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Daniel 5 (WEBP)

[1] Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
[2] Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded that the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem be brought to him, that the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, might drink from them.
[3] Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of God’s house which was at Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, drank from them.
[4] They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of bronze, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
[5] In the same hour, the fingers of a man’s hand came out and wrote near the lamp stand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace. The king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
[6] Then the king’s face was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his thighs were loosened, and his knees struck one against another.
[7] The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and shows me its interpretation shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”
[8] Then all the king’s wise men came in; but they could not read the writing, and couldn’t make known to the king the interpretation.
[9] Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled, and his face was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed.
[10] The queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house. The queen spoke and said, “O king, live forever; don’t let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your face be changed.
[11] 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 understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him. The king, Nebuchadnezzar, your father—yes, the king, your father—made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers,
[12] because an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting of dreams, showing of dark sentences, and dissolving of doubts were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.”
[13] Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Are you that Daniel of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah?
[14] I have heard of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you and that light, understanding, and excellent wisdom are found in you.
[15] Now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known to me its interpretation; but they could not show the interpretation of the thing.
[16] But I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations and dissolve doubts. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold around your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”
[17] Then Daniel answered before the king, “Let your gifts be to yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
[18] “To you, king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty.
[19] Because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. He killed whom he wanted to, and he kept alive whom he wanted to. He raised up whom he wanted to, and he put down whom he wanted to.
[20] But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him.
[21] He was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the animals’, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky, until he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and that he sets up over it whomever he will.
[22] “You, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,
[23] but have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. You have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which don’t see, or hear, or know; and you have not glorified the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways.
[24] Then the part of the hand was sent from before him, and this writing was inscribed.
[25] “This is the writing that was inscribed: ‘MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.’
[26] “This is the interpretation of the thing:
[27] TEKEL: you are weighed in the balances, and are found wanting.
[28] PERES: your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.”
[29] Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
[30] In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean King was slain.
[31] Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.

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King James w/Strong’s #s

Daniel 5 (KJVS)

[1] Belshazzar the king made () a great feast to a thousand of his lords , and drank () wine before the thousand .
[2] Belshazzar , whiles he tasted the wine , commanded () to bring () the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken () out of the temple which [was] in Jerusalem ; that the king , and his princes , his wives , and his concubines , might drink () therein.
[3] Then they brought () the golden vessels that were taken () out of the temple of the house of God which [was] at Jerusalem ; and the king , and his princes , his wives , and his concubines , drank () in them.
[4] They drank () wine , and praised () the gods of gold , and of silver , of brass , of iron , of wood , and of stone .
[5] In the same hour came forth () fingers of a man’s hand , and wrote () over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace : and the king saw () the part of the hand that wrote ().
[6] Then the king’s countenance was changed (), and his thoughts troubled () him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed (), and his knees smote () one against another .
[7] The king cried () aloud to bring () in the astrologers , the Chaldeans , and the soothsayers (). [And] the king spake (), and said () to the wise [men] of Babylon , Whosoever shall read () this writing , and shew () me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed () with scarlet , and [have] a chain of gold about his neck , and shall be the third ruler () in the kingdom .
[8] Then came () in all the king’s wise [men]: but they could () not read () the writing , nor make known () to the king the interpretation thereof.
[9] Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled (), and his countenance was changed () in him , and his lords were astonied ().
[10] [Now] the queen , by reason of the words of the king and his lords , came () into the banquet house : [and] the queen spake () and said (), O king , live () for ever : let not thy thoughts trouble () thee, nor let thy countenance be changed ():
[11] There is a man in thy kingdom , in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods ; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom , like the wisdom of the gods , was found () in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father , the king , [I say], thy father , made () master of the magicians , astrologers , Chaldeans , [and] soothsayers ();
[12] Forasmuch as an excellent spirit , and knowledge , and understanding , interpreting () of dreams , and shewing of hard sentences , and dissolving () of doubts , were found () in the same Daniel , whom the king named () Belteshazzar : now let Daniel be called (), and he will shew () the interpretation .
[13] Then was Daniel brought in () before the king . [And] the king spake () and said () unto Daniel , [Art] thou that Daniel , which [art] of the children of the captivity of Judah , whom the king my father brought () out of Jewry ?
[14] I have even heard () of thee, that the spirit of the gods [is] in thee , and [that] light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found () in thee.
[15] And now the wise [men], the astrologers , have been brought () in before me, that they should read () this writing , and make known () unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could () not shew () the interpretation of the thing :
[16] And I have heard () of thee , that thou canst () make () interpretations , and dissolve () doubts : now if thou canst () read () the writing , and make known () to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed () with scarlet , and [have] a chain of gold about thy neck , and shalt be the third ruler () in the kingdom .
[17] Then Daniel answered () and said () before the king , Let thy gifts be () to thyself, and give () thy rewards to another ; yet I will read () the writing unto the king , and make known () to him the interpretation .
[18] O thou king , the most high God gave () Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom , and majesty , and glory , and honour :
[19] And for the majesty that he gave () him, all people , nations , and languages , trembled () and feared () before him : whom he would () () he slew () (); and whom he would () () he kept alive () (); and whom he would () () he set up () (); and whom he would () () he put down () ().
[20] But when his heart was lifted up (), and his mind hardened () in pride (), he was deposed () from his kingly throne , and they took () his glory from him :
[21] And he was driven () from the sons of men ; and his heart was made () like the beasts , and his dwelling [was] with the wild asses : they fed () him with grass like oxen , and his body was wet () with the dew of heaven ; till he knew () that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men , and [that] he appointeth () over it whomsoever he will ().
[22] And thou his son , O Belshazzar , hast not humbled () thine heart , though thou knewest () all this ;
[23] But hast lifted up () thyself against the Lord of heaven ; and they have brought () the vessels of his house before thee, and thou , and thy lords , thy wives , and thy concubines , have drunk () wine in them; and thou hast praised () the gods of silver , and gold , of brass , iron , wood , and stone , which see () not , nor hear (), nor know (): and the God in whose hand thy breath [is], and whose [are] all thy ways , hast thou not glorified ():
[24] Then was the part of the hand sent () from him ; and this writing was written ().
[25] And this [is] the writing that was written (), MENE (), MENE (), TEKEL (), UPHARSIN ().
[26] This [is] the interpretation of the thing : MENE (); God hath numbered () thy kingdom , and finished () it.
[27] TEKEL (); Thou art weighed () in the balances , and art found () wanting .
[28] PERES (); Thy kingdom is divided (), and given () to the Medes and Persians .
[29] Then commanded () Belshazzar , and they clothed () Daniel with scarlet , and [put] a chain of gold about his neck , and made a proclamation () concerning him, that he should be () the third ruler in the kingdom .
[30] In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain ().
[31] And Darius the Median took () the kingdom , [being] about threescore and two years old .

