< Daniel 5 >
1 Kum sotthim jouvin, Belshazzar lengpa’n agamsung’a milen milal ho sangkhat toh, golvah loupitah khat abol in, chuleh amaho chutoh ju adonkhomuvin ahi.
Belshazzar, the king, made a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and each one of them drank according to his age.
2 Belshezzar chun ju adon pum’in, apa Nebuchadnezzar in, Jerusalem Hou-in sunga kon’a anapohdoh sana leh dangka khon ho chu ju donna a man dingin thu apetai. Hiche khon ho chu, ajite leh athaikem ho chuleh milen milal hotoh ju donna-a nei ding ati ahi.
And so, when they were drunk, he instructed that the vessels of gold and silver should be brought, which Nebuchadnezzar, his father, had carried away from the temple, which was in Jerusalem, so that the king, and his nobles, and his wives, and the concubines, might drink from them.
3 Chu in Jerusalem Pathen Hou-in sung’a kon’a kipodoh sana leh dangka khon ho chu ahin choi doh’un, lengpa leh ajite ho, athaikem ho, chuleh milen milal hon, ju donnan amang tauve.
Then the gold and silver vessels were presented, which he had carried away from the temple and which had been in Jerusalem, and the king, and his nobles, wives, and concubines, drank from them.
4 Hitichun, amahon sana leh dangka khon ho’a chun ju adon’un, chuleh sana, dangka, sum-eng leh thih’a kisemthu doilim pathen ho chu nasatah in avahchoi jeng tauvin ahi.
They drank wine, and they praised their gods of gold, and silver, brass, iron, and wood and stone.
5 Hichepettah chun, amahon, leng inpi sung’a meivah khom tun nakom’abang kiloijol lai achun, mihem khut khat ahung kilah amu uvin, hiche khut jung chun bang’a lekhajem ahin jihtai. Hichu Lengpa ama tah in jong amutan ahi.
In the same hour, there appeared fingers, as of the hand of a man, writing on the surface of the wall, opposite the candlestick, in the king’s palace. And the king observed the part of the hand that wrote.
6 Hichun lengpa maiso akikhel deltan, kichat leh tijat in alungsung alodimtan ahi. Atahsa aki thing in chuleh akhup leh akeng ho jong akihot lhu jeng tan ahi.
Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts disturbed him, and he lost his self-control, and his knees knocked against one other.
7 Lengpa aping jah jeng in, ai-lhim them ho, ahsi-lekha them ho, vangsan them ho, a-ang sung’a ahin koukhom diuvin thupeh aboltai. Hichun Lengpa’n Babylon miching mithem ho jah’a chun asei tai. “Koi hijong leh, hiche lekha jem kijih hi asimdoh thei aum’a chuleh ipi kiseina ahi phongdoh thei aumleh, Leng inpi kijabolna ponsandup kisilpeh ding chuleh angong’a sana-khivui ki opeh ding ahi. Chuleh ama chu, ka lenggam sung’a vaipoh luboh thum channa-a ka pansah ding ahi” ati.
And the king cried out loudly for them to bring in the astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers. And the king proclaimed to the wise men of Babylon, saying, “Whoever will read this writing and make known to me its interpretation will be clothed with purple, and will have a golden chain on his neck, and will be third in my kingdom.”
8 Chuin alenggam sung’a miching mithem ho chu ahungkhom soh tauve. Ahivang in, bang’a kisun lekhajem chu alah’uva khat beh in jong asimthei pouvin, chuleh ipi kiseina ham jong ahedoh thei pouve.
Then, in came all the wise men of the king, but they could neither read the writing, nor reveal the interpretation to the king.
9 Chuin Lengpa chu atija lheh jengin, amaiso kikhel leuvin akichatan ahi. Chuleh ama noija milen milal ho jong chu alung dong gamtauvin ahi.
Therefore, king Belshazzar was quite confused, and his face was altered, and even his nobles were disturbed.
10 Chuin hiche thilsoh chu, Lengnun ajah doh phat in, amatah lengpa golvah bolna insung’a alheilut loijin, lengpa jah’a aseitai.” Lengpa damsot in! Na lim na maiso kikhel leuvin, tija behseh hih in.
