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.
Βαλτάσαρ ο βασιλεύς έκαμε συμπόσιον μέγα εις χιλίους εκ των μεγιστάνων αυτού και έπινεν οίνον ενώπιον των χιλίων.
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].
Και εν τη γεύσει του οίνου προσέταξεν ο Βαλτάσαρ να φέρωσι τα σκεύη τα χρυσά και τα αργυρά, τα οποία Ναβουχοδονόσορ ο πατήρ αυτού αφήρεσεν εκ του ναού του εν Ιερουσαλήμ, διά να πίωσιν εν αυτοίς ο βασιλεύς και οι μεγιστάνες αυτού, αι γυναίκες αυτού και αι παλλακαί αυτού.
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.
Και εφέρθησαν τα σκεύη τα χρυσά, τα οποία αφηρέθησαν εκ του ναού του οίκου του Θεού του εν Ιερουσαλήμ· και έπινον εν αυτοίς ο βασιλεύς και οι μεγιστάνες αυτού, αι γυναίκες αυτού και αι παλλακαί αυτού.
4 They drank to praise/honor their idols that were made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and [even] wood and stone.
Έπινον οίνον και ήνεσαν τους θεούς τους χρυσούς και αργυρούς, τους χαλκούς, τους σιδηρούς, τους ξυλίνους και τους λιθίνους.
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.
Εν αυτή τη ώρα εξήλθον δάκτυλοι χειρός ανθρώπου και έγραψαν κατέναντι της λυχνίας επί το κονίαμα του τοίχου του παλατίου του βασιλέως· και ο βασιλεύς έβλεπε την παλάμην της χειρός, ήτις έγραψε.
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.
Τότε η όψις του βασιλέως ηλλοιώθη και οι διαλογισμοί αυτού συνετάραττον αυτόν, ώστε οι σύνδεσμοι της οσφύος αυτού διελύοντο και τα γόνατα αυτού συνεκρούοντο.
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.”
Και εβόησεν ο βασιλεύς μεγαλοφώνως να εισάξωσι τους επαοιδούς, τους Χαλδαίους και τους μάντεις. Τότε ο βασιλεύς ελάλησε και είπε προς τους σοφούς της Βαβυλώνος, Όστις αναγνώση την γραφήν ταύτην και μοι δείξη την ερμηνείαν αυτής, θέλει ενδυθή πορφύραν, και η άλυσος η χρυσή θέλει τεθή περί τον τράχηλον αυτού και θέλει είσθαι ο τρίτος άρχων του βασιλείου.
8 But when all those wise men came in, none of them could read the writing, or tell him what it meant.
Τότε εισήλθον πάντες οι σοφοί του βασιλέως· πλην δεν ηδύναντο να αναγνώσωσι την γραφήν ουδέ την ερμηνείαν αυτής να φανερώσωσι προς τον βασιλέα.
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.
Και ο βασιλεύς Βαλτάσαρ εταράχθη μεγάλως και ηλλοιώθη εν αυτώ η όψις αυτού και οι μεγιστάνες αυτού συνεταράχθησαν.
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.
Η βασίλισσα εκ των λόγων του βασιλέως και των μεγιστάνων αυτού εισήλθεν εις τον οίκον του συμποσίου· και ελάλησεν η βασίλισσα και είπε, Βασιλεύ, ζήθι εις τον αιώνα· μη σε ταράττωσιν οι διαλογισμοί σου και η όψις σου ας μη αλλοιούται.
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.
Υπάρχει άνθρωπος εν τω βασιλείω σου, εις τον οποίον είναι το πνεύμα των αγίων θεών· και εν ταις ημέραις του πατρός σου φως και σύνεσις και σοφία, ως η σοφία των θεών, ευρέθησαν εν αυτώ, τον οποίον ο βασιλεύς Ναβουχοδονόσορ ο πατήρ σου, ο βασιλεύς ο πατήρ σου, κατέστησεν άρχοντα των μάγων, των επαοιδών, των Χαλδαίων και των μάντεων.
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.”
Διότι πνεύμα έξοχον και γνώσις και σύνεσις, ερμηνεία ενυπνίων και εξήγησις αινιγμάτων και λύσις αποριών, ευρέθησαν εν αυτώ τω Δανιήλ, τον οποίον ο βασιλεύς μετωνόμασε Βαλτασάσαρ· τώρα λοιπόν ας προσκληθή ο Δανιήλ, και θέλει δείξει την ερμηνείαν.
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.
Τότε εισήχθη ο Δανιήλ έμπροσθεν του βασιλέως. Και ο βασιλεύς ελάλησε και είπε προς τον Δανιήλ, Συ είσαι ο Δανιήλ εκείνος, όστις είσαι εκ των υιών της αιχμαλωσίας του Ιούδα, τους οποίους έφερεν εκ της Ιουδαίας ο βασιλεύς ο πατήρ μου;
14 I have [also] heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you are very wise and understand many things.
Ήκουσα τωόντι περί σου, ότι το πνεύμα των θεών είναι εν σοι και φως και σύνεσις και σοφία έξοχος ευρέθησαν εν σοι.
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.
