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I tukua ha hakari nui e Kingi Perehatara ma etahi o ana ariki, kotahi te mano, a inu waina ana ia i te aroaro o te mano.

I te mea e inu waina ana a Perehatara, ka whakahau ia kia kawea mai nga oko, nga mea koura, nga mea hiriwa, i tangohia e tona papa, e Nepukaneha, i roto i te temepara i Hiruharama; hei mea inu ma te kingi, ma ana rangatira, ma ana wahine, ma ana wahine hoahoa.

Katahi ka kawea mai e ratou nga oko koura i tangohia i roto i te temepara o te whare o te Atua i Hiruharama; a inu ana ki aua mea te kingi, ana ariki, ana wahine, me ana wahine hoahoa.

Inu waina ana ratou, whakamoemiti ana ki nga atua, ki nga mea koura, hiriwa, parahi, rino, rakau, kohatu.

I taua haora ka puta mai nga maihao o tetahi ringa tangata, kei te tuhituhi ki te ritenga ake o te turanga rama, ki te paninga i te taha o te whare o te kingi: a ka kite te kingi i te wahi o te ringa nana te tuhituhi.

Katahi ka puta ke te mata o te kingi, raruraru ana ia i ona whakaaro, a tangoro iho nga hononga o tona hope, kei te aki mai ano ona turi ki a raua.

Na nui atu te karanga a te kingi kia kawea mai nga kaititiro whetu, nga Karari, nga tohunga tuaahu. A i korero te kingi, i mea ki nga tangata whakaaro nui o Papurona, Ko te tangata e korerotia ai tenei tuhituhi, a ka whakaaturia mai e ia tona tik anga ki ahau, he ngangana te kakahu mona, he mekameka koura ano mo tona kaki, a ko ia ano hei rangatira tuatoru i te kingitanga.

Katahi ka haere mai nga tangata whakaaro nui katoa e te kingi: heoi kihai i ahei te korero i te tuhituhi, kihai ano i whakaatu i tona tikanga ki te kingi.

Katahi ka nui atu te raruraru o Kingi Perehatara, ka puta ke tona mata, a tahurihuri ana ana ariki.

10 Na ka haere te kuini ki te whare hakari, na nga kupu hoki a te kingi ratou ko ana ariki: na ka korero te kuini, ka mea, E te kingi, kia ora tonu koe: kei raruraru koe i ou whakaaro, kei puta ke tou mata.

11 He tangata tenei kei tou kingitanga, kei a ia nei te wairua o nga atua tapu; i nga ra hoki o tou papa i kitea te marama, te mohio, me nga whakaaro nui i roto i a ia, he mea rite tonu ki nga whakaaro nui o nga atua, a meinga ana ia e tou papa, e Kingi Nepukaneha, ae ra, e tou papa, e te kingi, hei rangatira mo nga tohunga maori ratou ko nga kaititiro whetu, ko nga Karari, ko nga tohunga tuaahu:

12 Na pai atu te wairua i kitea i roto i taua Raniera, i huaina nei e te kingi ko Peretehatara, te matau, te mohio, te whakaatu moe, te whakakite i nga kupu pakeke: tareka ana i a ia nga mea e mau ana. Na kia karangatia a Raniera, a mana e whakakit e te tikanga.

13 Katahi ka kawea mai a Raniera ki te aroaro o te kingi. A ka korero te kingi, ka mea ki a Raniera, Ko taua Raniera ranei koe, no nga tamariki whakarau o Hura, i kawea mai nei e te kingi, e toku papa, i Hura?

14 Kua rongo ahau ki a koe, kei roto i a koe te wairua o nga atua, a e kitea ana te marama i roto i a koe, te matauranga, me te mohio pai rawa.

15 Na kua kawea mai nei nga tangata whakaaro nui, nga kaititiro whetu, ki toku aroaro, kia korerotia ai e ratou tenei tuhituhi, kia whakaaturia ai tona tikanga ki ahau: heoi kihai i taea e ratou te whakaatu te tikanga o taua mea.

16 Kua rongo ia ahau ki a koe, ka taea e koe te whakaatu tikanga, a ka tareka i a koe nga mea e mau ana. Na ki te taea e koe te tuhituhi te korero, a ka whakaaturia tona tikanga ki ahau, he ngangana te kakahu mou, he mekameka koura ano tenei mo tou kaki, ko koe hoki hei rangatira tuatoru i te kingitanga.

17 Katahi ka whakahoki a Raniera, ka mea ki te aroaro o te kingi, Mau au hakari, hoatu au utu ki tetahi atu; me korero ia e ahau te tuhituhi ki te kingi, me whakaatu te tikanga ki a ia.

18 E te kingi, i homai e te Atua, e te Runga Rawa, te kingitanga ki tou papa, ki a Nepukaneha, me te nui, me te kororia, me te honore:

19 A na taua nui, i homai ra e ia ki a ia, i wiri ai nga tangata katoa, nga iwi, nga reo, i wehi ai i tona aroaro: ko ana i pai ai whakamatea ana e ia, ko ana i pai ai whakaorangia ana e ia, ko ana i pai ai whakaturia ana e ia a, ko ana i pai ai wh akaititia iho e ia.

20 Otiia ka whakakake tona ngakau, ka pakeke tona hinengaro i runga i te whakapehapeha, na kua whakataka ia i runga i tona torona kingi, whakakahoretia iho tona kororia.

21 A aia atu ana ia i roto i nga tama a te tangata, i meinga ano tona ngakau kia rite ki o nga kararehe; i nga kaihe mohoao ano hoki tona nohoanga, he mea whangai ia ki te tarutaru, ano he kau; i maku ano tona tinana i te tomairangi o te rangi, a m ohio noa ia kei te kawana te Atua, te Runga Rawa, ki te kingitanga tangata, e whakaritea ana hoki e ia ma tana e pai ai.

