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1 El rey Belsasar invitó a mil de los más importantes funcionarios suyos a una gran fiesta donde él y sus invitados bebieron mucho vino.
1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
2 Mientras Belsasar estaba bebiendo, ya bajo los efectos del vino, ordenó que trajeran las copas de oro y plata que habían sido robadas del templo en Jerusalén durante el reinado de Nabucodonosor, para que bebieran en ellas él, sus esposas y concubinas, y los nobles de su reino.
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 Así que trajeron las copas de oro que habían sido robadas del templo en Jerusalén, y bebieron en ellas el rey, sus esposas y concubinas, y los nobles de su reino.
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 Todos bebían vino y elogiaban a sus ídolos, hechos de oro, plata, bronce, hierro, madera y piedra.
4 They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of bronze, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
5 De repente, mientras estaban bebiendo de estas copas, vieron los dedos de la mano de un hombre escribiendo sobre la parte alta de la pared, detrás del candelabro. El rey mismo podía ver 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 Su rostro palideció de miedo, y tal pavor se apoderó de él, que sus rodillas temblaban y sus piernas se aflojaron.
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 ―¡Traigan a los magos, adivinos y astrólogos!— gritó. Les dijo esto a los sabios de Babilonia: —¡El que pueda leer esa escritura sobre la pared, y descifrar lo que significa, será vestido con la ropa púrpura de la realeza; se le pondrá en el cuello una cadena de oro, y será el tercero en la jerarquía de mi reino!
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 Pero cuando llegaron los sabios, ninguno de ellos pudo entender la escritura ni decirle lo que significaba.
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 El rey estaba tan aterrado que su rostro se le puso blanco como la ceniza, y sus nobles también temblaban de miedo.
9 Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled, and his face was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed.
10 Pero cuando la reina madre oyó lo que estaba pasando, entró apresuradamente en la sala del banquete y dijo a Belsasar: ―¡Que viva Su Majestad para siempre! No se asuste ni se ponga pálido por esto,
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 pues hay un hombre en su reino que tiene el espíritu de los dioses santos. En los días de su padre, este hombre demostró estar tan lleno de sabiduría y entendimiento como si él mismo fuera un dios. Y en el reinado del rey Nabucodonosor él fue hecho jefe de todos los magos, astrólogos y adivinos de Babilonia.
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 Mande llamar a este hombre, Daniel, o Beltsasar como lo llamó el rey anterior a usted, pues su mente está llena de conocimiento y entendimiento divinos. Él puede interpretar sueños, explicar los enigmas y resolver problemas difíciles. Él le explicará lo que la escritura significa.
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 En seguida Daniel fue llevado ante el rey, quien le preguntó: ―¿Eres tú el Daniel, a quien el rey Nabucodonosor trajo de Israel como cautivo judío?
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 He oído decir que tienes el espíritu de los dioses santos dentro de ti y que estás lleno de entendimiento y 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 Mis sabios y astrólogos han procurado leer esa escritura sobre la pared y decirme lo que significa, pero no pueden.
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 Se me ha dicho que tú puedes resolver toda clase de misterios. Si tú puedes leer esas palabras y decirme lo que significan, te vestiré de púrpura, con una cadena de oro alrededor de tu cuello, y serás el tercero en la jerarquía de mi reino.
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 Daniel respondió: ―Quédese Su Majestad con sus regalos, o déselos a otro, que de todos modos yo le diré lo que quieren decir las palabras en la pared.
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 »Su Majestad, el Dios Altísimo dio a Nabucodonosor, el rey anterior a usted, un reino, majestad, gloria y honor.
18 “To you, king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty.
19 Le dio tal poder que la gente de todos los pueblos, lenguas y naciones del mundo temblaban ante él y le temían. Él mataba o dejaba vivir a quien él quería. A unos los ponía en alto con honor y a otros los 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 Pero cuando su corazón y su mente se endurecieron por el orgullo, Dios lo sacó de su trono real y le quitó su 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 y fue apartado de la gente. Sus pensamientos eran como los de un animal, y vivió entre los burros salvajes; comía hierba como las vacas y su cuerpo estaba empapado con el rocío del cielo, hasta que por fin reconoció que el Altísimo domina sobre los reinos de los hombres, y que él escoge a quien quiere para reinar sobre ellos.
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 »¡Y usted, su sucesor, oh Belsasar, sabía todo esto, y sin embargo no ha sido humilde!
22 “You, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,
23 Pues ha desafiado al Señor del cielo al traer aquí estas copas robadas de su templo; y usted, sus esposas y concubinas, y sus nobles han estado bebiendo de ellas y al mismo tiempo elogiando a dioses de plata, oro, bronce, hierro, madera y piedra, dioses que ni ven ni oyen, ni tampoco entienden algo. ¡Pero no han elogiado al Dios que les da el aliento y tiene dominio sobre sus vidas!
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 Y por eso Dios ha enviado esta mano para escribir este mensaje:
24 Then the part of the hand was sent from before him, and this writing was inscribed.
25 “Mene, Mene, Téquel, Parsin”. Estas eran las palabras.
25 “This is the writing that was inscribed: ‘MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.’
26 »Esto es lo que significan: Mene significa “contar”; Dios ha contado los días de su reinado, y ha decidido ponerle fin.
26 “This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE: God has counted your kingdom, and brought it to an end.
27 Téquel significa “pesado”; usted ha sido pesado en la balanza de Dios y no ha pasado la prueba.
27 TEKEL: you are weighed in the balances, and are found wanting.
28 Parsin significa “dividido”; su reino será dividido y dado a los medos y a los persas.
28 PERES: your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.”
29 Mandó entonces Belsasar vestir a Daniel de púrpura, colgar una cadena de oro alrededor de su cuello y proclamar que era el tercero en autoridad y jerarquía 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 Esa misma noche mataron a Belsasar de Babilonia,
30 In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean King was slain.
31 y Darío de Media entró en la ciudad y comenzó a reinar a la edad 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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