Young’s Literal Translation

Daniel 5 (YLT)

[1] Belshazzar the king hath made a great feast to a thousand of his great men, and before the thousand he is drinking wine;
[2] Belshazzar hath said-while tasting the wine-to bring in the vessels of gold and of silver that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple that is in Jerusalem, that drink with them may the king, and his great men, his wives, and his concubines.
[3] Then they have brought in the vessels of gold that had been taken out of the temple of the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and drunk with them have the king and his great men, his wives and his concubines;
[4] they have drunk wine, and have praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
[5] In that hour come forth have fingers of a man’s hand, and they are writing over-against the candlestick, on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king is seeing the extremity of the hand that is writing;
[6] then the king’s countenance hath changed, and his thoughts do trouble him, and the joints of his loins are loosed, and his knees are smiting one against another.
[7] Call doth the king mightily, to bring up the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. Answered hath the king, and said to the wise men of Babylon, that, ‘Any man who doth read this writing, and its interpretation doth shew me, purple he putteth on, and a bracelet of gold is on his neck, and third in the kingdom he doth rule.’
[8] Then coming up are all the wise men of the king, and they are not able to read the writing, and the interpretation to make known to the king;
[9] then the king Belshazzar is greatly troubled, and his countenance is changing in him, and his great men are perplexed.
[10] The queen, on account of the words of the king and his great men, to the banquet-house hath come up. Answered hath the queen, and said, ‘O king, to the ages live; let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor thy countenance be changed:
[11] there is a man in thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and, in the days of thy father, light, and understanding, and wisdom-as the wisdom of the gods-was found in him; and king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, chief of the scribes, enchanters, Chaldeans, soothsayers, established him-thy father, O king-
[12] because that an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of enigmas, and loosing of knots was found in him, in Daniel, whose name the king made Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and the interpretation he doth show.’
[13] Then Daniel hath been caused to come up before the king; answered hath the king, and said to Daniel, ‘Thou art that Daniel who art of the sons of the Removed of Judah, whom the king my father brought in out of Judah?
[14] And I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and light, and understanding, and excellent wisdom have been found in thee.
[15] ‘And now, caused to come up before me have been the wise men, the enchanters, that this writing they may read, and its interpretation to cause me to know: and they are not able to shew the interpretation of the thing:
[16] and I-I have heard of thee, that thou art able to give interpretations, and to loose knots: now, lo-thou art able to read the writing, and its interpretation to cause me to know-purple thou dost put on, and a bracelet of gold is on thy neck, and third in the kingdom thou dost rule.’
[17] Then hath Daniel answered and said before the king, ‘Thy gifts be to thyself, and thy fee to another give; nevertheless, the writing I do read to the king, and the interpretation I cause him to know;
[18] thou, O king, God Most High, a kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and honour, gave to Nebuchadnezzar thy father:
[19] and because of the greatness that He gave to him, all peoples, nations, and languages were trembling and fearing before him: whom he willed he was slaying, and whom he willed he was keeping alive, and whom he willed he was raising up, and whom he willed he was making low;
[20] and when his heart was high, and his spirit was strong to act proudly, he hath been caused to come down from the throne of his kingdom, and his glory they have caused to pass away from him,
[21] and from the sons of men he is driven, and his heart with the beasts hath been like, and with the wild asses is his dwelling; the herb like oxen they cause him to eat, and by the dew of the heavens is his body wet, till that he hath known that God Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and whom He willeth He raiseth up over it.
[22] ‘And thou, his son, Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though all this thou hast known;
[23] and against the Lord of the heavens thou hast lifted up thyself; and the vessels of His house they have brought in before thee, and thou, and thy great men, thy wives, and thy concubines, are drinking wine with them, and gods of silver, and of gold, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone, that are not seeing, nor hearing, nor knowing, thou hast praised: and the God in whose hand is thy breath, and all thy ways, Him thou hast not honoured.
[24] ‘Then from before Him sent is the extremity of the hand, and the writing is noted down;
[25] and this is the writing that is noted down: Numbered, Numbered, Weighed, and Divided.
[26] This is the interpretation of the thing: Numbered-God hath numbered thy kingdom, and hath finished it.
[27] Weighed-Thou art weighed in the balances, and hast been found lacking.
[28] Divided-Divided is thy kingdom, and it hath been given to the Medes and Persians.’
[29] Then hath Belshazzar said, and they have clothed Daniel with purple, and a bracelet of gold is on his neck, and they have proclaimed concerning him that he is the third ruler in the kingdom.
[30] In that night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans is slain,
[31] and Darius the Mede hath received the kingdom, when a son of sixty and two years.