New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 5:22-29

22Yet you, hissonבְּרֵהּ֙be.RehH1247,Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֔רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113, havenot humbledהַשְׁפֵּ֖לְתְּhash.Pe.letH8214your heartלִבְבָ֑ךְli.VakhH3825,evenדִּ֥יdiH1768thoughקֳבֵ֕לko.VelH6903you knewיְדַֽעְתָּ׃ye.Da'.taH3046allכָל־khol-H3606thisדְּנָ֖הde.NahH1836,

23but you haverisenהִתְרוֹמַ֡מְתָּhit.ro.Mam.taH7313up againstוְעַ֣לve.'AlH5922theLordמָרֵֽא־ma.re'-H4756of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֣א׀she.mai.Ya'H8065;and they have broughtהַיְתִ֣יוhay.TivH858the vesselsוּלְמָֽאנַיָּ֨אu.le.ma.nai.Ya'H3984of His houseבַיְתֵ֜הּvay.TehH1005beforeקָֽדָמָ֗ךְka.da.ma.yikhH6925you, and you and your noblesוְרַבְרְבָנָ֜ךְve.rav.re.va.na.yikhH7261,your wivesשֵֽׁגְלָתָ֣ךְshe.ge.la.TakhH7695,and your concubinesוּלְחֵנָתָךְ֮u.le.che.na.toKhH3904have been drinkingשָׁתַ֣יִןsha.Ta.yinH8355wineחַמְרָא֮cham.Ra'H2562out of them; and you have praisedשַׁבַּ֑חְתָּsha.Bach.taH7624thegodsוְלֵֽאלָהֵ֣יve.le.la.HeiH426of silverכַסְפָּֽא־khas.pa-'H3702and goldוְ֠דַהֲבָאVe.da.ha.va'H1722,of bronzeנְחָשָׁ֨אne.cha.Sha'H5174,ironפַרְזְלָ֜אfar.ze.La'H6523,woodאָעָ֣א'a.'A'H636,and stoneוְאַבְנָ֗אve.'av.Na'H69,whichH1768do not seeH7200,norH3809hearשָׁמְעִ֛יןsha.me.'InH8086,norH3809understandיָדְעִ֖יןya.de.'InH3046.But the Godוְלֵֽאלָהָ֞אve.le.la.Ha'H426in whoseH1768handבִּידֵ֛הּbi.DehH3028are your life-breathנִשְׁמְתָ֥ךְnish.me.TakhH5396and all yourwaysאֹרְחָתָ֥ךְ'o.re.cha.TakhH735,you have not glorifiedהַדַּֽרְתָּ׃ha.Dar.taH1922.

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.ShimH7560: ‘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.TakhH4437andputH8000anH8000endH8000toH8000it.

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.VatH3052to 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 issuedH3745aH3745proclamationH3745concerningעֲל֔וֹהִיa.Lo.hiH5922him that he nowhadלֶהֱוֵ֥אle.he.Ve'H1934authorityשַׁלִּ֛יטsha.LitH7990as the thirdתַּלְתָּ֖אtal.Ta'H8531rulerin the kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָֽא׃be.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.

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