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Daniel 5:1-12

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.

2While he tastedבִּטְעֵ֣םbit.'EmH2942the wineחַמְרָ֗אcham.Ra'H2562,Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113gaveH560ordersH560to bringלְהַיְתָיָה֙le.hay.ta.YahH858the goldדַּהֲבָ֣אda.ha.Va'H1722and silverוְכַסְפָּ֔אve.khas.Pa'H3702vesselsלְמָאנֵי֙le.ma.NeiH3984whichדִּ֤יdiH1768hisfatherאֲב֔וּהִי'a.Vu.hiH2Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020had takenH5312outH5312of 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.TehH7695,and his concubinesוּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃u.le.che.na.TehH3904could drinkוְיִשְׁתּ֣וֹןve.yish.TonH8355out of them.

3Thenבֵּאדַ֗יִןbe.Da.yinH116they broughtהַיְתִיו֙hay.TivH858the goldדַהֲבָ֔אda.ha.Va'H1722vesselsמָאנֵ֣יma.NeiH3984that had been takenH5312outH5312of 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.TehH7695,and his concubinesוּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃u.le.che.na.TehH3904drankוְאִשְׁתִּ֣יוve.'ish.TivH8355out of 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'H636,and stoneוְאַבְנָֽא׃ve.'av.Na'H69.

5Suddenlyשַׁעֲתָ֗הsha.'a.Tah'H8160the fingersאֶצְבְּעָן֙'etz.be.'AnH677of a humanאֱנָ֔שׁ'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.ZehH2370the backפַּ֥סpasH6447of the handיְדָ֖הye.Dah'H3028that did the writingכָתְבָֽה׃kha.te.VahH3790.

6Thenאֱדַ֤יִן'e.Da.yinH116the king’sמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430faceזִיוֹ֣הִיzi.Yo.hiH2122becameH8133paleH8133and his thoughtsוְרַעיֹנֹ֖הִיve.ra.'.yo.No.hiH7476alarmedיְבַהֲלוּנֵּ֑הּye.va.ha.lu.NehH927him, and hishipחַרְצֵהּ֙char.TzehH2783jointsוְקִטְרֵ֤יve.kit.ReiH7001loosenedמִשְׁתָּרַ֔יִןmish.ta.Ra.yinH8271and hiskneesוְאַ֨רְכֻבָּתֵ֔הּve.'Ar.khu.ba.TehH755began knockingנָֽקְשָֽׁן׃Na.ke.ShanH5368togetherH1668.

7The kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430calledקָרֵ֤אka.Re'H7123aloudבְּחַ֔יִלbe.Cha.yilH2429to bringלְהֶֽעָלָה֙le.he.'a.LahH5954inH5954thesorcerersלְאָ֣שְׁפַיָּ֔אle.'A.she.fai.Ya'H826, theChaldeansכַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖יkas.da.'eH3779,and the divinersוְגָזְרַיָּ֑אve.ga.ze.rai.Ya'H1505.The kingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430beganH6032speakingH6032and saidוְאָמַ֣ר׀ve.'a.MarH560to the wiseלְחַכִּימֵ֣יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445of Babylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH895, “Anyoneכָל־ אֱ֠נָשׁkhol- 'E.noshH3606 H606whoH1768can 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.MeiH2445menH2445cameH5954inH5954, 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.hiH2122grewH8133even morepaleH8133,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'H4433beganH6032toH6032speakH6032and 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.

11ThereH383isH383amanגְּבַ֜רge.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.NuH7924,and 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 the soothsayerH2749priestsH2749,sorcerersאָֽשְׁפִ֗ין'a.she.FinH826,Chaldeansכַּשְׂדָּאִין֙kas.da.'InH3779, anddivinersגָּזְרִ֔יןga.ze.RinH1505.

12This wasbecauseקֳבֵ֡ל דִּ֣יko.Vel diH6903 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 riddlesאֲחִידָ֜ן'a.chi.DanH280,and 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.”

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