Revised Version 1895

Daniel 5

1Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֣רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113thekingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430madeעֲבַד֙'a.VadH5648agreatרַ֔בRavH7229feastלְחֶ֣םle.ChemH3900to athousandאֲלַ֑ף'a.LafH506of his lords, anddrankשָׁתֵֽה׃sha.TehH8355wineחַמְרָ֥אcham.Ra'H2562beforeוְלָקֳבֵ֥לve.lo.ko.VelH6903thethousandאַלְפָּ֖א'al.Pa'H506.

2Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113, whiles he tasted thewineחַמְרָ֗אcham.Ra'H2562,commandedאֲמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH560tobringלְהַיְתָיָה֙le.hay.ta.YahH858thegoldenדַּהֲבָ֣אda.ha.Va'H1722andsilverוְכַסְפָּ֔אve.khas.Pa'H3702vesselsלְמָאנֵי֙le.ma.NeiH3984whichדִּ֤יdiH1768Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020hisfatherאֲב֔וּהִי'a.Vu.hiH2hadtakenהַנְפֵּק֙han.PekH5312out of thetempleהֵיכְלָ֖אheikh.La'H1965whichדִּ֣יdiH1768was inJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390; that thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430and his lords, hiswivesשֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּshe.ge.la.TehH7695and hisconcubinesוּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃u.le.che.na.TehH3904, mightdrinkוְיִשְׁתּ֣וֹןve.yish.TonH8355therein.

3Then theybroughtהַיְתִיו֙hay.TivH858thegoldenדַהֲבָ֔אda.ha.Va'H1722vesselsמָאנֵ֣יma.NeiH3984that weretakenהַנְפִּ֗קוּhan.Pi.kuH5312out of thetempleH1005of thehouseבֵ֥יתveitH1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426whichH1768was atJerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390; and thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430and his lords, hiswivesשֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּshe.ge.la.TehH7695and hisconcubinesוּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃u.le.che.na.TehH3904,drankוְאִשְׁתִּ֣יוve.'ish.TivH8355in them.

4Theydrankאִשְׁתִּ֖יו'ish.TivH8355wineחַמְרָ֑אcham.Ra'H2562, andpraisedוְ֠שַׁבַּחוּVe.sha.ba.chuH7624thegodsלֵֽאלָהֵ֞יle.la.HeiH426ofgoldדַּהֲבָ֧אda.ha.Va'H1722, and ofsilverוְכַסְפָּ֛אve.khas.Pa'H3702, of brass, ofironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523, ofwoodאָעָ֥א'a.'A'H636, and ofstoneוְאַבְנָֽא׃ve.'av.Na'H69.

5In the same hourcameH5312forthH5312thefingersאֶצְבְּעָן֙'etz.be.'AnH677of aman’sאֱנָ֔שׁ'e.NashH606handיַד־yad-H3028, andwroteוְכָֽתְבָן֙ve.kha.te.VanH3790overagainstעַל־'al-H5922the candlestick upon the plaister of thewallכְתַ֥לkhe.TalH3797of theking’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430palaceהֵיכְלָ֖אheikh.La'H1965: and thekingוּמַלְכָּ֣אu.mal.Ka'H4430sawחָזֵ֔הcha.ZehH2370the part of thehandיְדָ֖הye.Dah'H3028thatwroteכָתְבָֽה׃kha.te.VahH3790.

6Then theking’sמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430countenance waschangedשְׁנ֔וֹהִיshe.No.hiH8133in him, and histhoughtsוְרַעיֹנֹ֖הִיve.ra.'.yo.No.hiH7476troubledיְבַהֲלוּנֵּ֑הּye.va.ha.lu.NehH927him; and thejointsוְקִטְרֵ֤יve.kit.ReiH7001of his loins wereloosedמִשְׁתָּרַ֔יִןmish.ta.Ra.yinH8271, and his knees smote one againstanotherH1668.

7Thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430criedaloudבְּחַ֔יִלbe.Cha.yilH2429tobringלְהֶֽעָלָה֙le.he.'a.LahH5954in the enchanters, theChaldeansכַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖יkas.da.'eH3779, and the soothsayers. Thekingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430spake andsaidוְאָמַ֣ר׀ve.'a.MarH560to thewiseלְחַכִּימֵ֣יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445ofBabylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH895, Whosoever shallreadH7123thiswritingכְּתָבָ֣הke.ta.Vah'H3792, and shewmeH5954theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.RehH6591thereof, shall beclothedיִלְבַּ֗שׁyil.BashH3848withpurpleאַרְגְּוָנָ֣א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711, and have a chain ofgoldדַהֲבָא֙da.ha.Va'H1722aboutעַֽל־'al-H5922hisneckצַוְּארֵ֔הּtza.ve.RehH6676, and shall be thethirdוְתַלְתִּ֥יve.tal.TiH8523rulerיִשְׁלַֽט׃ סyish.LatH7981in thekingdomבְמַלְכוּתָ֖אve.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.

8Thencameעָֽלִּ֔יןa.la.linH5954inallכֹּ֖לkolH3606theking’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430wiseחַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445: but theycouldכָהֲלִ֤יןkha.ha.LinH3546notH3809readלְמִקְרֵ֔אle.mik.Re'H7123thewritingכְּתָבָא֙ke.ta.Va'H3792,norH3809makeלְהוֹדָעָ֥הle.ho.da.'AhH3046knownH3046to thekingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.rahH6591.

9Then waskingמַלְכָּ֤אmal.Ka'H4430Belshazzarבֵלְשַׁאצַּר֙ve.le.sha.TzarH1113greatlyשַׂגִּ֣יאsa.Gi'H7690troubledמִתְבָּהַ֔לmit.ba.HalH927, and his countenance waschangedשָׁנַ֣יִןsha.Na.yinH8133in him, and his lords wereperplexedמִֽשְׁתַּבְּשִֽׁין׃Mish.ta.be.ShinH7672.

10NowH4430thequeenמַלְכְּתָ֕אmal.ke.Ta'H4433by reason of thewordsמִלֵּ֤יmi.LeiH4406of thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430and his lordscameH5954intoH5954thebanquetמִשְׁתְּיָ֖אmish.te.Ya'H4961houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1005: thequeenמַלְכְּתָ֜אmal.ke.Ta'H4433spake andsaidוַאֲמֶ֗רֶתva.'a.Me.retH560, Okingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,liveחֱיִ֔יche.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֣יןle.'al.MinH5957; let not thythoughtsרַעְיוֹנָ֔ךְra'.yo.NakhH7476trouble thee, nor let thy countenance bechangedיִשְׁתַּנּֽוֹ׃yish.ta.NoH8133:

11There is amanגְּבַ֜רge.VarH1400in thykingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָ֗ךְbe.mal.khu.TakhH4437, inwhomדִּ֠יdiH1768is thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7308of theholyקַדִּישִׁין֮ka.di.ShinH6922godsאֱלָהִ֣ין'e.la.HinH426; and in thedaysוּבְיוֹמֵ֣יu.ve.yo.MeiH3118of thyfatherאֲב֗וּךְ'a.VukhH2light and understanding andwisdomוְחָכְמָ֥הve.cha.khe.MahH2452, like thewisdomכְּחָכְמַת־ke.cha.khe.mat-H2452of thegodsאֱלָהִ֖ין'e.la.HinH426, wasfoundהִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in him: and thekingוּמַלְכָּ֤אu.mal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thyfatherאֲב֔וּךְ'a.VukhH2, thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430, I say, thyfatherאֲב֥וּךְ'a.VukhH2,madeהֲקִימֵ֖הּha.ki.MehH6966him master of themagiciansחַרְטֻמִּ֣יןchar.tu.MinH2749, enchanters,Chaldeansכַּשְׂדָּאִין֙kas.da.'InH3779, and soothsayers;

