דניאל 5
| בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר מַלְכָּא עֲבַד לְחֶם רַב לְרַבְרְבָנוֹהִי אֲלַף וְלָקֳבֵל אַלְפָּא חַמְרָא שָׁתֵֽה׃ | 1 |
Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, drinking wine before the thousand.
| בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר אֲמַר ׀ בִּטְעֵם חַמְרָא לְהַיְתָיָה לְמָאנֵי דַּהֲבָא וְכַסְפָּא דִּי הַנְפֵּק נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר אֲבוּהִי מִן־הֵיכְלָא דִּי בִירוּשְׁלֶם וְיִשְׁתּוֹן בְּהוֹן מַלְכָּא וְרַבְרְבָנוֹהִי שֵׁגְלָתֵהּ וּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃ | 2 |
Belshazzar, while he was overcome with wine, gave orders for them to put before him the gold and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar, his father, had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem; so that the king and his lords, his wives and his other women, might take their drink from them.
| בֵּאדַיִן הַיְתִיו מָאנֵי דַהֲבָא דִּי הַנְפִּקוּ מִן־הֵֽיכְלָא דִּֽי־בֵית אֱלָהָא דִּי בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם וְאִשְׁתִּיו בְּהוֹן מַלְכָּא וְרַבְרְבָנוֹהִי שֵׁגְלָתֵהּ וּלְחֵנָתֵֽהּ׃ | 3 |
Then they took in the gold and silver vessels which had been in the Temple of the house of God at Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives and his other women, took wine from them.
| אִשְׁתִּיו חַמְרָא וְשַׁבַּחוּ לֵֽאלָהֵי דַּהֲבָא וְכַסְפָּא נְחָשָׁא פַרְזְלָא אָעָא וְאַבְנָֽא׃ | 4 |
They took their wine and gave praise to the gods of gold and silver, of brass and iron and wood and stone.
| בַּהּ־שַׁעֲתָה נפקו נְפַקָה אֶצְבְּעָן דִּי יַד־אֱנָשׁ וְכָֽתְבָן לָקֳבֵל נֶבְרַשְׁתָּא עַל־גִּירָא דִּֽי־כְתַל הֵיכְלָא דִּי מַלְכָּא וּמַלְכָּא חָזֵה פַּס יְדָה דִּי כָתְבָֽה׃ | 5 |
In that very hour the fingers of a man's hand were seen, writing opposite the support for the light on the white wall of the king's house, and the king saw the part of the hand which was writing.
| אֱדַיִן מַלְכָּא זִיוֺהִי שְׁנוֹהִי וְרַעיֹנֹהִי יְבַהֲלוּנֵּהּ וְקִטְרֵי חַרְצֵהּ מִשְׁתָּרַיִן וְאַרְכֻבָּתֵהּ דָּא לְדָא נָֽקְשָֽׁן׃ | 6 |
Then the colour went from the king's face, and he was troubled by his thoughts; strength went from his body, and his knees were shaking.
| קָרֵא מַלְכָּא בְּחַיִל לְהֶֽעָלָה לְאָשְׁפַיָּא כשדיא כַּשְׂדָּאֵי וְגָזְרַיָּא עָנֵה מַלְכָּא וְאָמַר ׀ לְחַכִּימֵי בָבֶל דִּי כָל־אֱנָשׁ דִּֽי־יִקְרֵה כְּתָבָה דְנָה וּפִשְׁרֵהּ יְחַוִּנַּנִי אַרְגְּוָנָא יִלְבַּשׁ והמונכא וְהַֽמְנִיכָא דִֽי־דַהֲבָא עַֽל־צַוְּארֵהּ וְתַלְתִּי בְמַלְכוּתָא יִשְׁלַֽט׃ | 7 |
The king, crying out with a loud voice, said that the users of secret arts, the Chaldaeans, and the readers of signs, were to be sent for. The king made answer and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever is able to make out this writing, and make clear to me the sense of it, will be clothed in purple and have a chain of gold round his neck, and will be a ruler of high authority in the kingdom.
