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.
El rey Belsasar hizo un gran banquete para 1.000 de sus dignatarios y bebía vino en presencia de los 1.000.
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].
Con el efecto del vino, Belsasar mandó traer los vasos de oro y de plata que Nabucodonosor, su padre, sacó del Templo de Jerusalén para que el rey, sus dignatarios, sus esposas y sus concubinas bebieran en ellos.
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.
Entonces le llevaron los vasos de oro que sacaron del Santuario del Templo del ʼElah de Jerusalén. Y el rey, sus dignatarios, sus esposas y sus concubinas bebieron en ellos.
4 They drank to praise/honor their idols that were made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and [even] wood and stone.
Bebieron vino y alabaron a los ʼelohim de oro, plata, bronce, hierro, piedra y madera.
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.
De repente aparecieron los dedos de una mano de hombre que escribía al frente del candelero sobre lo encalado de la pared del palacio del rey. El rey veía la parte de la mano que escribía.
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.
Entonces el rey palideció, sus pensamientos lo alarmaron, las coyunturas de sus caderas se aflojaron y sus rodillas se golpeaban la una contra otra.
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.”
El rey gritó a gran voz que acudieran los encantadores, los caldeos y los adivinos. Y les dijo a los sabios de Babilonia: Cualquiera que lea esta inscripción y me explique su interpretación será vestido de púrpura, tendrá en su cuello un collar de oro y tendrá autoridad como tercero en el reino.
8 But when all those wise men came in, none of them could read the writing, or tell him what it meant.
Entonces todos los sabios del rey entraron, pero no pudieron leer la inscripción, ni mostrar al rey su interpretación.
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.
El rey Belsasar se turbó muchísimo y palideció. Sus dignatarios estaban perplejos.
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.
Pero la reina, motivada por las palabras del rey y de sus dignatarios, entró a la sala del banquete y dijo: ¡Vive para siempre, oh rey! No te turben tus pensamientos, ni palidezca tu semblante.
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.
En tu reino hay un hombre en el cual vive el Espíritu de los ʼelahs santos. En los días de tu padre fueron halladas en él luz, inteligencia y sabiduría, como la sabiduría de los ʼelahs. El rey Nabucodonosor, tu padre, oh rey, lo constituyó jefe de los magos, astrólogos, caldeos y adivinos,
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.”
porque fueron hallados en él un espíritu superior, ciencia y entendimiento para interpretar sueños, descifrar enigmas y resolver dudas, esto es, en Daniel, al cual el rey llamó Beltsasar. Ahora pues, llámese a Daniel, y él te declarará la interpretación.
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.
Entonces Daniel fue llevado ante el rey. Y el rey le preguntó a Daniel: ¿Eres tú aquel Daniel de los hijos de la cautividad de Judá, que mi padre trajo de Judea?
14 I have [also] heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you are very wise and understand many things.
Oí con respecto a ti que el espíritu de los ʼelahs santos está en ti, y que fueron hallados en ti luz, entendimiento y mayor sabiduría.
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.
Ahora, sabios y astrólogos fueron traídos a mi presencia para que leyeran esta inscripción y me dieran su interpretación, pero no pudieron mostrarme la interpretación del asunto.
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.”
Oí con respecto a ti que puedes dar interpretaciones y resolver enigmas. Ahora, si puedes leer la inscripción y darme su interpretación, serás vestido de púrpura, tendrás un collar de oro en tu cuello y tendrás autoridad como tercero en el reino.
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.
Entonces Daniel respondió al rey: ¡Tus obsequios sean para ti y da tus recompensas a otro! Leeré la inscripción al rey y le diré la interpretación.
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.
Oh rey, el ʼElah Altísimo dio el reino, la grandeza, el esplendor y la majestad a tu padre Nabucodonosor.
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.
Por la grandeza que le dio, todos los pueblos, naciones y lenguas temían y temblaban ante él. Al que quería mataba y al que quería concedía vida. Al que quería engrandecía y al que quería humillaba.
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.
Pero cuando su corazón se ensoberbeció y su espíritu se endureció en su orgullo, fue depuesto del trono de su reino y despojado de su esplendor.
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.
Fue apartado de entre los hijos de los hombres, su mente se hizo semejante a la de las bestias y su morada fue con los asnos monteses. Le hicieron comer hierba como a buey y su cuerpo fue mojado con el rocío del cielo hasta que reconoció que el ʼElah Altísimo tiene dominio sobre el reino de los hombres y pone al que le place en él.
22 Now, Belshazzar, you have become the king. You [also] knew all those things, but you have not made yourself humble.
Y tú, su hijo Belsasar, aunque sabías todo esto, no humillaste tu corazón,
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.
sino te exaltaste contra el ʼAdón del cielo. Trajiste los vasos de su Templo delante de ti. Y tú, tus dignatarios, tus esposas y tus concubinas beben vino en ellos. Además de esto, diste alabanza a ʼelahs de plata, oro, bronce, hierro, piedra y madera, los cuales no ven, ni oyen, ni saben. Pero no glorificaste al ʼElah en cuya mano está tu aliento y tus caminos.
24 So God sent that hand to write a message [for you].
Entonces la mano que trazó esta inscripción fue enviada de su presencia.
25 This is the message that it wrote: ‘Mene, mene, tekel, parsin.’
Esta es la inscripción que fue trazada: Mene, Mene, Tekel, Uparsin.
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.
Esta es la interpretación del asunto: Mene: ʼElah contó tu reino y le señaló fin.
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: Fuiste pesado en balanza y fuiste hallado falto.
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.”
Parsin: Tu reino fue roto y dado a los medos y a los persas.
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.
Entonces Belsasar dio órdenes. Vistieron a Daniel de púrpura y [le pusieron] un collar de oro en su cuello. Proclamaron con respecto a él que tenía autoridad y era el tercero en el reino.
30 But that same night [soldiers from Media entered the city and] killed Belshazzar, the King of Babylonia.
Aquella misma noche Belsasar, rey de los caldeos, fue asesinado.
31 Darius, the King of Media, became the King [of Babylonia] when he was 62 years old.
Darío, el medo, tomó el reino a los 72 años de edad.
