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| 5:1 | Belshazzar the King made a great feast to a thousand of his Lords, and dranke wine before the thousand. |
| 5:2 | Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commaunded to bring the golden and siluer vessels, which his father Nebuchad-nezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Ierusalem, that the king and his princes, his wiues, and his concubines might drinke therein. |
| 5:3 | Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God, which was at Ierusalem, and the king and his princes, his wiues, and his concubines dranke in them. |
| 5:4 | They drunke wine, and praised the gods of gold and of siluer, of brasse, of yron, of wood, and of stone. |
| 5:5 | In the same houre came forth fingers of a mans hand, and wrote ouer against the candlesticke vpon the plaister of the wall of the Kings palace, and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. |
| 5:6 | Then the kings countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the ioints of his loines were loosed, and his knees smote one against another. |
| 5:7 | The king cried aloud to bring in the Astrologers, the Caldeans, and the soothsayers: and the king spake and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoeuer shall reade this writing, and shewe me the interpretation thereof, shall bee clothed with scarlet, and haue a chaine of gold about his necke, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdome. |
| 5:8 | Then came in all the kings wise men, but they could not reade the writing, nor make knowen to the king the interpretation thereof. |
| 5:9 | Then was King Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lordes were astonied. |
| 5:10 | Now the queene, by reason of the wordes of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house, and the queene spake and said, O king, liue for euer: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed. |
| 5:11 | There is a man in thy kingdom, in whome is the spirit of the holy gods, and in the dayes of thy father light and vnderstanding and wisedome like the wisedome of the gods, was found in him: whom the king Nebuchad-nezzar thy father, the king, Isay, thy father made master of the magicians, astrologers, Caldeans, and soothsayers, |
| 5:12 | Forasmuch as an excellent spirit and knowledge and vnderstanding, interpreting of dreames, and shewing of hard sentences, & dissoluing of doubts were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shewe the interpretation. |
| 5:13 | Then was Daniel brought in before the king, and the king spake and said vnto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captiuity of Iudah, whom the king my father brought out of Iewrie? |
| 5:14 | I haue euen heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light, and vnderstanding, and excellent wisedome is found in thee. |
| 5:15 | And now the wise men, the astrologers haue bene brought in before me, that they should reade this writing, and make knowen vnto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shewe the interpretation of the thing. |
| 5:16 | And I haue heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolue doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make knowen to mee the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, & haue a chaine of gold about thy necke, and shalt bee the third ruler in the kingdome. |
| 5:17 | Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thy selfe, and giue thy rewards to an other, yet I will reade the writing vnto the king, and make knowen to him the interpretation. |
| 5:18 | O thou king, the most high God gaue Nebuchad-nezzar thy father a kingdome, and maiestie, and glory, and honour. |
| 5:19 | And for the maiestie that hee gaue him, all people, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him: whom he would, he slew, & whom he would, he kept aliue, and whom he would hee set vp, and whom he would hee put downe. |
| 5:20 | But when his heart was lifted vp, and his minde hardened in pride: hee was deposed from his kingly throne, and they tooke his glory from him. |
| 5:21 | And hee was driuen from the sonnes of men, and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wilde asses: they fed him with grasse like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heauen, till hee knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdome of men, and that hee appointeth ouer it whomsoeuer he will. |
| 5:22 | And thou his sonne, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this: |
| 5:23 | But hast lifted vp thy selfe against the Lord of heauen, and they haue brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy lords, thy wiues and thy concubines haue drunke wine in them, and thou hast praised the gods of siluer, and golde, of brasse, yron, wood and stone, which see not, nor heare, nor knowe: and the God in whose hande thy breath is, and whose are all thy wayes, hast thou not glorified. |
| 5:24 | Then was the part of the hand sent from him, and this writing was written. |
| 5:25 | And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL VPHARSIN. |
| 5:26 | This is the interpretation of the thing, MENE, God hath numbred thy kingdome, and finished it. |
| 5:27 | TEKEL, thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. |
| 5:28 | PERES, thy kingdome is diuided, and giuen to the Medes and Persians. |
| 5:29 | Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chaine of gold about his necke, and made a Proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdome. |
| 5:30 | In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Caldeans slaine. |
| 5:31 | And Darius the Median tooke the kingdome, being about threescore and two yeere old. |
| 5:1 | King Balthasar made a great feast to a thousand of his princes, and dranke wine before the thousande |
