Daniel 5
1 Belshazzar the king, made a great feast, to a thousand of his nobles, —and, before the thousand, was drinking, wine.
Kong Belsassar gjorde eit stort gjestebod for dei tusund stormennerne sine og heldt drykkjelag med dei tusund.
2 Belshazzar, gave word, at the flavour of the wine, to bring the vessels of gold and silver, which Nebuchadnezzar his father, had brought forth, out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, —that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines, might drink therein.
Då dei hadde fenge smak på vinen, baud Belsassar at dei skulde bera fram dei gullkjeraldi og sylvkjeraldi som Nebukadnessar, far hans, hadde teke or templet i Jerusalem; or deim skulde so kongen og stormennerne hans, konorne og fylgjekonorne hans drikka.
3 Then brought they the vessels of gold which had been taken out of the temple of the house of God, which was in Jerusalem, —and the king and his nobles, his wives and, his concubines, drank therein:
Dei bar då fram dei gullkjeraldi som var tekne or templet i Guds hus i Jerusalem; og kongen og stormennerne hans, konorne og fylgjekonorne hans, drakk or deim.
4 they drank wine, —and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood and stone.
Dei drakk vin og prisa gudarne sine av gull og sylv, av kopar og jarn og tre og stein.
5 Immediately, came forth the fingers of the hand of a man, and wrote, over against the chandelier, upon the plaster of the wall of the palace of the king, —and, the king, saw the part of the hand which was writing,
Då synte det seg i same stundi fingrar som av ei mannehand, som skreiv på den kvitkalka veggen i kongshalli, midt imot ljosestaken; og kongen såg handi som skreiv.
6 Then, as for the king, his bright looks, changed in him, and, his thoughts, terrified him, —and, the joints of his loins, were loosed, and, his knees, smote, one against another.
Då skifte kongen liter, og tankarne skræmde honom, og han veikna i mjødmarne, og knei hans slo imot einannan.
7 The king began crying out again, to bring in the magicians, the Chaldeans and the astrologers, —the king spake and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever it is that shall read this writing, and, the interpretation thereof, shall declare unto me, with purple, shall he be clothed, and have a chain of gold upon his neck, and, as the third in the kingdom, shall he have dominion.
Og kongen ropa med høg røyst, og baud at dei skulde henta manarane og kaldæarane og stjernetydarane. Og kongen sagde so til dei vise i Babel: «Kven det er som kann lesa denne skrifti og gjeva meg uttydingi på henne, han skal verta klædd i purpur, ei gullkjeda skal han få um halsen, og verta den tridje mannen i riket.»
8 Then were coming in all the wise men of the king, —but, the writing, could they not read, nor, the interpretation, make known to the king.
Då kom alle kongens vismenner til stades, men dei kunde ikkje lesa skrifti eller segja kongen kva ho tydde.
9 Then, King Belshazzar, was greatly terrified, and, his bright looks, were changed upon him, —and, his nobles, were perplexed.
Då vart kong Belsassar øgjeleg forfærd, og skifte liter, og stormennerne hans stod forstøkte.
10 The queen, by reason of the words of the king and his nobles, into the house of banqueting, entered, —the queen spake and said, O king! for ages, live! Let not thy thoughts, terrify thee, and, as for thy bright looks, let them not be changed.
Men då talen åt kongen og stormennerne hans kom for øyro åt dronningi, gjekk ho til gildehalli; der tok dronningi til ords og sagde: «Kongen live æveleg! Lat ikkje tankarne skræma deg, og ikkje skal du skifta liter.
11 There is a man in thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods, and, in the days of thy father, light, and intelligence, and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him, —and, King Nebuchadnezzar thy father, appointed him, chief of the sacred scribes, the magicians, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers, —thy father, O king!
I riket ditt finst ein mann som anden åt heilage gudar er i. I dagarne åt far din synte det seg at han åtte både upplysning og klokskap og visdom som visdom hjå gudar; og far din, kong Nebukadnessar, sette honom til hovding yver runemeistrarne, manararne, kaldæarane og stjernetydarane; ja, dette gjorde far din, kongen,
12 Forasmuch as, a distinguished spirit, and knowledge and intelligence, ability to interpret dreams and solve riddles and unravel knotty points, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar, now let, Daniel, be called, and, the interpretation, will he declare.
etter di det hjå honom var ei makelaus ånd og kunnskap og skyn, og dugleik til å tyda draumar og gjeta gåter og greida vande flokar, hjå denne Daniel, som kongen hadde gjeve namnet Beltsassar. Send difor bod etter Daniel! So gjev nok han deg uttydingi».
13 Then, Daniel, was brought in before the king, —the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art, thou, that Daniel, that is of the sons of the exile of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah?
Då so Daniel var henta til kongen, tok kongen til ords og sagde til Daniel: «Du er fulla Daniel, ein av dei jødiske fangarne som far min, kongen, førde hit frå Juda?
14 Then, I have heard concerning thee, that, the spirit of the gods, is in thee, —and, light and intelligence and distinguished wisdom, are found in thee.
Eg hev høyrt folk segja um deg at anden åt gudar er i deg, og at det hev synt seg at du eig upplysning og skyn og makelaus visdom.
15 Now, therefore, have been brought in before me, the wise men, the magicians, that, this writing, they might read, and, the interpretation thereof, might make known unto me, —but they were not able, the interpretation of the thing, to declare.
