Daniel 5
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בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֞רBelshazzarאֲמַ֣ר׀he saidבִּטְעֵ֣םin the taste ofחַמְרָ֗אwine theלְהַיְתָיָה֙to bringלְמָאנֵי֙obj. the vessels ofדַּהֲבָ֣אthe goldוְכַסְפָּ֔אand the silverדִּ֤יwhichהַנְפֵּק֙he had brought outנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣רNebuchadnezzarאֲב֔וּהִיfather hisמִן־fromהֵיכְלָ֖אtemple theדִּ֣יwhichבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םwas in Jerusalemוְיִשְׁתּ֣וֹןso they may drinkבְּה֗וֹןwith the themמַלְכָּא֙king theוְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיand nobles hisשֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּwives hisוּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃and concubines his
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בֵּאדַ֗יִןin thenהַיְתִיו֙they broughtמָאנֵ֣יthe vessels ofדַהֲבָ֔אthe goldדִּ֣יwhichהַנְפִּ֗קוּthey had brought outמִן־fromהֵֽיכְלָ֛אtemple theדִּֽי־whichבֵ֥יתwas the house ofאֱלָהָ֖אthe Godדִּ֣יwhichבִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑םwas in Jerusalemוְאִשְׁתִּ֣יוand they drankבְּה֗וֹןwith the themמַלְכָּא֙king theוְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיand nobles hisשֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּwives hisוּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃and concubines his
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בַּהּ־at itשַׁעֲתָ֗הmoment theנְפַ֙קָה֙they went forthאֶצְבְּעָן֙fingersדִּ֣יofיַד־a hand ofאֱנָ֔שׁa humanוְכָֽתְבָן֙and they were writingלָקֳבֵ֣לto beforeנֶבְרַשְׁתָּ֔אcandlestick theעַל־onגִּירָ֕אplaster theדִּֽי־ofכְתַ֥לthe wall ofהֵיכְלָ֖אpalace theדִּ֣יofמַלְכָּ֑אking theוּמַלְכָּ֣אand king theחָזֵ֔הwas seeingפַּ֥סthe palm ofיְדָ֖הhand theדִּ֥יwhichכָתְבָֽה׃was writing
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קָרֵ֤אwas callingמַלְכָּא֙king theבְּחַ֔יִלwith powerלְהֶֽעָלָה֙to bring inלְאָ֣שְׁפַיָּ֔אobj. conjurers theכַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖יChaldeans theוְגָזְרַיָּ֑אand astrologers theעָנֵ֨הwas replyingמַלְכָּ֜אking theוְאָמַ֣ר׀and was sayingלְחַכִּימֵ֣יto the wise men ofבָבֶ֗לBabylonדִּ֣יthatכָל־anyאֱ֠נָשׁpersonדִּֽי־whoיִקְרֵ֞הhe will read aloudכְּתָבָ֣הwriting theדְנָ֗הthisוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙and interpretation itsיְחַוִּנַּ֔נִיhe will declare to meאַרְגְּוָנָ֣אthe purpleיִלְבַּ֗שׁhe will be clothedוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤אand necklace theדִֽי־ofדַהֲבָא֙the goldעַֽל־will be onצַוְּארֵ֔הּneck hisוְתַלְתִּ֥יand thirdבְמַלְכוּתָ֖אin kingdom theיִשְׁלַֽט׃ סhe will rule
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מַלְכְּתָ֕אqueen theלָקֳבֵ֨לto beforeמִלֵּ֤יthe words ofמַלְכָּא֙king theוְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיand nobles hisלְבֵ֥יתto the house ofמִשְׁתְּיָ֖אfeast theעַלַּ֑תshe went inעֲנָ֨תshe repliedמַלְכְּתָ֜אqueen theוַאֲמֶ֗רֶתand she saidמַלְכָּא֙king Oלְעָלְמִ֣יןfor everחֱיִ֔יlive!אַֽל־may notיְבַהֲלוּךְ֙they alarm youרַעְיוֹנָ֔ךְthoughts yourוְזִיוָ֖יךְand brightnesses yourאַל־may notיִשְׁתַּנּֽוֹ׃they be changed
