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Daniel 5:18-28

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.”

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