1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. 2 Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded that the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem be brought to him, that the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, might drink from them. 3 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 They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of bronze, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
5 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 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 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 reads this writing and shows 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 Then all the king’s wise men came in; but they could not read the writing, and couldn’t make known to the king the interpretation. 9 Then king Belshazzar was greatly troubled, and his face was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed.
10 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 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. The king, Nebuchadnezzar, your father—yes, the king, your father—made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers, 12 because an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting of dreams, 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 Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke and said to Daniel, "Are you that Daniel of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah? 14 I have heard of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you and that light, understanding, and excellent wisdom are found in you. 15 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 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 around your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom."
17 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 "To you, king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty. 19 Because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. He killed whom he wanted to, and he kept alive whom he wanted to. He raised up whom he wanted to, and he put down whom he wanted to. 20 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 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 "You, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this, 23 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. You have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which don’t see, or hear, or know; and you have not glorified the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways. 24 Then the part of the hand was sent from before him, and this writing was inscribed.
25 "This is the writing that was inscribed: ‘MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.’
26 "This is the interpretation of the thing:
MENE: God has counted your kingdom, and brought it to an end.
27 TEKEL: you are weighed in the balances, and are found wanting.
28 PERES: your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians."
29 Then Belshazzar commanded, 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 In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean King was slain. 31 Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
1 伯沙撒王为他的一千大臣大摆筵席， 他和他们一同喝酒。
2 伯沙撒喝酒欢畅的时候， 下令把他先祖尼布甲尼撒从耶路撒冷圣殿里掠取的金银器皿拿来， 好让他和他的大臣、妻妾、妃嫔用这些器皿来喝酒。
3 于是人把从耶路撒冷圣殿里， 就是 神的殿里， 掠来的金银器皿拿来； 王和他的大臣、妻妾、妃嫔就用这些器皿来喝酒。
4 他们喝酒， 赞美那些用金、银、铜、铁、木、石所做的神。
5 当时， 忽然有人手的指头出现， 在王宫里灯台对面的粉墙上写字； 王看见了那只正在写字的手掌，
6 就脸色大变， 心意惊惶， 两脚无力， 双膝彼此相碰。
7 王大声呼叫， 吩咐人把那些用法术的和迦勒底人， 以及占星家都领进来； 王对巴比伦的智慧人说： "谁能读这文字， 又能向我解释它的意思， 他必身穿紫袍， 颈戴金链， 在国中掌权， 位列第三。"
8 于是王所有的智慧人都进来， 却不能读那文字， 也不能把意思向王说明。
9 伯沙撒王就非常惊惶， 脸色大变； 他的大臣也都不知所措。
10 太后因王和他的大臣所说的话， 就进入宴会的大厅， 对王说： "愿王万岁！ 你的心意不要惊惶， 也不要脸色大变。
11 在你国中有一个人， 他里面有圣神的灵； 你先祖在世的日子， 发现这人有灼见， 有聪明， 有智慧， 好像神的智慧一样。你先祖尼布甲尼撒王， 就是王的先祖， 曾立他为术士、用法术的， 以及迦勒底人和占星家的领袖。
12 这都因为在这但以理里面有美好的灵性， 有知识， 有聪明， 能解梦， 释谜语， 能解答难题； 这人尼布甲尼撒王曾给他起名叫伯提沙撒。现在可以把但以理召来， 他必能解释墙上文字的意思。"
13 于是但以理被带到王面前， 王问但以理说： "你就是我先王从犹大掳来的犹大人但以理吗？
14 我听说你里面有神的灵， 有灼见， 有聪明， 有高超的智慧。
15 现在智慧人和用法术的都被带到我面前了， 我要他们读这文字， 把文字的意思向我说明， 可是他们都不能解释这文字的意思。
16 我听说你能解释异梦， 也能解答难题。现在你若能读这文字， 把它的意思向我说明， 就必身穿紫袍， 颈戴金链， 在国中掌权， 位列第三。"
17 但以理在王面前回答说： "你的礼物可以归你自己， 你的赏赐可以归给别人； 我却要为王读这文字， 也要把意思向王说明。
18 王啊！ 至高的 神曾把国位、权势、光荣和威严赐给你先祖尼布甲尼撒。
19 因 神所赐给他的权势， 各国、各族和说各种语言的人， 都在他面前战兢恐惧； 他要杀谁， 就杀谁； 要谁活着， 谁就可以活着； 要提升谁， 就提升谁； 要贬低谁， 就贬低谁。
20 但他心高气傲、妄自尊大的时候， 就从国位上被赶下来， 他的尊荣也被夺去。
21 他被赶逐， 离开人群， 他的心变如兽心， 他和野驴同住， 像牛一样吃草， 身体被天露滴湿； 等到他承认至高的 神在世人的国中掌权， 他喜欢谁， 就立谁执掌国权。
22 伯沙撒啊！ 你是他的子孙， 你虽然知道这一切， 你的心仍不谦卑，
23 竟高抬自己， 敌对天上的主， 使人把他殿中的器皿拿到你面前来， 你和你的大臣、妻妾、妃嫔用这些器皿喝酒； 你又赞美那些不能看见、不能听见、什么都不能知道， 用金、银、铜、铁、木、石所做的神， 却没有把荣耀归给那手中有你的气息， 和那掌管你一切命途的 神。
24 因此， 有手从 神那里伸出来， 写了这文字。
25 "所写的文字是： ‘弥尼， 弥尼， 提客勒， 乌法珥新。’
26 这文字的意思是这样： ‘弥尼’就是 神已数算了你国度的年日， 使国终止；
27 ‘提客勒’就是你被称在天平上， 显出你的缺欠；
28 ‘毗勒斯’（"毗勒斯"即"乌法珥新"的单数式）就是你的国要分裂， 归给玛代人和波斯人。"
29 于是伯沙撒下令， 人就把紫袍给但以理穿上， 把金链戴在他的颈上， 又宣告他在国中掌权， 位列第三。
30 当夜， 迦勒底人的王伯沙撒被杀。
31 玛代人大利乌夺取了迦勒底国； 那时他六十二岁。（本节在《马索拉抄本》为6:1）