¹

Baltasar the king made a great supper for his thousand nobles, and there was wine before the thousand.

¹

Видњнїе, ѕ~” Валтаса'ръ цр~ь сътвори` вече'рю вельмо'жамъ своим# ты'сящи мђжᲆ.

²

And Baltasar drinking gave orders as he tasted the wine that they should bring the gold and silver vessels, which Nabuchodonosor his father had brought forth from the temple in Jerusalem; that the king, and his nobles, and his mistresses, and his concubines, should drink out of them.

²

преD ты'сящею же винопи'тїи валтасаръ реq въ вкђше'нїи вина`, ја%коже принести` сосђды зла'ты и^ сре'брены, ја%же бњ` и^зне'слъ эTц~ъ е^го навходоносо'ръ эT хра'ма г~а б~а и^же въ і^ерsлимњ, и^ да пїютъ в нихъ цр~ь и^ вельмо'жа е^го, и^ же'нимы е^го, и^ лежђщеи ѓ'крsтъ е^го.

³

So the gold and silver vessels were brought which Nabuchodonosor had taken out of the temple of God in Jerusalem; and the king, and his nobles, and his mistresses, and his concubines, drank out of them.

³

и^ принесо'ша сосђды златыя и^ сре'бреныя, ја%же и^знесе` навходоносо'ръ цр~ь эT хра'ма г~а б~а и^же въ і^ерsлимњ. и^ пїяхђ в ни'хъ цр~ь и^ вельмо'жа е^го, и^ женимы е^го и^ лежђщеи ѓ%крsтъ е^го,

⁴

They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of iron, and of wood, and of stone.

⁴

и^ похвали'шA боги` зла'тыя, и^ сре'бреныя, и^ мњдяныя, и^ ка'меныя, и^ древяныя, и^ желњзныя. и^ б~а вњчнаго не блsвиша, и^мђщаго вла'сть дх~а и^хъ”

⁵

In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote in front of the lamp on the plaster of the wall of the king's house: and the king saw the knuckles of the hand that wrote.

⁵

въ то'и ча'съ и^зыидо'ша прьсᲄы рђки` чл~ча, и^ писа'хђ проти'вђ лам#па'ды на пра'ꙁњ стњны` хра'ма цр~я” и^ цр~ь видя'ше прьсᲄы рђ'ки пи'шђщїа.

⁶

Then the king's countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him, and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one another.

⁶

тогда` цр~ю ѓ^ꙁре'чь и^ꙁмњни'ся, и^ размышленїа е^го смђща'хђть и&, и^ съё%ꙁы чре'слъ е^го раслабля'хђся, и^ колњни сђсъ сража'стася.

⁷

And the king cried aloud to bring in the magicians, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; and he said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and make known to me the interpretation, shall be clothed with scarlet, and there shall be a golden chain upon his neck, and he shall be the third ruler in my kingdom.

⁷

и^ въꙁᲆпи` цр~ь си'лою, ја%коже въвести во'л#хвы, и^ халдњя гаꙁарин#ски. и^ эTвњща` цр~ь мђ'дрымъ вављ=лон#скимъ. и^же почте'тъ въписа'нїе с^е, и^ ра'ꙁђмъ е^го съвњсти'тъ мн^њ. тои въ багряни'цђ ѓ^блече'тся, и^ гри'вна ꙁла'тая на вы'и е^го, и^ тре'тїи въ црsтвᲇ мое^мъ съ власти` начне'тъ.

⁸

Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known the interpretation to the king.

⁸

и^ вхожда'хђ вс^и мђ'дрїи къ цр~ю. и^ не можа'хђ въписа'нїя почести, ни ра'ꙁђма цр~ю въꙁвњсти'ти.

⁹

And king Baltasar was troubled, and his countenance changed upon him, and his nobles were troubled with him.

⁹

цр~ь же вал#таса'ръ въꙁмяте'ся, и^ ѓꙁречь е^го и^ꙁмњни'ся на не'мъ. и^ вельмо'жа е^го смђщахђся”

¹⁰

Then the queen came into the banquet house, and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, and let not thy countenance be changed.

¹⁰

И$ цр~ца вни'де въ хра'мъ пи'рныи. и^ эTвњща цр~ца и^ реq, цр~ю въ вњ'ки живи`. да не смђтя'тъ тебе` раꙁмышле'нїя твоя, и^ ѓ^зречь твоя да ся не и^змњня'етъ.

¹¹

There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the Spirit of God; and in the days of thy father watchfulness and understanding were found in him; and king Nabuchodonosor thy father made him chief of the enchanters, magicians, Chaldeans, and soothsayers.

