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Daniel 5:1-12

1Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֣רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113the kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430madeעֲבַד֙'a.VadH5648a greatרַ֔בRavH7229feastלְחֶ֣םle.ChemH3900to a thousandאֲלַ֑ף'a.LafH506of his lordsלְרַבְרְבָנ֖וֹהִיle.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261,and drankשָׁתֵֽה׃sha.TehH8355wineחַמְרָ֥אcham.Ra'H2562beforeוְלָקֳבֵ֥לve.lo.ko.VelH6903the thousandאַלְפָּ֖א'al.Pa'H506.

2Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113,whiles he tastedבִּטְעֵ֣םbit.'EmH2942the wineחַמְרָ֗אcham.Ra'H2562,commandedאֲמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH560to bringלְהַיְתָיָה֙le.hay.ta.YahH858the goldenדַּהֲבָ֣אda.ha.Va'H1722and silverוְכַסְפָּ֔אve.khas.Pa'H3702vesselsלְמָאנֵי֙le.ma.NeiH3984which his fatherאֲב֔וּהִי'a.Vu.hiH2Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020had takenהַנְפֵּק֙han.PekH5312out ofמִן־min-H4481the templeהֵיכְלָ֖אheikh.La'H1965which wasin Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390;that the kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,and his princesוְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261,his wivesשֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּshe.ge.la.TehH7695,and his concubinesוּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃u.le.che.na.TehH3904,might drinkוְיִשְׁתּ֣וֹןve.yish.TonH8355therein.

3Thenבֵּאדַ֗יִןbe.Da.yinH116they broughtהַיְתִיו֙hay.TivH858the goldenדַהֲבָ֔אda.ha.Va'H1722vesselsמָאנֵ֣יma.NeiH3984that were takenהַנְפִּ֗קוּhan.Pi.kuH5312out ofמִן־min-H4481the templeהֵֽיכְלָ֛אheikh.La'H1965of the houseבֵ֥יתveitH1005of Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426which wasat Jerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390;and the kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,and his princesוְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261,his wivesשֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּshe.ge.la.TehH7695,and his concubinesוּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃u.le.che.na.TehH3904,drankוְאִשְׁתִּ֣יוve.'ish.TivH8355in them.

4They drankאִשְׁתִּ֖יו'ish.TivH8355wineחַמְרָ֑אcham.Ra'H2562,and praisedוְ֠שַׁבַּחוּVe.sha.ba.chuH7624the godsלֵֽאלָהֵ֞יle.la.HeiH426of goldדַּהֲבָ֧אda.ha.Va'H1722,and of silverוְכַסְפָּ֛אve.khas.Pa'H3702,of brassנְחָשָׁ֥אne.cha.Sha'H5174,of ironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523,of woodאָעָ֥א'a.'A'H636,and of stoneוְאַבְנָֽא׃ve.'av.Na'H69.

5In the same hourשַׁעֲתָ֗הsha.'a.Tah'H8160came forthנְפַ֙קָה֙ne.fa.kuH5312fingersאֶצְבְּעָן֙'etz.be.'AnH677of a man’sאֱנָ֔שׁ'e.NashH606handיַד־yad-H3028,and wroteוְכָֽתְבָן֙ve.kha.te.VanH3790over againstלָקֳבֵ֣לlo.ko.VelH6903the candlestickנֶבְרַשְׁתָּ֔אnev.rash.Ta'H5043uponעַל־'al-H5922the plaisterגִּירָ֕אgi.Ra'H1528of the wallכְתַ֥לkhe.TalH3797of the king’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430palaceהֵיכְלָ֖אheikh.La'H1965:and the kingוּמַלְכָּ֣אu.mal.Ka'H4430sawחָזֵ֔הcha.ZehH2370the partפַּ֥סpasH6447of the handיְדָ֖הye.Dah'H3028that wroteכָתְבָֽה׃kha.te.VahH3790.

6Thenאֱדַ֤יִן'e.Da.yinH116the king’sמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430countenanceזִיוֹ֣הִיzi.Yo.hiH2122was changedשְׁנ֔וֹהִיshe.No.hiH8133,and his thoughtsוְרַעיֹנֹ֖הִיve.ra.'.yo.No.hiH7476troubledיְבַהֲלוּנֵּ֑הּye.va.ha.lu.NehH927him, so that the jointsוְקִטְרֵ֤יve.kit.ReiH7001of his loinsחַרְצֵהּ֙char.TzehH2783were loosedמִשְׁתָּרַ֔יִןmish.ta.Ra.yinH8271,and his kneesוְאַ֨רְכֻבָּתֵ֔הּve.'Ar.khu.ba.TehH755smoteנָֽקְשָֽׁן׃Na.ke.ShanH5368oneדָּ֥אda'H1668against anotherלְדָ֖אle.Da'H1668.

7The kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430criedקָרֵ֤אka.Re'H7123aloudבְּחַ֔יִלbe.Cha.yilH2429to bringלְהֶֽעָלָה֙le.he.'a.LahH5954in the astrologersלְאָ֣שְׁפַיָּ֔אle.'A.she.fai.Ya'H826,the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖יkas.da.'eH3779,and the soothsayersוְגָזְרַיָּ֑אve.ga.ze.rai.Ya'H1505. Andthe kingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430spakeעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032,and saidוְאָמַ֣ר׀ve.'a.MarH560to the wiseלְחַכִּימֵ֣יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445menof Babylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH895,Whosoeverכָל־ אֱ֠נָשׁkhol- 'E.noshH3606 H606shall readיִקְרֵ֞הyik.RehH7123thisדְנָ֗הde.NahH1836writingכְּתָבָ֣הke.ta.Vah'H3792,and shewיְחַוִּנַּ֔נִיye.chav.vi.Na.niH2324me the interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.RehH6591thereof, shall be clothedיִלְבַּ֗שׁyil.BashH3848with scarletאַרְגְּוָנָ֣א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711, and havea chainוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤אve.ha.mon.kha'H2002of goldדַהֲבָא֙da.ha.Va'H1722aboutעַֽל־'al-H5922his neckצַוְּארֵ֔הּtza.ve.RehH6676,and shall be the thirdוְתַלְתִּ֥יve.tal.TiH8523rulerיִשְׁלַֽט׃ סyish.LatH7981in the kingdomבְמַלְכוּתָ֖אve.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.

8Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116cameעָֽלִּ֔יןa.la.linH5954in allכֹּ֖לkolH3606the king’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430wiseחַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.MeiH2445men:but they couldכָהֲלִ֤יןkha.ha.LinH3546notוְלָֽא־ve.la'-H3809readלְמִקְרֵ֔אle.mik.Re'H7123the writingכְּתָבָא֙ke.ta.Va'H3792,nor make knownלְהוֹדָעָ֥הle.ho.da.'AhH3046to the kingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430the interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.rahH6591thereof.

9Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116was kingמַלְכָּ֤אmal.Ka'H4430Belshazzarבֵלְשַׁאצַּר֙ve.le.sha.TzarH1113greatlyשַׂגִּ֣יאsa.Gi'H7690troubledמִתְבָּהַ֔לmit.ba.HalH927,and his countenanceוְזִיוֹ֖הִיve.zi.Yo.hiH2122was changedשָׁנַ֣יִןsha.Na.yinH8133in himעֲל֑וֹהִיa.Lo.hiH5922,and his lordsוְרַבְרְבָנ֖וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261were astoniedמִֽשְׁתַּבְּשִֽׁין׃Mish.ta.be.ShinH7672.

10Nowthe queenמַלְכְּתָ֕אmal.ke.Ta'H4433,by reasonלָקֳבֵ֨לlo.ko.VelH6903of the wordsמִלֵּ֤יmi.LeiH4406of the kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430and his lordsוְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261,cameעַלַּ֑תa.la.latH5954into the banquetמִשְׁתְּיָ֖אmish.te.Ya'H4961houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1005: andthe queenמַלְכְּתָ֜אmal.ke.Ta'H4433spakeעֲנָ֨ת'a.NatH6032and saidוַאֲמֶ֗רֶתva.'a.Me.retH560,O kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,liveחֱיִ֔יche.YiH2418for everלְעָלְמִ֣יןle.'al.MinH5957:let notH409thy thoughtsרַעְיוֹנָ֔ךְra'.yo.NakhH7476troubleיְבַהֲלוּךְ֙ye.va.ha.luKhH927thee, nor let thy countenanceוְזִיוָ֖יךְve.zi.VaikhH2122be changedיִשְׁתַּנּֽוֹ׃yish.ta.NoH8133:

11There isאִיתַ֨י'i.TaiH383a manגְּבַ֜רge.VarH1400in thy kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָ֗ךְbe.mal.khu.TakhH4437, in whom isthe spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7308of the holyקַדִּישִׁין֮ka.di.ShinH6922godsאֱלָהִ֣ין'e.la.HinH426;and in the daysוּבְיוֹמֵ֣יu.ve.yo.MeiH3118of thy fatherאֲב֗וּךְ'a.VukhH2lightנַהִיר֧וּna.hi.RuH5094and understandingוְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּve.sa.khe.le.ta.NuH7924and wisdomוְחָכְמָ֥הve.cha.khe.MahH2452,like the wisdomכְּחָכְמַת־ke.cha.khe.mat-H2452of the godsאֱלָהִ֖ין'e.la.HinH426,was foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in him; whom the kingוּמַלְכָּ֤אu.mal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thy fatherאֲב֔וּךְ'a.VukhH2,the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430, I say,thy fatherאֲב֥וּךְ'a.VukhH2,madeהֲקִימֵ֖הּha.ki.MehH6966masterרַ֧בravH7229of the magiciansחַרְטֻמִּ֣יןchar.tu.MinH2749,astrologersאָֽשְׁפִ֗ין'a.she.FinH826,Chaldeansכַּשְׂדָּאִין֙kas.da.'InH3779, andsoothsayersגָּזְרִ֔יןga.ze.RinH1505;

12Forasmuch asקֳבֵ֡לko.VelH3606 H6903an excellentיַתִּירָ֡הya.ti.RahH3493spiritר֣וּחַ׀Ru.achH7308,and knowledgeוּמַנְדַּ֡עu.man.Da'H4486,and understandingוְשָׂכְלְתָנ֡וּve.sa.khe.le.ta.NuH7924,interpretingמְפַשַּׁ֣רme.fa.SharH6590of dreamsחֶלְמִין֩chel.MinH2493,and shewingוַֽאַֽחֲוָיַ֨תva.'a.cha.va.YatH263of hard sentencesאֲחִידָ֜ן'a.chi.DanH280,and dissolvingוּמְשָׁרֵ֣אu.me.sha.Re'H8271of doubtsקִטְרִ֗יןkit.RinH7001,were foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֤חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in the same Danielבְּדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלbe.Da.ni.YelH1841,whom the kingמַלְכָּ֥אmal.Ka'H4430namedשָׂם־ שְׁמֵ֖הּsom- she.MehH8036 H7761Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096:nowכְּעַ֛ןke.'AnH3705let Danielדָּנִיֵּ֥אלda.ni.YelH1841be calledיִתְקְרֵ֖יyit.ke.ReiH7123,and he will shewיְהַֽחֲוֵֽה׃ פye.Ha.cha.VehH2324the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥הu.fish.Rah'H6591.

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