Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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King James Version
Later,
King
Belshazzar held
a great feast for
a thousand of his nobles
, and he
drank wine with
them
.
Belshazzar the
king
made
a great feast to
a thousand of his lords
, and drank wine before
the
thousand
.
Under
the
influence
of
the wine, Belshazzar
gave
orders
to bring in
the gold
and silver vessels that
Nebuchadnezzar
his father had taken from
the temple in Jerusalem ,
so
that the king could
drink
from
them
, along
with
his nobles
, his wives, and his concubines.
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
.
Thus
they brought in
the gold
vessels that had
been
taken from
the temple ,
the house of God in
Jerusalem ,
and the king drank
from
them
, along
with
his nobles
, his wives, and his concubines.
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
.
As
they drank the
wine, they
praised their
gods of gold and silver, bronze
and
iron, wood and stone.
They drank wine, and
praised the
gods of gold ,
and of
silver, of
brass,
of
iron, of
wood ,
and of
stone.
At
that
moment
the fingers of a human
hand appeared
and wrote on
the plaster
of the wall ,
near
the
lampstand
in
the royal
palace .
As
the king watched
the hand that was
writing,
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.
his
face
grew
pale
and his thoughts so
alarmed
him that his hips
gave
way
and his knees knocked
together
.
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
.
The king called
out
for
the enchanters,
astrologers, and diviners
to
be
brought
in
, and he
said to these
wise men of Babylon, “Whoever
reads
this inscription
and tells
me its
interpretation will
be clothed in
purple
and have a gold
chain placed
around
his neck, and he
will
be made
the third highest
ruler in the kingdom. ”
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.
So
all the king’s
wise men came
in,
but they could not read the inscription
or
interpret
it
for
him
.
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
.
Then King Belshazzar became
even
more
terrified
, his face
grew
even
more
pale
, and his nobles
were bewildered
.
Then was
king Belshazzar greatly
troubled
, and
his countenance
was
changed
in
him
, and his lords
were astonied
.
Hearing
the outcry
of the king and his nobles,
the
queen
entered
the banquet hall.
“
O king, may
you
live forever!”
she
said.
“Do
not
let your
thoughts terrify
you
, or
your
face
grow
pale.
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:
There is a man in your
kingdom who
has
the spirit of the holy gods in
him.
In the days of your
father he
was
found
to
have
insight,
intelligence,
and wisdom like that
of the gods .
Your
father
, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed
him
chief
of
the magicians,
enchanters
, astrologers
, and
diviners.
Your
own
father, the king
,
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;
did
this
because
Daniel,
the
one
he
named
Belteshazzar,
was
found
to
have
an extraordinary
spirit, as
well
as
knowledge, understanding, and
the
ability
to
interpret
dreams, explain
riddles
, and solve
difficult
problems.
Summon
Daniel, therefore
, and he will give
you
the interpretation. ”
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.
So
Daniel
was brought before the king ,
who
asked
him
, “Are
you
Daniel, one
of the exiles
my
father
the king brought from
Judah
?
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
?
I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you
, and that you
have
insight,
intelligence,
and extraordinary
wisdom.
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
.
Now the wise men and
enchanters
were
brought before me to
read this inscription
and interpret
it
for
me ,
but they could not give
its
interpretation .
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:
But
I have heard about
you
, that you
are
able
to
give
interpretations and
solve
difficult
problems.
Therefore
, if you
can
read this
inscription
and give
me its
interpretation, you
will
be clothed in
purple
and have a gold
chain placed
around
your
neck, and you
will
be made
the third highest
ruler in the kingdom. ”
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.
In
response,
Daniel said to
the king, “You
may
keep
your
gifts for
yourself
and give your
rewards to someone
else.
Nevertheless,
I will read the inscription
for
the king and interpret
it
for
him.
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
.
As
for
you,
O king, the Most High God gave your
father
Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty
and greatness
, glory and honor.
O thou
king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy
father
a
kingdom,
and majesty
, and
glory ,
and honour:
Because
of
the greatness
that He bestowed
on
him, the
people of
every
nation
and language
trembled in
fear
before him .
He
killed
whom he wished
and kept
alive
whom he wished;
he exalted
whom he wished
and humbled
whom he wished
.
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
.
But when his heart became
arrogant
and his spirit
was
hardened with
pride, he was deposed from his royal
throne, and his glory was
taken
from him .
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 :
He was driven away
from mankind,
and his mind
was like that
of
a
beast.
He
lived
with the wild donkeys
and
ate
grass like an
ox
, and his body was drenched
with the dew of heaven until
he acknowledged
that the Most High God rules
over
the kingdom of mankind
, setting
over it whom
He wishes
.
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
.
But
you
his son, O Belshazzar, have
not humbled your
heart, even
though you
knew
all this .
And
thou
his son, O Belshazzar, hast
not humbled thine
heart, though thou
knewest
all this ;
Instead,
you
have
exalted
yourself
against the Lord of heaven .
The vessels from
His house were
brought
to
you
, and as
you
drank
wine
from
them
with
your
nobles
, wives, and concubines, you
praised your
gods of silver and gold, bronze
and
iron, wood and stone, which cannot
see or
hear or
understand.
But
you
have
failed
to
glorify
the God who
holds
in His
hand your
very
breath and all your
ways .
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:
Therefore
He
sent
the hand
that
wrote
the inscription
.
Then
was
the part
of
the hand
sent
from
him;
and
this
writing
was
written
.
Now
this is the inscription
that was written :
MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN
.
And
this is the writing
that was written ,
MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN
.
And
this is the interpretation of the message
: MENE means
that
God has
numbered the
days
of
your
reign
and brought
it to
an
end
.
This is the interpretation of the thing
: MENE ;
God hath
numbered thy
kingdom,
and finished
it.
TEKEL means
that
you
have
been
weighed on
the scales
and found deficient
.
TEKEL ;
Thou
art
weighed in
the balances,
and art
found wanting
.
PERES means
that
your
kingdom has
been
divided and given over
to the Medes and Persians. ”
PERES ;
Thy
kingdom is
divided ,
and given to the Medes and Persians.
Then Belshazzar gave
the
command
, and they clothed Daniel in
purple
, placed
a gold
chain around
his neck, and proclaimed
him the third highest
ruler in the kingdom.
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.
That very
night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was
slain ,
In
that night was
Belshazzar the
king of the Chaldeans slain .
and Darius the Mede
received
the kingdom at
the
age
of
sixty-
two.
And Darius the Median
took
the kingdom ,
being
about
threescore
and
two years
old
.
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