Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Later,
King
Belshazzar held
a great feast for
a thousand of his nobles
, and he drank
wine with
them.
Belshazzar the
king
hath
made
a great feast to
a thousand of his great
men
, and before
the
thousand
he is
drinking
wine ;
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
hath
said
--
while
tasting
the wine --
to bring in the vessels
of
gold and of
silver that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple that
`is'
in Jerusalem, that drink with
them may
the
king
, and
his great
men
, his wives, and his concubines.
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 have
brought in the vessels of
gold
that had been taken out
of
the temple of
the house of God that
`is'
in Jerusalem, and drunk
with
them
have
the king and
his great
men
, his wives and his concubines ;
As
they drank
the
wine, they
praised their
gods of gold and silver, bronze
and
iron, wood and stone.
they have
drunk
wine, and
have
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
that hour
come
forth
have
fingers of a man's
hand ,
and they
are
writing
over-against
the
candlestick,
on the plaster of the wall of
the king's
palace :
and
the king is
seeing
the extremity
of
the
hand that is
writing ;
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
hath
changed,
and his thoughts do
trouble
him ,
and
the
joints
of
his loins
are
loosed,
and his knees are
smiting
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. ”
Call
doth
the king mightily,
to
bring
up
the enchanters, the
Chaldeans
, and the
soothsayers.
Answered
hath
the
king
, and said to the
wise men of Babylon, that,
`Any
man
who
doth
read
this writing,
and its interpretation doth
shew
me,
purple he
putteth
on,
and a bracelet
of
gold `is'
on
his neck, and third in the kingdom he
doth
rule
. '
So
all the king’s
wise men came
in
, but
they could
not read the inscription
or
interpret
it
for
him.
Then
coming
up
are
all the wise men of
the
king
, and
they are
not able
to
read the writing,
and
the
interpretation
to
make
known
to
the
king;
Then King Belshazzar became
even
more
terrified
, his face
grew
even
more
pale
, and his nobles
were
bewildered
.
then the
king Belshazzar is
greatly
troubled
, and
his countenance
is
changing
in
him
, and his great
men
are
perplexed
.
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.
The queen,
on
account
of the words
of
the
king and his great
men
, to
the banquet -house
hath
come
up
. Answered
hath
the
queen,
and
said,
`
O king, to
the
ages
live ;
let not
thy
thoughts trouble
thee
, nor
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 --
as
the
wisdom
of the gods --
was
found
in
him;
and
king Nebuchadnezzar thy
father
, chief of the scribes
, enchanters, Chaldeans
, soothsayers,
established
him
--
thy
father, O
king --
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. ”
because that
an excellent
spirit, and
knowledge, and
understanding, interpreting
of
dreams, and
showing
of
enigmas
, and loosing
of
knots
was
found
in
him,
in
Daniel, whose
name
the
king
made
Belteshazzar:
now
let
Daniel
be
called
, and the interpretation he
doth
show
. '
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
Daniel hath
been
caused
to
come
up
before the king ;
answered
hath
the
king
, and
said
to
Daniel, `Thou
art
that
Daniel
who
`art'
of the sons
of
the Removed
of
Judah,
whom
the
king my
father
brought in
out
of
Judah?
I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you
, and that
you
have
insight
, intelligence
, and extraordinary
wisdom.
And
I have heard of
thee,
that the spirit of the gods `
is '
in thee
, and light
, and
understanding
, and excellent
wisdom have
been
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 ,
caused
to
come
up
before
me
have
been
the wise men ,
the
enchanters ,
that
this writing
they
may
read,
and its
interpretation
to
cause
me to
know:
and
they are
not able
to
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 --
I
have heard of
thee
, that thou
art
able to give interpretations ,
and to
loose
knots:
now
, lo
--
thou
art
able
to
read the
writing,
and its interpretation to
cause
me
to
know
--
purple thou
dost
put
on,
and a bracelet
of
gold `is'
on
thy
neck, and third in the kingdom thou
dost
rule
. '
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
hath
Daniel answered
and
said before
the king, `Thy
gifts be
to
thyself,
and thy
fee
to another
give;
nevertheless, the
writing
I do
read to
the king ,
and the
interpretation
I
cause
him to
know;
As
for
you
, O king, the
Most High God
gave
your
father
Nebuchadnezzar
sovereignty
and greatness, glory and honor.
thou
, O king, God
Most High ,
a
kingdom,
and greatness, and
glory ,
and honour,
gave
to
Nebuchadnezzar
thy
father:
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
because of the greatness that He gave
to
him, all
peoples,
nations,
and languages
were
trembling
and
fearing
before him :
whom he willed
he
was
slaying,
and whom he willed
he was
keeping
alive,
and
whom he willed
he
was
raising
up,
and whom he willed
he
was
making
low;
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 .
and
when his heart was
high,
and his spirit was strong
to
act
proudly
, he hath
been
caused
to
come
down
from the
throne of
his
kingdom
, and his glory they
have
caused
to
pass
away
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
from
the
sons
of
men
he is
driven, and his heart
with
the
beasts
hath
been
like ,
and
with the wild asses
`is'
his
dwelling;
the
herb
like oxen
they
cause
him
to
eat
, and by
the dew of the
heavens
is
his
body
wet,
till
that
he hath
known
that God
Most High is
ruler
in
the kingdom of men
, and
whom He willeth
He
raiseth
up
over
it
.
But
you
his son, O
Belshazzar, have
not humbled your
heart, even
though you
knew
all this .
`And
thou,
his son, Belshazzar, hast
not humbled thy
heart, though all this thou
hast
known;
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.
and
against the Lord of the heavens
thou
hast
lifted
up
thyself;
and
the
vessels of
His house they
have
brought in
before
thee
, and thou
, and
thy
great
men,
thy
wives, and thy
concubines, are
drinking
wine
with
them,
and
gods of silver ,
and of
gold, of
brass,
of
iron, of
wood ,
and of
stone, that
are
not
seeing,
nor
hearing,
nor
knowing,
thou
hast
praised:
and
the God in whose
hand `is'
thy
breath ,
and all thy
ways ,
Him
thou
hast
not
honoured
.
Therefore
He
sent the hand that
wrote
the inscription.
`Then
from
before
Him
sent is
the extremity
of
the
hand ,
and
the writing
is
noted
down;
Now
this is the inscription
that was
written
: MENE
, MENE
, TEKEL
, PARSIN
.
and
this `
is '
the writing
that is
noted
down
: Numbered
, Numbered
, Weighed
, and
Divided
.
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
: Numbered
--
God hath
numbered thy
kingdom,
and hath
finished
it.
TEKEL
means
that
you
have
been
weighed on
the scales
and found deficient
.
Weighed --
Thou
art
weighed
in
the balances,
and hast
been
found lacking
.
PERES
means
that
your
kingdom
has
been
divided and given over
to the Medes and Persians. ”
Divided --
Divided
is
thy
kingdom,
and it
hath
been
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 hath
Belshazzar said
, and they have
clothed Daniel with
purple, and
a bracelet
of
gold `is'
on
his neck, and they
have
proclaimed concerning
him that
he
is
the third ruler in the kingdom.
That very
night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was
slain,
In
that night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans is
slain,
and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at
the
age
of sixty -
two.
and Darius the Mede hath
received the kingdom ,
when
a
son
of sixty and
two years
.
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