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אִיתַ֨יthereגְּבַ֜רis a manבְּמַלְכוּתָ֗ךְin kingdom yourדִּ֠יwhoר֣וּחַa spirit ofאֱלָהִ֣יןgodsקַדִּישִׁין֮holyבֵּהּ֒is in himוּבְיוֹמֵ֣יand in the days ofאֲב֗וּךְfather yourנַהִיר֧וּilluminationוְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּand insightוְחָכְמָ֥הand wisdomכְּחָכְמַת־like the wisdom ofאֱלָהִ֖יןgodsהִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַתit was foundבֵּ֑הּin himוּמַלְכָּ֤אand king theנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙Nebuchadnezzarאֲב֔וּךְfather yourרַ֧בchief ofחַרְטֻמִּ֣יןthe magiciansאָֽשְׁפִ֗יןconjurersכַּשְׂדָּאִין֙Chaldeansגָּזְרִ֔יןastrologersהֲקִימֵ֖הּhe appointed himאֲב֥וּךְfather yourמַלְכָּֽא׃king the
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כָּל־as toקֳבֵ֡לbecauseדִּ֣יthatר֣וּחַ׀a spiritיַתִּירָ֡הextraordinaryוּמַנְדַּ֡עand understandingוְשָׂכְלְתָנ֡וּand insightמְפַשַּׁ֣רan interpreter ofחֶלְמִין֩dreamsוַֽאַֽחֲוָיַ֨תand declaring ofאֲחִידָ֜ןriddlesוּמְשָׁרֵ֣אand loosening ofקִטְרִ֗יןknotsהִשְׁתְּכַ֤חַתit was foundבֵּהּ֙in himבְּדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלin Danielדִּֽי־whomמַלְכָּ֥אking theשָׂם־he madeשְׁמֵ֖הּname hisבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑רBelteshazzarכְּעַ֛ןnowדָּנִיֵּ֥אלDanielיִתְקְרֵ֖יlet him be summonedוּפִשְׁרָ֥הand interpretation theיְהַֽחֲוֵֽה׃ פhe will declare
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בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙in thenדָּֽנִיֵּ֔אלDanielהֻעַ֖לhe was broughtקֳדָ֣םbeforeמַלְכָּ֑אking theעָנֵ֨הwas replyingמַלְכָּ֜אking theוְאָמַ֣רand was sayingלְדָנִיֵּ֗אלto Danielאַנְתְּyouה֤וּאheדָנִיֵּאל֙are Danielדִּֽי־whoמִן־is one ofבְּנֵ֤יthe sons ofגָלוּתָא֙exile theדִּ֣יofיְה֔וּדJudahדִּ֥יwhomהַיְתִ֛יhe broughtמַלְכָּ֥אking theאַ֖בִיfather myמִן־fromיְהֽוּד׃Judah
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וּכְעַ֞ןand nowהֻעַ֣לּוּthey have been broughtקָֽדָמַ֗יbefore meחַכִּֽימַיָּא֙wise men theאָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔אconjurers theדִּֽי־thatכְתָבָ֤הwriting theדְנָה֙thisיִקְר֔וֹןthey will read aloudוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּand interpretation itsלְהוֹדָעֻתַ֑נִיto make known to meוְלָֽא־and notכָהֲלִ֥יןthey were ableפְּשַֽׁר־the interpretation ofמִלְּתָ֖אmatter theלְהַחֲוָיָֽה׃to declare
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וַאֲנָה֙and Iשִׁמְעֵ֣תI have heardעֲלָ֔ךְconcerning youדִּֽי־thatתִיכּ֥וּלyou are ableפִּשְׁרִ֛יןinterpretationsלְמִפְשַׁ֖רto interpretוְקִטְרִ֣יןand knotsלְמִשְׁרֵ֑אto loosenכְּעַ֡ןnowהֵן֩ifתִּכ֨וּלyou will be ableכְּתָבָ֜אwriting theלְמִקְרֵ֗אto read aloudוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙and interpretation itsלְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִיto make known to meאַרְגְּוָנָ֣אthe purpleתִלְבַּ֗שׁyou will be clothedוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֤אand necklace theדִֽי־ofדַהֲבָא֙the goldעַֽל־will be onצַוְּארָ֔ךְneck yourוְתַלְתָּ֥אand third theבְמַלְכוּתָ֖אin kingdom theתִּשְׁלַֽט׃ פyou will rule
