Berean Standard Bible

Daniel 5:10-29

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.”

13Soבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1841was broughtהֻעַ֖לhu.'AlH5954beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּ֑א עָנֵ֨הmal.Ka' 'a.NehH4430 H6032, whoמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430askedוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560himלְדָנִיֵּ֗אלle.da.ni.YelH1841, “Are youאַנְתְּ ה֤וּא'an.tah hu'H607 H1932Danielדָנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841,oneדִּֽי־di-H1768ofמִן־min-H4481דִּ֣יdiH1768יְה֔וּדye.HudH3061the exilesגָלוּתָא֙ga.lu.Ta'H1123 H1547דִּ֥יdiH1768my fatherאַ֖בִי'A.viH2the kingמַלְכָּ֥אmal.Ka'H4430broughtהַיְתִ֛יhay.TiH858fromמִן־min-H4481Judahיְהֽוּד׃ye.HudH3061?

14I have heardוְשִׁמְעֵ֣ת עֲלָ֔ךְve.shim.'Et a.la.yikhH8086 H5922thatדִּ֛יdiH1768the spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7308of the godsאֱלָהִ֖ין'e.la.HinH426is in you,and that you have insightוְנַהִיר֧וּve.na.hi.RuH5094,intelligenceוְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּve.sa.khe.le.ta.NuH7924,and extraordinaryיַתִּירָ֖הya.ti.RahH3493הִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912wisdomוְחָכְמָ֥הve.cha.khe.MahH2452.

15Nowוּכְעַ֞ןu.khe.'AnH3705the wise menחַכִּֽימַיָּא֙cha.ki.mai.Ya'H2445and enchantersאָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔א דִּֽי־'a.she.fai.Ya' di-H826 H1768were broughtהֻעַ֣לּוּhu.'A.luH5954before meקָֽדָמַ֗יka.da.MaiH6925to readיִקְר֔וֹןyik.RonH7123thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836inscriptionכְתָבָ֤הkhe.ta.Vah'H3792and interpret itוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591for meלְהוֹדָעֻתַ֑נִיle.ho.da.'u.Ta.niH3046,but they couldכָהֲלִ֥יןkha.ha.LinH3546notוְלָֽא־ve.la'-H3809giveלְהַחֲוָיָֽה׃le.ha.cha.va.YahH2324itsמִלְּתָ֖אmi.le.Ta'H4406interpretationפְּשַֽׁר־pe.shar-H6591.

16Butוַאֲנָה֙va.'a.NahH576I have heardשִׁמְעֵ֣תshim.'EtH8086about youעֲלָ֔ךְa.la.yikhH5922,thatדִּֽי־di-H1768you are ableתִיכּ֥וּלtu.khalH3202to give interpretationsפִּשְׁרִ֛ין לְמִפְשַׁ֖רpish.Rin le.mif.SharH6591 H6590and solveלְמִשְׁרֵ֑אle.mish.Re'H8271difficult problemsוְקִטְרִ֣יןve.kit.RinH7001.Thereforeכְּעַ֡ןke.'AnH3705,ifהֵן֩henH2006you canתִּכ֨וּלtu.khalH3202readלְמִקְרֵ֗אle.mik.Re'H7123this inscriptionכְּתָבָ֜אke.ta.Va'H3792and give meלְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִיle.ho.Da.'u.Ta.niH3046its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.RehH6591,you will be clothedתִלְבַּ֗שׁtil.BashH3848in purpleאַרְגְּוָנָ֣א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711and have a goldדַהֲבָא֙da.ha.Va'H1722chainוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤אve.ha.mon.kha'H2002דִֽי־di-H1768placed aroundעַֽל־'al-H5922your neckצַוְּארָ֔ךְtza.ve.RakhH6676,and you will be made the thirdוְתַלְתָּ֥אve.tal.Ta'H8531highest rulerתִּשְׁלַֽט׃ פtish.LatH7981in the kingdomבְמַלְכוּתָ֖אve.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.”

