Daniel 5
1 Baltasar the king made a great supper for his thousand nobles, and [there was] wine before the thousand.
貝耳沙匝王為大員千人擺設了盛筵，並與千人宴飲。
2 And Baltasar drinking gave orders as he tasted the wine that they should bring the gold and silver vessels, which Nabuchodonosor his father had brought forth from the temple in Jerusalem; that the king, and his nobles, and his mistresses, and his concubines, should drink out of them.
貝耳沙匝乘著酒興，命人將他父親拿步高從耶路撒冷殿中劫掠的金銀器皿取來，給君王和他的大員並自己的妻妾用來飲酒。
3 So the gold and silver vessels were brought which [Nabuchodonosor] had taken out of the temple of God in Jerusalem; and the king, and his nobles, and his mistresses, and his concubines, drank out of them.
於是人把從耶路撒冷天主殿宇聖所內劫掠的金銀器皿取來，給君王和他的大員並妻妾用來飲酒；
4 They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of iron, and of wood, and of stone.
大家一面飲酒，一面讚揚自己用金、銀、銅、鐵、木、石製的神像。
5 In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote in front of the lamp on the plaster of the wall of the king’s house: and the king saw the knuckles of the hand that wrote.
正在此時，忽然出現了一個人的手指，在燈台後面王宮的粉牆上寫字，君王也看見了那寫字的手掌。
6 Then the king’s countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him, and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one another.
當時君王的面色立即改變，心意煩亂，兩腰關節鬆弛，兩膝互相碰擊，
7 And the king cried aloud to bring in the magicians, Chaldeans, [and] soothsayers; and he said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and make known to me the interpretation, shall be clothed with scarlet, and [there shall be] a golden chain upon his neck, and he shall be the third ruler in my kingdom.
君王遂大聲喊叫，命召術士、占星者和占卜者來；君王就向巴比倫的智者說：不論誰，如能閱讀這些字，給我解說其中的意義，就必身被絳袍，帶上金項鏈，位居全國第三。
8 Then came in all the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known the interpretation to the king.
巴比倫所有的智者都來了，卻沒有一個人能閱讀那些文字，也不能給君王說明所含有的意義。
9 And king Baltasar was troubled, and his countenance changed upon him, and his nobles were troubled with him.
因此貝耳沙匝王極其驚慌，面色大變，他的大臣也都不知所措。
10 Then the queen came into the banquet house, and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, and let not thy countenance be changed.
太后聽到了君王和大臣們的喧嘩聲，遂進入坐席的大廳，啟奏說：「大王萬歲! 你不要心慌意亂，面容也不必改變；
11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the Spirit of God; and in the days of thy father watchfulness and understanding were found in him; and king Nabuchodonosor thy father made him chief of the enchanters, magicians, Chaldeans, [and] soothsayers.
你國內現有一個人，具有至聖神明的精神，你父親在日，已發見他具有真知灼見，智慧如神。你父親拿步高王，曾立他為所有巫師、術士、占星者和占卜者的首領，
12 For [there is] an excellent spirit in him, and sense and understanding are in him, interpreting dreams [as he does], and answering hard [questions], and solving difficulties: [it is] Daniel, and the king gave him the name of Baltasar: now then let him be called, and he shall tell thee the interpretation of the writing.
就因為在他身上具有一種卓越的精神、學識和聰敏，能詳解夢境，釋謎破惑；君王就將他達尼爾的名字改作貝耳特沙匝。現在就召達尼爾前來，他必能說出其中的意義。」
13 Then Daniel was brought in before the king: and the king said to Daniel, Art thou Daniel, of the children of the captivity of Judea, which the king my father brought?
於是達尼爾被引到王前，問達尼爾說：「你就是我父王昔日由猶大擄來的猶大俘虜中的達尼爾嗎﹖
14 I have heard concerning thee, that the Spirit of God is in thee, and [that] watchfulness and understanding and excellent wisdom have been found in thee.
我聽說你有神的精神，具有真知灼見，和卓越的智慧。
15 And now the wise men, magicians, [and] soothsayers have come in before me, to read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation: but they could not tell it me.
