¹Baltassar rex fecit grande convivium optimatibus suis mille:Belshazzar, the king, made a great feast for a thousand of his nobles,et unusquisque secundum suam bibebat ætatem.and each one of them drank according to his age.

¹Baltassar rex fecit grande convivium optimatibus suis mille:Belshazzar, the king, made a great feast for a thousand of his nobles,et unusquisque secundum suam bibebat ætatem.and each one of them drank according to his age.

²Præcepit ergo jam temulentus ut afferrentur vasa aurea et argentea,And so, when they were drunk, he instructed that the vessels of gold and silver should be brought,quæ asportaverat Nabuchodonosor pater ejus de templo,which Nebuchadnezzar, his father, had carried away from the temple,quod fuit in Ierusalem,which was in Jerusalem,ut biberent in eis rex,so that the king, and his nobles,et optimates ejus,and his wives,uxoresque ejus,and the concubines,et concubinæ.might drink from them.

²Præcepit ergo jam temulentus ut afferrentur vasa aurea et argentea,And so, when they were drunk, he instructed that the vessels of gold and silver should be brought,quæ asportaverat Nabuchodonosor pater ejus de templo,which Nebuchadnezzar, his father, had carried away from the temple,quod fuit in Ierusalem,which was in Jerusalem,ut biberent in eis rex,so that the king, and his nobles,et optimates ejus,and his wives,uxoresque ejus,and the concubines,et concubinæ.might drink from them.

³Tunc allata sunt vasa aurea,Then the gold and silver vessels were presented,et argentea,which he had carried away from the temple and which had been in Jerusalem,quæ asportaverat de templo,and the king,quod fuerat in Ierusalem:and his nobles,et biberunt in eis rex,wives,et optimates ejus,and concubines,uxores et concubinæ illius.drank from them.

³Tunc allata sunt vasa aurea,Then the gold and silver vessels were presented,et argentea,which he had carried away from the temple and which had been in Jerusalem,quæ asportaverat de templo,and the king,quod fuerat in Ierusalem:and his nobles,et biberunt in eis rex,wives,et optimates ejus,and concubines,uxores et concubinæ illius.drank from them.

⁴Bibebant vinum,They drank wine,et laudabant deos suos aureos et argenteos, æreos,and they praised their gods of gold, and silver,ferreos,brass,ligneosque et lapideos.iron, and wood and stone.

⁴Bibebant vinum,They drank wine,et laudabant deos suos aureos et argenteos, æreos,and they praised their gods of gold, and silver,ferreos,brass,ligneosque et lapideos.iron, and wood and stone.

⁵In eadem hora apparuerunt digiti,In the same hour, there appeared fingers,quasi manus hominis scribentis contra candelabrum in superficie parietis aulæ regiæ:as of the hand of a man, writing on the surface of the wall, opposite the candlestick,et rex aspiciebat articulos manus scribentis.in the king’s palace. And the king observed the part of the hand that wrote.

⁵In eadem hora apparuerunt digiti,In the same hour, there appeared fingers,quasi manus hominis scribentis contra candelabrum in superficie parietis aulæ regiæ:as of the hand of a man, writing on the surface of the wall, opposite the candlestick,et rex aspiciebat articulos manus scribentis.in the king’s palace. And the king observed the part of the hand that wrote.

⁶Tunc facies regis commutata est,Then the king’s countenance was changed,et cogitationes ejus conturbabant eum:and his thoughts disturbed him,et compages renum ejus solvebantur,and he lost his self-control,et genua ejus ad se invicem collidebantur.and his knees knocked against one other.

⁶Tunc facies regis commutata est,Then the king’s countenance was changed,et cogitationes ejus conturbabant eum:and his thoughts disturbed him,et compages renum ejus solvebantur,and he lost his self-control,et genua ejus ad se invicem collidebantur.and his knees knocked against one other.

