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.
Nangbuangay ni Belsazar nga ari iti dakkel a padaya para iti sangaribu a natakneng a tattaona, ket imminom isuna iti arak iti sangoananda amin a sangaribu.
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].
Kabayatan a ramramanan ni Belsazar ti arak, pinaalana dagiti tasa a naaramid iti balitok wenno pirak nga innala ni Nebucadnesar nga amana iti templo idiay Jerusalem, a paginumanna, dagiti natakneng a tattaona, ken dagiti assawana ken dagiti inkabbalayna.
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.
Impan dagiti adipen dagiti balitok a tasa nga innala ni Nebucadnesar iti templo, a balay ti Dios idiay Jerusalem. Imminom manipud kadagitoy ti ari, dagiti natakneng a tattaona, ken dagiti assawana ken inkabbalayna.
4 They drank to praise/honor their idols that were made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and [even] wood and stone.
Ininomda ti arak ken dinayawda dagiti didiosenda a naaramid iti balitok ken pirak, bronse, landok, kayo ken bato.
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.
Iti dayta a tiempo nagparang dagiti ramay ti ima ti maysa a tao iti sango iti pagsilawan ket nagsurat iti napalitadaan a diding iti palasio ti ari. Makitkita ti ari ti paset ti ima bayat nga agsursurat daytoy.
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.
Ket nagbaliw ti rupa ti ari ket nagbuteng isuna; saan isuna a matengngel dagiti sakana, ken agkutkutokot dagiti tumengna.
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.”
Impukkaw nga imbilin ti ari a pastrekenda dagiti mangibagbaga a makasaritada dagiti natay, dagiti nasirib a lallaki, ken dagiti astrologo. Kinuna ti ari kadagiti nalatak gapu iti kinasiribda idiay Babilonia, “Ti siasinoman a makaipalawag iti daytoy a surat ken ti kaipapananna ket makawesanto iti lila ken makuentasanto iti balitok. Maaddaanto isuna iti turay a kas maikatlo a kangangatoan a mangituray iti pagarian.”
8 But when all those wise men came in, none of them could read the writing, or tell him what it meant.
Ket simrek dagiti amin a tattao ti ari a nalatak gapu iti kinasiribda, ngem saanda a mabasa ti surat wenno mailawlawag iti ari ti kaipapanan daytoy.
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.
Ket nagdanag ti kasta unay ni Ari Belsazar ket nagbaliw ti langa ti rupana. Nariribukan dagiti nalatak a tattaona.
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.
Ita, simrek ti reyna nga ina ni Belsazar iti balay a pagrarambakan gapu iti kinuna ti ari ken dagiti natakneng a tattao. Kinuna ti reyna nga ina ni Belsazar, “O Ari, agbiagka iti agnanayon! Saanka koma a mariribukan. Saanmo koma nga ipalubos nga agbaliw ti langam.
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.
Adda maysa a tao iti pagariam nga addaan iti espiritu dagiti nasantoan a didios. Kadagiti aldaw ni amam, masarakan kenkuana ti lawag, pannakaawat ken kinasirib a kasla iti sirib dagiti didios. Pinagbalin isuna ni Ari Nebucadnesar, ti amam nga ari, a panguloen dagiti salamangkero, kasta met a panguloen dagiti mangibagbaga a makasaritada dagiti natay, dagiti nasirib a lallaki, ken dagiti astrologo.
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.”
Adda naisangsangayan a kabaelanna, pannakaammo, pannakaawat, mangipalawag iti kaipapanan dagiti tagtagainep, mangipalawag kadagiti burburtia ken mangrisut kadagiti parikut—masarakan dagitoy a kababalin kenni Daniel, a pinanaganan ti ari iti Beltesazar. Ita paayabam ni Daniel ket ibagananto kenka ti kayat a sawen ti naisurat.”
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.
Ket naipan ni Daniel iti sangoanan ti ari. Kinuna ti ari kenkuana, “Sika dayta a Daniel, a maysa kadagiti tattao a naipanaw a kas balud ti Juda, nga inruar ti amak nga ari manipud iti Juda.
14 I have [also] heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you are very wise and understand many things.
Nangngegko ti maipapan kenka, nga adda kenka ti espiritu dagiti didios, ken masarakan kenka ti lawag, pannakaawat ken naisangsangayan a kinasirib.
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.
