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1  Belshazzar¹¹¹³ the king⁴⁴³⁰ made⁵⁶⁴⁸ a great⁷²²⁹ feast³⁹⁰⁰ to a thousand⁵⁰⁶ of his lords,⁷²⁶¹ and drank⁸³⁵⁵ wine²⁵⁶² before⁶⁹⁰³ the thousand.⁵⁰⁶

2  Belshazzar,¹¹¹³ while he tasted²⁹⁴² the wine,²⁵⁶² commanded⁵⁶⁰ to bring⁸⁵⁸ the golden¹⁷²² and silver³⁷⁰² vessels³⁹⁸⁴ which¹⁷⁶⁸ his father² Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ had taken out⁵³¹² of⁴⁴⁸¹ the temple¹⁹⁶⁵ which¹⁷⁶⁸ was in Jerusalem;³³⁹⁰ that the king,⁴⁴³⁰ and his princes,⁷²⁶¹ his wives,⁷⁶⁹⁵ and his concubines,³⁹⁰⁴ might drink⁸³⁵⁵ therein.

3  Then¹¹⁶ they brought⁸⁵⁸ the golden¹⁷²² vessels³⁹⁸⁴ that¹⁷⁶⁸ were taken out⁵³¹² of⁴⁴⁸¹ the temple¹⁹⁶⁵ of¹⁷⁶⁸ the house¹⁰⁰⁵ of God⁴²⁶ which¹⁷⁶⁸ was at Jerusalem;³³⁹⁰ and the king,⁴⁴³⁰ and his princes,⁷²⁶¹ his wives,⁷⁶⁹⁵ and his concubines,³⁹⁰⁴ drank⁸³⁵⁵ in them.

4  They drank⁸³⁵⁵ wine,²⁵⁶² and praised⁷⁶²⁴ the gods⁴²⁶ of gold,¹⁷²² and of silver,³⁷⁰² of brass,⁵¹⁷⁴ of iron,⁶⁵²³ of wood,⁶³⁶ and of stone.⁶⁹

5  In the same hour⁸¹⁶⁰ came forth⁵³¹² fingers⁶⁷⁷ of¹⁷⁶⁸ a man's⁶⁰⁶ hand,³⁰²⁸ and wrote³⁷⁹⁰ over against⁶⁹⁰³ the candlestick⁵⁰⁴³ upon⁵⁹²² the plaster¹⁵²⁸ of¹⁷⁶⁸ the wall³⁷⁹⁷ of¹⁷⁶⁸ the king's⁴⁴³⁰ palace:¹⁹⁶⁵ and the king⁴⁴³⁰ saw²³⁷⁰ the part⁶⁴⁴⁷ of the hand³⁰²⁸ that¹⁷⁶⁸ wrote.³⁷⁹⁰

6  Then¹¹⁶ the king's⁴⁴³⁰ countenance²¹²² was changed,⁸¹³³ and his thoughts⁷⁴⁷⁶ troubled⁹²⁷ him, so that the joints⁷⁰⁰¹ of his loins²⁷⁸³ were loosed,⁸²⁷¹ and his knees⁷⁵⁵ smote⁵³⁶⁸ one¹⁶⁶⁸ against another.¹⁶⁶⁸

7  The king⁴⁴³⁰ cried⁷¹²³ aloud²⁴²⁹ to bring in⁵⁹²⁴ the astrologers,⁸²⁶ the Chaldeans,³⁷⁷⁹ and the soothsayers.¹⁵⁰⁵ And the king⁴⁴³⁰ spoke,⁶⁰³² and said⁵⁶⁰ to the wise²⁴⁴⁵ men of Babylon,⁸⁹⁵ Whosoever^{3606 606 1768} shall read⁷¹²³ this¹⁸³⁶ writing,³⁷⁹² and show²³²⁴ me the interpretation⁶⁵⁹¹ thereof, shall be clothed³⁸⁴⁸ with scarlet,⁷¹¹ and have a chain²⁰⁰² of¹⁷⁶⁸ gold¹⁷²² about⁵⁹²² his neck,⁶⁶⁷⁶ and shall be the third ruler^{7981 8523} in the kingdom.⁴⁴³⁷

8  Then¹¹⁶ came in⁵⁹⁵⁴ all³⁶⁰⁶ the king's⁴⁴³⁰ wise²⁴⁴⁵ men: but they could³⁵⁴⁶ not³⁸⁰⁹ read⁷¹²³ the writing,³⁷⁹² nor make known³⁰⁴⁶ to the king⁴⁴³⁰ the interpretation⁶⁵⁹¹ thereof.

9  Then¹¹⁶ was king⁴⁴³⁰ Belshazzar¹¹¹³ greatly⁷⁶⁹⁰ troubled,⁹²⁷ and his countenance²¹²² was changed⁸¹³³ in⁵⁹²² him, and his lords⁷²⁶¹ were astonished.⁷⁶⁷²

10  Now the queen,⁴⁴³³ by reason of⁶⁹⁰³ the words⁴⁴⁰⁶ of the king⁴⁴³⁰ and his lords,⁷²⁶¹ came⁵⁹⁵⁴ into the banquet⁴⁹⁶¹ house:¹⁰⁰⁵ and the queen⁴⁴³³ spoke⁶⁰³² and said,⁵⁶⁰ O king,⁴⁴³⁰ live²⁴¹⁸ forever:⁵⁹⁵⁷ let not⁴⁰⁹ thy thoughts⁷⁴⁷⁶ trouble⁹²⁷ thee, nor⁴⁰⁹ let thy countenance²¹²² be changed:⁸¹³³

11  There is³⁸³ a man¹⁴⁰⁰ in thy kingdom,⁴⁴³⁷ in whom¹⁷⁶⁸ is the spirit⁷³⁰⁸ of the holy⁶⁹²² gods;⁴²⁶ and in the days³¹¹⁸ of thy father² light⁵⁰⁹⁴ and understanding⁷⁹²⁴ and wisdom,²⁴⁵² like the wisdom²⁴⁵² of the gods,⁴²⁶ was found⁷⁹¹² in him; whom the king⁴⁴³⁰ Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ thy father,² the king,⁴⁴³⁰ I say, thy father,² made⁶⁹⁶⁶ master⁷²²⁹ of the magicians,²⁷⁴⁹ astrologers,⁸²⁶ Chaldeans,³⁷⁷⁹ and soothsayers;¹⁵⁰⁵

12  Forasmuch as^{3606 6903 1768} an excellent³⁴⁹³ spirit,⁷³⁰⁸ and knowledge,⁴⁴⁸⁶ and understanding,⁷⁹²⁴ interpreting⁶⁵⁹¹ of dreams,²⁴⁹³ and showing²⁶³ of hard sentences,²⁸⁰ and dissolving⁸²⁷¹ of doubts,⁷⁰⁰¹ were found⁷⁹¹² in the same Daniel,¹⁸⁴¹ whom¹⁷⁶⁸ the king⁴⁴³⁰ named^{7761 8036} Belteshazzar:¹⁰⁹⁶ now³⁷⁰⁵ let Daniel¹⁸⁴¹ be called,⁷¹²³ and he will show²³²⁴ the interpretation.⁶⁵⁹¹

