimento, e a excelente sabedoria se acham em ti. 15 Acabam de ser introduzidos à minha presença os sábios e os astrólogos, para lerem esta escritura, e me fazerem saber a sua interpretação; mas não puderam dar a interpretação destas palavras. 16 Eu, porém, tenho ouvido dizer de ti que podes dar interpretações e solver dúvidas; agora, se puderes ler esta escritura e fazer-me saber a sua interpretação, serás vestido de púrpura, e terás cadeia de ouro ao pescoço, e no reino serás o terceiro dominador.
17 Então, respondeu Daniel e disse na presença do rei: As tuas dádivas fiquem contigo, e dá os teus presentes a outro; todavia, lerei ao rei a escritura e lhe farei saber a interpretação. 18 Ó rei! Deus, o Altíssimo, deu a Nabucodonosor, teu pai, o reino, e a grandeza, e a glória, e a magnificência. 19 E, por causa da grandeza que lhe deu, todos os povos, nações e línguas tremiam e temiam diante dele; a quem queria matava e a quem queria dava a vida; e a quem queria engrandecia e a quem queria abatia. 20 Mas, quando o seu coração se exalçou e o seu espírito se endureceu em soberba, foi derribado do seu trono real, e passou dele a sua glória. 21 E foi tirado dentre os filhos dos homens, e o seu coração foi feito semelhante ao dos animais, e a sua morada foi com os jumentos monteses; fizeram-no comer erva como os bois, e pelo orvalho do céu foi molhado o seu corpo, até que conheceu que Deus, o Altíssimo, tem domínio sobre os reinos dos homens e a quem quer constitui sobre eles. 22 E tu, seu filho Belsazar, não humilhaste o teu coração, ainda que soubeste de tudo isso. 23 E te levantaste contra o Senhor do céu, pois foram trazidos os utensílios da casa dele perante ti, e tu, os teus grandes, as tuas mulheres e as tuas concubinas bebestes vinho neles; além disso, deste louvores aos deuses de prata, de ouro, de cobre, de ferro, de madeira e de pedra, que não veem, não ouvem, nem sabem; mas a Deus, em cuja mão está a tua vida e todos os teus caminhos, a ele não glorificaste.
24 Então, dele foi enviada aquela parte da mão, e escreveu-se esta escritura. 25 Esta, pois, é a escritura que se escreveu: Mene, Mene, Tequel e Parsim. 26 Esta é a interpretação daquilo: Mene: Contou Deus o teu reino e o acabou. 27 Tequel: Pesado foste na balança e foste achado em falta. 28 Peres: Dividido foi o teu reino e deu-se aos medos e aos persas.
29 Então, mandou Belsazar que vestissem Daniel de púrpura, e que lhe pusessem uma cadeia de ouro ao pescoço, e proclamassem a respeito dele que havia de ser o terceiro dominador do reino. 30 Naquela mesma noite, foi morto Belsazar, rei dos caldeus. 31 E Dario, o medo, ocupou o reino, na idade de sessenta e dois anos.
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.
Daniel 5
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Belshazzar’s Feast
5 King Belshazzar made a great festival for a thousand of his lords, and he was drinking wine in the presence of the thousand.
2 Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar commanded that they bring in the vessels of gold and silver that his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them. 3 So they brought in the vessels of gold and silver[a] that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines drank from them. 4 They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.
The Writing on the Wall
5 Immediately the fingers of a human hand appeared and began writing on the plaster of the wall of the royal palace, next to the lampstand. The king was watching the hand as it wrote. 6 Then the king’s face turned pale, and his thoughts terrified him. His limbs gave way, and his knees knocked together. 7 The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the diviners; and the king said to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever can read this writing and tell me its interpretation shall be clothed in purple, have a chain of gold around his neck, and rank third in the kingdom.” 8 Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king the interpretation. 9 Then King Belshazzar became greatly terrified and his face turned pale, and his lords were perplexed.
10 The queen, when she heard the discussion of the king and his lords, came into the banqueting hall. The queen said, “O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts terrify you or your face grow pale. 11 There is a man in your kingdom who is endowed with a spirit of the holy gods.[b] In the days of your father he was found to have enlightenment, understanding, and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, made him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and diviners,[c] 12 because an excellent spirit, knowledge, and understanding to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will give the interpretation.”
The Writing on the Wall Interpreted
13 Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king said to Daniel, “So you are Daniel, one of the exiles of Judah, whom my father the king brought from Judah? 14 I have heard of you that a spirit of the gods[d] is in you, and that enlightenment, understanding, and excellent wisdom are found in you. 15 Now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me to read this writing and tell me its interpretation, but they were not able to give the interpretation of the matter. 16 But I have heard that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Now if you are able to read the writing and tell me its interpretation, you shall be clothed in purple, have a chain of gold around your neck, and rank third in the kingdom.”
17 Then Daniel answered in the presence of the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, or give your rewards to someone else! Nevertheless I will read the writing to the king and let him know the interpretation. 18 O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar kingship, greatness, glory, and majesty. 19 And because of the greatness that he gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. He killed those he wanted to kill, kept alive those he wanted to keep alive, honored those he wanted to honor, and degraded those he wanted to degrade. 20 But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he acted proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and his glory was stripped from him. 21 He was driven from human society, and his mind was made like that of an animal. His dwelling was with the wild asses, he was fed grass like oxen, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven, until he learned that the Most High God has sovereignty over the kingdom of mortals, and sets over it whomever he will. 22 And you, Belshazzar his son, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this! 23 You have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven! The vessels of his temple have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them. You have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know; but the God in whose power is your very breath, and to whom belong all your ways, you have not honored.
24 “So from his presence the hand was sent and this writing was inscribed. 25 And this is the writing that was inscribed: mene, mene, tekel, and parsin. 26 This is the interpretation of the matter: mene, God has numbered the days of[e] your kingdom and brought it to an end; 27 tekel, you have been weighed on the scales and found wanting; 28 peres,[f] your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”
29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel was clothed in purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made concerning him that he should rank third in the kingdom.
30 That very night Belshazzar, the Chaldean king, was killed. 31 [g] And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
Footnotes
- Daniel 5:3 Theodotion Vg: Aram lacks and silver
- Daniel 5:11 Or a holy, divine spirit
- Daniel 5:11 Aram adds the king your father
- Daniel 5:14 Or a divine spirit
- Daniel 5:26 Aram lacks the days of
- Daniel 5:28 The singular of Parsin
- Daniel 5:31 Ch 6.1 in Aram
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