Verse 25
Daniel 5:25
World English Bible, British Edition
25
“This is the writing that was inscribed: ‘MENE, MENE, TEKEL,
UPHARSIN.’
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/דְנָ֥ה כְתָבָ֖/א דִּ֣י רְשִׁ֑ים מְנֵ֥א מְנֵ֖א תְּקֵ֥ל וּ/פַרְסִֽין
English Translation
"And this is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, and PARSIN."
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Chapter 5 Context
1
Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank
wine before the thousan...
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2
Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded that the golden and silver
vessels which Nebuchadnez...
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3
Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple
of God (Elohim)’s house which...
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4
They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of bronze,
of iron, of wood, and of st...
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5
In the same hour, the fingers of a man’s hand came out and wrote
near the lamp stand on the plaster...
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6
Then the king’s face was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him;
and the joints of his thighs...
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7
The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans,
and the soothsayers. The king spoke...
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8
Then all the king’s wise men came in; but they could not read the
writing, and couldn’t make known t...
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9
Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled, and his face was changed in
him, and his lords were perpl...
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10
The queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came
into the banquet house. The queen sp...
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11
There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods;
and in the days of your fathe...
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12
because an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting
of dreams, showing of dark sente...
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13
Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke and
said to Daniel, “Are you that Daniel...
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14
I have heard of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you and that
light, understanding, and excell...
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15
Now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me, that
they should read this writing...
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16
But I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations and dissolve
doubts. Now if you can read...
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17
Then Daniel answered before the king, “Let your gifts be to yourself,
and give your rewards to anoth...
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18
“To you, king, the Most High God (Elohim) gave Nebuchadnezzar your father
the kingdom, and greatness...
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19
Because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations,
and languages trembled and fear...
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20
But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened so that
he dealt proudly, he was depos...
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21
He was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the
animals’, and his dwelling was w...
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22
“You, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though
you knew all this,
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23
but have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have
brought the vessels of his hou...
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24
Then the part of the hand was sent from before him, and this writing
was inscribed.
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25
“This is the writing that was inscribed: ‘MENE, MENE, TEKEL,
UPHARSIN.’
26
“This is the interpretation of the thing:
MENE: God (Elohim) has counted your kingdom, and brought i...
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27
TEKEL: you are weighed in the balances, and are found
wanting.
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28
PERES: your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes
and Persians.”
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29
Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with purple,
and put a chain of gold about his ne...
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30
In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean King was slain.
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31
Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
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