Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
Belshazzar the king hath
made a great feast to a thousand of his great
men
, and before the thousand he
is
drinking
wine;
Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords
, and drank
wine
before the thousand .
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.
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
.
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 ;
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.
they have
drunk
wine, and have
praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
They drank
wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
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;
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.
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.
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.
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
. '
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.
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 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 the
king Belshazzar is
greatly troubled, and his countenance is
changing
in him, and his great
men
are
perplexed
.
Then was
king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was
changed
in him, and his lords
were
astonied
.
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:
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 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
--
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 ;
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
. '
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.
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
?
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
?
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.
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.
`
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:
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:
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
. '
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.
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;
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 .
thou,
O king, God
Most High ,
a kingdom, and greatness
, and glory, and honour ,
gave
to
Nebuchadnezzar
thy
father
:
O thou
king, the
most high God
gave
Nebuchadnezzar
thy
father
a kingdom, and majesty
, and glory, and honour:
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;
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.
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 ,
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 :
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.
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
.
`
And thou ,
his son, Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy
heart, though all this thou
hast
known
;
And thou his son, O
Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine
heart, though thou
knewest
all this;
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.
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:
`
Then from
before
Him
sent
is
the extremity
of the hand ,
and the
writing is
noted
down;
Then was
the part
of the hand sent
from
him;
and this
writing was
written.
and this `
is '
the writing that is
noted
down:
Numbered
, Numbered
, Weighed
, and
Divided
.
And this is the writing that was
written
, MENE
, MENE
, TEKEL,
UPHARSIN
.
This `
is '
the interpretation of the thing: Numbered
--
God hath numbered thy kingdom, and hath
finished it.
This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE;
God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
Weighed
--
Thou art weighed in the balances, and hast
been
found lacking
.
TEKEL;
Thou art weighed in the balances, and art
found wanting
.
Divided
--
Divided
is
thy kingdom, and it
hath
been
given to the Medes and Persians. '
PERES;
Thy kingdom is
divided
, and given to the Medes and Persians.
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.
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.
In that night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans is
slain ,
In that night was
Belshazzar the
king of the Chaldeans slain .
and Darius the Mede
hath
received
the kingdom, when
a
son
of
sixty
and two years.
And Darius the Median
took
the kingdom, being
about
threescore
and two years old
.
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