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1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, drinking wine before the thousand.
1 EL rey Belsasar hizo un gran banquete á mil de sus príncipes, y en presencia de los mil bebía vino.
1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
2 Belshazzar, while he was overcome with wine, gave orders for them to put before him the gold and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar, his father, had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem; so that the king and his lords, his wives and his other women, might take their drink from them.
2 Belsasar, con el gusto del vino, mandó que trajesen los vasos de oro y de plata que Nabucodonosor su padre había traído del templo de Jerusalem; para que bebiesen con ellos el rey y sus príncipes, sus mujeres y sus concubinas.
2 Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded that the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem be brought to him, that the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, might drink from them.
3 Then they took in the gold and silver vessels which had been in the Temple of the house of God at Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives and his other women, took wine from them.
3 Entonces fueron traídos los vasos de oro que habían traído del templo de la casa de Dios que estaba en Jerusalem, y bebieron con ellos el rey y sus príncipes, sus mujeres y sus concubinas.
3 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of God’s house which was at Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, drank from them.
4 They took their wine and gave praise to the gods of gold and silver, of brass and iron and wood and stone.
4 Bebieron vino, y alabaron á los dioses de oro y de plata, de metal, de hierro, de madera, y de piedra.
4 They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of bronze, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
5 In that very hour the fingers of a man's hand were seen, writing opposite the support for the light on the white wall of the king's house, and the king saw the part of the hand which was writing.
5 En aquella misma hora salieron unos dedos de mano de hombre, y escribían delante del candelero sobre lo encalado de la pared del palacio real, y el rey veía la palma de la mano que escribía.
5 In the same hour, the fingers of a man’s hand came out and wrote near the lamp stand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace. The king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
6 Then the colour went from the king's face, and he was troubled by his thoughts; strength went from his body, and his knees were shaking.
6 Entonces el rey se demudó de su color, y sus pensamientos lo turbaron, y desatáronse las ceñiduras de sus lomos, y sus rodillas se batían la una con la otra.
6 Then the king’s face was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his thighs were loosened, and his knees struck one against another.
7 The king, crying out with a loud voice, said that the users of secret arts, the Chaldaeans, and the readers of signs, were to be sent for. The king made answer and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever is able to make out this writing, and make clear to me the sense of it, will be clothed in purple and have a chain of gold round his neck, and will be a ruler of high authority in the kingdom.
7 El rey clamó en alta voz que hiciesen venir magos, Caldeos, y adivinos. Habló el rey, y dijo á los sabios de Babilonia: Cualquiera que leyere esta escritura, y me mostrare su declaración, será vestido de púrpura, y tendrá collar de oro á su cuello; y en el reino se enseñoreará el tercero.
7 The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and shows me its interpretation shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”
8 Then all the king's wise men came in: but they were not able to make out the writing or give the sense of it to the king.
8 Entonces fueron introducidos todos los sabios del rey, y no pudieron leer la escritura, ni mostrar al rey su declaración.
8 Then all the king’s wise men came in; but they could not read the writing, and couldn’t make known to the king the interpretation.
9 Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled and the colour went from his face, and his lords were at a loss.
9 Entonces el rey Belsasar fué muy turbado, y se le mudaron sus colores y alteráronse sus príncipes.
9 Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled, and his face was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed.
10 The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the house of the feast: the queen made answer and said, O King, have life for ever; do not be troubled by your thoughts or let the colour go from your face:
10 La reina, por las palabras del rey y de sus príncipes, entró á la sala del banquete. Y habló la reina, y dijo: Rey, para siempre vive, no te asombren tus pensamientos, ni tus colores se demuden:
10 The queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house. The queen spoke and said, “O king, live forever; don’t let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your face be changed.
11 There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, light and reason like the wisdom of the gods were seen in him: and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, made him master of the wonder-workers, and the users of secret arts, and the Chaldaeans, and the readers of signs;
11 En tu reino hay un varón, en el cual [mora] el espíritu de los dioses santos; y en los días de tu padre se halló en él luz é inteligencia y sabiduría, como ciencia de los dioses: al cual el rey Nabucodonosor, tu padre, el rey tu padre constituyó príncipe sobre todos los magos, astrólogos, Caldeos, y adivinos:
11 There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him. The king, Nebuchadnezzar, your father—yes, the king, your father—made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers,
12 Because a most special spirit, and knowledge and reason and the power of reading dreams and unfolding dark sayings and answering hard questions, were seen to be in him, even in Daniel (named Belteshazzar by the king): now let Daniel be sent for, and he will make clear the sense of the writing.
12 Por cuanto fué hallado en él mayor espíritu, y ciencia, y entendimiento, interpretando sueños, y declarando preguntas, y deshaciendo dudas, [es á saber], en Daniel; al cual el rey puso por nombre Beltsasar. Llámese pues ahora á Daniel, y él mostrará la declaración.
12 because an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting of dreams, 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.”
13 Then they took Daniel in before the king; the king made answer and said to Daniel, So you are that Daniel, of the prisoners of Judah, whom my father took out of Judah.