¹¹

е^сть мђж'ъ въ црsтвњ твое^мъ, в не'мже дх~ъ бж~їи. и^ въ дн~и эTц~а твое^го бᲆждрета, и^ смы'слъ ѓ^брњте'ся в неM. и^ цр~ь навходоносо'ръ эTц~ъ твои, кн~ѕя и& поста'ви вол#хвомᲆ, и^ ба'лїаM, и^ халдњ'емъ газарин#скимъ.

¹²

For there is an excellent spirit in him, and sense and understanding are in him, interpreting dreams as he does, and answering hard questions, and solving difficulties: it is Daniel, and the king gave him the name of Baltasar: now then let him be called, and he shall tell thee the interpretation of the writing.

¹²

ја%ко дх~ъ и^ꙁли'ха бња'ше в не'мъ, и^ премђдрость и^ смы'слъ ѓ^брњте'ся в не'м, скаꙁа'я сны`, и^ съвњ'стђя дръжи'мая а^гг~лы, и^ раꙁрDњша'я съё%ꙁы данїи'лъ. и^ цр~ь нарече е^мђ и^мя вал#таса'ръ” нн~њ ё^бо да ся вꙁове'тᲆ, и^ скаꙁа'нїе съвњсти'тъ тебњ”

¹³

Then Daniel was brought in before the king: and the king said to Daniel, Art thou Daniel, of the children of the captivity of Judea, which the king my father brought?

¹³

Тогда` данїиl въведе'ся преD цр~я. и^ рече цр~ь преD всњми, т^ы ли е^си данїи'лъ эT сн~овъ плњн#никъ жидо'въскъ, и^же приведе навходоносор# эTц~ъ мои.

¹⁴

I have heard concerning thee, that the Spirit of God is in thee, and that watchfulness and understanding and excellent wisdom have been found in thee.

¹⁴

слы'шахъ ѓ^ тебњ ја%ко дх~ъ бж~їи в тебњ, и^ бъжDре'нїя и^ смы'слъ, и^ премђдрость и^ꙁ#ѓ^би'ла ѓ^брњте'ся в тебњ.

¹⁵

And now the wise men, magicians, and soothsayers have come in before me, to read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation: but they could not tell it me.

¹⁵

и^ с^е нн~њ внидо'ша преD мя мђ'дрїи, вол#сви гаꙁари'н#стїи, да въписа'нїе с^е почтђтъ, и^ скаꙁа'нїа е^го съвњстяT м^и, и^ не мого'ша съвњсти'ти мн^њ.

¹⁶

And I have heard concerning thee, that thou art able to make interpretations: now then if thou shalt be able to read the writing, and to make known to me the interpretation of it, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and there shall be a golden chain upon thy neck, and thou shalt be third ruler in my kingdom.

¹⁶

а%ꙁ# же слы'шахъ ѓ^ тебњ ја%ко мо'жеши сђ'ды скаꙁати. нн~њ ё^бо а^ще въꙁмо'жеши въписа'нїе с^е прочести, и^ скаꙁа'нїе е^го съвњсти'ти мн^њ. въ багряни'цђ ѓ^блече'шися, и^ гри'вна ꙁла'та на вы'и твое'и бђдеT, и^ тре'тїи въ црsтвњ мое^мᲆ съвласти` начне'ши.

¹⁷

And Daniel said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give the present of thine house to another; but I will read the writing, and will make known to thee the interpretation of it.

¹⁷

тогда` эTвњща данїи'лᲆ, и^ рече преD цр~емъ. дая'нїа твоя с тобо'ю да бђдђтъ, и^ да'ръ до'мђ твое^го и%номђ да'ждь. а^ꙁ# же писа'нїе почтђ цр~ю, и^ скаꙁа'нїе е^го съвњщђ тебњ.

¹⁸

O king, the most high God gave to thy father Nabuchodonosor a kingdom, and majesty, and honour, and glory:

¹⁸

цр~ю, б~ъ вы'шнїи, црsтво и^ вели'чество, и^ че'сть и^ сла'вђ да'сть навходоносо'рђ эTц~ђ твое^мђ.

¹⁹

and by reason of the majesty which he gave to him, all nations, tribes and languages trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he smote; and whom he would he exalted; and whom he would he abased.

¹⁹

и^ эT величества е^же е^мђ да'сть, вс^и лю'дїе, племена, ја^зы'цы бя'хђ трясђщеся и^ боя'щеся эT лица` е^го. и^ ја%же хотя'ше ё^бива'ше, и^ ја%же хотя'ше живля'ше, и^ ја%же хотя'ше въꙁвыша'ше, и^ ја%же хотя'ше смиря'ше”

²⁰

But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was emboldened to act proudly, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his honour was taken from him.

