V.<\/p>\n
Baltasar konungur gj\u00f6r\u00f0i herralegt gestabo\u00f0 s\u00ednum magtarm\u00f6nnum og vildarm\u00f6nnum og drakk sig drukkinn me\u00f0ur \u00feeim. Og \u00fe\u00e1 e\u00f0 hann var drukkinn or\u00f0inn skipa\u00f0i hann a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja \u00feau gullkerin og silfurkerin sem hans fa\u00f0ir Nab\u00fagodonosor haf\u00f0i \u00ed burt teki\u00f0 \u00far musterinu til Jer\u00fasalem so \u00fea\u00f0 konungurinn me\u00f0 s\u00ednum vildarm\u00f6nnum, me\u00f0 s\u00ednum kvinnum og me\u00f0 s\u00ednum frillum drykki \u00fear \u00fat af. \u00de\u00e1 ur\u00f0u \u00feau gullkerin framborin sem \u00far musterinu, \u00fat af \u00fev\u00ed Gu\u00f0s h\u00fasi til Jer\u00fasalem, voru \u00ed burt tekin og konungurinn, hans vildarmenn, hans kvinnur og frillur drukku \u00fear \u00fat af. Og \u00fe\u00e1 e\u00f0 \u00feeir drukku svo lofu\u00f0u \u00feeir \u00fe\u00e1 gu\u00f0ina sem voru gull, silfur, eir, j\u00e1rn, stokkar og steinar.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 \u00feeirri s\u00f6mu stundu birtust \u00fear fingur so sem \u00e1 mannshendi \u00feeir e\u00f0 skrifu\u00f0u gegnt lj\u00f3sastikunni \u00e1 \u00feeim forf\u00e1ga\u00f0a veggnum \u00ed k\u00f3ngsh\u00f6llunni. Og konungurinn leit \u00fe\u00e1 h\u00f6ndina sem skrifa\u00f0i. \u00de\u00e1 umskiptist konungsins litarh\u00e1ttur og hans hugarfar \u00fea\u00f0 skelfdi hann svo \u00fea\u00f0 hans lendar skulfu og f\u00f3tleggir titru\u00f0u. Og k\u00f3ngurinn kalla\u00f0i mj\u00f6g ofurh\u00e1tt a\u00f0 \u00feeir innleiddi fyrir hann vitringana, \u00fe\u00e1 Chaldeos og sp\u00e1sagnarmenn og l\u00e9t segja vitringunum \u00ed Bab\u00fdlon: „Hver ma\u00f0ur sem les \u00feessa skrift og kann a\u00f0 segja m\u00e9r hva\u00f0 h\u00fan merkir s\u00e1 skal me\u00f0ur purpura kl\u00e6ddur ver\u00f0a og gullfestar \u00e1 h\u00e1lsi bera og hinn \u00feri\u00f0ji h\u00f6f\u00f0ingi \u00ed m\u00ednu r\u00edki vera.“ \u00de\u00e1 ur\u00f0u allir v\u00edsindamenn k\u00f3ngsins upphaf\u00f0ir. En \u00feeir kunnu hverki skriftina a\u00f0 lesa n\u00e9 \u00fe\u00e1 \u00fat\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingina k\u00f3nginum a\u00f0 segja. Hvar af \u00fea\u00f0 konungurinn Baltasar skelfdist enn miklu meir og missti me\u00f0 \u00f6llu sitt yfirbrag\u00f0 og hans vildarm\u00f6nnum f\u00e9ll \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feungt.<\/p>\n
\u00de\u00e1 gekk drottningin vegna \u00fev\u00edl\u00edkra k\u00f3ngsins m\u00e1lefna og hans vildarmanna upp \u00ed h\u00f6llina og sag\u00f0i: „Herra konungur, Gu\u00f0 gefi \u00fe\u00e9r langa l\u00edfdaga. L\u00e1ttu ekki \u00fe\u00edna hugsan so skelfa \u00feig og umskipt ekki so \u00fe\u00ednum yfirlitum. \u00dear er einn ma\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00fe\u00ednu r\u00edki s\u00e1 e\u00f0 hefur anda heilagra gu\u00f0a. \u00dev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e1 d\u00f6gum \u00fe\u00edns f\u00f6\u00f0ur fannst \u00ed hj\u00e1 honum augl\u00fdsing, speki og v\u00edsd\u00f3mur so sem a\u00f0 s\u00e1 gu\u00f0anna v\u00edsd\u00f3mur er. Og \u00feinn fa\u00f0ir Nabogodonosor konungur setti hann yfir stj\u00f6rnumeistarana, vitringana, Chaldeos og sp\u00e1sagnarmennina af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fear fannst einn \u00e6\u00f0ri andi me\u00f0 honum, \u00fear a\u00f0 auk v\u00edsd\u00f3mur og skilningur drauma \u00fat a\u00f0 sk\u00fdra og myrkvar sagnir a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0a og hulin m\u00e1lefni a\u00f0 opinbera, sem er Dan\u00edel hvern e\u00f0 konungurinn l\u00e9t kalla Baltasar. \u00dear fyrir kalli\u00f0 n\u00fa \u00e1 Dan\u00edel, hann mun segja y\u00f0ur hva\u00f0 \u00feetta merkir.“<\/p>\n
