Daniel 5
1 El rey Baltasar dio un gran banquete a sus mil príncipes y bebió vino en presencia de los mil.
Belshazzar the king has made a great feast to one thousand of his great men, and before the one thousand he is drinking wine;
2 Y estando ya excitado por el vino mandó Baltasar traer los vasos de oro y de plata que su padre Nabucodonosor había sacado del Templo de Jerusalén, para que bebiesen en ellos el rey y sus grandes, sus mujeres y sus concubinas.
Belshazzar has said—while tasting the wine—to bring in the vessels of gold and of silver that his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, that the king may drink with them, and his great men, his wives, and his concubines.
3 Fueron traídos los vasos de oro sacados del Templo de la Casa de Dios que hubo en Jerusalén; y bebieron en ellas el rey y sus grandes, sus mujeres y sus concubinas.
Then they have brought in the vessels of gold that had been taken out of the temple of the house of God that [is] in Jerusalem, and the king and his great men, his wives and his concubines, have drunk with them;
4 Bebían el vino alabando a los dioses de oro y plata, de bronce, de hierro, de madera y de piedra.
they have drunk wine, and have praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of bronze, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
5 En aquel momento aparecieron los dedos de una mano de hombre, y escribieron en frente del candelabro, sobre la cal de la pared del palacio real; y el rey vio el extremo de la mano que escribía.
In that hour fingers of a man’s hand have come forth, and they are writing in front of the lampstand, on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king is seeing the extremity of the hand that is writing;
6 Entonces el rey mudó de color, le perturbaron sus pensamientos, se le desencajaron las coyunturas de sus caderas y se batían sus rodillas una contra otra.
then the king’s countenance has changed, and his thoughts trouble him, and the joints of his loins are loosed, and his knees are striking against one another.
7 Y gritó el rey en alta voz que hiciesen venir a los adivinos, los caldeos y los astrólogos. Luego tomando el rey la palabra dijo a los sabios de Babilonia: “El que leyere esta escritura y me indicare su interpretación, será vestido de púrpura, (llevará) un collar de oro al cuello, y será el tercero en el gobierno del reino.”
The king calls mightily, to bring up the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king has answered and said to the wise men of Babylon, that, “Any man who reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, he puts on purple, and a bracelet of gold [is] on his neck, and he rules third in the kingdom.”
8 Vinieron entonces todos los sabios del rey, mas no pudieron leer la escritura, ni explicar al rey su significado.
Then all the wise men of the king are coming up, and they are not able to read the writing, and to make known the interpretation to the king;
9 Por eso el rey Baltasar se turbó en sumo grado, mudó de color y sus grandes estaban consternados.
then King Belshazzar is greatly troubled, and his countenance is changing in him, and his great men are perplexed.
10 Entonces la reina, (que oyó) las voces del rey y de sus grandes, entró en la sala del banquete. Y tomando la palabra dijo la reina: “¡Vive para siempre, oh rey! No te conturben tus pensamientos, ni se te mude el color.
The queen, on account of the words of the king and his great men, has come up to the banquet-house. The queen has answered and said, “O king, live for all ages; do not let your thoughts trouble you, nor your countenance be changed:
11 Hay un hombre en tu reino, en el cual reside el espíritu de los santos dioses. Ya en los días de tu padre, se hallaron en él luz e inteligencia y una sabiduría semejante a la sabiduría de los dioses; por lo cual el rey Nabucodonosor tu padre, le constituyó jefe de los magos, de los adivinos, de los caldeos y de los astrólogos.
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 understanding, and wisdom—as the wisdom of the gods—was found in him; and your father King Nebuchadnezzar, chief of the scribes, enchanters, Chaldeans, soothsayers, established him—your father, O king—
12 Porque un espíritu superior, de ciencia e inteligencia, para interpretar sueños, descifrar enigmas, y resolver problemas difíciles se halló en él, en Daniel, a quien el rey puso por nombre Baltasar. Llámese, pues, a Daniel, y él te indicará el sentido.”
because that an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of enigmas, and loosing of knots was found in him, in Daniel, whose name the king made Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and the interpretation he shows.”
13 Fue Daniel llevado a la presencia del rey, el cual tomó la palabra y dijo a Daniel: “¿Eres tú Daniel, uno de los hijos de la cautividad de Judá, a quien el rey mi padre trajo de Judá?
Then Daniel has been caused to come up before the king; the king has answered and said to Daniel, “You are that Daniel who [is] of the sons of the expulsion of Judah, whom my father the king brought in out of Judah?
14 He oído decir de ti que el espíritu de los dioses reside en ti y que se hallan en ti luz y entendimiento y una sabiduría extraordinaria.
And I have heard of you, that the spirit of the gods [is] in you, and light, and understanding, and excellent wisdom have been found in you.
15 Ahora han sido traídos a mi presencia los sabios y los adivinos, para leer esta escritura e indicarme su significado, pero no han podido explicarme el sentido de esta cosa.
