Daniel 5
1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, drinking wine before the thousand.
| یک شب بلشصر پادشاه ضیافت بزرگی ترتیب داد و هزار نفر از بزرگان مملکت را به باده‌نوشی دعوت کرد. |
2 Belshazzar, while he was overcome with wine, gave orders for them to put before him the gold and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar, his father, had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem; so that the king and his lords, his wives and his other women, might take their drink from them.
| وقتی بلشصر سرگرم شرابخواری بود، دستور داد که جامهای طلا و نقره را که جدش نِبوکَدنِصَّر از خانهٔ خدا در اورشلیم به بابِل آورده بود، بیاورند. وقتی آنها را آوردند، پادشاه و بزرگان و زنان و کنیزان پادشاه در آنها شراب نوشیدند و بتهای خود را که از طلا و نقره، مفرغ و آهن، چوب و سنگ ساخته شده بود، پرستش کردند. |
3 Then they took in the gold and silver vessels which had been in the Temple of the house of God at Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives and his other women, took wine from them.
4 They took their wine and gave praise to the gods of gold and silver, of brass and iron and wood and stone.
5 In that very hour the fingers of a man's hand were seen, writing opposite the support for the light on the white wall of the king's house, and the king saw the part of the hand which was writing.
| اما در حالی که غرق عیش و نوش بودند، ناگهان انگشتهای دست انسانی بیرون آمده شروع کرد به نوشتن روی دیواری که در مقابل چراغدان بود. پادشاه با چشمان خود دید که آن انگشتها می‌نوشتند |
6 Then the colour went from the king's face, and he was troubled by his thoughts; strength went from his body, and his knees were shaking.
| و از ترس رنگش پرید و چنان وحشتزده شد که زانوهایش به هم می‌خورد و نمی‌توانست روی پاهایش بایستد. |
7 The king, crying out with a loud voice, said that the users of secret arts, the Chaldaeans, and the readers of signs, were to be sent for. The king made answer and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever is able to make out this writing, and make clear to me the sense of it, will be clothed in purple and have a chain of gold round his neck, and will be a ruler of high authority in the kingdom.
| سپس، فریاد زد: «جادوگران، طالع‌بینان و منجمان را بیاورید! هر که بتواند نوشتهٔ روی دیوار را بخواند و معنی‌اش را به من بگوید، لباس ارغوانی سلطنتی را به او می‌پوشانم، طوق طلا را به گردنش می‌اندازم و او شخص سوم مملکت خواهد شد.» |
8 Then all the king's wise men came in: but they were not able to make out the writing or give the sense of it to the king.
| اما وقتی حکیمان آمدند، هیچ‌کدام نتوانستند نوشتهٔ روی دیوار را بخوانند و معنی‌اش را بگویند. |
9 Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled and the colour went from his face, and his lords were at a loss.
| ترس و وحشت پادشاه بیشتر شد! بزرگان نیز به وحشت افتاده بودند. |
10 The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the house of the feast: the queen made answer and said, O King, have life for ever; do not be troubled by your thoughts or let the colour go from your face:
| اما وقتی ملکهٔ مادر از جریان باخبر شد، با شتاب خود را به تالار ضیافت رساند و به بلشصر گفت: «پادشاه تا به ابد زنده بماند! ترسان و مضطرب نباش. |
11 There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, light and reason like the wisdom of the gods were seen in him: and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, made him master of the wonder-workers, and the users of secret arts, and the Chaldaeans, and the readers of signs;
| در مملکت تو مردی وجود دارد که روح خدایان مقدّس در اوست. در زمان جدت، نِبوکَدنِصَّر، او نشان داد که از بصیرت و دانایی و حکمت خدایی برخوردار است و جدت او را به ریاست منجمان و جادوگران و طالع‌بینان و رمالان منصوب کرد. |
12 Because a most special spirit, and knowledge and reason and the power of reading dreams and unfolding dark sayings and answering hard questions, were seen to be in him, even in Daniel (named Belteshazzar by the king): now let Daniel be sent for, and he will make clear the sense of the writing.
| این شخص دانیال است که پادشاه او را بلطشصر نامیده بود. او را احضار کن، زیرا او مرد حکیم و دانایی است و می‌تواند خوابها را تعبیر کند، اسرار را کشف نماید و مسائل دشوار را حل کند. او معنی نوشتهٔ روی دیوار را به تو خواهد گفت.» |
13 Then they took Daniel in before the king; the king made answer and said to Daniel, So you are that Daniel, of the prisoners of Judah, whom my father took out of Judah.
| پس دانیال را به حضور پادشاه آوردند. پادشاه از او پرسید: «آیا تو همان دانیال از اسرای یهودی هستی که نِبوکَدنِصَّر پادشاه از سرزمین یهودا به اینجا آورد؟ |
14 And I have had news of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and reason and special wisdom have been seen in you.
| شنیده‌ام روح خدایان در توست و شخصی هستی پر از حکمت و بصیرت و دانایی. |
15 And now the wise men, the users of secret arts, have been sent in before me for the purpose of reading this writing and making clear to me the sense of it: but they are not able to make clear the sense of the thing:
| حکیمان و منجمان من سعی کردند آن نوشتهٔ روی دیوار را بخوانند و معنی‌اش را به من بگویند، ولی نتوانستند. |
16 And I have had news of you, that you have the power of making things clear, and of answering hard questions: now if you are able to make out the writing and give me the sense of it, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain round your neck and be a ruler of high authority in the kingdom.