13  Then¹¹⁶ was Daniel¹⁸⁴¹ brought in⁵⁹⁵⁴ before⁶⁹²⁵ the king.⁴⁴³⁰ And the king⁴⁴³⁰ spoke⁶⁰³² and said⁵⁶⁰ unto Daniel,¹⁸⁴¹ Art thou⁶⁰⁷ that¹⁹³² Daniel,¹⁸⁴¹ which¹⁷⁶⁸ art of⁴⁴⁸¹ the children¹¹²³ of the captivity¹⁵⁴⁷ of¹⁷⁶⁸ Judah,³⁰⁶¹ whom¹⁷⁶⁸ the king⁴⁴³⁰ my father² brought out⁸⁵⁸ of⁴⁴⁸¹ Jewry?³⁰⁶¹

14  I have even heard⁸⁰⁸⁶ of⁵⁹²² thee, that¹⁷⁶⁸ the spirit⁷³⁰⁸ of the gods⁴²⁶ is in thee, and that light⁵⁰⁹⁴ and understanding⁷⁹²⁴ and excellent³⁴⁹³ wisdom²⁴⁵² is found⁷⁹¹² in thee.

15  And now³⁷⁰⁵ the wise²⁴⁴⁵ men, the astrologers,⁸²⁶ have been brought in⁵⁹⁵⁴ before⁶⁹²⁵ me, that¹⁷⁶⁸ they should read⁷¹²³ this¹⁸³⁶ writing,³⁷⁹² and make known³⁰⁴⁶ unto me the interpretation⁶⁵⁹¹ thereof: but they could³⁵⁴⁶ not³⁸⁰⁹ show²³²⁴ the interpretation⁶⁵⁹¹ of the thing:⁴⁴⁰⁶

16  And I⁵⁷⁶ have heard⁸⁰⁸⁶ of⁵⁹²² thee, that¹⁷⁶⁸ thou canst³²⁰² make⁶⁵⁹⁰ interpretations,⁶⁵⁹¹ and dissolve⁸²⁷¹ doubts:⁷⁰⁰¹ now³⁷⁰⁵ if²⁰⁰⁶ thou canst³²⁰² read⁷¹²³ the writing,³⁷⁹² and make known³⁰⁴⁶ to me the interpretation⁶⁵⁹¹ thereof, thou shalt be clothed³⁸⁴⁸ with scarlet,⁷¹¹ and have a chain²⁰⁰² of¹⁷⁶⁸ gold¹⁷²² about⁵⁹²² thy neck,⁶⁶⁷⁶ and shalt be the third ruler^{7981 8531} in the kingdom.⁴⁴³⁷

17  Then¹¹⁶ Daniel¹⁸⁴¹ answered⁶⁰³² and said⁵⁶⁰ before⁶⁹²⁵ the king,⁴⁴³⁰ Let thy gifts⁴⁹⁷⁸ be¹⁹³⁴ to thyself, and give³⁰⁵² thy rewards⁵⁰²³ to another;³²¹ yet¹²⁹⁷ I will read⁷¹²³ the writing³⁷⁹² unto the king,⁴⁴³⁰ and make known³⁰⁴⁶ to him the interpretation.⁶⁵⁹¹

18  O thou⁶⁰⁷ king,⁴⁴³⁰ the most high⁵⁹⁴³ God⁴²⁶ gave³⁰⁵² Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ thy father² a kingdom,⁴⁴³⁷ and majesty,⁷²³⁸ and glory,³³⁶⁷ and honor:¹⁹²³

19  And for⁴⁴⁸¹ the majesty⁷²³⁸ that¹⁷⁶⁸ he gave³⁰⁵² him, all³⁶⁰⁶ people,⁵⁹⁷² nations,⁵²⁴ and languages,³⁹⁶¹ trembled^{1934 2112} and feared¹⁷⁶³ before^{4481 6925} him: whom¹⁷⁶⁸ he would^{1934 6634} he slew;^{1934 6992} and whom¹⁷⁶⁸ he would^{1934 6634} he kept alive;^{1934 2418} and whom¹⁷⁶⁸ he would^{1934 6634} he set up;^{1934 7313} and whom¹⁷⁶⁸ he would^{1934 6634} he put down.^{1934 8214}

20  But when¹⁷⁶⁸ his heart³⁸²⁵ was lifted up,⁷³¹³ and his mind⁷³⁰⁸ hardened⁸⁶³¹ in pride,²¹⁰³ he was deposed⁵¹⁸² from⁴⁴⁸¹ his kingly⁴⁴³⁷ throne,³⁷⁶⁴ and they took⁵⁷⁰⁹ his glory³³⁶⁷ from⁴⁴⁸¹ him:

21  And he was driven²⁹⁵⁷ from⁴⁴⁸¹ the sons¹¹²³ of men;⁶⁰⁶ and his heart³⁸²⁵ was made⁷⁷³⁹ like⁵⁹⁷⁴ the beasts,²⁴²³ and his dwelling⁴⁰⁷⁰ was with⁵⁹⁷⁴ the wild asses:⁶¹⁶⁷ they fed²⁹³⁹ him with grass⁶²¹¹ like oxen,⁸⁴⁵⁰ and his body¹⁶⁵⁵ was wet⁶⁶⁴⁷ with the dew^{4481 2920} of heaven;⁸⁰⁶⁵ till^{5705 1768} he knew³⁰⁴⁶ that¹⁷⁶⁸ the most high⁵⁹⁴³ God⁴²⁶ ruled⁷⁹⁹⁰ in the kingdom⁴⁴³⁷ of men,⁶⁰⁶ and that he appointeth⁶⁹⁶⁶ over⁵⁹²² it whomsoever^{4479 1768} he will.⁶⁶³⁴

22  And thou⁶⁰⁷ his son,¹²⁴⁷ O Belshazzar,¹¹¹³ hast not³⁸⁰⁹ humbled⁸²¹⁴ thine heart,³⁸²⁵ though^{3606 6903 1768} thou knewest³⁰⁴⁶ all³⁶⁰⁶ this;¹⁸³⁶

23  But hast lifted up thyself⁷³¹³ against⁵⁹²² the Lord⁴⁷⁵⁶ of heaven;⁸⁰⁶⁵ and they have brought⁸⁵⁸ the vessels³⁹⁸⁴ of¹⁷⁶⁸ his house¹⁰⁰⁵ before⁶⁹²⁵ thee, and thou,⁶⁰⁷ and thy lords,⁷²⁶¹ thy wives,⁷⁶⁹⁵ and thy concubines,³⁹⁰⁴ have drunk⁸³⁵⁵ wine²⁵⁶² in them; and thou hast praised⁷⁶²⁴ the gods⁴²⁶ of silver,³⁷⁰² and gold,¹⁷²² of brass,⁵¹⁷⁴ iron,⁶⁵²³ wood,⁶³⁶ and stone,⁶⁹ which¹⁷⁶⁸ see²³⁷⁰ not,³⁸⁰⁹ nor³⁸⁰⁹ hear,⁸⁰⁸⁶ nor³⁸⁰⁹ know:³⁰⁴⁶ and the God⁴²⁶ in whose¹⁷⁶⁸ hand³⁰²⁸ thy breath⁵³⁹⁶ is, and whose are all³⁶⁰⁶ thy ways,⁷³⁵ hast thou not³⁸⁰⁹ glorified:¹⁹²²