\u00de\u00e1 var\u00f0 Dan\u00edel innleiddur fyrir konunginn. Og konungurinn sag\u00f0i til Dan\u00edel: „Ertu s\u00e1 sami Dan\u00edel, einn \u00fat af \u00feeim herlei\u00f0ingarsonum af J\u00fada, hvern e\u00f0 konungurinn fa\u00f0ir minn hefur hinga\u00f0 haft af Gy\u00f0ingalandi? Eg hefi heyrt sagt af \u00fe\u00e9r \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hafir anda heilagra gu\u00f0a og uppbirting, skilningur og dj\u00fapur v\u00edsd\u00f3mur s\u00e9 hj\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e9r fundinn. N\u00fa hefi eg l\u00e1ti\u00f0 kalla fyrir mig spekingana og v\u00edsindamenn \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feeir l\u00e6si m\u00e9r \u00feessa skrift og skyldu segja hva\u00f0 h\u00fan merkti og \u00feeir kunnu ekki a\u00f0 segja m\u00e9r hva\u00f0 svoddan merkir. En \u00fat af \u00fe\u00e9r heyri eg \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa munir kunna \u00fatsk\u00fdringina a\u00f0 greina og \u00fea\u00f0 hva\u00f0 huli\u00f0 er a\u00f0 opinbera. Ef a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa kannt n\u00fa a\u00f0 lesa skriftina og segja m\u00e9r hva\u00f0 h\u00fan merkir \u00fe\u00e1 skaltu me\u00f0 purpura kl\u00e6ddur ver\u00f0a og gullfesti \u00e1 \u00fe\u00ednum h\u00e1lsi bera og s\u00e1 hinn \u00feri\u00f0ji h\u00f6f\u00f0ingi vera \u00ed m\u00ednu r\u00edki.“<\/p>\n
\u00de\u00e1 h\u00f3f Dan\u00edel upp og sag\u00f0i fyrir konunginum: „Eignast \u00fe\u00fa sj\u00e1lfur \u00fe\u00ednar g\u00e1fur og gef \u00fe\u00ednar g\u00e1fur einhverjum \u00f6\u00f0rum. En \u00fe\u00f3 vil eg \u00feessa skriftina lesa fyrir \u00fe\u00e9r, konungur, og segja hva\u00f0 h\u00fan merkir. Herra k\u00f3ngur, Gu\u00f0 s\u00e1 hinn h\u00e6\u00f0sti hefur gefi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00ednum f\u00f6\u00f0ur Nab\u00fagodonosor r\u00edki\u00f0, magtina, hei\u00f0urinn og herrad\u00f3minn og fyrir \u00feeirrar s\u00f6mu magtar sakir sem honum var gefin hr\u00e6ddust hann og for\u00f0u\u00f0ust allar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ir, f\u00f3lk og tungum\u00e1l. Hann afl\u00edfa\u00f0i hvern hann vildi, hann sl\u00f3 hvern hann vildi, hann upphaf\u00f0i hvern hann vildi, hann l\u00edtill\u00e6tti hvern hann vildi. En \u00fe\u00e1 hans hjarta upph\u00f3f sig og hann t\u00f3k stoltur og drambl\u00e1tur a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a var hann afsettur \u00feeim veldisst\u00f3li s\u00edns r\u00edkis og var s\u00ednum hei\u00f0ri sviptur og \u00ed burt rekinn fr\u00e1 m\u00f6nnum og hans hjarta var\u00f0 l\u00edka sem sk\u00f3gd\u00fdra og hluat \u00ed hj\u00e1 villud\u00fdrum a\u00f0 hlaupa og gras a\u00f0 eta sem naut og hans l\u00edkami l\u00e1 \u00fati undir d\u00f6ggu himins og var\u00f0 votur, allt \u00feanga\u00f0 til e\u00f0 hann l\u00e6r\u00f0i a\u00f0 kenna \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e1 hinn h\u00e6\u00f0sti Gu\u00f0 hafi magt yfir mannanna k\u00f3ngar\u00edkjum og gefi \u00feau hverjum e\u00f0 hann vill.<\/p>\n
