Even then their efforts would have been futile, had not the brazen gates been left open, unwatched by the defenders, while the king and his nobles feasted and drank (see Daniel 5).
Hata juhudi zao zisingekuwa na maana, kama malango ya shaba yasingekuwa yameachwa wazi, bila kulindwa na walinzi wanaotetea [ufalme], wakati mfalme na wakuu wake walisherekea na kunywa (angalia Danieli 5).