Dan 5 | ABEn | STEP | Belshazzar the king made [ 2 supper 1 a great] for his great men -- a thousand; and before the thousand was the wine.

Daniel 5

CHAPTER 5 King Belshazzar's Feast

1 Belshazzar the king made [²supper ¹a great] for his great men -- a thousand; and before the thousand was the wine. 2 And drinking Belshazzar spoke in the tasting of the wine to bring the items, the ones of gold and the ones of silver which [³brought forth ¹Nebuchadnezzar ²his father] from out of the temple in Jerusalem. And they drank with them -- the king, and his great men, and his concubines, and his mistresses. 3 And they brought the items of gold, and the ones of silver, which were brought forth from out of the temple of God in Jerusalem, and they drank with them -- the king, and his great men, and his concubines, and his mistresses. 4 They drank wine, and they praised the gods of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of iron, and of wood, and of stones.

The Writing on the Wall

5 In the same hour came forth fingers of the hand of a man, and they wrote over against the lamp upon the whitewashed portion of the wall of the house of the king. And the king viewed the knuckles of the hand writing. 6 Then [³of the ⁴king ¹the ²appearance] changed, and his thoughts disturbed him, and the bonding together of his loin parted, and his knees struck together. 7 And [³yelled ¹the ²king] in strength to bring the magi, and the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. And he said to the wise men of Babylon, Who ever should read this writing, and [²its interpretation ¹should make known] to me, purple shall be put on him, and the necklace of gold upon his neck, and as third in my kingdom he shall rule. 8 And entering were all the wise men of the king, and they were not able [²the ³writing ¹to read], nor [²the ³interpretation ¹to make known] to the king. 9 And king Belshazzar was disturbed, and his appearance changed in him, and his great men were disturbed. 10 And the queen entered into the house of the banquet. And [³responded ¹the ²queen] and said, O king, [²into ³the ⁴eon ¹live]! [³not ¹Let ⁴disturb ⁵you ²your thoughts], and [⁴appearance ³your ²not ¹let] be changed! 11 There is a man in your kingdom in which [²spirit ⁵God ³of the ⁴holy ¹is]. And in the days of your father, vigilance, and understanding, and wisdom as wisdom of God, was found in him; and king Nebuchadnezzar your father [³ruler ⁴of enchanters ⁵of magi ⁶of Chaldeans ⁷and of astrologers ¹placed ²him]. 12 For [²spirit ¹extra] is in him, and intelligence, and understanding of interpreting dreams, and reporting things held, and untying things bonded together -- it is Daniel, and the king put to him the name -- Belteshazzar. Now then let him be called! and its interpretation he will announce to you. 13 Then Daniel was brought in before the king. And [³said ¹the ²king] to Daniel, Are you Daniel, the one from the sons of the captivity of Judea, of which [⁴brought ²the ³king ¹my father]? 14 I heard concerning you, that spirit of God is in you, and vigilance, and understanding, and [²wisdom ¹extra] is found in you. 15 And now there entered before me the wise men, magi, and astrologers, that [²this writing ¹they should read], and the interpretation they should make known to me. But they were not able to announce to me. 16 And I heard concerning you, that you are able [²judgments ¹to interpret]. Now then, if you should be able [²this writing ¹to read], and its interpretation to make known to me, purple shall be put on you, and the necklace of gold will be upon your neck, and as third in my kingdom you shall rule.

Daniel Interprets the Writing

17 Then answered Daniel, and he said before the king, [²your gifts ⁴yours ¹Let ³be], and the present of your house [²to another ¹give]! But I [²the ³writing ¹shall read] to the king, and the interpretation of it I shall make known to you. 18 O king, God the highest [²the ³kingdom ⁴and ⁵the ⁶greatness ⁷and ⁸the ⁹honor ¹⁰and ¹¹the ¹²glory ¹gave] to Nebuchadnezzar your father. 19 And because of the greatness of which he gave to him, all the peoples, tribes, languages were trembling and fearing from before him. Whom he willed he did away with, and whom he willed he beat, and whom he willed he raised up high, and whom he willed he humbled. 20 And when [²was raised up high ¹his heart], and his spirit was fortified to be prideful, he was brought down from the throne of the kingdom, and the honor was removed from him. 21 And from the men he was driven out, and his heart [²with ³the ⁴wild beasts ¹was given to be], and with the wild donkeys among which he dwelt. And grass [³as ⁴an ox ¹was fed ²him], and [³of ⁴the ⁵dew ⁶of the ⁷heaven ¹his body ²was dipped], until of which time he knew that [³dominated ¹God ²the highest] the kingdom of men, and to whomever it seems good he gives it. 22 And you, his son, O Belshazzar, humbled not your heart in front of God, of which all these things you knew. 23 And against the lord the God of heaven you were haughty, and the items of his house they brought before you; even you, and your great men, and your concubines, and your mistresses [²wine ¹drank] in them, and the gods of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of iron, and of wood, and of stones, the ones that see not, and hear not, and know not, you praised; and the God of whom your breath is in his hand, and all your ways -- him you glorified not. 24 On account of this, [⁴from ⁵his presence ³was sent ¹the knuckle ²of a hand], and this writing he arranged. 25 And this is the writing being arranged -- Mene, Tekel, Peres. 26 This is the interpretation of the saying, Mene -- God measured your kingdom and finished it. 27 Tekel -- it was set in the yoke balance scale and found lacking. 28 Peres -- [²was divided ¹your kingdom] and was given to the Medes and Persians. 29 And Belshazzar spoke, and they put on Daniel purple, and the [²necklace ¹gold] they put around his neck, and proclaimed concerning him for him to be [²ruler ¹third] in the kingdom. 30 In the same night [⁶was done away with ¹Belshazzar ²the ³king ⁴of the ⁵Chaldeans]. 31 And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being [³years old ¹sixty ²two].