12forasmuch as an excellentspiritר֣וּחַ׀Ru.achH7308, andknowledgeוּמַנְדַּ֡עu.man.Da'H4486, and understanding, interpreting ofdreamsחֶלְמִין֩chel.MinH2493, and shewing of dark sentences, and dissolving of doubts, werefoundהִשְׁתְּכַ֤חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in the sameDanielבְּדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלbe.Da.ni.YelH1841,whomH1768thekingמַלְכָּ֥אmal.Ka'H4430namedשְׁמֵ֖הּshe.MehH8036Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096.Nowכְּעַ֛ןke.'AnH3705letH3705Danielדָּנִיֵּ֥אלda.ni.YelH1841becalledיִתְקְרֵ֖יyit.ke.ReiH7123, and he will shew theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥הu.fish.Rah'H6591.

13Then wasDanielדָּֽנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1841broughtH858inbeforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925thekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430. Thekingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430spake andsaidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560untoDanielלְדָנִיֵּ֗אלle.da.ni.YelH1841, Art thou thatDanielדָנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841,whichH1768art of thechildrenH1123of the captivity ofJudahיְה֔וּדye.HudH3061,whomH1768thekingמַלְכָּ֥אmal.Ka'H4430myfatherאַ֖בִי'A.viH2broughtH858out ofJudahיְהֽוּד׃ye.HudH3061?

14I haveheardוְשִׁמְעֵ֣תve.shim.'EtH8086of thee, that thespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7308of thegodsאֱלָהִ֖ין'e.la.HinH426is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellentwisdomוְחָכְמָ֥הve.cha.khe.MahH2452isfoundהִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in thee.

15Andnowוּכְעַ֞ןu.khe.'AnH3705thewiseחַכִּֽימַיָּא֙cha.ki.mai.Ya'H2445menH2445, the enchanters, have beenbroughtהֻעַ֣לּוּhu.'A.luH5954inbeforeH6925meH6925, that they shouldreadיִקְר֔וֹןyik.RonH7123thiswritingכְתָבָ֤הkhe.ta.Vah'H3792, andmakeלְהוֹדָעֻתַ֑נִיle.ho.da.'u.Ta.niH3046knownH3046untomeH6925theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591thereof: but theycouldכָהֲלִ֥יןkha.ha.LinH3546notוְלָֽא־ve.la'-H3809shew theinterpretationפְּשַֽׁר־pe.shar-H6591of thethingמִלְּתָ֖אmi.le.Ta'H4406.

16But I haveheardשִׁמְעֵ֣תshim.'EtH8086of thee, that thou canstgiveH6590interpretationsH6590, and dissolve doubts:nowכְּעַ֡ןke.'AnH3705ifהֵן֩henH2006thou canstreadלְמִקְרֵ֗אle.mik.Re'H7123thewritingכְּתָבָ֜אke.ta.Va'H3792, andmakeלְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִיle.ho.Da.'u.Ta.niH3046knownH3046to me theinterpretationH6591thereof, thou shalt beclothedתִלְבַּ֗שׁtil.BashH3848withpurpleאַרְגְּוָנָ֣א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711, and have a chain ofgoldדַהֲבָא֙da.ha.Va'H1722aboutH5922thyneckצַוְּארָ֔ךְtza.ve.RakhH6676, and shalt be thethirdוְתַלְתָּ֥אve.tal.Ta'H8531rulerתִּשְׁלַֽט׃ פtish.LatH7981in thekingdomבְמַלְכוּתָ֖אve.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.

17ThenDanielדָנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelH1841answeredעָנֵ֣ה'a.NehH6032andsaidוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH560beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925thekingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, Let thygiftsמַתְּנָתָךְ֙ma.te.na.toKhH4978be to thyself, andgiveהַ֑בHavH3052thyrewardsוּנְבָ֥זְבְּיָתָ֖ךְu.ne.Va.ze.be.ya.TakhH5023toanotherלְאָחֳרָ֣ןle.'o.cho.RanH321; nevertheless I willreadאֶקְרֵ֣א'ek.Re'H7123thewritingכְּתָבָא֙ke.ta.Va'H3792unto thekingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430, andmakeאֲהוֹדְעִנֵּֽהּ׃'a.hod.'i.NehH3046knownH3046to him theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591.

