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5:1Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords; and he drank wine before the thousand. Compare
5:2Belshazzar, under the influence of the wine, commanded men to bring the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his forefather had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them. Compare
5:3Then they brought the golden vessels that had been taken out of the temple of the house of God, which was in Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines drank from them. Compare
5:4They drank wine and praised the gods of gold and of silver, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone. Compare
5:5At that moment the fingers of a man's hand came forth and wrote opposite the lampstand upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace. And the king saw that part of the hand that wrote. Compare
5:6Then the king's countenance changed and his thoughts alarmed him; and the joints of his hips loosened and his knees began to knock together. Compare
5:7The king cried loudly to bring the conjurers, the Chaldeans, and the diviners. The king responded and said to the wise men of Babylon, Any man who reads this writing and declares its interpretation to me shall be clothed in purple and shall have a chain of gold around his neck and shall rule as the third ruler in the kingdom. Compare
5:8Then all the king's wise men came, but they could not read the writing nor make its interpretation known to the king. Compare
5:9Then King Belshazzar was greatly alarmed; his countenance was further changed, and his lords were perplexed. Compare
5:10The queen mother, because of the words of the king and his lords, came to the banquet house. The queen mother responded and said, O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts alarm you, nor let your countenance change. Compare
5:11There is a man in your kingdom in whom is a spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your forefather light and insight and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him. And King Nebuchadnezzar your forefather-your forefather, O king-made him chief of the magicians, conjurers, Chaldeans, and diviners, Compare
5:12Because an excellent spirit and knowledge and insight, and the interpretation of dreams, the declaring of riddles, and the resolving of problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Let Daniel now be called, and he will declare the interpretation. Compare
5:13Then Daniel was brought before the king. The king responded and said to Daniel, Are you Daniel, one of the captives of Judah, whom my forefather the king brought from Judah? Compare
5:14Now I have heard about you that a spirit of the gods is in you and that light and insight and surpassing wisdom are found in you. Compare
5:15And now the wise men, the conjurers, have been brought in before me that they might read this writing and make its interpretation known to me, but they cannot declare the interpretation of the thing. Compare
5:16But I have heard about you that you can give interpretations and resolve problems. If you can now read the writing and make its interpretation known to me, you shall be clothed in purple and shall have a chain of gold around your neck and shall rule as the third ruler in the kingdom. Compare
5:17Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let your gifts remain with you, or give your rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing for the king and make the interpretation known to him. Compare
5:18Regarding you, O king, God the Most High gave to Nebuchadnezzar your forefather kingship, greatness, glory, and majesty; Compare
5:19And because of the greatness which He gave to him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him; whomever he wished he slew, and whomever he wished he kept alive, and whomever he wished he raised up, and whomever he wished he brought down. Compare
5:20But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became so arrogant that he conducted himself in pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken away from him. Compare
5:21And he was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like that of the beasts, and his dwelling place was with the wild donkeys; men fed him with grass as they do bulls, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, until he came to know that God the Most High is the Ruler over the kingdom of men and sets over it whomever He wills. Compare
5:22And you his descendant, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this; Compare
5:23But you have exalted yourself against the Lord of the heavens; and they have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and of gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see nor hear nor know. But the God in whose hand is your breath and to whom all your ways belong, you have not honored. Compare
5:24Then that part of the hand was sent from before Him, and this writing was inscribed. Compare
5:25And this is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. Compare
5:26This is the interpretation of the matter: MENE-God has numbered your kingdom and brought it to an end; Compare
5:27TEKEL-You have been weighed in the scales and found to be lacking. Compare
5:28PERES-Your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians. Compare
5:29Then Belshazzar commanded; and they clothed Daniel in purple and put a chain of gold around his neck, and they made the proclamation concerning him that he should rule as the third ruler in the kingdom. Compare
5:30In that very night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was slain. Compare
5:31And Darius the Mede received the kingdom at about the age of sixty-two. Compare
6:1It pleased Darius to set up over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who would be throughout the whole kingdom; Compare
6:2And over them, three chief ministers-of whom Daniel was one-so that these satraps might give account to them and the king might not suffer loss. Compare
6:3Then this Daniel distinguished himself among the chief ministers and satraps because in him there was an excellent spirit, and the king considered setting him over the whole kingdom. Compare
6:4Then the chief ministers and satraps sought to find a ground for accusation against Daniel from the perspective of the kingdom, but they could find no ground for accusation or fault, inasmuch as he was faithful, and no negligence or fault was found related to him. Compare
6:5Then these men said, We will not find any ground for accusation against this Daniel unless we find something related to him due to the law of his God. Compare
6:6Then these chief ministers and satraps came to prevail upon the king and said thus to him, King Darius, live forever! Compare
6:7All the chief ministers of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have taken counsel together that the king should establish a statute and make firm an edict that anyone who makes a petition within the next thirty days to any god or man besides you, O king, shall be cast into the lions' den. Compare
6:8Now, O king, establish the edict and sign the writing, so that it is not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot pass away. Compare
6:9Therefore King Darius signed the writing, that is, the edict. Compare
6:10Now when Daniel came to know that the writing had been signed, he went to his house (in his upper room he had windows open toward Jerusalem) and three times daily he knelt on his knees and prayed and gave thanks before his God, because he had always done so previously. Compare
6:11Then these men assembled and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God. Compare
6:12Then they came near and spoke before the king concerning the king's edict: Did you not sign an edict that anyone who petitions, within the next thirty days, any god or man besides you, O king, shall be cast into the lions' den? The king answered and said, The thing is certain, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot pass away. Compare
6:13Then they answered and said before the king, Daniel, one of the captives from Judah, has not respected you, O king, or the edict that you have signed, but three times daily makes his petition. Compare
6:14Then the king, when he heard the thing, was very displeased with himself and set his heart on delivering Daniel; and until the sun set, he made efforts to deliver him. Compare
6:15Then these men came to prevail upon the king and said to the king, Know, O king, that it is the law of the Medes and Persians that no edict or statute which the king establishes can be changed. Compare
6:16Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions' den. The king responded and said to Daniel, Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you. Compare
6:17And a stone was brought and set over the mouth of the den. And the king sealed it with his signet ring and with the signet rings of his lords that nothing might be changed regarding Daniel. Compare
6:18Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no entertainment was brought before him, and his sleep fled from him. Compare
6:19Then the king arose at dawn at the first light, and went in haste to the lions' den. Compare
6:20And when he had come near the den, he shouted to Daniel with a sad voice; the king responded and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions? Compare
6:21Then Daniel said to the king, O king, live forever! Compare
6:22My God has sent His angel and has shut the lions' mouth, and they have not hurt me, inasmuch as before Him innocence was found in me; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm. Compare
6:23Then the king was very pleased concerning him, and he commanded that they take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and he was found completely unhurt, because he had trusted in his God. Compare
6:24Then the king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel and threw them into the lions' den, them, their children, and their wives; and they had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones. Compare
6:25Then Darius the king wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in the whole land: May your peace abound! Compare
6:26I make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; For He is the living God / And enduring forever; / And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed, / And His dominion will be unto the end. Compare
6:27He delivers and rescues, / And He does signs and wonders / In heaven and on earth; / It is He who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. Compare
6:28And this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian. Compare

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