Berean Standard Bible

Daniel 5:22-29

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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