Dn 5:1Baltassar rēx fēcit grande convīvium optimātibus suīs mīlle: et ūnusquisque secundum suam bibēbat aetātem.King Belshazzar made a great feast for a thousand of his nobles: and each one was drinking according to his age. Dn 5:2Praecēpit ergō jam tēmulentus ut afferrentur vāsa aurea et argentea, quae asportāverat Nabuchodonosor pater ejus dē templō, quod fuit in Ierūsalem, ut biberent in eīs rēx, et optimātēs ejus, uxōrēsque ejus, et concubīnae.So, already drunk, he ordered that the vessels of gold and silver be brought, which Nebuchadnezzar his father had carried away from the temple which was in Jerusalem, so that the king, and his nobles, and his wives, and his concubines might drink from them. Dn 5:3Tunc allāta sunt vāsa aurea, et argentea, quae asportāverat dē templō, quod fuerat in Ierūsalem: et bibērunt in eīs rēx, et optimātēs ejus, uxōrēs et concubīnae illīus.Then were brought the vessels of gold and of silver which he had carried away from the temple which had been in Jerusalem: and the king, and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them. Dn 5:4Bibēbant vīnum, et laudābant deōs suōs aureōs et argenteōs, aereōs, ferreōs, ligneōsque et lapideōs.They were drinking wine, and praising their gods of gold and of silver, of bronze, of iron, of wood and of stone.
Dn 5:5In eādem hōrā appāruērunt digitī, quasi manus hominis scrībentis contrā candēlābrum in superficiē parietis aulae rēgiae: et rēx aspiciēbat articulōs manūs scrībentis.In the same hour there appeared fingers, as of the hand of a man writing, opposite the lampstand, on the surface of the wall of the royal hall: and the king was looking at the joints of the hand that was writing. Dn 5:6Tunc faciēs rēgis commūtāta est, et cōgitātiōnēs ejus conturbābant eum: et compāgēs rēnum ejus solvēbantur, et genua ejus ad sē invicem collīdēbantur.Then the face of the king was changed, and his thoughts were troubling him: and the joints of his loins were being loosened, and his knees were knocking against each other. Dn 5:7Exclāmāvit itaque rēx fortiter ut intrōdūcerent magōs, Chaldaeōs, et aruspicēs.And so the king cried out mightily that they should bring in the magi, Chaldeans, and diviners. Dn 5:7Et prōloquēns rēx ait sapientibus Babylōnis: Quīcumque lēgerit scrīptūram hanc, et interpretātiōnem ejus manifestam mihi fēcerit, purpura vestiētur, et torquem auream habēbit in collō, et tertius in regnō meō erit.And speaking out, the king said to the wise men of Babylon: "Whoever reads this writing, and makes its interpretation plain to me, will be clothed in purple, and will have a golden chain on his neck, and will be third in my kingdom."
Dn 5:8Tunc ingressī omnēs sapientēs rēgis nōn potuērunt nec scrīptūram legere, nec interpretātiōnem indicāre rēgī.Then all the king's wise men, having come in, could neither read the writing, nor make known the interpretation to the king. Dn 5:9Unde rēx Baltassar satis conturbātus est, et vultus illīus immūtātus est;Whereupon King Belshazzar was greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed; Dn 5:9Sed et optimātēs ejus turbābantur.but his nobles too were being disturbed. Dn 5:10Rēgīna autem prō rē, quae acciderat rēgī et optimātibus ejus, domum convīviī ingressa est: et prōloquēns ait: Rēx, in aeternum vīve!But the queen, on account of the thing which had happened to the king and his nobles, went into the house of the feast: and speaking out she said: "King, live for ever! Dn 5:10Nōn tē conturbent cōgitātiōnēs tuae, neque faciēs tua immūtētur.Let your thoughts not trouble you, nor let your face be changed. Dn 5:11Est vir in regnō tuō, quī spīritum deōrum sānctōrum habet in sē, et in diēbus patris tuī scientia et sapientia inventae sunt in eō: nam et rēx Nabuchodonosor pater tuus prīncipem magōrum, incantātōrum, Chaldaeōrum, et aruspicum cōnstituit eum, pater, inquam, tuus, ō rēx: quia spīritus amplior, et prūdentia, intelligentiaque et interpretātiō somniōrum, et ostēnsiō sēcrētōrum, ac solūtiō ligātōrum inventae sunt in eō, hoc est in Daniēle: cui rēx posuit nōmen Baltassar.There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him, and in the days of your father knowledge and wisdom were found in him: for King Nebuchadnezzar your father also appointed him chief of the magi, enchanters, Chaldeans, and diviners, your father, I say, O king: because a greater spirit, and prudence, and understanding, and interpretation of dreams, and showing of secrets, and loosing of knots were found in him, that is, in Daniel: to whom the king gave the name Baltassar.
