King James Version

Daniel 5:16-29

16And Iוַאֲנָה֙va.'a.NahH576have heardשִׁמְעֵ֣תshim.'EtH8086of theeעֲלָ֔ךְa.la.yikhH5922,that thou canstתִיכּ֥וּלtu.khalH3202makeלְמִפְשַׁ֖רle.mif.SharH6590interpretationsפִּשְׁרִ֛יןpish.RinH6591,and dissolveלְמִשְׁרֵ֑אle.mish.Re'H8271doubtsוְקִטְרִ֣יןve.kit.RinH7001:nowכְּעַ֡ןke.'AnH3705ifהֵן֩henH2006thou canstתִּכ֨וּלtu.khalH3202readלְמִקְרֵ֗אle.mik.Re'H7123the writingכְּתָבָ֜אke.ta.Va'H3792,and make knownלְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִיle.ho.Da.'u.Ta.niH3046to me the interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.RehH6591thereof, thou shalt be clothedתִלְבַּ֗שׁtil.BashH3848with scarletאַרְגְּוָנָ֣א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711, and havea chainוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤אve.ha.mon.kha'H2002of goldדַהֲבָא֙da.ha.Va'H1722aboutעַֽל־'al-H5922thy neckצַוְּארָ֔ךְtza.ve.RakhH6676,and shalt be the thirdוְתַלְתָּ֥אve.tal.Ta'H8531rulerתִּשְׁלַֽט׃ פtish.LatH7981in the kingdomבְמַלְכוּתָ֖אve.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.

17Thenבֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yinH116Danielדָנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelH1841answeredעָנֵ֣ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH560beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430,Let thy giftsמַתְּנָתָךְ֙ma.te.na.toKhH4978beלֶֽהֶוְיָ֔ןle.hev.YanH1934to thyself, and giveהַ֑בHavH3052thy rewardsוּנְבָ֥זְבְּיָתָ֖ךְu.ne.Va.ze.be.ya.TakhH5023to anotherלְאָחֳרָ֣ןle.'o.cho.RanH321;yetבְּרַ֗םbe.RamH1297I will readאֶקְרֵ֣א'ek.Re'H7123the writingכְּתָבָא֙ke.ta.Va'H3792unto the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430,and make knownאֲהוֹדְעִנֵּֽהּ׃'a.hod.'i.NehH3046to him the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591.

18O thouאַ֖נְתְּ'an.tahH607kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430,the most highעִלָּאָ֔הi.la.ya'H5943Godאֱלָהָא֙'e.la.Ha'H426gaveיְהַ֖בye.HavH3052Nebuchadnezzarלִנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּ֥רlin.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thy fatherאֲבֽוּךְ׃'a.VukhH2a kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֤אmal.khu.Ta'H4437,and majestyוּרְבוּתָא֙u.re.vu.Ta'H7238,and gloryוִיקָרָ֣אvi.ka.Ra'H3367,and honourוְהַדְרָ֔הve.had.Rah'H1923:

19And forוּמִן־u.min-H4481the majestyרְבוּתָא֙re.vu.Ta'H7238that he gaveיְהַב־ye.hav-H3052him, allכֹּ֣לkolH3606peopleעַֽמְמַיָּ֗א'a.mai.Ya'H5972,nationsאֻמַיָּא֙'u.mai.Ya'H524,and languagesוְלִשָּׁ֣נַיָּ֔אve.li.Sha.nai.Ya'H3961,trembledהֲו֛וֹ זָיְעִ֥יןha.Vo za.'a.'inH2112 H1934and fearedוְדָחֲלִ֖יןve.da.cha.LinH1763beforeמִן־min-H4481himקֳדָמ֑וֹהִיko.da.Mo.hiH6925:whom he wouldהֲוָ֨ה צָבֵ֜אha.Vah tza.Ve'H6634 H1934he slewהֲוָ֣א קָטֵ֗לha.Va' ka.TelH6992 H1934;and whom he wouldהֲוָ֤ה צָבֵא֙ha.Vah tza.Ve'H6634 H1934he kept aliveהֲוָ֣ה מַחֵ֔אha.Vah ma.Che'H2418 H1934;and whom he wouldהֲוָ֤ה צָבֵא֙ha.Vah tza.Ve'H6634 H1934he set upהֲוָ֣ה מָרִ֔יםha.Vah ma.RimH7313 H1934;and whom he wouldהֲוָ֥ה צָבֵ֖אha.Vah tza.Ve'H6634 H1934he put downהֲוָ֥ה מַשְׁפִּֽיל׃ha.Vah mash.PilH8214 H1934.