⁷Exclamavit itaque rex fortiter ut introducerent magos,And the king cried out loudly for them to bring in the astrologers,Chaldæos,Chaldeans,et aruspices.and soothsayers.Et proloquens rex ait sapientibus Babylonis:And the king proclaimed to the wise men of Babylon,Quicumque legerit scripturam hanc,saying,et interpretationem ejus manifestam mihi fecerit,“Whoever will read this writingpurpura vestietur,and make known to me its interpretation will be clothed with purple,et torquem auream habebit in collo,and will have a golden chain on his neck,et tertius in regno meo erit.and will be third in my kingdom.”

⁷Exclamavit itaque rex fortiter ut introducerent magos,And the king cried out loudly for them to bring in the astrologers,Chaldæos,Chaldeans,et aruspices.and soothsayers.Et proloquens rex ait sapientibus Babylonis:And the king proclaimed to the wise men of Babylon,Quicumque legerit scripturam hanc,saying,et interpretationem ejus manifestam mihi fecerit,“Whoever will read this writingpurpura vestietur,and make known to me its interpretation will be clothed with purple,et torquem auream habebit in collo,and will have a golden chain on his neck,et tertius in regno meo erit.and will be third in my kingdom.”

⁸Tunc ingressi omnes sapientes regis non potuerunt nec scripturam legere,Then, in came all the wise men of the king, but they could neither read the writing,nec interpretationem indicare regi.nor reveal the interpretation to the king.

⁸Tunc ingressi omnes sapientes regis non potuerunt nec scripturam legere,Then, in came all the wise men of the king, but they could neither read the writing,nec interpretationem indicare regi.nor reveal the interpretation to the king.

⁹Unde rex Baltassar satis conturbatus est,Therefore,et vultus illius immutatus est;king Belshazzar was quite confused,sedand his face was altered,et optimates ejus turbabantur.and even his nobles were disturbed.

⁹Unde rex Baltassar satis conturbatus est,Therefore,et vultus illius immutatus est;king Belshazzar was quite confused,sedand his face was altered,et optimates ejus turbabantur.and even his nobles were disturbed.

¹⁰Regina autem pro re,But the queen,quæ acciderat regibecause of what had happened to the king and his nobles,et optimatibus ejus,entered the banquet house.domum convivii ingressa est:And she spoke out,et proloquens ait:saying,Rex,“O king,in æternum vive!live forever.non te conturbent cogitationes tuæ,Do not let your thoughts confuse you,neque facies tua immutetur.neither should your face be altered.

¹⁰Regina autem pro re,But the queen,quæ acciderat regibecause of what had happened to the king and his nobles,et optimatibus ejus,entered the banquet house.domum convivii ingressa est:And she spoke out,et proloquens ait:saying,Rex,“O king,in æternum vive!live forever.non te conturbent cogitationes tuæ,Do not let your thoughts confuse you,neque facies tua immutetur.neither should your face be altered.

¹¹Est vir in regno tuo,There is a man in your kingdom,qui spiritum deorum sanctorum habet in se,who has the spirit of the holy gods within himself,et in diebus patris tui scientiaand in the days of your father,et sapientia inventæ sunt in eo:knowledge and wisdom were found in him.namFor king Nebuchadnezzar,et rex Nabuchodonosor pater tuus principem magorum,your father,incantatorum,appointed him leader of the astrologers,Chaldæorum,enchanters,et aruspicum constituit eum,Chaldeans,pater,and soothsayers,inquam,even your father,tuus,I say to you,o rex:O king.

¹¹Est vir in regno tuo,There is a man in your kingdom,qui spiritum deorum sanctorum habet in se,who has the spirit of the holy gods within himself,et in diebus patris tui scientiaand in the days of your father,et sapientia inventæ sunt in eo:knowledge and wisdom were found in him.namFor king Nebuchadnezzar,et rex Nabuchodonosor pater tuus principem magorum,your father,incantatorum,appointed him leader of the astrologers,Chaldæorum,enchanters,et aruspicum constituit eum,Chaldeans,pater,and soothsayers,inquam,even your father,tuus,I say to you,o rex:O king.

¹²quia spiritus amplior,For a greater spirit,et prudentia,and foresight,intelligentiaque et interpretatio somniorum,and understanding, and interpretation of dreams,et ostensio secretorum,and the revealing of secrets,ac solutio ligatorum inventæ sunt in eo,and the solution to difficulties were found in him,hoc est in Daniele:that is, in Daniel,cui rex posuit nomen Baltassar.to whom the king gave the name Belteshazzar. Now,Nunc itaque Daniel vocetur,therefore, let Daniel be summoned,et interpretationem narrabit.and he will explain the interpretation.”

