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1 # Belshazzar <01113> the king <04430> made <05648> (8754) a great <07229> feast <03900> to a thousand <0506> of his lords <07261>, and drank <08355> (8750) wine <02562> before <06903> the thousand <0506>.
2 Belshazzar <01113>, whiles he tasted <02942> the wine <02562>, commanded <0560> (8754) to bring <0858> (8682) the golden <01722> and silver <03702> vessels <03984> which his father <02> Nebuchadnezzar <05020> had taken <05312> (8684) out of <04481> the temple <01965> which was in Jerusalem <03390>; that the king <04430>, and his princes <07261>, his wives <07695>, and his concubines <03904>, might drink <08355> (8748) therein.
3 Then <0116> they brought <0858> (8684) the golden <01722> vessels <03984> that were taken <05312> (8684) out of <04481> the temple <01965> of the house <01005> of God <0426> which was at Jerusalem <03390>; and the king <04430>, and his princes <07261>, his wives <07695>, and his concubines <03904>, drank <08355> (8754) in them.
4 They drank <08355> (8754) wine <02562>, and praised <07624> (8745) the gods <0426> of gold <01722>, and of silver <03702>, of brass <05174>, of iron <06523>, of wood <0636>, and of stone <069>.
5 In the same hour <08160> came forth <05312> (8754) fingers <0677> of a man's <0606> hand <03028>, and wrote <03790> (8751) over against <06903> the candlestick <05043> upon <05922> the plaister <01528> of the wall <03797> of the king's <04430> palace <01965>: and the king <04430> saw <02370> (8751) the part <06447> of the hand <03028> that wrote <03790> (8751).
6 Then <0116> the king's <04430> countenance <02122> was changed <08133> (8754), and his thoughts <07476> troubled <0927> (8792) him, so that the joints <07001> of his loins <02783> were loosed <08271> (8723), and his knees <0755> smote <05368> (8750) one <01668> against another <01668>.
7 The king <04430> cried <07123> (8748) aloud <02429> to bring <05954> (8682) in the astrologers <0826>, the Chaldeans <03779>, and the soothsayers <01505> (8750). And the king <04430> spake <06032> (8750) , and said <0560> (8750) to the wise <02445> men of Babylon <0895>, Whosoever <0606> <03606> shall read <07123> (8751) this <01836> writing <03792>, and shew <02324> (8741) me the interpretation <06591> thereof, shall be clothed <03848> (8748) with scarlet <0711>, and have a chain <02002> of gold <01722> about <05922> his neck <06676>, and shall be the third <08523> ruler <07981> (8748) in the kingdom <04437>.
8 Then <0116> came <05954> (8750) in all <03606> the king's <04430> wise <02445> men: but they could <03546> (8751) not <03809> read <07123> (8749) the writing <03792>, nor make known <03046> (8682) to the king <04430> the interpretation <06591> thereof.
9 Then <0116> was king <04430> Belshazzar <01113> greatly <07690> troubled <0927> (8727), and his countenance <02122> was changed <08133> (8750) in him <05922>, and his lords <07261> were astonied <07672> (8723).
10 # Now the queen <04433>, by reason <06903> of the words <04406> of the king <04430> and his lords <07261> , came <05954> (8754) into the banquet <04961> house <01005>: and the queen <04433> spake <06032> (8754) and said <0560> (8754), O king <04430>, live <02418> (8747) for ever <05957>: let not <0409> thy thoughts <07476> trouble <0927> (8792) thee, nor let thy countenance <02122> be changed <08133> (8721):
11 There is <0383> a man <01400> in thy kingdom <04437>, in whom is the spirit <07308> of the holy <06922> gods <0426>; and in the days <03118> of thy father <02> light <05094> and understanding <07924> and wisdom <02452>, like the wisdom <02452> of the gods <0426>, was found <07912> (8728) in him; whom the king <04430> Nebuchadnezzar <05020> thy father <02>, the king <04430>, I say, thy father <02>, made <06966> (8684) master <07229> of the magicians <02749> , astrologers <0826>, Chaldeans <03779>, and soothsayers <01505> (8750);
12 Forasmuch as <06903> <03606> an excellent <03493> spirit <07308>, and knowledge <04486>, and understanding <07924>, interpreting <06590> (8743) of dreams <02493>, and shewing <0263> of hard sentences <0280>, and dissolving <08271> (8743) of doubts <07001>, were found <07912> (8728) in the same Daniel <01841>, whom the king <04430> named <07761> (8754) <08036> Belteshazzar <01096>: now <03705> let Daniel <01841> be called <07123> (8729), and he will shew <02324> (8681) the interpretation <06591>.
13 Then <0116> was Daniel <01841> brought in <05954> (8717) before <06925> the king <04430>. And the king <04430> spake <06032> (8750) and said <0560> (8750) unto Daniel <01841>, Art thou <0607> that Daniel <01841>, which art of <04481> the children <01123> of the captivity <01547> of Judah <03061>, whom the king <04430> my father <02> brought <0858> (8684) out of <04481> Jewry <03061>?
14 I have even heard <08086> (8754) of thee, that the spirit <07308> of the gods <0426> is in thee <05922> , and that light <05094> and understanding <07924> and excellent <03493> wisdom <02452> is found <07912> (8728) in thee.
