Daniel 5

1 Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.

1 وَأَقَامَ بَيْلْشَاصَّرُ الْمَلِكُ مَأْدُبَةً عَظِيمَةً لِنُبَلاءِ دَوْلَتِهِ الأَلْفِ، وَشَرِبَ خَمْراً أَمَامَهُمْ.

2 Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.

2 وَفِيمَا كَانَ يَحْتَسِي الْخَمْرَ أَمَرَ بِإِحْضَارِ آنِيَةِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ الَّتِي اسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهَا أَبُوهُ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ مِنْ هَيْكَلِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِيَشْرَبَ بِها مَعَ نُبَلاءِ مَمْلَكَتِهِ وَزَوْجَاتِهِ وَمَحْظِيَّاتِهِ.

3 Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.

3 فَأَحْضَرُوهَا وَشَرِبَ بِها الْمَلِكُ وَنُبَلاءُ مَمْلَكَتِهِ وَزَوْجَاتُهُ وَمَحْظِيَّاتُهُ

4 As they drank the wine, they praised their gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.

4 وَأَخَذُوا يُسَبِّحُونَ آلِهَةَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالنُّحَاسِ وَالْحَدِيدِ وَالْخَشَبِ وَالْحَجَرِ.

5 At that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. As the king watched the hand that was writing,

5 فَظَهَرَتْ أَصَابِعُ يَدِ إِنْسَانٍ وَخَطَّتْ بِإِزَاءِ الْمِصْبَاحِ عَلَى كِلْسِ جِدَارِ قَصْرِ الْمَلِكِ، وَالْمَلِكُ يَشْهَدُ الْيَدَ الْكَاتِبَةَ.

6 his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.

6 عِنْدَئِذٍ شَحُبَ وَجْهُ الْمَلِكِ وَأَفْزَعَتْهُ أَفْكَارُهُ وَاصْطَكَّتْ رُكْبَتَاهُ وَاعْتَرَاهُ الانْهِيَارُ،

7 The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

7 فَزَعَقَ طَالِباً أَنْ يُحْضِرُوا السَّحَرَةَ وَالْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ وَالْمُنَجِّمِينَ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَيُّ رَجُلٍ يَقْرَأُ هَذِهِ الْكِتَابَةَ وَيُفَسِّرُ لِي مُحْتَوَاهَا، يَرْتَدِي الأُرْجُوَانَ وَقِلادَةً مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فِي عُنُقِهِ، وَيُصْبِحُ الرَّجُلَ الثَّالِثَ الْمُتَسَلِّطَ فِي الْمَمْلَكَةِ».

8 So all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him.

8 فَأَقْبَلَ حُكَمَاءُ الْمَلِكِ وَلَكِنَّهُمْ عَجَزُوا عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ الْكِتَابَةِ وَعَنْ إِطْلاعِ الْمَلِكِ عَلَى تَفْسِيرِهَا.

9 Then King Belshazzar became even more terrified, his face grew even more pale, and his nobles were bewildered.

9 فَدَبَّ الْفَزَعُ فِي الْمَلِكِ بَيْلْشَاصَّرَ، وَتَبَدَّلَتْ هَيْئَتُهُ وَاعْتَرَى عُظَمَاءَهُ الاضْطِرَابُ.

10 Hearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow pale.

10 وَعَلَى أَثَرِ كَلامِ الْمَلِكِ وَنُبَلائِهِ، أَقْبَلَتِ الْمَلِكَةُ الأُمُّ إِلَى قَاعَةِ الْمَأْدُبَةِ وَقَالَتْ لَهُ: «أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ لِتَعِشْ إِلَى الأَبَدِ. لَا تُرَوِّعْكَ أَفْكَارُكَ، وَلا يَشْحَبْ وَجْهُكَ،

11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,

11 لأَنَّ فِي مَمْلَكَتِكَ رَجُلاً فِيهِ رُوحُ الآلِهَةِ الْقُدُّوسِينَ، وَقَدْ تَمَيَّزَ فِي عَهْدِ أَبِيكَ بِاسْتِنَارَةٍ وَفَهْمٍ وَحِكْمَةٍ كَحِكْمَةِ الآلِهَةِ، فَعَيَّنَهُ أَبُوكَ الْمَلِكُ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ رَئِيساً لِلْمَجُوسِ وَالسَّحَرَةِ وَالْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ وَالْمُنَجِّمِينَ.

