Daniele 5

NOVA VULGATA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Balthasar rex fecit grande con vivium optimatibus suis mille et coram hismilibus vinum bibebat.	1 Baltasar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his nobles: and every one drank according to his age.
2 Balthasar ergo praecepit iam temulentus, ut afferrenturvasa aurea et argentea, quae asportaverat Nabuchodonosor pater eius de templo,quod fuit in Ierusalem, ut biberent in eis rex et optimates eius uxoresque eiuset concubinae.	2 And being now drunk he commanded that they should bring the vessels of gold and silver which Nabuchodonosor his father had brought away out of the temple, that was in Jerusalem, that the king and his nobles, and his wives and his concubines, might drink in them.
3 Tunc allata sunt vasa aurea, quae asportaverat de templo, quodfuerat in Ierusalem; et biberunt in eis rex et optimates eius, uxores etconcubinae illius:	3 Then were the golden and silver vessels brought, which he had brought away out of the temple that was in Jerusalem: and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines, drank in them.
4 bibebant vinum et laudabant deos suos aureos et argenteos,aereos, ferreos ligneosque et lapideos.	4 They drank wine, and praised their gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, and of wood, and of stone.
5 In eadem hora apparuerunt digiti manus hominis et scripserunt contracandelabrum in superficie parietis palatii regis; et rex aspiciebat articulosmanus scribentis.	5 In the same hour there appeared fingers, as it were of the hand of a man, writing over against the candlestick upon the surface of the wall of the king's palace: and the king beheld the joints of the hand that wrote.
6 Tunc regis facies commutata est, et cogitationes eiusconturbabant eum, et compages renum eius solvebantur, et genua eius ad seinvicem collidebantur.	6 Then was the king's countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him: and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees struck one against the other.
7 Exclamavit itaque rex fortiter, ut introducerent magos,Chaldaeos et haruspices; et proloquens rex ait sapientibus Babylonis: “Quicumque legerit scripturam hanc et interpretationem eius manifestam mihifecerit, purpura vestietur et torquem auream habebit in collo et tertius inregno meo dominabitur ”.	7 And the king cried out aloud to bring in the wise men, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spoke, and said to the wise men of Babylon: Whosoever shall read this writing, and shall make known to me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and shall have a golden chain on his neck, and shall be the third man in my kingdom.
8 Tunc ingressi sunt omnes sapientes regis et nonpotuerunt nec scripturam legere nec interpretationem indicare regi;	8 Then came in all the king's wise men, but they could neither read the writing, nor declare the interpretation to the king.
9 unde rexBalthasar satis conturbatus est, et vultus illius immutatus est super eum, sedet optimates eius turbabantur.	9 Wherewith king Baltasar was much troubled, and his countenance was changed: and his nobles also were troubled.
10 Regina autem, sermonum regis optimatiumqueeius causa, domum convivii ingressa est; et regina proloquens ait: “ Rex, inaeternum vive! Non te conturbent cogitationes tuae, neque facies tua immutetur.	10 Then the queen, on occasion of what had happened to the king, and his nobles, came into the banquet house: and she spoke and said: O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, neither let thy countenance be changed.
11 Est vir in regno tuo, qui spiritum deorum sanctorum habet in se, et in diebuspatris tui scientia et intellegentia et sapientia quasi sapientia deoruminventae sunt in eo; nam et rex Nabuchodonosor pater tuus principem magorum,incantatorum, Chaldaeorum et haruspicum constituit eum; pater tuus, o rex,	11 There is a man in thy kingdom that hath the spirit of the holy gods in him: and in the days of thy father knowledge and wisdom were found in him: for king Nabuchodonosor thy father appointed him prince of the wise men, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers, thy father, I say, O king:
12 quia spiritus amplior et prudentia intellegentiaque et interpretatio somniorumet ostensio secretorum ac solutio ligatorum inventae sunt in eo, in Daniele, cuirex posuit nomen Baltassar. Nunc itaque Dan iel vocetur et interpretationemnarrabit ”.	12 Because a greater spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, and interpretation of dreams, and shewing of secrets, and resolving of difficult things, were found in him, that is, in Daniel: whom the king named Baltarsar. Now therefore let Daniel be called for, and he will tell the interpretation.
13 Igitur introductus est Daniel coram rege; ad quem praefatus rex ait: “ Tues Daniel de filiis captivitatis Iudae, quem adduxit rex pater meus de Iuda?	13 Then Daniel was brought in before the king. And the king spoke, and said to him: Art thou Daniel of the children of the captivity of Juda, whom my father the king brought out of Judea?
14 Audivi de te quoniam spiritum deorum habeas, et scientia intellegentiaque acsapientia ampliores inventae sint in te.	14 I have heard of thee, that thou hast the spirit of the gods, and excellent knowledge, and understanding, and wisdom are found in thee.
