Daniel 5
1 King Belshazzar made a great feast to a thousand of his princes, and dranke wine before the thousand.
Kong Belsazar gjorde et stort Gæstebud for sine tusinde Fyrster og drak Vin i Nærværelse af de tusinde.
2 And Belshazzar whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring him the golden and siluer vessels, which his father Nebuchad-nezzar had brought from the Temple in Ierusalem, that the King and his princes, his wiues, and his concubines might drinke therein.
Der Belsazar havde smagt Vinen, befalede han, at de skulde bringe de Kar af Guld og Sølv, som hans Fader, Nebukadnezar, havde taget ud af Templet, som var i Jerusalem, for at Kongen og hans Fyrster, hans Hustruer og hans Medhustruer kunde drikke af dem.
3 Then were brought the golden vessels, that were taken out of the Temple of the Lords house at Ierusalem, and the King and his princes, his wiues and his concubines dranke in them.
Da bragte man Guldkarrene, som de havde taget ud af Helligdommen i Guds Hus, som var i Jerusalem; og de drak af dem, Kongen og hans Fyrster, hans Hustruer og hans Medhustruer.
4 They drunke wine and praysed the gods of golde, and of siluer, of brasse, of yron, of wood and of stone.
De drak Vin og priste de Guder, som vare af Guld og Sølv, Kobber, Jern, Træ og Sten.
5 At the same houre appeared fingers of a mans hand, which wrote ouer against the candlesticke vpon the plaister of the wall of ye Kings palace, and the King sawe the palme of the hand that wrote.
I samme Stund kom Fingre frem af en Menneskehaand og skreve lige over for Lysestagen paa Kalken af Væggen i det kongelige Palads, og Kongen saa Haanden, som skrev.
6 Then the Kings countenance was changed, and his thoughtes troubled him, so that the ioynts of his loynes were loosed, and his knees smote one against the other.
Da skiftede Kongen Farve, og hans Tanker forvirrede ham, og hans Lænders Ledemod bleve slappe, og hans Knæ sloge imod hinanden.
7 Wherefore the King cryed loude, that they should bring the astrologians, the Caldeans and the soothsayers. And the King spake, and sayd to the wise men of Babel, Whosoeuer can reade this writing, and declare me the interpretation thereof, shalbe clothed with purple, and shall haue a chaine of golde about his necke, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdome.
Kongen raabte med Vælde, at man skulde lade Besværgerne, Kaldæerne og Sandsigerne komme ind; Kongen tiltalte dem og sagde til de vise af Babel: Hver den, der læser denne Skrift og kundgør mig dens Udtydning, skal klædes i Purpur og bære en Guldkæde om sin Hals og være den tredjemægtige i Riget.
8 Then came all the Kings wise men, but they could neither reade the writing, nor shewe the King the interpretation.
Da kom alle Kongens vise ind; men de kunde hverken læse Skriften eller kundgøre Kongen Udtydningen.
9 Then was King Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his princes were astonied.
Da blev Kong Belsazar meget forfærdet, og han skiftede Farve, og hans Fyrster bleve forvirrede.
10 Now the Queene by reason of the talke of the King, and his princes came into the banket house, and the Queene spake, and sayd, O King, liue for euer: let not thy thoughtes trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed.
Ved Kongens og hans Fyrsters Tale kom Dronningen ind i Gæstebudssalen; Dronningen svarede og sagde: Kongen leve evindelig! lad ikke dine Tanker forvirre dig, og skift ikke Farve!
11 There is a man in thy kingdome, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods, and in the dayes of thy father light and vnderstanding and wisdome like the wisdome of the gods, was found in him: whom the King Nebuchad-nezzar thy father, the King, I say, thy father, made chiefe of the enchanters, astrologians, Caldeans, and soothsayers,
Der er en Mand i dit Rige, i hvem de hellige Guders Aand er, og i din Faders Dage blev Oplysning og Klogskab og Visdom lig Guders Visdom funden i ham, og din Fader, Kong Nebukadnezar, satte ham over Spaamændene, Besværgerne, Kaldæerne, Sandsigerne — din Fader, o Konge!
12 Because a more excellent spirit, and knowledge, and vnderstanding (for hee did expound dreames, and declare hard sentences, and dissolued doubtes) were founde in him, euen in Daniel, whome the King named Belteshazzar: nowe let Daniel be called, and hee will declare the interpretation.
fordi der var en ypperlig Aand og Forstand og Klogskab til at udtyde Drømme og kundgøre mørke Taler og løse Knuder funden i ham, i Daniel, hvem Kongen kaldte Beltsazar; lad da nu Daniel kalde, saa skal han kundgøre Udtydningen.
13 Then was Daniel brought before the King, and the King spake and sayd vnto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captiuitie of Iudah, whom my father the King brought out of Iewrie?
Da blev Daniel ført ind for Kongen; Kongen svarede og sagde til Daniel: Er du Daniel, en af de bortførte fra Juda, hvilke Kongen, min Fader, førte fra Juda?
14 Now I haue heard of thee, that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and that light and vnderstanding and excellent wisdome is found in thee.
Jeg har hørt om dig, at Gudernes Aand er i dig, og at Oplysning og Klogskab og ypperlig Visdom er funden i dig.