20But when his heartלִבְבֵ֔הּli.VehH3825was lifted upרִ֣םrimH7313,and his mindוְרוּחֵ֖הּve.ru.ChehH7308hardenedתִּֽקְפַ֣תtik.FatH8631in prideלַהֲזָדָ֑הla.ha.za.DahH2103,he was deposedהָנְחַת֙ha.ne.ChatH5182fromמִן־min-H4481his kinglyמַלְכוּתֵ֔הּmal.khu.TehH4437throneכָּרְסֵ֣אka.re.Se'H3764,and they tookהֶעְדִּ֥יוּhe'.Di.yuH5709his gloryוִֽיקָרָ֖הvi.ka.Rah'H3367from himמִנֵּֽהּ׃mi.NehH4481:

21And he was drivenטְרִ֜ידte.RidH2957fromוּמִן־u.min-H4481the sonsH1123of menאֲנָשָׁ֨א'a.na.Sha'H606;and his heartוְלִבְבֵ֣הּ׀ve.li.VehH3825was madeשַׁוִּ֗יְוshe.viH7739likeH5974the beastsחֵיוְתָ֣אcheiv.Ta'H2423,and his dwellingמְדוֹרֵ֔הּme.do.RehH4070waswith the wild assesעֲרָֽדַיָּא֙'a.ra.dai.Ya'H6167:they fedיְטַ֣עֲמוּנֵּ֔הּye.Ta.'a.mu.NehH2939him with grassעִשְׂבָּ֤א'is.Ba'H6211like oxenכְתוֹרִין֙khe.to.RinH8450,and his bodyגִּשְׁמֵ֣הּgish.MehH1655was wetיִצְטַבַּ֑עyitz.ta.Ba'H6647with the dewוּמִטַּ֥לu.mi.TalH2920of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'H8065;tillעַ֣ד'adH5705he knewיְדַ֗עye.Da'H3046that the most highעִלָּאָה֙i.la.ya'H5943Godאֱלָהָ֤א'e.la.Ha'H426ruledשַׁלִּ֞יטsha.LitH7990in the kingdomבְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.KhutH4437of menאֲנָשָׁ֔א'a.na.Sha'H606, and thathe appointethיְהָקֵ֥יםye.ha.KeimH6966overעֲלַֽהּ׃a.la.yehH5922it whomsoeverוּלְמַן־u.le.man-H4479he willיִצְבֵּ֖הyitz.BehH6634.

22And thouוְאַ֤נְתְּve.'an.tahH607his sonבְּרֵהּ֙be.RehH1247,O Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֔רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113,hast notלָ֥אla'H3809humbledהַשְׁפֵּ֖לְתְּhash.Pe.letH8214thine heartלִבְבָ֑ךְli.VakhH3825,thoughקֳבֵ֕לko.VelH6903thou knewestיְדַֽעְתָּ׃ye.Da'.taH3046allכָל־khol-H3606thisדְּנָ֖הde.NahH1836;