24  Then¹¹⁶ was the part⁶⁴⁴⁷ of¹⁷⁶⁸ the hand³⁰²⁸ sent⁷⁹⁷² from^{4481 6925} him; and this¹⁸³⁶ writing³⁷⁹² was written.⁷⁵⁶⁰

25  And this¹⁸³⁶ is the writing³⁷⁹² that¹⁷⁶⁸ was written,⁷⁵⁶⁰ MENE,⁴⁴⁸⁴ MENE,⁴⁴⁸⁴ TEKEL,⁸⁶²⁵ UPHARSIN.⁶⁵³⁷

26  This¹⁸³⁶ is the interpretation⁶⁵⁹¹ of the thing:⁴⁴⁰⁶ MENE;⁴⁴⁸⁴ God⁴²⁶ hath numbered⁴⁴⁸³ thy kingdom,⁴⁴³⁷ and finished⁸⁰⁰⁰ it.

27  TEKEL;⁸⁶²⁵ Thou art weighed⁸⁶²⁵ in the balances,³⁹⁷⁷ and art found⁷⁹¹² wanting.²⁶²⁷

28  PERES;⁶⁵³⁷ Thy kingdom⁴⁴³⁷ is divided,⁶⁵³⁷ and given³⁰⁵² to the Medes⁴⁰⁷⁶ and Persians.⁶⁵⁴⁰

29  Then¹¹⁶ commanded⁵⁶⁰ Belshazzar,¹¹¹³ and they clothed³⁸⁴⁸ Daniel¹⁸⁴¹ with scarlet,⁷¹¹ and put a chain²⁰⁰² of¹⁷⁶⁸ gold¹⁷²² about⁵⁹²² his neck,⁶⁶⁷⁶ and made a proclamation³⁷⁴⁵ concerning⁵⁹²² him, that¹⁷⁶⁸ he should be¹⁹³⁴ the third⁸⁵³¹ ruler⁷⁹⁹⁰ in the kingdom.⁴⁴³⁷

30  In that night³⁹¹⁶ was Belshazzar¹¹¹³ the king⁴⁴³⁰ of the Chaldeans³⁷⁷⁹ slain.⁶⁹⁹²

31  And Darius¹⁸⁶⁸ the Median⁴⁰⁷⁷ took⁶⁹⁰² the kingdom,⁴⁴³⁷ being about threescore⁸³⁶¹ and two⁸⁶⁴⁸ years⁸¹⁴⁰ old.¹²⁴⁷

Sep

0 Βαλτασαρ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐποίησε δοχὴν μεγάλην ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐγκαινισμοῦ τῶν βασιλείων αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν μεγιστάνων αὐτοῦ ἐκάλεσεν ἄνδρας δισχιλίους ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ Βαλτασαρ ἀνυψούμενος ἀπὸ τοῦ οἴνου καὶ καυχώμενος ἐπῄνεσε πάντας τοὺς θεοὺς τῶν ἐθνῶν τοὺς χωνευτοὺς καὶ γλυπτοὺς ἐν τῷ τόπῳ αὐτοῦ καὶ τῷ θεῷ τῷ ὑψίστῳ οὐκ ἔδωκεν αἴνεσιν ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ νυκτὶ ἐξῆλθον δάκτυλοι ὡσεὶ ἀνθρώπου καὶ ἐπέγραψαν ἐπὶ τοῦ τοίχου οἴκου αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ κονιάματος κατέναντι τοῦ λύχνους μανη φαρες θεκελ ἔστι δὲ ἡ ἑρμηνεία αὐτῶν μανη ἠρίθμηται φαρες ἐξῆρται θεκελ ἕσταται

1 Βαλτασαρ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐποίησεν ἑστιατορίαν μεγάλην τοῖς ἑταίροις αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔπινεν οἶνον

2 καὶ ἀνυψώθη ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν ἐνέγκαι τὰ σκεύη τὰ χρυσᾶ καὶ τὰ ἀργυρᾶ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ θεοῦ ἃ ἤνεγκε Ναβουχοδονοσορ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ Ιερουσαλημ καὶ οἰνοχοῆσαι ἐν αὐτοῖς τοῖς ἑταίροις αὐτοῦ

3 καὶ ἠνέχθη καὶ ἔπινον ἐν αὐτοῖς

4 καὶ ηὐλόγουν τὰ εἴδωλα τὰ χειροποίητα αὐτῶν καὶ τὸν θεὸν τοῦ αἰῶνος οὐκ εὐλόγησαν τὸν ἔχοντα τὴν ἐξουσίαν τοῦ πνεύματος αὐτῶν

5 ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἐξῆλθον δάκτυλοι ὡσεὶ χειρὸς ἀνθρώπου καὶ ἔγραψαν ἐπὶ τοῦ τοίχου τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ κονιάματος κατέναντι τοῦ φωτὸς ἔναντι τοῦ βασιλέως Βαλτασαρ καὶ εἶδε χεῖρα γράφουσαν

6 καὶ ἡ ὅρασις αὐτοῦ ἠλλοιώθη καὶ φόβοι καὶ ὑπόνοιαι αὐτὸν κατέσπευδον ἔσπευσεν οὖν ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ ἐξανέστη καὶ ἑώρα τὴν γραφὴν ἐκείνην καὶ οἱ συνεταῖροι κύκλῳ αὐτοῦ ἐκαυχῶντο

7 καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐφώνησε φωνῇ μεγάλῃ καλέσαι τοὺς ἐπαοιδοὺς καὶ φαρμακοὺς καὶ Χαλδαίους καὶ γαζαρηνοὺς ἀπαγγεῖλαι τὸ σύγκριμα τῆς γραφῆς καὶ εἰσεπορεύοντο ἐπὶ θεωρίαν ἰδεῖν τὴν γραφήν καὶ τὸ σύγκριμα τῆς γραφῆς οὐκ ἐδύναντο συγκρῖναι τῷ βασιλεῖ τότε ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐξέθηκε πρόσταγμα λέγων πᾶς ἀνήρ ὃς ἂν ὑποδείξῃ τὸ σύγκριμα τῆς γραφῆς στολιεῖ αὐτὸν πορφύραν καὶ μανιάκην χρυσοῦν περιθήσει αὐτῷ καὶ δοθήσεται αὐτῷ ἐξουσία τοῦ τρίτου μέρους τῆς βασιλείας