15 Now therefore, wisemen and astrologians haue bene brought before me, that they should reade this writing, and shewe me the interpretation thereof: but they could not declare the interpretation of the thing.
Og nu ere de vise, Besværgerne, førte ind for mig, at de skulle læse denne Skrift og kundgøre mig dens Udtydning, men de kunne ikke kundgøre mig denne Sags Udtydning.
16 Then heard I of thee, that thou couldest shewe interpretations, and dissolue doutes: nowe if thou canst reade the writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and shalt haue a chaine of golde about thy necke, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdome.
Men jeg har hørt om dig, at du kan give Udtydninger og løse Knuder; nu, dersom du kan læse denne Skrift og kundgøre mig dens Udtydning, da skal du blive klædt i Purpur og bære en Guldkæde om din Hals og være den tredjemægtige i Riget.
17 Then Daniel answered, and sayd before the King, Keepe thy rewards to thy selfe, and giue thy giftes to another: yet I will reade the writing vnto the King, and shew him the interpretation.
Da svarede Daniel og sagde til Kongen: Behold du dine Foræringer, og giv en anden dine Gaver, jeg skal alligevel læse Skriften for Kongen og kundgøre ham Udtydningen.
18 O King, heare thou, The most high God gaue vnto Nebuchad-nezzar thy father a kingdome, and maiestie, and honour and glory.
Du Konge! den højeste Gud gav din Fader, Nebukadnezar, Rige og Magt og Ære og Herlighed.
19 And for the maiestie that he gaue him, all people, nations, and languages trembled, and feared before him: he put to death whom he would: he smote whome he would: whome he would he set vp, and whome he would he put downe.
Og for dens Magts Skyld, som han havde givet ham, skælvede og frygtede alle Folk, Stammer og Tungemaal for ham; han ihjelslog, hvem han vilde, og lod leve, hvem han vilde, og ophøjede, hvem han vilde, og fornedrede, hvem han vilde.
20 But when his heart was puft vp, and his minde hardened in pride, hee was deposed from his kingly throne, and they tooke his honour from him.
Og der hans Hjerte ophøjede sig, og hans Aand forhærdede sig til Hovmodighed, blev han nedstødt fra sin kongelige Trone, og man tog Æren fra ham.
21 And hee was driuen from the sonnes of men, and his heart was made like the beastes, and his dwelling was with the wilde asses: they fed him with grasse like oxen, and his body was wet with the dewe of the heauen, till he knewe, that the most high God bare rule ouer the kingdome of men, and that he appointeth ouer it, whomsoeuer he pleaseth.
Og han blev udstødt fra Menneskens Børn, og hans Hjerte blev ligesom Dyrenes, og hans Bolig var hos Vildæslerne, man lod ham æde Urter som Øksne, og hans Legeme vædedes af Himmelens Dug, indtil han kendte, at den højeste Gud har Magt over Menneskens Rige og sætter over det, hvem han vil.
22 And thou his sonne, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all these things,
Og du, Belsazar, hans Søn, har ikke ydmyget dit Hjerte, da du dog vidste alt dette.
23 But hast lift thy selfe vp against the Lord of heauen, and they haue brought the vessels of his House before thee, and thou and thy princes, thy wiues and thy concubines haue drunke wine in them, and thou hast praysed the gods of siluer and golde, of brasse, yron, wood and stone, which neither see, neither heare, nor vnderstand: and the God in whose hand thy breath is and all thy wayes, him hast thou not glorified.
Men du har ophøjet dig over Himmelens Herre, og man frembar hans Hus's Kar for dig, og du og dine Fyrster, dine Hustruer og dine Medhustruer drak Vin af dem, og du priste de Guder, som ere af Sølv og Guld, Kobber, Jern, Træ og Sten, som ikke se og ikke høre og ikke forstaa; men den Gud, i hvis Haand din Aande er, og i hvis Magt al din Vej er, har du ikke æret.
24 Then was the palme of the hand sent from him, and hath written this writing.
Da blev denne Haand udsendt fra ham og denne Skrift optegnet.
25 And this is the writing that he hath written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL UPHARSIN.
Og dette er Skriften, som er optegnet: Mene, Mene, Tekel, Ufarsin.
26 This is the interpretation of the thing, MENE, God hath nombred thy kingdome, and hath finished it.
Dette er Udtydningen af Talen: „Mene‟, Gud har talt dit Riges Dage og gjort Ende paa det.
27 TEKEL, thou art wayed in the balance, and art found too light.
„Tekel‟, du er vejet paa Vægtskaale og funden for let.
28 PERES, thy kingdome is deuided, and giuen to the Medes and Persians.
„Feres‟, adsplittet er dit Rige og givet Mederne og Perserne.
29 Then at the commandement of Belshazzar they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chaine of golde about his necke, and made a proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdome.
Da gav Belsazar Befaling, og de klædte Daniel i Purpur, med en Halskæde om hans Hals, og de udraabte om ham, at han skulde være den tredjemægtige i Riget.
30 The same night was Belshazzar the King of the Caldeans slaine.
I samme Nat blev Belsazar, Kaldæernes Konge, ihjelslagen.
31 And Darius of the Medes tooke the kingdome, being threescore and two yeere olde.
Og Mederen Darius modtog Riget, da han omtrent var to og tresindstyve Aar gammel.