22 Na ko koe, ko tana tama, e Perehatara, kihai i whakaititia e koe tou ngakau, me te mohio ano koe ki tenei katoa;

23 Heoi whakakake ana koe ki te Ariki o te rangi, kua oti ano nga oko o tona whare te kawe mai ki tou aroaro, hei oko inu waina, mau, ma au ariki, ma au wahine, ma au wahine iti; kua whakamoemiti ano koe ki nga atua, ki nga mea hiriwa, koura, parah i, rino, rakau, kohatu, e kore nei e kite, e rongo, e mohio: na, ko te Atua, kei tona ringa nei tou manawa, nana nei ou ara katoa, kihai ia i whakakororiatia e koe.

24 Katahi ka unga atu te wahi o te ringa i tona aroaro; na kua oti tenei mea te tuhituhi.

25 Na ko te mea tenei i tuhituhia, MENE, MENE, TEKERE, UPARAHINI.

26 Ko te tikanga tenei o te mea: MENE; kua oti tou kingitanga te tatau e te Atua, mutu pu i a ia.

27 TEKERE; kua oti koe te pauna ki te pauna, a kua kitea tou koha.

28 PEREHE; kua oti tou kingitanga te wahi, kua hoatu ki nga Meri, ki nga Pahi.

29 Katahi a Perehatara ka whakahau a whakakakahuria ana a Raniera ki te mea ngangana, whakanohoia ana he mekameka koura ki tona kaki, karangarangatia ana ia ko ia te rangatira tuatoru o te kingitanga.

30 I taua po ano ka patua a Perehatara kingi o nga Karari.

31 A riro ana te kingitanga i a Tariuha Meri: ko ona tau kei te ono tekau ma rua.

The Writing on the Wall

King Belshazzar(A) gave a great banquet(B) for a thousand of his nobles(C) and drank wine with them. While Belshazzar was drinking(D) his wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver goblets(E) that Nebuchadnezzar his father[a] had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines(F) might drink from them.(G) So they brought in the gold goblets that had been taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them. As they drank the wine, they praised the gods(H) of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.(I)

Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote. His face turned pale(J) and he was so frightened(K) that his legs became weak(L) and his knees were knocking.(M)

The king summoned the enchanters,(N) astrologers[b](O) and diviners.(P) Then he said to these wise(Q) men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck,(R) and he will be made the third(S) highest ruler in the kingdom.”(T)

Then all the king’s wise men(U) came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant.(V) So King Belshazzar became even more terrified(W) and his face grew more pale. His nobles were baffled.

10 The queen,[c] hearing the voices of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet hall. “May the king live forever!”(X) she said. “Don’t be alarmed! Don’t look so pale! 11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods(Y) in him. In the time of your father he was found to have insight and intelligence and wisdom(Z) like that of the gods.(AA) Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners.(AB) 12 He did this because Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar,(AC) was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles(AD) and solve difficult problems.(AE) Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.(AF)

13 So Daniel was brought before the king, and the king said to him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?(AG) 14 I have heard that the spirit of the gods(AH) is in you and that you have insight, intelligence and outstanding wisdom.(AI) 15 The wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing and tell me what it means, but they could not explain it.(AJ) 16 Now I have heard that you are able to give interpretations and to solve difficult problems.(AK) If you can read this writing and tell me what it means, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck,(AL) and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”(AM)

17 Then Daniel answered the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else.(AN) Nevertheless, I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means.

18 “Your Majesty, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar(AO) sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor.(AP) 19 Because of the high position he gave him, all the nations and peoples of every language dreaded and feared him. Those the king wanted to put to death, he put to death;(AQ) those he wanted to spare, he spared; those he wanted to promote, he promoted; and those he wanted to humble, he humbled.(AR) 20 But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride,(AS) he was deposed from his royal throne(AT) and stripped(AU) of his glory.(AV) 21 He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like the ox; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign(AW) over all kingdoms on earth and sets over them anyone he wishes.(AX)

22 “But you, Belshazzar, his son,[d] have not humbled(AY) yourself, though you knew all this. 23 Instead, you have set yourself up against(AZ) the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives(BA) and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand.(BB) But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life(BC) and all your ways.(BD) 24 Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription.

25 “This is the inscription that was written:

mene, mene, tekel, parsin

26 “Here is what these words mean:

Mene[e]: God has numbered the days(BE) of your reign and brought it to an end.(BF)

27 Tekel[f]: You have been weighed on the scales(BG) and found wanting.(BH)

28 Peres[g]: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes(BI) and Persians.”(BJ)

29 Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck,(BK) and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.(BL)

30 That very night Belshazzar,(BM) king(BN) of the Babylonians,[h] was slain,(BO) 31 and Darius(BP) the Mede(BQ) took over the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two.[i]

Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:2 Or ancestor; or predecessor; also in verses 11, 13 and 18
  2. Daniel 5:7 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 11
  3. Daniel 5:10 Or queen mother
  4. Daniel 5:22 Or descendant; or successor
  5. Daniel 5:26 Mene can mean numbered or mina (a unit of money).
  6. Daniel 5:27 Tekel can mean weighed or shekel.
  7. Daniel 5:28 Peres (the singular of Parsin) can mean divided or Persia or a half mina or a half shekel.
  8. Daniel 5:30 Or Chaldeans
  9. Daniel 5:31 In Aramaic texts this verse (5:31) is numbered 6:1.