12 did this because Daniel, the one he named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, as well as knowledge, understanding, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Summon Daniel, therefore, and he will give you the interpretation.”

12 لأَنَّ دَانِيَالَ هَذَا الَّذِي دَعَاهُ الْمَلِكُ بَلْطَشَاصَّرَ، كَانَ يَتَحَلَّى بِرُوحٍ فَاضِلَةٍ وَمَعْرِفَةٍ وَفِطْنَةٍ، وَقُدْرَةٍ عَلَى تَفْسِيرِ الأَحْلامِ وَفَكِّ الأَلْغَازِ وَحَلِّ الْمُعْضِلاتِ. فَلْيُدْعَ الآنَ دَانِيَالُ لِيُطْلِعَكَ عَلَى تَفْسِيرِ الْكِتَابَةِ».

13 So Daniel was brought before the king, who asked him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?

13 حِينَئِذٍ اسْتُدْعِيَ دَانِيَالُ، فَمَثَلَ أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَلِكُ: «هَلْ أَنْتَ دَانِيَالُ مِنَ الْمَسْبِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ أَحْضَرَهُمْ أَبِي الْمَلِكُ مِنْ أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا؟

14 I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you have insight, intelligence, and extraordinary wisdom.

14 قَدْ سَمِعْتُ أَنَّ فِيكَ رُوحَ الآلِهَةِ وَأَنَّ فِيكَ اسْتِنَارَةً وَفِطْنَةً وَحِكْمَةً حَاذِقَةً.

15 Now the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this inscription and interpret it for me, but they could not give its interpretation.

15 وَقَدْ سَبَقَ أَنْ أُحْضِرَ أَمَامِي الْحُكَمَاءُ وَالسَّحَرَةُ لِيَقْرَأُوا هَذِهِ الْكِتَابَةَ وَيُطْلِعُونِي عَلَى تَفْسِيرِهَا فَعَجَزُوا عَنْ ذَلِكَ.

16 But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

16 وَأَنَا قَدْ سَمِعْتُ عَنْكَ أَنَّكَ قَادِرٌ عَلَى تَفْسِيرِ الأَحْلامِ وَحَلِّ الْمُعْضِلاتِ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ الآنَ أَنْ تَقْرَأَ الْكِتَابَةَ وَتُطْلِعَنِي عَلَى تَفْسِيرِهَا، تَرْتَدِي الأُرْجُوَانَ وَتَتَقَلَّدُ طَوْقَ ذَهَبٍ فِي عُنُقِكَ، وَتُصْبِحُ الرَّجُلَ الثَّالِثَ الْمُتَسَلِّطَ فِي الْمَمْلَكَةِ».

17 In response, Daniel said to the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him.

17 فَأَجَابَ دَانِيَالُ الْمَلِكَ: «لِتَبْقَ عَطَايَاكَ لَكَ، وَجُدْ بِهِبَاتِكَ عَلَى غَيْرِي، وَلَكِنِّي أَقْرَأُ الْكِتَابَةَ لِلْمَلِكِ وَأُطْلِعُهُ عَلَى تَفْسِيرِهَا.

18 As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.

18 أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ قَدْ وَهَبَ اللهُ الْعَلِيُّ أَبَاكَ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ مُلْكاً وَعَظَمَةً وَجَلالاً وَبَهَاءً.

19 Because of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom he wished.

19 وَلِفَرْطِ عَظَمَتِهِ الَّتِي أَنْعَمَ اللهُ بِها عَلَيْهِ، كَانَتْ جَمِيعُ الأُمَمِ وَالشُّعُوبِ مِنْ كُلِّ لِسَانٍ تَرْتَعِدُ أَمَامَهُ وَتَفْزَعُ، فَكَانَ يَقْتُلُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ، وَيَسْتَحْيِي مَنْ يَشَاءُ، يَرْفَعُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَضَعُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ.

