New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 5:7-16

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.”

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.”

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