But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
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Verse 23 is found in chapter 5 of Daniel. Daniel initially rejects the rewards offered by the king and establishes that he will speak because he must communicate the message. Before interpreting the writing, he recalls Nebuchadnezzar’s experience and the lesson Belshazzar failed to learn: God had humbled the great king when he exalted himself. Belshazzar knew that precedent but had not humbled his heart.
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sondern hast dich wider den HERRN des Himmels erhoben, und die Gefäße seines Hauses hat man vor dich bringen müssen, und du, deine Gewaltigen, deine Weiber und deine Kebsweiber habt daraus getrunken, dazu die silbernen, goldenen, ehernen, eisernen, hölzernen und steinernen Götter gelobt, die weder sehen noch hören noch fühlen; den Gott aber, der deinen Odem und alle deine Wege in seiner Hand hat, hast du nicht geehrt.
Antes contra el Señor del cielo te has ensoberbecido, e hiciste traer delante de ti los vasos de su casa, y tú y tus príncipes, tus mujeres y tus concubinas, bebisteis vino en ellos: demás de esto, a dioses de plata y de oro, de metal, de hierro, de madera, y de piedra, que ni ven, ni oyen, ni saben, diste alabanza: y al Dios en cuya mano está tu vida, y cuyos son todos tus caminos, nunca honraste.
Te has exaltado contra el Señor del cielo. Trajeron ante ti los vasos de su casa, y tú, tus nobles, tus esposas y tus concubinas bebían vino en ellos. Alabaste a los dioses de plata, oro, bronce, hierro, madera y piedra, que no ven, ni oyen, ni saben; pero no honraste al Dios en cuya mano está tu aliento y a quien pertenecen todos tus caminos.
Tu t'es élevé contre le Seigneur des cieux; les vases de sa maison ont été apportés devant toi, et vous vous en êtes servis pour boire du vin, toi et tes grands, tes femmes et tes concubines; tu as loué les dieux d'argent, d'or, d'airain, de fer, de bois et de pierre, qui ne voient point, qui n'entendent point, et qui ne savent rien, et tu n'as pas glorifié le Dieu qui a dans sa main ton souffle et toutes tes voies.
Anzi ti sei innalzato contro al Signore del cielo, e sono stati portati davanti a te i vasi della sua Casa, e in quelli avete bevuto, tu, e i tuoi grandi, e le tue mogli, e le tue concubine; e tu hai lodati gl’iddii d’argento, d’oro, di rame, di ferro, di legno, e di pietra, i quali non veggono, e non odono, e non hanno conoscimento alcuno; e non hai glorificato Iddio, nella cui mano è l’anima tua, ed a cui appartengono tutte le tue vie.
E te levantaste contra o Senhor do céu, pois foram trazidos à tua presença os vasos da casa dele, e tu, os teus senhores, as tuas mulheres e as tuas concubinas, bebestes vinho neles; além disso, deste louvores aos deuses de prata, de ouro, de bronze, de ferro, de madeira e de pedra, que não vêem, não ouvem, nem sabem; mas a Deus, em cuja mão está a tua vida, e de quem são todos os teus caminhos, a ele não glorificaste.
竟向天上的主自高,差人將他殿中的器皿拿到你面前,你和大臣、王后、妃嬪用這器皿飲酒。你又讚美那不能看、不能聽、無知無識,用金、銀、銅、鐵、木、石造的神明,沒有將榮耀歸與那手中掌管你氣息,管理你一切行動的上帝。
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