| אֱדַיִן עללין עֽ͏ָלִּין כֹּל חַכִּימֵי מַלְכָּא וְלָֽא־כָהֲלִין כְּתָבָא לְמִקְרֵא ופשרא וּפִשְׁרֵהּ לְהוֹדָעָה לְמַלְכָּֽא׃ | 8 |
Then all the king's wise men came in: but they were not able to make out the writing or give the sense of it to the king.
| אֱדַיִן מַלְכָּא בֵלְשַׁאצַּר שַׂגִּיא מִתְבָּהַל וְזִיוֺהִי שָׁנַיִן עֲלוֹהִי וְרַבְרְבָנוֹהִי מִֽשְׁתַּבְּשִֽׁין׃ | 9 |
Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled and the colour went from his face, and his lords were at a loss.
| מַלְכְּתָא לָקֳבֵל מִלֵּי מַלְכָּא וְרַבְרְבָנוֹהִי לְבֵית מִשְׁתְּיָא עללת עַלַּת עֲנָת מַלְכְּתָא וַאֲמֶרֶת מַלְכָּא לְעָלְמִין חֱיִי אַֽל־יְבַהֲלוּךְ רַעְיוֹנָךְ וְזִיוָיךְ אַל־יִשְׁתַּנּֽוֹ׃ | 10 |
The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the house of the feast: the queen made answer and said, O King, have life for ever; do not be troubled by your thoughts or let the colour go from your face:
| אִיתַי גְּבַר בְּמַלְכוּתָךְ דִּי רוּחַ אֱלָהִין קַדִּישִׁין בֵּהּ וּבְיוֹמֵי אֲבוּךְ נַהִירוּ וְשָׂכְלְתָנוּ וְחָכְמָה כְּחָכְמַת־אֱלָהִין הִשְׁתְּכַחַת בֵּהּ וּמַלְכָּא נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר אֲבוּךְ רַב חַרְטֻמִּין אָֽשְׁפִין כַּשְׂדָּאִין גָּזְרִין הֲקִימֵהּ אֲבוּךְ מַלְכָּֽא׃ | 11 |
There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, light and reason like the wisdom of the gods were seen in him: and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, made him master of the wonder-workers, and the users of secret arts, and the Chaldaeans, and the readers of signs;
| כָּל־קֳבֵל דִּי רוּחַ ׀ יַתִּירָה וּמַנְדַּע וְשָׂכְלְתָנוּ מְפַשַּׁר חֶלְמִין וַֽאַֽחֲוָיַת אֲחִידָן וּמְשָׁרֵא קִטְרִין הִשְׁתְּכַחַת בֵּהּ בְּדָנִיֵּאל דִּֽי־מַלְכָּא שָׂם־שְׁמֵהּ בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר כְּעַן דָּנִיֵּאל יִתְקְרֵי וּפִשְׁרָה יְהַֽחֲוֵֽה׃ | 12 |
Because a most special spirit, and knowledge and reason and the power of reading dreams and unfolding dark sayings and answering hard questions, were seen to be in him, even in Daniel (named Belteshazzar by the king): now let Daniel be sent for, and he will make clear the sense of the writing.
| בֵּאדַיִן דָּֽנִיֵּאל הֻעַל קֳדָם מַלְכָּא עָנֵה מַלְכָּא וְאָמַר לְדָנִיֵּאל אנתה־אַנְתְּ־הוּא דָנִיֵּאל דִּֽי־מִן־בְּנֵי גָלוּתָא דִּי יְהוּד דִּי הַיְתִי מַלְכָּא אַבִי מִן־יְהֽוּד׃ | 13 |
Then they took Daniel in before the king; the king made answer and said to Daniel, So you are that Daniel, of the prisoners of Judah, whom my father took out of Judah.
| וְשִׁמְעֵת עליך עֲלָךְ דִּי רוּחַ אֱלָהִין בָּךְ וְנַהִירוּ וְשָׂכְלְתָנוּ וְחָכְמָה יַתִּירָה הִשְׁתְּכַחַת בָּֽךְ׃ | 14 |
And I have had news of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and reason and special wisdom have been seen in you.
