Catholic Public Domain Version
"Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts disturbed him, and he lost his self-control, and his knees knocked against one other. "
— Daniel 5:6, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.”
“Then the king’s countenance was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another. ”
“Then the king's face was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his thighs were loosened, and his knees struck one against another.”
“Then all the color drained from the king’s face and he became alarmed. The joints of his hips gave way, and his knees began knocking together.”
“Then was the king's countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him: and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees struck one against the other.”
“Then the colour went from the king's face, and he was troubled by his thoughts; strength went from his body, and his knees were shaking.”
“Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.”
Then the gold and silver vessels were presented, which he had carried away from the temple and which had been in Jerusalem, and the king, and his nobles, wives, and concubines, drank from them.
They drank wine, and they praised their gods of gold, and silver, brass, iron, and wood and stone.
In the same hour, there appeared fingers, as of the hand of a man, writing on the surface of the wall, opposite the candlestick, in the king’s palace. And the king observed the part of the hand that wrote.
Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts disturbed him, and he lost his self-control, and his knees knocked against one other.
And the king cried out loudly for them to bring in the astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers. And the king proclaimed to the wise men of Babylon, saying, “Whoever will read this writing and make known to me its interpretation will be clothed with purple, and will have a golden chain on his neck, and will be third in my kingdom.”
Then, in came all the wise men of the king, but they could neither read the writing, nor reveal the interpretation to the king.
Therefore, king Belshazzar was quite confused, and his face was altered, and even his nobles were disturbed.