15 And now <03705> the wise <02445> men, the astrologers <0826>, have been brought <05954> (8717) in before <06925> me, that they should read <07123> (8748) this <01836> writing <03792>, and make known <03046> (8682) unto me the interpretation <06591> thereof: but they could <03546> (8751) not <03809> shew <02324> (8682) the interpretation <06591> of the thing <04406>:
16 And I <0576> have heard <08086> (8754) of thee <05922>, that thou canst <03202> (8748) make <06590> (8749) interpretations <06591>, and dissolve <08271> (8749) doubts <07001>: now <03705> if <02006> thou canst <03202> (8748) read <07123> (8749) the writing <03792>, and make known <03046> (8682) to me the interpretation <06591> thereof, thou shalt be clothed <03848> (8748) with scarlet <0711>, and have a chain <02002> of gold <01722> about <05922> thy neck <06676>, and shalt be the third <08531> ruler <07981> (8748) in the kingdom <04437>.
17 Then <0116> Daniel <01841> answered <06032> (8750) and said <0560> (8750) before <06925> the king <04430>, Let thy gifts <04978> be <01934> (8748) to thyself, and give <03052> (8747) thy rewards <05023> to another <0321>; yet <01297> I will read <07123> (8748) the writing <03792> unto the king <04430>, and make known <03046> (8681) to him the interpretation <06591>.
18 O thou <0607> king <04430>, the most high <05943> God <0426> gave <03052> (8754) Nebuchadnezzar <05020> thy father <02> a kingdom <04437>, and majesty <07238>, and glory <03367>, and honour <01923>:
19 And for <04481> the majesty <07238> that he gave <03052> (8754) him, all <03606> people <05972>, nations <0524>, and languages <03961>, trembled <01934> (8754) <02112> and feared <01763> (8751) before <04481> him <06925>: whom he would <01934> (8754) <06634> (8750) he slew <01934> (8754) <06992> (8751); and whom he would <01934> (8754) <06634> (8750) he kept alive <01934> (8754) <02418> (8683) ; and whom he would <01934> (8754) <06634> (8750) he set up <01934> (8754) <07313> (8683); and whom he would <01934> (8754) <06634> (8750) he put down <01934> (8754) <08214> (8683).
20 But when his heart <03825> was lifted up <07313> (8752), and his mind <07308> hardened <08631> (8748) in pride <02103> (8682), he was deposed <05182> (8717) from <04481> his kingly <04437> throne <03764>, and they took <05709> (8684) his glory <03367> from him <04481>:
21 And he was driven <02957> (8752) from <04481> the sons <01123> of men <0606>; and his heart <03825> was made <07739> (8745) like <05974> the beasts <02423>, and his dwelling <04070> was with the wild asses <06167>: they fed <02939> (8748) him with grass <06211> like oxen <08450>, and his body <01655> was wet <06647> (8721) with the dew <02920> of heaven <08065>; till <05705> he knew <03046> (8754) that the most high <05943> God <0426> ruled <07990> in the kingdom <04437> of men <0606>, and that he appointeth <06966> (8681) over <05922> it whomsoever <04479> he will <06634> (8748).
22 And thou <0607> his son <01247>, O Belshazzar <01113>, hast not <03809> humbled <08214> (8684) thine heart <03825>, though <06903> thou knewest <03046> (8754) all <03606> this <01836>;
23 But hast lifted up <07313> (8712) thyself against <05922> the Lord <04756> of heaven <08065>; and they have brought <0858> (8684) the vessels <03984> of his house <01005> before <06925> thee, and thou <0607>, and thy lords <07261> , thy wives <07695>, and thy concubines <03904>, have drunk <08355> (8750) wine <02562> in them; and thou hast praised <07624> (8745) the gods <0426> of silver <03702>, and gold <01722>, of brass <05174>, iron <06523>, wood <0636>, and stone <069>, which see <02370> (8751) not <03809>, nor <03809> hear <08086> (8750), nor <03809> know <03046> (8751): and the God <0426> in whose hand <03028> thy breath <05396> is, and whose are all <03606> thy ways <0735>, hast thou not <03809> glorified <01922> (8745):
24 Then <0116> was the part <06447> of the hand <03028> sent <07972> (8750) from <04481> him <06925>; and this <01836> writing <03792> was written <07560> (8752).
25 And this <01836> is the writing <03792> that was written <07560> (8752), MENE <04484> (8752) , MENE <04484> (8752), TEKEL <08625> (8752), UPHARSIN <06537> (8751).
26 This <01836> is the interpretation <06591> of the thing <04406>: MENE <04484> (8752); God <0426> hath numbered <04483> (8754) thy kingdom <04437>, and finished <08000> (8684) it.
27 TEKEL <08625> (8752); Thou art weighed <08625> (8760) in the balances <03977>, and art found <07912> (8728) wanting <02627>.
28 PERES <06537> (8752); Thy kingdom <04437> is divided <06537> (8752), and given <03052> (8753) to the Medes <04076> and Persians <06540>.
29 Then <0116> commanded <0560> (8754) Belshazzar <01113>, and they clothed <03848> (8684) Daniel <01841> with scarlet <0711>, and put a chain <02002> of gold <01722> about <05922> his neck <06676>, and made a proclamation <03745> (8684) concerning <05922> him, that he should be <01934> (8748) the third <08531> ruler <07990> in the kingdom <04437>.
30 # In that night <03916> was Belshazzar <01113> the king <04430> of the Chaldeans <03779> slain <06992> (8752).
31 And Darius <01868> the Median <04077> took <06902> (8745) the kingdom <04437>, being about threescore <08361> and two <08648> years <08140> old <01247>.