17In responseבֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yinH116,Danielדָנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelH1841saidעָנֵ֣ה וְאָמַר֙ קֳדָ֣ם'a.Neh ve.'a.Mar ko.DamH560 H6925 H6032to the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, “You may keepלֶֽהֶוְיָ֔ןle.hev.YanH1934your giftsמַתְּנָתָךְ֙ma.te.na.toKhH4978for yourselfand giveהַ֑בHavH3052your rewardsוּנְבָ֥זְבְּיָתָ֖ךְu.ne.Va.ze.be.ya.TakhH5023to someone elseלְאָחֳרָ֣ןle.'o.cho.RanH321.Neverthelessבְּרַ֗םbe.RamH1297,I will readאֶקְרֵ֣א'ek.Re'H7123the inscriptionכְּתָבָא֙ke.ta.Va'H3792for the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430and interpret itוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591for himאֲהוֹדְעִנֵּֽהּ׃'a.hod.'i.NehH3046.

18As for youאַ֖נְתְּ'an.tahH607,O kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430,the Most Highעִלָּאָ֔הi.la.ya'H5943Godאֱלָהָא֙'e.la.Ha'H426gaveיְהַ֖בye.HavH3052your fatherאֲבֽוּךְ׃'a.VukhH2Nebuchadnezzarלִנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּ֥רlin.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020sovereigntyמַלְכוּתָ֤אmal.khu.Ta'H4437and greatnessוּרְבוּתָא֙u.re.vu.Ta'H7238,gloryוִיקָרָ֣אvi.ka.Ra'H3367and honorוְהַדְרָ֔הve.had.Rah'H1923.

19Because ofוּמִן־u.min-H4481the greatnessרְבוּתָא֙re.vu.Ta'H7238thatדִּ֣יdiH1768He bestowedיְהַב־ye.hav-H3052on him,the peopleעַֽמְמַיָּ֗א'a.mai.Ya'H5972of everyכֹּ֣לkolH3606nationאֻמַיָּא֙'u.mai.Ya'H524and languageוְלִשָּׁ֣נַיָּ֔אve.li.Sha.nai.Ya'H3961trembledהֲו֛וֹ זָיְעִ֥יןha.Vo za.'a.'inH1934 H2112in fearוְדָחֲלִ֖יןve.da.cha.LinH1763beforeמִן־min-H4481himקֳדָמ֑וֹהִיko.da.Mo.hiH6925.Heהֲוָ֨הha.VahH1934killedקָטֵ֗לka.TelH6992whomדִּֽי־di-H1768heהֲוָ֣אha.Va'H1934wishedצָבֵ֜אtza.Ve'H6634and kept aliveמַחֵ֔אma.Che'H2418whomוְדִֽי־ve.di-H1768heהֲוָ֤הha.VahH1934wishedצָבֵא֙ הֲוָ֣הtza.Ve' ha.VahH6634 H1934;he exaltedמָרִ֔יםma.RimH7313whomוְדִֽי־ve.di-H1768heהֲוָ֤הha.VahH1934wishedצָבֵא֙ הֲוָ֣הtza.Ve' ha.VahH6634 H1934and humbledמַשְׁפִּֽיל׃mash.PilH8214whomוְדִֽי־ve.di-H1768heהֲוָ֥הha.VahH1934wishedצָבֵ֖א הֲוָ֥הtza.Ve' ha.VahH6634 H1934.

20But whenוּכְדִי֙u.khe.DiH1768his heartלִבְבֵ֔הּli.VehH3825became arrogantרִ֣םrimH7313and his spiritוְרוּחֵ֖הּve.ru.ChehH7308was hardenedתִּֽקְפַ֣תtik.FatH8631with prideלַהֲזָדָ֑הla.ha.za.DahH2103,he was deposedהָנְחַת֙ha.ne.ChatH5182fromמִן־min-H4481his royalמַלְכוּתֵ֔הּmal.khu.TehH4437throneכָּרְסֵ֣אka.re.Se'H3764,and his gloryוִֽיקָרָ֖הvi.ka.Rah'H3367was takenהֶעְדִּ֥יוּhe'.Di.yuH5709from himמִנֵּֽהּ׃mi.NehH4481.