¹²quia spiritus amplior,For a greater spirit,et prudentia,and foresight,intelligentiaque et interpretatio somniorum,and understanding, and interpretation of dreams,et ostensio secretorum,and the revealing of secrets,ac solutio ligatorum inventæ sunt in eo,and the solution to difficulties were found in him,hoc est in Daniele:that is, in Daniel,cui rex posuit nomen Baltassar.to whom the king gave the name Belteshazzar. Now,Nunc itaque Daniel vocetur,therefore, let Daniel be summoned,et interpretationem narrabit.and he will explain the interpretation.”

¹³Igitur introductus est Daniel coram rege:Then Daniel was brought in before the king.ad quem præfatus rex ait:And the king spoke to him, saying,Tu es Daniel de filiis captivitatis Judæ,“Are you Daniel, of the sons of the captivity of Judah,quem adduxit pater meus rex de Judæa?whom my father the king led out of Judea?

¹³Igitur introductus est Daniel coram rege:Then Daniel was brought in before the king.ad quem præfatus rex ait:And the king spoke to him, saying,Tu es Daniel de filiis captivitatis Judæ,“Are you Daniel, of the sons of the captivity of Judah,quem adduxit pater meus rex de Judæa?whom my father the king led out of Judea?

¹⁴audivi de te,I have heard of you,quoniam spiritum deorum habeas,that you have the spirit of the gods,et scientia,and that greater knowledge,intelligentiaqueas well as understanding and wisdom,ac sapientia ampliores inventæ sunt in te.have been found in you.

¹⁴audivi de te,I have heard of you,quoniam spiritum deorum habeas,that you have the spirit of the gods,et scientia,and that greater knowledge,intelligentiaqueas well as understanding and wisdom,ac sapientia ampliores inventæ sunt in te.have been found in you.

¹⁵Et nunc introgressi sunt in conspectu meo sapientes magi,And now the wise astrologers have entered into my presence,ut scripturam hanc legerent,so as to read this writinget interpretationem ejus indicarent mihi:and to reveal to me its interpretation.et nequiverunt sensum hujus sermonis edicere.And they were not able to tell me the meaning of this writing.

¹⁵Et nunc introgressi sunt in conspectu meo sapientes magi,And now the wise astrologers have entered into my presence,ut scripturam hanc legerent,so as to read this writinget interpretationem ejus indicarent mihi:and to reveal to me its interpretation.et nequiverunt sensum hujus sermonis edicere.And they were not able to tell me the meaning of this writing.

¹⁶Porro ego audivi de te,Furthermore,quod possis obscura interpretari,I have heard about you that you can interpret obscure things and solve difficulties.et ligata dissolvere:So then,si ergo vales scripturam legere,if you succeed in reading the writing,et interpretationem ejus indicare mihi,and in revealing its interpretation,purpura vestieris,you will be clothed with purple,et torquem auream circa collum tuum habebis,and you will have a chain of gold around your neck,et tertius in regno meo princeps eris.and you will be the third leader in my kingdom.”

¹⁶Porro ego audivi de te,Furthermore,quod possis obscura interpretari,I have heard about you that you can interpret obscure things and solve difficulties.et ligata dissolvere:So then,si ergo vales scripturam legere,if you succeed in reading the writing,et interpretationem ejus indicare mihi,and in revealing its interpretation,purpura vestieris,you will be clothed with purple,et torquem auream circa collum tuum habebis,and you will have a chain of gold around your neck,et tertius in regno meo princeps eris.and you will be the third leader in my kingdom.”

¹⁷Ad quæ respondens Daniel, ait coram rege:To this Daniel responded by saying directly to the king,Munera tua sint tibi,“Your rewards should be for yourself,et dona domus tuæ alteri da:and the gifts of your house you may give to another,scripturam autem legam tibi,but I will read to you the writing,rex,O king,et interpretationem ejus ostendam tibi.and I will reveal to you its interpretation.

