但以理書5:24-31

5:24 因此從上帝那裡顯出指頭來寫這文字。

5:25 「所寫的文字是：『彌尼，彌尼，提客勒，烏法珥新。』

5:26 講解是這樣：彌尼，就是上帝已經數算你國的年日到此完畢。

5:27 提客勒，就是你被稱在天平裡，顯出你的虧欠。

5:28 毘勒斯（與烏法珥新同義），就是你的國分裂，歸與瑪代人和波斯人。」

5:29 伯沙撒下令，人就把紫袍給但以理穿上，把金鍊給他戴在頸項上，又傳令使他在國中位列第三。

5:30 當夜，迦勒底王伯沙撒被殺。

5:31 瑪代人大利烏年六十二歲，取了迦勒底國。

24 "Then from his presence the hand was sent, and this writing was inscribed. 25 And this is the writing that was inscribed:Mene, Mene, Tekel, and Parsin. 26 This is the interpretation of the matter:Mene, God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end; 27 Tekel, you have been weighed in the balances and found wanting; 28 Peres, your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians."

29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel was clothed with purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made about him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

30 That very night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was killed. 31 And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty- two years old.

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    牆上文字的內容表示上帝已經準備把巴比倫國分裂歸與瑪代人和波斯人。當夜，這個文字的內容就應驗了，瑪代人大利烏取了迦勒底國。

    「彌尼，提客勒，法珥新」，這三個字都是古亞蘭文，都是貨幣或重量單位。「彌尼」同「彌拿」(結 45:12)，大約是相當於50到60個舍客勒。以分詞意義來解釋就是「數算」。所以但以理說：「上帝已經數算你國的年日到此完畢。」

    「提客勒」同「舍客勒」。以其動詞意義來解釋就是「評估」、「稱重量」。所以但以理說：「你被稱在天平裡，顯出你的虧欠。」

 

    「毗勒斯」就是「法珥新」的單數，動詞意義是「共有」或「分裂」。所以但以理說：「你的國分裂，歸與瑪代人和波斯人。」

    雖然但以理講這些預言巴比倫滅亡的話，伯沙撒還是照承諾獎賞但以理，但以理似乎也顧及王的情面接受了獎賞。不過我們可以想像當場聽見這個講解的文武百官當時的心情，恐怕一個士氣提振大會變成等死大會了。不過，當晚波斯人就攻進來了，這講解對巴比倫的命運影響也不大。