Daniel 5
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Ang mga Sulat sa Pader
5 Minsan, si Haring Belsazar ay nagdaos ng malaking handaan para sa sanlibo niyang tagapamahala, at nakipag-inuman siya sa kanila. 2 Nang lasing na si Haring Belsazar, ipinakuha niya ang mga sisidlang ginto at pilak na sinamsam ng ama niyang si Nebucadnezar sa Templo sa Jerusalem. Ipinakuha niya ang mga ito upang inuman niya at ng mga tagapamahala ng kaharian, ng kanyang mga asawa at mga asawang lingkod. 3 Dinala naman sa bulwagang pinagdarausan ng handaan ang mga kagamitang ginto at pilak na sinamsam mula sa Templo ng Diyos sa Jerusalem, at ininuman nila ang mga ito. 4 Habang sila'y nag-iinuman, pinupuri nila ang kanilang mga diyos na yari sa ginto, pilak, tanso, bakal, kahoy at bato.
5 Walang anu-ano'y lumitaw ang isang kamay ng tao at sumulat ito sa pader ng palasyo sa tapat ng lalagyan ng ilawan. Nakita ito ng hari, 6 namutla siya, nangatog ang mga tuhod at nalugmok sa matinding takot. 7 Sumigaw siya, “Dalhin dito ang mga enkantador, mga astrologo, at mga manghuhula.” Sinabi niya sa mga ito, “Sinumang makabasa at makapagpaliwanag sa nakasulat na ito ay bibihisan ko ng damit na kulay ube, kukuwintasan ko ng ginto, at gagawin kong ikatlo sa kapangyarihan sa buong kaharian.” 8 Dumating lahat ang mga tagapayo ng hari ngunit isa ma'y walang makabasa o makapagpaliwanag sa kahulugan ng nakasulat sa pader. 9 Lalong nabagabag at namutla ang hari. Litung-lito naman ang kanyang mga tagapamahala.
10 Ang inang reyna ni Haring Belsazar ay pumasok sa bulwagan nang marinig niya ang pag-uusap ng anak niyang hari at ng mga tagapamahala nito. Sinabi niya, “Mabuhay ang anak kong hari. Huwag kang mabagabag at mamutla sa takot. 11 Sa kaharian mo ay may isang taong kinakasihan ng espiritu ng mga banal na diyos. Noong panahon ng iyong amang si Nebucadnezar, nagpakita siya ng pambihirang katalinuhan, tulad ng katalinuhan ng mga diyos. Ang lalaking iyon ay hinirang noon ng iyong ama bilang pinuno ng mga salamangkero, mga enkantador, mga nakikipag-usap sa mga espiritu, at mga astrologo 12 dahil sa pambihira niyang talino sa pagpapaliwanag ng mga panaginip at ng mga palaisipan, at paglutas ng mabibigat na suliranin. Ang lalaking iyon ay si Daniel na tinawag ng hari na Beltesazar. Ipatawag mo siya at ipapaliwanag niya ito sa iyo.”
Ipinaliwanag ni Daniel ang Nakasulat sa Pader
13 Iniharap nga si Daniel sa hari. Sinabi nito kay Daniel, “Ikaw pala ang Daniel na kasama sa mga dinalang-bihag ng aking amang hari. 14 Nabalitaan kong sumasaiyo ang espiritu ng mga banal na diyos. Mayroon ka raw pambihirang talino at karunungan. 15 Ang sulat na ito ay ipinabasa ko na sa mga tagapayo at mga enkantador upang ipaliwanag sa akin, ngunit hindi nila ito nagawa. 16 Nabalitaan ko na marunong kang magpaliwanag ng mga panaginip at lumutas ng mga palaisipan. Ngayon, kung mababasa mo at maipapaliwanag ang sulat na ito, bibihisan kita ng damit na kulay ube, kukuwintasan kita ng ginto at gagawing ikatlo sa kapangyarihan sa aking kaharian.”
17 Sinabi ni Daniel sa hari, “Mahal na hari, huwag na po ninyo akong bigyan ng anuman; ibigay na lang po ninyo sa iba ang sinasabi ninyong gantimpala. Babasahin ko na lamang po at ipapaliwanag ang nakasulat.
18 “Mahal na hari, ang inyong amang si Nebucadnezar ay binigyan ng Kataas-taasang Diyos ng isang kaharian. Niloob ng Diyos na siya'y maging makapangyarihan at binigyan siya ng karangalan. 19 Dahil sa kapangyarihang iyon, lahat ng tao sa bawat bansa at wika ay nanginig at natakot sa harapan niya. Ipinapapatay niya ang gusto niyang ipapatay at inililigtas niya sa kamatayan ang nais niyang iligtas. Itinataas niya sa tungkulin ang gusto niyang itaas at ibinababâ naman ang gusto niyang ibaba. 20 Ngunit nang siya'y naging palalo, matigas ang ulo at pangahas, inalis siya sa pagiging hari at nawala ang kanyang karangalan. 21 Inihiwalay siya sa lipunan at nanirahang kasama ng maiilap na asno. Ang isip niya'y pinalitan ng isip ng hayop. Kumain siya ng damo, tulad ng mga baka. Sa labas siya natutulog at doo'y nababasa ng hamog. Ganyan ang kanyang kalagayan hanggang sa kilalanin niya na ang Kataas-taasang Diyos ang namamahala sa kaharian ng mga tao, at inilalagay niya sa trono ang sinumang nais niya.
22 “At bagaman alam ninyo ito, Haring Belsazar, hindi kayo nagpakumbaba. 23 Sa halip, nagmataas kayo sa harapan ng Panginoon ng kalangitan. Ipinakuha ninyo ang mga sisidlang mula sa kanyang Templo at ininuman ninyo at ng inyong mga tagapamahala, mga asawa at asawang lingkod. Bukod doon, sumamba kayo sa mga diyos ninyong yari sa ginto, pilak, tanso, bakal, kahoy at bato, mga diyos na hindi nakakakita, hindi nakakarinig ni nakakaunawa man. At ang Diyos na nagbibigay at nagtatakda ng inyong buhay ay hindi ninyo pinarangalan. 24 Kaya, ipinadala niya ang kamay na iyon at pinasulat sa dingding ng inyong palasyo.
25 “Ito ang nakasulat: Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin.[a] 26 Ito naman ang kahulugan: ‘Mene,’ nabibilang na ang araw ng iyong paghahari sapagkat wawakasan na ito ng Diyos. 27 ‘Tekel,’ tinimbang ka at napatunayang kulang. 28 ‘Peres,’ ang kaharian mo ay mahahati at ibibigay sa Media at Persia.”[b]
29 Iniutos ni Haring Belsazar na bihisan si Daniel ng damit na kulay ube at kuwintasan ng yari sa dalisay na ginto. Pagkatapos, ipinahayag niyang ito ang ikatlo sa kapangyarihan sa buong kaharian. 30 Nang gabi ring iyon, pinatay si Belsazar, ang hari ng Babilonia. 31 Ang kanyang kaharian ay kinuha ni Dario, hari ng Media na noo'y animnapu't dalawang taon 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
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
