ダニエル書 5
Belshazzar, the king, made a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and each one of them drank according to his age.
2 酒の進むにいたりてベルシヤザルはその父ネブカデネザルがヱルサレムの宮より取きたりし金銀の器を携へいたれと命ぜり是王とその大臣および王の妻妾等みな之をもて酒を飮んとてなりき
And so, when they were drunk, he instructed that the vessels of gold and silver should 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 the concubines, might drink from them.
3 是をもてそのヱルサレムなる神の官の内院より取たりし金の器を携へいたりければ王とその大臣および王の妻妾等これをもて飮めり
Then the gold and silver vessels were presented, which he had carried away from the temple and which had been in Jerusalem, and the king, and his nobles, wives, and concubines, drank from them.
4 すなはち彼らは酒をのみて金銀銅鉄木石などの神を讃たたへたりしが
They drank wine, and they praised their gods of gold, and silver, brass, iron, and wood and stone.
5 その時に人の手の指あらはれて燭台と相對する王の宮の粉壁に物書り王その物書る手の末を見たり
In the same hour, there appeared fingers, as of the hand of a man, writing on the surface of the wall, opposite the candlestick, in the king’s palace. And the king observed the part of the hand that wrote.
6 是において王の愉快なる顔色は變りその心は思ひなやみて安からず腿の関節はゆるみ膝はあひ撃り
Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts disturbed him, and he lost his self-control, and his knees knocked against one other.
7 王すなはち大聲に呼はりて法術士カルデヤ人卜筮師等を召きたらしめ而して王バビロンの智者等に告て言ふこの文字を読みその解明を我に示す者には紫の衣を衣せ頚に金の鏈をかけさせて之を國の第三の牧伯となさんと
And the king cried out loudly for them to bring in the astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers. And the king proclaimed to the wise men of Babylon, saying, “Whoever will read this writing and make known to me its interpretation will be clothed with purple, and will have a golden chain on his neck, and will be third in my kingdom.”
8 王の智者等は皆きたりしかどもその文字を読こと能はずまたその解明を王にしめすこと能はざりければ
Then, in came all the wise men of the king, but they could neither read the writing, nor reveal the interpretation to the king.
9 ベルシヤザル王おほいに思ひなやみてその顔色を失へりその大臣等もまた驚き懼れたり
Therefore, king Belshazzar was quite confused, and his face was altered, and even his nobles were disturbed.
10 時に大后王と大臣等の言を聞てその酒宴の室にいりきたり大后すなはち陳て言ふ願くは王長壽かれ汝心に思ひなやむ勿れまた顔色を失ふにおよばず
But the queen, because of what had happened to the king and his nobles, entered the banquet house. And she spoke out, saying, “O king, live forever. Do not let your thoughts confuse you, neither should your face be altered.
11 汝の國に聖神の霊のやどれる一箇の人あり汝の父の代に彼聡明了知および神の智慧のごとき智慧あることを顕せり汝の父ネブカデネザル王すなはち汝の父の王彼を立てて博士法術士カルデヤ人卜筮師等の長となせり
There is a man in your kingdom, who has the spirit of the holy gods within himself, and in the days of your father, knowledge and wisdom were found in him. For king Nebuchadnezzar, your father, appointed him leader of the astrologers, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers, even your father, I say to you, O king.
12 彼はダニエルといへる者なるが王これにベルテシヤザルといふ名を與ヘたり彼は心の殊勝たる者にて了知あり知識ありて能く夢を解き隠語を解き難問を解くなり然ばダニエルを召されよ彼その解明をしめさんと
For a greater spirit, and foresight, and understanding, and interpretation of dreams, and the revealing of secrets, and the solution to difficulties were found in him, that is, in Daniel, to whom the king gave the name Belteshazzar. Now, therefore, let Daniel be summoned, and he will explain the interpretation.”
13 是においてダニエル召れて王の前に至りければ王ダニエルに語りて言ふ汝は吾父の王がユダより曳きたりしユダの俘囚人なるそのダニエルなるか
Then Daniel was brought in before the king. And the king spoke to him, saying, “Are you Daniel, of the sons of the captivity of Judah, whom my father the king led out of Judea?
14 我聞になんぢの裏には神の霊やどりをりて汝は聡明了知および非凡の智慧ありと云ふ
I have heard of you, that you have the spirit of the gods, and that greater knowledge, as well as understanding and wisdom, have been found in you.
15 我智者法術士等を吾前に召よせてこの文字を読しめその解明を我にしめさせんと爲たれども彼らはこの事の解明を我にしめすことを得ず
And now the wise astrologers have entered into my presence, so as to read this writing and to reveal to me its interpretation. And they were not able to tell me the meaning of this writing.
