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[1]BelshazzarH1113 the kingH4430 madeH5648[H8754] a greatH7229 feastH3900 to a thousandH506 of his lordsH7261, and drankH8355[H8750] wineH2562 beforeH6903 the thousandH506.
[2]BelshazzarH1113, whiles he tastedH2942 the wineH2562, commandedH560[H8754] to bringH858[H8682] the goldenH1722 and silverH3702 vesselsH3984 which his fatherH2 NebuchadnezzarH5020 had takenH5312[H8684] out ofH4481 the templeH1965 which was in JerusalemH3390; that the kingH4430, and his princesH7261, his wivesH7695, and his concubinesH3904, might drinkH8355 thereinH8748.
[3]ThenH116 they broughtH858[H8684] the goldenH1722 vesselsH3984 that were takenH5312[H8684] out ofH4481 the templeH1965 of the houseH1005 of GodH426 which was at JerusalemH3390; and the kingH4430, and his princesH7261, his wivesH7695, and his concubinesH3904, drankH8355 in themH8754.
[4]They drankH8355[H8754] wineH2562, and praisedH7624[H8745] the godsH426 of goldH1722, and of silverH3702, of brassH5174, of ironH6523, of woodH636, and of stoneH69.
[5]In the same hourH8160 came forthH5312[H8754] fingersH677 of a man'sH606 handH3028, and wroteH3790[H8751] over againstH6903 the candlestickH5043 uponH5922 the plaisterH1528 of the wallH3797 of the king'sH4430 palaceH1965: and the kingH4430 sawH2370[H8751] the partH6447 of the handH3028 that wroteH3790.[H8751]
[6]ThenH116 the king'sH4430 countenanceH2122 was changedH8133[H8754], and his thoughtsH7476 troubledH927[H8792] him, so that the jointsH7001 of his loinsH2783 were loosedH8271[H8723], and his kneesH755 smoteH5368[H8750] oneH1668 against anotherH1668.
[7]The kingH4430 criedH7123[H8748] aloudH2429 to bringH5954[H8682] in the astrologersH826, the ChaldeansH3779, and the soothsayersH1505[H8750]. And the kingH4430 spakeH6032[H8750], and saidH560[H8750] to the wiseH2445 men of BabylonH895, WhosoeverH606[H3606] shall readH7123[H8751] thisH1836 writingH3792, and shewH2324[H8741] me the interpretationH6591 thereof, shall be clothedH3848[H8748] with scarletH711, and have a chainH2002 of goldH1722 aboutH5922 his neckH6676, and shall be the thirdH8523 rulerH7981[H8748] in the kingdomH4437.
[8]ThenH116 cameH5954[H8750] in allH3606 the king'sH4430 wiseH2445 men: but they couldH3546[H8751] notH3809 readH7123[H8749] the writingH3792, nor make knownH3046[H8682] to the kingH4430 the interpretation thereofH6591.
[9]ThenH116 was kingH4430 BelshazzarH1113 greatlyH7690 troubledH927[H8727], and his countenanceH2122 was changedH8133[H8750] in himH5922, and his lordsH7261 were astoniedH7672.[H8723]
[10]Now the queenH4433, by reasonH6903 of the wordsH4406 of the kingH4430 and his lordsH7261, cameH5954[H8754] into the banquetH4961 houseH1005: and the queenH4433 spakeH6032[H8754] and saidH560[H8754], O kingH4430, liveH2418[H8747] for everH5957: let notH409 thy thoughtsH7476 troubleH927[H8792] thee, nor let thy countenanceH2122 be changedH8133:[H8721]
[11]There isH383 a manH1400 in thy kingdomH4437, in whom is the spiritH7308 of the holyH6922 godsH426; and in the daysH3118 of thy fatherH2 lightH5094 and understandingH7924 and wisdomH2452, like the wisdomH2452 of the godsH426, was foundH7912[H8728] in him; whom the kingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020 thy fatherH2, the kingH4430, I say, thy fatherH2, madeH6966[H8684] masterH7229 of the magiciansH2749, astrologersH826, ChaldeansH3779, H1505and soothsayersH8750
[12]Forasmuch asH6903[H3606] an excellentH3493 spiritH7308, and knowledgeH4486, and understandingH7924, interpretingH6590[H8743] of dreamsH2493, and shewingH263 of hard sentencesH280, and dissolvingH8271[H8743] of doubtsH7001, were foundH7912[H8728] in the same DanielH1841, whom the kingH4430 namedH7761[H8754][H8036] BelteshazzarH1096: nowH3705 let DanielH1841 be calledH7123[H8729], and he will shewH2324[H8681] the interpretationH6591.
[13]ThenH116 was DanielH1841 brought inH5954[H8717] beforeH6925 the kingH4430. And the kingH4430 spakeH6032[H8750] and saidH560[H8750] unto DanielH1841, Art thouH607 that DanielH1841, which art ofH4481 the childrenH1123 of the captivityH1547 of JudahH3061, whom the kingH4430 my fatherH2 broughtH858[H8684] out ofH4481 JewryH3061?
[14]I have even heardH8086[H8754] of thee, that the spiritH7308 of the godsH426 is in theeH5922, and that lightH5094 and understandingH7924 and excellentH3493 wisdomH2452 is foundH7912 in theeH8728.
