< Daniel 5 >

1 [Several years later, ] Belshazzar [became the] king [of Babylon. One day] he invited 1,000 of his officers to a big feast, and he drank [a lot of] wine with them.
Balsazar král učinil hody veliké tisíci knížatům svým, a před nimi víno pil.
2 While he was drinking, he commanded [his servants] bring to him the gold and silver cups that the previous king, Nebuchadnezzar, had taken from the temple in Jerusalem. [He did that] because he wanted himself and his officials, his wives, and [even] his (concubines/slave wives) to drink from them, [making fun of the god that we Israelis worshiped].
A když pil víno Balsazar, rozkázal přinésti nádobí zlaté a stříbrné, kteréž vynesl Nabuchodonozor otec jeho z chrámu Jeruzalémského, aby z něho pili král i knížata jeho, ženy jeho i ženiny jeho.
3 So his servants brought in [all] those gold cups, that had been taken [many years previously] from the temple of [the true] God in Jerusalem. Then the king and his officials and his wives and his slave wives drank [wine] from those cups.
I přineseno jest nádobí zlaté, kteréž vynesli z chrámu domu Božího, kterýž byl v Jeruzalémě, a pili z něho král i knížata jeho, ženy jeho i ženiny jeho.
4 They drank to praise/honor their idols that were made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and [even] wood and stone.
Pili víno, a chválili bohy zlaté a stříbrné, měděné, železné, dřevěné a kamenné.
5 Suddenly they saw a man’s hand writing on the plaster of the wall opposite the lampstand. The king also saw the hand as it was writing.
V touž hodinu vyšli prstové ruky lidské, a psali naproti svícnu na stěně paláce královského, a král hleděl na částky ruky, kteráž psala.
6 He became very frightened, and his face became pale/white. His knees started shaking, and his legs became very weak, with the result that he could not stand up.
Tedy jasnost královská změnila se, a myšlení jeho zkormoutila ho, a pasové bedr jeho rozpásali se, i kolena jeho jedno o druhé se tlouklo.
7 [Then] he shouted to summon the men who worked magic, the men who studied the stars, and the fortune-tellers. He said, “I will [greatly honor] any one of them who can read this writing and tell me what it means. I will give him a purple [robe like I wear because I am the king], and I will put a gold chain around his neck. He will become a very important official in my kingdom; there will be only two others who will be more important than he will be.”
A zkřikl král ze vší síly, aby přivedeni byli hvězdáři, Kaldejští a hadači. I mluvil král a řekl mudrcům Babylonským: Kdokoli přečte psání toto, a výklad jeho mi oznámí, šarlatem odín bude, a řetěz zlatý na hrdlo jeho, a třetím v království po mně bude.
8 But when all those wise men came in, none of them could read the writing, or tell him what it meant.
I předstoupili všickni mudrci královští, ale nemohli písma toho čísti, ani výkladu oznámiti králi.
9 So King Belshazzar became more afraid. His face became [even] paler/whiter. And [all] his officials [who were there at the feast] did not know what to do.
Pročež král Balsazar velmi předěšen byl, a jasnost jeho změnila se na něm, ano i knížata jeho zkormouceni byli.
10 But when the mother of the king (OR, of the previous king) heard the king and his officials talking [loudly about what had happened], she entered the room where they were having the feast. She said [to Belshazzar], “(Your majesty/O King), I hope you will live for a long time! But do not be pale and afraid about this.
Královna pak, příčinou té věci královské a knížat jeho, do domu těch hodů vešla, a promluvivši královna, řekla: Králi, na věky živ buď. Nechť tě neděsí myšlení tvá, a jasnost tvá nechť se nemění.
11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. When Nebuchadnezzar was ruling, they discovered that this man understood many things and was wise, just like the gods. The man who was king previously, Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him to be in charge of all the men [in Babylon] who worked magic, the men who worked sorcery, the men who studied the stars, and the fortune-tellers.
