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Daniel 5:1-12

1Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֣רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113thekingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430madeעֲבַד֙'a.VadH5648agreatרַ֔בRavH7229feastלְחֶ֣םle.ChemH3900to athousandאֲלַ֑ף'a.LafH506of hislordsלְרַבְרְבָנ֖וֹהִיle.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261, anddrankשָׁתֵֽה׃sha.TehH8355wineחַמְרָ֥אcham.Ra'H2562beforeוְלָקֳבֵ֥לve.lo.ko.VelH6903thethousandאַלְפָּ֖א'al.Pa'H506.

2Belshazzarבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞רbe.le.sha.TzarH1113, while hetastedבִּטְעֵ֣םbit.'EmH2942thewineחַמְרָ֗אcham.Ra'H2562,commandedאֲמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH560tobringלְהַיְתָיָה֙le.hay.ta.YahH858thegoldenדַּהֲבָ֣אda.ha.Va'H1722andsilverוְכַסְפָּ֔אve.khas.Pa'H3702vesselsלְמָאנֵי֙le.ma.NeiH3984which hisfatherאֲב֔וּהִי'a.Vu.hiH2Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020hadtakenהַנְפֵּק֙han.PekH5312outofמִן־min-H4481thetempleהֵיכְלָ֖אheikh.La'H1965which was inJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390; that thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430, and hisprincesוְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261, hiswivesשֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּshe.ge.la.TehH7695, and hisconcubinesוּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃u.le.che.na.TehH3904, mightdrinkוְיִשְׁתּ֣וֹןve.yish.TonH8355in them.

3Thenבֵּאדַ֗יִןbe.Da.yinH116theybroughtהַיְתִיו֙hay.TivH858thegoldenדַהֲבָ֔אda.ha.Va'H1722vesselsמָאנֵ֣יma.NeiH3984that weretakenהַנְפִּ֗קוּhan.Pi.kuH5312outofמִן־min-H4481thetempleהֵֽיכְלָ֛אheikh.La'H1965of thehouseבֵ֥יתveitH1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426which was atJerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390; and thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430, and hisprincesוְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261, hiswivesשֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּshe.ge.la.TehH7695, and 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, ofbrassנְחָשָׁ֥אne.cha.Sha'H5174, ofironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523, ofwoodאָעָ֥א'a.'A'H636, and ofstoneוְאַבְנָֽא׃ve.'av.Na'H69.

5In the samehourשַׁעֲתָ֗הsha.'a.Tah'H8160cameforthנְפַ֙קָה֙ne.fa.kuH5312fingersאֶצְבְּעָן֙'etz.be.'AnH677of aman’sאֱנָ֔שׁ'e.NashH606handיַד־yad-H3028, andwroteוְכָֽתְבָן֙ve.kha.te.VanH3790oppositeלָקֳבֵ֣לlo.ko.VelH6903thelampstandנֶבְרַשְׁתָּ֔אnev.rash.Ta'H5043uponעַל־'al-H5922theplasterגִּירָ֕אgi.Ra'H1528of thewallכְתַ֥לkhe.TalH3797of theking’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430palaceהֵיכְלָ֖אheikh.La'H1965: and thekingוּמַלְכָּ֣אu.mal.Ka'H4430sawחָזֵ֔הcha.ZehH2370thepartפַּ֥סpasH6447of thehandיְדָ֖הye.Dah'H3028thatwroteכָתְבָֽה׃kha.te.VahH3790.

6Thenאֱדַ֤יִן'e.Da.yinH116theking’sמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430countenanceזִיוֹ֣הִיzi.Yo.hiH2122waschangedשְׁנ֔וֹהִיshe.No.hiH8133, and histhoughtsוְרַעיֹנֹ֖הִיve.ra.'.yo.No.hiH7476troubledיְבַהֲלוּנֵּ֑הּye.va.ha.lu.NehH927him, so that thejointsוְקִטְרֵ֤יve.kit.ReiH7001of hisloinsחַרְצֵהּ֙char.TzehH2783wereloosedמִשְׁתָּרַ֔יִןmish.ta.Ra.yinH8271, and hiskneesוְאַ֨רְכֻבָּתֵ֔הּve.'Ar.khu.ba.TehH755smoteנָֽקְשָֽׁן׃Na.ke.ShanH5368oneדָּ֥אda'H1668againstanotherלְדָ֖אle.Da'H1668.

7Thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430criedקָרֵ֤אka.Re'H7123aloudבְּחַ֔יִלbe.Cha.yilH2429tobringלְהֶֽעָלָה֙le.he.'a.LahH5954in theastrologersלְאָ֣שְׁפַיָּ֔אle.'A.she.fai.Ya'H826, theChaldeansכַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖יkas.da.'eH3779, and thesoothsayersוְגָזְרַיָּ֑אve.ga.ze.rai.Ya'H1505. And thekingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430spokeעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032, andsaidוְאָמַ֣ר׀ve.'a.MarH560to thewiseלְחַכִּימֵ֣יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445men ofBabylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH895,Whoeverכָל־ אֱ֠נָשׁkhol- 'E.noshH606 H3606shallreadיִקְרֵ֞הyik.RehH7123thisדְנָ֗הde.NahH1836writingכְּתָבָ֣הke.ta.Vah'H3792, andshowיְחַוִּנַּ֔נִיye.chav.vi.Na.niH2324me theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.RehH6591of it, shall beclothedיִלְבַּ֗שׁyil.BashH3848withscarletאַרְגְּוָנָ֣א'ar.ge.va.Na'H711, and have achainוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤אve.ha.mon.kha'H2002ofgoldדַהֲבָא֙da.ha.Va'H1722aboutעַֽל־'al-H5922hisneckצַוְּארֵ֔הּtza.ve.RehH6676, and shall be thethirdוְתַלְתִּ֥יve.tal.TiH8523rulerיִשְׁלַֽט׃ סyish.LatH7981in thekingdomבְמַלְכוּתָ֖אve.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.

8Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116cameעָֽלִּ֔יןa.la.linH5954inallכֹּ֖לkolH3606theking’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430wiseחַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.MeiH2445men : but theycouldכָהֲלִ֤יןkha.ha.LinH3546notוְלָֽא־ve.la'-H3809readלְמִקְרֵ֔אle.mik.Re'H7123thewritingכְּתָבָא֙ke.ta.Va'H3792, nor makeknownלְהוֹדָעָ֥הle.ho.da.'AhH3046to thekingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.rahH6591of it.

9Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116was thekingמַלְכָּ֤אmal.Ka'H4430Belshazzarבֵלְשַׁאצַּר֙ve.le.sha.TzarH1113greatlyשַׂגִּ֣יאsa.Gi'H7690troubledמִתְבָּהַ֔לmit.ba.HalH927, and hiscountenanceוְזִיוֹ֖הִיve.zi.Yo.hiH2122waschangedשָׁנַ֣יִןsha.Na.yinH8133inhimעֲל֑וֹהִיa.Lo.hiH5922, and hislordsוְרַבְרְבָנ֖וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261wereconfusedמִֽשְׁתַּבְּשִֽׁין׃Mish.ta.be.ShinH7672.

10Now thequeenמַלְכְּתָ֕אmal.ke.Ta'H4433, byreasonלָקֳבֵ֨לlo.ko.VelH6903of thewordsמִלֵּ֤יmi.LeiH4406of thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430and hislordsוְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiH7261,cameעַלַּ֑תa.la.latH5954into thebanquetמִשְׁתְּיָ֖אmish.te.Ya'H4961houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1005: and thequeenמַלְכְּתָ֜אmal.ke.Ta'H4433spokeעֲנָ֨ת'a.NatH6032andsaidוַאֲמֶ֗רֶתva.'a.Me.retH560, Okingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,liveחֱיִ֔יche.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֣יןle.'al.MinH5957: letnotH409thythoughtsרַעְיוֹנָ֔ךְra'.yo.NakhH7476troubleיְבַהֲלוּךְ֙ye.va.ha.luKhH927thee, nor let thycountenanceוְזִיוָ֖יךְve.zi.VaikhH2122bechangedיִשְׁתַּנּֽוֹ׃yish.ta.NoH8133:

11Thereisאִיתַ֨י'i.TaiH383amanגְּבַ֜רge.VarH1400in thykingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָ֗ךְbe.mal.khu.TakhH4437, in whom is thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7308of theholyקַדִּישִׁין֮ka.di.ShinH6922godsאֱלָהִ֣ין'e.la.HinH426; and in thedaysוּבְיוֹמֵ֣יu.ve.yo.MeiH3118of thyfatherאֲב֗וּךְ'a.VukhH2lightנַהִיר֧וּna.hi.RuH5094andunderstandingוְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּve.sa.khe.le.ta.NuH7924andwisdomוְחָכְמָ֥הve.cha.khe.MahH2452, like thewisdomכְּחָכְמַת־ke.cha.khe.mat-H2452of thegodsאֱלָהִ֖ין'e.la.HinH426, wasfoundהִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in him; whom thekingוּמַלְכָּ֤אu.mal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020thyfatherאֲב֔וּךְ'a.VukhH2, thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430, I say, thyfatherאֲב֥וּךְ'a.VukhH2,madeהֲקִימֵ֖הּha.ki.MehH6966masterרַ֧בravH7229of themagiciansחַרְטֻמִּ֣יןchar.tu.MinH2749,astrologersאָֽשְׁפִ֗ין'a.she.FinH826,Chaldeansכַּשְׂדָּאִין֙kas.da.'InH3779, andsoothsayersגָּזְרִ֔יןga.ze.RinH1505;

12Forasmuchasקֳבֵ֡לko.VelH6903 H3606anexcellentיַתִּירָ֡הya.ti.RahH3493spiritר֣וּחַ׀Ru.achH7308, andknowledgeוּמַנְדַּ֡עu.man.Da'H4486, andunderstandingוְשָׂכְלְתָנ֡וּve.sa.khe.le.ta.NuH7924, theinterpretingמְפַשַּׁ֣רme.fa.SharH6590ofdreamsחֶלְמִין֩chel.MinH2493, anddeclaringוַֽאַֽחֲוָיַ֨תva.'a.cha.va.YatH263of hardsentencesאֲחִידָ֜ן'a.chi.DanH280, anddissolvingוּמְשָׁרֵ֣אu.me.sha.Re'H8271ofdoubtsקִטְרִ֗יןkit.RinH7001, werefoundהִשְׁתְּכַ֤חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in the sameDanielבְּדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלbe.Da.ni.YelH1841, whom thekingמַלְכָּ֥אmal.Ka'H4430namedשָׂם־ שְׁמֵ֖הּsom- she.MehH7761 H8036Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096:nowכְּעַ֛ןke.'AnH3705letDanielדָּנִיֵּ֥אלda.ni.YelH1841becalledיִתְקְרֵ֖יyit.ke.ReiH7123, and he willshowיְהַֽחֲוֵֽה׃ פye.Ha.cha.VehH2324theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥הu.fish.Rah'H6591.

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