8 καὶ εἰσεπορεύοντο οἱ ἐπαοιδοὶ καὶ φαρμακοὶ καὶ γαζαρηνοί καὶ οὐκ ἠδύνατο οὐδεὶς τὸ σύγκριμα τῆς γραφῆς ἀπαγγεῖλαι

9 τότε ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐκάλεσε τὴν βασίλισσαν περὶ τοῦ σημείου καὶ ὑπέδειξεν αὐτῇ ὡς μέγα ἐστί καὶ ὅτι πᾶς ἄνθρωπος οὐ δύναται ἀπαγγεῖλαι τῷ βασιλεῖ τὸ σύγκριμα τῆς γραφῆς

10 τότε ἡ βασίλισσα ἐμνήσθη πρὸς αὐτὸν περὶ τοῦ Δανιηλ ὃς ἦν ἐκ τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας τῆς Ιουδαίας

11 καὶ εἶπε τῷ βασιλεῖ ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐπιστήμων ἦν καὶ σοφὸς καὶ ὑπερέχων πάντας τοὺς σοφοὺς Βαβυλῶνος

12 καὶ πνεῦμα ἅγιον ἐν αὐτῷ ἐστι καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τοῦ πατρός σου τοῦ βασιλέως συγκρίματα ὑπέρογκα ὑπέδειξε Ναβουχοδονοσορ τῷ πατρί σου

13 τότε Δανιηλ εἰσήχθη πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ βασιλεὺς εἶπεν αὐτῷ

16 ὦ Δανιηλ δύνῃ μοι ὑποδεῖξαι τὸ σύγκριμα τῆς γραφῆς καὶ στολιῶ σε πορφύραν καὶ μανιάκην χρυσοῦν περιθήσω σοι καὶ ἕξεις ἐξουσίαν τοῦ τρίτου μέρους τῆς βασιλείας μου

17 τότε Δανιηλ ἔστη κατέναντι τῆς γραφῆς καὶ ἀνέγνω καὶ οὕτως ἀπεκρίθη τῷ βασιλεῖ αὕτη ἡ γραφή ἠρίθμηται κατελογίσθη ἐξῆρται καὶ ἔστη ἡ γράψασα χείρ καὶ αὕτη ἡ σύγκρισις αὐτῶν

23 βασιλεῦ σὺ ἐποιήσω ἑστιατορίαν τοῖς φίλοις σου καὶ ἔπινες οἶνον καὶ τὰ σκεύη τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος ἠνέχθη σοι καὶ ἐπίνετε ἐν αὐτοῖς σὺ καὶ οἱ μεγιστᾶνές σου καὶ ᾐνέσατε πάντα τὰ εἴδωλα τὰ χειροποίητα τῶν ἀνθρώπων καὶ τῷ θεῷ τῷ ζῶντι οὐκ εὐλογήσατε καὶ τὸ πνεῦμά σου ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸ βασίλειόν σου αὐτὸς ἔδωκέ σοι καὶ οὐκ εὐλόγησας αὐτὸν οὐδὲ ᾔνεσας αὐτῷ

26 τοῦτο τὸ σύγκριμα τῆς γραφῆς ἠρίθμηται ὁ χρόνος σου τῆς βασιλείας ἀπολήγει ἡ βασιλεία σου συντέτμηται καὶ συντετέλεσται ἡ βασιλεία σου τοῖς Μήδοις καὶ τοῖς Πέρσαις δίδοται

29 τότε Βαλτασαρ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐνέδυσε τὸν Δανιηλ πορφύραν καὶ μανιάκην χρυσοῦν περιέθηκεν αὐτῷ καὶ ἔδωκεν ἐξουσίαν αὐτῷ τοῦ τρίτου μέρους τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ

30 καὶ τὸ σύγκριμα ἐπῆλθε Βαλτασαρ τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ τὸ βασίλειον ἐξῆρται ἀπὸ τῶν Χαλδαίων καὶ ἐδόθη τοῖς Μήδοις καὶ τοῖς Πέρσαις

Sep

1 Βαλτασαρ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐποίησεν δεῖπνον μέγα τοῖς μεγιστᾶσιν αὐτοῦ χιλίοις καὶ κατέναντι τῶν χιλίων ὁ οἶνος καὶ πίνων

2 Βαλτασαρ εἶπεν ἐν τῇ γεύσει τοῦ οἴνου τοῦ ἐνεγκεῖν τὰ σκεύη τὰ χρυσᾶ καὶ τὰ ἀργυρᾶ ἃ ἐξήνεγκεν Ναβουχοδονοσορ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ἐκ τοῦ ναοῦ τοῦ ἐν Ιερουσαλημ καὶ πιέτωσαν ἐν αὐτοῖς ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ οἱ μεγιστᾶνες αὐτοῦ καὶ αἱ παλλακαὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ αἱ παράκοιτοι αὐτοῦ

3 καὶ ἠνέχθησαν τὰ σκεύη τὰ χρυσᾶ καὶ τὰ ἀργυρᾶ ἃ ἐξήνεγκεν ἐκ τοῦ ναοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ἐν Ιερουσαλημ καὶ ἔπινον ἐν αὐτοῖς ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ οἱ μεγιστᾶνες αὐτοῦ καὶ αἱ παλλακαὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ αἱ παράκοιτοι αὐτοῦ

4 ἔπινον οἶνον καὶ ᾔνεσαν τοὺς θεοὺς τοὺς χρυσοῦς καὶ ἀργυροῦς καὶ χαλκοῦς καὶ σιδηροῦς καὶ ξυλίνους καὶ λιθίνους

5 ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐξῆλθον δάκτυλοι χειρὸς ἀνθρώπου καὶ ἔγραφον κατέναντι τῆς λαμπάδος ἐπὶ τὸ κονίαμα τοῦ τοίχου τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐθεώρει τοὺς ἀστραγάλους τῆς χειρὸς τῆς γραφούσης

6 τότε τοῦ βασιλέως ἡ μορφὴ ἠλλοιώθη καὶ οἱ διαλογισμοὶ αὐτοῦ συνετάρασσον αὐτόν καὶ οἱ σύνδεσμοι τῆς ὀσφύος αὐτοῦ διελύοντο καὶ τὰ γόνατα αὐτοῦ συνεκροτοῦντο

7 καὶ ἐβόησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐν ἰσχύι τοῦ εἰσαγαγεῖν μάγους Χαλδαίους γαζαρηνοὺς καὶ εἶπεν τοῖς σοφοῖς Βαβυλῶνος ὃς ἂν ἀναγνῷ τὴν γραφὴν ταύτην καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν γνωρίσῃ μοι πορφύραν ἐνδύσεται καὶ ὁ μανιάκης ὁ χρυσοῦς ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ καὶ τρίτος ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ μου ἄρξει

8 καὶ εἰσεπορεύοντο πάντες οἱ σοφοὶ τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ οὐκ ἠδύναντο τὴν γραφὴν ἀναγνῶναι οὐδὲ τὴν σύγκρισιν γνωρίσαι τῷ βασιλεῖ

