Daniel 5
1 King Belshazzar held a great feast for one thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine with them.
2 Under the wine's influence Belshazzar ordered his servants to bring in the cups and bowls of gold and silver his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem so that he and his nobles, his wives and concubines, could drink from them.
酒の進むにいたりてベルシヤザルはその父ネブカデネザルがヱルサレムの宮より取きたりし金銀の器を携へいたれと命ぜり是王とその大臣および王の妻妾等みな之をもて酒を飮んとてなりき
3 So they brought in the gold cups and bowls that had been taken from the Temple of God in Jerusalem. The king and his nobles, his wives and concubines, drank from them.
是をもてそのヱルサレムなる神の官の内院より取たりし金の器を携へいたりければ王とその大臣および王の妻妾等これをもて飮めり
4 As they drank wine they praised their gods—idols made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.
すなはち彼らは酒をのみて金銀銅鉄木石などの神を讃たたへたりしが
5 Immediately the fingers of a human hand appeared, writing on the plaster wall of the king's palace, opposite the lampstand. The king watched the hand as it wrote.
その時に人の手の指あらはれて燭台と相對する王の宮の粉壁に物書り王その物書る手の末を見たり
6 His face turned pale, and he became very frightened. His legs gave way and his knees knocked together.
是において王の愉快なる顔色は變りその心は思ひなやみて安からず腿の関節はゆるみ膝はあひ撃り
7 The king shouted, “Bring in the enchanters and astrologers and diviners!” He told these wise men of Babylon, “Anyone who can read this writing and explain it to me will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
王すなはち大聲に呼はりて法術士カルデヤ人卜筮師等を召きたらしめ而して王バビロンの智者等に告て言ふこの文字を読みその解明を我に示す者には紫の衣を衣せ頚に金の鏈をかけさせて之を國の第三の牧伯となさんと
8 However, after all the king's wise men had come in, they could not read the writing or explain to him what it meant.
王の智者等は皆きたりしかどもその文字を読こと能はずまたその解明を王にしめすこと能はざりければ
9 This made King Belshazzar even more frightened and his face grew even paler. His nobles also were in panic.
ベルシヤザル王おほいに思ひなやみてその顔色を失へりその大臣等もまた驚き懼れたり
10 When the queen mother heard the noise the king and the nobles were making she went to the banquet hall. She said to Belshazzar, “May Your Majesty the king live forever! Don't be frightened! Don't look so pale!
時に大后王と大臣等の言を聞てその酒宴の室にいりきたり大后すなはち陳て言ふ願くは王長壽かれ汝心に思ひなやむ勿れまた顔色を失ふにおよばず
11 There's a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In your father's time he was found to have understanding and insight, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your Majesty's father, King Nebuchadnezzar put him in charge of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your father did this
汝の國に聖神の霊のやどれる一箇の人あり汝の父の代に彼聡明了知および神の智慧のごとき智慧あることを顕せり汝の父ネブカデネザル王すなはち汝の父の王彼を立てて博士法術士カルデヤ人卜筮師等の長となせり
12 because Daniel, (called Belteshazzar by the king) was found to have an excellent mind, full of understanding and insight, and also able to interpret dreams, explain mysteries, and solve difficult problems. Call Daniel in and let him explain what this means to you.”
彼はダニエルといへる者なるが王これにベルテシヤザルといふ名を與ヘたり彼は心の殊勝たる者にて了知あり知識ありて能く夢を解き隠語を解き難問を解くなり然ばダニエルを召されよ彼その解明をしめさんと
13 So Daniel was brought in before the king. The king asked him, “Are you Daniel, one of the prisoners my father the king brought from Judah?
是においてダニエル召れて王の前に至りければ王ダニエルに語りて言ふ汝は吾父の王がユダより曳きたりしユダの俘囚人なるそのダニエルなるか
14 I have heard about you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you were found to have understanding, insight, and great wisdom.
我聞になんぢの裏には神の霊やどりをりて汝は聡明了知および非凡の智慧ありと云ふ
15 Just now the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing and explain it to me, but they weren't able to do so—they couldn't tell me what it meant.
