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Daniel 5:1-12

1Laterמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430,King Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֣רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113heldעֲבַד֙'a.VadH5648a greatרַ֔בRavH7229feastלְחֶ֣םle.ChemH3900for a thousandאֲלַ֑ף'a.LafH506of his noblesלְרַבְרְבָנ֖וֹהִיle.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261,and he drankשָׁתֵֽה׃sha.TehH8355wineחַמְרָ֥אcham.Ra'H2562withוְלָקֳבֵ֥לve.lo.ko.VelH6903themאַלְפָּ֖א'al.Pa'H506.

2Under the influence of the wineחַמְרָ֗אcham.Ra'H2562,Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113gave ordersאֲמַ֣ר׀ בִּטְעֵ֣ם'a.Mar bit.'EmH560 H2942to bringלְהַיְתָיָה֙le.hay.ta.YahH858in the goldדַּהֲבָ֣אda.ha.Va'H1722and silverוְכַסְפָּ֔אve.khas.Pa'H3702vesselsלְמָאנֵי֙le.ma.NeiH3984thatדִּ֤יdiH1768Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020his fatherאֲב֔וּהִי'a.Vu.hiH2had takenהַנְפֵּק֙han.PekH5312fromמִן־min-H4481the templeהֵיכְלָ֖א דִּ֣יheikh.La' diH1965 H1768in Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,so that the kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430could drinkוְיִשְׁתּ֣וֹןve.yish.TonH8355from them,along with his noblesוְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261,his wivesשֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּshe.ge.la.TehH7695,and his concubinesוּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃u.le.che.na.TehH3904.

3Thusבֵּאדַ֗יִןbe.Da.yinH116they brought inהַיְתִיו֙hay.TivH858the goldדַהֲבָ֔אda.ha.Va'H1722vesselsמָאנֵ֣יma.NeiH3984thatדִּ֣יdiH1768had been takenהַנְפִּ֗קוּhan.Pi.kuH5312fromמִן־min-H4481the templeהֵֽיכְלָ֛א דִּֽי־heikh.La' di-H1965 H1768,the houseבֵ֥יתveitH1005of Godאֱלָהָ֖א דִּ֣י'e.la.Ha' diH426 H1768in Jerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,and the kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430drankוְאִשְׁתִּ֣יוve.'ish.TivH8355from them,along with his noblesוְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261,his wivesשֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּshe.ge.la.TehH7695,and his concubinesוּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃u.le.che.na.TehH3904.

4As they drankאִשְׁתִּ֖יו'ish.TivH8355the wineחַמְרָ֑אcham.Ra'H2562,they praisedוְ֠שַׁבַּחוּVe.sha.ba.chuH7624theirgodsלֵֽאלָהֵ֞יle.la.HeiH426of goldדַּהֲבָ֧אda.ha.Va'H1722and silverוְכַסְפָּ֛אve.khas.Pa'H3702,bronzeנְחָשָׁ֥אne.cha.Sha'H5174and ironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523,woodאָעָ֥א'a.'A'H636and stoneוְאַבְנָֽא׃ve.'av.Na'H69.

5Atthat momentשַׁעֲתָ֗הsha.'a.Tah'H8160the fingersאֶצְבְּעָן֙'etz.be.'AnH677ofדִּ֣יdiH1768a humanאֱנָ֔שׁ'e.NashH606handיַד־yad-H3028appearedנְפַ֙קָה֙ne.fa.kuH5312and wroteוְכָֽתְבָן֙ve.kha.te.VanH3790onעַל־'al-H5922the plasterגִּירָ֕אgi.Ra'H1528ofדִּֽי־di-H1768the wallכְתַ֥לkhe.TalH3797,nearלָקֳבֵ֣לlo.ko.VelH6903the lampstandנֶבְרַשְׁתָּ֔אnev.rash.Ta'H5043inדִּ֣יdiH1768the royalמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430palaceהֵיכְלָ֖אheikh.La'H1965.As the kingוּמַלְכָּ֣אu.mal.Ka'H4430watchedחָזֵ֔הcha.ZehH2370the handפַּ֥ס יְדָ֖הpas ye.Dah'H6447 H3028thatדִּ֥יdiH1768was writingכָתְבָֽה׃kha.te.VahH3790,