[15]And nowH3705 the wiseH2445 men, the astrologersH826, have been broughtH5954[H8717] in beforeH6925 me, that they should readH7123[H8748] thisH1836 writingH3792, and make knownH3046[H8682] unto me the interpretationH6591 thereof: but they couldH3546[H8751] notH3809 shewH2324[H8682] the interpretationH6591 of the thingH4406:
[16]And IH576 have heardH8086[H8754] of theeH5922, that thou canstH3202[H8748] makeH6590[H8749] interpretationsH6591, and dissolveH8271[H8749] doubtsH7001: nowH3705 ifH2006 thou canstH3202[H8748] readH7123[H8749] the writingH3792, and make knownH3046[H8682] to me the interpretationH6591 thereof, thou shalt be clothedH3848[H8748] with scarletH711, and have a chainH2002 of goldH1722 aboutH5922 thy neckH6676, and shalt be the thirdH8531 rulerH7981[H8748] in the kingdomH4437.
[17]ThenH116 DanielH1841 answeredH6032[H8750] and saidH560[H8750] beforeH6925 the kingH4430, Let thy giftsH4978 beH1934[H8748] to thyself, and giveH3052[H8747] thy rewardsH5023 to anotherH321; yetH1297 I will readH7123[H8748] the writingH3792 unto the kingH4430, and make knownH3046[H8681] to him the interpretationH6591.
[18]O thouH607 kingH4430, the most highH5943 GodH426 gaveH3052[H8754] NebuchadnezzarH5020 thy fatherH2 a kingdomH4437, and majestyH7238, and gloryH3367, and honourH1923:
[19]And forH4481 the majestyH7238 that he gaveH3052[H8754] him, allH3606 peopleH5972, nationsH524, and languagesH3961, trembledH1934[H8754][H2112] and fearedH1763[H8751] beforeH4481 himH6925: whom he wouldH1934[H8754][H6634][H8750] he slewH1934[H8754][H6992][H8751]; and whom he wouldH1934[H8754][H6634][H8750] he kept aliveH1934[H8754][H2418][H8683]; and whom he wouldH1934[H8754][H6634][H8750] he set upH1934[H8754][H7313][H8683]; and whom he wouldH1934[H8754][H6634][H8750] he put downH1934[H8754][H8214].[H8683]
[20]But when his heartH3825 was lifted upH7313[H8752], and his mindH7308 hardenedH8631[H8748] in prideH2103[H8682], he was deposedH5182[H8717] fromH4481 his kinglyH4437 throneH3764, and they tookH5709[H8684] his gloryH3367 from himH4481:
[21]And he was drivenH2957[H8752] fromH4481 the sonsH1123 of menH606; and his heartH3825 was madeH7739[H8745] likeH5974 the beastsH2423, and his dwellingH4070 was with the wild assesH6167: they fedH2939[H8748] him with grassH6211 like oxenH8450, and his bodyH1655 was wetH6647[H8721] with the dewH2920 of heavenH8065; tillH5705 he knewH3046[H8754] that the most highH5943 GodH426 ruledH7990 in the kingdomH4437 of menH606, and that he appointethH6966[H8681] overH5922 it whomsoeverH4479 he willH6634.[H8748]
[22]And thouH607 his sonH1247, O BelshazzarH1113, hast notH3809 humbledH8214[H8684] thine heartH3825, thoughH6903 thou knewestH3046[H8754] allH3606 thisH1836;
[23]But hast lifted upH7313[H8712] thyself againstH5922 the LordH4756 of heavenH8065; and they have broughtH858[H8684] the vesselsH3984 of his houseH1005 beforeH6925 thee, and thouH607, and thy lordsH7261, thy wivesH7695, and thy concubinesH3904, have drunkH8355[H8750] wineH2562 in them; and thou hast praisedH7624[H8745] the godsH426 of silverH3702, and goldH1722, of brassH5174, ironH6523, woodH636, and stoneH69, which seeH2370[H8751] notH3809, norH3809 hearH8086[H8750], norH3809 knowH3046[H8751]: and the GodH426 in whose handH3028 thy breathH5396 is, and whose are allH3606 thy waysH735, hast thou notH3809 glorifiedH1922:[H8745]
[24]ThenH116 was the partH6447 of the handH3028 sentH7972[H8750] fromH4481 himH6925; and thisH1836 writingH3792 was writtenH7560.[H8752]
[25]And thisH1836 is the writingH3792 that was writtenH7560[H8752], MENEH4484[H8752], MENEH4484[H8752], TEKELH8625[H8752], UPHARSINH6537.[H8751]
[26]ThisH1836 is the interpretationH6591 of the thingH4406: MENEH4484[H8752]; GodH426 hath numberedH4483[H8754] thy kingdomH4437, and finishedH8000 itH8684.
[27]TEKELH8625[H8752]; Thou art weighedH8625[H8760] in the balancesH3977, and art foundH7912[H8728] wantingH2627.
[28]PERESH6537[H8752]; Thy kingdomH4437 is dividedH6537[H8752], and givenH3052[H8753] to the MedesH4076 and PersiansH6540.
[29]ThenH116 commandedH560[H8754] BelshazzarH1113, and they clothedH3848[H8684] DanielH1841 with scarletH711, and put a chainH2002 of goldH1722 aboutH5922 his neckH6676, and made a proclamationH3745[H8684] concerningH5922 him, that he should beH1934[H8748] the thirdH8531 rulerH7990 in the kingdomH4437.
[30]In that nightH3916 was BelshazzarH1113 the kingH4430 of the ChaldeansH3779 slainH6992.[H8752]
[31]And DariusH1868 the MedianH4077 tookH6902[H8745] the kingdomH4437, being about threescoreH8361 and twoH8648 yearsH8140 oldH1247.
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