¹Belshazzar the king hath made a great feast to a thousand of his great men, and before the thousand he is drinking wine;

¹Kuningas Belsassar tegi suure peo oma tuhandele suurnikule ja jõi veini selle tuhande ees.

²Belshazzar 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.

²Veini mõjul käskis Belsassar tuua kuld- ja hõberiistad, mis tema isa Nebukadnetsar Jeruusalemma templist oli toonud, et kuningas ja tema suurnikud, tema naised ja liignaised, saaksid neist juua.

³Then 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;

³Siis toodi need kuldriistad, mis olid toodud templist, Jumala kojast Jeruusalemmast, ja kuningas ning tema suurnikud, tema naised ja liignaised jõid nende seest.

⁴they have drunk wine, and have praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

⁴Nad jõid veini ja ülistasid kuld-, hõbe-, vask-, raud-, puu- ja kivijumalaid.

⁵In 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;

⁵Selsamal tunnil ilmusid inimkäe sõrmed ja kirjutasid kuninga palee lubjatud seinale, lambijala kohale; ja kuningas nägi kirjutavat kätt.

⁶then 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.

⁶Siis kahvatas kuninga näojume ja ta mõtted kohutasid teda; ta niudeliigesed lõdisesid ja ta põlved pekslesid teineteise vastu.

⁷Call 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.`

⁷Kuningas hüüdis valjusti, et toodaks nõiad, Kaldea teadjad ja tähetargad. Kuningas hakkas rääkima ja ütles Paabeli tarkadele: 'Kes iganes oskab seda kirja lugeda ja seletab mulle selle tähenduse, see riietatakse purpurisse, temale pannakse kuldkee kaela ja ta saab kolmandaks valitsejaks kuningriigis!'

⁸Then 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;

⁸Siis tulid kõik targad, aga need ei osanud kirja lugeda ega selle seletust kuningale teatavaks teha.

⁹then the king Belshazzar is greatly troubled, and his countenance is changing in him, and his great men are perplexed.

⁹Siis kohkus kuningas Belsassar väga ja ta näojume kahvatas, ja ta suurnikud sattusid segadusse.

¹⁰The 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:

¹⁰Kuninga ja tema suurnike sõnade peale tuli kuninga ema pidusaali. Kuninga ema hakkas rääkima ja ütles: 'Kuningas elagu igavesti! Ärgu kohutagu sind su mõtted ja ärgu kahvatagu su näojume!

¹¹there 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 —

¹¹Sinu kuningriigis on mees, kelles on pühade jumalate vaim. Su isa päevil leidus temal arusaamist, taipu ja tarkust otsekui jumalate tarkust, ja kuningas Nebukadnetsar, su isa, tõstis tema ennustajate, nõidade, Kaldea teadjate ja tähetarkade ülemaks - kuningas, su isa -,

¹²because 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.`

¹²sellepärast et temas, Taanielis, kellele kuningas oli pannud nimeks Beltsassar, leidus eriline vaim ja temal oli mõistust ning taipu seletada unenägusid, lahendada mõistatusi ja harutada lahti sõlmi. Kutsutagu nüüd Taaniel, küll tema annab tähenduse teada!'

¹³Then 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?

¹³Siis toodi Taaniel kuninga ette. Kuningas hakkas rääkima ja ütles Taanielile: 'Kas sina oled Taaniel, Juuda vangide hulgast, keda kuningas, mu isa, Juudast tõi?

¹⁴And 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.

¹⁴Ma olen sinust kuulnud, et sinus on jumalate vaim ja et sinul leidub arusaamist ja taipu ning erilist tarkust.

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:

¹⁵Ja nüüd on mu ette toodud targad ja nõiad seda kirja lugema ning selle tähendust mulle teatavaks tegema, aga nad ei ole suutnud sellele asjale seletust anda.

