New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 5:5-9

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.

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