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Daniel 3:4-12

4Then the heraldוְכָרוֹזָ֖אve.kha.ro.Za'H3744loudlyבְחָ֑יִלve.Cha.yilH2429proclaimedקָרֵ֣אka.Re'H7123, “O peopleעַֽמְמַיָּ֔א'a.mai.Ya'H5972of every nationאֻמַּיָּ֖א'u.mai.Ya'H524and languageוְלִשָּׁנַיָּֽא׃ve.li.sha.nai.Ya'H3961, this is whatyou are commandedאָֽמְרִין֙'a.me.RinH560:

5As soon asבְּעִדָּנָ֡א דִּֽי־be.'i.da.Na' di-H5732 H1768you hearתִשְׁמְע֡וּןtish.me.'UnH8086the soundקָ֣לkalH7032of the hornקַרְנָ֣אkar.Na'H7162,fluteמַ֠שְׁרוֹקִיתָאMash.ro.ki.ta'H4953,zitherקַתְר֨וֹסki.ta.rosH7030,lyreסַבְּכָ֤אsa.be.Kha'H5443,harpפְּסַנְתֵּרִין֙pe.san.te.RinH6460,pipesסוּמְפֹּ֣נְיָ֔הsu.me.Po.ne.YahH5481,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178of musicזְמָרָ֑אze.ma.Ra'H2170,you must fall downתִּפְּל֤וּןti.pe.LunH5308and worshipוְתִסְגְּדוּן֙ve.tis.ge.DunH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֔א דִּ֥יda.ha.Va' diH1722 H1768statue thatלְצֶ֣לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755Kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020has set upהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966.

6And whoeverוּמַן־ דִּי־u.man- di-H4479 H1768does notלָ֥אla'H3809fall downיִפֵּ֖לyi.PelH5308and worshipוְיִסְגֻּ֑דve.yis.GudH5457will immediatelyשַׁעֲתָ֣אsha.'a.Ta'H8160be thrownיִתְרְמֵ֔אyit.re.Me'H7412intoלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459the blazingיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃ya.Kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861.”

7Thereforeקֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֡הko.Vel de.NahH3606 H6903 H1836,as soon asזִמְנָ֡א כְּדִ֣יzim.Na' ke.DiH2166 H1768allH3606the peopleעַמְמַיָּ֡א'a.mai.Ya'H5972heardשָֽׁמְעִ֣יןsha.me.'InH8086the soundקָ֣לkalH7032of the hornקַרְנָא֩kar.Na'H7162,fluteמַשְׁר֨וֹקִיתָ֜אmash.Ro.ki.Ta'H4953,zitherקַתְר֤וֹסki.ta.rosH7030,lyreשַׂבְּכָא֙sa.be.Kha'H5443,harpפְּסַנְטֵרִ֔יןpe.san.te.RinH6460,and allH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178of musicזְמָרָ֑אze.ma.Ra'H2170,the peopleעַֽמְמַיָּ֜א'a.mai.Ya'H5972of everyH3606nationאֻמַיָּ֣א'u.mai.Ya'H524and languageוְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֗אve.li.sha.nai.Ya'H3961would fall downנָֽפְלִ֨יןna.fe.LinH5308and worshipסָֽגְדִין֙sa.ge.DinH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֔אda.ha.Va'H1722statueלְצֶ֣לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755thatדִּ֥יdiH1768Kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020had set upהֲקֵ֖יםha.KeimH6966.

8H3606קֳבֵ֤לko.VelH6903At this timeדְּנָה֙ זִמְנָ֔אde.Nah zim.Na'H1836 H2166some astrologersכַּשְׂדָּאִ֑יןkas.da.'InH3779came forwardקְרִ֖בוּ גֻּבְרִ֣יןke.Ri.vu guv.RinH7127 H1400and maliciouslyוַאֲכַ֥לוּva.'a.Kha.luH399accusedקַרְצֵיה֖וֹן דִּ֥יkar.tzei.Hon diH7170 H1768the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵֽא׃ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062,

9sayingעֲנוֹ֙ וְאָ֣מְרִ֔יןa.No ve.'A.me.RinH6032 H560to Kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarלִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖רlin.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020, “O kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430,may you liveחֱיִֽי׃che.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֥יןle.'al.MinH5957!

10Youאַ֣נְתְּ'an.tahH607,O kingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430,have issuedשָׂ֣מְתָּSa.me.taH7761a decreeטְּעֵם֒te.'EmH2942thatדִּ֣יdiH1768everyoneכָל־ אֱנָ֡שׁkhol- 'e.NashH3606 H606whoדִּֽי־di-H1768hearsיִשְׁמַ֡עyish.Ma'H8086the soundקָ֣לkalH7032of the hornקַרְנָ֣אkar.Na'H7162,fluteמַ֠שְׁרֹקִיתָאMash.ro.ki.ta'H4953,zitherקַתְר֨וֹסki.ta.rosH7030,lyreשַׂבְּכָ֤אsa.be.Kha'H5443,harpפְסַנְתֵּרִין֙fe.san.te.RinH6460,pipesוְסוּפֹּ֣נְיָ֔הve.si.po.ne.yahH5481,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178of musicזְמָרָ֑אze.ma.Ra'H2170must fall downיִפֵּ֥לyi.PelH5308and worshipוְיִסְגֻּ֖דve.yis.GudH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָֽא׃da.ha.Va'H1722statueלְצֶ֥לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755,

11and that whoeverוּמַן־ דִּי־u.man- di-H4479 H1768does notלָ֥אla'H3809fall downיִפֵּ֖לyi.PelH5308and worshipוְיִסְגֻּ֑דve.yis.GudH5457will be thrownיִתְרְמֵ֕אyit.re.Me'H7412intoלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459the blazingיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃ya.Kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861.

12But there areאִיתַ֞י'i.TaiH383someגֻּבְרִ֣יןguv.RinH1400Jewsיְהוּדָאיִ֗ן דִּֽי־ye.hu.da.Yin di-H3062 H1768you have appointedמַנִּ֤יתָ יָתְהוֹן֙ma.Ni.ta ya.te.hOnH4483 H3487to manageעַל־ עֲבִידַת֙'al- 'a.vi.DatH5922 H5673the provinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH895—Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abednegoגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H5665 H1400—whoאִלֵּ֗ךְ'i.LekhH479have ignoredלָא־ שָׂ֨מֽוּ עֲלָ֤ךְla'- Sa.mu a.la.yikhH3809 H7761 H5922youטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942,O kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,and have refused toלָ֣אla'H3809serveפָלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399your godsלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙le.la.ha.yikhH426or worshipסָגְדִֽין׃ סsa.ge.DinH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'H1722statueוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755דִּ֥יdiH1768you have set upהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.taH6966לָ֥אla'H3809.”

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