¹⁶and 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.`

¹⁶Sinust ma olen aga kuulnud, et sina suudad seletusi anda ja sõlmi harutada. Kui sa suudad nüüd kirja lugeda ja selle tähenduse mulle teatavaks teha, siis riietatakse sind purpurisse, sulle pannakse kuldkee kaela ja sa saad kolmandaks valitsejaks kuningriigis.'

¹⁷Then 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;

¹⁷Siis kostis Taaniel ja ütles kuninga ees: 'Su annid jäägu sulle enesele ja oma kingitused anna mõnele teisele! Aga kirja ma loen kuningale ja teen selle tähenduse temale teatavaks.

¹⁸thou, O king, God Most High, a kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and honour, gave to Nebuchadnezzar thy father:

¹⁸Sina, kuningas! Kõigekõrgem Jumal oli andnud su isale Nebukadnetsarile kuningriigi ja võimu, au ja hiilguse.

¹⁹and 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;

¹⁹Võimu pärast, mille Jumal temale oli andnud, värisesid ja kartsid tema ees kõik rahvad, suguvõsad ja keeled. Tema tappis, keda tahtis, ja jättis ellu, keda tahtis; ta ülendas, keda tahtis, ja alandas, keda tahtis.

²⁰and 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,

²⁰Aga kui ta süda suurustas ja ta vaim muutus ülemeelikuks, siis tõugati ta oma kuninglikult aujärjelt ja ta au võeti temalt ära.

²¹and 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.

²¹Ta aeti ära inimlaste hulgast ja ta süda muutus looma südame sarnaseks; tema eluase oli metseeslite juures ja talle anti süüa rohtu nagu härgadele ja ta ihu kasteti taeva kastega, kuni ta mõistis, et Kõigekõrgem Jumal valitseb inimeste kuningriiki ja tõstab selle üle, keda tema tahab.

²²`And thou, his son, Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though all this thou hast known;

²²Aga sina, tema poeg Belsassar, ei ole alandanud oma südant, kuigi sa teadsid kõike seda,

²³and 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.

²³vaid oled tõusnud taeva Issanda vastu: tema koja riistad on toodud su ette, sina ja su suurnikud, su naised ja su liignaised olete joonud nende seest veini; sa oled ülistanud hõbe-, kuld-, vask-, raud-, puu- ja kivijumalaid, kes ei näe, ei kuule ega mõista. Aga seda Jumalat, kelle käes on su hing ja kelle omad on kõik su teed, ei ole sa austanud.

²⁴`Then from before Him sent is the extremity of the hand, and the writing is noted down;

²⁴Sellepärast on tema poolt läkitatud see käsi ja kirjutatud see kiri.

²⁵and this [is] the writing that is noted down: Numbered, Numbered, Weighed, and Divided.

²⁵Ja see on see kirjutatud kiri: 'Menee, menee, tekeel, ufarsiin.'

²⁶This [is] the interpretation of the thing: Numbered — God hath numbered thy kingdom, and hath finished it.

²⁶Sõnade tähendus on niisugune: menee - Jumal on ära lugenud su kuningriigi päevad ja on teinud sellele lõpu.

²⁷Weighed — Thou art weighed in the balances, and hast been found lacking.

²⁷Tekeel - sind on vaekaussidega vaetud ja leitud kerge olevat.

²⁸Divided — Divided is thy kingdom, and it hath been given to the Medes and Persians.`

²⁸Ufarsiin - su kuningriik on tükeldatud ning antud meedlastele ja pärslastele.'

²⁹Then 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.

²⁹Siis Belsassar andis käsu ja Taaniel riietati purpurisse, talle pandi kuldkee kaela ja temast kuulutati, et ta hakkab kuningriigis valitsema kolmandana.

³⁰In that night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans is slain,

³⁰Selsamal ööl tapeti Belsassar, Kaldea kuningas.

³¹and Darius the Mede hath received the kingdom, when a son of sixty and two years.