9 καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς Βαλτασαρ πολὺ ἐταράχθη καὶ ἡ μορφὴ αὐτοῦ ἠλλοιώθη ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ καὶ οἱ μεγιστᾶνες αὐτοῦ συνεταράσσοντο

10 καὶ εἰσῆλθεν ἡ βασίλισσα εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πότου καὶ εἶπεν βασιλεῦ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας ζῆθι μὴ ταρασσέτωσάν σε οἱ διαλογισμοί σου καὶ ἡ μορφή σου μὴ ἀλλοιούσθω

11 ἔστιν ἀνὴρ ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ σου ἐν ᾧ πνεῦμα θεοῦ καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τοῦ πατρός σου γρηγόρησις καὶ σύνεσις εὑρέθη ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς Ναβουχοδονοσορ ὁ πατήρ σου ἄρχοντα ἐπαοιδῶν μάγων Χαλδαίων γαζαρηνῶν κατέστησεν αὐτόν

12 ὅτι πνεῦμα περισσὸν ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ φρόνησις καὶ σύνεσις συγκρίνων ἐνύπνια καὶ ἀναγγέλλων κρατούμενα καὶ λύων συνδέσμους Δανιηλ καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐπέθηκεν αὐτῷ ὄνομα Βαλτασαρ νῦν οὖν κληθήτω καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν αὐτοῦ ἀναγγελεῖ σοι

13 τότε Δανιηλ εἰσήχθη ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τῷ Δανιηλ σὺ εἶ Δανιηλ ὁ ἀπὸ τῶν υἱῶν τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας τῆς Ιουδαίας ἧς ἤγαγεν ὁ βασιλεὺς ὁ πατήρ μου

14 ἤκουσα περὶ σοῦ ὅτι πνεῦμα θεοῦ ἐν σοί καὶ γρηγόρησις καὶ σύνεσις καὶ σοφία περισσὴ εὑρέθη ἐν σοί

15 καὶ νῦν εἰσῆλθον ἐνώπιόν μου οἱ σοφοί μάγοι γαζαρηνοί ἵνα τὴν γραφὴν ταύτην ἀναγνῶσιν καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν αὐτῆς γνωρίσωσίν μοι καὶ οὐκ ἠδυνήθησαν ἀναγγεῖλαί μοι

16 καὶ ἐγὼ ἤκουσα περὶ σοῦ ὅτι δύνασαι κρίματα συγκρῖναι νῦν οὖν ἐὰν δυνηθῇς τὴν γραφὴν ἀναγνῶναι καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν αὐτῆς γνωρίσαι μοι πορφύραν ἐνδύσῃ καὶ ὁ μανιάκης ὁ χρυσοῦς ἔσται ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλόν σου καὶ τρίτος ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ μου ἄρξεις

17 τότε ἀπεκρίθη Δανιηλ καὶ εἶπεν ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως τὰ δόματά σου σοὶ ἔστω καὶ τὴν δωρεὰν τῆς οἰκίας σου ἑτέρῳ δός ἐγὼ δὲ τὴν γραφὴν ἀναγνώσομαι τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν αὐτῆς γνωρίσω σοι

18 βασιλεῦ ὁ θεὸς ὁ ὕψιστος τὴν βασιλείαν καὶ τὴν μεγαλωσύνην καὶ τὴν τιμὴν καὶ τὴν δόξαν ἔδωκεν Ναβουχοδονοσορ τῷ πατρί σου

19 καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς μεγαλωσύνης ἧς ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ πάντες οἱ λαοί φυλαί γλῶσσαι ἦσαν τρέμοντες καὶ φοβούμενοι ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ οὓς ἠβούλετο αὐτὸς ἀνῄρει καὶ οὓς ἠβούλετο αὐτὸς ἔτυπτεν καὶ οὓς ἠβούλετο αὐτὸς ὕψου καὶ οὓς ἠβούλετο αὐτὸς ἐταπείνου

20 καὶ ὅτε ὑψώθη ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτοῦ ἐκραταιώθη τοῦ ὑπερηφανεύσασθαι κατηνέχθη ἀπὸ τοῦ θρόνου τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ τιμὴ ἀφῃρέθη ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ

21 καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐξεδιώχθη καὶ ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῶν θηρίων ἐδόθη καὶ μετὰ ὀνάγρων ἡ κατοικία αὐτοῦ καὶ χόρτον ὡς βοῦν ἐψώμιζον αὐτόν καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς δρόσου τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ ἐβάφη ἕως οὗ ἔγνω ὅτι κυριεύει ὁ θεὸς ὁ ὕψιστος τῆς βασιλείας τῶν ἀνθρώπων καὶ ᾧ ἂν δόξῃ δώσει αὐτήν

22 καὶ σὺ ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ Βαλτασαρ οὐκ ἐταπείνωσας τὴν καρδίαν σου κατενώπιον οὗ πάντα ταῦτα ἔγνως

23 καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον θεὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ὑψώθης καὶ τὰ σκεύη τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ ἤνεγκαν ἐνώπιόν σου καὶ σὺ καὶ οἱ μεγιστᾶνές σου καὶ αἱ παλλακαί σου καὶ αἱ παράκοιτοί σου οἶνον ἐπίνετε ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ τοὺς θεοὺς τοὺς χρυσοῦς καὶ ἀργυροῦς καὶ χαλκοῦς καὶ σιδηροῦς καὶ ξυλίνους καὶ λιθίνους οἳ οὐ βλέπουσιν καὶ οὐκ ἀκούουσιν καὶ οὐ γινώσκουσιν ᾔνεσας καὶ τὸν θεόν οὗ ἡ πνοή σου ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ ὁδοί σου αὐτὸν οὐκ ἐδόξασας

24 διὰ τοῦτο ἐκ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἀπεστάλη ἀστράγαλος χειρὸς καὶ τὴν γραφὴν ταύτην ἐνέταξεν

25 καὶ αὕτη ἡ γραφὴ ἡ ἐντεταγμένη μανη θεκελ φαρες

26 τοῦτο τὸ σύγκριμα τοῦ ῥήματος μανη ἐμέτρησεν ὁ θεὸς τὴν βασιλείαν σου καὶ ἐπλήρωσεν αὐτήν

27 θεκελ ἐστάθη ἐν ζυγῷ καὶ εὑρέθη ὑστεροῦσα

28 φαρες διῄρηται ἡ βασιλεία σου καὶ ἐδόθη Μήδοις καὶ Πέρσαις

29 καὶ εἶπεν Βαλτασαρ καὶ ἐνέδυσαν τὸν Δανιηλ πορφύραν καὶ τὸν μανιάκην τὸν χρυσοῦν περιέθηκαν περὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκήρυξεν περὶ αὐτοῦ εἶναι αὐτὸν ἄρχοντα τρίτον ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ

30 ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ νυκτὶ ἀναιρέθη Βαλτασαρ ὁ βασιλεὺς ὁ Χαλδαίων