Dn 5:12Nunc itaque Daniēl vocētur, et interpretātiōnem narrābit.Now therefore let Daniel be called, and he will relate the interpretation." Dn 5:13Igitur intrōductus est Daniēl cōram rēge: ad quem praefātus rēx ait: Tū es Daniēl dē fīliīs captīvitātis Jūdae, quem addūxit pater meus rēx dē Jūdaeā?So Daniel was brought in before the king: and to him the aforesaid king said: "Are you Daniel, of the sons of the captivity of Judah, whom my father the king brought out of Judea? Dn 5:14Audīvī dē tē, quoniam spīritum deōrum habeās, et scientia, intelligentiaque ac sapientia ampliōrēs inventae sunt in tē.I have heard of you, that you have the spirit of the gods, and that greater knowledge, and understanding, and wisdom have been found in you. Dn 5:15Et nunc intrōgressī sunt in cōnspectū meō sapientēs magī, ut scrīptūram hanc legerent, et interpretātiōnem ejus indicārent mihi: et nequīvērunt sēnsum hujus sermōnis ēdīcere.And now the wise men, the magi, have come into my sight, to read this writing, and make known its interpretation to me: and they have not been able to declare the sense of this word. Dn 5:16Porrō ego audīvī dē tē, quod possīs obscūra interpretārī, et ligāta dissolvere: sī ergō valēs scrīptūram legere, et interpretātiōnem ejus indicāre mihi, purpurā vestiēris, et torquem auream circā collum tuum habēbis, et tertius in regnō meō prīnceps eris.But I have heard of you, that you can interpret obscure things, and loose knotted things: if therefore you are able to read the writing, and make known its interpretation to me, you will be clothed in purple, and you will have a golden chain around your neck, and you will be the third prince in my kingdom."
Dn 5:17Ad quae respondēns Daniēl, ait cōram rēge: Mūnera tua sint tibi, et dōna domus tuae alterī dā: scrīptūram autem legam tibi, rēx, et interpretātiōnem ejus ostendam tibi.To which things Daniel, answering, said before the king: "Let your rewards be for yourself, and the gifts of your house give to another: but the writing I will read to you, king, and its interpretation I will show you. Dn 5:18Ō rēx, Deus altissimus regnum et magnificentiam, glōriam et honōrem dedit Nabuchodonosor patrī tuō.O king, the most high God gave a kingdom and magnificence, glory and honour to Nebuchadnezzar your father. Dn 5:19Et propter magnificentiam, quam dederat eī, ūniversī populī, tribūs, et linguae tremēbant, et metuēbant eum: quōs volēbat, interficiēbat: et quōs volēbat, percutiēbat: et quōs volēbat, exaltābat: et quōs volēbat, humiliābat.And on account of the magnificence which he had given him, all peoples, tribes, and tongues were trembling, and fearing him: those whom he wished, he was killing: and those whom he wished, he was striking: and those whom he wished, he was exalting: and those whom he wished, he was humbling.
Dn 5:20Quandō autem ēlevātum est cor ejus, et spīritus illīus obfirmātus est ad superbiam, dēpositus est dē soliō regnī suī, et glōria ejus ablāta est: et ā fīliīs hominum ējectus est, sed et cor ejus cum bēstiīs positum est, et cum onagrīs erat habitātiō ejus: foenum quoque ut bōs comedēbat, et rōre caelī corpus ejus īnfectum est, dōnec cognōsceret quod potestātem habēret Altissimus in regnō hominum, et Quemcumque voluerit, suscitābit super illud.But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened to pride, he was put down from the throne of his kingdom, and his glory was taken away: and he was cast out from the sons of men, and his heart too was set with the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: hay also like an ox he was eating, and his body was soaked with the dew of heaven, until he recognised that the Most High had power in the kingdom of men, and whomever he wishes, he will raise up over it. Dn 5:22Tū quoque, fīlius ejus Baltassar, nōn humiliāstī cor tuum, cum scīrēs haec omnia: sed adversum Dominātōrem caelī ēlevātus es: et vāsa domus ejus allāta sunt cōram tē, et tū, et optimātēs tuī, et uxōrēs tuae, et concubīnae tuae vīnum bibistis in eīs: deōs quoque argenteōs, et aureōs, et aereōs, ferreōs, ligneōsque et lapideōs, quī nōn vident, neque audiunt, neque sentiunt, laudāstī: porrō Deum, quī habet flātum tuum in manū suā, et omnēs viās tuās, nōn glōrificāstī.You also, his son Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all these things: but you have been lifted up against the Ruler of heaven: and the vessels of his house have been brought before you, and you, and your nobles, and your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them: the gods too of silver, and of gold, and of bronze, of iron, of wood and of stone, which do not see, nor hear, nor feel, you have praised: but the God who has your breath in his hand, and all your ways, you have not glorified.
Dn 5:24Idcircō ab eō missus est articulus manūs, quae scrīpsit hoc quod exarātum est.For that reason the joint of the hand was sent from him, which wrote this which has been inscribed. Dn 5:25Haec est autem scrīptūra, quae dīgesta est: Mane, Thecel, Phares.And this is the writing which has been set out: Mane, Thecel, Phares. Dn 5:26Et haec est interpretātiō sermōnis.And this is the interpretation of the word. Dn 5:26Mane: numerāvit Deus regnum tuum, et complēvit illud.Mane: God has numbered your kingdom, and has finished it. Dn 5:27Thecel: appēnsus es in statērā, et inventus es minus habēns.Thecel: you have been weighed in the balance, and have been found having less. Dn 5:28Phares: dīvīsum est regnum tuum, et datum est Mēdīs, et Persīs.Phares: your kingdom has been divided, and has been given to the Medes and the Persians." Dn 5:29Tunc, jubente rēge, indūtus est Daniēl purpurā, et circumdata est torquēs aurea collō ejus: et praedicātum est dē eō quod habēret potestātem tertius in regnō suō.Then, the king ordering it, Daniel was clothed in purple, and a golden chain was put around his neck: and it was proclaimed about him that he had power as third in his kingdom.
Dn 5:30Eādem nocte interfectus est Baltassar rēx Chaldaeus.On the same night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was killed. Dn 5:31Et Dārīus Mēdus successit in regnum, annōs nātus sexāgintā duōs.And Darius the Mede succeeded to the kingdom, being sixty-two years old.