Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar ordered the gold and silver vessels that his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple at Jerusalem to be brought so that the king and his nobles, his consorts, and his concubines could drink from them.
The golden vessels that had been taken out of the sanctuary of the House of God in Jerusalem were then brought, and the king, his nobles, his consorts, and his concubines drank from them.
Word-by-Word Analysis
באדין
67
היתיו
431
מאני
101
דהבא
12
די
14
הנפקו
241
מןהיכלא
156
דיבית
426
אלהא
37
די
14
בירושלם
588
ואשתיו
723
בהון
63
מלכא
91
ורברבנוהי
481
שגלתה
738
ולחנתה
499
Daniel 5:4
Gematria: 2352
אשתיוחמראושבחולאלהידהבאוכספאנחשאפרזלאאעאואבנא
They drank wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.
Just then, the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace opposite the lampstand, so that the king could see the hand as it wrote.
The king called loudly for the exorcists, Chaldeans, and diviners to be brought. The king addressed the sages of Babylon, “Whoever can read this writing and tell me its meaning shall be clothed in purple and wear a golden chain on his neck, and shall rule as one of threeaone of three Cf. 6.3; or “third in rank.” in the kingdom.”
Because of the state of the king and his nobles, the queen came to the banquet hall. The queen spoke up and said, “O king, live forever! Let your thoughts not alarm you or your face darken.
There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him; in your father’s time, illumination, understanding, and wisdom like that of the gods were to be found in him, and your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, exorcists, Chaldeans, and diviners.
Seeing that there is to be found in Daniel (whom the king called Belteshazzar) extraordinary spirit, knowledge, and understanding to interpret dreams, to explain riddles and solve problems, let Daniel now be called to tell the meaning [of the writing].”
Daniel was then brought before the king. The king addressed Daniel, “You are Daniel, one of the exiles of Judah whom my father, the king, brought from Judah.
Now the sages and exorcists have been brought before me to read this writing and to make known its meaning to me. But they could not tell what it meant.
I have heard about you, that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Now if you can read the writing and make known its meaning to me, you shall be clothed in purple and wear a golden chain on your neck and rule as one of three in the kingdom.”
Then Daniel said in reply to the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself, and give your presents to others. But I will read the writing for the king, and make its meaning known to him.
And because of the grandeur that [God] bestowed upon him, all the peoples and nations of every language trembled in fear of him. He put to death whom he wished, and whom he wished he let live; he raised high whom he wished and whom he wished he brought low.
He was driven away from society, and his mind made like that of a beast, and his habitation was with wild asses. He was fed grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he came to know that the Most High God is sovereign over human dominion, and sets rulers over it at will.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ומןבני
158
אנשא
352
טריד
223
ולבבה
45
עםחיותא
535
שוי
316
שויו
322
ועםערדיא
401
מדרה
249
עשבא
373
כתורין
686
יטעמונה
190
ומטל
85
שמיא
351
גשמה
348
יצטבע
181
עד
74
דיידע
98
דישליט
363
אלהא
37
עליא
111
עלאה
106
במלכות
498
אנשא
352
ולמןדי
140
יצבא
103
יהקים
165
עליה
115
עלה
105
Daniel 5:22
Gematria: 3438
ואנתהואנתברהבלשאצרלאהשפלתלבבךכלקבלדיכלדנהידעת
But you, Belshazzar his son, did not humble yourself although you knew all this.
You exalted yourself against the Sovereign of Heaven, whose temple vessels you had brought to you. You and your nobles, your consorts, and your concubines drank wine from them and praised the gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which do not see, hear, or understand; but the God who controls your lifebreath and every move you make—this One you did not glorify!
Word-by-Word Analysis
ועל
106
מראשמיאהתרוממת
1683
ולמאניא
138
דיביתה
431
היתיו
431
קדמיך
174
קדמך
164
ואנתה
462
ואנת
457
ורברבניך
490
ורברבנך
480
שגלתך
753
ולחנתך
514
חמרא
249
שתין
760
בהון
63
ולאלהי
82
כספאודהבא
179
נחשא
359
פרזלא
318
אעא
72
ואבנא
60
די
14
לאחזין
106
ולאשמעין
507
ולא
37
ידעין
144
שבחת
710
ולאלהא
73
דינשמתך
824
בידה
21
וכלארחתך
685
לה
35
לא
31
הדרת
609
Daniel 5:24
Gematria: 1878
באדיןמןקדמוהישליחפסאדיידאוכתבאדנהרשים
He therefore made the hand appear, and caused the writing to be inscribed.
Word-by-Word Analysis
באדין
67
מןקדמוהי
255
שליח
348
פסא
141
דיידא
29
וכתבא
429
דנה
59
רשים
550
Daniel 5:25
Gematria: 2170
ודנהכתבאדירשיםמנאמנאתקלופרסין
This is the writing that is inscribed: MENE MENE TEKEL UPHARSIN.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ודנה
65
כתבא
423
די
14
רשים
550
מנא
91
מנא
91
תקל
530
ופרסין
406
Daniel 5:26
Gematria: 2235
דנהפשרמלתאמנאמנהאלהאמלכותךוהשלמה
And this is its meaning: MENE—God has numberedbnumbered Aramaic mena. [the days of] your kingdom and brought it to an end;
Word-by-Word Analysis
דנה
59
פשרמלתא
1051
מנא
91
מנהאלהא
132
מלכותך
516
והשלמה
386
Daniel 5:27
Gematria: 2998
תקלתקילתבמאזניאוהשתכחתחסיר
TEKEL—you have been weighedcyou have been weighed Aramaic tekilta. in the balance and found wanting;
Word-by-Word Analysis
תקל
530
תקילת
940
במאזניא
111
והשתכחת
1139
חסיר
278
Daniel 5:28
Gematria: 2469
פרספריסתמלכותךויהיבתלמדיופרס
PERES—your kingdom has been divideddhas been divided Aramaic perisat. and given to the Medes and the Persians.”
Then, at Belshazzar’s command, they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a golden chain on his neck, and proclaimed that he should rule as one of three in the kingdom.
Word-by-Word Analysis
באדין
67
אמר
241
בלשאצר
623
והלבשו
349
לדניאל
125
ארגונא
261
והמנוכא
128
והמניכא
132
דידהבא
26
עלצוארה
402
והכרזו
244
עלוהי
121
דילהוא
56
שליט
349
תלתא
831
במלכותא
499
Daniel 5:30
Gematria: 1698
בהבליליאקטילבלאשצרמלכאכשדיאכשדאהפ
That very night, Belshazzar, the Chaldean king, was killed,