And now, caused to come up before me have been the wise men, the enchanters, that they may read this writing, and its interpretation to cause me to know: and they are not able to show the interpretation of the thing:
16 Pero de ti he oído decir que eres capaz de dar interpretaciones y resolver problemas difíciles. Ahora bien, si sabes leer la escritura e indicarme su interpretación, serás vestido de púrpura, (llevarás) un collar de oro al cuello, y serás el tercero en el reino.”
and I have heard of you, that you are able to give interpretations, and to loose knots: now, behold—you are able to read the writing, and its interpretation to cause me to know—purple you put on, and a bracelet of gold [is] on your neck, and you rule third in the kingdom.”
17 Entonces respondió Daniel y dijo delante del rey: “¡Sean para ti tus dones, y da a otro tus recompensas! Yo leeré al rey la escritura y le daré a conocer la interpretación.
Then Daniel has answered and said before the king, “Your gifts be to yourself, and give your fee to another; nevertheless, the writing I read to the king, and the interpretation I cause him to know;
18 El Dios Altísimo, oh rey, dio a Nabucodonosor, tu padre, el reino y la grandeza, la gloria y la majestad.
you, O king, God Most High, a kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and honor, gave to your father Nebuchadnezzar:
19 Y por la grandeza que le concedió, temblaban delante de él y se estremecían todos los pueblos y naciones y lenguas. Mataba a quien le daba la gana, y dejaba vivir a quien quería; ensalzaba al bienquisto, y humillaba a quien deseaba.
and because of the greatness that He gave to him, all peoples, nations, and languages were trembling and fearing before him: whom he willed he was slaying, and whom he willed he was keeping alive, and whom he willed he was raising up, and whom he willed he was making low;
20 Pero cuando su corazón se engrió, y su espíritu se obstinó en la soberbia, fue depuesto del trono de su reino y despojado de su gloria.
and when his heart was high, and his spirit was strong to act proudly, he has been caused to come down from the throne of his kingdom, and his glory they have caused to pass away from him,
21 Fue expulsado de entre los hombres y su corazón se hizo semejante al de las bestias, y habitó con los asnos monteses. Como a los bueyes, le dieron a comer hierba, y su cuerpo fue mojado con el rocío del cielo, hasta que reconoció que el Dios Altísimo es el soberano en el reino de los hombres y que pone sobre él a quien quiere.
and he is driven from the sons of men, and his heart has been like with the beasts, and with the wild donkeys [is] his dwelling; they cause him to eat the herb like oxen, and by the dew of the heavens is his body wet, until he has known that God Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and whom He wills He raises up over it.
22 Y tú, Baltasar, su hijo, aunque sabías todo esto, no has humillado tu corazón,
And you, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though all this you have known;
23 sino que te has levantado contra el Señor del cielo. Han puesto delante de ti los vasos de su Casa, y tú, tus grandes, tus mujeres y tus concubinas estáis bebiendo en ellos; has alabado a dioses de plata y oro, de bronce, de hierro, de madera y de piedra, que no ven ni oyen, y que nada saben; y no has dado gloria al Dios que tiene en su mano tu vida y es dueño de todos tus caminos.
and against the Lord of the heavens you have lifted up yourself; and the vessels of His house they have brought in before you, and you, and your great men, your wives, and your concubines, are drinking wine with them, and gods of silver, and of gold, of bronze, of iron, of wood, and of stone, that are not seeing, nor hearing, nor knowing, you have praised: and the God in whose hand [is] your breath, and all your ways, Him you have not honored.
24 Por eso vino de su parte el extremo de la mano que trazó esta escritura.
Then from before Him is the extremity of the hand sent, and the writing is noted down;
25 He aquí la escritura trazada: Mené, Mené, Tequel, Ufarsin.
and this [is] the writing that is noted down: Numbered, Numbered, Weighed, and Divided.
26 Y esta es su interpretación: Mené: Dios ha contado tu reino y le ha puesto término.
This [is] the interpretation of the thing: Numbered—God has numbered your kingdom, and has finished it.
27 Tequel: has sido pesado en la balanza y hallado falto de peso.
Weighed—You are weighed in the balances, and have been found lacking.
28 Perés: dividido ha sido tu reino y dado a los medos y persas.”
Divided—Your kingdom is divided, and it has been given to the Medes and Persians.”
29 Mandó entonces Baltasar, y vistieron a Daniel de púrpura, le pusieron al cuello un collar de oro y se pregonó que él sería el tercero en el gobierno del reino.
Then Belshazzar has spoken, and they have clothed Daniel with purple, and a bracelet of gold [is] on his neck, and they have proclaimed concerning him that he is the third ruler in the kingdom.
30 Aquella misma noche fue muerto Baltasar, rey de los caldeos,
In that night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans is slain,
31 y recibió el reino Darío el medo, que tenía unos sesenta y dos años de edad.
and Darius the Mede has received the kingdom when a son of sixty-two years.
