American Standard Version - King James Version

 5:1 ¶ Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

 5:1 ¶ Belshazzarº the kingº madeºº a greatº feastº to a thousandº of his lords,º and drankºº wineº beforeº the thousand.º

 5:2 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 wives and his concubines, might drink therefrom.

 5:2 Belshazzar,º whiles he tastedº the wine,º commandedºº to bringºº the goldenº and silverº vesselsº whichº his fatherº Nebuchadnezzarº had takenºº outº ofº the templeº whichº [was] in Jerusalem;º that the king,º and his princes,º his wives,º and his concubines,º might drinkºº therein.

 5:3 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 wives and his concubines, drank from them.

 5:3 Thenº they broughtºº the goldenº vesselsº thatº were takenºº outº ofº the templeº ofº the houseº of Godº whichº [was] at Jerusalem;º and the king,º and his princes,º his wives,º and his concubines,º drankºº in them.

 5:4 They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

 5:4 They drankºº wine,º and praisedºº the godsº of gold,º and of silver,º of brass,º of iron,º of wood,º and of stone.º

 5:5 ¶ In the same hour came forth the 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 part of the hand that wrote.

 5:5 ¶ In the same hourº came forthºº fingersº ofº a man'sº hand,º and wroteºº over againstº the candlestickº uponº the plaisterº ofº the wallº ofº the king'sº palace:º and the kingº sawºº the partº of the handº thatº wrote.ºº

 5:6 Then the king's countenance was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.

 5:6 Thenº the king'sº countenanceº was changed,ºº and his thoughtsº troubledºº him, so that the jointsº of his loinsº were loosed,ºº and his kneesº smoteºº oneº against another.º

 5:7 The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spake and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.

 5:7 The kingº criedºº aloudº to bringºº inº the astrologers,º the Chaldeans,º and the soothsayers.ºº [And] the kingº spake,ºº and saidºº to the wiseº [men] of Babylon,º Whosoeverººº shall readºº thisº writing,º and shewºº me the interpretationº thereof, shall be clothedºº with scarlet,º and [have] a chainº ofº goldº aboutº his neck,º and shall be the thirdº rulerººº in the kingdom.º

 5:8 Then came in all the king's wise men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.

 5:8 Thenº cameºº inº allº the king'sº wiseº [men]: but they couldºº notº readºº the writing,º nor make knownºº to the kingº the interpretationº thereof.

 5:9 Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed.

 5:9 Thenº was kingº Belshazzarº greatlyº troubled,ºº and his countenanceº was changedºº inº him,º and his lordsº were astonied.ºº

 5:10 ¶ [Now] the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: the queen spake and said, O king, live forever; let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed.

 5:10 ¶ [Now] the queen,º by reasonº ofº the wordsº of the kingº and his lords,º cameºº into the banquetº house:º [and] the queenº spakeºº and said,ºº O king,º liveºº for ever:º let notº thy thoughtsº troubleºº thee, norº let thy countenanceº be changed:ºº

 5:11 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 understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him; and the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, [I say], thy father, made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;

 5:11 There isº a manº in thy kingdom,º in whomº [is] the spiritº of the holyº gods;º and in the daysº of thy fatherº lightº and understandingº and wisdom,º like the wisdomº of the gods,º was foundºº in him; whom the kingº Nebuchadnezzarº thy father,º the king,º [I say], thy father,º madeºº masterº of the magicians,º astrologers,º Chaldeans,º [and] soothsayers;ºº

 5:12 forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and 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.

 5:12 Forasmuch asººº an excellentº spirit,º and knowledge,º and understanding,º interpretingººº of dreams,º and shewingº of hard sentences,º and dissolvingºº of doubts,º were foundºº in the same Daniel,º whomº the kingº namedººº Belteshazzar:º nowº let Danielº be called,ºº and he will shewºº the interpretation.º

 5:13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. The king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, who art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah?

 5:13 Thenº was Danielº brought inºº beforeº the king.º [And] the kingº spakeºº and saidºº unto Daniel,º [Art] thouº thatº Daniel,º whichº [art] ofº the childrenº of the captivityº ofº Judah,º whomº the kingº my fatherº broughtºº outº ofº Jewry?º

 5:14 I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in thee.

 5:14 I have even heardºº ofº thee, thatº the spiritº of the godsº [is] in thee,º and [that] lightº and understandingº and excellentº wisdomº is foundºº in thee.

 5:15 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 show the interpretation of the thing.

