Daniel 5
1 Kong Belsassar gjorde eit stort gjestebod for dei tusund stormennerne sine og heldt drykkjelag med dei tusund.
Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, drinking wine before the thousand.
2 Då dei hadde fenge smak på vinen, baud Belsassar at dei skulde bera fram dei gullkjeraldi og sylvkjeraldi som Nebukadnessar, far hans, hadde teke or templet i Jerusalem; or deim skulde so kongen og stormennerne hans, konorne og fylgjekonorne hans drikka.
Belshazzar, while he was overcome with wine, gave orders for them to put before him the gold and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar, his father, had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem; so that the king and his lords, his wives and his other women, might take their drink from them.
3 Dei bar då fram dei gullkjeraldi som var tekne or templet i Guds hus i Jerusalem; og kongen og stormennerne hans, konorne og fylgjekonorne hans, drakk or deim.
Then they took in the gold and silver vessels which had been in the Temple of the house of God at Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives and his other women, took wine from them.
4 Dei drakk vin og prisa gudarne sine av gull og sylv, av kopar og jarn og tre og stein.
They took their wine and gave praise to the gods of gold and silver, of brass and iron and wood and stone.
5 Då synte det seg i same stundi fingrar som av ei mannehand, som skreiv på den kvitkalka veggen i kongshalli, midt imot ljosestaken; og kongen såg handi som skreiv.
In that very hour the fingers of a man's hand were seen, writing opposite the support for the light on the white wall of the king's house, and the king saw the part of the hand which was writing.
6 Då skifte kongen liter, og tankarne skræmde honom, og han veikna i mjødmarne, og knei hans slo imot einannan.
Then the colour went from the king's face, and he was troubled by his thoughts; strength went from his body, and his knees were shaking.
7 Og kongen ropa med høg røyst, og baud at dei skulde henta manarane og kaldæarane og stjernetydarane. Og kongen sagde so til dei vise i Babel: «Kven det er som kann lesa denne skrifti og gjeva meg uttydingi på henne, han skal verta klædd i purpur, ei gullkjeda skal han få um halsen, og verta den tridje mannen i riket.»
The king, crying out with a loud voice, said that the users of secret arts, the Chaldaeans, and the readers of signs, were to be sent for. The king made answer and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever is able to make out this writing, and make clear to me the sense of it, will be clothed in purple and have a chain of gold round his neck, and will be a ruler of high authority in the kingdom.
8 Då kom alle kongens vismenner til stades, men dei kunde ikkje lesa skrifti eller segja kongen kva ho tydde.
Then all the king's wise men came in: but they were not able to make out the writing or give the sense of it to the king.
9 Då vart kong Belsassar øgjeleg forfærd, og skifte liter, og stormennerne hans stod forstøkte.
Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled and the colour went from his face, and his lords were at a loss.
10 Men då talen åt kongen og stormennerne hans kom for øyro åt dronningi, gjekk ho til gildehalli; der tok dronningi til ords og sagde: «Kongen live æveleg! Lat ikkje tankarne skræma deg, og ikkje skal du skifta liter.
The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the house of the feast: the queen made answer and said, O King, have life for ever; do not be troubled by your thoughts or let the colour go from your face:
11 I riket ditt finst ein mann som anden åt heilage gudar er i. I dagarne åt far din synte det seg at han åtte både upplysning og klokskap og visdom som visdom hjå gudar; og far din, kong Nebukadnessar, sette honom til hovding yver runemeistrarne, manararne, kaldæarane og stjernetydarane; ja, dette gjorde far din, kongen,
There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, light and reason like the wisdom of the gods were seen in him: and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, made him master of the wonder-workers, and the users of secret arts, and the Chaldaeans, and the readers of signs;
12 etter di det hjå honom var ei makelaus ånd og kunnskap og skyn, og dugleik til å tyda draumar og gjeta gåter og greida vande flokar, hjå denne Daniel, som kongen hadde gjeve namnet Beltsassar. Send difor bod etter Daniel! So gjev nok han deg uttydingi».
Because a most special spirit, and knowledge and reason and the power of reading dreams and unfolding dark sayings and answering hard questions, were seen to be in him, even in Daniel (named Belteshazzar by the king): now let Daniel be sent for, and he will make clear the sense of the writing.
13 Då so Daniel var henta til kongen, tok kongen til ords og sagde til Daniel: «Du er fulla Daniel, ein av dei jødiske fangarne som far min, kongen, førde hit frå Juda?
Then they took Daniel in before the king; the king made answer and said to Daniel, So you are that Daniel, of the prisoners of Judah, whom my father took out of Judah.
14 Eg hev høyrt folk segja um deg at anden åt gudar er i deg, og at det hev synt seg at du eig upplysning og skyn og makelaus visdom.
And I have had news of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and reason and special wisdom have been seen in you.