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בֵּאדַ֜יִןin thenעָנֵ֣הwas replyingדָנִיֵּ֗אלDanielוְאָמַר֙and say sayingקֳדָ֣םbeforeמַלְכָּ֔אking theמַתְּנָתָךְ֙gifts yourלָ֣ךְfor yourselfלֶֽהֶוְיָ֔ןlet them beוּנְבָ֥זְבְּיָתָ֖ךְand rewards yourלְאָחֳרָ֣ןto anotherהַ֑בgive!בְּרַ֗םneverthelessכְּתָבָא֙writing theאֶקְרֵ֣אI will read aloudלְמַלְכָּ֔אto king theוּפִשְׁרָ֖אand interpretation theאֲהוֹדְעִנֵּֽהּ׃I will make known to him
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וּמִן־and fromרְבוּתָא֙greatness theדִּ֣יwhichיְהַב־he gaveלֵ֔הּto himכֹּ֣לallעַֽמְמַיָּ֗אpeoples theאֻמַיָּא֙nations theוְלִשָּׁ֣נַיָּ֔אand languages theהֲו֛וֹthey wereזָיְעִ֥יןtremblingוְדָחֲלִ֖יןand fearingמִן־fromקֳדָמ֑וֹהִיbefore himדִּֽי־whomהֲוָ֨הhe wasצָבֵ֜אpleasedהֲוָ֣אhe wasקָטֵ֗לkillingוְדִֽי־and whomהֲוָ֤הhe wasצָבֵא֙pleasedהֲוָ֣הhe wasמַחֵ֔אletting liveוְדִֽי־and whomהֲוָ֤הhe wasצָבֵא֙pleasedהֲוָ֣הhe wasמָרִ֔יםlifting upוְדִֽי־and whomהֲוָ֥הhe wasצָבֵ֖אpleasedהֲוָ֥הhe wasמַשְׁפִּֽיל׃bringing low
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וּמִן־and away fromבְּנֵי֩the sons ofאֲנָשָׁ֨אthe humankindטְרִ֜ידhe was chasedוְלִבְבֵ֣הּ׀and heart hisעִם־withחֵיוְתָ֣אanimals theשַׁוִּ֗יְוthey madeוְעִם־and was withעֲרָֽדַיָּא֙wild donkeys theמְדוֹרֵ֔הּdwelling place hisעִשְׂבָּ֤אthe grassכְתוֹרִין֙like oxenיְטַ֣עֲמוּנֵּ֔הּthey fed himוּמִטַּ֥לand from the dew ofשְׁמַיָּ֖אheavens theגִּשְׁמֵ֣הּbody hisיִצְטַבַּ֑עit became wetעַ֣דuntilדִּֽי־thatיְדַ֗עhe knewדִּֽי־thatשַׁלִּ֞יטwas having masteryאֱלָהָ֤אthe Godעִלָּאָה֙Most High theבְּמַלְכ֣וּתover the kingdom ofאֲנָשָׁ֔אthe humankindוּלְמַן־and to whomeverדִּ֥יwhomיִצְבֵּ֖הhe will be pleasedיְהָקֵ֥יםhe will appointעֲלַֽהּ׃over it
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וְעַ֣לand againstמָרֵֽא־the lord ofשְׁמַיָּ֣א׀heavens theהִתְרוֹמַ֡מְתָּyou have lifted yourself upוּלְמָֽאנַיָּ֨אand obj. vessels theדִֽי־ofבַיְתֵ֜הּhouse hisהַיְתִ֣יוthey have broughtקָֽדָמָ֗ךְbefore youוְאַ֨נְתְּand youוְרַבְרְבָנָ֜ךְand nobles yourשֵֽׁגְלָתָ֣ךְwives yourוּלְחֵנָתָךְ֮and concubines yourחַמְרָא֮the wineשָׁתַ֣יִןare drinkingבְּהוֹן֒with themוְלֵֽאלָהֵ֣יand obj. the gods ofכַסְפָּֽא־the silverוְ֠דַהֲבָאand the goldנְחָשָׁ֨אthe bronzeפַרְזְלָ֜אthe ironאָעָ֣אthe woodוְאַבְנָ֗אand the stoneדִּ֠יwhoלָֽא־notחָזַ֧יִןare seeingוְלָא־and notשָׁמְעִ֛יןare hearingוְלָ֥אand notיָדְעִ֖יןare knowingשַׁבַּ֑חְתָּyou have praisedוְלֵֽאלָהָ֞אand obj. God theדִּֽי־whoנִשְׁמְתָ֥ךְbreath yourבִּידֵ֛הּis in hand hisוְכָל־and allאֹרְחָתָ֥ךְways yourלֵ֖הּare to himלָ֥אnotהַדַּֽרְתָּ׃you have glorified
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בֵּאדַ֣יִן׀in thenאֲמַ֣רhe saidבֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗רBelshazzarוְהַלְבִּ֤ישׁוּand they clothedלְדָֽנִיֵּאל֙obj. Danielאַרְגְּוָנָ֔אthe purpleוְהַֽמְנִיכָ֥אand necklace theדִֽי־ofדַהֲבָ֖אthe goldעַֽל־was onצַוְּארֵ֑הּneck hisוְהַכְרִ֣זֽוּand they made proclamationעֲל֔וֹהִיconcerning himדִּֽי־thatלֶהֱוֵ֥אhe will beשַׁלִּ֛יטhaving masteryתַּלְתָּ֖אthird theבְּמַלְכוּתָֽא׃in kingdom the
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