20 But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.

20 وَعِنْدَمَا شَمَخَ قَلْبُهُ وَقَسَتْ رُوحُهُ تَعَنُّتاً، عُزِلَ عَنْ عَرْشِ مُلْكِهِ وَجُرِّدَ مِنْ جَلالِهِ،

21 He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes.

21 وَطُرِدَ مِنْ بَيْنِ النَّاسِ، وَمَاثَلَ عَقْلُهُ الْحَيَوَانَاتِ، وَصَارَ مَأْوَاهُ مَعَ الْحَمِيرِ الْوَحْشِيَّةِ، فَأَطْعَمُوهُ الْعُشْبَ كَالثِّيرَانِ، وَابْتَلَّ جِسْمُهُ بِنَدَى السَّمَاءِ، حَتَّى عَلِمَ أَنَّ اللهَ الْعَلِيَّ هُوَ الْمُتَسَلِّطُ فِي مَمْلَكَةِ النَّاسِ، وَأَنَّهُ يُوَلِّي عَلَيْهَا مَنْ يَشَاءُ.

22 But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.

22 وَأَنْتَ يَا بَيلْشَاصَّرُ ابْنُهُ لَمْ يَتَوَاضَعْ قَلْبُكَ، مَعَ عِلْمِكَ بِكُلِّ هَذَا،

23 Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.

23 بَلْ تَغَطْرَسْتَ عَلَى رَبِّ السَّمَاءِ، فَأَحْضَرُوا أَمَامَكَ آنِيَةَ هَيْكَلِهِ لِتَشْرَبَ بِها الْخَمْرَ، أَنْتَ وَنُبَلَاءُ دَوْلَتِكَ وَزَوْجَاتُكَ وَمَحْظِيَّاتُكَ، وَسَبَّحْتَ آلِهَةَ الْفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ وَالنُّحَاسِ وَالْحَدِيدِ وَالْخَشَبِ وَالْحَجَرِ الَّتِي لَا تُبْصِرُ وَلا تَسْمَعُ وَلا تُدْرِكُ، أَمَّا اللهُ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ رُوحُكَ وَلَهُ كُلُّ طُرُقِكَ، فَلَمْ تُمَجِّدْهُ.

24 Therefore He sent the hand that wrote the inscription.

24 عِنْدَئِذٍ، أَرْسَلَ مِنْ حَضْرَتِهِ هَذِهِ الْيَدَ فَخَطَّتْ هَذِهِ الْكِتَابَةَ.

25 Now this is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN.

25 وَهِيَ: مَنَا مَنَا تَقَيْلُ وَفَرْسِينُ

26 And this is the interpretation of the message: MENE means that God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.

26 وَتَفْسِيرُهَا مَنَا: أَحْصَى اللهُ أَيَّامَ مُلْكِكَ وَأَنْهَاهُ.

27 TEKEL means that you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.

27 تَقَيْلُ: وُزِنْتَ بِالْمَوَازِينِ فَوُجِدْتَ نَاقِصاً.

28 PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”

28 فَرْسِ: شُطِرَتْ مَمْلَكَتُكَ وَأُعْطِيَتْ لِمَادِي وَفَارِسَ».

29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.

29 حِينَئِذٍ أَمَرَ بَيلْشَاصَّرُ أَنْ يَخْلَعُوا عَلَى دَانِيَالَ الأُرْجُوَانَ وَيُطَوِّقُوا عُنُقَهُ بِقِلَادَةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَيُذِيعُوا فِي كُلِّ أَرْجَاءِ الْبِلَادِ أَنَّهُ أَصْبَحَ الْمُتَسَلِّطَ الثَّالِثَ فِي الْمَمْلَكَةِ.

30 That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,

30 فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ قُتِلَ بَيلْشَاصَّرُ مَلِكُ الْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ،

31 and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.

31 وَاسْتَوْلَى دَارِيُّوسُ الْمَادِيُّ عَلَى الْمَمْلَكَةِ وَهُوَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ وَالسِّتِّينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ.