Daniel 5:16-29

16But I personallyH576 have heardH8086 aboutH5922 you, that you are ableH3202 to giveH6590 interpretationsH6590 and solveH8271 difficultH7001 problemsH7001. NowH3705 ifH2006 you are ableH3202 to readH7123 the inscriptionH3792 and makeH3046 its 1interpretationH6591 knownH3046 to me, you will be 2clothedH3848 with purpleH711 and wear a necklaceH2002 of goldH1722 aroundH5922 your neckH6676, and you will haveH7981 authorityH7981 as the 3thirdH8531 ruler in the kingdomH4437.”

17ThenH116 DanielH1841 answeredH6032 and saidH560 beforeH6925 the kingH4430, “4Keep your 5giftsH4978 for yourself or giveH3052 your rewardsH5023 to someoneH321 elseH321; howeverH1297, I will readH7123 the inscriptionH3792 to the kingH4430 and makeH3046 the interpretationH6591 knownH3046 to him. 186O kingH4430, the 7MostH5943 HighH5943 GodH426 8grantedH3052 9sovereigntyH4437, 10grandeurH7238, gloryH3367 and majestyH1923 to NebuchadnezzarH5020 your fatherH2. 19BecauseH4481 of the grandeurH7238 whichH1768 He bestowedH3052 on him, allH3606 the peoplesH5972, nationsH524 and men of every 11languageH3961 fearedH1763 and trembledH2112 beforeH6925 him; 12whomeverH1768 he wishedH6634 he killedH6992 and whomeverH1768 he wishedH6634 he sparedH2418 aliveH2418; and whomeverH1768 he wishedH6634 he elevatedH7313 and whomeverH1768 he wishedH6634 he humbledH8214. 20But whenH1768 his heartH3825 was 13liftedH7313 up and his spiritH7308 becameH8631 so 1415proudH8631 that he behavedH2103 arrogantlyH2103, he was 16deposedH5182 from his royalH4437 throneH3764 and his gloryH3367 was takenH5709 awayH5709 from him. 21He was also 17drivenH2957 awayH2957 from 18mankindH606, and his heartH3825 was madeH7739 likeH5974H7739 that of beastsH2423, and his dwellingH4070 placeH4070 was with the 19wildH6167 donkeysH6167. He was givenH2939 grassH6212 to eatH2939 like cattleH8450, and his bodyH1655 was drenchedH6647 with the dewH2920 of heavenH8065 untilH5705H1768 he recognizedH3046 that the 20MostH5943 HighH5943 GodH426 is rulerH7990 over the realmH4437 of mankindH606 and that He setsH6966 overH5922 it whomeverH4479H1768 He wishesH6634. 22Yet you, his 21sonH1247, BelshazzarH1113, have 22not humbledH8214 your heartH3825, 23evenH1768 thoughH6903 you knewH3046 allH3606 thisH1836, 23but you have 24exaltedH7313 yourself againstH5922 the 25LordH4756 of heavenH8065; and they have broughtH858 the vesselsH3984 of His houseH1005 beforeH6925 you, and you and your noblesH7261, your wivesH7695 and your concubinesH3904 have been drinkingH8355 wineH2562 from them; and you have praisedH7624 the 26godsH426 of silverH3702 and goldH1722, of bronzeH5174, ironH6523, woodH636 and stoneH69, whichH1768 do not seeH7200, hearH8086 or understandH3046. But the GodH426 27in whoseH1768 handH3028 are your life-breathH5396 and all your 28waysH735, you have not glorifiedH1922. 24ThenH116 the 2930handH3028 was sentH7972 from Him and thisH1836 inscriptionH3792 was writtenH7560 out.

25“Now thisH1836 is the inscriptionH3792 that was writtenH7560 out: ‘31MenēH4484, 32MenēH4484, 33TekēlH8625, 34UpharsinH6537.’ 26ThisH1836 is the interpretationH6591 of the 35messageH4406: ‘MenēH4484’--GodH426 has numberedH4483 your kingdomH4437 and 36putH8000 an endH8000 to it. 27‘TekēlH8625’--you have been 37weighedH8625 on the scalesH3977 and foundH7912 deficientH2627. 28‘PerēsH6537’--your kingdomH4437 has beenH6537 dividedH6537 and givenH3052 over to the 38MedesH4076 and 39PersiansH6540.”

29ThenH116 BelshazzarH1113 gaveH560 ordersH560, and they 40clothedH3848 DanielH1841 with purpleH711 and put a necklaceH2002 of goldH1722 aroundH5922 his neckH6676, and issuedH3745 a proclamationH3745 concerningH5922 him that he now hadH1934 authorityH7990 as the 41thirdH8531 ruler in the kingdomH4437.