 5:15 And nowº the wiseº [men], the astrologers,º have been broughtºº inº beforeº me, thatº they should readºº thisº writing,º and make knownºº unto me the interpretationº thereof: but they couldºº notº shewºº the interpretationº of the thing:º

 5:16 But I have heard of thee, that thou canst give interpretations, and dissolve doubts; 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 be the third ruler in the kingdom.

 5:16 And Iº have heardºº ofº thee,º thatº thou canstºº makeºº interpretations,º and dissolveºº doubts:º nowº ifº thou canstºº readºº the writing,º and make knownºº to me the interpretationº thereof, thou shalt be clothedºº with scarlet,º and [have] a chainº ofº goldº aboutº thy neck,º and shalt be the thirdº rulerººº in the kingdom.º

 5:17 ¶ 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.

 5:17 ¶ Thenº Danielº answeredºº and saidºº beforeº the king,º Let thy giftsº beºº to thyself, and giveºº thy rewardsº to another;º yetº I will readºº the writingº unto the king,º and make knownºº to him the interpretation.º

 5:18 O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty:

 5:18 O thouº king,º the most highº Godº gaveºº Nebuchadnezzarº thy fatherº a kingdom,º and majesty,º and glory,º and honour:º

 5:19 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.

 5:19 And forº the majestyº thatº he gaveºº him, allº people,º nations,º and languages,º trembledººº and fearedºº beforeºº him:º whomº he wouldºººº he slew;ºººº and whomº he wouldºººº he kept alive;ºººº and whomº he wouldºººº he set up;ºººº and whomº he wouldºººº he put down.ºººº

 5:20 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:

 5:20 But whenº his heartº was lifted up,ºº and his mindº hardenedºº in pride,ºº he was deposedºº fromº his kinglyº throne,º and they tookºº his gloryº fromº him:º

 5:21 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 the Most High God ruleth in the kingdom of men, and that he setteth up over it whomsoever he will.

 5:21 And he was drivenºº fromº the sonsº of men;º and his heartº was madeºº likeº the beasts,º and his dwellingº [was] withº the wild asses:º they fedºº him with grassº like oxen,º and his bodyº was wetºº with the dewºº of heaven;º tillºº he knewºº thatº the most highº Godº ruledº in the kingdomº of men,º and [that] he appointethºº overº it whomsoeverºº he will.ºº

 5:22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though thou knewest all this,

 5:22 And thouº his son,º O Belshazzar,º hast notº humbledºº thine heart,º thoughººº thou knewestºº allº this;º

 5:23 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 wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine from 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.

 5:23 But hast lifted upºº thyselfº againstº the Lordº of heaven;º and they have broughtºº the vesselsº ofº his houseº beforeº thee, and thou,º and thy lords,º thy wives,º and thy concubines,º have drunkºº wineº in them; and thou hast praisedºº the godsº of silver,º and gold,º of brass,º iron,º wood,º and stone,º whichº seeºº not,º norº hear,ºº norº know:ºº and the Godº in whoseº handº thy breathº [is], and whose [are] allº thy ways,º hast thou notº glorified:ºº

 5:24 Then was the part of the hand sent from before him, and this writing was inscribed.

 5:24 Thenº was the partº ofº the handº sentºº fromºº him;º and thisº writingº was written.ºº

 5:25 ¶ And this is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.

 5:25 ¶ And thisº [is] the writingº thatº was written,ºº MENE,ºº MENE,ºº TEKEL,ºº UPHARSIN.ºº

 5:26 This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and brought it to an end;

 5:26 Thisº [is] the interpretationº of the thing:º MENE;ºº Godº hath numberedºº thy kingdom,º and finishedºº it.

 5:27 TEKEL; thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

 5:27 TEKEL;ºº Thou art weighedºº in the balances,º and art foundºº wanting.º

 5:28 PERES; thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

 5:28 PERES;ºº Thy kingdomº is divided,ºº and givenºº to the Medesº and Persians.º

 5:29 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 be the third ruler in the kingdom.

 5:29 Thenº commandedºº Belshazzar,º and they clothedºº Danielº with scarlet,º and [put] a chainº ofº goldº aboutº his neck,º and made a proclamationºº concerningº him, thatº he should beºº the thirdº rulerº in the kingdom.º

 5:30 ¶ In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean King was slain.

 5:30 ¶ In that nightº was Belshazzarº the kingº of the Chaldeansº slain.ºº

 5:31 And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.

 5:31 And Dariusº the Medianº tookºº the kingdom,º [being] about threescoreº and twoº yearsº old.º