27_DAN_05_01 Belshazzar the king made A great feast to A thousand of his lords , And drank wine before the thousand .
27_DAN_05_02 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 .
27_DAN_05_03 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 .
27_DAN_05_04 they drank wine , And praised the gods of gold , And of silver , of brass , of iron , of wood , And of stone .
27_DAN_05_05 in the same hour came forth fingers of A man's hand , And wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace : And the king saw the part of the hand that wrote .
27_DAN_05_06 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 .
27_DAN_05_07 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 show 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 .
27_DAN_05_08 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 .
27_DAN_05_09 Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled , And his countenance was changed in him , And his lords were astonied .
27_DAN_05_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 :
27_DAN_05_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 ;
27_DAN_05_12 Forasmuch as an excellent spirit , And knowledge , And understanding , interpreting of dreams , And showing 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 show the interpretation .
27_DAN_05_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 ?
27_DAN_05_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 .
27_DAN_05_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 show the interpretation of the thing :
27_DAN_05_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 .
27_DAN_05_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 .
27_DAN_05_18 O thou king , the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy Father A kingdom , And majesty , And glory , And honour :
27_DAN_05_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 .
27_DAN_05_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 :
27_DAN_05_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 .
27_DAN_05_22 And thou his son , O Belshazzar , hast not humbled thine heart , though thou knewest all this ;
27_DAN_05_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 :
27_DAN_05_24 Then was the part of the hand sent from him ; And this writing was written .
27_DAN_05_25 And this [ Is ] the writing that was written , MENE , MENE , TEKEL , UPHARSIN .
27_DAN_05_26 this [ Is ] the interpretation of the thing : MENE ; God hath numbered thy kingdom , And finished it .
27_DAN_05_27 TEKEL ; thou art weighed in the balances , And art found wanting .
27_DAN_05_28 PERES ; thy kingdom Is divided , And given to the Medes And Persians .
27_DAN_05_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 .
27_DAN_05_30 in that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain .
27_DAN_05_31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom , [ being ] about threescore And two years old .