New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 5

Belshazzar’s Feast

1Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֣רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113the kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430heldעֲבַד֙'a.VadH5648a greatרַ֔בRavH7229feastלְחֶ֣םle.ChemH3900for a thousandאֲלַ֑ף'a.LafH506of his noblesלְרַבְרְבָנ֖וֹהִיle.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261,and he was drinkingשָׁתֵֽה׃sha.TehH8355wineחַמְרָ֥אcham.Ra'H2562in the presenceוְלָקֳבֵ֥לve.lo.ko.VelH6903of the thousandאַלְפָּ֖א'al.Pa'H506.

2When Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113tastedבִּטְעֵ֣םbit.'EmH2942the wineחַמְרָ֗אcham.Ra'H2562,he gaveH560ordersH560to bringלְהַיְתָיָה֙le.hay.ta.YahH858the goldדַּהֲבָ֣אda.ha.Va'H1722and silverוְכַסְפָּ֔אve.khas.Pa'H3702vesselsלְמָאנֵי֙le.ma.NeiH3984whichדִּ֤יdiH1768Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020hisfatherאֲב֔וּהִי'a.Vu.hiH2had takenהַנְפֵּק֙han.PekH5312out of the templeהֵיכְלָ֖אheikh.La'H1965whichדִּ֣יdiH1768wasin Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,so that the kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430and his noblesוְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261,his wivesשֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּshe.ge.la.TehH7695and his concubinesוּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃u.le.che.na.TehH3904might drinkוְיִשְׁתּ֣וֹןve.yish.TonH8355from them.

3Thenבֵּאדַ֗יִןbe.Da.yinH116they broughtהַיְתִיו֙hay.TivH858the goldדַהֲבָ֔אda.ha.Va'H1722vesselsמָאנֵ֣יma.NeiH3984that had been takenהַנְפִּ֗קוּhan.Pi.kuH5312out of the templeהֵֽיכְלָ֛אheikh.La'H1965,the houseבֵ֥יתveitH1005of Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426whichH1768wasin Jerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390;and the kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430and his noblesוְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261,his wivesשֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּshe.ge.la.TehH7695and his concubinesוּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃u.le.che.na.TehH3904drankוְאִשְׁתִּ֣יוve.'ish.TivH8355from them.

4Theydrankאִשְׁתִּ֖יו'ish.TivH8355the wineחַמְרָ֑אcham.Ra'H2562and praisedוְ֠שַׁבַּחוּVe.sha.ba.chuH7624the godsלֵֽאלָהֵ֞יle.la.HeiH426ofgoldדַּהֲבָ֧אda.ha.Va'H1722and silverוְכַסְפָּ֛אve.khas.Pa'H3702,of bronzeנְחָשָׁ֥אne.cha.Sha'H5174,ironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523,woodאָעָ֥א'a.'A'H636and stoneוְאַבְנָֽא׃ve.'av.Na'H69.

5Suddenlyשַׁעֲתָ֗הsha.'a.Tah'H8160the fingersאֶצְבְּעָן֙'etz.be.'AnH677of a man’sאֱנָ֔שׁ'e.NashH606handיַד־yad-H3028emergedנְפַ֙קָה֙ne.fa.kuH5312and began writingוְכָֽתְבָן֙ve.kha.te.VanH3790oppositeלָקֳבֵ֣לlo.ko.VelH6903the lampstandנֶבְרַשְׁתָּ֔אnev.rash.Ta'H5043on the plasterגִּירָ֕אgi.Ra'H1528of the wallכְתַ֥לkhe.TalH3797of the king’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430palaceהֵיכְלָ֖אheikh.La'H1965,and the kingוּמַלְכָּ֣אu.mal.Ka'H4430sawחָזֵ֔הcha.ZehH2370thebackפַּ֥סpasH6447of the handיְדָ֖הye.Dah'H3028that did the writingכָתְבָֽה׃kha.te.VahH3790.

