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.
Kong Belsassar gjorde eit stort gjestebod for dei tusund stormennerne sine og heldt drykkjelag med dei tusund.
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].
Då dei hadde fenge smak på vinen, baud Belsassar at dei skulde bera fram dei gullkjeraldi og sylvkjeraldi som Nebukadnessar, far hans, hadde teke or templet i Jerusalem; or deim skulde so kongen og stormennerne hans, konorne og fylgjekonorne hans drikka.
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.
Dei bar då fram dei gullkjeraldi som var tekne or templet i Guds hus i Jerusalem; og kongen og stormennerne hans, konorne og fylgjekonorne hans, drakk or deim.
4 They drank to praise/honor their idols that were made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and [even] wood and stone.
Dei drakk vin og prisa gudarne sine av gull og sylv, av kopar og jarn og tre og stein.
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.
Då synte det seg i same stundi fingrar som av ei mannehand, som skreiv på den kvitkalka veggen i kongshalli, midt imot ljosestaken; og kongen såg handi som skreiv.
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.
Då skifte kongen liter, og tankarne skræmde honom, og han veikna i mjødmarne, og knei hans slo imot einannan.
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.”
Og kongen ropa med høg røyst, og baud at dei skulde henta manarane og kaldæarane og stjernetydarane. Og kongen sagde so til dei vise i Babel: «Kven det er som kann lesa denne skrifti og gjeva meg uttydingi på henne, han skal verta klædd i purpur, ei gullkjeda skal han få um halsen, og verta den tridje mannen i riket.»
8 But when all those wise men came in, none of them could read the writing, or tell him what it meant.
Då kom alle kongens vismenner til stades, men dei kunde ikkje lesa skrifti eller segja kongen kva ho tydde.
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.
Då vart kong Belsassar øgjeleg forfærd, og skifte liter, og stormennerne hans stod forstøkte.
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.
Men då talen åt kongen og stormennerne hans kom for øyro åt dronningi, gjekk ho til gildehalli; der tok dronningi til ords og sagde: «Kongen live æveleg! Lat ikkje tankarne skræma deg, og ikkje skal du skifta liter.
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.
I riket ditt finst ein mann som anden åt heilage gudar er i. I dagarne åt far din synte det seg at han åtte både upplysning og klokskap og visdom som visdom hjå gudar; og far din, kong Nebukadnessar, sette honom til hovding yver runemeistrarne, manararne, kaldæarane og stjernetydarane; ja, dette gjorde far din, kongen,
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.”
etter di det hjå honom var ei makelaus ånd og kunnskap og skyn, og dugleik til å tyda draumar og gjeta gåter og greida vande flokar, hjå denne Daniel, som kongen hadde gjeve namnet Beltsassar. Send difor bod etter Daniel! So gjev nok han deg uttydingi».
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.
Då so Daniel var henta til kongen, tok kongen til ords og sagde til Daniel: «Du er fulla Daniel, ein av dei jødiske fangarne som far min, kongen, førde hit frå 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.
Eg hev høyrt folk segja um deg at anden åt gudar er i deg, og at det hev synt seg at du eig upplysning og skyn og makelaus visdom.
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.
No er det so at dei vise og manararne hev vorte henta hit til meg til å lesa denne skrifti og segja meg uttydingi på henne; men dei kunde ikkje gjeva meg nokor uttyding.
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.”
Men um deg hev eg høyrt at du kann gjeva uttydingar og greida vande flokar. Kann du no lesa denne skrifti og segja meg uttydingi på henne, so skal du verta klædd i purpur, og få ei gullkjeda um halsen din, og du skal verta tridje mannen i riket.»
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.
Då svara Daniel og sagde til kongen: «Gåvorne dine kann du sjølv hava eller gjeva deim til ein annan; deim forutan skal eg lesa skrifti for kongen og segja honom uttydingi:
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.
Til Nebukadnessar, far din, konge, gav Gud den høgste kongemagt, stordom, æra og herlegdom;
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.
og for den stordomen skuld som han hadde gjeve honom, skalv alle folk og ætter og tungemål for honom og ræddast. Kven han vilde, drap han, og kven han vilde, let han liva; kven han vilde, gjorde han stor, og kven han vilde, gjorde han liten.
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.
Men då han ovmoda seg i hjarta sitt, og åndi hans vart stolt og stormodig, vart han støytt ifrå kongsstolen sin, og æra hans vart frå honom teki.
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.
Han vart utstøytt frå menneski, og hjarta hans vart som hjarta hjå eit dyr, og han laut bu millom villasen og eta gras som uksarne, og av doggi frå himmelen vart kroppen hans vætt, til dess han sanna at Gud den høgste råder yver mannariket og set yver det kven han vil.
22 Now, Belshazzar, you have become the king. You [also] knew all those things, but you have not made yourself humble.
Men du, Belsassar, son hans, som hev visst alt dette, hev endå ikkje gjort hjarta ditt audmjukt,
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.
men ovmoda deg mot Herren i himmelen og late folk bera fram for deg kjeraldi frå huset hans; og du og stormennerne dine, konorne og fylgjekonorne dine, hev drukke vin or deim, og du hev prisa dine gudar av sylv og gull, av kopar, jarn, tre og stein, som korkje ser eller høyrer eller veit noko. Men den Gud som hev åndi di og alle dine vegar i sitt vald, honom hev du ikkje æra.
24 So God sent that hand to write a message [for you].
Difor hev no denne handi vorte send frå honom, og denne skrifti rita.
25 This is the message that it wrote: ‘Mene, mene, tekel, parsin.’
Og so lyder den skrifti som her er rita: Mené, mené, tekél, ufarsin.
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.
Og dette er uttydingi på ordi: Mené, det tyder: Gud hev talt dagarne åt riket ditt og gjort ende på det.
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].
Tekél, det tyder: du er vegen på ei vegt og funnen for lett.
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.”
Perés, det tyder: riket ditt er sundbytt og gjeve åt medarar og persarar.»
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.
Då baud Belsassar, og dei klædde Daniel i purpur, og hengde ei gullkjeda um halsen hans, og ropa ut um honom at han skulde vera tridje mannen i riket.
30 But that same night [soldiers from Media entered the city and] killed Belshazzar, the King of Babylonia.
Same natti vart Belsassar, kaldæarkongen, drepen.
31 Darius, the King of Media, became the King [of Babylonia] when he was 62 years old.
Og Darius frå Media tok imot riket då han var tvo og seksti år gamall.