²⁰

и^ е^гда` въꙁнесе'ся срDце е^го, и^ ё^твер#ди'ся дх~ъ е^го ја%коже преꙁоровати. съведе'ся эT прsтла црsтва, и^ че'сть эTја%ся эT него.

²¹

And he was driven forth from men; and his heart was given him after the nature of wild beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; and they fed him with grass as an ox, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven; until he knew that the most high God is Lord of the kingdom of men, and will give it to whomsoever he shall please.

²¹

и^ эT чл~кь эTгна'ся, и^ срDце е^го съ ѕвњремъ эTда'ся, и^ жи'тїе е^го съ дивїи^ми ѓ^слы`. и^ траво'ю а^ки вола` пита'хђ е^го, и^ эT росы нбsныа ѓ^брасте тњ'ло е^го, ѓ^брасᲄе до'ндеже вла'си главы е^го ја%ко львомъ въꙁвелича'ша, и^ но'гте е^го ја%ко пти'цамъ. до'ндеже раꙁђмњ ја%ко владњ'етъ вы'шнїи црsтвомъ чл~чемъ, и^ е^мђже хо'щетъ да'сть е&”

²²

And thou accordingly, his son, O Baltasar, hast not humbled thine heart before God: knowest thou not all this?

²²

И$ т^ы ё^бо сн~ђ е^го валтаса'ре, не смири срDца свое^го преD гм~ъ е^гоже с^е вс^е ё^ видњ'нїе.

²³

And thou hast been exalted against the Lord God of heaven; and they have brought before thee the vessels of his house, and thou, and thy nobles, and thy mistresses, and thy concubines, have drunk wine out of them; and thou hast praised the gods of gold, and silver, and brass, and iron, and wood, and stone, which see not, and which hear not, and know not: and the God in whose hand are thy breath and all thy ways hast thou not glorified.

²³

н^о на г~а б~а нбsнаго въꙁнесе'ся, и^ съсђ'ды хра'ма е^го принесе преD ся. ты же и^ вельмо'жа твоя, и^ же'нимы твоя, и^ лежђщеи ѓ%крsтъ тебе, вино пїя'сте в ни'хъ. и^ боги ꙁла'тыя, и^ сре'бреныя, и^ ка'меныя, и^ древяныя, и^ желњ'ꙁныя, и^же ни видятъ ни слы'шатъ ни раꙁђмњ'ютъ, похвали. и^ бг~а в негоже дыха'нїе твое в рђ'кђ е^го и^ вс^и пђти твои, не поꙁна` е^го ниже просла'ви.

²⁴

Therefore from his presence has been sent forth the knuckle of a hand; and he has ordered this writing.

²⁴

сего ради эT лица е^го пђсти'шася прьсты рђ'чнїи, и^ писа'нїе с^е вчини'ша”

²⁵

And this is the ordered writing, Mane, Thekel, Phares.

²⁵

се же е^сть писа'нїе вчине'ное” Ма'ни, џе'келъ, фа'ресъ”

²⁶

This is the interpretation of the sentence: Mane; God has measured thy kingdom, and finished it.

²⁶

с^е скаꙁа'нїе гл~а” ма'ни. и^змњри б~ъ црsтво твое и^ скон#ча е&”

²⁷

Thekel; it has been weighed in the balance, and found wanting.

²⁷

џе'келъ. поста'вися в# мњ'рахъ, и^ ѓ^брњте'ся ли'хђемо.

²⁸

Phares; thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

²⁸

фа'ресъ. раꙁдњли'ся цр~ьство твое эT тебе, и^ эTда'сться ми'домъ и^ пе'рсомъ”

²⁹

Then Baltasar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put the golden chain about his neck, and proclaimed concerning him that he was the third ruler in the kingdom.

²⁹

И$ рече вал#тасарᲆ ѓ^блецњте и&, и^ ѓ^блеко'ша данїи^ла в# багряни'цђ, и^ гри'внђ ꙁла'тђю възложи'ша на вы'ю е^го. и^ ꙁаповњ'да ѓ^ немъ ја%коже бы'ти е^мђ кн~ѕю, и^ тре'тїемђ въ црsтвњ е^го”

³⁰

In the same night was Baltasar the Chaldean king slain.

³⁰

Видњ'нїе з~ Валтаса'ра цр~я хал#деиска ё^би'ша в т^ђ но'щъ.