18O thoukingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430, theMostעִלָּאָ֔הi.la.ya'H5943HighH5943Godאֱלָהָא֙'e.la.Ha'H426gaveיְהַ֖בye.HavH3052Nebuchadnezzarלִנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּ֥רlin.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thyfatherאֲבֽוּךְ׃'a.VukhH2thekingdomמַלְכוּתָ֤אmal.khu.Ta'H4437, andgreatnessוּרְבוּתָא֙u.re.vu.Ta'H7238, andgloryוִיקָרָ֣אvi.ka.Ra'H3367, andmajestyוְהַדְרָ֔הve.had.Rah'H1923:

19andbecauseH4481of thegreatnessרְבוּתָא֙re.vu.Ta'H7238that hegaveיְהַב־ye.hav-H3052him,allכֹּ֣לkolH3606thepeoplesעַֽמְמַיָּ֗א'a.mai.Ya'H5972,nationsאֻמַיָּא֙'u.mai.Ya'H524, and languagestrembledזָיְעִ֥יןza.'a.'inH2112andfearedוְדָחֲלִ֖יןve.da.cha.LinH1763beforeH6925him:whomH1768he would heslewקָטֵ֗לka.TelH6992, andwhomH1768he would hekeptH1934aliveמַחֵ֔אma.Che'H2418; andwhomH1768he would he raisedupH6925, andwhomH1768he would he put down.

20But when hisheartלִבְבֵ֔הּli.VehH3825wasliftedרִ֣םrimH7313up, and hisspiritוְרוּחֵ֖הּve.ru.ChehH7308was hardened that he dealt proudly, he wasdeposedהָנְחַת֙ha.ne.ChatH5182from his kinglythroneכָּרְסֵ֣אka.re.Se'H3764, and they took hisgloryוִֽיקָרָ֖הvi.ka.Rah'H3367from him:

21and he wasdrivenטְרִ֜ידte.RidH2957from thesonsH1123ofmenאֲנָשָׁ֨א'a.na.Sha'H606; and hisheartוְלִבְבֵ֣הּ׀ve.li.VehH3825wasmadeH3046like thebeastsחֵיוְתָ֣אcheiv.Ta'H2423, and hisdwellingמְדוֹרֵ֔הּme.do.RehH4070was with thewildעֲרָֽדַיָּא֙'a.ra.dai.Ya'H6167asses; he was fed withgrassעִשְׂבָּ֤א'is.Ba'H6211like oxen, and hisbodyגִּשְׁמֵ֣הּgish.MehH1655was wet with thedewוּמִטַּ֥לu.mi.TalH2920ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'H8065:untilעַ֣ד'adH5705heknewH3046that theMostעִלָּאָה֙i.la.ya'H5943HighH5943Godאֱלָהָ֤א'e.la.Ha'H426ruleth in thekingdomבְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.KhutH4437ofmenאֲנָשָׁ֔א'a.na.Sha'H606, and that he setteth up over it whomsoever he will.

22And thou hissonבְּרֵהּ֙be.RehH1247, OBelshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֔רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113, hastnotלָ֥אla'H3809humbledהַשְׁפֵּ֖לְתְּhash.Pe.letH8214thineheartלִבְבָ֑ךְli.VakhH3825,thoughקֳבֵ֕לko.VelH6903thou knewestallכָל־khol-H3606this;

