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THE FEAST OF BEL SHATS TSAR
Bel Shats Tsar the sovereign makes a great feast to a thousand of his nobles; and drinks fermentation in front of the thousand. 2 Bel Shats Tsar, as he tastes the fermentation, says to bring the golden and silver vessels his father Nebukadnets Tsar removed from the manse in Yeru Shalem; for the sovereign and his nobles, his mistresses and his concubines to drink. 3 Then they bring the golden vessels they removed from the manse of the house of Elah at Yeru Shalem; and the sovereign and his nobles, his mistresses and his concubines drink in them. 4 They drink fermentation; and laud the elahim of gold and of silver, of copper, of iron, of timber and of stone. 5
THE SCRIBING ON THE WALL
In the same blink digits of the hand of a man emerge, and inscribe in front of the menorah on the plaster of the wall of the manse of the sovereign: and the sovereign sees the palm of the hand that inscribes: 6 then the cheerfulness of the sovereign changes and his intentions terrify him - so that the vertebrae of his loins release, and his knees knock one against another. 7 The sovereign calls out with valour to have the enchanters the Kesediym and the discerners enter: and the sovereign answers, and says to the magi of Babel, Whatever man calls out this inscribing and shows me the interpretation enrobes with purple with a necklace of gold around his neck and dominates - third in the sovereigndom. 8 Then all the magi of the sovereign enter: but they can neither call out the inscribing nor make known the interpretation to the sovereign. 9 Then sovereign Bel Shats Tsar terrifies greatly and his cheerfulness changes in him; and his nobles are perplexed. 10 The sovereigness, because of the utterances of the sovereign and his nobles, enters into the banquet house: and the sovereigness answers and says, O sovereign, live eternally: may neither your intentions terrify you, nor your cheerfulness change: 11 there is a mighty in your sovereigndom in whom is the spirit of the holy elahim; and in the days of your father light and comprehension and wisdom, as the wisdom of the elahim, was found in him; whom sovereign Nebukadnets Tsar your father - the sovereign - your father raised - the great of the horoscopists, enchanters, Kesediym and discerners; 12 because of the excellent spirit and perception and comprehension interpreting of dreams and solving of enigmas and unraveling of riddles found in the same Dani El - to whom the sovereign set the name Belte Shats Tsar: now call Dani El, and he shows the interpretation. 13 Then Dani El enters in front of the sovereign; and the sovereign answers and says to Dani El, Are you that Dani El of the sons of the exiles of Yah Hudah whom the sovereign my father brought from Yah Hudah? 14 I hear of you, that the spirit of elahim is in you, and that light and comprehension and excellent wisdom is found in you: 15 and now the magi, the enchanters, entered in front of me to call out this inscribing, and make known the interpretation to me: but they cannot show the interpretation of the utterance: 16 and I - I hear of you, that you can interpret interpretations and unravel riddles: now behold, if you can call out the inscribing and make known the interpretation to me I enrobe you with purple with a necklace of gold around your neck; and to dominate - third in the sovereigndom. 17
DANI EL INTERPRETS THE INSCRIBING
Then Dani El answers and says in front of the sovereign, Your gifts are yours and give your largess to another; however I call out the inscribing to the sovereign and have him know the interpretation. 18 You, O sovereign, Elyon Elah gave Nebukadnets Tsar your father a sovereigndom and greatness and esteem and majesty: 19 and from the greatness he gave him, all people, nations and tongues became agitated and terrified in front of him: whom he willed, he severed; and whom he willed, enlivened; and whom he willed, he lifted; and whom he willed, he abased: 20 and when he lifted his heart and empowered his spirit in seething he was deposed from the throne of his sovereigndom, and his esteem passed from him 21 - expelled from the sons of men; and his heart was equated to live beings, and his whirling was with the onagers: they fed him with herbage as bulls, and his body was dyed with the dew of the heavens; until he knew that Elyon Elah is dominator in the sovereigndom of men, and that he raises over it whomever he wills. 22 And you his bar, O Bel Shats Tsar, have not abased your heart even though you know all this; 23 and you lift yourself against the Master of the heavens; and they bring the vessels of his house in front of you; and you and your nobles, your mistresses and your concubines drink fermentation in them; and you laud the elahim of silver and gold, of copper, iron, timber and stone, which neither see nor hear nor know: and Elah in whose hand your breath is, and whose all your ways are, you esteem not. 24 Then the palm of the hand is sent in front of him; and this inscribing is signed: 25 and this is the inscribing that is signed, MENE/NUMBERED, MENE/NUMBERED, TEKEL/BALANCED, UPHARSIN/SPLIT. 26 This is the interpretation of the utterance: MENE/NUMBERED; Elah numbers your sovereigndom, and shalams: 27 TEKEL/BALANCED; You are balanced in the balances, and found deficient: 28 PERES/SPLIT; Your sovereigndom is split, and given to the Maday and Persians. 29 Then Belte Shats Tsar says to enrobe Dani El with purple, with a necklace of gold around his neck; and announces concerning him, to become the third dominator in the sovereigndom. 30 In that night, Bel Shats Tsar the sovereign of the Kesediym is severed. 31 And Daryavesh the Maday takes the sovereigndom - a son of sixty-two years.