23But hast lifted upהִתְרוֹמַ֡מְתָּhit.ro.Mam.taH7313thyself againstוְעַ֣לve.'AlH5922the Lordמָרֵֽא־ma.re'-H4756of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֣א׀she.mai.Ya'H8065;and they have broughtהַיְתִ֣יוhay.TivH858the vesselsוּלְמָֽאנַיָּ֨אu.le.ma.nai.Ya'H3984of his houseבַיְתֵ֜הּvay.TehH1005beforeקָֽדָמָ֗ךְka.da.ma.yikhH6925thee, and thouוְאַ֨נְתְּve.'an.tahH607,and thy lordsוְרַבְרְבָנָ֜ךְve.rav.re.va.na.yikhH7261,thy wivesשֵֽׁגְלָתָ֣ךְshe.ge.la.TakhH7695,and thy concubinesוּלְחֵנָתָךְ֮u.le.che.na.toKhH3904,have drunkשָׁתַ֣יִןsha.Ta.yinH8355wineחַמְרָא֮cham.Ra'H2562in them; and thou hast praisedשַׁבַּ֑חְתָּsha.Bach.taH7624the godsוְלֵֽאלָהֵ֣יve.le.la.HeiH426of silverכַסְפָּֽא־khas.pa-'H3702,and goldוְ֠דַהֲבָאVe.da.ha.va'H1722,of brassנְחָשָׁ֨אne.cha.Sha'H5174,ironפַרְזְלָ֜אfar.ze.La'H6523,woodאָעָ֣א'a.'A'H636,and stoneוְאַבְנָ֗אve.'av.Na'H69,which seeחָזַ֧יִןcha.Za.yinH2370notלָֽא־la'-H3809,norוְלָא־ve.la'-H3809hearשָׁמְעִ֛יןsha.me.'InH8086,norוְלָ֥אve.La'H3809knowיָדְעִ֖יןya.de.'InH3046:and the Godוְלֵֽאלָהָ֞אve.le.la.Ha'H426in whose handבִּידֵ֛הּbi.DehH3028thy breathנִשְׁמְתָ֥ךְnish.me.TakhH5396is, and whose areallוְכָל־ve.kholH3606thy waysאֹרְחָתָ֥ךְ'o.re.cha.TakhH735,hast thou notלָ֥אla'H3809glorifiedהַדַּֽרְתָּ׃ha.Dar.taH1922:

24Thenבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yinH116was the partפַּסָּ֣אpa.Sa'H6447of the handיְדָ֑אye.Da'H3028sentשְׁלִ֖יַחַshe.Li.ya.achH7972fromמִן־min-H4481himקֳדָמ֔וֹהִיko.da.Mo.hiH6925;and thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836writingוּכְתָבָ֥אu.khe.ta.Va'H3792was writtenרְשִֽׁים׃re.ShimH7560.

25And thisוּדְנָ֥הu.de.NahH1836isthe writingכְתָבָ֖אkhe.ta.Va'H3792that was writtenרְשִׁ֑יםre.ShimH7560,MENEמְנֵ֥אme.Ne'H4484,MENEמְנֵ֖אme.Ne'H4484,TEKELתְּקֵ֥לte.KelH8625,UPHARSINוּפַרְסִֽין׃u.far.SinH6537.

26Thisדְּנָ֖הde.NahH1836isthe interpretationפְּשַֽׁר־pe.shar-H6591of the thingמִלְּתָ֑אmi.le.Ta'H4406:MENEמְנֵ֕אme.Ne'H4484;Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426hath numberedמְנָֽה־me.nah-H4483thy kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֖ךְmal.khu.TakhH4437,and finishedוְהַשְׁלְמַֽהּ׃ve.hash.le.MahH8000it.

27TEKELתְּקֵ֑לte.KelH8625;Thou art weighedתְּקִ֥ילְתָּהte.Ki.le.tahH8625in the balancesבְמֹֽאזַנְיָ֖אve.mo.zan.Ya'H3977,and art foundוְהִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַתְּve.hish.te.Kha.chatH7912wantingחַסִּֽיר׃cha.SirH2627.

28PERESפְּרֵ֑סpe.ResH6537;Thy kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔ךְmal.khu.TakhH4437is dividedפְּרִיסַת֙pe.ri.SatH6537,and givenוִיהִיבַ֖תvi.hi.VatH3052to the Medesלְמָדַ֥יle.ma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרָֽס׃u.fa.RasH6540.

29Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִן׀be.Da.yinH116commandedאֲמַ֣ר'a.MarH560Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113,and they clothedוְהַלְבִּ֤ישׁוּve.hal.Bi.shuH3848Danielלְדָֽנִיֵּאל֙le.da.ni.yeLH1841with scarletאַרְגְּוָנָ֔א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711, and puta chainוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֥אve.ha.mon.kha'H2002of goldדַהֲבָ֖אda.ha.Va'H1722aboutעַֽל־'al-H5922his neckצַוְּארֵ֑הּtza.ve.RehH6676,and made a proclamationוְהַכְרִ֣זֽוּve.hakh.Ri.zuH3745concerningעֲל֔וֹהִיa.Lo.hiH5922him, that he should beלֶהֱוֵ֥אle.he.Ve'H1934the thirdתַּלְתָּ֖אtal.Ta'H8531rulerשַׁלִּ֛יטsha.LitH7990in the kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָֽא׃be.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.

Read all of Daniel 5

Commentaries on Daniel 5

King James Version — Public Domain except in the United Kingdom (Crown rights)