Daniel 5:17-31

17ThenH116 DanielH1841 answeredH6032 and saidH560 beforeH6925 the kingH4430, “1Keep your 2giftsH4978 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. 183O kingH4430, the 4MostH5943 HighH5943 GodH426 5grantedH3052 6sovereigntyH4437, 7grandeurH7238, gloryH3367 and majestyH1923 to NebuchadnezzarH5020 your fatherH2. 19BecauseH4481 of the grandeurH7238 whichH1768 He bestowedH3052 on him, allH3606 the peoplesH5972, nationsH524 and men of every 8languageH3961 fearedH1763 and trembledH2112 beforeH6925 him; 9whomeverH1768 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 10liftedH7313 up and his spiritH7308 becameH8631 so 1112proudH8631 that he behavedH2103 arrogantlyH2103, he was 13deposedH5182 from his royalH4437 throneH3764 and his gloryH3367 was takenH5709 awayH5709 from him. 21He was also 14drivenH2957 awayH2957 from 15mankindH606, and his heartH3825 was madeH7739 likeH5974H7739 that of beastsH2423, and his dwellingH4070 placeH4070 was with the 16wildH6167 donkeysH6167. He was givenH2939 grassH6212 to eatH2939 like cattleH8450, and his bodyH1655 was drenchedH6647 with the dewH2920 of heavenH8065 untilH5705H1768 he recognizedH3046 that the 17MostH5943 HighH5943 GodH426 is rulerH7990 over the realmH4437 of mankindH606 and that He setsH6966 overH5922 it whomeverH4479H1768 He wishesH6634. 22Yet you, his 18sonH1247, BelshazzarH1113, have 19not humbledH8214 your heartH3825, 20evenH1768 thoughH6903 you knewH3046 allH3606 thisH1836, 23but you have 21exaltedH7313 yourself againstH5922 the 22LordH4756 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 23godsH426 of silverH3702 and goldH1722, of bronzeH5174, ironH6523, woodH636 and stoneH69, whichH1768 do not seeH7200, hearH8086 or understandH3046. But the GodH426 24in whoseH1768 handH3028 are your life-breathH5396 and all your 25waysH735, you have not glorifiedH1922. 24ThenH116 the 2627handH3028 was sentH7972 from Him and thisH1836 inscriptionH3792 was writtenH7560 out.

25“Now thisH1836 is the inscriptionH3792 that was writtenH7560 out: ‘28MenēH4484, 29MenēH4484, 30TekēlH8625, 31UpharsinH6537.’ 26ThisH1836 is the interpretationH6591 of the 32messageH4406: ‘MenēH4484’--GodH426 has numberedH4483 your kingdomH4437 and 33putH8000 an endH8000 to it. 27‘TekēlH8625’--you have been 34weighedH8625 on the scalesH3977 and foundH7912 deficientH2627. 28‘PerēsH6537’--your kingdomH4437 has beenH6537 dividedH6537 and givenH3052 over to the 35MedesH4076 and 36PersiansH6540.”

29ThenH116 BelshazzarH1113 gaveH560 ordersH560, and they 37clothedH3848 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 38thirdH8531 ruler in the kingdomH4437.

30That same nightH3916 39BelshazzarH1113 the ChaldeanH3779 kingH4430 was 40slainH6992. 3141So 42DariusH1868 the MedeH4077 receivedH6902 the kingdomH4437 at about the ageH1247H8140 of sixty-twoH8361H8648.