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.
Kral Belşassar soylu adamlarından bin kişiye büyük bir şölen verdi, onlarla şarap içti.
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].
Şarabını keyifle içerken, atası Nebukadnessar'ın Yeruşalim'deki tapınaktan çıkarıp getirdiği altın ve gümüş kapların getirilmesini buyurdu. Öyle ki, kendisi, karıları, cariyeleri, soylu adamları onlarla içsinler.
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.
Böylece Tanrı'nın Yeruşalim'deki tapınağından alınan altın kaplar getirildi; kral, karıları, cariyeleri, soylu adamları onlarla içtiler.
4 They drank to praise/honor their idols that were made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and [even] wood and stone.
Şaraplarını içerken altından, gümüşten, tunçtan, demirden, ağaçtan, taştan ilahları övdüler.
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.
Ansızın bir insan elinin parmakları belirdi, kandilliğin yanındaki saray duvarının sıvası üzerine yazmaya başladı. Kral yazan eli gördü,
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.
aklından geçenler onu ürküttü, benzi soldu; eli ayağı tutmaz oldu, dizlerinin bağı çözüldü.
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.”
Yüksek sesle Babil'in bilgelerini –falcılarla yıldızbilimcileri– çağırttı. Onlara, “Bu yazıyı kim okuyup ne anlama geldiğini bana açıklarsa, kendisine mor giysi giydirilip boynuna altın zincir takılacak ve ülkede üçüncü önder olacak” dedi.
8 But when all those wise men came in, none of them could read the writing, or tell him what it meant.
Kralın bütün bilgeleri geldiyse de yazıyı kimse okuyamadı, ne anlama geldiğini de açıklayamadı.
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.
Bu yüzden Kral Belşassar daha da korktu, benzi büsbütün soldu. Soylu adamlarıysa şaşkındı.
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.
Kralla soyluların seslerini duyan kraliçe şölen salonuna geldi. “Çok yaşa, ey kral!” dedi, “Aklından geçenler seni ürkütmesin, benzin solmasın!
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.
Ülkende kendisinde kutsal ilahların ruhu bulunan biri var. Atan Kral Nebukadnessar'ın döneminde kavrayışa, sağduyuya, ilahlara özgü bilgeliğe sahip olmakla tanınırdı. Atan Kral Nebukadnessar onu sihirbazların, yıldızbilimcilerin, falcıların başkanlığına atadı.
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.”
Kralın Belteşassar diye çağırdığı Daniel olağanüstü bir ruha, bilgiye, sağduyuya sahiptir. Üstelik düşleri yorumlama, bilmeceleri çözme, gizemleri açıklama yeteneği de vardır. Daniel'i çağırt, yazının ne anlama geldiğini o sana söyleyecektir.”
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.
Böylece Daniel'i kralın önüne getirdiler. Kral, “Kral atamın Yahuda'dan getirdiği, Yahuda sürgünlerinden Daniel sen misin?” diye sordu,
14 I have [also] heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you are very wise and understand many things.
“Sende ilahların ruhu bulunduğunu, kavrayış, sağduyu ve olağanüstü bilgelikle donanmış olduğunu duydum.
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.
Bu yazıyı okuyup ne anlama geldiğini söylemeleri için bilgelerle falcıları çağırttım. Ama ne anlama geldiğini açıklayamadılar.
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.”
Senin yorum yapabildiğini, gizemleri açıklayabildiğini duydum. Bu yazıyı okur, ne anlama geldiğini açıklayabilirsen, sana mor giysi giydirilip boynuna altın zincir takılacak; ülkede üçüncü önder olacaksın.”
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.
Daniel, “Armağanların senin olsun, ödüllerini de bir başkasına ver” diye karşılık verdi, “Ama ben yine de yazıyı okuyup ne anlama geldiğini sana açıklayacağım.
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.
“Ey kral, Yüce Tanrı atan Nebukadnessar'a krallığı, büyüklüğü, yüceliği, görkemi verdi.
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.
Tanrı'nın sağladığı büyüklük yüzünden bütün halklar, uluslar, her dilden insan ondan korkup titredi. Dilediğini öldürür, dilediğini yaşatırdı; dilediğini yüceltir, dilediğini alçaltırdı.
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.
Ne var ki, gurura kapılıp saygısızlıkta direnince krallık tahtından indirildi, yüceliği kendisinden alındı.
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.
İnsanlar arasından kovuldu ve ona hayvan yüreği verildi. Yüce Tanrı'nın insanların krallığı üzerinde egemenlik sürdüğünü, onu dilediği kişiye verdiğini anlayıncaya dek yaban eşekleri arasında yaşadı, öküz gibi otla beslendi, bedeni göğün çiyiyle ıslandı.
22 Now, Belshazzar, you have become the king. You [also] knew all those things, but you have not made yourself humble.
“Ama ey sen, onun torunu Belşassar, bunların hepsini bildiğin halde alçakgönüllülüğü benimsemedin.
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.
Bunun yerine göğün Rabbi'ne karşı kendini yükselttin. O'nun tapınağından aldıkları kapları sana getirdiler. Sen, karıların, cariyelerin, soylu adamların onlarla şarap içtiniz. Görmeyen, duymayan, anlamayan altından, gümüşten, tunçtan, demirden, ağaçtan, taştan ilahları övdün. Soluğunu elinde tutan, bütün yollarını gözeten Tanrı'yı ise yüceltmedin.
24 So God sent that hand to write a message [for you].
Bu yüzden Tanrı o yazıyı yazan eli gönderdi.
25 This is the message that it wrote: ‘Mene, mene, tekel, parsin.’
“Yazılan yazı şudur: MENE, MENE, TEKEL ve PARSİN.
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.
“Bu sözcüklerin anlamı şudur: MENE: Tanrı senin krallığının günlerini saydı ve ona son verdi.
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: Terazide tartıldın ve eksik bulundun.
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: Krallığın ikiye bölünerek Medler'le Persler'e verildi.”
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.
Belşassar'ın buyruğu üzerine Daniel'e mor giysi giydirilip boynuna altın zincir takıldı ve ülkede üçüncü önder ilan edildi.
30 But that same night [soldiers from Media entered the city and] killed Belshazzar, the King of Babylonia.
Kildan Kralı Belşassar o gece öldürüldü.
31 Darius, the King of Media, became the King [of Babylonia] when he was 62 years old.
Altmış iki yaşında olan Medli Darius krallığı eline geçirdi.