THE FEAST OF BEL SHATS TSAR
Bel Shats Tsar the sovereign makes a great feast to a thousand of his nobles; and drinks fermentation in front of the thousand. 2 Bel Shats Tsar, as he tastes the fermentation, says to bring the golden and silver vessels his father Nebukadnets Tsar removed from the manse in Yeru Shalem; for the sovereign and his nobles, his mistresses and his concubines to drink. 3 Then they bring the golden vessels they removed from the manse of the house of Elah at Yeru Shalem; and the sovereign and his nobles, his mistresses and his concubines drink in them. 4 They drink fermentation; and laud the elahim of gold and of silver, of copper, of iron, of timber and of stone. 5
THE SCRIBING ON THE WALL
In the same blink digits of the hand of a man emerge, and inscribe in front of the menorah on the plaster of the wall of the manse of the sovereign: and the sovereign sees the palm of the hand that inscribes: 6 then the cheerfulness of the sovereign changes and his intentions terrify him - so that the vertebrae of his loins release, and his knees knock one against another. 7 The sovereign calls out with valour to have the enchanters the Kesediym and the discerners enter: and the sovereign answers, and says to the magi of Babel, Whatever man calls out this inscribing and shows me the interpretation enrobes with purple with a necklace of gold around his neck and dominates - third in the sovereigndom. 8 Then all the magi of the sovereign enter: but they can neither call out the inscribing nor make known the interpretation to the sovereign. 9 Then sovereign Bel Shats Tsar terrifies greatly and his cheerfulness changes in him; and his nobles are perplexed. 10 The sovereigness, because of the utterances of the sovereign and his nobles, enters into the banquet house: and the sovereigness answers and says, O sovereign, live eternally: may neither your intentions terrify you, nor your cheerfulness change: 11 there is a mighty in your sovereigndom in whom is the spirit of the holy elahim; and in the days of your father light and comprehension and wisdom, as the wisdom of the elahim, was found in him; whom sovereign Nebukadnets Tsar your father - the sovereign - your father raised - the great of the horoscopists, enchanters, Kesediym and discerners; 12 because of the excellent spirit and perception and comprehension interpreting of dreams and solving of enigmas and unraveling of riddles found in the same Dani El - to whom the sovereign set the name Belte Shats Tsar: now call Dani El, and he shows the interpretation. 13 Then Dani El enters in front of the sovereign; and the sovereign answers and says to Dani El, Are you that Dani El of the sons of the exiles of Yah Hudah whom the sovereign my father brought from Yah Hudah? 14 I hear of you, that the spirit of elahim is in you, and that light and comprehension and excellent wisdom is found in you: 15 and now the magi, the enchanters, entered in front of me to call out this inscribing, and make known the interpretation to me: but they cannot show the interpretation of the utterance: 16 and I - I hear of you, that you can interpret interpretations and unravel riddles: now behold, if you can call out the inscribing and make known the interpretation to me I enrobe you with purple with a necklace of gold around your neck; and to dominate - third in the sovereigndom. 17
DANI EL INTERPRETS THE INSCRIBING
Then Dani El answers and says in front of the sovereign, Your gifts are yours and give your largess to another; however I call out the inscribing to the sovereign and have him know the interpretation. 18 You, O sovereign, Elyon Elah gave Nebukadnets Tsar your father a sovereigndom and greatness and esteem and majesty: 19 and from the greatness he gave him, all people, nations and tongues became agitated and terrified in front of him: whom he willed, he severed; and whom he willed, enlivened; and whom he willed, he lifted; and whom he willed, he abased: 20 and when he lifted his heart and empowered his spirit in seething he was deposed from the throne of his sovereigndom, and his esteem passed from him 21 - expelled from the sons of men; and his heart was equated to live beings, and his whirling was with the onagers: they fed him with herbage as bulls, and his body was dyed with the dew of the heavens; until he knew that Elyon Elah is dominator in the sovereigndom of men, and that he raises over it whomever he wills. 22 And you his bar, O Bel Shats Tsar, have not abased your heart even though you know all this; 23 and you lift yourself against the Master of the heavens; and they bring the vessels of his house in front of you; and you and your nobles, your mistresses and your concubines drink fermentation in them; and you laud the elahim of silver and gold, of copper, iron, timber and stone, which neither see nor hear nor know: and Elah in whose hand your breath is, and whose all your ways are, you esteem not. 24 Then the palm of the hand is sent in front of him; and this inscribing is signed: 25 and this is the inscribing that is signed, MENE/NUMBERED, MENE/NUMBERED, TEKEL/BALANCED, UPHARSIN/SPLIT. 26 This is the interpretation of the utterance: MENE/NUMBERED; Elah numbers your sovereigndom, and shalams: 27 TEKEL/BALANCED; You are balanced in the balances, and found deficient: 28 PERES/SPLIT; Your sovereigndom is split, and given to the Maday and Persians. 29 Then Belte Shats Tsar says to enrobe Dani El with purple, with a necklace of gold around his neck; and announces concerning him, to become the third dominator in the sovereigndom. 30 In that night, Bel Shats Tsar the sovereign of the Kesediym is severed. 31 And Daryavesh the Maday takes the sovereigndom - a son of sixty-two years.