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.
| یک شب بلشصر پادشاه ضیافت بزرگی ترتیب داد و هزار نفر از بزرگان مملکت را به باده‌نوشی دعوت کرد. |
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].
| وقتی بلشصر سرگرم شرابخواری بود، دستور داد که جامهای طلا و نقره را که جدش نِبوکَدنِصَّر از خانهٔ خدا در اورشلیم به بابِل آورده بود، بیاورند. وقتی آنها را آوردند، پادشاه و بزرگان و زنان و کنیزان پادشاه در آنها شراب نوشیدند و بتهای خود را که از طلا و نقره، مفرغ و آهن، چوب و سنگ ساخته شده بود، پرستش کردند. |
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.
4 They drank to praise/honor their idols that were made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and [even] wood and stone.
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.
| اما در حالی که غرق عیش و نوش بودند، ناگهان انگشتهای دست انسانی بیرون آمده شروع کرد به نوشتن روی دیواری که در مقابل چراغدان بود. پادشاه با چشمان خود دید که آن انگشتها می‌نوشتند |
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.
| و از ترس رنگش پرید و چنان وحشتزده شد که زانوهایش به هم می‌خورد و نمی‌توانست روی پاهایش بایستد. |
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.”
| سپس، فریاد زد: «جادوگران، طالع‌بینان و منجمان را بیاورید! هر که بتواند نوشتهٔ روی دیوار را بخواند و معنی‌اش را به من بگوید، لباس ارغوانی سلطنتی را به او می‌پوشانم، طوق طلا را به گردنش می‌اندازم و او شخص سوم مملکت خواهد شد.» |
8 But when all those wise men came in, none of them could read the writing, or tell him what it meant.
| اما وقتی حکیمان آمدند، هیچ‌کدام نتوانستند نوشتهٔ روی دیوار را بخوانند و معنی‌اش را بگویند. |
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.
| ترس و وحشت پادشاه بیشتر شد! بزرگان نیز به وحشت افتاده بودند. |
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.
| اما وقتی ملکهٔ مادر از جریان باخبر شد، با شتاب خود را به تالار ضیافت رساند و به بلشصر گفت: «پادشاه تا به ابد زنده بماند! ترسان و مضطرب نباش. |
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.
| در مملکت تو مردی وجود دارد که روح خدایان مقدّس در اوست. در زمان جدت، نِبوکَدنِصَّر، او نشان داد که از بصیرت و دانایی و حکمت خدایی برخوردار است و جدت او را به ریاست منجمان و جادوگران و طالع‌بینان و رمالان منصوب کرد. |
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.”
| این شخص دانیال است که پادشاه او را بلطشصر نامیده بود. او را احضار کن، زیرا او مرد حکیم و دانایی است و می‌تواند خوابها را تعبیر کند، اسرار را کشف نماید و مسائل دشوار را حل کند. او معنی نوشتهٔ روی دیوار را به تو خواهد گفت.» |
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.
| پس دانیال را به حضور پادشاه آوردند. پادشاه از او پرسید: «آیا تو همان دانیال از اسرای یهودی هستی که نِبوکَدنِصَّر پادشاه از سرزمین یهودا به اینجا آورد؟ |
14 I have [also] heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you are very wise and understand many things.
| شنیده‌ام روح خدایان در توست و شخصی هستی پر از حکمت و بصیرت و دانایی. |
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.
| حکیمان و منجمان من سعی کردند آن نوشتهٔ روی دیوار را بخوانند و معنی‌اش را به من بگویند، ولی نتوانستند. |
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.”
| دربارهٔ تو شنیده‌ام که می‌توانی اسرار را کشف نمایی و مسائل مشکل را حل کنی. اگر بتوانی این نوشته را بخوانی و معنی آن را به من بگویی، به تو لباس ارغوانی سلطنتی را می‌پوشانم، طوق طلا را به گردنت می‌اندازم و تو را شخص سوم مملکت می‌گردانم.» |
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.
| دانیال جواب داد: «این انعام‌ها را برای خود نگاه دار یا به شخص دیگری بده؛ ولی من آن نوشته را خواهم خواند و معنی‌اش را به تو خواهم گفت. |
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.
| ای پادشاه، خدای متعال به جدت نِبوکَدنِصَّر، سلطنت و عظمت و افتخار بخشید. |
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.
| چنان عظمتی به او داد که مردم از هر قوم و نژاد و زبان از او می‌ترسیدند. هر که را می‌خواست می‌کشت و هر که را می‌خواست زنده نگاه می‌داشت؛ هر که را می‌خواست سرافراز می‌گرداند و هر که را می‌خواست پست می‌ساخت. |
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.
| اما او مستبد و متکبر و مغرور شد، پس خدا او را از سلطنت برکنار کرد و شکوه و جلالش را از او گرفت. |
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.
| از میان انسانها رانده شد و عقل انسانی او به عقل حیوانی تبدیل گشت. با گورخران به سر می‌برد و مثل گاو علف می‌خورد و بدنش از شبنم آسمان تر می‌شد تا سرانجام فهمید که دنیا در تسلط خدای متعال است و او حکومت بر ممالک دنیا را به هر که اراده کند، می‌بخشد. |
22 Now, Belshazzar, you have become the king. You [also] knew all those things, but you have not made yourself humble.
| «اما تو ای بلشصر که بر تخت نِبوکَدنِصَّر نشسته‌ای، با اینکه این چیزها را می‌دانستی، ولی فروتن نشدی. |
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.
| تو به خداوند آسمانها بی‌حرمتی کردی و جامهای خانهٔ او را به اینجا آورده، با بزرگان و زنان و کنیزانت در آنها شراب نوشیدی و بتهای خود را که از طلا و نقره، مفرغ و آهن، چوب و سنگ ساخته شده‌اند که نه می‌بینند و نه می‌شنوند و نه چیزی می‌فهمند، پرستش کردی؛ ولی آن خدا را که زندگی و سرنوشتت در دست اوست تمجید ننمودی. |
24 So God sent that hand to write a message [for you].
| پس خدا آن دست را فرستاد تا این پیام را بنویسد: منا، منا، ثقیل، فرسین. |
25 This is the message that it wrote: ‘Mene, mene, tekel, parsin.’
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.
| معنی این نوشته چنین است: منا یعنی”شمرده شده“. خدا روزهای سلطنت تو را شمرده است و دورهٔ آن به سر رسیده است. |
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].
| ثقیل یعنی”وزن شده“. خدا تو را در ترازوی خود وزن کرده و تو را ناقص یافته است. |
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.”
| فرسین یعنی”تقسیم شده“. مملکت تو تقسیم می‌شود و به مادها و پارس‌ها داده خواهد شد.» |
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.
| پس به فرمان بلشصر، لباس ارغوانی سلطنتی را به دانیال پوشانیدند، طوق طلا را به گردنش انداختند و اعلان کردند که شخص سوم مملکت است. |
30 But that same night [soldiers from Media entered the city and] killed Belshazzar, the King of Babylonia.
| همان شب بلشصر، پادشاه بابِل کشته شد |
31 Darius, the King of Media, became the King [of Babylonia] when he was 62 years old.
| و داریوش مادی که در آن وقت شصت و دو ساله بود بر تخت سلطنت نشست. |