23but hastliftedהִתְרוֹמַ֡מְתָּhit.ro.Mam.taH7313upH6925thyselfagainstוְעַ֣לve.'AlH5922theLordמָרֵֽא־ma.re'-H4756ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֣א׀she.mai.Ya'H8065; and they havebroughtהַיְתִ֣יוhay.TivH858thevesselsוּלְמָֽאנַיָּ֨אu.le.ma.nai.Ya'H3984of hishouseבַיְתֵ֜הּvay.TehH1005beforeH6925thee, and thou and thy lords, thywivesשֵֽׁגְלָתָ֣ךְshe.ge.la.TakhH7695and thyconcubinesוּלְחֵנָתָךְ֮u.le.che.na.toKhH3904, have drunkwineחַמְרָא֮cham.Ra'H2562in them; and thou hastpraisedשַׁבַּ֑חְתָּsha.Bach.taH7624thegodsוְלֵֽאלָהֵ֣יve.le.la.HeiH426ofsilverכַסְפָּֽא־khas.pa-'H3702, andgoldוְ֠דַהֲבָאVe.da.ha.va'H1722, of brass,ironפַרְזְלָ֜אfar.ze.La'H6523,woodאָעָ֣א'a.'A'H636, andstoneוְאַבְנָ֗אve.'av.Na'H69,whichדִֽי־di-H1768seeחָזַ֧יִןcha.Za.yinH2370notלָֽא־la'-H3809,norוְלָא־ve.la'-H3809hearשָׁמְעִ֛יןsha.me.'InH8086,norוְלָ֥אve.La'H3809knowיָדְעִ֖יןya.de.'InH3046: and theGodוְלֵֽאלָהָ֞אve.le.la.Ha'H426inwhoseדִּ֠יdiH1768handבִּידֵ֛הּbi.DehH3028thy breath is, andwhoseדִּֽי־di-H1768areallוְכָל־ve.kholH3606thywaysאֹרְחָתָ֥ךְ'o.re.cha.TakhH735, hast thounotלָ֥אla'H3809glorifiedהַדַּֽרְתָּ׃ha.Dar.taH1922:

24Then was thepartמִן־min-H4481of thehandיְדָ֑אye.Da'H3028sentשְׁלִ֖יַחַshe.Li.ya.achH7972frombeforeקֳדָמ֔וֹהִיko.da.Mo.hiH6925him, and thiswritingוּכְתָבָ֥אu.khe.ta.Va'H3792was inscribed.

25And this is thewritingכְתָבָ֖אkhe.ta.Va'H3792that was inscribed,MENEמְנֵ֥אme.Ne'H4484,MENEמְנֵ֖אme.Ne'H4484, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.

26This is theinterpretationפְּשַֽׁר־pe.shar-H6591of thethingמִלְּתָ֑אmi.le.Ta'H4406:MENEמְנֵ֕אme.Ne'H4484;Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426hathnumberedמְנָֽה־me.nah-H4483thykingdomמַלְכוּתָ֖ךְmal.khu.TakhH4437, and brought it to anendוְהַשְׁלְמַֽהּ׃ve.hash.le.MahH8000.

27TEKEL; thou art weighed in the balances, and artfoundוְהִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַתְּve.hish.te.Kha.chatH7912wanting.

28PERES; thykingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔ךְmal.khu.TakhH4437is divided, andgivenוִיהִיבַ֖תvi.hi.VatH3052to theMedesלְמָדַ֥יle.ma.DaiH4076andPersiansוּפָרָֽס׃u.fa.RasH6540.

29Thencommandedאֲמַ֣ר'a.MarH560Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113, and theyclothedוְהַלְבִּ֤ישׁוּve.hal.Bi.shuH3848Danielלְדָֽנִיֵּאל֙le.da.ni.yeLH1841withpurpleאַרְגְּוָנָ֔א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711, and put a chain ofgoldדַהֲבָ֖אda.ha.Va'H1722aboutH5922hisneckצַוְּארֵ֑הּtza.ve.RehH6676, and madeproclamationוְהַכְרִ֣זֽוּve.hakh.Ri.zuH3745concerning him, that he should be thethirdתַּלְתָּ֖אtal.Ta'H8531rulerשַׁלִּ֛יטsha.LitH7990in thekingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָֽא׃be.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.

30In thatnightבְּלֵ֣ילְיָ֔אbe.Lei.le.Ya'H3916Belshazzarבֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֖רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113theChaldeanכַשְׂדָּאָֽה׃ פkhas.da.ya'H3779kingמַלְכָּ֥אmal.Ka'H4430wasslainקְטִ֕ילke.TilH6992.

31And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.

Commentaries on Daniel 5

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