Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 5:22-29

22And thouוְאַ֤נְתְּve.'an.tahH607his sonבְּרֵהּ֙be.RehH1247,O Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֔רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113,hast notלָ֥אla'H3809humbledהַשְׁפֵּ֖לְתְּhash.Pe.letH8214thine heartלִבְבָ֑ךְli.VakhH3825,thoughקֳבֵ֕לko.VelH6903thou knewestיְדַֽעְתָּ׃ye.Da'.taH3046allכָל־khol-H3606thisדְּנָ֖הde.NahH1836;

23But hast lifted upהִתְרוֹמַ֡מְתָּhit.ro.Mam.taH7313thyself againstוְעַ֣לve.'AlH5922the Lordמָרֵֽא־ma.re'-H4756of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֣א׀she.mai.Ya'H8065;and they have broughtהַיְתִ֣יוhay.TivH858the vesselsוּלְמָֽאנַיָּ֨אu.le.ma.nai.Ya'H3984of his houseבַיְתֵ֜הּvay.TehH1005beforeקָֽדָמָ֗ךְka.da.ma.yikhH6925thee, and thouוְאַ֨נְתְּve.'an.tahH607,and thy lordsוְרַבְרְבָנָ֜ךְve.rav.re.va.na.yikhH7261,thy wivesשֵֽׁגְלָתָ֣ךְshe.ge.la.TakhH7695,and thy concubinesוּלְחֵנָתָךְ֮u.le.che.na.toKhH3904,have drunkשָׁתַ֣יִןsha.Ta.yinH8355wineחַמְרָא֮cham.Ra'H2562in them; and thou hast praisedשַׁבַּ֑חְתָּsha.Bach.taH7624the godsוְלֵֽאלָהֵ֣יve.le.la.HeiH426of silverכַסְפָּֽא־khas.pa-'H3702,and goldוְ֠דַהֲבָאVe.da.ha.va'H1722,of brassנְחָשָׁ֨אne.cha.Sha'H5174,ironפַרְזְלָ֜אfar.ze.La'H6523,woodאָעָ֣א'a.'A'H636,and stoneוְאַבְנָ֗אve.'av.Na'H69,which seeחָזַ֧יִןcha.Za.yinH2370notלָֽא־la'-H3809,norוְלָא־ve.la'-H3809hearשָׁמְעִ֛יןsha.me.'InH8086,norוְלָ֥אve.La'H3809knowיָדְעִ֖יןya.de.'InH3046:and the Godוְלֵֽאלָהָ֞אve.le.la.Ha'H426in whose handבִּידֵ֛הּbi.DehH3028thy breathנִשְׁמְתָ֥ךְnish.me.TakhH5396is, and whose areallוְכָל־ve.kholH3606thy waysאֹרְחָתָ֥ךְ'o.re.cha.TakhH735,hast thou notלָ֥אla'H3809glorifiedהַדַּֽרְתָּ׃ha.Dar.taH1922:

24Thenבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yinH116was the partפַּסָּ֣אpa.Sa'H6447of the handיְדָ֑אye.Da'H3028sentשְׁלִ֖יַחַshe.Li.ya.achH7972fromמִן־min-H4481himקֳדָמ֔וֹהִיko.da.Mo.hiH6925;and thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836writingוּכְתָבָ֥אu.khe.ta.Va'H3792was writtenרְשִֽׁים׃re.ShimH7560.

25And thisוּדְנָ֥הu.de.NahH1836isthe writingכְתָבָ֖אkhe.ta.Va'H3792that was writtenרְשִׁ֑יםre.ShimH7560,MENEמְנֵ֥אme.Ne'H4484,MENEמְנֵ֖אme.Ne'H4484,TEKELתְּקֵ֥לte.KelH8625,UPHARSINוּפַרְסִֽין׃u.far.SinH6537.

26Thisדְּנָ֖הde.NahH1836isthe interpretationפְּשַֽׁר־pe.shar-H6591of the thingמִלְּתָ֑אmi.le.Ta'H4406:MENEמְנֵ֕אme.Ne'H4484;Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426hath numberedמְנָֽה־me.nah-H4483thy kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֖ךְmal.khu.TakhH4437,and finishedוְהַשְׁלְמַֽהּ׃ve.hash.le.MahH8000it.

27TEKELתְּקֵ֑לte.KelH8625;Thou art weighedתְּקִ֥ילְתָּהte.Ki.le.tahH8625in the balancesבְמֹֽאזַנְיָ֖אve.mo.zan.Ya'H3977,and art foundוְהִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַתְּve.hish.te.Kha.chatH7912wantingחַסִּֽיר׃cha.SirH2627.

28PERESפְּרֵ֑סpe.ResH6537;Thy kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔ךְmal.khu.TakhH4437is dividedפְּרִיסַת֙pe.ri.SatH6537,and givenוִיהִיבַ֖תvi.hi.VatH3052to the Medesלְמָדַ֥יle.ma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרָֽס׃u.fa.RasH6540.

29Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִן׀be.Da.yinH116commandedאֲמַ֣ר'a.MarH560Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113,and they clothedוְהַלְבִּ֤ישׁוּve.hal.Bi.shuH3848Danielלְדָֽנִיֵּאל֙le.da.ni.yeLH1841with scarletאַרְגְּוָנָ֔א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711, and puta chainוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֥אve.ha.mon.kha'H2002of goldדַהֲבָ֖אda.ha.Va'H1722aboutעַֽל־'al-H5922his neckצַוְּארֵ֑הּtza.ve.RehH6676,and made a proclamationוְהַכְרִ֣זֽוּve.hakh.Ri.zuH3745concerningעֲל֔וֹהִיa.Lo.hiH5922him, that he should beלֶהֱוֵ֥אle.he.Ve'H1934the thirdתַּלְתָּ֖אtal.Ta'H8531rulerשַׁלִּ֛יטsha.LitH7990in the kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָֽא׃be.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.

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