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ISA-11:9 ...for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD,

as the waters cover the sea.

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Daniel 5

1. Belshazzar <1113 Belsha>tstsar > the king <4430 melek > made

<5648 <abad > a great <7227 rab > feast <3900 l@chem > to a

thousand <0506 >alaph > of his lords <7261 rabr@ban >, and drank

<8355 sh@thah > wine <2562 chamar > before <6903 q@bel > the

thousand <0506 >alaph >.

2 Belshazzar <1113 Belsha>tstsar >, whiles he tasted <2942

t@<em > the wine <2562 chamar >, commanded <0560 >amar > to

bring <0858 >athah > the golden <1722 d@hab > and silver <3702

k@caph > vessels <3984 ma>n > which <1768 diy > his father <2>

Nebuchadnezzar <5020 N@buwkadnetstsar > had taken <5312 n@phaq >

out of the temple <1965 heykal > which <1768 diy > [was] in

Jerusalem <3390 Y@ruwshalem (Chald) >; that the king <4430 melek

>, and his princes <7261 rabr@ban >, his wives <7695 shegal >,

and his concubines <3904 l@chenah >, might drink <8355 sh@thah >

therein.

3 Then <0116 >edayin > they brought <0858 >athah > the golden

<1722 d@hab > vessels <3984 ma>n > that were taken <5312 n@phaq

> out of the temple <1965 heykal > of the house <1005 bayith >

of God <0426 >elahh > which <1768 diy > [was] at Jerusalem <3390

Y@ruwshalem (Chald) >; and the king <4430 melek >, and his

princes <7261 rabr@ban >, his wives <7695 shegal >, and his

concubines <3904 l@chenah >, drank <8355 sh@thah > in them.

4 They drank <8355 sh@thah > wine <2562 chamar >, and praised

<7624 sh@bach > the gods <0426 >elahh > of gold <1722 d@hab >,

and of silver <3702 k@caph >, of brass <5174 n@chash >, of iron

<6523 parzel >, of wood <0636 >a< >, and of stone <69>.

5 In the same hour <8160 sha<ah > came <5312 n@phaq > forth

<5312 n@phaq > fingers <0677 >etsba< > of a man's <0606 >enash >

hand <3028 yad >, and wrote <3790 k@thab > over <6903 q@bel >

against <6903 q@bel > the candlestick <5043 nebr@sha> > upon the

plaister <1528 giyr > of the wall <3797 k@thal > of the king's

<4430 melek > palace <1965 heykal >: and the king <4430 melek >

saw <2370 chaza> > the part <6447 pac > of the hand <3028 yad >

that wrote <3790 k@thab >.

6 Then <0116 >edayin > the king's <4430 melek > countenance

<2122 ziyv > was changed <8133 sh@na> >, and his thoughts <7476

ra<yown > troubled <0927 b@hal > him, so that the joints <7001

q@tar > of his loins <2788 charer > were loosed <8271 sh@re> >,

and his knees <0755 >arkubah > smote <5368 n@qash > one <1668

da> > against another <1668 da> >.

7 The king <4430 melek > cried <7123 q@ra> > aloud <2429 chayil

> to bring <5924 <ella> > in the astrologers <0826 >ashshaph >,

the Chaldeans <3779 Kasday >, and the soothsayers <1505 g@zar >.

[And] the king <4430 melek > spake <6032 <anah >, and said <0560

>amar > to the wise <2445 chakkiym > [men] of Babylon <0895

Babel >, Whosoever <3605 kol > shall read <7123 q@ra> > this

<1836 den > writing <3792 k@thab >, and shew <2324 chava> > me

the interpretation <6591 p@shar > thereof, shall be clothed

<3848 l@bash > with scarlet <0711 >arg@van >, and [have] a chain

<2002 hamniyk > of gold <1722 d@hab > about <5922 <al > his neck

<6676 tsavva>r >, and shall be the third <8523 t@liythay > ruler

<7981 sh@let > in the kingdom <4437 malkuw >.

8 Then <0116 >edayin > came <5954 <alal > in all <3606 kol >

the king's <4430 melek > wise <2445 chakkiym > [men]: but they

could <3546 k@hal > not read <7123 q@ra> > the writing <3792

k@thab >, nor make known <3046 y@da< > to the king <4430 melek >

the interpretation <6591 p@shar > thereof.

9 Then <0116 >edayin > was king <4430 melek > Belshazzar <1113

Belsha>tstsar > greatly <7690 saggiy> > troubled <0927 b@hal >,

and his countenance <2122 ziyv > was changed <8133 sh@na> > in

him, and his lords <7261 rabr@ban > were astonied <2672 chatsab

10. [Now] the queen <4433 malka> >, by reason <6903 q@bel > of

the words <4406 millah > of the king <4430 melek > and his lords

<7261 rabr@ban >, came <5954 <alal > into the banquet <4961

mishteh > house <1005 bayith >: [and] the queen <4433 malka> >

spake <6032 <anah > and said <0560 >amar >, O king <4430 melek >,

live <2414 chataph > for ever <5957 <alam >: let not thy

thoughts <7476 ra<yown > trouble <0927 b@hal > thee, nor <0408

>al > let thy countenance <2122 ziyv > be changed <8133 sh@na> >:

11 There is a man <1400 g@bar > in thy kingdom <4437 malkuw >,

in whom <1768 diy > [is] the spirit <7308 ruwach > of the holy

<6922 qaddiysh > gods <0426 >elahh >; and in the days <3118 yowm

> of thy father <2> light <5094 n@hiyr > and understanding <7924

sokl@thanuw > and wisdom <2452 chokmah >, like the wisdom <2452

chokmah > of the gods <0426 >elahh >, was found <7912 sh@kach >

in him; whom the king <4430 melek > Nebuchadnezzar <5020

N@buwkadnetstsar > thy father <2>, the king <4430 melek >, [I

say], thy father <2>, made master <0729 >araz > of the magicians

<2749 chartom >, astrologers <0826 >ashshaph >, Chaldeans <3779

Kasday >, [and] soothsayers <1505 g@zar >;

12 Forasmuch as an excellent <3493 yattiyr > spirit <7308

ruwach >, and knowledge <0998 biynah >, and understanding <7924

sokl@thanuw >, interpreting <6591 p@shar > of dreams <2493

chelem >, and shewing <0263 >achavah > of hard <0280 >achiydah >

sentences <0280 >achiydah >, and dissolving <8271 sh@re> > of

doubts <7001 q@tar >, were found <7912 sh@kach > in the same

Daniel <1841 Daniye>l >, whom <1768 diy > the king <4430 melek >

named <8036 shum > Belteshazzar <1096 Belt@sha>tstsar >: now

<3705 k@<an > let Daniel <1841 Daniye>l > be called <7123 q@ra>

>, and he will shew <5046 nagad > the interpretation <6591

p@shar >.

13 Then <0116 >edayin > was Daniel <1841 Daniye>l > brought

<5954 <alal > in before <6925 qodam > the king <4430 melek >.

[And] the king <4430 melek > spake <6032 <anah > and said <0560

>amar > unto Daniel <1841 Daniye>l >, [Art] thou that Daniel

<1841 Daniye>l >, which <1768 diy > [art] of the children <1123

ben > of the captivity <1547 galuwth > of Judah <3061 Y@huwd >,

whom <1768 diy > the king <4430 melek > my father <2> brought

<0858 >athah > out of Jewry <3061 Y@huwd >?

14 I have even heard <8086 sh@ma< > of thee, that the spirit

<7308 ruwach > of the gods <0426 >elahh > [is] in thee, and

[that] light <5094 n@hiyr > and understanding <7924 sokl@thanuw

> and excellent <3493 yattiyr > wisdom <2452 chokmah > is found

<7912 sh@kach > in thee.

15 And now <3705 k@<an > the wise <2445 chakkiym > [men], the

astrologers <0826 >ashshaph >, have been brought <5954 <alal >

in before <6925 qodam > me, that they should read <7123 q@ra> >

this <1836 den > writing <3792 k@thab >, and make known <3046

y@da< > unto me the interpretation <6591 p@shar > thereof: but

they could <5346 Neqeb > not shew <2324 chava> > the

interpretation <6591 p@shar > of the thing <4406 millah >:

16 And I have heard <8086 sh@ma< > of thee, that thou canst

<3202 y@kel > make interpretations <6591 p@shar >, and dissolve

<8271 sh@re> > doubts <7001 q@tar >: now <3705 k@<an > if <2006

hen > thou canst <3202 y@kel > read <7123 q@ra> > the writing

<3792 k@thab >, and make known <3046 y@da< > to me the

interpretation <6591 p@shar > thereof, thou shalt be clothed

<3848 l@bash > with scarlet <0711 >arg@van >, and [have] a chain

<2002 hamniyk > of gold <1722 d@hab > about <5922 <al > thy neck

<6676 tsavva>r >, and shalt be the third <8531 t@lath > ruler

<7981 sh@let > in the kingdom <4437 malkuw >.

17 Then <0116 >edayin > Daniel <1841 Daniye>l > answered <6032

<anah > and said <0560 >amar > before <6925 qodam > the king

<4430 melek >, Let thy gifts <4978 matt@na> > be to thyself, and

give <3052 y@hab > thy rewards <5023 n@bizbah > to another <0321

>ochoran >; yet <1297 b@ram > I will read <7123 q@ra> > the

writing <3792 k@thab > unto the king <4430 melek >, and make

known <3046 y@da< > to him the interpretation <6591 p@shar >.

18 O thou king <4430 melek >, the most <5943 <illay > high

<5943 <illay > God <0426 >elahh > gave <3052 y@hab >

Nebuchadnezzar <5020 N@buwkadnetstsar > thy father <2> a kingdom

<4437 malkuw >, and majesty <7238 r@buw >, and glory <3367 y@qar

>, and honour <1923 hadar >:

19 And for the majesty <7238 r@buw > that he gave <3052 y@hab >

him, all <3606 kol > people <5972 <am >, nations <0524 >ummah >,

and languages <3961 lishshan >, trembled <2112 zuwa< > and

feared <1763 d@chal > before him: whom <1768 diy > he would

<6634 ts@ba> > he slew <6992 q@tal >; and whom <1768 diy > he

would <6634 ts@ba> > he kept alive <2418 chaya> >; and whom

<1768 diy > he would <6634 ts@ba> > he set <7313 ruwm > up; and

whom he would <6634 ts@ba> > he put <8214 sh@phal > down <8214

sh@phal >.