6Thenאֱדַ֤יִן'e.Da.yinH116the king’sמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430faceזִיוֹ֣הִיzi.Yo.hiH2122grewH8133paleH8133and his thoughtsוְרַעיֹנֹ֖הִיve.ra.'.yo.No.hiH7476alarmedיְבַהֲלוּנֵּ֑הּye.va.ha.lu.NehH927him, and hishipחַרְצֵהּ֙char.TzehH2783jointsוְקִטְרֵ֤יve.kit.ReiH7001wentH8271slackH8271and hiskneesוְאַ֨רְכֻבָּתֵ֔הּve.'Ar.khu.ba.TehH755began knockingנָֽקְשָֽׁן׃Na.ke.ShanH5368togetherH1668.

7The kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430calledקָרֵ֤אka.Re'H7123aloudבְּחַ֔יִלbe.Cha.yilH2429to bringלְהֶֽעָלָה֙le.he.'a.LahH5954in theconjurersלְאָ֣שְׁפַיָּ֔אle.'A.she.fai.Ya'H826, theChaldeansכַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖יkas.da.'eH3779and the divinersוְגָזְרַיָּ֑אve.ga.ze.rai.Ya'H1505.The kingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430spokeעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֣ר׀ve.'a.MarH560to the wiseלְחַכִּימֵ֣יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445of Babylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH895, “Anyכָל־khol-H3606manאֱ֠נָשׁ'E.noshH606whoH1768can readיִקְרֵ֞הyik.RehH7123thisדְנָ֗הde.NahH1836inscriptionכְּתָבָ֣הke.ta.Vah'H3792and explainH2331its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.RehH6591to me shall beclothedיִלְבַּ֗שׁyil.BashH3848with purpleאַרְגְּוָנָ֣א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711and have anecklaceוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤אve.ha.mon.kha'H2002of goldדַהֲבָא֙da.ha.Va'H1722aroundעַֽל־'al-H5922his neckצַוְּארֵ֔הּtza.ve.RehH6676,and haveH7981authorityH7981asthirdH8533rulerin the kingdomבְמַלְכוּתָ֖אve.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.”

8Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116allכֹּ֖לkolH3606the king’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430wiseחַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445cameעָֽלִּ֔יןa.la.linH5954in, butthey couldכָהֲלִ֤יןkha.ha.LinH3546not readלְמִקְרֵ֔אle.mik.Re'H7123the inscriptionכְּתָבָא֙ke.ta.Va'H3792or makeלְהוֹדָעָ֥הle.ho.da.'AhH3046knownH3046its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.rahH6591to the kingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430.

9Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116Kingמַלְכָּ֤אmal.Ka'H4430Belshazzarבֵלְשַׁאצַּר֙ve.le.sha.TzarH1113was greatlyשַׂגִּ֣יאsa.Gi'H7690alarmedמִתְבָּהַ֔לmit.ba.HalH927, hisfaceוְזִיוֹ֖הִיve.zi.Yo.hiH2122grewH8133evenpalerH8133,and his noblesוְרַבְרְבָנ֖וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261were perplexedמִֽשְׁתַּבְּשִֽׁין׃Mish.ta.be.ShinH7672.

10The queenמַלְכְּתָ֕אmal.ke.Ta'H4433enteredעַלַּ֑תa.la.latH5954the banquetמִשְׁתְּיָ֖אmish.te.Ya'H4961hallלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1005becauseלָקֳבֵ֨לlo.ko.VelH6903of the wordsמִלֵּ֤יmi.LeiH4406of the kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430and his noblesוְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261;the queenמַלְכְּתָ֜אmal.ke.Ta'H4433spokeעֲנָ֨ת'a.NatH6032and saidוַאֲמֶ֗רֶתva.'a.Me.retH560, “O kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,liveחֱיִ֔יche.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֣יןle.'al.MinH5957!Do not let your thoughtsרַעְיוֹנָ֔ךְra'.yo.NakhH7476alarmיְבַהֲלוּךְ֙ye.va.ha.luKhH927you or yourfaceוְזִיוָ֖יךְve.zi.VaikhH2122be paleיִשְׁתַּנּֽוֹ׃yish.ta.NoH8133.