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‎1 ‏בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֣ר מַלְכָּ֗א עֲבַד֙ לְחֶ֣ם רַ֔ב לְרַבְרְבָנ֖וֹהִי אֲלַ֑ף וְלָקֳבֵ֥ל אַלְפָּ֖א חַמְרָ֥א שָׁתֵֽה׃

‎2 ‏בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞ר אֲמַ֣ר׀ בִּטְעֵ֣ם חַמְרָ֗א לְהַיְתָיָה֙ לְמָאנֵי֙ דַּהֲבָ֣א וְכַסְפָּ֔א דִּ֤י הַנְפֵּק֙ נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר אֲב֔וּהִי מִן־הֵיכְלָ֖א דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם וְיִשְׁתּ֣וֹן בְּה֗וֹן מַלְכָּא֙ וְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִי שֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּ וּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃

‎3 ‏בֵּאדַ֗יִן הַיְתִיו֙ מָאנֵ֣י דַהֲבָ֔א דִּ֣י הַנְפִּ֗קוּ מִן־הֵֽיכְלָ֛א דִּֽי־בֵ֥ית אֱלָהָ֖א דִּ֣י בִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑ם וְאִשְׁתִּ֣יו בְּה֗וֹן מַלְכָּא֙ וְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִי שֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּ וּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃

‎4 ‏אִשְׁתִּ֖יו חַמְרָ֑א וְ֠שַׁבַּחוּ לֵֽאלָהֵ֞י דַּהֲבָ֧א וְכַסְפָּ֛א נְחָשָׁ֥א פַרְזְלָ֖א אָעָ֥א וְאַבְנָֽא׃

‎5 ‏בַּהּ־שַׁעֲתָ֗ה נפקו נְפַ֙קָה֙ אֶצְבְּעָן֙ דִּ֣י יַד־אֱנָ֔שׁ וְכָֽתְבָן֙ לָקֳבֵ֣ל נֶבְרַשְׁתָּ֔א עַל־גִּירָ֕א דִּֽי־כְתַ֥ל הֵיכְלָ֖א דִּ֣י מַלְכָּ֑א וּמַלְכָּ֣א חָזֵ֔ה פַּ֥ס יְדָ֖ה דִּ֥י כָתְבָֽה׃

‎6 ‏אֱדַ֤יִן מַלְכָּא֙ זִיוֹ֣הִי שְׁנ֔וֹהִי וְרַעיֹנֹ֖הִי¹ יְבַהֲלוּנֵּ֑הּ וְקִטְרֵ֤י חַרְצֵהּ֙ מִשְׁתָּרַ֔יִן וְאַ֨רְכֻבָּתֵ֔הּ דָּ֥א לְדָ֖א נָֽקְשָֽׁן׃

‎7 ‏קָרֵ֤א מַלְכָּא֙ בְּחַ֔יִל לְהֶֽעָלָה֙ לְאָ֣שְׁפַיָּ֔א כשדיא כַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖י וְגָזְרַיָּ֑א עָנֵ֨ה מַלְכָּ֜א וְאָמַ֣ר׀ לְחַכִּימֵ֣י בָבֶ֗ל דִּ֣י כָל־אֱ֠נָשׁ דִּֽי־יִקְרֵ֞ה כְּתָבָ֣ה דְנָ֗ה וּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙ יְחַוִּנַּ֔נִי אַרְגְּוָנָ֣א יִלְבַּ֗שׁ והמונכא וְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤א³ דִֽי־דַהֲבָא֙ עַֽל־צַוְּארֵ֔הּ וְתַלְתִּ֥י בְמַלְכוּתָ֖א יִשְׁלַֽט׃ ס

‎8 ‏אֱדַ֙יִן֙ עללין עָֽלִּ֔ין כֹּ֖ל חַכִּימֵ֣י מַלְכָּ֑א וְלָֽא־כָהֲלִ֤ין כְּתָבָא֙ לְמִקְרֵ֔א ופשרא וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ לְהוֹדָעָ֥ה לְמַלְכָּֽא׃

‎9 ‏אֱ֠דַיִן מַלְכָּ֤א בֵלְשַׁאצַּר֙ שַׂגִּ֣יא מִתְבָּהַ֔ל וְזִיוֹ֖הִי שָׁנַ֣יִן עֲל֑וֹהִי וְרַבְרְבָנ֖וֹהִי מִֽשְׁתַּבְּשִֽׁין׃

‎10 ‏מַלְכְּתָ֕א לָקֳבֵ֨ל מִלֵּ֤י מַלְכָּא֙ וְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִי לְבֵ֥ית מִשְׁתְּיָ֖א עללת עַלַּ֑ת עֲנָ֨ת מַלְכְּתָ֜א וַאֲמֶ֗רֶת מַלְכָּא֙ לְעָלְמִ֣ין חֱיִ֔י אַֽל־יְבַהֲלוּךְ֙ רַעְיוֹנָ֔ךְ וְזִיוָ֖יךְ אַל־יִשְׁתַּנּֽוֹ׃

‎11 ‏אִיתַ֨י גְּבַ֜ר בְּמַלְכוּתָ֗ךְ דִּ֠י ר֣וּחַ אֱלָהִ֣ין קַדִּישִׁין֮ בֵּהּ֒ וּבְיוֹמֵ֣י אֲב֗וּךְ נַהִיר֧וּ וְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּ וְחָכְמָ֥ה כְּחָכְמַת־אֱלָהִ֖ין הִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַת בֵּ֑הּ וּמַלְכָּ֤א נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ אֲב֔וּךְ רַ֧ב חַרְטֻמִּ֣ין אָֽשְׁפִ֗ין כַּשְׂדָּאִין֙ גָּזְרִ֔ין³ הֲקִימֵ֖הּ אֲב֥וּךְ מַלְכָּֽא׃

‎12 ‏כָּל־קֳבֵ֡ל דִּ֣י ר֣וּחַ׀ יַתִּירָ֡ה וּמַנְדַּ֡ע וְשָׂכְלְתָנ֡וּ מְפַשַּׁ֣ר חֶלְמִין֩ וַֽאַֽחֲוָיַ֨ת אֲחִידָ֜ן וּמְשָׁרֵ֣א קִטְרִ֗ין הִשְׁתְּכַ֤חַת בֵּהּ֙ בְּדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל דִּֽי־מַלְכָּ֥א שָׂם־שְׁמֵ֖הּ בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑ר כְּעַ֛ן דָּנִיֵּ֥אל יִתְקְרֵ֖י וּפִשְׁרָ֥ה יְהַֽחֲוֵֽה׃ פ

‎13 ‏בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙ דָּֽנִיֵּ֔אל הֻעַ֖ל קֳדָ֣ם מַלְכָּ֑א עָנֵ֨ה מַלְכָּ֜א וְאָמַ֣ר לְדָנִיֵּ֗אל אנתה־ אַנְתְּ־ ה֤וּא דָנִיֵּאל֙ דִּֽי־מִן־בְּנֵ֤י גָלוּתָא֙ דִּ֣י יְה֔וּד דִּ֥י הַיְתִ֛י מַלְכָּ֥א אַ֖בִי מִן־יְהֽוּד׃

