Nebuchadnezzar's Son, Belshazzer, Makes a Large Feast |
Daniel 5:1-31 The Book of Daniel [in Smaller Chunks] |
Belshazzar, the [king's] [son,] made a [large] feast [for] a 1,000 of his lords & drank wine [in front of] the 1,000. |
[While] he tasted the wine, Belshazzar commanded [them] to bring the golden & silver vessels, [so] that the king & his: princes; wives, & [mistresses,] might drink [from these,] which his father, Nebuchadnezzar, that taken out of the [Lord's] temple [that] was in Jerusalem. [2 Chronicles 26:7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried [away] the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon & put them in his temple in Babylon.] |
Then, they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of [God's] house, [that] was [in] Jerusalem; & the king & his: princes; wives & [mistresses] drank [from] them. They drank wine & praised the gods [made] of: gold; silver; brass; iron; wood; & stone. |
[Revelation 9:20-21 And the rest of the men, [who] weren't killed by these plagues, [still didn't repent] of the works [made by] their hands, that they shouldn't worship [demons] & idols of gold; silver, brass, stone; & wood, [that] can neither see, nor hear, nor walk. Neither [did] they [repent] of their murders, nor their sorceries, nor their fornication, [a.k.a. infidelity,] nor their thefts.] |
[During] the same hour, fingers of a man's hand came [out] & wrote upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace, [across] from the candlestick. And the king saw part of the hand that wrote. |
Then, the king's [expression] changed & his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his [hips] were [loosened] & his knees [knocked] against one another. The king cried aloud to bring in the: astrologers; Chaldeans, [a.k.a. Babylonians,] & soothsayers, [a.k.a. fortune tellers or psychics.] |
And the king [spoke] & said to the wise men of Babylon, [Whoever] shall read this writing & [declare its] interpretation to me, shall be clothed with scarlet & have a chain of gold [around] his neck, & shall be the 3rd ruler in the kingdom. |
Then, all the king's wise men came in, but they couldn't read the writing, nor make known [its] interpretation to the king. Then, king Belshazzar was greatly troubled & his [expression] was changed [within] him & his lords were [astonished.] |
Now, [because] of the [king's] words, the queen & his lords came into the banquet house. And the queen [spoke] & said, O king, live forever. [Don't] let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your [expression on your face] be changed. There is man in your kingdom, in whom is the Spirit of the Holy [God.] |
And I say, [during] the days of your father; light; understanding; & wisdom, like the wisdom of [God] was found in him; whom king Nebuchadnezzar, your father made master [over] the: magicians; astrologers; Chaldeans; & soothsayers. |
[Because,] in [this] same Daniel, [was] found an: excellent spirit; knowledge; understanding; interpreting dreams; & [declaring] [answers to] hard [questions, a.k.a. enigmas,] & [erasing] of doubts, whom the king named Belteshazzar. |
Now, let Daniel be called & he will [declare its] interpretation. Then, Daniel was brought in before the king. And the king [spoke] & said to Daniel, Are you that Daniel, [who] is of the children of captivity [from] Judah, whom my father, the king, brought out [from the country of the Jews?] |
I have even heard [about] you, that the Spirit of [God] is [within] you, & that light; understanding; & excellent wisdom is found in you. |
And now the wisemen & astrologers have been brought in before me, [so] that they [could] read this writing, & make [its] interpretation known to me, but they couldn't [declare it's] interpretation [of it.] |
And I have heard [about] you, that you can [explain] interpretations & [eliminate] [any] doubts. Now, if you can read the writing & make [its] interpretation known to me, you shall be clothed with scarlet, have a chain of gold [around] your neck, & shall be the 3rd ruler in the kingdom. |
Then, Daniel answered & said [in front of] the king, Let your gifts be [for] yourself, & give your rewards to another. [Still,] I will read the writing to the king & make known [its] interpretation to him. |
O you king, the Most High God, gave Nebuchadnezzar, your father, a kingdom; majesty; glory; & honor. And for all the majesty that He gave him; all people; nations, & languages, trembled & feared, [in front of] him. |
[This fear was related to:] whom he [wanted,] he [killed,] & whom he [wanted,] he kept alive & whom he [wanted,] he [put] up, & whom he [wanted,] he put down. [Daniel 2:12-13 For this [reason,] the king was angry & very furious & commanded [that] all the wise men of Babylon [be] destroyed. And the decree went [out] that the wise men should be slain; & they [searched for] Daniel & his [companions] to be slain.] |
But when [Nebuchadnezzar's] heart was [elevated,] & his [prideful] mind hardened, he was [removed] from his kingly throne, & they took his glory from him. |
[Job 15:24-25 Trouble & anguish shall make him afraid. They shall prevail against him, [like] a king ready [for] battle. For he stretched out his hand against God & strengthened himself against the Almighty.] |
And he was driven from the sons of men & his heart was made like the [wild animals,] & his dwelling was with the wild [mules.] They fed him with grass like oxen, & his body was wet with the dew [from] heaven, [until] he knew that the Most High God ruled in the kingdom of men & that He [appointed] over it, [whomever] He [wanted.] |
And you, his son, O Belshazzar, [haven't] humbled your heart, [although] you knew all this. But [you] [have] lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven. And they have brought the vessels [from] [the Lord's] house [in front of] you. And you & your: lords; wives; & [mistresses,] have drunk wine in them. |
And you [have] praised the gods of: silver; gold; brass; iron; wood; & stone, [that] don't see, nor hear, nor know. And you [haven't] glorified God, Whose hand [holds] your breath & all your ways. |
Then, the [portion] of the hand was sent from Him & this writing was written. And this is the writing that was written: Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. This is [its] interpretation: Mene: God has numbered your kingdom & has finished it. Tekel: You are weighed in the balances, [a.k.a. scales,] & are found [lacking.] |
Peres: Your kingdom is divided & given to the Medes & Persians. Then, Belshazzar, commanded & they clothed Daniel with scarlet; put a chain of gold [around] his neck; & made a proclamation [related to] him, that he should be the 3rd ruler in the kingdom. |
[During] that night, Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldeans, [a.k.a. Babylonians,] was [killed.] And Darius, the Median, [a.k.a. Mede,] took [over] the kingdom, & [was] about 62 years old. |