< Даниил 5 >

1 Валтасар царь сделал большое пиршество для тысячи вельмож своих и перед глазами тысячи пил вино.
[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.
2 Вкусив вина, Валтасар приказал принести золотые и серебряные сосуды, которые Навуходоносор, отец его, вынес из храма Иерусалимского, чтобы пить из них царю, вельможам его, женам его и наложницам его.
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].
3 Тогда принесли золотые сосуды, которые взяты были из святилища дома Божия в Иерусалиме; и пили из них царь и вельможи его, жены его и наложницы его.
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.
4 Пили вино, и славили богов золотых и серебряных, медных, железных, деревянных и каменных.
They drank to praise/honor their idols that were made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and [even] wood and stone.
5 В тот самый час вышли персты руки человеческой и писали против лампады на извести стены чертога царского, и царь видел кисть руки, которая писала.
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.
6 Тогда царь изменился в лице своем; мысли его смутили его, связи чресл его ослабели, и колени его стали биться одно о другое.
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.
7 Сильно закричал царь, чтобы привели обаятелей, Халдеев и гадателей. Царь начал говорить, и сказал мудрецам Вавилонским: кто прочитает это написанное и объяснит мне значение его, тот будет облечен в багряницу, и золотая цепь будет на шее у него, и третьим властелином будет в царстве.
[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.”
8 И вошли все мудрецы царя, но не могли прочитать написанного и объяснить царю значения его.
But when all those wise men came in, none of them could read the writing, or tell him what it meant.
9 Царь Валтасар чрезвычайно встревожился, и вид лица его изменился на нем, и вельможи его смутились.
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.
10 Царица же, по поводу слов царя и вельмож его, вошла в палату пиршества; начала говорить царица и сказала: царь, вовеки живи! да не смущают тебя мысли твои, и да не изменяется вид лица твоего!
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.
11 Есть в царстве твоем муж, в котором дух святого Бога; во дни отца твоего найдены были в нем свет, разум и мудрость, подобная мудрости богов, и царь Навуходоносор, отец твой, поставил его главою тайноведцев, обаятелей, Халдеев и гадателей, - сам отец твой, царь,
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.
12 потому что в нем, в Данииле, которого царь переименовал Валтасаром, оказались высокий дух, ведение и разум, способный изъяснять сны, толковать загадочное и разрешать узлы. Итак пусть призовут Даниила и он объяснит значение.
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.”
13 Тогда введен был Даниил пред царя, и царь начал речь и сказал Даниилу: ты ли Даниил, один из пленных сынов Иудейских, которых отец мой, царь, привел из Иудеи?
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.
14 Я слышал о тебе, что дух Божий в тебе и свет, и разум, и высокая мудрость найдена в тебе.
I have [also] heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you are very wise and understand many things.
15 Вот, приведены были ко мне мудрецы и обаятели, чтобы прочитать это написанное и объяснить мне значение его; но они не могли объяснить мне этого.
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.
16 А о тебе я слышал, что ты можешь объяснять значение и разрешать узлы; итак, если можешь прочитать это написанное и объяснить мне значение его, то облечен будешь в багряницу, и золотая цепь будет на шее твоей, и третьим властелином будешь в царстве.
[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.”
17 Тогда отвечал Даниил, и сказал царю: дары твои пусть останутся у тебя, и почести отдай другому; а написанное я прочитаю царю и значение объясню ему.
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.
18 Царь! Всевышний Бог даровал отцу твоему Навуходоносору царство, величие, честь и славу.
(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.
19 Пред величием, которое Он дал ему, все народы, племена и языки трепетали и страшились его: кого хотел, он убивал, и кого хотел, оставлял в живых; кого хотел, возвышал, и кого хотел, унижал.
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.
20 Но когда сердце его надмилось и дух его ожесточился до дерзости, он был свержен с царского престола своего и лишен славы своей,
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.
21 и отлучен был от сынов человеческих, и сердце его уподобилось звериному, и жил он с дикими ослами; кормили его травою, как вола, и тело его орошаемо было небесною росою, доколе он познал, что над царством человеческим владычествует Всевышний Бог и поставляет над ним, кого хочет.
[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.
22 И ты, сын его Валтасар, не смирил сердца твоего, хотя знал все это,
Now, Belshazzar, you have become the king. You [also] knew all those things, but you have not made yourself humble.
23 но вознесся против Господа небес, и сосуды дома Его принесли к тебе, и ты и вельможи твои, жены твои и наложницы твои пили из них вино, и ты славил богов серебряных и золотых, медных, железных, деревянных и каменных, которые ни видят, ни слышат, ни разумеют; а Бога, в руке Которого дыхание твое и у Которого все пути твои, ты не прославил.
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.
24 За это и послана от Него кисть руки, и начертано это писание.
So God sent that hand to write a message [for you].
25 И вот что начертано: мене, мене, текел, упарсин.
This is the message that it wrote: ‘Mene, mene, tekel, parsin.’
26 Вот и значение слов: мене - исчислил Бог царство твое и положил конец ему;
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.
27 Текел - ты взвешен на весах и найден очень легким;
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].
28 Перес - разделено царство твое и дано Мидянам и Персам.
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.”
29 Тогда по повелению Валтасара облекли Даниила в багряницу и возложили золотую цепь на шею его, и провозгласили его третьим властелином в царстве.
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.
30 В ту же самую ночь Валтасар, царь Халдейский, был убит,
But that same night [soldiers from Media entered the city and] killed Belshazzar, the King of Babylonia.
31 и Дарий Мидянин принял царство, будучи шестидесяти двух лет.
Darius, the King of Media, became the King [of Babylonia] when he was 62 years old.

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