1 B elshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine in the presence of the thousand.

فِي أثناءِ حُكمِ المَلِكِ بِيلْشاصَّرَ، عَمِلَ المَلِكُ وَلِيمَةً عَظِيمَةً لِألفٍ مِنْ نُبَلائِهِ، وَكانَ يَشرَبُ خَمراً أمامَهُمْ.

2 W hile he tasted the wine, Belshazzar gave the command to bring the gold and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple which had been in Jerusalem, that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them.

وَتَحتَ تَأثِيرِ الخَمرِ، أمَرَ بِيلْشاصَّرُ بِإحْضارِ الآنِيَةِ الذَّهَبِيَّةِ وَالفِضِّيَّةِ الَّتِي أخَذَها أبُوهُ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ مِنَ الهَيكَلِ فِي مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، كَي يَشرَبَ المَلِكُ وَرُؤساؤُهُ وَنِساؤُهُ وَجَوارِيهِ بِتِلكَ الآنِيَةِ.

3 T hen they brought the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple of the house of God which had been in Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines drank from them.

وَعِندَما أحضَرُوا الآنِيَةَ الَّتِي أُخِذَتْ مِنْ الهَيكَلِ، مِنْ بَيتِ اللهِ الَّذِي فِي مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، شَرِبَ المَلِكُ وَأشرافُهُ وَنِساؤُهُ وَجَوارِيهِ بِها.

4 T hey drank wine, and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.

فَكانُوا يَشرَبُونَ الخَمرَ وَيُسَبِّحُونَ آلِهَةَ الذَّهَبِ وَالفِّضَّةِ وَالبُرونْزِ وَالحَدِيدِ وَالخَشَبِ وَالحَجَرِ.

5 I n the same hour the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and wrote opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.

وَفَجأةً، ظَهَرَتْ يَدُ إنسانٍ، وَكَتَبَتْ عَلَى جِبصِ حائِطِ القَصرِ مُقابِلَ المِصباحِ. فَرَأى المَلِكُ اليَدَ وَهِيَ تَكتُبُ.

6 T hen the king’s countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his hips were loosened and his knees knocked against each other.

فَشَحَبَ وَجهُ المَلِكِ مِنَ الخَوفِ، وَارتَعَبَ وَتَحَيَّرَ، وَارتَخَت كُلُّ مَفاصِلِهِ، وَبَدَأتْ رُكبَتاهُ تَرتَجِفانِ.

7 T he king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke, saying to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and tells me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck; and he shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

وَصَرَخَ المَلِكُ لِيُحضِرُوا إلَيهِ السَّحَرَةَ وَالكَلْدانِيِّينَ وَالمُنَجِّمِينَ. وَقالَ المَلِكُ لِحُكَماءِ بابِلَ: «مَنْ يَستَطِيعُ أنْ يَقرَأ هَذِهِ الكِتابَةَ وَيُفَسِّرَها سَيَنالُ مَنصِباً كَبِيراً، كَما سَيَنالُ ثِياباً مِنْ أُرجُوانٍ وَقِلادَةً مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، وَسَيَكُونُ الرَّجُلَ الثّالِثَ فِي المَملَكَةِ.»

8 N ow all the king’s wise men came, but they could not read the writing, or make known to the king its interpretation.

فَجاءَ جَميعُ الحُكَماءِ إلَى المَلِكِ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَقدِرُوا أنْ يَقرَأُوا الكِتابَةَ أوْ يُفَسِّرُوها لِلمَلِكِ.

9 T hen King Belshazzar was greatly troubled, his countenance was changed, and his lords were astonished.

فَازدادَ رُعبُ المَلِكِ وَاكتِئابُهُ، وَأصابَ القَلَقُ جَمِيعَ مُستَشارِيهِ.

10 T he queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came to the banquet hall. The queen spoke, saying, “O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your countenance change.

وَإذْ سَمِعَتْ أُمُّ المَلِكِ بِما حَدَثَ، جاءَتْ إلَى الاحتِفالِ وَقالَت لِلمَلِكِ: «فَلتَعِشْ إلَى الأبَدِ، لا تَقلَقْ وَلا تَكتَئِبْ.