¹⁷Ad quæ respondens Daniel, ait coram rege:To this Daniel responded by saying directly to the king,Munera tua sint tibi,“Your rewards should be for yourself,et dona domus tuæ alteri da:and the gifts of your house you may give to another,scripturam autem legam tibi,but I will read to you the writing,rex,O king,et interpretationem ejus ostendam tibi.and I will reveal to you its interpretation.

¹⁸O rex,O king,Deus altissimus regnumthe Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar,et magnificentiam,your father,gloriama kingdom and greatness,et honorem dedit Nabuchodonosor patri tuo.glory and honor.

¹⁸O rex,O king,Deus altissimus regnumthe Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar,et magnificentiam,your father,gloriama kingdom and greatness,et honorem dedit Nabuchodonosor patri tuo.glory and honor.

¹⁹Et propter magnificentiam, quam dederat ei,And because of the greatness that he gave to him,universi populi,all peoples, tribes,tribus, et linguæ tremebant, et metuebant eum:and languages trembled and were afraid of him.quos volebat,Whomever he wished,interficiebat:he put to death;et quos volebat,and whomever he wished,percutiebat:he destroyed;et quos volebat,and whomever he wished,exaltabat:he exalted;et quos volebat,and whomever he wished,humiliabat.he lowered.

¹⁹Et propter magnificentiam, quam dederat ei,And because of the greatness that he gave to him,universi populi,all peoples, tribes,tribus, et linguæ tremebant, et metuebant eum:and languages trembled and were afraid of him.quos volebat,Whomever he wished,interficiebat:he put to death;et quos volebat,and whomever he wished,percutiebat:he destroyed;et quos volebat,and whomever he wished,exaltabat:he exalted;et quos volebat,and whomever he wished,humiliabat.he lowered.

²⁰Quando autem elevatum est cor ejus,But when his heart was lifted upet spiritus illius obfirmatus est ad superbiam,and his spirit was hardened in arrogance,depositus est de solio regni sui,he was deposed from the throne of his kingdomet gloria ejus ablata est:and his glory was taken away.

²⁰Quando autem elevatum est cor ejus,But when his heart was lifted upet spiritus illius obfirmatus est ad superbiam,and his spirit was hardened in arrogance,depositus est de solio regni sui,he was deposed from the throne of his kingdomet gloria ejus ablata est:and his glory was taken away.

²¹et a filiis hominum ejectus est,And he was expelled from the sons of men,sed et cor ejus cum bestiis positum est,and so his heart was placed with the beasts,et cum onagris erat habitatio ejus:and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys,fœnum quoque ut bos comedebat,and he ate hay like an ox,et rore cæli corpus ejus infectum est,and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven,donec cognosceret quod potestatem haberet Altissimus in regno hominum,until he realized that the Most High holds power over the kingdom of men,et quemcumque voluerit,and that whoever he wishes,suscitabit super illud.he will set over it.

²¹et a filiis hominum ejectus est,And he was expelled from the sons of men,sed et cor ejus cum bestiis positum est,and so his heart was placed with the beasts,et cum onagris erat habitatio ejus:and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys,fœnum quoque ut bos comedebat,and he ate hay like an ox,et rore cæli corpus ejus infectum est,and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven,donec cognosceret quod potestatem haberet Altissimus in regno hominum,until he realized that the Most High holds power over the kingdom of men,et quemcumque voluerit,and that whoever he wishes,suscitabit super illud.he will set over it.

²²Tu quoque,Likewise, you,filius ejus Baltassar,his son Belshazzar,non humiliasti cor tuum,have not humbled your heart,cum scires hæc omnia:though you knew all these things.

²²Tu quoque,Likewise, you,filius ejus Baltassar,his son Belshazzar,non humiliasti cor tuum,have not humbled your heart,cum scires hæc omnia:though you knew all these things.

