Daniel 5
1 Kralj Baltazar priredi veliku gozbu tisući svojih velikaša; s njima je pio vino.
Belshazzar the king hath made a great feast to a thousand of his great men, and before the thousand he is drinking wine;
2 Opijen vinom, Baltazar naredi da se donese zlatno i srebrno suđe koje njegov otac Nabukodonozor bijaše oteo iz jeruzalemskog Svetišta, pa da iz njega pije kralj, njegovi velikaši, njegove žene i suložnice.
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.
3 Donesoše dakle zlatno i srebrno suđe oteto iz Božjega doma u Jeruzalemu i stadoše piti iz njega kralj i njegovi velikaši, njegove žene i suložnice.
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;
4 Pili su vino i slavili svoje bogove od zlata i srebra, mjedi i željeza, drva i kamena.
they have drunk wine, and have praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
5 Iznenada se pojaviše prsti čovječje ruke koji stadoše pisati, nasuprot velikom svijećnjaku, po okrečenu zidu kraljevskog dvora, i kralj vidje dlan ruke koja pisaše.
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;
6 Kralj problijedje, misli ga uznemiriše, zglobovi njegovih kukova popustiše i koljena mu stadoše udarati jedno o drugo.
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.
7 Glasno dozva čarobnike, zvjezdare i gataoce. I reče kralj mudracima babilonskim: “Tko pročita ovo pismo i otkrije mi njegov smisao, bit će obučen u grimiz, oko vrata nosit će zlatan lanac i bit će treći u kraljevstvu.”
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.'
8 Pristupe svi mudraci kraljevi, ali ne mogoše pročitati pismo niti mu otkriti značenje.
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;
9 Kralj se Baltazar zbog toga silno uplaši, problijedje, a njegovi velikaši ostadoše zbunjeni.
then the king Belshazzar is greatly troubled, and his countenance is changing in him, and his great men are perplexed.
10 Kraljica, čuvši riječi kralja i velikaša, uđe u gozbenu dvoranu i reče: “Kralju, živ bio dovijeka! Neka se tvoje misli ne uznemiruju i tvoje lice neka ne blijedi!
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:
11 Ima u tvome kraljevstvu čovjek u kome prebiva duh Boga Svetoga. Još za vremena tvoga oca nađe se u njemu svjetlo, razum i mudrost slična mudrosti bogova. I zato ga kralj Nabukodonozor, otac tvoj, imenova starješinom čarobnika, gatalaca, zvjezdara i mudraca.
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 —
12 Budući da se u tom Danielu - koga kralj bijaše nazvao Baltazarom - našao duh izvanredan, znanje, bistrina, vještina da tumači sanje, da rješava zagonetke i da razrješuje teškoće, pozovi stoga Daniela i on će ti kazati značenje.”
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.'
13 Dovedoše Daniela pred kralja, a kralj ga upita: “Jesi li ti Daniel, jedan od izgnanika judejskih koje dovede iz Judeje kralj moj otac?
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?
14 Čujem da duh Božji prebiva na tebi i da je u tebi svjetlo, razum i mudrost izvanredna.
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.
15 Dovedoše mi mudrace i čarobnike da pročitaju ovo pismo i da mi reknu njegovo značenje, ali oni nisu kadri otkriti mi njegov smisao.
'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:
16 A čujem da si ti kadar dati tumačenja i da razrješuješ teškoće. Ako si dakle kadar pročitati ovo pismo i reći mi njegovo značenje, bit ćeš odjeven u grimiz i nosit ćeš zlatan lanac oko vrata i bit ćeš treći u kraljevstvu.”
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.'
17 Daniel prihvati riječ i odgovori kralju: “Tvoji darovi neka ti ostanu, i svoje poklone daj drugima! A ja ću pročitati ovo pismo kralju i kazat ću mu njegovo značenje.
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;
18 O kralju, Bog je Svevišnji dao kraljevstvo, veličinu, veličanstvo i slavu Nabukodonozoru, ocu tvome.
thou, O king, God Most High, a kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and honour, gave to Nebuchadnezzar thy father:
19 Zbog veličine koju mu bijaše dao drhtahu od straha pred njim narodi, plemena i jezici: on ubijaše po svojoj volji, ostavljaše na životu koga je htio, uzdizaše koga je htio, ponizivaše koga je htio.
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;
20 No kad mu se srce uzdiglo i duh uzobijestio do drskosti, tada bi oboren sa svoga kraljevskog prijestolja i slava mu bijaše oduzeta.
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,
21 Bi izagnan iz ljudskog društva i srce mu posta slično životinjskom: prebivaše s divljim magarcima; poput goveda jeđaše travu; nebeska je rosa prala njegovo tijelo, dok ne spozna da Svevišnji Bog ima vlast nad kraljevstvom ljudskim i stavlja mu na čelo onoga koga on hoće.
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.
22 No ti, Baltazare, sine njegov, nisi ponizio srce svoje, iako si znao sve ovo:
'And thou, his son, Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though all this thou hast known;
23 ti si se podigao protiv Gospoda Nebeskoga, dao si da ti donesu suđe iz njegova Doma i pili ste vino iz njega ti, tvoji velikaši, tvoje žene i tvoje suložnice, hvaleći bogove od zlata i srebra, od mjedi i željeza, od drva i kamena, koji ne vide, ne čuju niti razumiju, a nisi dao slavu Bogu koji u svojoj ruci drži dah tvoj i sve tvoje putove.
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.
24 I zato on posla ovu ruku koja napisa ovo pismo.”
'Then from before Him sent is the extremity of the hand, and the writing is noted down;
25 “A evo što je napisano: Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin.
and this [is] the writing that is noted down: Numbered, Numbered, Weighed, and Divided.
26 A te riječi znače: Mene: izmjerio je Bog tvoje kraljevstvo i učinio mu kraj;
This [is] the interpretation of the thing: Numbered — God hath numbered thy kingdom, and hath finished it.
27 Tekel: bio si vagnut na tezulji i nađen si prelagan;
Weighed — Thou art weighed in the balances, and hast been found lacking.
28 Parsin: razdijeljeno je tvoje kraljevstvo i predano Medijcima i Perzijancima.”
Divided — Divided is thy kingdom, and it hath been given to the Medes and Persians.'
29 Tada Baltazar naredi da Daniela obuku u grimiz, da mu oko vrata objese zlatan lanac i da ga proglase trećim u kraljevstvu.
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.
30 Iste te noći kaldejski kralj Baltazar bi ubijen.
In that night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans is slain,
31 A Darije Medijac preuze kraljevstvo, star već šezdeset i dvije godine.
and Darius the Mede hath received the kingdom, when a son of sixty and two years.
