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

¹Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

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.

²Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, might drink from them.

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

³Then 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.

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

⁴They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

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

⁵In the same hour came forth the fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

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

⁶Then 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.

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!'

⁷The 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 shall read this writing, and show 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.

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

⁸Then came in all the king’s wise men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.

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

⁹Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his face was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed.

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!

¹⁰ Now 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.

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 -,

¹¹There 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; and the king Nebuchadnezzar your father, the king, I say, your father, made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;

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!'

¹²because an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and 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.

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

¹³Then was Daniel brought in before the king. The king spoke and said to Daniel, Are you that Daniel, who are of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah?

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

¹⁴I have heard of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.

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.

¹⁵Now 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.

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.'

¹⁶But 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 about your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.

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.

¹⁷Then 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.

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

¹⁸You, king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty:

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.

¹⁹and because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him: whom he would he killed, and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he raised up, and whom he would he put down.

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

²⁰But 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:

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.

²¹and 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.

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

²²You, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,

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.

²³but 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; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which don’t see, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways, you have not glorified.

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

²⁴Then was the part of the hand sent from before him, and this writing was inscribed.

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

²⁵This is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.

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

²⁶This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God has numbered your kingdom, and brought it to an end;

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

²⁷TEKEL; you are weighed in the balances, and are found wanting.

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

²⁸PERES; your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

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

²⁹Then commanded Belshazzar, 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.

³⁰Selsamal ööl tapeti Belsassar, Kaldea kuningas.

³⁰In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean King was slain.

³¹Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.