‎14 ‏וְשִׁמְעֵ֣ת עליך עֲלָ֔ךְ דִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ אֱלָהִ֖ין בָּ֑ךְ וְנַהִיר֧וּ וְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּ וְחָכְמָ֥ה יַתִּירָ֖ה הִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַת בָּֽךְ׃

‎15 ‏וּכְעַ֞ן הֻעַ֣לּוּ קָֽדָמַ֗י חַכִּֽימַיָּא֙ אָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔א דִּֽי־כְתָבָ֤ה דְנָה֙ יִקְר֔וֹן וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ לְהוֹדָעֻתַ֑נִי וְלָֽא־כָהֲלִ֥ין פְּשַֽׁר־מִלְּתָ֖א לְהַחֲוָיָֽה׃

‎16 ‏וַאֲנָה֙ שִׁמְעֵ֣ת עליך עֲלָ֔ךְ דִּֽי־תוכל תִיכּ֥וּל³ פִּשְׁרִ֛ין לְמִפְשַׁ֖ר וְקִטְרִ֣ין לְמִשְׁרֵ֑א כְּעַ֡ן הֵן֩ תוכל תִּכ֨וּל כְּתָבָ֜א לְמִקְרֵ֗א וּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙ לְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִי אַרְגְּוָנָ֣א תִלְבַּ֗שׁ והמונכא וְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤א³ דִֽי־דַהֲבָא֙ עַֽל־צַוְּארָ֔ךְ וְתַלְתָּ֥א בְמַלְכוּתָ֖א תִּשְׁלַֽט׃ פ

‎17 ‏בֵּאדַ֜יִן עָנֵ֣ה דָנִיֵּ֗אל וְאָמַר֙ קֳדָ֣ם מַלְכָּ֔א מַתְּנָתָךְ֙ לָ֣ךְ לֶֽהֶוְיָ֔ן וּנְבָ֥זְבְּיָתָ֖ךְ לְאָחֳרָ֣ן הַ֑ב בְּרַ֗ם כְּתָבָא֙ אֶקְרֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֔א וּפִשְׁרָ֖א אֲהוֹדְעִנֵּֽהּ׃

‎18 ‏אנתה אַ֖נְתְּ מַלְכָּ֑א אֱלָהָא֙ עליא עִלָּאָ֔ה מַלְכוּתָ֤א וּרְבוּתָא֙ וִיקָרָ֣א וְהַדְרָ֔ה יְהַ֖ב לִנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר אֲבֽוּךְ׃

‎19 ‏וּמִן־רְבוּתָא֙ דִּ֣י יְהַב־לֵ֔הּ כֹּ֣ל עַֽמְמַיָּ֗א אֻמַיָּא֙ וְלִשָּׁ֣נַיָּ֔א הֲו֛וֹ זאעין זָיְעִ֥ין וְדָחֲלִ֖ין מִן־קֳדָמ֑וֹהִי דִּֽי־הֲוָ֨ה צָבֵ֜א הֲוָ֣א קָטֵ֗ל וְדִֽי־הֲוָ֤ה צָבֵא֙ הֲוָ֣ה מַחֵ֔א וְדִֽי־הֲוָ֤ה צָבֵא֙ הֲוָ֣ה מָרִ֔ים וְדִֽי־הֲוָ֥ה צָבֵ֖א הֲוָ֥ה מַשְׁפִּֽיל׃

‎20 ‏וּכְדִי֙ רִ֣ם לִבְבֵ֔הּ וְרוּחֵ֖הּ תִּֽקְפַ֣ת לַהֲזָדָ֑ה הָנְחַת֙ מִן־כָּרְסֵ֣א מַלְכוּתֵ֔הּ וִֽיקָרָ֖ה הֶעְדִּ֥יוּ מִנֵּֽהּ׃

‎21 ‏וּמִן־בְּנֵי֩ אֲנָשָׁ֨א טְרִ֜יד וְלִבְבֵ֣הּ׀ עִם־חֵיוְתָ֣א שוי שַׁוִּ֗יְו¹ וְעִם־עֲרָֽדַיָּא֙ מְדוֹרֵ֔הּ עִשְׂבָּ֤א כְתוֹרִין֙ יְטַ֣עֲמוּנֵּ֔הּ וּמִטַּ֥ל שְׁמַיָּ֖א גִּשְׁמֵ֣הּ יִצְטַבַּ֑ע עַ֣ד דִּֽי־יְדַ֗ע דִּֽי־שַׁלִּ֞יט אֱלָהָ֤א עליא עִלָּאָה֙³ בְּמַלְכ֣וּת אֲנָשָׁ֔א וּלְמַן־דִּ֥י יִצְבֵּ֖ה יְהָקֵ֥ים עליה עֲלַֽהּ׃

‎22 ‏ואנתה וְאַ֤נְתְּ בְּרֵהּ֙ בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֔ר לָ֥א הַשְׁפֵּ֖לְתְּ לִבְבָ֑ךְ כָּל־קֳבֵ֕ל דִּ֥י כָל־דְּנָ֖ה יְדַֽעְתָּ׃

‎23 ‏וְעַ֣ל מָרֵֽא־שְׁמַיָּ֣א׀ הִתְרוֹמַ֡מְתָּ וּלְמָֽאנַיָּ֨א דִֽי־בַיְתֵ֜הּ הַיְתִ֣יו קדמיך קָֽדָמָ֗ךְ ואנתה וְאַ֨נְתְּ ורברבניך וְרַבְרְבָנָ֜ךְ^y שֵֽׁגְלָתָ֣ךְ וּלְחֵנָתָךְ֮ חַמְרָא֮ שָׁתַ֣יִן בְּהוֹן֒ וְלֵֽאלָהֵ֣י כַסְפָּֽא־וְ֠דַהֲבָא נְחָשָׁ֨א פַרְזְלָ֜א אָעָ֣א וְאַבְנָ֗א דִּ֠י לָֽא־חָזַ֧יִן וְלָא־שָׁמְעִ֛ין וְלָ֥א יָדְעִ֖ין שַׁבַּ֑חְתָּ וְלֵֽאלָהָ֞א דִּֽי־נִשְׁמְתָ֥ךְ בִּידֵ֛הּ וְכָל־אֹרְחָתָ֥ךְ לֵ֖הּ לָ֥א הַדַּֽרְתָּ׃

‎24 ‏בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙ מִן־קֳדָמ֔וֹהִי שְׁלִ֖יַחַ¹ פַּסָּ֣א דִֽי־יְדָ֑א וּכְתָבָ֥א דְנָ֖ה רְשִֽׁים׃

‎25 ‏וּדְנָ֥ה כְתָבָ֖א דִּ֣י רְשִׁ֑ים מְנֵ֥א מְנֵ֖א תְּקֵ֥ל וּפַרְסִֽין׃

‎26 ‏דְּנָ֖ה פְּשַֽׁר־מִלְּתָ֑א מְנֵ֕א מְנָֽה־אֱלָהָ֥א מַלְכוּתָ֖ךְ וְהַשְׁלְמַֽהּ׃