20 But when <1768 diy > his heart <3825 l@bab > was lifted

<7313 ruwm > up, and his mind <7307 ruwach > hardened <8631

t@qeph > in pride <2103 zuwd >, he was deposed <5182 n@chath >

from his kingly <4437 malkuw > throne <3764 korce> >, and they

took <5709 <ada> > his glory <3367 y@qar > from him:

21 And he was driven <2957 t@rad > from the sons <1123 ben > of

men <0606 >enash >; and his heart <3825 l@bab > was made <7737

shavah > like <5974 <im > the beasts <2423 cheyva> >, and his

dwelling <4070 m@dowr > [was] with the wild <6167 <arad > asses

<6167 <arad >: they fed <2939 t@<am > him with grass <6211 <ash

> like oxen <8450 towr >, and his body <1655 geshem > was wet

<6647 ts@ba< > with the dew <2920 tal > of heaven <8065 shamayin

>; till <5704 <ad > he knew <3046 y@da< > that the most <5943

<illay > high <5943 <illay > God <0426 >elahh > ruled <7990

shalliyt > in the kingdom <4437 malkuw > of men <0606 >enash >,

and [that] he appointeth <6966 quwm > over <5922 <al > it

whomsoever he will <6634 ts@ba> >.

22 And thou his son <1247 bar >, O Belshazzar <1113

Belsha>tstsar >, hast not humbled <8214 sh@phal > thine heart

<3825 l@bab >, though thou knewest <3046 y@da< > all <3606 kol >

this <1836 den >;

23 But hast lifted <7313 ruwm > up thyself against <5922 <al >

the Lord <4756 mare> > of heaven <8065 shamayin >; and they have

brought <0858 >athah > the vessels <3984 ma>n > of his house

<1005 bayith > before <6925 qodam > thee, and thou, and thy

lords <7261 rabr@ban >, thy wives <7695 shegal >, and thy

concubines <3904 l@chenah >, have drunk <8355 sh@thah > wine

<2562 chamar > in them; and thou hast praised <7624 sh@bach >

the gods <0426 >elahh > of silver <3702 k@caph >, and gold <1722

d@hab >, of brass <5174 n@chash >, iron <6523 parzel >, wood

<0636 >a< >, and stone <69>, which <1768 diy > see <2370 chaza>

> not, nor <3809 la> > hear <8086 sh@ma< >, nor <3809 la> > know

<3046 y@da< >: and the God <0426 >elahh > in whose <1768 diy >

hand <3028 yad > thy breath <5396 nishma> > [is], and whose

[are] all <3606 kol > thy ways <0735 >orach >, hast thou not

glorified <1922 hadar >:

24 Then <0116 >edayin > was the part <6447 pac > of the hand

<3028 yad > sent <7972 sh@lach > from him; and this <1836 den >

writing <3792 k@thab > was written <7560 r@sham >.

25 And this <1836 den > [is] the writing <3792 k@thab > that

was written <7560 r@sham >, MENE <4484 mene> >, MENE <4484 mene>

>, TEKEL <8625 t@qal >, UPHARSIN <6537 p@rac >.

26 This <1836 den > [is] the interpretation <6591 p@shar > of

the thing <4406 millah >: MENE <4484 mene> >; God <0426 >elahh >

hath numbered <4483 m@na> > thy kingdom <4437 malkuw >, and

finished <8000 sh@lam > it.

27 TEKEL <8625 t@qal >; Thou art weighed <8625 t@qal > in the

balances <3976 mo>zen >, and art found <7912 sh@kach > wanting

<2627 chacciyr >.

28 PERES <6537 p@rac >; Thy kingdom <4437 malkuw > is divided

<6537 p@rac >, and given <3052 y@hab > to the Medes <4076 Maday

> and Persians <6540 Parac >.

29 Then <0116 >edayin > commanded <0560 >amar > Belshazzar

<1113 Belsha>tstsar >, and they clothed <3848 l@bash > Daniel

<1841 Daniye>l > with scarlet <0711 >arg@van >, and [put] a

chain <2002 hamniyk > of gold <1722 d@hab > about <5922 <al >

his neck <6676 tsavva>r >, and made a proclamation <3745 k@raz >

concerning <5922 <al > him, that he should be the third <8531

t@lath > ruler <7990 shalliyt > in the kingdom <4437 malkuw >.

30. In that night <3916 leyl@ya> > was Belshazzar <1113

Belsha>tstsar > the king <4430 melek > of the Chaldeans <3779

Kasday > slain <6992 q@tal >.

31 And Darius <1868 Dar@yavesh > the Median <4077 Maday > took

<6902 q@bal > the kingdom <4437 malkuw >, [being] about

threescore <8361 shittiyn > and two <8648 t@reyn > years <8140

sh@nah > old <1247 bar >.