New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 5:18-28

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.”

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