Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 5:13-16

13Thenבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yinH116was Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1841brought inהֻעַ֖לhu.'AlH5954beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430. Andthe kingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430spakeעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560unto Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֗אלle.da.ni.YelH1841, Artthouאַנְתְּ'an.tahH607that Danielדָנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841, which artofמִן־min-H4481the childrenH1123of the captivityגָלוּתָא֙ga.lu.Ta'H1547of Judahיְה֔וּדye.HudH3061,whom the kingמַלְכָּ֥אmal.Ka'H4430my fatherאַ֖בִי'A.viH2broughtהַיְתִ֛יhay.TiH858out ofמִן־min-H4481Jewryיְהֽוּד׃ye.HudH3061?

14I have even heardוְשִׁמְעֵ֣תve.shim.'EtH8086of thee, that the Spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7308of Godאֱלָהִ֖ין'e.la.HinH426isin theeעֲלָ֔ךְa.la.yikhH5922, and thatlightוְנַהִיר֧וּve.na.hi.RuH5094and understandingוְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּve.sa.khe.le.ta.NuH7924and excellentיַתִּירָ֖הya.ti.RahH3493wisdomוְחָכְמָ֥הve.cha.khe.MahH2452is foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in thee.

15And nowוּכְעַ֞ןu.khe.'AnH3705the wiseחַכִּֽימַיָּא֙cha.ki.mai.Ya'H2445men,the astrologersאָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔א'a.she.fai.Ya'H826,have been broughtהֻעַ֣לּוּhu.'A.luH5954in beforeקָֽדָמַ֗יka.da.MaiH6925me, that they should readיִקְר֔וֹןyik.RonH7123thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836writingכְתָבָ֤הkhe.ta.Vah'H3792,and make knownלְהוֹדָעֻתַ֑נִיle.ho.da.'u.Ta.niH3046unto me the interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591thereof: but they couldכָהֲלִ֥יןkha.ha.LinH3546notוְלָֽא־ve.la'-H3809shewלְהַחֲוָיָֽה׃le.ha.cha.va.YahH2324the interpretationפְּשַֽׁר־pe.shar-H6591of the thingמִלְּתָ֖אmi.le.Ta'H4406:

16And Iוַאֲנָה֙va.'a.NahH576have heardשִׁמְעֵ֣תshim.'EtH8086of theeעֲלָ֔ךְa.la.yikhH5922,that thou canstתִיכּ֥וּלtu.khalH3202makeלְמִפְשַׁ֖רle.mif.SharH6590interpretationsפִּשְׁרִ֛יןpish.RinH6591,and dissolveלְמִשְׁרֵ֑אle.mish.Re'H8271doubtsוְקִטְרִ֣יןve.kit.RinH7001:nowכְּעַ֡ןke.'AnH3705ifהֵן֩henH2006thou canstתִּכ֨וּלtu.khalH3202readלְמִקְרֵ֗אle.mik.Re'H7123the writingכְּתָבָ֜אke.ta.Va'H3792,and make knownלְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִיle.ho.Da.'u.Ta.niH3046to me the interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.RehH6591thereof, thou shalt be clothedתִלְבַּ֗שׁtil.BashH3848with scarletאַרְגְּוָנָ֣א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711, and havea chainוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤אve.ha.mon.kha'H2002of goldדַהֲבָא֙da.ha.Va'H1722aboutעַֽל־'al-H5922thy neckצַוְּארָ֔ךְtza.ve.RakhH6676,and shalt be the thirdוְתַלְתָּ֥אve.tal.Ta'H8531rulerתִּשְׁלַֽט׃ פtish.LatH7981in the kingdomבְמַלְכוּתָ֖אve.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.

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