| וּכְעַן הֻעַלּוּ קָֽדָמַי חַכִּֽימַיָּא אָֽשְׁפַיָּא דִּֽי־כְתָבָה דְנָה יִקְרוֹן וּפִשְׁרֵהּ לְהוֹדָעֻתַנִי וְלָֽא־כָהֲלִין פְּשַֽׁר־מִלְּתָא לְהַחֲוָיָֽה׃ | 15 |
And now the wise men, the users of secret arts, have been sent in before me for the purpose of reading this writing and making clear to me the sense of it: but they are not able to make clear the sense of the thing:
| וַאֲנָה שִׁמְעֵת עליך עֲלָךְ דִּֽי־תוכל תִיכּוּל פִּשְׁרִין לְמִפְשַׁר וְקִטְרִין לְמִשְׁרֵא כְּעַן הֵן תוכל תִּכוּל כְּתָבָא לְמִקְרֵא וּפִשְׁרֵהּ לְהוֹדָעֻתַנִי אַרְגְּוָנָא תִלְבַּשׁ והמונכא וְהַֽמְנִיכָא דִֽי־דַהֲבָא עַֽל־צַוְּארָךְ וְתַלְתָּא בְמַלְכוּתָא תִּשְׁלַֽט׃ | 16 |
And I have had news of you, that you have the power of making things clear, and of answering hard questions: now if you are able to make out the writing and give me the sense of it, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain round your neck and be a ruler of high authority in the kingdom.
| בֵּאדַיִן עָנֵה דָנִיֵּאל וְאָמַר קֳדָם מַלְכָּא מַתְּנָתָךְ לָךְ לֶֽהֶוְיָן וּנְבָזְבְּיָתָךְ לְאָחֳרָן הַב בְּרַם כְּתָבָא אֶקְרֵא לְמַלְכָּא וּפִשְׁרָא אֲהוֹדְעִנֵּֽהּ׃ | 17 |
Then Daniel made answer and said to the king, Keep your offerings for yourself, and give your rewards to another; but I, after reading the writing to the king, will give him the sense of it.
| אנתה אַנְתְּ מַלְכָּא אֱלָהָא עליא עִלָּאָה מַלְכוּתָא וּרְבוּתָא וִיקָרָא וְהַדְרָה יְהַב לִנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּר אֲבֽוּךְ׃ | 18 |
As for you, O King, the Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar, your father, the kingdom and great power and glory and honour:
| וּמִן־רְבוּתָא דִּי יְהַב־לֵהּ כֹּל עַֽמְמַיָּא אֻמַיָּא וְלִשָּׁנַיָּא הֲווֹ זאעין זָיְעִין וְדָחֲלִין מִן־קֳדָמוֹהִי דִּֽי־הֲוָה צָבֵא הֲוָא קָטֵל וְדִֽי־הֲוָה צָבֵא הֲוָה מַחֵא וְדִֽי־הֲוָה צָבֵא הֲוָה מָרִים וְדִֽי־הֲוָה צָבֵא הֲוָה מַשְׁפִּֽיל׃ | 19 |
And because of the great power he gave him, all peoples and nations and languages were shaking in fear before him: some he put to death and others he kept living, at his pleasure, lifting up some and putting others down as it pleased him.
| וּכְדִי רִם לִבְבֵהּ וְרוּחֵהּ תִּֽקְפַת לַהֲזָדָה הָנְחַת מִן־כָּרְסֵא מַלְכוּתֵהּ וִֽיקָרָה הֶעְדִּיו מִנֵּֽהּ׃ | 20 |
But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became hard with pride, he was put down from his place as king, and they took his glory from him:
| וּמִן־בְּנֵי אֲנָשָׁא טְרִיד וְלִבְבֵהּ ׀ עִם־חֵיוְתָא שוי שַׁוִּיְו וְעִם־עֲרָֽדַיָּא מְדוֹרֵהּ עִשְׂבָּא כְתוֹרִין יְטַעֲמוּנֵּהּ וּמִטַּל שְׁמַיָּא גִּשְׁמֵהּ יִצְטַבַּע עַד דִּֽי־יְדַע דִּֽי־שַׁלִּיט אֱלָהָא עליא עִלָּאָה בְּמַלְכוּת אֲנָשָׁא וּלְמַן־דִּי יִצְבֵּה יְהָקֵים עליה עֲלַֽהּ׃ | 21 |
And he was sent out from among the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts', and he was living with the asses of the fields; he had grass for his food like the oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he was certain that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and gives power over it to anyone at his pleasure.