13 Entonces Daniel fué traído delante del rey. Y habló el rey, y dijo á Daniel: ¿Eres tú aquel Daniel de los hijos de la cautividad de Judá, que mi padre trajo de Judea?
13 Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Are you that Daniel of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah?
14 And I have had news of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and reason and special wisdom have been seen in you.
14 Yo he oído de ti que el espíritu de los dioses santos está en ti, y que en ti se halló luz, y entendimiento y mayor sabiduría.
14 I have heard of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you and that light, understanding, and excellent wisdom are found in you.
15 And now the wise men, the users of secret arts, have been sent in before me for the purpose of reading this writing and making clear to me the sense of it: but they are not able to make clear the sense of the thing:
15 Y ahora fueron traídos delante de mí, sabios, astrólogos, que leyesen esta escritura, y me mostrasen su interpretación: pero no han podido mostrar la declaración del negocio.
15 Now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known to me its interpretation; but they could not show the interpretation of the thing.
16 And I have had news of you, that you have the power of making things clear, and of answering hard questions: now if you are able to make out the writing and give me the sense of it, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain round your neck and be a ruler of high authority in the kingdom.
16 Yo pues he oído de ti que puedes declarar las dudas, y desatar dificultades. Si ahora pudieres leer esta escritura, y mostrarme su interpretación, serás vestido de púrpura, y collar de oro tendrás en tu cuello, y en el reino serás el tercer señor.
16 But I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations and dissolve doubts. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold around your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”
17 Then Daniel made answer and said to the king, Keep your offerings for yourself, and give your rewards to another; but I, after reading the writing to the king, will give him the sense of it.
17 Entonces Daniel respondió, y dijo delante del rey: Tus dones sean para ti, y tus presentes dalos á otro. La escritura yo la leeré al rey, y le mostraré la declaración.
17 Then Daniel answered before the king, “Let your gifts be to yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
18 As for you, O King, the Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar, your father, the kingdom and great power and glory and honour:
18 El altísimo Dios, oh rey, dió á Nabucodonosor tu padre el reino, y la grandeza, y la gloria, y la honra:
18 “To you, king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty.
19 And because of the great power he gave him, all peoples and nations and languages were shaking in fear before him: some he put to death and others he kept living, at his pleasure, lifting up some and putting others down as it pleased him.
19 Y por la grandeza que le dió, todos los pueblos, naciones, y lenguas, temblaban y temían delante de él. Los que él quería mataba, y daba vida á los que quería: engrandecía á los que quería, y á los que quería humillaba.
19 Because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. He killed whom he wanted to, and he kept alive whom he wanted to. He raised up whom he wanted to, and he put down whom he wanted to.
20 But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became hard with pride, he was put down from his place as king, and they took his glory from him:
20 Mas cuando su corazón se ensoberbeció, y su espíritu se endureció en altivez, fué depuesto del trono de su reino, y traspasaron de él la gloria:
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.
21 And he was sent out from among the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts', and he was living with the asses of the fields; he had grass for his food like the oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he was certain that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and gives power over it to anyone at his pleasure.
21 Y fué echado de entre los hijos de los hombres; y su corazón fué puesto con las bestias, y con los asnos monteses fué su morada. Hierba le hicieron comer, como á buey, y su cuerpo fué bañado con el rocío del cielo, hasta que conoció que el altísimo Dios se enseñorea del reino de los hombres, y que pondrá sobre él al que quisiere.
21 He was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the animals’, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky, until he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and that he sets up over it whomever he will.
22 And you, his son, O Belshazzar, have not kept your heart free from pride, though you had knowledge of all this;
22 Y tú, su hijo Belsasar, no has humillado tu corazón, sabiendo todo esto:
22 “You, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,
23 But you have been lifting yourself up against the Lord of heaven, and they have put the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your women, have taken wine in them; and you have given praise to gods of silver and gold, of brass and iron and wood and stone, who are without the power of seeing or hearing, and without knowledge: and to the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways, you have not given glory;
23 Antes contra el Señor del cielo te has ensoberbecido, é hiciste traer delante de ti los vasos de su casa, y tú y tus príncipes, tus mujeres y tus concubinas, bebisteis vino en ellos: demás de esto, á dioses de plata y de oro, de metal, de hierro, de madera, y de piedra, que ni ven, ni oyen, ni saben, diste alabanza: y al Dios en cuya mano está tu vida, y cuyos son todos tus caminos, nunca honraste.
23 but have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. You have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which don’t see, or hear, or know; and you have not glorified the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways.
24 Then the part of the hand was sent out from before him, and this writing was recorded.
24 Entonces de su presencia fué enviada la palma de la mano que esculpió esta escritura.
24 Then the part of the hand was sent from before him, and this writing was inscribed.
25 And this is the writing which was recorded, Mene, tekel, peres.
25 Y la escritura que esculpió es: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
25 “This is the writing that was inscribed: ‘MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.’
26 This is the sense of the words: Mene; your kingdom has been numbered by God and ended.
26 La declaración del negocio es: MENE: Contó Dios tu reino, y halo rematado.
26 “This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE: God has counted your kingdom, and brought it to an end.