我智者法術士等を吾前に召よせてこの文字を読しめその解明を我にしめさせんと爲たれども彼らはこの事の解明を我にしめすことを得ず
16 However, I'm told that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. If you can read this writing and explain it to me, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
我聞に汝は能く物事の解明をなしかつ難問を解くと云ふ然ば汝もし能くこの文字を読みその解明を我に示さば汝に紫の衣を衣せ金の索を汝の頚にかけさせて汝をこの國の第三の牧伯となさんと
17 Daniel answered the king, “Keep your gifts and give your rewards to another. Even so I will read the writing to Your Majesty and explain to you what it means.
ダニエルこたへて王に言けるは汝の賜物は汝みづからこれを取り汝の饒物はこれを他の人に與へたまへ然ながら我は王のためにその文字を読みその解明をこれに知せたてまつらん
18 Your Majesty, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar this kingdom, and power, glory, and majesty.
王よ至高神汝の父ネブカデネザルに國と權勢と榮光と尊貴を賜へり
19 Because of the power he gave him, people of every nation and language trembled with fear before him. Those he wished to kill were killed, and those he wished to live were allowed to live. Those he wanted to honor were honored, and those he wanted to humble were humbled.
彼に權勢を賜ひしによりて諸民諸族諸音みな彼の前に慄き畏れたり彼はその欲する者を殺しその欲する者を活しその欲する者を上げその欲する者を下ししなり
20 But when he became arrogant and hard-hearted, acting proudly, he was removed from his royal throne and his glory was taken away from him.
而して彼心に高ぶり氣を剛愎にして驕りしかばその國の位をすべりてその尊貴を失ひ
21 He was driven away from human society and his mind became like that of an animal. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like cattle, and he was soaked with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High rules over human kingdoms, and that he gives them to whoever he chooses.
逐れて世の人と離れその心は獣のごとくに成りその住所は野馬の中にあり牛のごとくに草を食ひてその身は天よりの露に濡たり是のごとくにして終に彼は至高神の人間の國を治めてその意のままに人を立たまふといふことをしるにいたれり
22 But you, Belshazzar, his son, have not humbled yourself, even though you knew all this.
ベルシヤザルよ汝は彼の子にして此事を盡く知るといへども猶その心を卑くせず
23 You have arrogantly defied the Lord of heaven and you had the cups and bowls of his Temple brought to you. You and your nobles, your wives and concubines, drank wine from them as you praised gods made of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone that can't see or hear or know anything. But you have not honored God who holds in his hand your very breath and everything you do.
却って天の主にむかひて自ら高ぶりその家の器皿を汝の前に持きたらしめて汝と汝の大臣と汝の妻妾等それをもて酒を飮み而して汝は見ことも聞ことも知こともあらぬ金銀銅鉄木石の神を讃頌ふることを爲し汝の生命をその手に握り汝の一切の道を主どりたまふ神を崇むることをせず
24 That's why he sent the hand to write this message.
是をもて彼の前よりこの手の末いできたりてこの文字を書るなり
25 What was written on the wall was this: ‘Number, number, weigh, divide.’
その書る文字は是のごとしメネ、メネ、テケル、ウバルシン
26 Here is the meaning: Number—God has numbered your reign and brought it to an end.
その言の解明は是のごとしメネ(數へたり)は神汝の治世を數へてこれをその終に至らせしを謂なり
27 Weighed—you have been weighed on the balances and you were found lacking.
テケル(秤れり)は汝が權衡にて秤られて汝の重の足らざることの顕れたるを謂なり
28 Divided—your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and the Persians.”
ベレス(分たれたり)は汝の國の分たれてメデアとペルシヤに與ヘらるるを謂なり
29 Then Belshazzar gave the order and Daniel was clothed in purple and had a gold chain placed around his neck. He was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
是においてベルシヤザル命を降してダニエルに紫の衣を荊せしめ金の鏈をこれが頚にかけさせて彼は國の第三の牧伯なりと布告せり
30 On that very night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians, was killed
カルデヤ人の王ベルシヤザルはその夜の中に殺され
31 and Darius the Mede was given the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.
メデア人ダリヨスその國を得たり此時ダリヨスは六十二歳なりき