| 5:2 | And Balthasar when he had tasted the wine, commaunded to bring hym the golden and siluer vessels, whiche his father Nabuchodonozor had brought from the temple in Hierusalem, that the king and his princes, and his wyues, and his concubines, might drinke therin |
| 5:3 | So were brought the golde vessels that they had taken out of the temple of the Lordes house at Hierusalem: and the king, and his princes, his wyues, and his concubines drunke in them |
| 5:4 | They drunke wine, & praysed the gods of golde, siluer, brasse, iron, wood, and stone |
| 5:5 | In the very same houre there appeared fingers of a mans hande wryting right ouer against the candlesticke vpon the plaster of the wall of the kinges palace, and the king sawe the knockles of the hande that wrote |
| 5:6 | Then chaunged the king his countenaunce, & his thoughtes troubled hym, so that the ioyntes of his loynes were loosed, and his knees smote one against the other |
| 5:7 | Wherfore the king cryed mightyly, that they should bring the soothsayers, Chaldees, & wysardes: the king spake also to the wise men of Babylon, & said, Who so can reade this wryting, & shewe me the interpretation thereof, shalbe clothed with purple, and haue a cheyne of golde about his necke, and shalbe the third ruler in the kingdome |
| 5:8 | Upon this came al the kinges wise men, but they coulde neither reade the wryting, nor shewe the king the interpretation |
| 5:9 | Then was king Balthasar greatly troubled, and his countenaunce was chaunged in him, and his princes were astonied |
| 5:10 | Now the queene by reason of the talke of the king & his princes, came into the banket house: and the queene spake, and sayde, O king, lyue for euer: let not thy thoughtes trouble thee, and let not thy countenaunce be chaunged |
| 5:11 | There is a man in thy kingdome that hath the spirite of the holy Gods within him: & in the dayes of thy father, light, and vnderstanding, & wysdome, like the wysedome of the gods, was founde in hym, whom the king Nabuchodonozor thy father, the king I say thy father made chiefe of the wyse men, soothsayers, Chaldeans, and wysardes |
| 5:12 | Because that such an aboundaunt spirite, knowledge, and vnderstanding, to expound dreames, to open secretes, & to declare harde doubtes, was founde in him, yea euen in Daniel, whom the king named Baltassar: let Daniel be called, and he shal declare the interpretation |
| 5:13 | Then was Daniel brought before the king: so the king spake vnto Daniel, and sayde, Art thou that Daniel, whiche art of the children of the captiuitie of Iuda, whom my father the king brought out of Iurie |
| 5:14 | I haue hearde of thee, that thou hast the spirite of the holy gods, & that light and vnderstanding, and excellent wysdome is founde in thee |
| 5:15 | Now haue there ben brought before me wyse men and soothsayers to reade this wryting, and to shewe me the interpretation therof: but they could not declare the interpretation of the thing |
| 5:16 | Then hearde I of thee that thou couldest shewe interpretations, and dissolue doubtes: nowe if thou canst reade his writing, & shew me the meaning therof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and haue a cheyne of gold about thy necke, & be the thirde ruler in the kingdome |
| 5:17 | Then Daniel aunswered, and sayd before the king, As for thy rewardes, kepe them to thy selfe, and geue thy giftes to another: yet I wil reade the writing vnto the king, and shewe him the interpretation |
| 5:18 | O thou king, the most high god gaue vnto Nabuchodonozor thy father a kingdome, and maiestie, and honour, & glorie |
| 5:19 | And for the maiestie that he gaue him, al people, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him: he slue whom he would, he smote whom it pleased him: againe, whom he would he set vp, and whom he list he put downe |
| 5:20 | But because his heart was loftie, and his minde strengthened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they toke his glory from him |
| 5:21 | He was driuen out from the sonnes of men, his heart was made lyke the beastes, and his dwelling was with the wilde Asses, they fed him with grasse lyke Oxen, and his body was wet with the deawe of the heauen, till he knewe that the most hie God bare rule ouer the kingdome of men, and that he appoynteth ouer it whom so euer he pleaseth |
| 5:22 | And thou his sonne, O Balthasar, hast not submitted thyne heart, though thou knewest all these thinges |
| 5:23 | But hast lift vp thy selfe against the Lorde of heauen, so that the vessels of his house were brought before thee, that thou and thy princes, with thy wyues and concubines, might drinke wine thereout: and thou hast praysed the gods of siluer and golde, of brasse and iron, of wood and stone, which neither see, heare, nor vnderstand: As for the God in whose hande consisteth thy breath and all thy wayes, thou hast not glorified him |
| 5:24 | Then was the knockles of the hand sent from him, and hath written this writing |
| 5:25 | And this the writing that he hath writte: MENE MENE, THECEL, VPHARSIN |
| 5:26 | Now the interpretation of the thing is this: MENE, God hath numbred thy kingdome, and brought it to an ende |
| 5:27 | THECEL, thou art wayed in the balauce, and art founde wanting |
| 5:28 | PHERES, thy kingdome is deuided, and geuen to the Medes, and Perses |
| 5:29 | Then commaunded Balthasar, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and a chayne of golde about is necke, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdome |
| 5:30 | The very same night was Balthasar the king of the Chaldees slaine |
| 5:31 | And Darius of the Medes toke the kingdome, being threescore & two yeres of age |
| 5:1 | King Belshazzar made a great feast to a thousand of his princes, and dranke wine before the thousand. |