Jest muž v království tvém, v němž jest duch bohů svatých, v kterémž za dnů otce tvého osvícení, rozumnost a moudrost, jako moudrost bohů, nalezena, jehož král Nabuchodonozor otec tvůj knížetem mudrců, hvězdářů, Kaldejských a hadačů ustanovil, otec tvůj, ó králi,
12 That man’s name is Daniel; the king gave him a [new] name, Belteshazzar. He is very intelligent and is able to know and understand many things. He is [even] able to tell the meaning of dreams, and explain riddles, and explain things that are very difficult to understand. Summon him, and he will tell you what [this writing] means.”
Proto že duch znamenitý, i umění a rozumnost vykládání snů a oznámení pohádek, i rozvázání věcí nesnadných nalezeno při Danielovi, jemuž král jméno dal Baltazar. Nechať nyní zavolán jest Daniel, a oznámíť výklad ten.
13 So they [went and] brought me in. The king asked me, “You [must] be Daniel [RHQ]! [They told me that you are] one of those who was brought [here] from Judah by the previous king.
Tedy přiveden jest Daniel před krále. I mluvil král a řekl Danielovi: Ty-li jsi ten Daniel, jeden z synů zajatých Judských, kteréhož přivedl král otec můj z Judstva?
14 I have [also] heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you are very wise and understand many things.
Slyšel jsem zajisté o tobě, že duch bohů svatých jest v tobě, a osvícení i rozumnost a moudrost znamenitá nalezena jest v tobě.
15 My wise men and men who work magic have tried to read the writing on this wall and tell me what it means, but they are not able to do it.
A nyní přivedeni jsou přede mne mudrci a hvězdáři, aby mi písmo toto přečtli, a výklad jeho oznámili, a však nemohli výkladu věci té oznámiti.
16 [Someone] told me that you can tell what dreams mean and explain things that are very difficult to understand. If you can read these words and tell me what they mean, [I] give you a purple robe [like I wear because I am the king], and I will put a gold chain around your neck. You will become a very important official in my kingdom; there will be only two others who will be more important than you will be.”
Já pak slyšel jsem o tobě, že můžeš to, což jest nesrozumitelného, vykládati, a což nesnadného, rozvázati. Protož nyní, budeš-li moci písmo to přečísti, a výklad jeho mně oznámiti, v šarlat oblečen budeš, a řetěz zlatý na hrdlo tvé, a třetím v království po mně budeš.
17 I replied, “[I do not want] your gifts; keep them, or give them to someone else. But I will read for you the writing [on the wall], and I will tell you what it means.
Tedy odpověděl Daniel a řekl před králem: Darové tvoji nechť zůstávají tobě, a odplatu svou dej jinému, a však písmo přečtu králi, a výklad oznámím jemu.
18 (Your Majesty/O king), the Supreme God caused the man who was king before you, Nebuchadnezzar, to become a great ruler, who was greatly praised and honored.
Ty králi, slyš: Bůh nejvyšší královstvím a důstojností i slávou a okrasou obdařil Nabuchodonozora otce tvého,
19 Because God caused him to become [very] great, people of many [HYP] people-groups and nations and who spoke many different languages were very much afraid of him. He [commanded his soldiers to] kill those whom he wanted to be killed, and he (spared/allowed to live) those whom he wanted to spare. He honored those whom he wanted to honor, and he caused to be disgraced those whom he wanted to be disgraced.
A pro důstojnost, kterouž ho obdařil, všickni lidé, národové a jazykové třásli a báli se před ním. Kohokoli chtěl, zabil, a kterékoli chtěl, bil, kteréž chtěl, povyšoval, a kteréž chtěl, ponižoval.
20 But when he became very proud and stubborn [IDM], he was removed from being king [MTY]. People did not consider him to be glorious/great any more.