| دربارهٔ تو شنیده‌ام که می‌توانی اسرار را کشف نمایی و مسائل مشکل را حل کنی. اگر بتوانی این نوشته را بخوانی و معنی آن را به من بگویی، به تو لباس ارغوانی سلطنتی را می‌پوشانم، طوق طلا را به گردنت می‌اندازم و تو را شخص سوم مملکت می‌گردانم.» |
17 Then Daniel made answer and said to the king, Keep your offerings for yourself, and give your rewards to another; but I, after reading the writing to the king, will give him the sense of it.
| دانیال جواب داد: «این انعام‌ها را برای خود نگاه دار یا به شخص دیگری بده؛ ولی من آن نوشته را خواهم خواند و معنی‌اش را به تو خواهم گفت. |
18 As for you, O King, the Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar, your father, the kingdom and great power and glory and honour:
| ای پادشاه، خدای متعال به جدت نِبوکَدنِصَّر، سلطنت و عظمت و افتخار بخشید. |
19 And because of the great power he gave him, all peoples and nations and languages were shaking in fear before him: some he put to death and others he kept living, at his pleasure, lifting up some and putting others down as it pleased him.
| چنان عظمتی به او داد که مردم از هر قوم و نژاد و زبان از او می‌ترسیدند. هر که را می‌خواست می‌کشت و هر که را می‌خواست زنده نگاه می‌داشت؛ هر که را می‌خواست سرافراز می‌گرداند و هر که را می‌خواست پست می‌ساخت. |
20 But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became hard with pride, he was put down from his place as king, and they took his glory from him:
| اما او مستبد و متکبر و مغرور شد، پس خدا او را از سلطنت برکنار کرد و شکوه و جلالش را از او گرفت. |
21 And he was sent out from among the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts', and he was living with the asses of the fields; he had grass for his food like the oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he was certain that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and gives power over it to anyone at his pleasure.
| از میان انسانها رانده شد و عقل انسانی او به عقل حیوانی تبدیل گشت. با گورخران به سر می‌برد و مثل گاو علف می‌خورد و بدنش از شبنم آسمان تر می‌شد تا سرانجام فهمید که دنیا در تسلط خدای متعال است و او حکومت بر ممالک دنیا را به هر که اراده کند، می‌بخشد. |
22 And you, his son, O Belshazzar, have not kept your heart free from pride, though you had knowledge of all this;
| «اما تو ای بلشصر که بر تخت نِبوکَدنِصَّر نشسته‌ای، با اینکه این چیزها را می‌دانستی، ولی فروتن نشدی. |
23 But you have been lifting yourself up against the Lord of heaven, and they have put the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your women, have taken wine in them; and you have given praise to gods of silver and gold, of brass and iron and wood and stone, who are without the power of seeing or hearing, and without knowledge: and to the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways, you have not given glory;
| تو به خداوند آسمانها بی‌حرمتی کردی و جامهای خانهٔ او را به اینجا آورده، با بزرگان و زنان و کنیزانت در آنها شراب نوشیدی و بتهای خود را که از طلا و نقره، مفرغ و آهن، چوب و سنگ ساخته شده‌اند که نه می‌بینند و نه می‌شنوند و نه چیزی می‌فهمند، پرستش کردی؛ ولی آن خدا را که زندگی و سرنوشتت در دست اوست تمجید ننمودی. |
24 Then the part of the hand was sent out from before him, and this writing was recorded.
| پس خدا آن دست را فرستاد تا این پیام را بنویسد: منا، منا، ثقیل، فرسین. |
25 And this is the writing which was recorded, Mene, tekel, peres.
26 This is the sense of the words: Mene; your kingdom has been numbered by God and ended.
| معنی این نوشته چنین است: منا یعنی”شمرده شده“. خدا روزهای سلطنت تو را شمرده است و دورهٔ آن به سر رسیده است. |
27 Tekel; you have been put in the scales and seen to be under weight.
| ثقیل یعنی”وزن شده“. خدا تو را در ترازوی خود وزن کرده و تو را ناقص یافته است. |
28 Peres; your kingdom has been cut up and given to the Medes and Persians.
| فرسین یعنی”تقسیم شده“. مملکت تو تقسیم می‌شود و به مادها و پارس‌ها داده خواهد شد.» |
29 Then, by the order of Belshazzar, they put a purple robe on Daniel, and a gold chain round his neck, and a public statement was made that he was to be a ruler of high authority in the kingdom.
| پس به فرمان بلشصر، لباس ارغوانی سلطنتی را به دانیال پوشانیدند، طوق طلا را به گردنش انداختند و اعلان کردند که شخص سوم مملکت است. |
30 That very night Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldaeans, was put to death.
| همان شب بلشصر، پادشاه بابِل کشته شد |
31 And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being then about sixty-two years old.
| و داریوش مادی که در آن وقت شصت و دو ساله بود بر تخت سلطنت نشست. |