15 No er det so at dei vise og manararne hev vorte henta hit til meg til å lesa denne skrifti og segja meg uttydingi på henne; men dei kunde ikkje gjeva meg nokor uttyding.
And now the wise men, the users of secret arts, have been sent in before me for the purpose of reading this writing and making clear to me the sense of it: but they are not able to make clear the sense of the thing:
16 Men um deg hev eg høyrt at du kann gjeva uttydingar og greida vande flokar. Kann du no lesa denne skrifti og segja meg uttydingi på henne, so skal du verta klædd i purpur, og få ei gullkjeda um halsen din, og du skal verta tridje mannen i riket.»
And I have had news of you, that you have the power of making things clear, and of answering hard questions: now if you are able to make out the writing and give me the sense of it, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain round your neck and be a ruler of high authority in the kingdom.
17 Då svara Daniel og sagde til kongen: «Gåvorne dine kann du sjølv hava eller gjeva deim til ein annan; deim forutan skal eg lesa skrifti for kongen og segja honom uttydingi:
Then Daniel made answer and said to the king, Keep your offerings for yourself, and give your rewards to another; but I, after reading the writing to the king, will give him the sense of it.
18 Til Nebukadnessar, far din, konge, gav Gud den høgste kongemagt, stordom, æra og herlegdom;
As for you, O King, the Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar, your father, the kingdom and great power and glory and honour:
19 og for den stordomen skuld som han hadde gjeve honom, skalv alle folk og ætter og tungemål for honom og ræddast. Kven han vilde, drap han, og kven han vilde, let han liva; kven han vilde, gjorde han stor, og kven han vilde, gjorde han liten.
And because of the great power he gave him, all peoples and nations and languages were shaking in fear before him: some he put to death and others he kept living, at his pleasure, lifting up some and putting others down as it pleased him.
20 Men då han ovmoda seg i hjarta sitt, og åndi hans vart stolt og stormodig, vart han støytt ifrå kongsstolen sin, og æra hans vart frå honom teki.
But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became hard with pride, he was put down from his place as king, and they took his glory from him:
21 Han vart utstøytt frå menneski, og hjarta hans vart som hjarta hjå eit dyr, og han laut bu millom villasen og eta gras som uksarne, og av doggi frå himmelen vart kroppen hans vætt, til dess han sanna at Gud den høgste råder yver mannariket og set yver det kven han vil.
And he was sent out from among the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts', and he was living with the asses of the fields; he had grass for his food like the oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he was certain that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and gives power over it to anyone at his pleasure.
22 Men du, Belsassar, son hans, som hev visst alt dette, hev endå ikkje gjort hjarta ditt audmjukt,
And you, his son, O Belshazzar, have not kept your heart free from pride, though you had knowledge of all this;
23 men ovmoda deg mot Herren i himmelen og late folk bera fram for deg kjeraldi frå huset hans; og du og stormennerne dine, konorne og fylgjekonorne dine, hev drukke vin or deim, og du hev prisa dine gudar av sylv og gull, av kopar, jarn, tre og stein, som korkje ser eller høyrer eller veit noko. Men den Gud som hev åndi di og alle dine vegar i sitt vald, honom hev du ikkje æra.
But you have been lifting yourself up against the Lord of heaven, and they have put the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your women, have taken wine in them; and you have given praise to gods of silver and gold, of brass and iron and wood and stone, who are without the power of seeing or hearing, and without knowledge: and to the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways, you have not given glory;
24 Difor hev no denne handi vorte send frå honom, og denne skrifti rita.
Then the part of the hand was sent out from before him, and this writing was recorded.
25 Og so lyder den skrifti som her er rita: Mené, mené, tekél, ufarsin.
And this is the writing which was recorded, Mene, tekel, peres.
26 Og dette er uttydingi på ordi: Mené, det tyder: Gud hev talt dagarne åt riket ditt og gjort ende på det.
This is the sense of the words: Mene; your kingdom has been numbered by God and ended.
27 Tekél, det tyder: du er vegen på ei vegt og funnen for lett.
Tekel; you have been put in the scales and seen to be under weight.
28 Perés, det tyder: riket ditt er sundbytt og gjeve åt medarar og persarar.»
Peres; your kingdom has been cut up and given to the Medes and Persians.
29 Då baud Belsassar, og dei klædde Daniel i purpur, og hengde ei gullkjeda um halsen hans, og ropa ut um honom at han skulde vera tridje mannen i riket.
Then, by the order of Belshazzar, they put a purple robe on Daniel, and a gold chain round his neck, and a public statement was made that he was to be a ruler of high authority in the kingdom.
30 Same natti vart Belsassar, kaldæarkongen, drepen.
That very night Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldaeans, was put to death.
31 Og Darius frå Media tok imot riket då han var tvo og seksti år gamall.
And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being then about sixty-two years old.