6אֱדַ֤יִן'e.Da.yinH116מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430his faceזִיוֹ֣הִיzi.Yo.hiH2122grew paleשְׁנ֔וֹהִיshe.No.hiH8133and his thoughtsוְרַעיֹנֹ֖הִיve.ra.'.yo.No.hiH7476so alarmed himיְבַהֲלוּנֵּ֑הּye.va.ha.lu.NehH927that his hipsוְקִטְרֵ֤י חַרְצֵהּ֙ve.kit.Rei char.TzehH2783 H7001gave wayמִשְׁתָּרַ֔יִןmish.ta.Ra.yinH8271and his kneesוְאַ֨רְכֻבָּתֵ֔הּve.'Ar.khu.ba.TehH755knocked togetherנָֽקְשָֽׁן׃Na.ke.ShanH1668 H5368.

7The kingמַלְכָּא֙ בְּחַ֔יִלmal.Ka' be.Cha.yilH4430 H2429called out forקָרֵ֤אka.Re'H7123the enchantersלְאָ֣שְׁפַיָּ֔אle.'A.she.fai.Ya'H826,astrologersכַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖יkas.da.'eH3779,and divinersוְגָזְרַיָּ֑אve.ga.ze.rai.Ya'H1505to be brought inלְהֶֽעָלָה֙ עָנֵ֨הle.he.'a.Lah 'a.NehH5954 H6032,and heמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430saidוְאָמַ֣ר׀ve.'a.MarH560to these wise menלְחַכִּימֵ֣יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445of Babylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH895, “Whoeverכָל־ אֱ֠נָשׁkhol- 'E.noshH1768 H3606 H606readsיִקְרֵ֞הyik.RehH7123thisדְנָ֗הde.NahH1836inscriptionכְּתָבָ֣הke.ta.Vah'H3792and tells meיְחַוִּנַּ֔נִיye.chav.vi.Na.niH2324its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.RehH6591will be clothedיִלְבַּ֗שׁyil.BashH3848in purpleאַרְגְּוָנָ֣א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711and have a goldדַהֲבָא֙da.ha.Va'H1722chainוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤אve.ha.mon.kha'H2002 H1768placed aroundעַֽל־'al-H5922his neckצַוְּארֵ֔הּtza.ve.RehH6676,and he will be made the thirdוְתַלְתִּ֥יve.tal.TiH8523highest rulerיִשְׁלַֽט׃ סyish.LatH7981in the kingdomבְמַלְכוּתָ֖אve.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.”

8Soאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116allכֹּ֖לkolH3606the king’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430wise menחַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.MeiH2445came inעָֽלִּ֔יןa.la.linH5954,but they couldכָהֲלִ֤יןkha.ha.LinH3546notוְלָֽא־ve.la'-H3809readלְמִקְרֵ֔אle.mik.Re'H7123the inscriptionכְּתָבָא֙ke.ta.Va'H3792or interpret itוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ לְהוֹדָעָ֥הu.fish.rah le.ho.da.'AhH6591 H3046forלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430him.

9Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116Kingמַלְכָּ֤אmal.Ka'H4430Belshazzarבֵלְשַׁאצַּר֙ve.le.sha.TzarH1113became even moreשַׂגִּ֣יאsa.Gi'H7690terrifiedמִתְבָּהַ֔לmit.ba.HalH927,his faceוְזִיוֹ֖הִיve.zi.Yo.hiH2122grew even more paleשָׁנַ֣יִן עֲל֑וֹהִיsha.Na.yin a.Lo.hiH8133 H5922,and his noblesוְרַבְרְבָנ֖וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261were bewilderedמִֽשְׁתַּבְּשִֽׁין׃Mish.ta.be.ShinH7672.

