Daniele 5

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Balthasar rex fecit grande con vivium optimatibus suis mille et coram hismilibus vinum bibebat.	1 King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for his noblemen, a thousand of them, and, in the presence ofthis thousand, he drank his wine.
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 Having tasted the wine, Belshazzar gave orders for the gold and silver vessels to be brought which hisfather Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the sanctuary in Jerusalem, so that the king, his noblemen, his wivesand the women who sang for him could drink out of 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 The gold and silver vessels taken from the sanctuary of the Temple of God in Jerusalem were broughtin, and the king, his noblemen, his wives and the women who sang for him drank out of them.
4 bibebant vinum et laudabant deos suos aureos et argenteos,aereos, ferreos ligneosque et lapideos.	4 They drank their wine and praised their idols of gold and silver, of bronze and iron, of wood and stone.
5 In eadem hora apparuerunt digiti manus hominis et scripserunt contracandelabrum in superficie parietis palatii regis; et rex aspiciebat articulosmanus scribentis.	5 Suddenly, the fingers of a human hand appeared and began to write on the plaster of the palace wall,directly behind the lamp-stand; and the king could see the hand as it wrote.
6 Tunc regis facies commutata est, et cogitationes eiusconturbabant eum, et compages renum eius solvebantur, et genua eius ad seinvicem collidebantur.	6 The king turned pale with alarm: his hip-joints went slack and his knees began to knock.
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 He shouted for his soothsayers, Chaldaeans, and exorcists. And the king said to the Babylonian sages,'Anyone who can read this writing and tel me what it means shal be dressed in purple, and have a chain of goldput round his neck, and be one of the three men who govern the kingdom.'
8 Tunc ingressi sunt omnes sapientes regis et nonpotuerunt nec scripturam legere nec interpretationem indicare regi;	8 The king's sages al crowded forward, but they could neither read the writing nor explain to the kingwhat it meant.
9 unde rexBalthasar satis conturbatus est, et vultus illius immutatus est super eum, sedet optimates eius turbabantur.	9 Greatly alarmed, King Belshazzar turned even paler, and his noblemen were equal y disturbed.
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, attracted by the noise made by the king and his noblemen, came into the banquetinghall. 'May Your Majesty live for ever!' said the queen. 'Do not be alarmed, do not look so pale.
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 In your kingdom there is a man in whom lives the spirit of the holy gods. In your father's days he wasknown for a perception, intelligence and wisdom comparable to that of the gods. King Nebuchadnezzar, yourfather, made him head of the magicians, soothsayers, Chaldaeans and exorcists.
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 Since this man Daniel, whom the king had renamed Belteshazzar, is filled with such a marvel ousspirit and such knowledge and intel igence in interpreting dreams, solving enigmas and unravel ing difficultproblems, send for him; he wil be able to tell you what this means.'
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 Daniel was brought into the king's presence; the king said to Daniel, 'Are you the Daniel who was oneof the Judaean exiles brought by my father the king from Judah?
14 Audivi de te quoniam spiritum deorum habeas, et scientia intellegentiaque acsapientia ampliores inventae sint in te.	14 I am told that the spirit of the gods lives in you, and that you are known for your perception,intelligence and marvel ous wisdom.
15 Et nunc introgressi sunt inconspectu meo sapientes, magi, ut scripturam hanc legerent et interpretationemeius indicarent mihi et nequiverunt sensum huius sermonis edicere.	15 The sages and soothsayers have already been brought to me to read this writing and tel me what itmeans, but they have been unable to reveal its meaning.
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 I am told that you are able to give interpretations and to unravel difficult problems, so if you can readthe writing and tel me what it means, you shal be dressed in purple, and have a chain of gold put round yourneck, and be one of the three men who govern the 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 Then Daniel spoke up in the presence of the king. 'Keep your gifts for yourself,' he said, 'and give yourrewards to others! I can certainly read the writing to the king and tel him what it means.
18 O rex, Deus altissimus regnum et magnificentiam et gloriam et honoremdedit Nabuchodonosor patri tuo.	18 Your Majesty, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father sovereignty, greatness, majestyand glory.
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 He made him so great that al peoples, nations and languages shook with dread before him: he kil edwhom he pleased, spared whom he pleased, promoted whom he pleased, degraded whom he pleased.
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 because his heart grew swollen with pride, and his spirit stiff with arrogance, he was deposed fromhis sovereign throne and stripped of his glory.
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 He was driven from human society, his heart was more like an animal's than a man's; he lived with thewild donkeys; he fed on grass like oxen; his body was drenched by the dew of heaven, until he had learnt thatthe Most High rules over human sovereignty and appoints whom he pleases to rule it.
22 Tu quoque filius eius, Balthasar, non humiliasti cortuum, cum scires haec omnia,	22 But you, Belshazzar, who are his son, you have not humbled your heart, in spite of knowing all this.
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 You have defied the Lord of heaven, you have had the vessels from his Temple brought to you, andyou, your noblemen, your wives and the women singing for you have drunk your wine out of them. You havepraised gods of gold and silver, of bronze and iron, of wood and stone, which can neither see, hear norunderstand; but you have given no glory to the God in whose hands are your breath itself and al your fortunes.
24 Idcirco ab eo missi sunt articuli manus, et scripturahaec exarata est.	24 That is why he has sent the hand which has written these words.
25 Haec est autem scriptura, quae digesta est: mane, thecel,upharsin.	25 The writing reads: mene, mene, teqel and parsin.
26 Et haec est interpretatio sermonis: mane, numeravit Deus regnumtuum et complevit illud;	26 The meaning of the words is this: mene: God has measured your sovereignty and put an end to it;
27 thecel, appensus es in statera et inventus es minushabens;	27 teqel: you have been weighed in the balance and found wanting;
28 phares, divisum est regnum tuum et datum est Medis et Persis ”.	28 parsin: your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and the 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 At Belshazzar's order Daniel was dressed in purple, a chain of gold was put round his neck and hewas proclaimed as one of the three men who governed the kingdom.
30 Eadem nocte interfectus est Balthasar rex Chaldaeorum.	30 That same night, the Chaldaean king Belshazzar was murdered,