Og \u00fe\u00fa, Baltasar hans sonur, hefur ekki l\u00edtill\u00e6tt \u00feitt hjarta \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa vissir allt saman \u00feetta heldur hefur \u00fe\u00fa upphafi\u00f0 \u00feig \u00ed m\u00f3ti himnanna Drottninum og kerin \u00far hans h\u00fasi hlutu \u00feeir a\u00f0 bera fyrir \u00feig og \u00fe\u00fa, \u00fe\u00ednir vildarmenn, \u00fe\u00ednar kvinnur og \u00fe\u00ednar frillur hafa drukki\u00f0 \u00fear \u00fat af, \u00fear a\u00f0 auk hei\u00f0ra\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 afgu\u00f0i sem eru silfur, gull, eir, j\u00e1rn, tr\u00e9 og steinar, \u00feeir e\u00f0 hverki sj\u00e1 n\u00e9 heyra n\u00e9 n\u00f6kku\u00f0 skynja, en \u00feann sama Gu\u00f0 sem \u00feinn andardr\u00e1tt og alla \u00fe\u00edna vegu hefur \u00ed sinni hendi \u00fe\u00e1 hefur \u00fe\u00fa ekki d\u00fdrka\u00f0. [<\/span> \u00dear fyrir er \u00feessi h\u00f6nd fr\u00e1 honum \u00fatsent og \u00feessi skrift sem \u00fear stendur skrifu\u00f0.<\/p>\n En \u00feessi er skriftin sem \u00fear stendur tilteiknu\u00f0: [<\/span> „Mene, Mene, Tekel, \u00dafars\u00edn.“ Og h\u00fan merkir \u00feetta: Mene, \u00fea\u00f0 er: Gu\u00f0 hefur \u00feitt r\u00edki tali\u00f0 og enda\u00f0. Tekel, \u00fea\u00f0 er: \u00deeir hafa \u00feig \u00e1 vog vegi\u00f0 og helst til l\u00e9ttv\u00e6gan fundi\u00f0. Peres, \u00fea\u00f0 er: \u00deitt r\u00edki er \u00ed sundurskipt og \u00feeim Medis og Persis gefi\u00f0.“ \u00de\u00e1 skipa\u00f0i Baltasar \u00fea\u00f0 Dan\u00edel skyldi kl\u00e6\u00f0a me\u00f0 purpura og l\u00e1ta gullfesti honum \u00e1 h\u00e1ls og l\u00e9t \u00fatberast af honum \u00fea\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri inn \u00feri\u00f0ji h\u00f6f\u00f0ingi \u00ed r\u00edkinu. <\/p>\n En \u00e1 \u00feeirri s\u00f6mu n\u00e1tt var\u00f0 Baltasar konungur \u00feeirr Chaldeis \u00ed hel sleginn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" V. Baltasar konungur gj\u00f6r\u00f0i herralegt gestabo\u00f0 s\u00ednum magtarm\u00f6nnum og vildarm\u00f6nnum og drakk sig drukkinn me\u00f0ur \u00feeim. Og \u00fe\u00e1 e\u00f0 hann var drukkinn or\u00f0inn skipa\u00f0i hann a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja \u00feau gullkerin og silfurkerin sem hans fa\u00f0ir Nab\u00fagodonosor haf\u00f0i \u00ed burt teki\u00f0 \u00far musterinu til Jer\u00fasalem so \u00fea\u00f0 konungurinn me\u00f0 s\u00ednum vildarm\u00f6nnum, me\u00f0 s\u00ednum kvinnum og me\u00f0 s\u00ednum frillum drykki \u00fear \u00fat af. \u00de\u00e1 ur\u00f0u \u00feau gullkerin framborin sem \u00far musterinu, \u00fat af \u00fev\u00ed Gu\u00f0s h\u00fasi til Jer\u00fasalem, voru \u00ed burt tekin og konungurinn, hans vildarmenn, hans kvinnur og frillur drukku \u00fear \u00fat af. Og \u00fe\u00e1 e\u00f0 \u00feeir drukku svo lofu\u00f0u \u00feeir \u00fe\u00e1 […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"bibliukaflar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3551","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3551\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblian.is\/gudbrandsbiblia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}