Και τώρα εισήλθον έμπροσθέν μου οι σοφοί και οι επαοιδοί, διά να αναγνώσωσι την γραφήν ταύτην και να φανερώσωσιν εις εμέ την ερμηνείαν αυτής, πλην δεν ηδυνήθησαν να δείξωσι του πράγματος την ερμηνείαν.
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.”
Και εγώ ήκουσα περί σου, ότι δύνασαι να ερμηνεύης και να λύης απορίας· τώρα λοιπόν, εάν δυνηθής να αναγνώσης την γραφήν και να φανερώσης προς εμέ την ερμηνείαν αυτής θέλεις ενδυθή πορφύραν και η άλυσος η χρυσή θέλει τεθή περί τον τράχηλόν σου και θέλεις είσθαι ο τρίτος άρχων του βασιλείου.
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.
Τότε ο Δανιήλ απεκρίθη και είπεν έμπροσθεν του βασιλέως, Τα δώρα σου ας ήναι εν σοι και δος εις άλλον τας αμοιβάς σου· εγώ δε θέλω αναγνώσει την γραφήν εις τον βασιλέα και θέλω φανερώσει την ερμηνείαν προς αυτόν.
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.
Βασιλεύ, ο Θεός ο ύψιστος έδωκεν εις τον Ναβουχοδονόσορ τον πατέρα σου βασιλείαν και μεγαλειότητα και δόξαν και τιμήν.
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.
Και διά την μεγαλειότητα, την οποίαν έδωκεν εις αυτόν, πάντες οι λαοί, έθνη και γλώσσαι έτρεμον και εφοβούντο έμπροσθεν αυτού· όντινα ήθελεν εφόνευε και όντινα ήθελεν εφύλαττε ζώντα και όντινα ήθελεν ύψωνε και όντινα ήθελεν εταπείνονεν·
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.
αλλ' ότε η καρδία αυτού επήρθη και ο νούς αυτού εσκληρύνθη εν τη υπερηφανία, κατεβιβάσθη από του βασιλικού θρόνου αυτού και αφηρέθη η δόξα αυτού απ' αυτού·
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.
και εξεδιώχθη εκ των υιών των ανθρώπων, και η καρδία αυτού έγεινεν ως των θηρίων και η κατοικία αυτού ήτο μετά των αγρίων όνων· με χόρτον ως οι βόες ετρέφετο και το σώμα αυτού εβρέχετο υπό της δρόσου του ουρανού· εωσού εγνώρισεν ότι ο Θεός ο ύψιστος είναι Κύριος της βασιλείας των ανθρώπων και όντινα θέλει, στήνει επ' αυτήν.
22 Now, Belshazzar, you have become the king. You [also] knew all those things, but you have not made yourself humble.
Και συ ο υιός αυτού, ο Βαλτάσαρ, δεν εταπείνωσας την καρδίαν σου, ενώ εγνώριζες πάντα ταύτα·
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.
αλλ' υψώθης εναντίον του Κυρίου του ουρανού· και τα σκεύη του οίκου αυτού έφεραν έμπροσθέν σου, και επίνετε οίνον εξ αυτών και συ και οι μεγιστάνές σου, αι γυναίκές σου και αι παλλακαί σου· και εδοξολόγησας τους θεούς τους αργυρούς και τους χρυσούς, τους χαλκούς, τους σιδηρούς, τους ξυλίνους και τους λιθίνους, οίτινες δεν βλέπουσιν ουδέ ακούουσιν ουδέ νοούσι· τον δε Θεόν, εις του οποίου την χείρα είναι η πνοή σου και εις την εξουσίαν αυτού πάσαι αι οδοί σου, δεν εδόξασας.
24 So God sent that hand to write a message [for you].
Διά τούτο εστάλη απ' έμπροσθεν αυτού η παλάμη της χειρός και ενεχαράχθη η γραφή αύτη.
25 This is the message that it wrote: ‘Mene, mene, tekel, parsin.’
Και αύτη είναι η γραφή ήτις ενεχαράχθη· Μενέ, Μενέ, Θεκέλ, Ο υ φ α ρ σ ί ν.
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.
Αύτη είναι η ερμηνεία του πράγματος· Μενέ, εμέτρησεν ο Θεός την βασιλείαν σου και ετελείωσεν αυτήν·
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].
Θεκέλ, εζυγίσθης εν τη πλάστιγγι και ευρέθης ελλιπής·
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.”
Φερές, διηρέθη η βασιλεία σου και εδόθη εις τους Μήδους και Πέρσας.
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.
Τότε προσέταξεν ο Βαλτάσαρ και ενέδυσαν τον Δανιήλ την πορφύραν, και περιέθηκαν την άλυσον την χρυσήν περί τον τράχηλον αυτού, και διεκήρυξαν περί αυτού, να ήναι ο τρίτος άρχων του βασιλείου.
30 But that same night [soldiers from Media entered the city and] killed Belshazzar, the King of Babylonia.
Την αυτήν νύκτα εφονεύθη ο Βαλτάσαρ ο βασιλεύς των Χαλδαίων.
31 Darius, the King of Media, became the King [of Babylonia] when he was 62 years old.
Και Δαρείος ο Μήδος έλαβε την βασιλείαν, ων περίπου ετών εξήκοντα δύο.
