Daniel 5
1 El rey Belsasar hizo un gran banquete a mil de sus señores, y bebió vino ante los mil.
Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, drinking wine before the thousand.
2 Belsasar, mientras probaba el vino, mandó que le trajeran los vasos de oro y de plata que Nabucodonosor, su padre, había sacado del templo que estaba en Jerusalén, para que el rey y sus señores, sus mujeres y sus concubinas bebieran de ellos.
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 Entonces trajeron los vasos de oro que habían sido sacados del templo de la casa de Dios que estaba en Jerusalén, y el rey y sus señores, sus esposas y sus concubinas, bebieron de ellos.
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 Bebieron vino y alabaron a los dioses de oro, de plata, de bronce, de hierro, de madera y de piedra.
They took their wine and gave praise to the gods of gold and silver, of brass and iron and wood and stone.
5 En esa misma hora, los dedos de la mano de un hombre salieron y escribieron cerca del candelabro en el yeso de la pared del palacio del rey. El rey vio la parte de la mano que escribía.
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 Entonces el rostro del rey se transformó en él, y sus pensamientos lo turbaron; y las articulaciones de sus muslos se aflojaron, y sus rodillas se golpearon una contra otra.
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 El rey pidió a gritos que trajeran a los encantadores, a los caldeos y a los adivinos. El rey habló y dijo a los sabios de Babilonia: “El que lea esta escritura y me muestre su interpretación será vestido de púrpura y tendrá una cadena de oro al cuello, y será el tercer gobernante del reino.”
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 Entonces entraron todos los sabios del rey, pero no supieron leer la escritura ni pudieron dar a conocer al rey la interpretación.
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 Entonces el rey Belsasar se turbó en gran manera, y su rostro se transformó en él, y sus señores quedaron perplejos.
Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled and the colour went from his face, and his lords were at a loss.
10 La reina, a causa de las palabras del rey y de sus señores, entró en la casa del banquete. La reina habló y dijo: “Oh rey, vive para siempre; no permitas que tus pensamientos te perturben, ni que tu rostro se altere.
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 Hay un hombre en tu reino en el que está el espíritu de los dioses santos; y en los días de tu padre se hallaron en él luz, entendimiento y sabiduría, como la sabiduría de los dioses. El rey Nabucodonosor, tu padre — sí, el rey, tu padre — lo hizo maestro de los magos, encantadores, caldeos y adivinos,
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 porque se halló un espíritu excelente, conocimiento, entendimiento, interpretación de sueños, demostración de sentencias oscuras y disolución de dudas en el mismo Daniel, a quien el rey llamó Beltsasar. Que se llame a Daniel, y él mostrará la interpretación”.
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 Entonces Daniel fue llevado ante el rey. El rey habló y dijo a Daniel: “¿Eres tú ese Daniel de los hijos de la cautividad de Judá, que el rey mi padre sacó de Judá?
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 He oído decir de ti que el espíritu de los dioses está en ti y que se encuentran en ti luz, entendimiento y excelente sabiduría.
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 Ahora bien, los sabios, los encantadores, han sido traídos ante mí para que lean esta escritura y me den a conocer su interpretación; pero no han podido mostrar la interpretación del asunto.
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 Pero he oído hablar de ti, que puedes dar interpretaciones y disipar dudas. Ahora bien, si puedes leer la escritura y darme a conocer su interpretación, serás vestido de púrpura y tendrás un collar de oro alrededor de tu cuello, y serás el tercer gobernante del reino.”
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 Entonces Daniel respondió ante el rey: “Deja que tus regalos sean para ti, y da tus recompensas a otro. Sin embargo, yo leeré la escritura al rey, y le daré a conocer la interpretación.
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 “A ti, rey, el Dios Altísimo te dio a Nabucodonosor, tu padre, el reino, la grandeza, la gloria y la majestad.
As for you, O King, the Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar, your father, the kingdom and great power and glory and honour:
19 A causa de la grandeza que le dio, todos los pueblos, naciones y lenguas temieron y temblaron ante él. Mató a quien quiso, y mantuvo con vida a quien quiso. Levantó a quien quiso, y abatió a quien quiso.
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 Pero cuando su corazón se enalteció y su espíritu se endureció para actuar con soberbia, fue depuesto de su trono real y le quitaron su gloria.
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 Fue expulsado de los hijos de los hombres, y su corazón se hizo como el de los animales, y su morada fue con los asnos salvajes. Fue alimentado con hierba como los bueyes, y su cuerpo fue mojado con el rocío del cielo, hasta que supo que el Dios Altísimo gobierna en el reino de los hombres, y que pone sobre él a quien quiere.
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 “Tú, hijo suyo, Belsasar, no has humillado tu corazón, aunque sabías todo esto,
And you, his son, O Belshazzar, have not kept your heart free from pride, though you had knowledge of all this;
23 sino que te has levantado contra el Señor del cielo; y han traído ante ti los vasos de su casa, y tú y tus señores, tus esposas y tus concubinas habéis bebido vino de ellos. Has alabado a los dioses de la plata y del oro, del bronce, del hierro, de la madera y de la piedra, que no ven, ni oyen, ni saben; y no has glorificado al Dios en cuya mano está tu aliento, y cuyos son todos tus caminos.
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 Entonces la parte de la mano fue enviada de delante de él, y se inscribió esta escritura.
Then the part of the hand was sent out from before him, and this writing was recorded.
25 “Esta es la escritura que estaba inscrita: ‘MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN’.
And this is the writing which was recorded, Mene, tekel, peres.
26 “Esta es la interpretación de la cosa: MENE: Dios ha contado tu reino, y lo ha llevado a su fin.
This is the sense of the words: Mene; your kingdom has been numbered by God and ended.
27 TEKEL: se os pesa en la balanza y se os encuentra faltos.
Tekel; you have been put in the scales and seen to be under weight.
28 PERES: tu reino está dividido y entregado a los medos y a los persas”.
Peres; your kingdom has been cut up and given to the Medes and Persians.
29 Entonces Belsasar ordenó que vistieran a Daniel de púrpura y le pusieran un collar de oro al cuello, e hicieron proclamar sobre él que sería el tercer gobernante del reino.
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 Aquella noche fue asesinado Belsasar, el rey caldeo.
That very night Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldaeans, was put to death.
31 Darío el Medo recibió el reino, siendo de unos sesenta y dos años de edad.
And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being then about sixty-two years old.