21He was driven awayטְרִ֜ידte.RidH2957fromוּמִן־u.min-H4481mankindאֲנָשָׁ֨א'a.na.Sha'H1123 H606,and his mindוְלִבְבֵ֣הּ׀ve.li.VehH3825was likeעִם־'im-H5974that ofa beastחֵיוְתָ֣א שַׁוִּ֗יְוcheiv.Ta' she.viH2423 H7739.He livedמְדוֹרֵ֔הּme.do.RehH4070withוְעִם־ve.'im-H5974the wild donkeysעֲרָֽדַיָּא֙'a.ra.dai.Ya'H6167and ateיְטַ֣עֲמוּנֵּ֔הּye.Ta.'a.mu.NehH2939grassעִשְׂבָּ֤א'is.Ba'H6211like an oxכְתוֹרִין֙khe.to.RinH8450,and his bodyגִּשְׁמֵ֣הּgish.MehH1655was drenchedיִצְטַבַּ֑עyitz.ta.Ba'H6647with the dewוּמִטַּ֥לu.mi.TalH2920of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'H8065untilעַ֣ד דִּֽי־'ad di-H5705 H1768he acknowledgedיְדַ֗עye.Da'H3046thatדִּֽי־di-H1768the Most Highעִלָּאָה֙i.la.ya'H5943Godאֱלָהָ֤א'e.la.Ha'H426rulesשַׁלִּ֞יטsha.LitH7990over the kingdomבְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.KhutH4437of mankindאֲנָשָׁ֔א'a.na.Sha'H606,settingיְהָקֵ֥יםye.ha.KeimH6966over itעֲלַֽהּ׃a.la.yehH5922whomוּלְמַן־ דִּ֥יu.le.man- diH4479 H1768He wishesיִצְבֵּ֖הyitz.BehH6634.

22But youוְאַ֤נְתְּve.'an.tahH607his sonבְּרֵהּ֙be.RehH1247,O Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֔רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113,have notלָ֥אla'H3809humbledהַשְׁפֵּ֖לְתְּhash.Pe.letH8214your heartלִבְבָ֑ךְli.VakhH3825,even thoughקֳבֵ֕ל דִּ֥יko.Vel diH6903 H1768 H3606you knewיְדַֽעְתָּ׃ye.Da'.taH3046allH3606thisדְּנָ֖הde.NahH1836.

23Instead, you have exaltedהִתְרוֹמַ֡מְתָּhit.ro.Mam.taH7313yourself againstוְעַ֣לve.'AlH5922the Lordמָרֵֽא־ma.re'-H4756of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֣א׀she.mai.Ya'H8065.The vesselsוּלְמָֽאנַיָּ֨אu.le.ma.nai.Ya'H3984fromדִֽי־di-H1768His houseבַיְתֵ֜הּvay.TehH1005were broughtהַיְתִ֣יוhay.TivH858to youקָֽדָמָ֗ךְka.da.ma.yikhH6925,and as youוְאַ֨נְתְּve.'an.tahH607drankשָׁתַ֣יִןsha.Ta.yinH8355wineחַמְרָא֮cham.Ra'H2562from themwith your noblesוְרַבְרְבָנָ֜ךְve.rav.re.va.na.yikhH7261,wivesשֵֽׁגְלָתָ֣ךְshe.ge.la.TakhH7695,and concubinesוּלְחֵנָתָךְ֮u.le.che.na.toKhH3904,you praisedשַׁבַּ֑חְתָּsha.Bach.taH7624yourgodsוְלֵֽאלָהֵ֣יve.le.la.HeiH426of silverכַסְפָּֽא־khas.pa-'H3702and goldוְ֠דַהֲבָאVe.da.ha.va'H1722,bronzeנְחָשָׁ֨אne.cha.Sha'H5174and ironפַרְזְלָ֜אfar.ze.La'H6523,woodאָעָ֣א'a.'A'H636and stoneוְאַבְנָ֗אve.'av.Na'H69,whichדִּ֠יdiH1768cannotלָֽא־la'-H3809seeחָזַ֧יִןcha.Za.yinH2370orוְלָא־ve.la'-H3809hearשָׁמְעִ֛יןsha.me.'InH8086orוְלָ֥אve.La'H3809understandיָדְעִ֖יןya.de.'InH3046.But you have failed toלָ֥אla'H3809glorifyהַדַּֽרְתָּ׃ha.Dar.taH1922the Godוְלֵֽאלָהָ֞אve.le.la.Ha'H426whoדִּֽי־di-H1768holdsin His handבִּידֵ֛הּbi.DehH3028your very breathנִשְׁמְתָ֥ךְnish.me.TakhH5396and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3606your waysאֹרְחָתָ֥ךְ'o.re.cha.TakhH735.

24Thereforeבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙ מִן־ קֳדָמ֔וֹהִיbe.Da.yin min- ko.da.Mo.hiH116 H4481 H6925He sentשְׁלִ֖יַחַ פַּסָּ֣א דִֽי־she.Li.ya.ach pa.Sa' di-H7972 H6447 H1768the handיְדָ֑אye.Da'H3028that wroteרְשִֽׁים׃re.ShimH7560theדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836inscriptionוּכְתָבָ֥אu.khe.ta.Va'H3792.

25Now thisוּדְנָ֥הu.de.NahH1836is the inscriptionכְתָבָ֖אkhe.ta.Va'H3792thatדִּ֣יdiH1768was writtenרְשִׁ֑יםre.ShimH7560:MENEמְנֵ֥אme.Ne'H4484,MENEמְנֵ֖אme.Ne'H4484,TEKELתְּקֵ֥לte.KelH8625,PARSINוּפַרְסִֽין׃u.far.SinH6537.

26Andthisדְּנָ֖הde.NahH1836is the interpretationפְּשַֽׁר־pe.shar-H6591of the messageמִלְּתָ֑אmi.le.Ta'H4406:MENEמְנֵ֕אme.Ne'H4484means that Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426has numberedמְנָֽה־me.nah-H4483the days of your reignמַלְכוּתָ֖ךְmal.khu.TakhH4437and brought it to an endוְהַשְׁלְמַֽהּ׃ve.hash.le.MahH8000.

27TEKELתְּקֵ֑לte.KelH8625means that you have been weighedתְּקִ֥ילְתָּהte.Ki.le.tahH8625on the scalesבְמֹֽאזַנְיָ֖אve.mo.zan.Ya'H3977and foundוְהִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַתְּve.hish.te.Kha.chatH7912deficientחַסִּֽיר׃cha.SirH2627.

28PERESפְּרֵ֑סpe.ResH6537means that your kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔ךְmal.khu.TakhH4437has been dividedפְּרִיסַת֙pe.ri.SatH6537and given overוִיהִיבַ֖תvi.hi.VatH3052to the Medesלְמָדַ֥יle.ma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרָֽס׃u.fa.RasH6540.”

29Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִן׀be.Da.yinH116Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113gave the commandאֲמַ֣ר'a.MarH560,and they clothedוְהַלְבִּ֤ישׁוּve.hal.Bi.shuH3848Danielלְדָֽנִיֵּאל֙le.da.ni.yeLH1841in purpleאַרְגְּוָנָ֔א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711דִֽי־di-H1768,placed a goldדַהֲבָ֖אda.ha.Va'H1722chainוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֥אve.ha.mon.kha'H2002aroundעַֽל־'al-H5922his neckצַוְּארֵ֑הּtza.ve.RehH6676,and proclaimedוְהַכְרִ֣זֽוּve.hakh.Ri.zuH3745himעֲל֔וֹהִי דִּֽי־a.Lo.hi di-H5922 H1768לֶהֱוֵ֥אle.he.Ve'H1934the third highestתַּלְתָּ֖אtal.Ta'H8531rulerשַׁלִּ֛יטsha.LitH7990in the kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָֽא׃be.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.

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