No er det so at dei vise og manararne hev vorte henta hit til meg til å lesa denne skrifti og segja meg uttydingi på henne; men dei kunde ikkje gjeva meg nokor uttyding.
16 I, however, have heard concerning thee, that thou art able, interpretations, to unfold, and, knotty points, to unravel, —Now, if thou be able, the writing, to read, and, the interpretation thereof, to make known unto me, with purple, shalt thou be clothed, and, a chain of gold, shalt thou have upon thy neck, and, as the third in the kingdom, shalt thou have dominion.
Men um deg hev eg høyrt at du kann gjeva uttydingar og greida vande flokar. Kann du no lesa denne skrifti og segja meg uttydingi på henne, so skal du verta klædd i purpur, og få ei gullkjeda um halsen din, og du skal verta tridje mannen i riket.»
17 Then spake Daniel, and said before the king, As for thy gifts, thine own let them remain, and, thy presents, on another, bestow, —howbeit, the writing, will I read to the king, and, the interpretation thereof, will I make known to him.
Då svara Daniel og sagde til kongen: «Gåvorne dine kann du sjølv hava eller gjeva deim til ein annan; deim forutan skal eg lesa skrifti for kongen og segja honom uttydingi:
18 As for thee, O king, the Most High God, gave, kingship and greatness and honour and majesty, unto Nebuchadnezzar thy father;
Til Nebukadnessar, far din, konge, gav Gud den høgste kongemagt, stordom, æra og herlegdom;
19 and, for the greatness that he gave him, all peoples, races and tongues, used to tremble and to withdraw falteringly from before him, —Whom he would, he slew, and, whom he would, he kept alive, and, whom he would, he set up, and, whom he would, he put down.
og for den stordomen skuld som han hadde gjeve honom, skalv alle folk og ætter og tungemål for honom og ræddast. Kven han vilde, drap han, og kven han vilde, let han liva; kven han vilde, gjorde han stor, og kven han vilde, gjorde han liten.
20 But, when uplifted was his heart and, his spirit, became obstinate so as to act arrogantly, he was put down from the throne of his kingdom, and, his dignity, took they from him;
Men då han ovmoda seg i hjarta sitt, og åndi hans vart stolt og stormodig, vart han støytt ifrå kongsstolen sin, og æra hans vart frå honom teki.
21 And, from among the sons of men, was he driven, and, his heart, to a wild beast’s, became equal, and, with the wild asses, was his dwelling, and, grass—like oxen, they suffered him to eat, and, with the dew of the heavens, his body, was drenched—until that he came to know that the Most High God, hath dominion, over the kingdom of men, and, whomsoever he pleaseth, he setteth up over it.
Han vart utstøytt frå menneski, og hjarta hans vart som hjarta hjå eit dyr, og han laut bu millom villasen og eta gras som uksarne, og av doggi frå himmelen vart kroppen hans vætt, til dess han sanna at Gud den høgste råder yver mannariket og set yver det kven han vil.
22 And yet, thou, his son, O Belshazzar! hast not humbled thy heart, though, all this, thou knewest;
Men du, Belsassar, son hans, som hev visst alt dette, hev endå ikkje gjort hjarta ditt audmjukt,
23 but, against the Lord of the heavens, hast uplifted thyself, and, the vessels of his house, have they brought before thee, and, thou, and thy nobles, thy wives and thy concubines, have been drinking, wine, therein, and, gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which see not nor hear nor know, hast thou praised, —whereas, God, in whose hand thy breath is and whose are all thy ways, him, hast thou not glorified.
men ovmoda deg mot Herren i himmelen og late folk bera fram for deg kjeraldi frå huset hans; og du og stormennerne dine, konorne og fylgjekonorne dine, hev drukke vin or deim, og du hev prisa dine gudar av sylv og gull, av kopar, jarn, tre og stein, som korkje ser eller høyrer eller veit noko. Men den Gud som hev åndi di og alle dine vegar i sitt vald, honom hev du ikkje æra.
24 Then was there put forth from before him the part of the hand, —and, this writing, was inscribed:
Difor hev no denne handi vorte send frå honom, og denne skrifti rita.
25 And this is the writing which was inscribed, M’ne, M’ne, T’kel, u-Pharsin.
Og so lyder den skrifti som her er rita: Mené, mené, tekél, ufarsin.
26 This, is the interpretation of the thing, —M’ne ["Reckoned-up"], God hath reckoned up thy reign, and ended it:
Og dette er uttydingi på ordi: Mené, det tyder: Gud hev talt dagarne åt riket ditt og gjort ende på det.
27 T’kel, —thou art weighed ["Weighed"] in the balances, and found wanting;
Tekél, det tyder: du er vegen på ei vegt og funnen for lett.
28 P’res ["Snatched-away"], —snatched away is thy kingdom, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Perés, det tyder: riket ditt er sundbytt og gjeve åt medarar og persarar.»
29 Then Belshazzar, gave word, that they should clothe Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold upon his neck, —and should make a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler over the kingdom.
Då baud Belsassar, og dei klædde Daniel i purpur, og hengde ei gullkjeda um halsen hans, og ropa ut um honom at han skulde vera tridje mannen i riket.
30 In that night, was slain—Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldeans.
Same natti vart Belsassar, kaldæarkongen, drepen.
31 And, Darius the Mede, received the kingdom, —when about sixty-two years of age.
Og Darius frå Media tok imot riket då han var tvo og seksti år gamall.