11 T here is a man in your kingdom in whom is the Spirit of the Holy God. And in the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him; and King Nebuchadnezzar your father—your father the king—made him chief of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers.

هُناكَ رَجُلٌ فِي مَملَكَتِكَ فِيهِ رُوحُ الآلِهَةِ القِدِّيسِينَ. وَجَدَ فِيهِ أبُوكَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ فِي فَترَةِ حُكمِهِ استِنارَةً وَفَهْماً وَحِكمَةً كَحِكمَةِ الآلِهَةِ، فَعَيَّنَهُ رَئِيساً عَلَى المُنَجِّمِينَ وَالسَّحَرَةِ وَالكَلْدانِيِّينَ.

12 I nasmuch as an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting dreams, solving riddles, and explaining enigmas were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar, now let Daniel be called, and he will give the interpretation.” The Writing on the Wall Explained

فَدانِيالُ الَّذِي دَعاهُ أبُوكَ بَلْطْشاصَّرَ، فِيهِ رُوحٌ عَظِيمَةٌ وَمَعْرِفَةٌ وَفَهْمٌ لِتَفسِيرِ الأحلامِ وَحَلِّ الألغازِ وَالمَشاكِلِ. فَليُستَدْعَ دانِيالُ، وَهُوَ سَيَشرَحُ مَعنَى الكِتابَةِ.»

13 T hen Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke, and said to Daniel, “ Are you that Daniel who is one of the captives from Judah, whom my father the king brought from Judah?

فَأُحضِرَ دانِيالُ أمامَ المَلِكِ. فَقالَ المَلِكُ لِدانِيالَ: «إذاً أنتَ دانِيالُ الَّذِي أحضَرَهُ أبِي المَلِكُ مِنْ أرْضِ يَهُوذا!

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

سَمِعْتُ أنَّ فِيكَ رُوحَ الآلِهَةِ، وَأنَّ لَدَيكَ استِنارَةً وَذَكاءً وَأنَّكَ حَكِيمٌ جِدّاً.

15 N ow the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not give the interpretation of the thing.

جاءَ الحُكَماءُ وَالسَّحَرَةُ إلَيَّ لِكَي يَقرَأُوا هَذِهِ الكِتابَةَ الَّتِي عَلَى الحائِطِ وَيُفَسِّرُوها لِي، لَكِنَّهُمْ عَجِزُوا عَنْ تَفسِيرِ كَلِمَةٍ واحِدَةٍ.

16 A nd I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations and explain enigmas. 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 around your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

وَقَد سَمِعْتُ أنَّكَ تَستَطِيعُ أنْ تُفَسِّرَ هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ وَأنْ تَحُلَّ الألغازَ. فَإنِ استَطَعتَ قِراءَةَ هَذِهِ الكِتابَةَ وَأنْ تُفَسِّرَها لِي، فَسَتُعطَى ثِياباً أُرجُوانِيَّةً وَقِلادَةً مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، وَسَتَكُونُ الرَّجُلَ الثّالِثَ فِي المَملَكَةِ.»

17 T hen Daniel answered, and said before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another; yet I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

فَأجابَ دانِيالُ: «احتَفِظْ بِهَداياكَ لِنَفسِكَ أيُّها المَلِكُ، وَلِتَكُنْ إكراماتُكَ لِغَيرِي. لَكِنِّي سَأقرَأُ الكِتابَةَ لِلمَلِكِ وَأُفَسِّرُها لَهُ.

18 O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom and majesty, glory and honor.

أيُّها المَلِكُ، أعْطَى اللهُ العَلِيُّ أباكَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ هَذِهِ المَملَكَةَ وَأعطاهُ قُوَّةً وَمَجداً وَكَرامَةً.

19 A nd because of the majesty that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whomever he wished, he executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set up; and whomever he wished, he put down.

وَبِسَبَبِ القُوَّةِ الَّتِي أعطاها اللهُ لَهُ، خافَتهُ كُلُّ الشُّعُوبِ وَالأُمَمِ بِجَمِيعِ لُغاتِها. وَارتَجَفُوا فِي حَضْرَتِهِ، لأنَّهُ كانَ يَقتُلُ مَنْ يَشاءُ وَيَستَحيِي مَنْ يَشاءُ، وَيَرفَعُ مَنْ يَشاءُ وَيُذِلُّ مَنْ يَشاءُ.

