Daniel 5
1 Konung Belsazar gjorde ett härligit gästabåd till sina väldiga och höfvitsmän, och drack sig drucken med dem.
[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 Och då han drucken var, böd han bära fram de gyldene och silfverkärile, som hans fader, NebucadNezar, utu templet i Jerusalem borttagit hade, att Konungen, med sina väldiga, med sina hustrur, och med sina frillor, skulle dricka deraf.
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 Alltså vordo framburne de gyldene kärile, som utu templet, utu Guds huse, i Jerusalem tagne voro; och Konungen, hans väldige, hans hustrur och frillor, drucko deraf.
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 Och då de så drucko, lofvade de de gyldene, silfver, koppar, jern, trä och stengudar.
They drank to praise/honor their idols that were made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and [even] wood and stone.
5 På samma stund syntes finger, såsom ene menniskos hand, de skrefvo tvärsöfver ifrå ljusastakan, på den hvitmenade väggene i Konungssalenom; och Konungen vardt varse handena som skref.
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 Då förvandlades Konungens ansigte, och hans tankar förskräckte honom, så att hans länder bäfvade, och hans ben darrade.
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 Och Konungen ropade öfverljudt, att man skulle låta komma visa, Chaldeer och spåmän, och lät säga till de visa i Babel: Den menniska, som denna skriftena läs, och kan säga hvad hon betyder, han skall varda klädd i purpur, och bära en gyldene kedjo om halsen, och vara den tredje herren i mitt rike.
[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 Så vordo alle Konungens vise upphafde; men de kunde hvarken läsa skriftena, eller undervisa Konungenom uttydningen.
But when all those wise men came in, none of them could read the writing, or tell him what it meant.
9 Deraf förfärades Konungen Belsazar ännu fastare, och tappade platt sin hy; och hans väldige vordo illa tillfrids.
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 Då gick Drottningen, för sådana Konungens och hans väldigas ärendes skull, upp i salen, och sade: Herre Konung, Gud unne dig länge lefva; låt dina tankar icke så förskräcka dig, och omskift icke så din hy.
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 Det är en man i ditt rike, som hafver de helga gudars anda; ty uti dins faders tid vardt i honom funnen upplysning, klokhet och vishet, sådana, som de gudars vishet är; och din fader, Konung NebucadNezar, satte honom öfver de stjernokikare, visa, Chaldeer och spåmän;
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 Derföre, att en hög ande vardt funnen i honom; dertill förstånd och klokhet till att uttyda drömmar, råda uppå mörkt tal, och uppenbara hemlig ting, nämliga Daniel, den Konungen lät Beltesazar kalla. Så låt nu kalla Daniel; han varder väl sägandes uttydningen.
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 Då hade man Daniel upp för Konungen; och Konungen sade till Daniel: Äst du Daniel, en af de fångar utaf Juda, hvilka Konungen, min fader, utu Juda fört hafver?
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 Jag hafver hört sägas om dig, att du hafver de helga gudars anda, och att upplysning, förstånd och hög vishet i dig funnen är.
I have [also] heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you are very wise and understand many things.
15 Nu hafver jag låtit komma för mig kloka och visa, att de skola läsa mig denna skriftena, och undervisa mig hvad hon betyder, och de kunna intet säga mig hvad sådant betyder;
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 Men om dig hörer jag att du kan gifva uttydning, och uppenbara det hemligit är, kan du nu läsa denna skriftena, och undervisa mig hvad hon betyder, så skall du med purpur klädd varda, och bära en gyldene kedjo om din hals, och vara den tredje herren i mitt rike.
[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 Då svarade Daniel, och sade inför Konungen: Behåll dina gåfvor sjelf, och gif din skänk enom androm; jag vill dock väl läsa Konungenom skriftena, och undervisa hvad hon betyder.
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 Herre Konung, Gud den Högste gaf dinom fader, NebucadNezar, rike, magt, äro och härlighet.
(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 Och för sådana magts skull, som honom gifven var, fruktade och räddes för honom all land, och folk, och tungomål; han drap hvem han ville, han upphöjde hvem han ville, han nedertryckte hvem han ville.
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 Men då hans hjerta upphof sig, att han vardt stolt och högmodig, vardt han kastad ifrå sin Konungsliga stol, och miste sina härlighet;
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 Och vardt drifven ifrå menniskor; och hans hjerta vardt likt vid vilddjur, och han måste löpa ibland vildåsnar, och åt gräs såsom oxar, och hans kropp låg under himmelens dagg, och vardt våt, tilldess han lärde veta, att den Högste hafver våld öfver menniskors rike, och gifver dem hvem han vill.
[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 Och du Belsazar, hans son, hafver icke ödmjukat ditt hjerta, ändock du allt sådant vetst;
Now, Belshazzar, you have become the king. You [also] knew all those things, but you have not made yourself humble.
23 Utan hafver upphäfvit dig emot himmelens Herra, och man hafver måst bära hans hus kärile fram för dig, och du, dine väldige, dina hustrur och dina frillor, hafva druckit vin deraf; dertill lofvat de silfver, gyldene, koppar, jern, trä och stengudar, hvilke hvarken se, eller höra, eller känna; men den Guden, som hafver din anda och alla dina vägar i sine hand, hafver du intet ärat.
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 Derföre är denna handen sänd ifrå honom, och den skrift, som der upptecknad står.
So God sent that hand to write a message [for you].
25 Och detta är skriften, som der upptecknad är: Mene Mene, Thekel Upharsin.
This is the message that it wrote: ‘Mene, mene, tekel, parsin.’
26 Och hon betyder detta: Mene, det är: Gud hafver räknat ditt rike, och ändat det.
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 Thekel, det är: Man hafver vägit dig på ene våg, och funnit dig allt för lättan.
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 Peres, det är: Ditt rike är åtskildt, och gifvit de Meder och Perser.
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 Då befallde Belsazar, att man skulle kläda Daniel uti purpurkläde, och gifva honom ena gyldene kedjo om hans hals; och lät förkunna om honom, att han var den tredje herren i rikena.
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 I den samma nattene vardt de Chaldeers Konung Belsazar ihjälslagen.
But that same night [soldiers from Media entered the city and] killed Belshazzar, the King of Babylonia.
31 Och Darios utaf Meden tog riket in, då han tu och sextio år gammal var.
Darius, the King of Media, became the King [of Babylonia] when he was 62 years old.