方纔智者和術士被引至我前，要他們念這些文字，給我說明其中的意義，但是他們卻都不能給我解釋這些文字的意義。
16 And I have heard concerning thee, that thou art able to make interpretations: now then if thou shalt be able to read the writing, and to make known to me the interpretation of it, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and there shall be a golden chain upon thy neck, and thou shalt be third ruler in my kingdom.
我聽說你能解釋疑難，現在你若能念這些文字，給我說明其中的意義，你就要身披絳袍，帶上金項鏈，位居全國第三。」
17 And Daniel said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give the present of thine house to another; but I will read the writing, and will make known to thee the interpretation of it.
達尼爾回答君王說：「你的禮物仍歸你所有，你的酬報可賞給他人，至於我，我仍要給大王念這些文字，使大王得知其中的含義。
18 O king, the most high God gave to thy father Nabuchodonosor a kingdom, and majesty, and honour, and glory:
大王! 至高者天主曾將國家、威權、光榮和尊嚴賞賜了你的父親拿步高；
19 and by reason of the majesty which he gave to him, all nations, tribes [and] languages trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he smote; and whom he would he exalted; and whom he would he abased.
由於天主賞賜了他這樣大的威權，各民族，各邦國，各異語人民，在他面前無不震驚害怕；他願意殺的就殺，他願意活的就活，他願意升的就升，他願意貶的就貶。
20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was emboldened to act proudly, he was deposed from his royal throne, and [his] honour was taken from him.
但在他心高氣傲，目空一切的時候，便從王位上被推下來，喪失了自己的光榮，
21 And he was driven forth from men; and his heart was given him after the nature of wild beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; and they fed him with grass as an ox, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven; until he knew that the most high God is Lord of the kingdom of men, and will give it to whomsoever he shall please.
由人間被驅逐，他的心相似獸心，與野驢為為伍，吃草如同牛一樣；他的身體為露水浸濕，直到他承認至高者天主統治世人的國度，他願意給誰統治，就給誰。
22 And thou accordingly, his son, O Baltasar, hast not humbled thine heart before God: knowest thou not all this?
貝耳沙匝! 你是他的兒子，雖然你知道這一切，但是你仍不低首下心，
23 And thou hast been exalted against the Lord God of heaven; and they have brought before thee the vessels of his house, and thou, and thy nobles, and thy mistresses, and thy concubines, have drunk wine out of them; and thou hast praised the gods of gold, and silver, and brass, and iron, and wood, and stone, which see not, and which hear not, and know not: and the God in whose hand are thy breath and all thy ways hast thou not glorified.
反而自高自大，抵抗上天的大主，命人將他殿宇的器皿給你拿來，供你和你的大臣並你的妻妾用來飲酒，並且你讚美那些不能看，不能聽，不能知的金、銀、銅、鐵、木、石製的神像，卻不知尊崇那掌握你的氣息，註定你一切命途的天主。
24 Therefore from his presence has been sent forth the knuckle of a hand; and he has ordered this writing.
為此，他使一隻手掌出現，寫了這些字。
25 And this is the ordered writing, Mane, Thekel, Phares.
寫出來的這些字是：「默乃，默乃，特刻耳，培勒斯。」
26 This is the interpretation of the sentence: Mane; God has measured thy kingdom, and finished it.
這些字的含義是：「默乃：」天主數了你的國祚，使它完結；「
27 Thekel; it has been weighed in the balance, and found wanting.
特刻耳：」你在天秤上被衡量了，不夠分量；「
28 Phares; thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
培勒斯：」你的國被瓜分了，給了瑪待人和波斯人。」
29 Then Baltasar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put the golden chain about his neck, and proclaimed concerning him that he was the third ruler in the kingdom.
於是貝耳沙匝下令，給達尼爾披上絳袍，帶上金項鏈，並宣布他位居全國第三。
30 In the same night was Baltasar the Chaldean king slain.
當夜加色丁王貝耳沙匝即為人所殺。
31 And Darius the Mede succeeded to the kingdom, being sixty-two years [old].
瑪待人達理阿承受了王位，那時他約六十二歲。