| 5:2 | And Belshazzar whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring him the golden and siluer vessels, which his father Nebuchad-nezzar had brought from the Temple in Ierusalem, that the King and his princes, his wiues, and his concubines might drinke therein. |
| 5:3 | Then were brought the golden vessels, that were taken out of the Temple of the Lords house at Ierusalem, and the King and his princes, his wiues and his concubines dranke in them. |
| 5:4 | They drunke wine and praysed the gods of golde, and of siluer, of brasse, of yron, of wood and of stone. |
| 5:5 | At the same houre appeared fingers of a mans hand, which wrote ouer against the candlesticke vpon the plaister of the wall of ye Kings palace, and the King sawe the palme of the hand that wrote. |
| 5:6 | Then the Kings countenance was changed, and his thoughtes troubled him, so that the ioynts of his loynes were loosed, and his knees smote one against the other. |
| 5:7 | Wherefore the King cryed loude, that they should bring the astrologians, the Caldeans and the soothsayers. And the King spake, and sayd to the wise men of Babel, Whosoeuer can reade this writing, and declare me the interpretation thereof, shalbe clothed with purple, and shall haue a chaine of golde about his necke, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdome. |
| 5:8 | Then came all the Kings wise men, but they could neither reade the writing, nor shewe the King the interpretation. |
| 5:9 | Then was King Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his princes were astonied. |
| 5:10 | Now the Queene by reason of the talke of the King, and his princes came into the banket house, and the Queene spake, and sayd, O King, liue for euer: let not thy thoughtes trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed. |
| 5:11 | There is a man in thy kingdome, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods, and in the dayes of thy father light and vnderstanding and wisdome like the wisdome of the gods, was found in him: whom the King Nebuchad-nezzar thy father, the King, I say, thy father, made chiefe of the enchanters, astrologians, Caldeans, and soothsayers, |
| 5:12 | Because a more excellent spirit, and knowledge, and vnderstanding (for hee did expound dreames, and declare hard sentences, and dissolued doubtes) were founde in him, euen in Daniel, whome the King named Belteshazzar: nowe let Daniel be called, and hee will declare the interpretation. |
| 5:13 | Then was Daniel brought before the King, and the King spake and sayd vnto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captiuitie of Iudah, whom my father the King brought out of Iewrie? |
| 5:14 | Now I haue heard of thee, that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and that light and vnderstanding and excellent wisdome is found in thee. |
| 5:15 | Now therefore, wisemen and astrologians haue bene brought before me, that they should reade this writing, and shewe me the interpretation thereof: but they could not declare the interpretation of the thing. |
| 5:16 | Then heard I of thee, that thou couldest shewe interpretations, and dissolue doutes: nowe if thou canst reade the writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and shalt haue a chaine of golde about thy necke, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdome. |
| 5:17 | Then Daniel answered, and sayd before the King, Keepe thy rewards to thy selfe, and giue thy giftes to another: yet I will reade the writing vnto the King, and shew him the interpretation. |
| 5:18 | O King, heare thou, The most high God gaue vnto Nebuchad-nezzar thy father a kingdome, and maiestie, and honour and glory. |
| 5:19 | And for the maiestie that he gaue him, all people, nations, and languages trembled, and feared before him: he put to death whom he would: he smote whome he would: whome he would he set vp, and whome he would he put downe. |
| 5:20 | But when his heart was puft vp, and his minde hardened in pride, hee was deposed from his kingly throne, and they tooke his honour from him. |
| 5:21 | And hee was driuen from the sonnes of men, and his heart was made like the beastes, and his dwelling was with the wilde asses: they fed him with grasse like oxen, and his body was wet with the dewe of the heauen, till he knewe, that the most high God bare rule ouer the kingdome of men, and that he appointeth ouer it, whomsoeuer he pleaseth. |
| 5:22 | And thou his sonne, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all these things, |
| 5:23 | But hast lift thy selfe vp against the Lord of heauen, and they haue brought the vessels of his House before thee, and thou and thy princes, thy wiues and thy concubines haue drunke wine in them, and thou hast praysed the gods of siluer and golde, of brasse, yron, wood and stone, which neither see, neither heare, nor vnderstand: and the God in whose hand thy breath is and all thy wayes, him hast thou not glorified. |
| 5:24 | Then was the palme of the hand sent from him, and hath written this writing. |
| 5:25 | And this is the writing that he hath written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL UPHARSIN. |
| 5:26 | This is the interpretation of the thing, MENE, God hath nombred thy kingdome, and hath finished it. |
| 5:27 | TEKEL, thou art wayed in the balance, and art found too light. |
| 5:28 | PERES, thy kingdome is deuided, and giuen to the Medes and Persians. |
| 5:29 | Then at the commandement of Belshazzar they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chaine of golde about his necke, and made a proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdome. |
| 5:30 | The same night was Belshazzar the King of the Caldeans slaine. |
| 5:31 | And Darius of the Medes tooke the kingdome, being threescore and two yeere olde. |
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