‎27 ‏תְּקֵ֑ל תְּקִ֥ילְתָּה בְמֹֽאזַנְיָ֖א וְהִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַתְּ חַסִּֽיר׃

‎28 ‏פְּרֵ֑ס פְּרִיסַת֙ מַלְכוּתָ֔ךְ וִיהִיבַ֖ת לְמָדַ֥י וּפָרָֽס׃

‎29 ‏בֵּאדַ֣יִן׀ אֲמַ֣ר בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗ר וְהַלְבִּ֤ישׁוּ לְדָֽנִיֵּאל֙ אַרְגְּוָנָ֔א והמונכא וְהַֽמְנִיכָ֥א דִֽי־דַהֲבָ֖א עַֽל־צַוְּארֵ֑הּ וְהַכְרִ֣זֽוּ עֲל֔וֹהִי דִּֽי־לֶהֱוֵ֥א שַׁלִּ֛יט תַּלְתָּ֖א בְּמַלְכוּתָֽא׃

‎30 ‏בֵּ֚הּ בְּלֵ֣ילְיָ֔א קְטִ֕יל בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֖ר מַלְכָּ֥א כשדיא כַשְׂדָּאָֽה׃ פ

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1 Baltassar rex fecit grande convivium optimatibus suis mille: et unusquisque secundum suam bibebat ætatem.

2 Præcepit ergo jam temulentus ut afferrentur vasa aurea et argentea, quæ asportaverat Nabuchodonosor pater ejus de templo, quod fuit in Ierusalem, ut biberent in eis rex, et optimates ejus, uxoresque ejus, et concubinæ.

3 Tunc allata sunt vasa aurea, et argentea, quæ asportaverat de templo, quod fuerat in Ierusalem: et biberunt in eis rex, et optimates ejus, uxores et concubinæ illius.

4 Bibebant vinum, et laudabant deos suos aureos et argenteos, æreos, ferreos, ligneosque et lapideos.

5 In eadem hora apparuerunt digiti, quasi manus hominis scribentis contra candelabrum in superficie parietis aulæ regiæ: et rex aspiciebat articulos manus scribentis.

6 Tunc facies regis commutata est, et cogitationes ejus conturbabant eum: et compages renum ejus solvebantur, et genua ejus ad se invicem collidebantur.

7 Exclamavit itaque rex fortiter ut introducerent magos, Chaldæos, et aruspices. Et proloquens rex ait sapientibus Babylonis: Quicumque legerit scripturam hanc, et interpretationem ejus manifestam mihi fecerit, purpura vestietur, et torquem auream habebit in collo, et tertius in regno meo erit.

8 Tunc ingressi omnes sapientes regis non potuerunt nec scripturam legere, nec interpretationem indicare regi.

9 Unde rex Baltassar satis conturbatus est, et vultus illius immutatus est; sed et optimates ejus turbabantur.

10 Regina autem pro re, quæ acciderat regi et optimatibus ejus, domum convivii ingressa est: et proloquens ait: Rex, in æternum vive! non te conturbent cogitationes tuæ, neque facies tua immutetur.

11 Est vir in regno tuo, qui spiritum deorum sanctorum habet in se, et in diebus patris tui scientia et sapientia inventæ sunt in eo: nam et rex Nabuchodonosor pater tuus principem magorum, incantatorum, Chaldæorum, et aruspicum constituit eum, pater, inquam, tuus, o rex:

12 quia spiritus amplior, et prudentia, intelligentiaque et interpretatio somniorum, et ostensio secretorum, ac solutio ligatorum inventæ sunt in eo, hoc est in Daniele: cui rex posuit nomen Baltassar. Nunc itaque Daniel vocetur, et interpretationem narrabit.

13 Igitur introductus est Daniel coram rege: ad quem præfatus rex ait: Tu es Daniel de filiis captivitatis Judæ, quem adduxit pater meus rex de Judæa?

14 audivi de te, quoniam spiritum deorum habeas, et scientia, intelligentiaque ac sapientia ampliores inventæ sunt in te.

15 Et nunc introgressi sunt in conspectu meo sapientes magi, ut scripturam hanc legerent, et interpretationem ejus indicarent mihi: et nequiverunt sensum hujus sermonis edicere.

16 Porro ego audivi de te, quod possis obscura interpretari, et ligata dissolvere: si ergo vales scripturam legere, et interpretationem ejus indicare mihi, purpura vestieris, et torquem auream circa collum tuum habebis, et tertius in regno meo princeps eris.

17 Ad quæ respondens Daniel, ait coram rege: Munera tua sint tibi, et dona domus tuæ alteri da: scripturam autem legam tibi, rex, et interpretationem ejus ostendam tibi.

18 O rex, Deus altissimus regnum et magnificentiam, gloriam et honorem dedit Nabuchodonosor patri tuo.

19 Et propter magnificentiam, quam dederat ei, universi populi, tribus, et linguæ tremebant, et metuebant eum: quos volebat, interficiebat: et quos volebat, percutiebat: et quos volebat, exaltabat: et quos volebat, humiliabat.

20 Quando autem elevatum est cor ejus, et spiritus illius obfirmatus est ad superbiam, depositus est de solio regni sui, et gloria ejus ablata est:

21 et a filiis hominum ejectus est, sed et cor ejus cum bestiis positum est, et cum onagris erat habitatio ejus: fœnum quoque ut bos comedebat, et rore cæli corpus ejus infectum est, donec cognosceret quod potestatem haberet Altissimus in regno hominum, et quemcumque voluerit, suscitabit super illud.

22 Tu quoque, filius ejus Baltassar, non humiliasti cor tuum, cum scires hæc omnia:

23 sed adversum Dominatorem cæli elevatus es: et vasa domus ejus allata sunt coram te, et tu, et optimates tui, et uxores tuæ, et concubinæ tuæ vinum bibistis in eis: deos quoque argenteos, et aureos, et æreos, ferreos, ligneosque et lapideos, qui non vident, neque audiunt, neque sentiunt, laudasti: porro Deum, qui habet flatum tuum in manu sua, et omnes vias tuas, non glorificasti.

24 Idcirco ab eo missus est articulus manus, quæ scripsit hoc quod exaratum est.

25 Hæc est autem scriptura, quæ digesta est: Mane, Thecel, Phares.

26 Et hæc est interpretatio sermonis. Mane: numeravit Deus regnum tuum, et complevit illud.

27 Thecel: appensus es in statera, et inventus es minus habens.

28 Phares: divisum est regnum tuum, et datum est Medis, et Persis.

29 Tunc, jubente rege, indutus est Daniel purpura, et circumdata est torques aurea collo ejus: et prædicatum est de eo quod haberet potestatem tertius in regno suo.

30 Eadem nocte interfectus est Baltassar rex Chaldæus.

31 Et Darius Medus successit in regnum, annos natus sexaginta duos.