15 Et nunc introgressi sunt inconspectu meo sapientes, magi, ut scripturam hanc legerent et interpretationemeius indicarent mihi et nequiverunt sensum huius sermonis edicere.	15 And now the wise men the magicians have come in before me, to read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof: and they could not declare to me the meaning of this writing.
16 Porro egoaudivi de te quod possis obscura interpretari et ligata dissolvere; si ergovales scripturam legere et interpretationem eius indicare mihi, purpuravestieris et torquem auream circa collum tuum habebis et tertius in regno meoprinceps eris ”.	16 But I have heard of thee, that thou canst interpret obscure things, and resolve difficult things: now if thou art able to read the writing, and to shew me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and shalt have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third prince in my kingdom.
17 Tunc respondens Daniel ait coram rege: “ Munera tua sint tibi, et dona tuaalteri da; scripturam autem legam tibi, rex, et interpretationem eius ostendamtibi.	17 To which Daniel made answer, and said before the king: Thy rewards be to thyself, and the gifts of thy house give to another: but the writing I will read to thee, O king, and shew thee the interpretation thereof.
18 O rex, Deus altissimus regnum et magnificentiam et gloriam et honoremdedit Nabuchodonosor patri tuo.	18 O king, the most high God gave to Nabuchodonosor thy father a kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and honour.
19 Et propter magnificentiam, quam dederat ei,universi populi, tribus et linguae tremebant et metuebant eum; quos volebat,interficiebat et, quos volebat, percutiebat et, quos volebat, exaltabat et, quosvolebat, humiliabat.	19 And for the greatness that he gave to him, all people, tribes, and languages trembled, and were afraid of him: whom he would, he slew: and whom he would, he destroyed: and whom he would, he set up: and whom he would, he brought down.
20 Quando autem elevatum est cor eius, et spiritus illiusobfirmatus est ad superbiam, depositus est de solio regni sui, et gloria eiusablata est ab eo;	20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit hardened unto pride, he was put down from the throne of his kingdom, and his glory was taken away.
21 et a filiis hominum eiectus est, sed et cor eius cumbestiis positum est, et cum onagris erat habitatio eius, fenum quoque ut bovescomedebat, et rore caeli corpus eius infectum est, donec cognosceret quodpotestatem haberet Deus altissimus in regno hominum et, quemcumque voluerit,suscitabit super illud.	21 And he was driven out from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses, and he did eat grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven: till he knew that the most High ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he will set over it whomsoever it shall please him.
22 Tu quoque filius eius, Balthasar, non humiliasti cortuum, cum scires haec omnia,	22 Thou also his son, O Baltasar, hast not humbled thy heart, whereas thou knewest all these things:
23 sed adversum Dominum caeli elevatus es, et vasadomus eius allata sunt coram te, et tu et optimates tui et uxores tuae etconcubinae tuae vinum bibistis in eis; deos quoque argenteos et aureos etaereos, ferreos ligneosque et lapideos, qui non vident neque audiunt nequesentiunt, laudasti, porro Deum, qui habet flatum tuum in manu sua et omnes viastuas, non glorificasti.	23 But hast lifted thyself up against the Lord of heaven: and the vessels of his house have been brought before thee: and thou, and thy nobles, and thy wives, and thy concubines have drunk wine in them: and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and of gold, and of brass, of iron, and of wood, and of stone, that neither see, nor hear, nor feel: but the God who hath thy breath in his hand, and all thy ways, thou hast not glorified.
24 Idcirco ab eo missi sunt articuli manus, et scripturahaec exarata est.	24 Wherefore he hath sent the part of the hand which hath written this that is set down.
25 Haec est autem scriptura, quae digesta est: mane, thecel,upharsin.	25 And this is the writing that is written: MANE, THECEL, PHARES.
26 Et haec est interpretatio sermonis: mane, numeravit Deus regnumtuum et complevit illud;	26 And this is the interpretation of the word. MANE: God hath numbered thy kingdom, and hath finished it.
27 thecel, appensus es in statera et inventus es minushabens;	27 THECEL: thou art weighed in the balance, and art found wanting.
28 phares, divisum est regnum tuum et datum est Medis et Persis ”.	28 PHARES: thy kingdom is divided, and is given to the Medes and Persians.
29 Tunc, iubente Balthasar, indutus est Daniel purpura, et circumdata est torquesaurea collo eius, et praedicatum est de eo quod haberet potestatem tertius inregno suo.	29 Then by the king's command Daniel was clothed with purple, and a chain of gold was put about his neck: and it was proclaimed of him that he had power as the third man in the kingdom.
30 Eadem nocte interfectus est Balthasar rex Chaldaeorum.	30 The same night Baltasar the Chaldean king was slain.
	31 And Darius the Mede succeeded to the kingdom, being threescore and two years old.