1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. 2 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein. 3 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them. 4 They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
5 ¶ In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. 6 Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another. 7 The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. 8 Then came in all the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof. 9 Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.
10 ¶ Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed: 11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say , thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; 12 Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation. 13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry? 14 I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. 15 And now the wise men , the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing: 16 And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
17 ¶ Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation. 18 O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour: 19 And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down. 20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: 21 And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. 22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this; 23 But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is , and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified: 24 Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.
25 ¶ And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. 26 This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. 27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. 28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. 29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
30 ¶ In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. 31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
5–BOB
Belshazarning ziyofati
1 Oradan yillar oʻtdi. Bir kuni shoh Belshazar katta bir ziyofat uyushtirdi, ziyofatga mingta begini taklif qilib, ular bilan mayxoʻrlik qilayotgan edi. 2 Shirakayf boʻlib qolgan shoh: “Katta bobom Navuxadnazar Quddusdagi Maʼbaddan olib kelgan oltin va kumush qadahlar keltirilsin!” — deb buyurdi. Shoh beklari, xotinlari va kanizaklari bilan oʻsha qadahlardan sharob ichmoqchi edi. 3 Quddusdagi Maʼbad, yaʼni Xudoning uyidan olib kelingan oltin qadahlar bazmxonaga keltirildi. Shohning oʻzi, uning beklari, xotinlari va kanizaklari qadahlardan sharob ichishdi. 4 Ular ichib, oltin, kumush, bronza, temir, yogʻoch va toshlardan qilingan xudolarni olqishlar edilar.
5 Toʻsatdan odam qoʻlining panjasi paydo boʻlib, shoh saroyining devorlaridagi suvoqning ustida yoza boshladi. Saroy chiroqlari devorning oʻsha qismini yaxshi yoritib turgani uchun, shoh yozayotgan qoʻl panjasini koʻrib qoldi. 6 Shoh bundan dahshatga tushib, boʻzarib ketdi. Uning qoʻllari boʻshashib, tizzalari titray boshladi. 7 Shoh baqirib, munajjim, afsungar va rammollarni keltirishni buyurdi. Ular hozir boʻlganlarida, shoh shunday dedi: “Kim bu yozuvni oʻqib, uning maʼnosini menga tushuntirib bersa, men oʻsha odamning ustiga shohona safsar toʻn kiygizaman, boʻyniga oltin zanjir taqib, chap qoʻl vazirim qilib tayinlayman.” 8 Shohning bu maslahatchilari ichkariga kirganlaridan keyin ham yozuvni oʻqiy olmadilar, uning maʼnosini ham tushuntirib bera olmadilar. 9 Bundan qattiq vahimaga tushgan shoh Belshazarning rangida rang qolmadi, beklari esa talmovsirab qolishdi.
10 Ichkaridagi shovqin–suronni eshitib, bazmxonaga kirgan ona malika : “Shoh hazratlarining umri boqiy boʻlsin! — dedi. — Shohim, shunchalik ham qoʻrqasizmi, qarang, axir, rangingizda rang qolmabdi–ku! 11 Sizning shohligingizda muqaddas xudolarning ruhiga toʻlgan bir odam bor. Katta bobongiz davrida bu odam idrokli, zehni oʻtkir va xudolar kabi dono deb tan olingan edi. Katta bobongiz — shoh Navuxadnazar uni folbin, munajjim, afsungar va rammollarning boshligʻi qilib tayinlagan edilar. 12 Doniyor ismli bu odam tushlarni taʼbirlashda, sirlarni ochishda va jumboqlarni yechishda gʻayritabiiy qobiliyat, bilim va fahm–farosatga egadir. Katta bobongiz uni Beltashazar deb atagan edi . Shohim, buyuring, Doniyorni bu yerga keltirishsin, u sizga bu yozuvning maʼnosini tushuntirib bergay.”