²³sed adversum Dominatorem cæli elevatus es:But you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven.et vasa domus ejus allata sunt coram te,And the vessels of his house have been presented before you.et tu,And you,et optimates tui,and your nobles,et uxores tuæ,and your wives,et concubinæ tuæ vinum bibistis in eis:and your concubines,deos quoque argenteos,have drunk wine from them.et aureos,Likewise,et æreos,you have praised the gods of silver,ferreos,and gold,ligneosque et lapideos,and brass,qui non vident,iron,neque audiunt,and woodneque sentiunt,and stone,laudasti:who neither see,porro Deum,nor hear,qui habet flatum tuum in manu sua,nor feel,et omnes vias tuas,yet you have not glorified the God who holds your breathnon glorificasti.and all your ways in his hand.

²³sed adversum Dominatorem cæli elevatus es:But you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven.et vasa domus ejus allata sunt coram te,And the vessels of his house have been presented before you.et tu,And you,et optimates tui,and your nobles,et uxores tuæ,and your wives,et concubinæ tuæ vinum bibistis in eis:and your concubines,deos quoque argenteos,have drunk wine from them.et aureos,Likewise,et æreos,you have praised the gods of silver,ferreos,and gold,ligneosque et lapideos,and brass,qui non vident,iron,neque audiunt,and woodneque sentiunt,and stone,laudasti:who neither see,porro Deum,nor hear,qui habet flatum tuum in manu sua,nor feel,et omnes vias tuas,yet you have not glorified the God who holds your breathnon glorificasti.and all your ways in his hand.

²⁴Idcirco ab eo missus est articulus manus,Therefore, he has sent the part of the hand which has written this,quæ scripsit hoc quod exaratum est.which has been inscribed.

²⁴Idcirco ab eo missus est articulus manus,Therefore, he has sent the part of the hand which has written this,quæ scripsit hoc quod exaratum est.which has been inscribed.

²⁵Hæc est autem scriptura, quæ digesta est:But this is the writing that has been decreed:Mane,MANE,Thecel,THECEL,Phares.PHARES.

²⁵Hæc est autem scriptura, quæ digesta est:But this is the writing that has been decreed:Mane,MANE,Thecel,THECEL,Phares.PHARES.

²⁶Et hæc est interpretatio sermonis.And this is the interpretation of the words.Mane:MANE:numeravit Deus regnum tuum,God has numbered your kingdomet complevit illud.and has finished it.

²⁶Et hæc est interpretatio sermonis.And this is the interpretation of the words.Mane:MANE:numeravit Deus regnum tuum,God has numbered your kingdomet complevit illud.and has finished it.

²⁷Thecel:THECEL:appensus es in statera,you have been weighed on the scaleset inventus es minus habens.and found lacking.

²⁷Thecel:THECEL:appensus es in statera,you have been weighed on the scaleset inventus es minus habens.and found lacking.

²⁸Phares:PHARES:divisum est regnum tuum,your kingdom has been dividedet datum est Medis,and has been given to the Medeset Persis.and the Persians.

²⁸Phares:PHARES:divisum est regnum tuum,your kingdom has been dividedet datum est Medis,and has been given to the Medeset Persis.and the Persians.

²⁹Tunc,Then,jubente rege,by the king’s command,indutus est Daniel purpura,Daniel was dressed with purple,et circumdata est torques aurea collo ejus:and a chain of gold was placed around his neck,et prædicatum est de eo quod haberet potestatem tertius in regno suo.and it was proclaimed of him that he held power as the third in the kingdom.

²⁹Tunc,Then,jubente rege,by the king’s command,indutus est Daniel purpura,Daniel was dressed with purple,et circumdata est torques aurea collo ejus:and a chain of gold was placed around his neck,et prædicatum est de eo quod haberet potestatem tertius in regno suo.and it was proclaimed of him that he held power as the third in the kingdom.

³⁰Eadem nocte interfectus est Baltassar rex Chaldæus.That same night, king Belshazzar the Chaldean was killed.

³⁰Eadem nocte interfectus est Baltassar rex Chaldæus.That same night, king Belshazzar the Chaldean was killed.

³¹Et Darius Medus successit in regnum,And Darius the Mede succeeded to the kingdom,annos natus sexaginta duos.at the age of sixty-two years.

³¹Et Darius Medus successit in regnum,And Darius the Mede succeeded to the kingdom,annos natus sexaginta duos.at the age of sixty-two years.