20 B ut when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him.

لَكِنْ لَمّا تَكَبَّرَ قَلبُهُ وَتَقَسَّتْ رُوحُهُ، خُلِعَ عَنْ عَرْشِهِ المَلَكِيِّ، وَنُزِعَ مِنهُ مَجدُهُ.

21 T hen he was driven from the sons of men, his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. They fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and appoints over it whomever He chooses.

طُرِدَ مِنْ بَينِ النّاسِ، وَصارَ مَجنُوناً يَتَصَرَّفُ كَالحَيواناتِ. سَكَنَ مَعَ الحَمِيرِ البَرِّيَّةِ، وَأكَلَ العُشبَ كَالبَقَرِ، وَابتَلَّ جِسمُهُ بِنَدَى السَّماءِ. حَتَّى عَرَفَ أنَّ اللهَ العَلِيَّ يَحكُمُ عَلَى مَملَكَةِ البَشَرِ، وَأنَّهُ يُقِيمُ عَلَيها مَنْ يَشاءُ.

22 “ But you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this.

وَأنتَ يا بَيلشاصَّرُ، ابنَهُ، لَمْ تَتَواضَعَ مَعَ أنَّكَ تَعرِفُ هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ!

23 A nd you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. 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, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified.

فَقَد تَعالَيْتَ عَلَى إلهِ السَّماءِ حِينَ أحضَرْتَ آنِيَةَ هَيكَلِهِ وَوَضَعتَها أمامَكَ، ثُمَّ بَدَأتَ أنتَ وَنُبَلاؤُكَ وَنِساؤُكَ وَجَوارِيكَ بِشُربِ الخَمرِ بِها وَأنتُمْ تَسَبِّحُونَ آلِهَةَ الفِّضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ وَالبُرونْزِ وَالحَدِيدِ وَالخَشَبِ وَالحَجَرِ. سَبَّحتَ هَذِهِ الأوثانَ الَّتِي لا تَرَى وَلا تَسمَعُ وَلا تُفَكِّرُ، وَأمّا الإلَهُ الحَقِيقِيُّ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ حَياتُكَ وَكُلُّ ما تَعمَلُهُ فَلَمْ تُكرِمهُ.

24 T hen the fingers of the hand were sent from Him, and this writing was written.

لِذَلِكَ أرسَلَ مِنْ حَضرَتِهِ اليَدَ، فَكَتَبَتْ هَذِهِ الكِتابَةَ.

25 “ And this is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.

هَذِهِ هِيَ الكَلِماتُ المَكتُوبَةُ: ‹مَنا مَنا تَقَيْلْ وَفَرْسِينْ.›

26 T his is the interpretation of each word. MENE: God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it;

«أمّا تَفسِيرُها: ‹مَنا›: أحصَى اللهُ أيّامَ مُلكِكَ، وَأنهاها.

27 T EKEL: You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting;

‹تَقَيْلْ›: وَزِنْتَ بِالمَوازِينِ فَوُجِدَتَ ناقِصاً.

28 P ERES: Your kingdom has been divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.”

‹فَرْسِينْ›: قُسِّمَتْ مَملَكَتُكَ وَأُعطِيَتْ لِمادِيَ وَفارِسَ.»

29 T hen Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a chain of gold around his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. Belshazzar’s Fall

فَأمَرَ بِيلْشاصَّرُ بِأنْ يُعْطَي دانِيالُ ثَوباً أُرجُوانِيّاً، وَأنْ تُوضَعَ قِلادَةٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ حَولَ عُنُقِهِ، وَأنْ يُعلَنَ الرَّجُلَ الثّالِثَ فِي المَملَكَةِ.

30 T hat very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain.

وَفِي تِلكَ اللَّيلَةِ قُتِلَ بِيلْشاصَّرُ مَلِكُ البابِلّيِّينَ.

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

وَصارَ دارِيُوسَ المادِيُّ مَلِكاً وَهُوَ فِي الثّانِيَةِ وَالسِّتِّينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ.