Daniel 5
1 Kral Belşassar soylu adamlarından bin kişiye büyük bir şölen verdi, onlarla şarap içti.
Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, drinking wine before the thousand.
2 Şarabını keyifle içerken, atası Nebukadnessar'ın Yeruşalim'deki tapınaktan çıkarıp getirdiği altın ve gümüş kapların getirilmesini buyurdu. Öyle ki, kendisi, karıları, cariyeleri, soylu adamları onlarla içsinler.
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 Böylece Tanrı'nın Yeruşalim'deki tapınağından alınan altın kaplar getirildi; kral, karıları, cariyeleri, soylu adamları onlarla içtiler.
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 Şaraplarını içerken altından, gümüşten, tunçtan, demirden, ağaçtan, taştan ilahları övdüler.
They took their wine and gave praise to the gods of gold and silver, of brass and iron and wood and stone.
5 Ansızın bir insan elinin parmakları belirdi, kandilliğin yanındaki saray duvarının sıvası üzerine yazmaya başladı. Kral yazan eli gördü,
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 aklından geçenler onu ürküttü, benzi soldu; eli ayağı tutmaz oldu, dizlerinin bağı çözüldü.
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 Yüksek sesle Babil'in bilgelerini –falcılarla yıldızbilimcileri– çağırttı. Onlara, “Bu yazıyı kim okuyup ne anlama geldiğini bana açıklarsa, kendisine mor giysi giydirilip boynuna altın zincir takılacak ve ülkede üçüncü önder olacak” dedi.
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 Kralın bütün bilgeleri geldiyse de yazıyı kimse okuyamadı, ne anlama geldiğini de açıklayamadı.
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 Bu yüzden Kral Belşassar daha da korktu, benzi büsbütün soldu. Soylu adamlarıysa şaşkındı.
Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled and the colour went from his face, and his lords were at a loss.
10 Kralla soyluların seslerini duyan kraliçe şölen salonuna geldi. “Çok yaşa, ey kral!” dedi, “Aklından geçenler seni ürkütmesin, benzin solmasın!
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 Ülkende kendisinde kutsal ilahların ruhu bulunan biri var. Atan Kral Nebukadnessar'ın döneminde kavrayışa, sağduyuya, ilahlara özgü bilgeliğe sahip olmakla tanınırdı. Atan Kral Nebukadnessar onu sihirbazların, yıldızbilimcilerin, falcıların başkanlığına atadı.
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 Kralın Belteşassar diye çağırdığı Daniel olağanüstü bir ruha, bilgiye, sağduyuya sahiptir. Üstelik düşleri yorumlama, bilmeceleri çözme, gizemleri açıklama yeteneği de vardır. Daniel'i çağırt, yazının ne anlama geldiğini o sana söyleyecektir.”
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 Böylece Daniel'i kralın önüne getirdiler. Kral, “Kral atamın Yahuda'dan getirdiği, Yahuda sürgünlerinden Daniel sen misin?” diye sordu,
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 “Sende ilahların ruhu bulunduğunu, kavrayış, sağduyu ve olağanüstü bilgelikle donanmış olduğunu duydum.
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 Bu yazıyı okuyup ne anlama geldiğini söylemeleri için bilgelerle falcıları çağırttım. Ama ne anlama geldiğini açıklayamadılar.
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 Senin yorum yapabildiğini, gizemleri açıklayabildiğini duydum. Bu yazıyı okur, ne anlama geldiğini açıklayabilirsen, sana mor giysi giydirilip boynuna altın zincir takılacak; ülkede üçüncü önder olacaksın.”
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 Daniel, “Armağanların senin olsun, ödüllerini de bir başkasına ver” diye karşılık verdi, “Ama ben yine de yazıyı okuyup ne anlama geldiğini sana açıklayacağım.
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 “Ey kral, Yüce Tanrı atan Nebukadnessar'a krallığı, büyüklüğü, yüceliği, görkemi verdi.
As for you, O King, the Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar, your father, the kingdom and great power and glory and honour:
19 Tanrı'nın sağladığı büyüklük yüzünden bütün halklar, uluslar, her dilden insan ondan korkup titredi. Dilediğini öldürür, dilediğini yaşatırdı; dilediğini yüceltir, dilediğini alçaltırdı.
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 Ne var ki, gurura kapılıp saygısızlıkta direnince krallık tahtından indirildi, yüceliği kendisinden alındı.
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 İnsanlar arasından kovuldu ve ona hayvan yüreği verildi. Yüce Tanrı'nın insanların krallığı üzerinde egemenlik sürdüğünü, onu dilediği kişiye verdiğini anlayıncaya dek yaban eşekleri arasında yaşadı, öküz gibi otla beslendi, bedeni göğün çiyiyle ıslandı.
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 “Ama ey sen, onun torunu Belşassar, bunların hepsini bildiğin halde alçakgönüllülüğü benimsemedin.
And you, his son, O Belshazzar, have not kept your heart free from pride, though you had knowledge of all this;
23 Bunun yerine göğün Rabbi'ne karşı kendini yükselttin. O'nun tapınağından aldıkları kapları sana getirdiler. Sen, karıların, cariyelerin, soylu adamların onlarla şarap içtiniz. Görmeyen, duymayan, anlamayan altından, gümüşten, tunçtan, demirden, ağaçtan, taştan ilahları övdün. Soluğunu elinde tutan, bütün yollarını gözeten Tanrı'yı ise yüceltmedin.
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 Bu yüzden Tanrı o yazıyı yazan eli gönderdi.
Then the part of the hand was sent out from before him, and this writing was recorded.
25 “Yazılan yazı şudur: MENE, MENE, TEKEL ve PARSİN.
And this is the writing which was recorded, Mene, tekel, peres.
26 “Bu sözcüklerin anlamı şudur: MENE: Tanrı senin krallığının günlerini saydı ve ona son verdi.
This is the sense of the words: Mene; your kingdom has been numbered by God and ended.
27 TEKEL: Terazide tartıldın ve eksik bulundun.
Tekel; you have been put in the scales and seen to be under weight.
28 PERES: Krallığın ikiye bölünerek Medler'le Persler'e verildi.”
Peres; your kingdom has been cut up and given to the Medes and Persians.
29 Belşassar'ın buyruğu üzerine Daniel'e mor giysi giydirilip boynuna altın zincir takıldı ve ülkede üçüncü önder ilan edildi.
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 Kildan Kralı Belşassar o gece öldürüldü.
That very night Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldaeans, was put to death.
31 Altmış iki yaşında olan Medli Darius krallığı eline geçirdi.
And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being then about sixty-two years old.
