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
King Belshazzar made a great feast to a thousand of his princes, and dranke wine before the thousand.
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
And Belshazzar whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring him the golden and siluer vessels, which his father Nebuchad-nezzar had brought from the Temple in Ierusalem, that the King and his princes, his wiues, and his concubines might drinke therein.
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
Then were brought the golden vessels, that were taken out of the Temple of the Lords house at Ierusalem, and the King and his princes, his wiues and his concubines dranke in them.
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
They drunke wine and praysed the gods of golde, and of siluer, of brasse, of yron, of wood and of 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 the same houre appeared fingers of a mans hand, which wrote ouer against the candlesticke vpon the plaister of the wall of ye Kings palace, and the King sawe the palme of the hand that wrote.
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
Then the Kings countenance was changed, and his thoughtes troubled him, so that the ioynts of his loynes were loosed, and his knees smote one against the other.
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
Wherefore the King cryed loude, that they should bring the astrologians, the Caldeans and the soothsayers. And the King spake, and sayd to the wise men of Babel, Whosoeuer can reade this writing, and declare me the interpretation thereof, shalbe clothed with purple, and shall haue a chaine of golde about his necke, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdome.
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
Then came all the Kings wise men, but they could neither reade the writing, nor shewe the King the interpretation.
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 was King Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his princes were astonied.
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
Now the Queene by reason of the talke of the King, and his princes came into the banket house, and the Queene spake, and sayd, O King, liue for euer: let not thy thoughtes trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed.
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 thy kingdome, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods, and in the dayes of thy father light and vnderstanding and wisdome like the wisdome of the gods, was found in him: whom the King Nebuchad-nezzar thy father, the King, I say, thy father, made chiefe of the enchanters, astrologians, Caldeans, and soothsayers,
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
Because a more excellent spirit, and knowledge, and vnderstanding (for hee did expound dreames, and declare hard sentences, and dissolued doubtes) were founde in him, euen in Daniel, whome the King named Belteshazzar: nowe let Daniel be called, and hee will declare 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
Then was Daniel brought before the King, and the King spake and sayd vnto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captiuitie of Iudah, whom my father the King brought out of Iewrie?
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
Now I haue heard of thee, that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and that light and vnderstanding and excellent wisdome is found in thee.
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 therefore, wisemen and astrologians haue bene brought before me, that they should reade this writing, and shewe me the interpretation thereof: but they could not declare the interpretation of the thing.
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
Then heard I of thee, that thou couldest shewe interpretations, and dissolue doutes: nowe if thou canst reade the writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and shalt haue a chaine of golde about thy necke, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdome.
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
Then Daniel answered, and sayd before the King, Keepe thy rewards to thy selfe, and giue thy giftes to another: yet I will reade the writing vnto the King, and shew him the interpretation.
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
O King, heare thou, The most high God gaue vnto Nebuchad-nezzar thy father a kingdome, and maiestie, and honour and glory.
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
And for the maiestie that he gaue him, all people, nations, and languages trembled, and feared before him: he put to death whom he would: he smote whome he would: whome he would he set vp, and whome he would he put downe.
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 was puft vp, and his minde hardened in pride, hee was deposed from his kingly throne, and they tooke his honour 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
And hee was driuen from the sonnes of men, and his heart was made like the beastes, and his dwelling was with the wilde asses: they fed him with grasse like oxen, and his body was wet with the dewe of the heauen, till he knewe, that the most high God bare rule ouer the kingdome of men, and that he appointeth ouer it, whomsoeuer he pleaseth.
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
And thou his sonne, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all these things,
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
But hast lift thy selfe vp against the Lord of heauen, and they haue brought the vessels of his House before thee, and thou and thy princes, thy wiues and thy concubines haue drunke wine in them, and thou hast praysed the gods of siluer and golde, of brasse, yron, wood and stone, which neither see, neither heare, nor vnderstand: and the God in whose hand thy breath is and all thy wayes, him hast thou not glorified.
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
Then was the palme of the hand sent from him, and hath written this writing.
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
And this is the writing that he hath written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL UPHARSIN.
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
This is the interpretation of the thing, MENE, God hath nombred thy kingdome, and hath finished it.
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, thou art wayed in the balance, and art found too light.
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, thy kingdome is deuided, and giuen 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 at the commandement of Belshazzar they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chaine of golde about his necke, and made a proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdome.
30 カルデヤ人の王ベルシヤザルはその夜の中に殺され
The same night was Belshazzar the King of the Caldeans slaine.
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 of the Medes tooke the kingdome, being threescore and two yeere olde.