11Thereאִיתַ֨י'i.TaiH383is amanגְּבַ֜רge.VarH1400in your kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָ֗ךְbe.mal.khu.TakhH4437in whomדִּ֠יdiH1768is aspiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7308of the holyקַדִּישִׁין֮ka.di.ShinH6922godsאֱלָהִ֣ין'e.la.HinH426;and in the daysוּבְיוֹמֵ֣יu.ve.yo.MeiH3118of your fatherאֲב֗וּךְ'a.VukhH2,illuminationנַהִיר֧וּna.hi.RuH5094,insightוְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּve.sa.khe.le.ta.NuH7924and wisdomוְחָכְמָ֥הve.cha.khe.MahH2452like the wisdomכְּחָכְמַת־ke.cha.khe.mat-H2452of the godsאֱלָהִ֖ין'e.la.HinH426were foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in him. And Kingוּמַלְכָּ֤אu.mal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020,your fatherאֲב֔וּךְ'a.VukhH2,your fatherאֲב֥וּךְ'a.VukhH2the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430,appointedהֲקִימֵ֖הּha.ki.MehH6966him chiefרַ֧בravH7229of themagiciansחַרְטֻמִּ֣יןchar.tu.MinH2749,conjurersאָֽשְׁפִ֗ין'a.she.FinH826,Chaldeansכַּשְׂדָּאִין֙kas.da.'InH3779anddivinersגָּזְרִ֔יןga.ze.RinH1505.

12This wasbecauseקֳבֵ֡ל דִּ֣יko.Vel diH3606 H6903 H1768anextraordinaryיַתִּירָ֡הya.ti.RahH3493spiritר֣וּחַ׀Ru.achH7308,knowledgeוּמַנְדַּ֡עu.man.Da'H4486and insightוְשָׂכְלְתָנ֡וּve.sa.khe.le.ta.NuH7924,interpretationמְפַשַּׁ֣רme.fa.SharH6590of dreamsחֶלְמִין֩chel.MinH2493,explanationוַֽאַֽחֲוָיַ֨תva.'a.cha.va.YatH263of enigmasאֲחִידָ֜ן'a.chi.DanH280and solvingוּמְשָׁרֵ֣אu.me.sha.Re'H8271of difficultH7001problemsH7001were foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֤חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in this Danielבְּדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלbe.Da.ni.YelH1841,whomדִּֽי־di-H1768the kingמַלְכָּ֥אmal.Ka'H4430namedשְׁמֵ֖הּshe.MehH8036Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096.Let Danielדָּנִיֵּ֥אלda.ni.YelH1841nowכְּעַ֛ןke.'AnH3705be summonedיִתְקְרֵ֖יyit.ke.ReiH7123and he will declareH2331the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥הu.fish.Rah'H6591.”

Daniel Interprets Handwriting on the Wall

13Thenבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1841was broughtהֻעַ֖לhu.'AlH5954in beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430.The kingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430spokeעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560to Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֗אלle.da.ni.YelH1841, “Are you that Danielדָנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841whoH1768is one of theexilesגָלוּתָא֙ga.lu.Ta'H1123 H1547from Judahיְה֔וּדye.HudH3061,whomH1768my fatherאַ֖בִי'A.viH2the kingמַלְכָּ֥אmal.Ka'H4430broughtהַיְתִ֛יhay.TiH858from Judahיְהֽוּד׃ye.HudH3061?

14Now I have heardוְשִׁמְעֵ֣תve.shim.'EtH8086aboutעֲלָ֔ךְa.la.yikhH5922you thata spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7308of the godsאֱלָהִ֖ין'e.la.HinH426is in you, and that illuminationוְנַהִיר֧וּve.na.hi.RuH5094,insightוְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּve.sa.khe.le.ta.NuH7924and extraordinaryיַתִּירָ֖הya.ti.RahH3493wisdomוְחָכְמָ֥הve.cha.khe.MahH2452have been foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in you.

15Just nowוּכְעַ֞ןu.khe.'AnH3705thewiseחַכִּֽימַיָּא֙cha.ki.mai.Ya'H2445menH2445andthe conjurersאָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔א'a.she.fai.Ya'H826were broughtהֻעַ֣לּוּhu.'A.luH5954in beforeקָֽדָמַ֗יka.da.MaiH6925me that they might readיִקְר֔וֹןyik.RonH7123thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836inscriptionכְתָבָ֤הkhe.ta.Vah'H3792and makeלְהוֹדָעֻתַ֑נִיle.ho.da.'u.Ta.niH3046its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591knownH3046to me, but theycouldכָהֲלִ֥יןkha.ha.LinH3546not declareH2331the interpretationפְּשַֽׁר־pe.shar-H6591of themessageמִלְּתָ֖אmi.le.Ta'H4406.