27 Tekel; you have been put in the scales and seen to be under weight.
27 TEKEL: Pesado has sido en balanza, y fuiste hallado falto.
27 TEKEL: you are weighed in the balances, and are found wanting.
28 Peres; your kingdom has been cut up and given to the Medes and Persians.
28 PERES: Tu reino fué rompido, y es dado á Medos y Persas.
28 PERES: your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.”
29 Then, by the order of Belshazzar, they put a purple robe on Daniel, and a gold chain round his neck, and a public statement was made that he was to be a ruler of high authority in the kingdom.
29 Entonces, mandándolo Belsasar, vistieron á Daniel de púrpura, y en su cuello fué puesto un collar de oro, y pregonaron de él que fuese el tercer señor en el reino.
29 Then Belshazzar commanded, 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.
30 That very night Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldaeans, was put to death.
30 La misma noche fué muerto Belsasar, rey de los Caldeos.
30 In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean King was slain.
31 And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being then about sixty-two years old.
31 Y Darío de Media tomó el reino, [siendo] de sesenta y dos años.
31 Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
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Belshazzar
The king who held a great feast, saw the writing on the wall, and was told that Daniel's reading meant his kingdom was ending; the text calls Nebuchadnezzar his father.
Cited in the guide: Daniel 5:1; Daniel 5:2; Daniel 5:22
Darius the Mede
Darius the Mede, son of Ahasuerus (Xerxes in the BSB), who received the kingdom at Belshazzar's death and cast Daniel into the lions' den.
Cited in the guide: Daniel 5:31; Daniel 6:1; Daniel 9:1
Cross references (29)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Esther 1:3; Genesis 40:20; Mark 6:21–22; Jeremiah 51:39; Jeremiah 51:57
- 2 Daniel 1:2; 2 Kings 24:13; Daniel 5:23; 2 Kings 25:15; Jeremiah 27:16–22
- 4 Daniel 5:23; Habakkuk 2:19; Psalm 135:15–18; Revelation 9:20–21; Psalm 115:4–8
- 5 Daniel 4:31; Daniel 5:24–28; Job 20:5; Colossians 2:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:2–3
- 6 Daniel 7:28; Nahum 2:10; Ezekiel 7:17; Psalm 69:23; Ezekiel 21:7
- 7 Daniel 5:16; Daniel 5:29; Daniel 2:48; Genesis 41:42–44; Daniel 2:6
- 8 Daniel 2:27; Daniel 4:7; Genesis 41:8; Isaiah 47:12–15; Isaiah 47:9
- 9 Daniel 5:6; Daniel 2:1; Jeremiah 6:24; Isaiah 21:2–4; Isaiah 13:6–8
- 10 Daniel 3:9; Daniel 2:4; Daniel 6:6; Daniel 6:21; Genesis 35:17–18
- 11 Daniel 4:8–9; Daniel 2:47–48; Daniel 4:18; Daniel 5:14; Acts 12:22
- 12 Daniel 6:3; Daniel 5:14; Daniel 1:7; Proverbs 12:26; Daniel 5:16
- 13 Daniel 6:13; Daniel 5:11; Daniel 2:25; Ezra 10:16; Ezra 4:1
- 14 Daniel 5:11–12
- 15 Daniel 5:7–8; Isaiah 47:12; Isaiah 29:10–12; Daniel 2:3–11
- 16 Daniel 5:7; Daniel 5:29; Genesis 40:8; Acts 8:18
- 17 2 Kings 5:16; Genesis 14:23; Daniel 2:6; Daniel 5:29; Acts 8:20
- 18 Daniel 2:37–38; Daniel 4:17; Daniel 4:22–25; Daniel 4:2; Psalm 92:8
- 19 Daniel 3:6; Daniel 2:12–13; Daniel 3:4; John 19:11; Proverbs 16:14
- 20 2 Kings 17:14; 2 Chronicles 36:13; Jeremiah 13:18; Hebrews 3:13; Exodus 9:17
- 21 Daniel 4:25; Ezekiel 17:24; Daniel 4:35; Daniel 4:17; Job 30:3–7
- 22 Exodus 10:3; 2 Chronicles 33:23; James 4:17; 2 Chronicles 36:12; 1 Peter 5:5–6
- 23 Job 12:10; Daniel 4:37; Jeremiah 10:23; Isaiah 37:23; Isaiah 2:12
- 24 Daniel 5:5
- 26 Isaiah 47:1–15; Jeremiah 27:7; Jeremiah 25:11–12; Acts 15:18; Daniel 9:2
- 27 Job 31:6; Psalm 62:9; 1 Corinthians 3:13; Ezekiel 22:18–20; Matthew 22:11–12
- 28 Isaiah 13:17; Daniel 6:28; Isaiah 21:2; Daniel 5:31; Isaiah 45:1–2
- 29 Daniel 5:16; Daniel 5:7
- 30 Jeremiah 51:31; Jeremiah 51:39; Jeremiah 51:57; Isaiah 21:4–9; Isaiah 47:9
- 31 Daniel 9:1; Daniel 6:1
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