New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 5:12-16

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.”

13Thenבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1841was broughtH5954inH5954beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430.The kingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430beganH6032speakingH6032and 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.NuH7924,and extraordinaryיַתִּירָ֖הya.ti.RahH3493wisdomוְחָכְמָ֥הve.cha.khe.MahH2452have been foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in you.

15Just nowוּכְעַ֞ןu.khe.'AnH3705thewiseחַכִּֽימַיָּא֙cha.ki.mai.Ya'H2445menH2445andthe sorcerersאָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔א'a.she.fai.Ya'H826were broughtH5954inH5954beforeקָֽדָמַ֗יka.da.MaiH6925me to 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 the thirdוְתַלְתָּ֥אve.tal.Ta'H8531rulerin the kingdomבְמַלְכוּתָ֖אve.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.”

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