Když se pak bylo pozdvihlo srdce jeho, a duch jeho zmocnil se v pýše, ssazen byl z stolice království svého, a slávu odjali od něho.
21 [His officials] sent him away in order that he would not be near [other] people. [God] caused him to have a mind like animals have. He lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like cows do, and dew from the sky caused his body to be damp/wet [each morning]. [He was like that] until he learned that the Supreme God is [really the one who] rules the kingdoms of this world, and that he appoints whomever he chooses to rule those kingdoms.
Ano i z spolku synů lidských vyvržen byl, a srdce jeho zvířecímu podobné učiněno bylo, a s divokými osly bylo bydlení jeho. Bylinu jako volům dávali jemu jísti, a rosou nebeskou tělo jeho smáčíno bylo, dokudž nepoznal, že panuje Bůh nejvyšší nad královstvím lidským, a že kohož chce, ustanovuje nad ním.
22 Now, Belshazzar, you have become the king. You [also] knew all those things, but you have not made yourself humble.
Ty také, synu jeho Balsazaře, neponížil jsi srdce svého, ačkolis o tom o všem věděl.
23 You have considered yourself to be greater than [God], the Lord of heaven. [So you have commanded your servants to] bring to you these sacred cups, [which were dedicated to the Supreme God, and which were taken] from his temple [in Jerusalem]. You and your officials and your wives and your (concubines/slave wives) have been drinking wine from these cups, while you have been praising [your own] gods—gods which are made of gold and silver and bronze and iron and wood and stone. [Those are gods] that cannot see, that cannot hear, and that do not know anything! You have not honored the God who gives you breath and who controls everything that happens to you.
Ale pozdvihls se proti Pánu nebes; nebo nádobí domu jeho přinesli před tebe, a ty i knížata tvá, ženy tvé i ženiny tvé pili jste víno z něho. Nadto bohy stříbrné a zlaté, měděné, železné, dřevěné a kamenné, kteříž nevidí, ani slyší, aniž co vědí, chválil jsi, Boha pak, v jehož ruce jest dýchání tvé i všecky cesty tvé, neoslavoval jsi.
24 So God sent that hand to write a message [for you].
Protož nyní od něho poslána jest částka ruky této, a písmo to napsáno jest.
25 This is the message that it wrote: ‘Mene, mene, tekel, parsin.’
A totoť jest písmo napsané: Mene, mene, tekel, ufarsin, totiž: Zčetl jsem, zčetl, zvážil a rozděluji.
26 This is what those words mean: Mene [means] ‘numbered/counted’. [That means that] God has been counting the days that you will rule, and he has [now] decided that you will not rule any more.
Tento pak jest výklad slov: Mene, zčetl Bůh království tvé, a k konci je přivedl.
27 Tekel [means ‘weighed’. It is as though God] has weighed you on a scale, and you do not weigh what you should, [which means that you have not been doing what you should; you are not fit to be a king] [MET].
Tekel, zvážen jsi na váze, a nalezen jsi lehký.
28 Parsin [means ‘divided’. That means that God] has divided your kingdom. Some of it will be ruled by people from Media and some will be ruled by people from Persia.”
Peres, rozděleno jest království tvé, a dáno jest Médským a Perským.
29 Then Belshazzar [did what he had promised]. He put on me a purple robe [like the one he himself wore. He] put a gold chain around my neck. And he proclaimed that there would be only two others who would be more important than me in his kingdom.
Tedy z rozkazu Balsazarova oblékli Daniele v šarlat, a řetěz zlatý dali na hrdlo jeho, a rozhlašovali o něm, že má býti pánem třetím v království.
30 But that same night [soldiers from Media entered the city and] killed Belshazzar, the King of Babylonia.
V touž noc zabit jest Balsazar král Kaldejský.
31 Darius, the King of Media, became the King [of Babylonia] when he was 62 years old.
Darius pak Médský ujal království v letech okolo šedesáti a dvou.

< Daniel 5 >