New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 5:24-29

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.

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