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Daniel 5:7-16

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.”

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.”

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