Daniel 5:17-31

17ThenH116 DanielH1841 repliedH6032 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, 7greatnessH7238, honorH3367, and majestyH1923 to NebuchadnezzarH5020 your fatherH2. 19Now becauseH4481 of the greatnessH7238 whichH1768 He grantedH3052 him, allH3606 the peoplesH5972, nationsH524, and populations of all 8languagesH3961 trembledH2112 and fearedH1763 in his presenceH6925; 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 10was 11arrogantH7313 and his spiritH7308 becameH8631 so 1213overbearingH8631 that he behavedH2103 presumptuouslyH2103, he was 14deposedH5182 from his royalH4437 throneH3764, and his dignityH3367 was takenH5709 awayH5709 from him. 21He was also 15drivenH2957 awayH2957 from 16mankindH606, and his heartH3825 was madeH7739 likeH5974H7739 that of animalsH2423, and his dwellingH4070 placeH4070 was with the 17wildH6167 donkeysH6167. He was givenH2939 grassH6212 toH2939 eatH2939 like cattleH8450, and his bodyH1655 was drenchedH6647 with the dewH2920 of heavenH8065, untilH5705H1768 he recognizedH3046 that the 18MostH5943 HighH5943 GodH426 is rulerH7990 over the realmH4437 of mankindH606, and that He setsH6966 overH5922 it whomeverH4479H1768 He wishesH6634. 22Yet you, his 19sonH1247, BelshazzarH1113, have 20not humbledH8214 your heartH3825, evenH1768 thoughH6903 you knewH3046 allH3606 thisH1836, 23but you have 21risenH7313 up 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 out of them; and you have praisedH7624 the 23godsH426 of silverH3702 and goldH1722, of bronzeH5174, ironH6523, woodH636, and stoneH69, whichH1768 do not seeH7200, norH3809 hearH8086, norH3809 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: ‘28MenēH4484, 29MenēH4484, 30TekēlH8625, 31UpharsinH6537.’ 26ThisH1836 is the interpretationH6591 of the 32messageH4406: ‘MenēH4484’--GodH426 has numberedH4483 your kingdomH4437 and 33putH8000 anH8000 endH8000 toH8000 it. 27‘TekēlH8625’--you have been 34weighedH8625 on the scalesH3977 and foundH7912 deficientH2627. 28‘35PerēsH6537’--your kingdomH4437 has beenH6537 dividedH6537 and givenH3052 to the 36MedesH4076 and 37PersiansH6540.”

29ThenH116 BelshazzarH1113 gaveH560 ordersH560, and they 38clothedH3848 DanielH1841 with purpleH711 and put a necklaceH2002 of goldH1722 aroundH5922 his neckH6676, and issuedH3745 aH3745 proclamationH3745 concerningH5922 him that he now hadH1934 authorityH7990 as the thirdH8531 ruler in the kingdomH4437.

30That same nightH3916 39BelshazzarH1113 the ChaldeanH3779 kingH4430 was 40killedH6992. 3141So 42DariusH1868 the MedeH4077 receivedH6902 the kingdomH4437 at about the ageH1247H8140 of sixty-twoH8361H8648.