Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 5:7-16

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.

10Nowthe queenמַלְכְּתָ֕אmal.ke.Ta'H4433,by reasonלָקֳבֵ֨לlo.ko.VelH6903of the wordsמִלֵּ֤יmi.LeiH4406of the kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430and his lordsוְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261,cameעַלַּ֑תa.la.latH5954into the banquetמִשְׁתְּיָ֖אmish.te.Ya'H4961houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1005: andthe queenמַלְכְּתָ֜אmal.ke.Ta'H4433spakeעֲנָ֨ת'a.NatH6032and saidוַאֲמֶ֗רֶתva.'a.Me.retH560,O kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,liveחֱיִ֔יche.YiH2418for everלְעָלְמִ֣יןle.'al.MinH5957:let notH409thy thoughtsרַעְיוֹנָ֔ךְra'.yo.NakhH7476troubleיְבַהֲלוּךְ֙ye.va.ha.luKhH927thee, nor let thy countenanceוְזִיוָ֖יךְve.zi.VaikhH2122be changedיִשְׁתַּנּֽוֹ׃yish.ta.NoH8133:

11There isאִיתַ֨י'i.TaiH383a manגְּבַ֜רge.VarH1400in thy kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָ֗ךְbe.mal.khu.TakhH4437, in whom isthe Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7308of the Holyקַדִּישִׁין֮ka.di.ShinH6922Godאֱלָהִ֣ין'e.la.HinH426;and in the daysוּבְיוֹמֵ֣יu.ve.yo.MeiH3118of thy fatherאֲב֗וּךְ'a.VukhH2lightנַהִיר֧וּna.hi.RuH5094and understandingוְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּve.sa.khe.le.ta.NuH7924and wisdomוְחָכְמָ֥הve.cha.khe.MahH2452,like the wisdomכְּחָכְמַת־ke.cha.khe.mat-H2452of the godsאֱלָהִ֖ין'e.la.HinH426,was foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in him; whom the kingוּמַלְכָּ֤אu.mal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thy fatherאֲב֔וּךְ'a.VukhH2,the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430, I say,thy fatherאֲב֥וּךְ'a.VukhH2,madeהֲקִימֵ֖הּha.ki.MehH6966masterרַ֧בravH7229of the magiciansחַרְטֻמִּ֣יןchar.tu.MinH2749,astrologersאָֽשְׁפִ֗ין'a.she.FinH826,Chaldeansכַּשְׂדָּאִין֙kas.da.'InH3779, andsoothsayersגָּזְרִ֔יןga.ze.RinH1505;

12Forasmuch asקֳבֵ֡לko.VelH3606 H6903an excellentיַתִּירָ֡הya.ti.RahH3493spiritר֣וּחַ׀Ru.achH7308,and knowledgeוּמַנְדַּ֡עu.man.Da'H4486,and understandingוְשָׂכְלְתָנ֡וּve.sa.khe.le.ta.NuH7924,interpretingמְפַשַּׁ֣רme.fa.SharH6590of dreamsחֶלְמִין֩chel.MinH2493,and shewingוַֽאַֽחֲוָיַ֨תva.'a.cha.va.YatH263of hard sentencesאֲחִידָ֜ן'a.chi.DanH280,and dissolvingוּמְשָׁרֵ֣אu.me.sha.Re'H8271of doubtsקִטְרִ֗יןkit.RinH7001,were foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֤חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in the same Danielבְּדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלbe.Da.ni.YelH1841,whom the kingמַלְכָּ֥אmal.Ka'H4430namedשָׂם־ שְׁמֵ֖הּsom- she.MehH8036 H7761Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096:nowכְּעַ֛ןke.'AnH3705let Danielדָּנִיֵּ֥אלda.ni.YelH1841be calledיִתְקְרֵ֖יyit.ke.ReiH7123,and he will shewיְהַֽחֲוֵֽה׃ פye.Ha.cha.VehH2324the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥הu.fish.Rah'H6591.

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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