Ket ita, naiyeg iti sangoanak dagiti lallaki a nalatak gapu iti kinasiribda ken dagiti mangibagbaga a makasaritada dagiti natay tapno basaenda daytoy a naisurat ken tapno maipakaammo kaniak iti kaipapananna daytoy, ngem saanda a maibaga ti kaipapananna.
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.”
Nadamagko a kabaelam nga ibaga ti kaipapanan ken risuten dagiti parikut. Ita no kabaelam a basaen ti nakasurat ken maibagam kaniak ti kayatna a sawen, makawesanka iti lila ken makuentasanka iti balitok, ket maaddaankanto iti turay a kas maikatlo a kangangatoan a mangituray iti pagarian.”
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.
Ket simmungbat ni Daniel iti ari, “O ari, kukuam lattan dagiti sagutmo, ket itedmo dagiti panggunggonam iti sabali a tao. Nupay kasta, basaek ti nakasurat para kenka, O ari, ken ibagak kenka ti kayatna a sawen.
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.
No maipapan kenka, O ari, inted ti Kangangatoan a Dios kenni Nebucadnesar nga amam ti pagarian, kinatan-ok, dayaw, ken dayag.
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.
Gapu iti kinatan-ok nga inted kenkuana ti Dios, nagpigerger ken nagbuteng kenkuana dagiti amin a tattao, nasion ken pagsasao. Pinatayna dagiti kayatna a matay, ket pagtalinaedenna a sibibiag dagiti kayatna nga agbiag. Intag-ayna dagiti kayatna, ken impababana dagiti tinarigagayanna nga ipababa.
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.
Ngem idi pimmalangguad ti pusona ken timmangken ti espirituna, nagtignay isuna a sitatangsit, naipababa isuna manipud iti naarian a tronona, ket napukawna ti kinadayagna.
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.
Napatalaw isuna manipud iti ayan dagiti tattao, nagpanunot isuna a kasla maysa nga ayup, ken nakipagnaed isuna kadagiti atap nga asno. Nangan isuna iti ruot a kasla iti maysa a baka. Nabasa ti bagina kadagiti linna-aw manipud kadagiti langit agingga a nabigbigna nga iturturayan ti Kangangatoan a Dios dagiti pagarian dagiti tattao ket isasaadna kadakuada ti siasinoman a kayatna.
22 Now, Belshazzar, you have become the king. You [also] knew all those things, but you have not made yourself humble.
Sika Belsazar a putotna, saanmo nga impakumbaba ti pusom, nupay ammom amin dagitoy.
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.
Nagpasindayagka a maibusor iti Apo ti langit. Manipud iti balayna inyegda kenka dagiti alikamen a naginomam iti arak, dagiti natakneng a tattaom, dagiti assawam ken dagiti inkabbalaymo, ket dinaydayawyo dagiti didiosen a naaramid iti pirak ken balitok, bronse, landok, kayo ken bato—dagiti didiosen a saan a makakita, makangngeg, wenno makaammo iti aniaman a banag. Saanmo a dinayaw ti Dios a mangtengtengngel iti angesmo babaen iti imana ken makaammo iti amin a wagasmo.
24 So God sent that hand to write a message [for you].
Ket nangibaon ti Dios iti maysa nga ima manipud iti sangoananna ket naisurat daytoy.
25 This is the message that it wrote: ‘Mene, mene, tekel, parsin.’
Daytoy ti naisurat: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
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.
Daytoy ti kayatna a sawen: MENE, ‘nabilangen’ ti Dios ti panagpaut ti pagariam ket umadanin nga agpatingga.
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, ‘natimbangkan’ ket nasarakan a nagkurangka.
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, ‘nabingayen’ ti pagariam ket naited kadagiti taga-Medo ken taga-Persia.”
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.
Ket imbilin ni Belsazar, ket kinawesanda ni Daniel iti lila a lupot. Nakuentasan isuna iti balitok, ket inwaragawag ti ari iti maipanggep kenkuana nga isuna iti maikatlo a kangangatoan a mangituray iti pagarian.
30 But that same night [soldiers from Media entered the city and] killed Belshazzar, the King of Babylonia.
Iti dayta a rabii napapatay ni Belsazar nga ari ti Babilonia,
31 Darius, the King of Media, became the King [of Babylonia] when he was 62 years old.
ket inawat ni Dario a taga-Medes ti pagarian idi agtawen isuna iti innem a pulo ket dua.