16But I personallyוַאֲנָה֙va.'a.NahH576have heardשִׁמְעֵ֣תshim.'EtH8086aboutעֲלָ֔ךְa.la.yikhH5922you, that you are ableתִיכּ֥וּלtu.khalH3202to giveH6590interpretationsH6590and solveלְמִשְׁרֵ֑אle.mish.Re'H8271difficultH7001problemsH7001.Nowכְּעַ֡ןke.'AnH3705ifהֵן֩henH2006you are ableתִּכ֨וּלtu.khalH3202to readלְמִקְרֵ֗אle.mik.Re'H7123the inscriptionכְּתָבָ֜אke.ta.Va'H3792and makeלְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִיle.ho.Da.'u.Ta.niH3046itsinterpretationH6591knownH3046to me, you will beclothedתִלְבַּ֗שׁtil.BashH3848with purpleאַרְגְּוָנָ֣א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711and weara necklaceוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤אve.ha.mon.kha'H2002of goldדַהֲבָא֙da.ha.Va'H1722aroundעַֽל־'al-H5922your neckצַוְּארָ֔ךְtza.ve.RakhH6676,and you will haveH7981authorityH7981as thethirdוְתַלְתָּ֥אve.tal.Ta'H8531rulerin the kingdomבְמַלְכוּתָ֖אve.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.”

17Thenבֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yinH116Danielדָנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelH1841answeredעָנֵ֣ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH560beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, “Keep yourgiftsמַתְּנָתָךְ֙ma.te.na.toKhH4978for yourself or giveהַ֑בHavH3052your rewardsוּנְבָ֥זְבְּיָתָ֖ךְu.ne.Va.ze.be.ya.TakhH5023to someoneH321elseH321;howeverבְּרַ֗םbe.RamH1297,I will readאֶקְרֵ֣א'ek.Re'H7123the inscriptionכְּתָבָא֙ke.ta.Va'H3792to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430and makeאֲהוֹדְעִנֵּֽהּ׃'a.hod.'i.NehH3046the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591knownH3046to him.

18O kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430, theMostעִלָּאָ֔הi.la.ya'H5943HighH5943Godאֱלָהָא֙'e.la.Ha'H426grantedיְהַ֖בye.HavH3052sovereigntyמַלְכוּתָ֤אmal.khu.Ta'H4437,grandeurוּרְבוּתָא֙u.re.vu.Ta'H7238,gloryוִיקָרָ֣אvi.ka.Ra'H3367and majestyוְהַדְרָ֔הve.had.Rah'H1923to Nebuchadnezzarלִנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּ֥רlin.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020your fatherאֲבֽוּךְ׃'a.VukhH2.

19BecauseH4481of the grandeurרְבוּתָא֙re.vu.Ta'H7238whichדִּ֣יdiH1768He bestowedיְהַב־ye.hav-H3052on him, allכֹּ֣לkolH3606the peoplesעַֽמְמַיָּ֗א'a.mai.Ya'H5972,nationsאֻמַיָּא֙'u.mai.Ya'H524and men of everylanguageוְלִשָּׁ֣נַיָּ֔אve.li.Sha.nai.Ya'H3961fearedוְדָחֲלִ֖יןve.da.cha.LinH1763and trembledזָיְעִ֥יןza.'a.'inH2112beforeקֳדָמ֑וֹהִיko.da.Mo.hiH6925him;whomeverדִּֽי־di-H1768he wishedצָבֵ֜אtza.Ve'H6634he killedקָטֵ֗לka.TelH6992and whomeverוְדִֽי־ve.di-H1768he wishedצָבֵא֙tza.Ve'H6634he sparedH2418aliveH2418;and whomeverוְדִֽי־ve.di-H1768he wishedצָבֵא֙tza.Ve'H6634he elevatedמָרִ֔יםma.RimH7313and whomeverוְדִֽי־ve.di-H1768he wishedצָבֵ֖אtza.Ve'H6634he humbledמַשְׁפִּֽיל׃mash.PilH8214.

