1 O rei Belsazar deu um grande banquete a mil dos seus grandes, e bebeu vinho na presença dos mil.

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

2 H avendo Belsazar provado o vinho, mandou trazer os vasos de ouro e de prata que Nabucodonozor, seu pai, tinha tirado do templo que estava em Jerusalém, para que bebessem por eles o rei, e os seus grandes, as suas mulheres e concubinas.

Belshazzar, 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.

3 E ntão trouxeram os vasos de ouro que foram tirados do templo da casa de Deus, que estava em Jerusalém, e beberam por eles o rei, os seus grandes, as suas mulheres e concubinas.

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 B eberam vinho, e deram louvores aos deuses de ouro, e de prata, de bronze, de ferro, de madeira, e de pedra.

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

5 N a mesma hora apareceram uns dedos de mão de homem, e escreviam, defronte do castiçal, na caiadura da parede do palácio real; e o rei via a parte da mão que estava escrevendo.

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 M udou-se, então, o semblante do rei, e os seus pensamentos o perturbaram; as juntas dos seus lombos se relaxaram, e os seus joelhos batiam um no outro.

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 E ordenou o rei em alta voz, que se introduzissem os encantadores, os caldeus e os adivinhadores; e falou o rei, e disse aos sábios de Babilônia: Qualquer que ler esta escritura, e me declarar a sua interpretação, será vestido de púrpura, e trará uma cadeia de ouro ao pescoço, e no reino será o terceiro governante.

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 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.

8 E ntão entraram todos os sábios do rei; mas não puderam ler o escrito, nem fazer saber ao rei a sua interpretação.

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

9 N isto ficou o rei Belsazar muito perturbado, e se lhe mudou o semblante; e os seus grandes estavam perplexos.

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

10 O ra a rainha, por causa das palavras do rei e dos seus grandes, entrou na casa do banquete; e a rainha disse: ç rei, vive para sempre; não te perturbem os teus pensamentos, nem se mude o teu semblante.

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 H á no teu reino um homem que tem o espírito dos deuses santos; e nos dias de teu pai se achou nele luz, e inteligência, e sabedoria, como a sabedoria dos deuses; e teu pai, o rei Nabucodonozor, sim, teu pai, ó rei, o constituiu chefe dos magos, dos encantadores, dos caldeus, e dos adivinhadores;

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

12 p orquanto se achou neste Daniel um espírito excelente, e conhecimento e entendimento para interpretar sonhos, explicar enigmas e resolver dúvidas, ao qual o rei pôs o nome de Beltessazar. Chame-se, pois, agora Daniel, e ele dará a interpretação.

because 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.

13 E ntão Daniel foi introduzido ã presença do rei. Falou o rei, e disse ã Daniel: És tu aquele Daniel, um dos cativos de Judá, que o rei, meu pai, trouxe de Judá?

Then 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?

14 T enho ouvido dizer a teu respeito que o espírito dos deuses está em ti, e que em ti se acham a luz, o entendimento e a excelente sabedoria.

I 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.

15 A cabam de ser introduzidos ã minha presença os sábios, os encantadores, para lerem o escrito, e me fazerem saber a sua interpretação; mas não puderam dar a interpretação destas palavras.

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 O uvi dizer, porém, a teu respeito que podes dar interpretações e resolver dúvidas. Agora, pois, se puderes ler esta escritura e fazer-me saber a sua interpretação, serás vestido de púrpura, e terás cadeia de ouro ao pescoço, e no reino serás o terceiro governante.

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

17 E ntão respondeu Daniel, e disse na presença do rei: Os teus presentes fiquem contigo, e dá os teus prêmios a outro; todavia vou ler ao rei o escrito, e lhe farei saber a interpretação.

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 O Altíssimo Deus, ó rei, deu a Nabucodonozor, teu pai, o reino e a grandeza, glória e majestade;

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

19 e por causa da grandeza que lhe deu, todos os povos, nações, e línguas tremiam e temiam diante dele; a quem queria matava, e a quem queria conservava em vida; a quem queria exaltava, e a quem queria abatia.

and 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.

20 M as quando o seu coração se elevou, e o seu espírito se endureceu para se haver arrogantemente, foi derrubado do seu trono real, e passou dele a sua glória.

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 E foi expulso do meio dos filhos dos homens, e o seu coração foi feito semelhante aos dos animais, e a sua morada foi com os jumentos monteses; deram-lhe a comer erva como aos bois, e do orvalho do céu foi molhado o seu corpo, até que conheceu que o Altíssinuo Deus tem domínio sobre o reino dos homens, e a quem quer constitui sobre ele.

and 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 E tu, Belsazar, que és seu filho, não humilhaste o teu coração, ainda que soubeste tudo isso;

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

23 p orém te elevaste contra o Senhor do céu; pois foram trazidos a tua presença os vasos da casa dele, e tu, os teus grandes, as tua mulheres e as tuas concubinas, bebestes vinho neles; além disso, deste louvores aos deuses de prata, de ouro, de bronze, de ferro, de madeira e de pedra, que não vêem, não ouvem, nem sabem; mas a Deus, em cuja mão está a tua vida, e de quem são todos os teus caminhos, a ele não glorificaste.:

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; 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.

24 E ntão dele foi enviada aquela parte da mão que traçou o escrito.

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

25 E sta, pois, é a escritura que foi traçada: MENE, MENE, TEQUEL, UFARSlM.

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

26 E sta é a interpretação daquilo: MENE: Contou Deus o teu reino, e o acabou.

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

27 T EQUEL: Pesado foste na balança, e foste achado em falta.

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

28 P ERES: Dividido está o teu reino, e entregue aos medos e persas.

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

29 E ntão Belsazar deu ordem, e vestiram a Daniel de púrpura, puseram-lhe uma cadeia de ouro ao pescoço, e proclamaram a respeito dele que seria o terceiro em autoridade no reino.

Then 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.

30 N aquela mesma noite Belsazar, o rei dos caldeus, foi morto.

In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean King was slain.

31 E Dario, o medo, recebeu o reino, tendo cerca de sessenta e dois anos de idade.

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