Revised Version 1895

Daniel 5:7-16

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.

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