20But whenוּכְדִי֙u.khe.DiH1768his heartלִבְבֵ֔הּli.VehH3825wasliftedרִ֣םrimH7313up and his spiritוְרוּחֵ֖הּve.ru.ChehH7308becameH8631soproudH8631that he behavedH2103arrogantlyH2103, he wasdeposedהָנְחַת֙ha.ne.ChatH5182from his royalמַלְכוּתֵ֔הּmal.khu.TehH4437throneכָּרְסֵ֣אka.re.Se'H3764and hisgloryוִֽיקָרָ֖הvi.ka.Rah'H3367was takenH5709awayH5709from him.

21He was alsodrivenH2957awayH2957frommankindאֲנָשָׁ֨א'a.na.Sha'H606,and his heartוְלִבְבֵ֣הּ׀ve.li.VehH3825was madeH7739likeH5974 H7739that ofbeastsחֵיוְתָ֣אcheiv.Ta'H2423,and his dwellingH4070placeמְדוֹרֵ֔הּme.do.RehH4070was with thewildH6167donkeysH6167.He was givenH2939grassH6212to eatH2939like cattleכְתוֹרִין֙khe.to.RinH8450,and his bodyגִּשְׁמֵ֣הּgish.MehH1655was drenchedיִצְטַבַּ֑עyitz.ta.Ba'H6647with the dewוּמִטַּ֥לu.mi.TalH2920of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'H8065untilעַ֣ד'adH5705 H1768he recognizedיְדַ֗עye.Da'H3046that theMostעִלָּאָה֙i.la.ya'H5943HighH5943Godאֱלָהָ֤א'e.la.Ha'H426is rulerשַׁלִּ֞יטsha.LitH7990over the realmבְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.KhutH4437of mankindאֲנָשָׁ֔א'a.na.Sha'H606and thatHe setsיְהָקֵ֥יםye.ha.KeimH6966overעֲלַֽהּ׃a.la.yehH5922it whomeverוּלְמַן־u.le.man-H4479 H1768He wishesיִצְבֵּ֖הyitz.BehH6634.

22Yet you, hissonבְּרֵהּ֙be.RehH1247,Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֔רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113, havenot humbledהַשְׁפֵּ֖לְתְּhash.Pe.letH8214your heartלִבְבָ֑ךְli.VakhH3825,evenדִּ֥יdiH1768thoughקֳבֵ֕לko.VelH6903you knewיְדַֽעְתָּ׃ye.Da'.taH3046allכָל־khol-H3606thisדְּנָ֖הde.NahH1836,

23but you haveexaltedהִתְרוֹמַ֡מְתָּhit.ro.Mam.taH7313yourself againstוְעַ֣לve.'AlH5922theLordמָרֵֽא־ma.re'-H4756of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֣א׀she.mai.Ya'H8065;and they have broughtהַיְתִ֣יוhay.TivH858the vesselsוּלְמָֽאנַיָּ֨אu.le.ma.nai.Ya'H3984of His houseבַיְתֵ֜הּvay.TehH1005beforeקָֽדָמָ֗ךְka.da.ma.yikhH6925you, and you and your noblesוְרַבְרְבָנָ֜ךְve.rav.re.va.na.yikhH7261,your wivesשֵֽׁגְלָתָ֣ךְshe.ge.la.TakhH7695and your concubinesוּלְחֵנָתָךְ֮u.le.che.na.toKhH3904have been drinkingשָׁתַ֣יִןsha.Ta.yinH8355wineחַמְרָא֮cham.Ra'H2562from them; and you have praisedשַׁבַּ֑חְתָּsha.Bach.taH7624thegodsוְלֵֽאלָהֵ֣יve.le.la.HeiH426of silverכַסְפָּֽא־khas.pa-'H3702and goldוְ֠דַהֲבָאVe.da.ha.va'H1722,of bronzeנְחָשָׁ֨אne.cha.Sha'H5174,ironפַרְזְלָ֜אfar.ze.La'H6523,woodאָעָ֣א'a.'A'H636and stoneוְאַבְנָ֗אve.'av.Na'H69,whichH1768do not seeH7200,hearשָׁמְעִ֛יןsha.me.'InH8086or understandיָדְעִ֖יןya.de.'InH3046.But the Godוְלֵֽאלָהָ֞אve.le.la.Ha'H426in whoseH1768handבִּידֵ֛הּbi.DehH3028are your life-breathנִשְׁמְתָ֥ךְnish.me.TakhH5396and all yourwaysאֹרְחָתָ֥ךְ'o.re.cha.TakhH735,you have not glorifiedהַדַּֽרְתָּ׃ha.Dar.taH1922.

24Thenבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yinH116thehandיְדָ֑אye.Da'H3028was sentשְׁלִ֖יַחַshe.Li.ya.achH7972from Him and thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836inscriptionוּכְתָבָ֥אu.khe.ta.Va'H3792was writtenרְשִֽׁים׃re.ShimH7560out.

25“Now thisוּדְנָ֥הu.de.NahH1836is the inscriptionכְתָבָ֖אkhe.ta.Va'H3792that was writtenרְשִׁ֑יםre.ShimH7560out: ‘Menēמְנֵ֥אme.Ne'H4484,Menēמְנֵ֖אme.Ne'H4484,Tekēlתְּקֵ֥לte.KelH8625,Upharsinוּפַרְסִֽין׃u.far.SinH6537.’

26Thisדְּנָ֖הde.NahH1836is the interpretationפְּשַֽׁר־pe.shar-H6591of themessageמִלְּתָ֑אmi.le.Ta'H4406: ‘Menēמְנֵ֕אme.Ne'H4484’--Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426has numberedמְנָֽה־me.nah-H4483your kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֖ךְmal.khu.TakhH4437andputH8000an endH8000to it.

27‘Tekēlתְּקֵ֑לte.KelH8625’--you have beenweighedתְּקִ֥ילְתָּהte.Ki.le.tahH8625on the scalesבְמֹֽאזַנְיָ֖אve.mo.zan.Ya'H3977and foundוְהִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַתְּve.hish.te.Kha.chatH7912deficientחַסִּֽיר׃cha.SirH2627.

28‘PerēsH6537’--your kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔ךְmal.khu.TakhH4437has beenH6537dividedH6537and givenוִיהִיבַ֖תvi.hi.VatH3052over to theMedesלְמָדַ֥יle.ma.DaiH4076andPersiansוּפָרָֽס׃u.fa.RasH6540.”

29Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִן׀be.Da.yinH116Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113gaveH560ordersH560, and theyclothedוְהַלְבִּ֤ישׁוּve.hal.Bi.shuH3848Danielלְדָֽנִיֵּאל֙le.da.ni.yeLH1841with purpleאַרְגְּוָנָ֔א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711and puta necklaceוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֥אve.ha.mon.kha'H2002of goldדַהֲבָ֖אda.ha.Va'H1722aroundעַֽל־'al-H5922his neckצַוְּארֵ֑הּtza.ve.RehH6676,and issuedH3745a proclamationH3745concerningעֲל֔וֹהִיa.Lo.hiH5922him that he nowhadלֶהֱוֵ֥אle.he.Ve'H1934authorityשַׁלִּ֛יטsha.LitH7990as thethirdתַּלְתָּ֖אtal.Ta'H8531rulerin the kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָֽא׃be.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.

30That same nightבְּלֵ֣ילְיָ֔אbe.Lei.le.Ya'H3916Belshazzarבֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֖רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113the Chaldeanכַשְׂדָּאָֽה׃ פkhas.da.ya'H3779kingמַלְכָּ֥אmal.Ka'H4430wasslainקְטִ֕ילke.TilH6992.

31SoDariusוְדָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙ve.da.re.Ya.veshH1868the Medeמָֽדָאָ֔הma.da.ya'H4077receivedקַבֵּ֖לka.BelH6902the kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֑אmal.khu.Ta'H4437at about the ageכְּבַ֥ר שְׁנִ֖יןke.Var she.NinH1247 H8140of sixty-twoשִׁתִּ֥ין וְתַרְתֵּֽין׃shi.Tin ve.tar.TeinH8361 H8648.

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