Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 5:4-9

4They drankאִשְׁתִּ֖יו'ish.TivH8355wineחַמְרָ֑אcham.Ra'H2562,and praisedוְ֠שַׁבַּחוּVe.sha.ba.chuH7624the godsלֵֽאלָהֵ֞יle.la.HeiH426of goldדַּהֲבָ֧אda.ha.Va'H1722,and of silverוְכַסְפָּ֛אve.khas.Pa'H3702,of brassנְחָשָׁ֥אne.cha.Sha'H5174,of ironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523,of woodאָעָ֥א'a.'A'H636,and of stoneוְאַבְנָֽא׃ve.'av.Na'H69.

5In the same hourשַׁעֲתָ֗הsha.'a.Tah'H8160came forthנְפַ֙קָה֙ne.fa.kuH5312fingersאֶצְבְּעָן֙'etz.be.'AnH677of a man’sאֱנָ֔שׁ'e.NashH606handיַד־yad-H3028,and wroteוְכָֽתְבָן֙ve.kha.te.VanH3790over againstלָקֳבֵ֣לlo.ko.VelH6903the candlestickנֶבְרַשְׁתָּ֔אnev.rash.Ta'H5043uponעַל־'al-H5922the plaisterגִּירָ֕אgi.Ra'H1528of the wallכְתַ֥לkhe.TalH3797of the king’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430palaceהֵיכְלָ֖אheikh.La'H1965:and the kingוּמַלְכָּ֣אu.mal.Ka'H4430sawחָזֵ֔הcha.ZehH2370the partפַּ֥סpasH6447of the handיְדָ֖הye.Dah'H3028that wroteכָתְבָֽה׃kha.te.VahH3790.

6Thenאֱדַ֤יִן'e.Da.yinH116the king’sמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430countenanceזִיוֹ֣הִיzi.Yo.hiH2122was changedשְׁנ֔וֹהִיshe.No.hiH8133,and his thoughtsוְרַעיֹנֹ֖הִיve.ra.'.yo.No.hiH7476troubledיְבַהֲלוּנֵּ֑הּye.va.ha.lu.NehH927him, so that the jointsוְקִטְרֵ֤יve.kit.ReiH7001of his loinsחַרְצֵהּ֙char.TzehH2783were loosedמִשְׁתָּרַ֔יִןmish.ta.Ra.yinH8271,and his kneesוְאַ֨רְכֻבָּתֵ֔הּve.'Ar.khu.ba.TehH755smoteנָֽקְשָֽׁן׃Na.ke.ShanH5368oneדָּ֥אda'H1668against anotherלְדָ֖אle.Da'H1668.

7The kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430criedקָרֵ֤אka.Re'H7123aloudבְּחַ֔יִלbe.Cha.yilH2429to bringלְהֶֽעָלָה֙le.he.'a.LahH5954in the astrologersלְאָ֣שְׁפַיָּ֔אle.'A.she.fai.Ya'H826,the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖יkas.da.'eH3779,and the soothsayersוְגָזְרַיָּ֑אve.ga.ze.rai.Ya'H1505. Andthe kingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430spakeעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032,and saidוְאָמַ֣ר׀ve.'a.MarH560to the wiseלְחַכִּימֵ֣יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445menof Babylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH895,Whosoeverכָל־ אֱ֠נָשׁkhol- 'E.noshH3606 H606shall readיִקְרֵ֞הyik.RehH7123thisדְנָ֗הde.NahH1836writingכְּתָבָ֣הke.ta.Vah'H3792,and shewיְחַוִּנַּ֔נִיye.chav.vi.Na.niH2324me the interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.RehH6591thereof, shall be clothedיִלְבַּ֗שׁyil.BashH3848with scarletאַרְגְּוָנָ֣א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711, and havea chainוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤אve.ha.mon.kha'H2002of goldדַהֲבָא֙da.ha.Va'H1722aboutעַֽל־'al-H5922his neckצַוְּארֵ֔הּtza.ve.RehH6676,and shall be the thirdוְתַלְתִּ֥יve.tal.TiH8523rulerיִשְׁלַֽט׃ סyish.LatH7981in the kingdomבְמַלְכוּתָ֖אve.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.

8Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116cameעָֽלִּ֔יןa.la.linH5954in allכֹּ֖לkolH3606the king’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430wiseחַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.MeiH2445men:but they couldכָהֲלִ֤יןkha.ha.LinH3546notוְלָֽא־ve.la'-H3809readלְמִקְרֵ֔אle.mik.Re'H7123the writingכְּתָבָא֙ke.ta.Va'H3792,nor make knownלְהוֹדָעָ֥הle.ho.da.'AhH3046to the kingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430the interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.rahH6591thereof.

9Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116was kingמַלְכָּ֤אmal.Ka'H4430Belshazzarבֵלְשַׁאצַּר֙ve.le.sha.TzarH1113greatlyשַׂגִּ֣יאsa.Gi'H7690troubledמִתְבָּהַ֔לmit.ba.HalH927,and his countenanceוְזִיוֹ֖הִיve.zi.Yo.hiH2122was changedשָׁנַ֣יִןsha.Na.yinH8133in himעֲל֑וֹהִיa.Lo.hiH5922,and his lordsוְרַבְרְבָנ֖וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261were astoniedמִֽשְׁתַּבְּשִֽׁין׃Mish.ta.be.ShinH7672.

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