Daniel:5:4-29

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* They drank wine , and praised the gods of gold and of silver , of brass , of iron , of wood , and of stone . * In the same hour came forth fingers of a man ’s hand , and wrote over against the chandelier upon the plaster of the wall of the king ’s palace ; and the king saw the hand that wrote . * Then the king ’s countenance was changed , and his thoughts troubled him , so that the joints of his loins were loosened , and his knees smote one against the other . * The king cried aloud to bring in the magicians , the Chaldaeans , and the astrologers . And the king spake and said to the wise men of Babylon , Whoever shall read this writing , and show me the interpretation thereof , shall be clothed with purple , and have a chain of gold about his neck , and shall rule as the third in the kingdom . * Then all the king ’s wise men came in ; but they could not read the writing , nor make known to the king its signification . * Then was King Belshazzar in great consternation , and his countenance was changed , and his lords were amazed . * Then the queen , on account of this affair of the king and his lords , came into the banquet –house ; and the queen spake and said , O king , live forever ! Let not thy thoughts terrify thee , nor let thy countenance be changed . * 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 , were found in him ; and the king Nebuchadnezzar , thy father , made him chief of the scribes , the magicians , the Chaldeans , and the astrologers , thy father , O king ! * forasmuch as an excellent spirit and knowledge and understanding to interpret dreams , and to explain hard sentences , and solve difficult questions were found in him , in Daniel , whom the king named Belteshazzar ; now let Daniel be called , and he will show the interpretation . * Then was Daniel brought in before the king . And the king spake and said to Daniel , Art thou that Daniel , of the captives of Judah , whom the king , my father , brought out of Judaea ? * I have heard concerning thee , that the spirit of the gods is in thee , and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in thee . * And now the wise men and the magicians have been brought in before me , that they might read this writing , and make known to me its signification ; but they could not show the signification of the thing . * But I have heard of thee that thou canst give interpretations , and solve difficult questions . Now if thou canst read the writing and make known to me its signification , thou shalt be clothed with purple , and have a chain of gold about thy neck , and shalt rule as the third in the kingdom . * Then answered Daniel and said before the king , Let thy gifts be to thyself , and give thy rewards to another : yet I will read the writing to the king , and make known to him the signification . * O king , the Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar , thy father , a kingdom , and majesty , and glory , and honor . * And by reason of the majesty which 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 ; whom he would he set up , and whom he would he put down . * But when his heart was lifted up , and his spirit hardened in pride , he was thrust down from his kingly throne , and his glory was taken from him . * And he was driven from the sons of men ; and his heart became like the beasts , and his dwelling was with wild asses ; he was fed 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 kingdoms of men , and set up over them whomsoever he would . * And thou , his son , O Belshazzar , hast not humbled thy heart , though thou knewest all this ; * 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 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 is thy breath , and whose are all thy ways , thou hast not honored . * Then was sent from him the hand , and this writing was written . * And this is the writing which was written : Numbered , Numbered , Weighed , and To be Divided . * And this is the interpretation of it . Numbered : God hath numbered thy kingdom , and made an end of it . * Weighed : Thou art weighed in the balances , and found wanting . * Divided : Thy kingdom is divided , and given to the Medes and Persians . * Then Belshazzar commanded , and they clothed Daniel with purple , and put a chain of gold about his neck , and made a proclamation concerning him that he should be third ruler in the kingdom .

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