But the queen, because of what had happened to the king and his nobles, entered the banquet house. And she spoke out, saying, “O king, live forever. Do not let your thoughts confuse you, neither should your face be altered.
11 Na gamsung’a, Pathen theng lhagaovin achenden mi khat aum nai. Napa, Nebuchadnezzar khang’a jong hiche mipa chung’a hi, lung-mitvahna, thil hetkhenna leh Pathen ho chihna nei ahi, kimudohsa ahi. Hiche jeh’a chu napa Nebuchadnezzar lengpa’n, ama chu Babylon gamsung pumpia mitpheldoi them ho, ai-lhim them ho, ahsi-lekha them ho, chule vangsan them ho jouse chung’a pipu’a anapansah ahi.
There is a man in your kingdom, who has the spirit of the holy gods within himself, and in the days of your father, knowledge and wisdom were found in him. For king Nebuchadnezzar, your father, appointed him leader of the astrologers, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers, even your father, I say to you, O king.
12 Hiche mipa Daniel tiajong kihe, lengpan Belteshazzar asahpa chu, Pathen’a kon thil suhto themna nasatah nei, thuguh hetdoh theina leh hilchetna chuleh Pathen chihna dimset ahi. Aman mang aledoh theijin, chuleh thuboi hahsa jong asunavah thei jin ahi. Ama chu kouvin, aman bang’a kijih chu ipi ahi asim doh thei ding chuleh aledoh thei ding ahi” ati.
For a greater spirit, and foresight, and understanding, and interpretation of dreams, and the revealing of secrets, and the solution to difficulties were found in him, that is, in Daniel, to whom the king gave the name Belteshazzar. Now, therefore, let Daniel be summoned, and he will explain the interpretation.”
13 Chuin Daniel chu lengpa angsung’a ahin puilut tauve. Lengpan Daniel jah’a, “Nang hi, kapa Nebuchadnezzar lengpan Judah gam’a kon’a ahin kaimang sohchang ho lah’a khat, Daniel kitipa chu na him?
Then Daniel was brought in before the king. And the king spoke to him, saying, “Are you Daniel, of the sons of the captivity of Judah, whom my father the king led out of Judea?
14 Keiman, nachung’a Pathen theng lhagao achengin, nangman sunggil lungmitvah naneijin, thil hetkhenna chihna dimset naneije tithu kajai.
I have heard of you, that you have the spirit of the gods, and that greater knowledge, as well as understanding and wisdom, have been found in you.
15 Ka gam sung’a miching ho leh ailhim them hon, hiche bang’a kijih lekha jem hi asimthei louvu ahi tai. Tun nangin sim inlang, ipi kiseina ham nei seipeh tan.
And now the wise astrologers have entered into my presence, so as to read this writing and to reveal to me its interpretation. And they were not able to tell me the meaning of this writing.
16 Nang in hiche hohi aledoh theina nahen, chuleh thuboi hahsa hojong na sunavah theije tithu kana jai. Hijeh chun, hiche hohi sim inlang, ipi kiseina ham nei ledohpeh in, chutileh nangma leng inpi jabolna ponsandup nakisil peh ding, sana khivui nangong’a naki-opeh ding, chuteng ka lenggam sung’a vaihom sangpen athum na-a napan ding ahi,’’ ati.
Furthermore, I have heard about you that you can interpret obscure things and solve difficulties. So then, if you succeed in reading the writing, and in revealing its interpretation, you will be clothed with purple, and you will have a chain of gold around your neck, and you will be the third leader in my kingdom.”
17 Chuin Daniel in lengpa chu adonbut in, “Kipaman thilpeh napeh ding chu nangman kikoi tan, ahilou leh midang khat pedoh jeng in. Ahin, bang’a kijih hichehi ipi kiseina ham, keiman na seipeh nang’e.
To this Daniel responded by saying directly to the king, “Your rewards should be for yourself, and the gifts of your house you may give to another, but I will read to you the writing, O king, and I will reveal to you its interpretation.
18 Vo lengpa, napa Nebuchadnezzar lengpa chu, Chungnungpen Pathenin leng achansah a, letna leh loupina chuleh jabolna apeh ahi.
O king, the Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar, your father, a kingdom and greatness, glory and honor.
