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

¹Kong Belsazzar gjorde et stort gæstebud for sine tusinde Stormænd og drak Vin med dem.

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.

²Og påvirket af Vinen lod han de Guldkar og Sølvkar hente, som hans Fader Nebukadnezar havde ført bort fra Helligdommen i Jerusalem, for at Kongen og hans Stormænd, hans Hustruer og Medhustruer kunde drikke af dem.

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.

³Man hentede da Guld og Sølvkarrene, som var ført bort fra Helligdommen, Guds Hus i Jerusalem, og Kongen og hans Stormænd, hans Hustruer og Medhustruer drak af dem;

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

⁴og medens de drak Vin, priste de deres Guder af Guld, Sølv, Kobber, Jern, Træ og Sten.

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.

⁵Men i samme Stund viste der sig Fingre af en Menneskehånd, som skrev på Væggens Kalk i Kongens Palads over for Lysestagen, og Kongen så Hånden, som skrev.

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.

⁶Da skiftede Kongen Farve, hans Tanker forfærdede ham, hans Hofters Ledemod slappedes, og hans Knæ slog imod hinanden.

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.

⁷Og kongen råbte med høj Røst, at man skulde føre Manerne, Kaldæerne og Stjernetyderne ind; og Kongen tog til Orde og sagde til Babels Vismænd: "Enhver, som kan læse denne Skrift og tyde mig den, skal klædes i Purpur, Guldkæden skal hænges om hans Hals, og han skal være den tredje mægtigste i Riget."

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

⁸Så kom alle Babels Vismænd til Stede, men de evnede hverken at læse Skriften eller tyde den for Kongen.

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

⁹Da blev Kong Belsazzar højlig forfærdet, og han skiftede Farve: også hans Stormænd stod rædselslagne.

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.

¹⁰Ved Kongens og hans Stormænds Råb kom Dronningen ind i Gildesalen, og hun tog til Orde og sagde: "Kongen leve evindelig! Lad ikke dine Tanker forfærde dig og skift ikke Farve!

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;

¹¹I dit Rige findes en Mand, i hvem hellige Guders Ånd er, og som i din Faders Dage fandtes at sidde inde med Viden, Indsigt og en Visdom som selve Guderne, så din Fader Nebukadnezar satte ham til Øverste for Drømmetyderne, Manerne, Kaldæerne og Stjernetyderne,

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.

¹²eftersom en ypperlig Ånd, Kundskab og Indsigt til at udtyde Drømme, råde Gåder og løse Knuder fandtes hos denne Daniel, hvem kongen gav Navnet Beltsazzar. Lad derfor Daniel kalde, at han kan tyde det!"

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?

¹³Så førtes Daniel ind for Kongen. Og Kongen tog til Orde og sagde til ham: "Er du Daniel, en af de fangne Judæere, som min Fader Kongen bortførte fra Juda?

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.

¹⁴Jeg har hørt om dig, at Guders Ånd er i dig, og at du er fundet at sidde inde med Viden, Kløgt og ypperlig Visdom.

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.

¹⁵Nu har Vismændene og Manerne været ført ind for mig for at læse denne Skrift og tyde mig den; men de evner ikke at tyde mig dette.

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.

¹⁶Men jeg har hørt om dig, at du kan tyde Drømme og løse Knuder. Nu vel! Hvis du kan læse Skriften og tyde mig den, skal du klædes i Purpur, Guldkæden skal hænges om din Hals, og du skal være den tredje mægtigste i Riget."

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.

¹⁷Så svarede Daniel Kongen: "Spar dine Gaver og giv en anden dine Foræringer! Men Skriften vil jeg læse og tyde for Kongen.

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

¹⁸Den højeste Gud, o Konge, gav din Fader Nebukadnezar Kongedømme, Magt, Herlighed og Ære;

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.

¹⁹og for den Storheds Skyld, som han havde givet ham, frygtede og bævede alle Folk, Stammer og Tungemål for ham; han dræbte, hvem han vilde, og lod leve, hvem han vilde; han ophøjede, hvem han vilde, og nedbøjede, hvem han vilde.

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:

²⁰Men da hans Hjerte blev hovmodigt og hans Ånd stolt og overmodig, stødtes han fra Kongetronen, og hans Herlighed fratoges ham.

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.

²¹Af Menneskenes Samfund blev han udstødt, og hans Hjerte blev som et Dyrs; han boede hos Vildæslerne, han måtte æde Græs som Kvæget, og af Himmelens Dug vædedes hans Legeme, til han skønnede, at den højeste Gud er Herre over Menneskenes Rige og kan ophøje, hvem han vil, til Hersker derover.

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

²²Men du, Belsazzar, hans Søn, har ikke ydmyget dit Hjerte, skønt du vidste alt dette;

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.

²³du har hovmodet dig mod Himmelens Herre! Hans Huses Kar har man hentet til dig, og du og dine Stormænd, dine Hustruer og Medhustruer drak Vin af dem; og du priste dine Guder af Sølv, Guld, Kobber, Jern, Træ og Sten, som hverken kan se eller høre eller fatte; men den Gud, som holder din Livsånde i sin Hånd og råder over alle dine Veje, ham ærede du ikke.

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

²⁴Derfor er denne Hånd udsendt fra ham og Skriften der optegnet.

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

²⁵Og således lyder Skriften: Mené, mené, tekél ufarsin!

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

²⁶Og Ordene skal tydes således: Mené betyder: Gud har talt dit Riges Dage og gjort Ende derpå.

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

²⁷Tekél betyder: Du er vejet på Vægten og fundet for let.

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

²⁸Perés betyder: Dit Rige er delt og givet til Medien og Persien."

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.

²⁹Så blev Daniel på Belsazzars Bud klædt i Purpur, Guldkæden hængtes om hans Hals, og man udråbte, at han skulde være den tredje mægtigste i Riget.

³⁰In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean King was slain.

³⁰Men samme Nat blev Belsazzar, Kaldæernes Konge, dræbt,

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

³¹og Mederen Darius overtog Riget i en Alder af to og tresindstyve År.