| ואנתה וְאַנְתְּ בְּרֵהּ בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר לָא הַשְׁפֵּלְתְּ לִבְבָךְ כָּל־קֳבֵל דִּי כָל־דְּנָה יְדַֽעְתָּ׃ | 22 |
And you, his son, O Belshazzar, have not kept your heart free from pride, though you had knowledge of all this;
| וְעַל מָרֵֽא־שְׁמַיָּא ׀ הִתְרוֹמַמְתָּ וּלְמָֽאנַיָּא דִֽי־בַיְתֵהּ הַיְתִיו קדמיך קָֽדָמָךְ ואנתה וְאַנְתְּ ורברבניך וְרַבְרְבָנָךְ שֵֽׁגְלָתָךְ וּלְחֵנָתָךְ חַמְרָא שָׁתַיִן בְּהוֹן וְלֵֽאלָהֵי כַסְפָּֽא־וְדַהֲבָא נְחָשָׁא פַרְזְלָא אָעָא וְאַבְנָא דִּי לָֽא־חָזַיִן וְלָא־שָׁמְעִין וְלָא יָדְעִין שַׁבַּחְתָּ וְלֵֽאלָהָא דִּֽי־נִשְׁמְתָךְ בִּידֵהּ וְכָל־אֹרְחָתָךְ לֵהּ לָא הַדַּֽרְתָּ׃ | 23 |
But you have been lifting yourself up against the Lord of heaven, and they have put the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your women, have taken wine in them; and you have given praise to gods of silver and gold, of brass and iron and wood and stone, who are without the power of seeing or hearing, and without knowledge: and to the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways, you have not given glory;
| בֵּאדַיִן מִן־קֳדָמוֹהִי שְׁלִיַחַ פַּסָּא דִֽי־יְדָא וּכְתָבָא דְנָה רְשִֽׁים׃ | 24 |
Then the part of the hand was sent out from before him, and this writing was recorded.
| וּדְנָה כְתָבָא דִּי רְשִׁים מְנֵא מְנֵא תְּקֵל וּפַרְסִֽין׃ | 25 |
And this is the writing which was recorded, Mene, tekel, peres.
| דְּנָה פְּשַֽׁר־מִלְּתָא מְנֵא מְנָֽה־אֱלָהָא מַלְכוּתָךְ וְהַשְׁלְמַֽהּ׃ | 26 |
This is the sense of the words: Mene; your kingdom has been numbered by God and ended.
| תְּקֵל תְּקִילְתָּה בְמֹֽאזַנְיָא וְהִשְׁתְּכַחַתְּ חַסִּֽיר׃ | 27 |
Tekel; you have been put in the scales and seen to be under weight.
| פְּרֵס פְּרִיסַת מַלְכוּתָךְ וִיהִיבַת לְמָדַי וּפָרָֽס׃ | 28 |
Peres; your kingdom has been cut up and given to the Medes and Persians.
| בֵּאדַיִן ׀ אֲמַר בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר וְהַלְבִּישׁוּ לְדָֽנִיֵּאל אַרְגְּוָנָא והמונכא וְהַֽמְנִיכָא דִֽי־דַהֲבָא עַֽל־צַוְּארֵהּ וְהַכְרִזֽוּ עֲלוֹהִי דִּֽי־לֶהֱוֵא שַׁלִּיט תַּלְתָּא בְּמַלְכוּתָֽא׃ | 29 |
Then, by the order of Belshazzar, they put a purple robe on Daniel, and a gold chain round his neck, and a public statement was made that he was to be a ruler of high authority in the kingdom.
| בֵּהּ בְּלֵילְיָא קְטִיל בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר מַלְכָּא כשדיא כַשְׂדָּאָֽה׃ | 30 |
That very night Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldaeans, was put to death.
| וְדָרְיָוֶשׁ מָֽדָיָא קַבֵּל מַלְכוּתָא כְּבַר שְׁנִין שִׁתִּין וְתַרְתֵּֽין׃ | 31 |
And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being then about sixty-two years old.
