ダニエル書 5
1 ベルシヤザル王その大臣一千人のために酒宴を設けその一千人の者の前に酒を飮たりしが
Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.
2 酒の進むにいたりてベルシヤザルはその父ネブカデネザルがヱルサレムの宮より取きたりし金銀の器を携へいたれと命ぜり是王とその大臣および王の妻妾等みな之をもて酒を飮んとてなりき
Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
3 是をもてそのヱルサレムなる神の宮の内院より取たりし金の器を携へいたりければ王とその大臣および王の妻妾等これをもて飮めり
Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
4 すなはち彼らは酒をのみて金銀銅鐵木石などの神を讃たたへたりしが
As they drank the wine, they praised their gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.
5 その時に人の手の指あらはれて燭臺と相對する王の宮の粉壁に物書り王その物書る手の末を見たり
At that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. As the king watched the hand that was writing,
6 是において王の愉快なる顔色は變りその心は思ひなやみて安からず腿の關節はゆるみ膝はあひ撃り
his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
7 王すなはち大聲に呼はりて法術士カルデヤ人卜筮師等を召きたらしめ而して王バビロンの智者等に告て言ふこの文字を讀みその解明を我に示す者には紫の衣を衣せ頸に金の鏈をかけさせて之を國の第三の牧伯となさんと
The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
8 王の智者等は皆きたりしかどもその文字を讀こと能はずまたその解明を王にしめすこと能はざりければ
So all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him.
9 ベルシヤザル王おほいに思ひなやみてその顔色を失へりその大臣等もまた驚き懼れたり
Then King Belshazzar became even more terrified, his face grew even more pale, and his nobles were bewildered.
10 時に大后王と大臣等の言を聞てその酒宴の室にいりきたり大后すなはち陳て言ふ願くは王長壽かれ汝心に思ひなやむ勿れまた顔色を失ふにおよばず
Hearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow pale.
11 汝の國に聖神の霊のやどれる一箇の人あり汝の父の代に彼聰明了知および神の智慧のごとき智慧あることを顯せり汝の父ネブカデネザル王すなはち汝の父の王彼を立てて博士法術士カルデヤ人卜筮師等の長となせり
There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,
12 彼はダニエルといへる者なるが王これにベルテシヤザルといふ名を與へたり彼は心の殊勝たる者にて了知あり知識ありて能く夢を解き隠語を解き難問を解くなり然ばダニエルを召されよ彼その解明をしめさんと
did this because Daniel, the one he named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, as well as knowledge, understanding, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Summon Daniel, therefore, and he will give you the interpretation.”
13 是においてダニエル召れて王の前に至りければ王ダニエルに語りて言ふ汝は吾父の王がユダより曳きたりしユダの俘囚人なるそのダニエルなるか
So Daniel was brought before the king, who asked him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?
14 我聞になんぢの裏には神の霊やどりをりて汝は聰明了知および非凡の智慧ありと云ふ
I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you have insight, intelligence, and extraordinary wisdom.
15 我智者法術士等を吾前に召よせてこの文字を讀しめその解明を我にしめさせんと爲たれども彼らはこの事の解明を我にしめすことを得ず
Now the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this inscription and interpret it for me, but they could not give its interpretation.
16 我聞に汝は能く物事の解明をなしかつ難問を解くと云ふ然ば汝もし能くこの文字を讀みその解明を我に示さば汝に紫の衣を衣せ金の索を汝の頸にかけさせて汝をこの國の第三の牧伯となさんと
But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
17 ダニエルこたへて王に言けるは汝の賜物は汝みづからこれを取り汝の饒物はこれを他の人に與へたまへ然ながら我は王のためにその文字を讀みその解明をこれに知せたてまつらん
In response, Daniel said to the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him.
18 王よ至高神汝の父ネブカデネザルに國と權勢と榮光と尊貴を賜へり
As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.
19 彼に權勢を賜ひしによりて諸民諸族諸音みな彼の前に慄き畏れたり彼はその欲する者を殺しその欲する者を活しその欲する者を上げその欲する者を下ししなり
Because of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom he wished.
20 而して彼心に高ぶり氣を剛愎にして驕りしかばその國の位をすべりてその尊貴を失ひ
But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.
21 逐れて世の人と離れその心は獣のごとくに成りその住所は野馬の中にあり牛のごとくに草を食ひてその身は天よりの露に濡たり是のごとくにして終に彼は至高神の人間の國を治めてその意のままに人を立たまふといふことをしるにいたれり
He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes.
22 ベルシヤザルよ汝は彼の子にして此事を盡く知るといへども猶その心を卑くせず
But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.
23 却つて天の主にむかひて自ら高ぶりその家の器皿を汝の前に持きたらしめて汝と汝の大臣と汝の妻妾等それをもて酒を飮み而して汝は見ことも聞ことも知こともあらぬ金銀銅鐵木石の神を讃頌ふることを爲し汝の生命をその手に握り汝の一切の道を主どりたまふ神を崇むることをせず
Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.
24 是をもて彼の前よりこの手の末いできたりてこの文字を書るなり
Therefore He sent the hand that wrote the inscription.
25 その書る文字は是のごとしメネ、メネ、テケル、ウバルシン
Now this is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN.
26 その言の解明は是のごとしメネ(數へたり)は神汝の治世を數へてこれをその終に至らせしを謂なり
And this is the interpretation of the message: MENE means that God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.
27 テケル(秤れり)は汝が權衡にて秤られて汝の重の足らざることの顯れたるを謂なり
TEKEL means that you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.
28 ペレス(分たれたり)は汝の國の分たれてメデアとペルシヤに與へらるるを謂なり
PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
29 是においてベルシヤザル命を降してダニエルに紫の衣を着せしめ金の鏈をこれが頸にかけさせて彼は國の第三の牧伯なりと布告せり
Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
30 カルデヤ人の王ベルシヤザルはその夜の中に殺され
That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,
31 メデア人ダリヨスその國を獲たり此時ダリヨスは六十二歳なりき
and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.
