Књига пророка Данила 5
1 Цар Валтасар учини велику гозбу хиљади кнезова својих, и пијаше вино пред хиљадом њих.
Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
2 Напив се вина Валтасар заповеди да се донесу судови златни и сребрни, које беше однео Навуходоносор отац му из цркве јерусалимске, да из њих пију цар и кнезови му и жене његове и иноче његове.
Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king and his lords, his consorts and his concubines, might drink therein.
3 И донесоше златне судове које беху однели из цркве дома Господњег у Јерусалиму, и пијаху из њих цар и кнезови његови, жене његове и иноче његове.
Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his lords, his consorts and his concubines, drank in them.
4 Пијаху вино, и хваљаху богове златне и сребрне и бронзане и дрвене и камене.
They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
5 У тај час изиђоше прсти руке човечије и писаху према свећњаку по окреченом зиду од царског двора, и цар виде руку која писаше.
In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace; and the king saw the palm of the hand that wrote.
6 Тада се промени лице цару, и мисли га његове узнемирише и појас се око њега распаса и колена му удараху једно о друго.
Then the king's countenance was changed in him, and his thoughts affrighted him; and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
7 Повика цар гласно, те доведоше звездаре, Халдеје и гатаре; и проговори цар и рече мудрацима вавилонским: Ко прочита ово писмо и каже ми шта значи, онај ће се обући у скерлет, и носиће златну верижицу о врату, и биће трећи господар у царству.
The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon: 'Whosoever shall read this writing, and declare unto me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall rule as one of three in the kingdom.'
8 Тада приступише сви мудраци цареви; али не могоше прочитати писма нити казати цару шта значи.
Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.
9 Тада се цар Валтасар врло узнемири, и лице му се сасвим измени; и кнезови се његови препадоше.
Then was king Belshazzar greatly affrighted, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed.
10 Дође царица ради тога што се догоди цару и кнезовима његовим у кућу где беше гозба, и проговори царица и рече: Царе, да си жив довека! Да те не узнемирују мисли твоје, и да ти се лице не мења.
Now 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 for ever! let not thy thoughts affright thee, nor let thy countenance be changed;
11 Има човек у твом царству, у коме је дух светих богова; и у време оца твог нађе се у њега видело и разум и мудрост, каква је у богова, и цар Навуходоносор, отац твој, царе, постави га главарем врачарима, звездарима, Халдејима и гатарима;
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 understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; and the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers;
12 Јер велик дух и знање и разум за казивање снова и погађање загонетки и размршивање замршених ствари нађе се у Данила, коме цар наде име Валтасар; нека сада дозову Данила, и он ће казати шта значи.
forasmuch as a surpassing spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and declaring of riddles, and loosing of knots, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will declare the interpretation.'
13 Тада Данило би доведен пред цара. Цар проговори Данилу и рече: Јеси ли ти Данило између робља Јудина, које доведе из јудејске цар отац мој?
Then was Daniel brought in before the king. The king spoke and said unto Daniel: 'Art thou Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah?
14 Чух за тебе да је дух светих богова у теби, и видело и разум и мудрост велика да се нађе у тебе.
I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and surpassing wisdom is found in thee.
15 А сада су доведени преда ме мудраци, звездари, да прочитају писмо и кажу ми шта значи; али не могу да кажу шта то значи.
And now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof; but they could not declare the interpretation of the thing.
16 А за тебе ја чух да можеш протумачити и замршене ствари размрсити. Ако, дакле, можеш прочитати ово писмо и казати ми шта значи, обући ћеш се у скерлет, и златну верижицу носићеш о врату, и бићеш трећи господар у царству.
But I have heard of thee, that thou canst give interpretations, and loose knots; now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt rule as one of three in the kingdom.'
17 Тада одговори Данило и рече пред царем: Дарови твоји нека теби, и подај другом поклоне своје; а писмо ћу ја прочитати цару и казати шта значи.
Then Daniel answered and said before the king: 'Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
18 Царе, Бог Вишњи даде царство величину и славу и част Навуходоносору, оцу твом.
O thou king, God Most High gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty;
19 И од величине коју му даде сви народи, племена и језици дрхтаху пред њим и бојаху га се; убијаше кога хоћаше, и остављаше у животу кога хоћаше, узвишаваше кога хоћаше, и понижаваше кога хоћаше.
and because of the greatness that He gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew, and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he raised up, and whom he would he put down.
20 Али када му се подиже срце и дух му се посили у охолости, би сметнут с царског престола свог, и узеше му славу.
But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him;
21 И би прогнан између људи и срце му поста као у звери, и стан му беше с дивљим магарцима, хранише га травом као говеда, и роса небеска кваси му тело, докле позна да Бог Вишњи влада царством људским, и кога хоће поставља над њим.
and he was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; he was fed with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; until he knew that God Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and that He setteth up over it whomsoever He will.
22 А ти, Валтасаре, сине његов, ниси понизио срца свог премда си знао све ово.
And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though thou knewest all this;
23 Него си се подигао на Господа небеског, и судове дома Његовог донесоше преда те, и писте из њих вино ти и кнезови твоји, жене твоје и иноче твоје, и ти хвали богове сребрне и златне, бронзане, гвоздене, дрвене и камене, који не виде нити чују, нити разумеју, а не слави Бога, у чијој је руци душа твоја и сви путеви твоји.
but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of His house before thee, and thou and thy lords, thy consorts and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified;
24 Зато од Њега би послана рука и ово писмо би написано.
then was the palm of the hand sent from before Him, and this writing was inscribed.
25 А ово је писмо написано: МЕНЕ, МЕНЕ, ТЕКЕЛ, УФАРСИН.
And this is the writing that was inscribed: MENE MENE, TEKEL UPHARSIN.
26 А ово значе те речи: МЕНЕ, бројао је Бог твоје царство и до краја избројао.
This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE, God hath numbered thy kingdom, and brought it to an end.
27 ТЕКЕЛ, измерен си на мерила, и нашао си се лак.
TEKEL, Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
28 ФЕРЕС, раздељено је царство твоје, и дано Мидијанима и Персијанима.
PERES, thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.'
29 Тада заповеди Валтасар, те обукоше Данила у скерлет, и метнуше му златну верижицу око врата, и прогласише за њ да је трећи господар у царству.
Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him, that he should rule as one of three in the kingdom.
30 Исту ноћ би убијен Валтасар, цар халдејски.
In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was slain.
31 А Дарије Мидијанин преузе царство, и беше му око шездесет и две године.
And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
