Daniel 5
1 Kong Belsazzar gjorde et stort Gæstebud for sine tusinde Stormænd og drak Vin med dem.
Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
2 Og paavirket af Vinen lod han de Guldkar og Sølvkar hente, som hans Fader Nebukadnezar havde ført bort fra Helligdommen i Jerusalem, for at Kongen og hans Stormænd, hans Hustruer og Medhustruer kunde drikke af dem.
Belshazzar, while 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 in them.
3 Man hentede da Guld— og Sølvkarrene, som var ført bort fra Helligdommen, Guds Hus i Jerusalem, og Kongen og hans Stormænd, hans Hustruer og Medhustruer drak af dem;
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.
4 og medens de drak Vin, priste de deres Guder af Guld, Sølv, Kobber, Jern, Træ og Sten.
They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
5 Men i samme Stund viste der sig Fingre af en Menneskehaand, som skrev paa Væggens Kalk i Kongens Palads over for Lysestagen, og Kongen saa Haanden, som skrev.
In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote opposite the lampstand upon the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
6 Da skiftede Kongen Farve, hans Tanker forfærdede ham, hans Hofters Ledemod slappedes, og hans Knæ slog imod hinanden.
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.
7 Og Kongen raabte med høj Røst, at man skulde føre Manerne, Kaldæerne og Stjernetyderne ind; og Kongen tog til Orde og sagde til Babels Vismænd: »Enhver, som kan læse denne Skrift og tyde mig den, skal klædes i Purpur, Guldkæden skal hænges om hans Hals, og han skal være den tredje mægtigste i Riget.«
The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spoke, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation of it, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
8 Saa kom alle Babels Vismænd til Stede, men de evnede hverken at læse Skriften eller tyde den for Kongen.
Then came in all the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation of it.
9 Da blev Kong Belsazzar højlig forfærdet, og han skiftede Farve; ogsaa hans Stormænd stod rædselslagne.
Then was the king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were confused.
10 Ved Kongens og hans Stormænds Raab kom Dronningen ind i Gildesalen, og hun tog til Orde og sagde: »Kongen leve evindelig! Lad ikke dine Tanker forfærde dig og skift ikke Farve!
Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spoke and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:
11 I dit Rige findes en Mand, i hvem hellige Guders Aand er, og som i din Faders Dage fandtes at sidde inde med Viden, Indsigt og en Visdom som selve Guderne, saa din Fader Nebukadnezar satte ham til Øverste for Drømmetyderne, Manerne, Kaldæerne og Stjernetyderne,
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;
12 eftersom en ypperlig Aand, Kundskab og Indsigt til at udtyde Drømme, raade Gaader og løse Knuder fandtes hos denne Daniel, hvem Kongen gav Navnet Beltsazzar. Lad derfor Daniel kalde, at han kan tyde det!«
Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, the interpreting of dreams, and declaring 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 show the interpretation.
13 Saa førtes Daniel ind for Kongen. Og Kongen tog til Orde og sagde til ham: »Er du Daniel, en af de fangne Judæere, som min Fader Kongen bortførte fra Juda?
Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spoke and said to Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, who art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah?
14 Jeg har hørt om dig, at Guders Aand er i dig, og at du er fundet at sidde inde med Viden, Kløgt og ypperlig Visdom.
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.
15 Nu har Vismændene og Manerne været ført ind for mig for at læse denne Skrift og tyde mig den; men de evner ikke at tyde mig dette.
And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known to me the interpretation of it: but they could not show the interpretation of the thing:
16 Men jeg har hørt om dig, at du kan tyde Drømme og løse Knuder. Nu vel! Hvis du kan læse Skriften og tyde mig den, skal du klædes i Purpur, Guldkæden skal hænges om din Hals, og du skal være den tredje mægtigste i Riget.«
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 of it, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
17 Saa svarede Daniel Kongen: »Spar dine Gaver og giv en anden dine Foræringer! Men Skriften vil jeg læse og tyde for Kongen.
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 to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
18 Den højeste Gud, o Konge, gav din Fader Nebukadnezar Kongedømme, Magt, Herlighed og Ære;
O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
19 og for den Storheds Skyld, som han havde givet ham, frygtede og bævede alle Folk, Stammer og Tungemaal for ham; han dræbte, hvem han vilde, og lod leve, hvem han vilde; han ophøjede, hvem han vilde, og nedbøjede, hvem han vilde.
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.
20 Men da hans Hjerte blev hovmodigt og hans Aand stolt og overmodig, stødtes han fra Kongetronen, og hans Herlighed fratoges ham.
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:
21 Af Menneskenes Samfund blev han udstødt, og hans Hjerte blev som et Dyrs; han boede hos Vildæslerne, han maatte æde Græs som Kvæget, og af Himmelens Dug vædedes hans Legeme, til han skønnede, at den højeste Gud er Herre over Menneskenes Rige og kan ophøje, hvem han vil, til Hersker derover.
And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys: 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 ruleth in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomever he will.
22 Men du, Belsazzar, hans Søn, har ikke ydmyget dit Hjerte, skønt du vidste alt dette;
And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though thou knewest all this;
23 du har hovmodet dig mod Himmelens Herre! Hans Hus's Kar har man hentet til dig, og du og dine Stormænd, dine Hustruer og Medhustruer drak Vin af dem; og du priste dine Guder af Sølv, Guld, Kobber, Jern, Træ og Sten, som hverken kan se eller høre eller fatte; men den Gud, som holder din Livsaande i sin Haand og raader over alle dine Veje, ham ærede du ikke.
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, thou hast not glorified:
24 Derfor er denne Haand udsendt fra ham og Skriften der optegnet.
Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.
25 Og saaledes lyder Skriften: Mené, mené, tekél ufarsín!
And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
26 Og Ordene skal tydes saaledes: Mené betyder: Gud har talt dit Riges Dage og gjort Ende derpaa.
This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
27 Tekél betyder: Du er vejet paa Vægten og fundet for let.
TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
28 Perés betyder: Dit Rige er delt og givet til Medien og Persien.«
PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
29 Saa blev Daniel paa Belsazzars Bud klædt i Purpur, Guldkæden hængtes om hans Hals, og man udraabte, at han skulde være den tredje mægtigste i Riget.
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.
30 Men samme Nat blev Belsazzar, Kaldæernes Konge, dræbt,
In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
31 og Mederen Darius overtog Riget i en Alder af to og tresindstyve Aar.
And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about sixty and two years old.
