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

 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,° whiles he tasted° the wine,° commanded°° to bring°° the golden° and silver° vessels° which° his father° Nebuchadnezzar° had taken°° out° of° the temple° which° [was] in Jerusalem;° that the king,° and his princes,° his wives,° and his concubines,° might drink°° 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 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 princes,° his wives,° and his concubines,° drank°° 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 drank°° wine,° and praised°° the gods° of gold,° and of silver,° of brass,° of iron,° of wood,° and of stone.°

 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 hour° came forth°° fingers° of° a man's° hand,° and wrote°° over against° the candlestick° upon° the plaister° of° the wall° of° the king's° palace:° and the king° saw°° the part° of the hand° that° wrote.°°

 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 Then° the king's° countenance° was changed,°° and his thoughts° troubled°° him, so that the joints° of his loins° were loosed,°° and his knees° smote°° one° against another.°

 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 king° cried°° aloud° to bring°° in° the astrologers,° the Chaldeans,° and the soothsayers.°° [And] the king° spake,°° and said°° to the wise° [men] of Babylon,° Whosoever°°° shall read°° this° writing,° and shew°° me the interpretation° thereof, shall be clothed°° with scarlet,° and [have] a chain° of° gold° about° his neck,° and shall be the third° ruler°°° in the kingdom.°

 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 Then° came°° in° all° the king's° wise° [men]: but they could°° not° read°° the writing,° nor make known°° to the king° the interpretation° thereof.

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

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

 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,° by reason° of° the words° of the king° and his lords,° came°° into the banquet° house:° [and] the queen° spake°° and said,°° O king,° live°° for ever:° let not° thy thoughts° trouble°° thee, nor° let thy countenance° be changed:°°

 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 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; whom the king° Nebuchadnezzar° thy father,° the king,° [I say], thy father,° made°° master° of the magicians,° astrologers,° Chaldeans,° [and] soothsayers;°°

 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 as°°° an excellent° spirit,° and knowledge,° and understanding,° interpreting°°° of dreams,° and shewing° of hard sentences,° and dissolving°° of doubts,° were found°° in the same Daniel,° whom° the king° named°°° Belteshazzar:° now° let Daniel° be called,°° and he will shew°° the interpretation.°

 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 Then° was Daniel° brought in°° before° the king.° [And] the king° spake°° and said°° unto Daniel,° [Art] thou° that° Daniel,° which° [art] of° the children° of the captivity° of° Judah,° whom° the king° my father° brought°° out° of° Jewry?°

 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 heard°° of° thee, that° the spirit° of the gods° [is] in thee,° and [that] light° and understanding° and excellent° wisdom° is found°° 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 now° the wise° [men], the astrologers,° have been brought°° in° before° me, that° they should read°° this° writing,° and make known°° unto me the interpretation° thereof: but they could°° not° shew°° the interpretation° of the thing:°

 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 I° have heard°° of° thee,° that° thou canst°° make°° interpretations,° and dissolve°° doubts:° now° if° thou canst°° read°° the writing,° and make known°° to me the interpretation° thereof, thou shalt be clothed°° with scarlet,° and [have] a chain° of° gold° about° thy neck,° and shalt be the third° ruler°°° in the kingdom.°

 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 ¶ Then° Daniel° answered°° and said°° before° the king,° Let thy gifts° be°° to thyself, and give°° thy rewards° to another;° yet° I will read°° the writing° unto the king,° and make known°° to him the interpretation.°

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

 5:18 O thou° king,° the most high° God° gave°° Nebuchadnezzar° thy father° a kingdom,° and majesty,° and glory,° and honour:°

 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 for° the majesty° that° he gave°° him, all° people,° 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 set up;°°°° and whom° he would°°°° he put down.°°°°

 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 when° his heart° was lifted up,°° and his mind° hardened°° in pride,°° he was deposed°° from° his kingly° throne,° and they took°° his glory° from° him:°

 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 driven°° from° the sons° of men;° and his heart° was made°° like° the beasts,° and his dwelling° [was] with° the wild asses:° they fed°° him with grass° like oxen,° and his body° was wet°° with the dew°° of heaven;° till°° he knew°° that° the most high° God° ruled° in the kingdom° of men,° and [that] he appointeth°° over° it whomsoever°° he will.°°

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

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

 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 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° 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:°°

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

 5:24 Then° was the part° of° the hand° sent°° from°° him;° and this° writing° was written.°°

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

 5:25 ¶ And this° [is] the writing° that° was written,°° MENE,°° MENE,°° TEKEL,°° UPHARSIN.°°

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

 5:26 This° [is] the interpretation° of the thing:° MENE;°° God° hath numbered°° thy kingdom,° and finished°° it.

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

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

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

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

 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 Then° commanded°° Belshazzar,° and they clothed°° Daniel° with scarlet,° and [put] a chain° of° gold° about° his neck,° and made a proclamation°° concerning° him, that° he should be°° the third° ruler° in the kingdom.°

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

 5:30 ¶ In that night° was Belshazzar° the king° of the Chaldeans° slain.°°

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

 5:31 And Darius° the Median° took°° the kingdom,° [being] about threescore° and two° years° old.°