10Hearingלָקֳבֵ֨לlo.ko.VelH6903the outcryמִלֵּ֤יmi.LeiH4406of the kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430and his noblesוְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261,the queenמַלְכְּתָ֕אmal.ke.Ta'H4433enteredעַלַּ֑תa.la.latH5954the banquetמִשְׁתְּיָ֖אmish.te.Ya'H4961hallלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1005. “O kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,may you liveחֱיִ֔יche.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֣יןle.'al.MinH5957עֲנָ֨ת'a.NatH6032!” sheמַלְכְּתָ֜אmal.ke.Ta'H4433saidוַאֲמֶ֗רֶתva.'a.Me.retH560. “Do notאַֽל־'al-H409let your thoughtsרַעְיוֹנָ֔ךְra'.yo.NakhH7476terrify youיְבַהֲלוּךְ֙ye.va.ha.luKhH927,or your faceוְזִיוָ֖יךְ אַל־ve.zi.Vaikh 'al-H2122 H409grow paleיִשְׁתַּנּֽוֹ׃yish.ta.NoH8133.

11There isאִיתַ֨י'i.TaiH383a manגְּבַ֜רge.VarH1400in your kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָ֗ךְbe.mal.khu.TakhH4437whoדִּ֠יdiH1768has the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7308of the holyקַדִּישִׁין֮ka.di.ShinH6922godsאֱלָהִ֣ין'e.la.HinH426in him.In the daysוּבְיוֹמֵ֣יu.ve.yo.MeiH3118of your fatherאֲב֗וּךְ'a.VukhH2he was foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912to have insightנַהִיר֧וּna.hi.RuH5094,intelligenceוְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּve.sa.khe.le.ta.NuH7924,and wisdomוְחָכְמָ֥הve.cha.khe.MahH2452likeכְּחָכְמַת־ke.cha.khe.mat-H2452thatof the godsאֱלָהִ֖ין'e.la.HinH426.Your fatherאֲב֔וּךְ'a.VukhH2,Kingוּמַלְכָּ֤אu.mal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020,appointed himהֲקִימֵ֖הּha.ki.MehH6966chiefרַ֧בravH7229of the magiciansחַרְטֻמִּ֣יןchar.tu.MinH2749,enchantersאָֽשְׁפִ֗ין'a.she.FinH826,astrologersכַּשְׂדָּאִין֙kas.da.'InH3779, anddivinersגָּזְרִ֔יןga.ze.RinH1505.Your own fatherאֲב֥וּךְ'a.VukhH2,the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430,

12did thisH3606becauseקֳבֵ֡ל דִּ֣יko.Vel diH6903 H1768Danielבְּדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלbe.Da.ni.YelH1841,the oneדִּֽי־di-H1768heמַלְכָּ֥אmal.Ka'H4430namedשָׂם־ שְׁמֵ֖הּsom- she.MehH7761 H8036Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,was foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֤חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912to have an extraordinaryיַתִּירָ֡הya.ti.RahH3493spiritר֣וּחַ׀Ru.achH7308,as well as knowledgeוּמַנְדַּ֡עu.man.Da'H4486,understandingוְשָׂכְלְתָנ֡וּve.sa.khe.le.ta.NuH7924,and the ability to interpretמְפַשַּׁ֣רme.fa.SharH6590dreamsחֶלְמִין֩chel.MinH2493,explainוַֽאַֽחֲוָיַ֨תva.'a.cha.va.YatH263riddlesאֲחִידָ֜ן'a.chi.DanH280,and solveוּמְשָׁרֵ֣אu.me.sha.Re'H8271difficult problemsקִטְרִ֗יןkit.RinH7001.Summonיִתְקְרֵ֖יyit.ke.ReiH7123Danielדָּנִיֵּ֥אלda.ni.YelH1841,thereforeכְּעַ֛ןke.'AnH3705,and he will give youיְהַֽחֲוֵֽה׃ פye.Ha.cha.VehH2324the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥הu.fish.Rah'H6591.”

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