19 Ama chu Pathen in loupitah’a atun jeh in, chitin namtin’a miho leh pao tintang thoho jouse, a-ang sung’a akithing’un akichalheh jeng’un ahi. Aman atha nom athat in, chuleh ahinghoi nom chu ahinghoiye. Aman ajabol nom ajabolin, chuleh asuhnem nom chu asunem in ahi.
And because of the greatness that he gave to him, all peoples, tribes, and languages trembled and were afraid of him. Whomever he wished, he put to death; and whomever he wished, he destroyed; and whomever he wished, he exalted; and whomever he wished, he lowered.
20 Ahivang in, alungchang leh alungthim’a kiletsahna adim tan, ama akichoi sang phat in, aleng mun’a kon’in akikai lha tan, chuleh aloupina jouse jong aki lahmang peh tai.
But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened in arrogance, he was deposed from the throne of his kingdom and his glory was taken away.
21 Chuin ama chu mihem chenna lah’a konin aki delmang in, alungthim jong gamsa lungthim bangin akikhelpeh in, gamlah’a gamsangan hotoh ahingkhom tai. Aman bong bang in hamhing anen, chuleh van’a kon daitwi hunglha chu adouvin, Pathen in leiset’a lenggam jouse chung’a vai ahom in, adei dei leng’a atunji ahi, ti ahetdoh kahsen, gamsa bang in ahing tan ahi.
And he was expelled from the sons of men, and so his heart was placed with the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys, and he ate hay like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he realized that the Most High holds power over the kingdom of men, and that whoever he wishes, he will set over it.
22 Nangma, napa gou-loson achapa nahi, vo Belshazzar, nangin hiche hohi nahet vang'in, nangman kineosahna halcha jong nanei poi.
Likewise, you, his son Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all these things.
23 Nangman kiletsahtah in van Pathen chu nadouvin, Pathen Hou-in’a kon hung kipodoh khon ho chu namong tai. Nangleh na-milen na milal te, najite leh na thaikem hon, hiche khon hochu ju don nan namang uvin, sana, dangka, sum-eng, thih, thing leh songho’a kisem ima hethei lou, khomu lou leh kho jalou semthu pathen ho chu na vahchoi choi jeng’un ahi.
But you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. And the vessels of his house have been presented before you. And you, and your nobles, and your wives, and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. Likewise, you have praised the gods of silver, and gold, and brass, iron, and wood and stone, who neither see, nor hear, nor feel, yet you have not glorified the God who holds your breath and all your ways in his hand.
24 Hijeh a chu Pathen a kon’a hiche khut hi hung kilhang doh’a, hiche lekha jem hi ahin jih ahi.
Therefore, he has sent the part of the hand which has written this, which has been inscribed.
25 Hichea lekha jem kijih chu hiche ahi: MENE, MENE, TEKEL chuleh PARSIN
But this is the writing that has been decreed: MANE, THECEL, PHARES.
26 Chuleh hiche thucheng ho kiledohna chu hiti ahi: MENE kiti hi, Pathen in nalengvaipohna asim tohsa ahi tan, abeina ding nikho hung lhung ahi tai.
And this is the interpretation of the words. MANE: God has numbered your kingdom and has finished it.
27 TEKEL kiti hi, nangma thiltena kilepto bang’a, nangma kilepto’a na kitetohsa ahitan, nalhingjou tapoi.
THECEL: you have been weighed on the scales and found lacking.
28 PARSIN kiti hi, na lenggam hi kehni kiso’a kihom khen ahitai. Mede mite leh Persia mite kihop peh ahitai.
PHARES: your kingdom has been divided and has been given to the Medes and the Persians.
29 Chuin Belshazzar thupeh dungjuiyin, Daniel chu ponsandup asil peh’un, sana khivui angong’a a-opeh’un chuleh ama chu lenggam pumpia vaipo pipu sangpen athumna in aphong doh tauve.
Then, by the king’s command, Daniel was dressed with purple, and a chain of gold was placed around his neck, and it was proclaimed of him that he held power as the third in the kingdom.
30 Chuche jan ma ma chun, Babylonte lengpa Belshazzar chu athat tauve.
That same night, king Belshazzar the Chaldean was killed.
31 Chuleh Mede mipa Darius chun, akum somgup-le-ni alhin in, hiche lenggam chu akilah tan ahi.
And Darius the Mede succeeded to the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two years.