Doniyor yozuvni tushuntirib beradi
13 Doniyor shoh huzuriga keltirildi. Shoh Doniyordan: “Katta bobom Yahudodan asir qilib olib kelgan Doniyor senmisan? — deb soʻradi. 14 — Seni xudolarning ruhi bilan toʻlgan, idrokli, zehni oʻtkir va dono deb eshitdim. 15 Men maslahatchilar va munajjimlarni huzurimga chaqirtirib, ularga mana bu yozuvni oʻqib, maʼnosini tushuntirib berishni buyurgan edim. Ammo ularning birontasi ham buning uddasidan chiqa olmadi. 16 Sen esa jumboqlarni yechib, ularni tushuntira olishingni eshitganman. Agar sen hozir bu yozuvni oʻqib, uning maʼnosini menga tushuntirib bersang, men sening ustingga shohona safsar toʻn kiygizaman, boʻyningga oltin zanjir taqib, chap qoʻl vazirim qilib tayinlayman.”
17 Doniyor shoh huzurida shunday javob berdi: “Ey olampanoh, rahmat, sovgʻalaringiz oʻzingizda qolaversin yoki ularni boshqa birovga bera qoling. Men bu yozuvni shundoq ham oʻqib, uning maʼnosini tushuntirib beraman.
18 Ey shoh hazratlari, Xudoyi Taolo katta bobongiz Navuxadnazarni buyuk bir saltanatning taxtiga oʻtqazib, shuhratini roʻyi zaminga yoygandir. 19 Xudo unga bergan ulugʻvorligi tufayli hamma odamlar — qaysi xalq, elat va urugʻdan boʻlishlaridan qatʼi nazar, katta bobongizdan qoʻrqib qaltirar edilar. U xohlagan odamni oʻldirar, xohlaganini tirik qoldirar, yuksaltirmoqchi boʻlganini yuksaltirar, xor qilmoqchi boʻlganini oyoq osti qilar edi. 20 Ammo magʻrurlanib, oʻjarligi ila ish tuta boshlaganda shohona taxtidan tushirilib, ulugʻvorligidan mahrum qilingan edi. 21 U insonlar jamiyatidan haydalib, ongsiz hayvonday boʻlib qolgandi. Yovvoyi eshaklar bilan yashab, mol singari, oʻt bilan oziqlangan va osmondan tushgan shudringga choʻmilgandi. Oxiri Xudoyi Taolo inson saltanatining yagona Hukmdori ekanini va U taxtni xohlagan odamiga berishini katta bobongiz tan olgan edi.
22 Ammo siz, ey shoh Belshazar, katta bobongizning boshidan oʻtgan bu voqealardan xabardor boʻla turib Xudoga boʻysunmadingiz! 23 Siz haddingizdan oshib, Samoviy Xudoga qarshi bosh koʻtardingiz! Xudo Maʼbadining qadahlarini huzuringizga keltirib, beklaringiz, xotinlaringiz va kanizaklaringiz bilan mayxoʻrlik qildingiz. Hech narsa koʻrmaydigan, hech narsa eshitmaydigan, hech narsa bilmaydigan oltin, kumush, bronza, temir, yogʻoch va toshdan yasalgan xudolarni madh ayladingiz. Ammo sizga hayot beruvchi va oxiratingizni belgilovchi Xudoni ulugʻlamadingiz. 24 Shuning uchun Xudo qoʻl panjasini yuborib quyidagi soʻzlarni yozdirdi:
25 MENE, MENE, TEKEL va PARSIN .
26 Buning maʼnosi quyidagicha:
MENE, yaʼni «hisob» — Xudo hukmronlik vaqtingizni hisoblab chiqib, shohligingizga yakun yasadi.
27 TEKEL, yaʼni «tortilgan» — siz tarozida tortilib, hukmronlik qilishga nomunosib boʻlib chiqdingiz.
28 PERES, yaʼni «boʻlingan» — shohligingiz boʻlinib, Midiyaliklar va Forslarga berildi .”
29 Soʻng Belshazar bergan amrga binoan, Doniyorga shohona safsar toʻn kiydirilib, boʻyniga oltin zanjir taqildi va u shohning chap qoʻl vaziri deb eʼlon qilindi.
30 Xuddi oʻsha kuni kechasi Bobil shohi Belshazar oʻldirildi . 31 Taxtga esa oltmish ikki yoshli Midiyalik Doro oʻtirdi.