16 我聞に汝は能く物事の解明をなしかつ難問を解くと云ふ然ば汝もし能くこの文字を読みその解明を我に示さば汝に紫の衣を衣せ金の索を汝の頚にかけさせて汝をこの國の第三の牧伯となさんと
Furthermore, I have heard about you that you can interpret obscure things and solve difficulties. So then, if you succeed in reading the writing, and in revealing its interpretation, you will be clothed with purple, and you will have a chain of gold around your neck, and you will be the third leader in my kingdom.”
17 ダニエルこたへて王に言けるは汝の賜物は汝みづからこれを取り汝の饒物はこれを他の人に與へたまへ然ながら我は王のためにその文字を読みその解明をこれに知せたてまつらん
To this Daniel responded by saying directly to the king, “Your rewards should be for yourself, and the gifts of your house you may give to another, but I will read to you the writing, O king, and I will reveal to you its interpretation.
18 王よ至高神汝の父ネブカデネザルに國と權勢と榮光と尊貴を賜へり
O king, the Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar, your father, a kingdom and greatness, glory and honor.
19 彼に權勢を賜ひしによりて諸民諸族諸音みな彼の前に慄き畏れたり彼はその欲する者を殺しその欲する者を活しその欲する者を上げその欲する者を下ししなり
And because of the greatness that he gave to him, all peoples, tribes, and languages trembled and were afraid of him. Whomever he wished, he put to death; and whomever he wished, he destroyed; and whomever he wished, he exalted; and whomever he wished, he lowered.
20 而して彼心に高ぶり氣を剛愎にして驕りしかばその國の位をすべりてその尊貴を失ひ
But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened in arrogance, he was deposed from the throne of his kingdom and his glory was taken away.
21 逐れて世の人と離れその心は獣のごとくに成りその住所は野馬の中にあり牛のごとくに草を食ひてその身は天よりの露に濡たり是のごとくにして終に彼は至高神の人間の國を治めてその意のままに人を立たまふといふことをしるにいたれり
And he was expelled from the sons of men, and so his heart was placed with the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys, and he ate hay like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he realized that the Most High holds power over the kingdom of men, and that whoever he wishes, he will set over it.
22 ベルシヤザルよ汝は彼の子にして此事を盡く知るといへども猶その心を卑くせず
Likewise, you, his son Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all these things.
23 却って天の主にむかひて自ら高ぶりその家の器皿を汝の前に持きたらしめて汝と汝の大臣と汝の妻妾等それをもて酒を飮み而して汝は見ことも聞ことも知こともあらぬ金銀銅鉄木石の神を讃頌ふることを爲し汝の生命をその手に握り汝の一切の道を主どりたまふ神を崇むることをせず
But you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. And the vessels of his house have been presented before you. And you, and your nobles, and your wives, and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. Likewise, you have praised the gods of silver, and gold, and brass, iron, and wood and stone, who neither see, nor hear, nor feel, yet you have not glorified the God who holds your breath and all your ways in his hand.
24 是をもて彼の前よりこの手の末いできたりてこの文字を書るなり
Therefore, he has sent the part of the hand which has written this, which has been inscribed.
25 その書る文字は是のごとしメネ、メネ、テケル、ウバルシン
But this is the writing that has been decreed: MANE, THECEL, PHARES.
26 その言の解明は是のごとしメネ(數へたり)は神汝の治世を數へてこれをその終に至らせしを謂なり
And this is the interpretation of the words. MANE: God has numbered your kingdom and has finished it.
27 テケル(秤れり)は汝が權衡にて秤られて汝の重の足らざることの顕れたるを謂なり
THECEL: you have been weighed on the scales and found lacking.
28 ベレス(分たれたり)は汝の國の分たれてメデアとペルシヤに與ヘらるるを謂なり
PHARES: your kingdom has been divided and has been given to the Medes and the Persians.
29 是においてベルシヤザル命を降してダニエルに紫の衣を荊せしめ金の鏈をこれが頚にかけさせて彼は國の第三の牧伯なりと布告せり
Then, by the king’s command, Daniel was dressed with purple, and a chain of gold was placed around his neck, and it was proclaimed of him that he held power as the third in the kingdom.
30 カルデヤ人の王ベルシヤザルはその夜の中に殺され
That same night, king Belshazzar the Chaldean was killed.
31 メデア人ダリヨスその國を得たり此時ダリヨスは六十二歳なりき
And Darius the Mede succeeded to the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two years.
