H9005–/ל–l

And at the end of the days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifting up my eyes to heaven, got back my reason, and, blessing the Most High, I gave praise and honour to him who is living for ever, whose rule is an eternal rule and whose kingdom goes on from generation

וְלִקְצָ֣ת (לִ) li “to”לִשְׁמַיָּ֣א (לִ) li “to”וּלְעִלָּאָה֙ (לְ) le. “<obj.>”וּלְחַ֥י (לְ) le. “<obj.>”

And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?

לֵ֖הּ (לֵ֖) le “to”

At the same time my reason came back to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my honour and my great name came back to me; and my wise men and my lords were turned to me again; and I was made safe in my kingdom and had more power than before.

וְלִיקַ֨ר (לִ) li. “to”וְלִ֕י (לִ֕) L “<obj.>”לִֽי׃ (לִֽ) L “to”

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give worship and praise and honour to the King of heaven; for all his works are true and his ways are right: and those who go in pride he is able to make low.

לְמֶ֣לֶךְ (לְ) le. “<obj.>”לְהַשְׁפָּלָֽה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, drinking wine before the thousand.

לְרַבְרְבָנ֖וֹהִי (לְ) le. “for”וְלָקֳבֵ֥ל (לָ) lo. “<to>”

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

לְהַיְתָיָה֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְמָאנֵי֙ (לְ) le. “<obj.>”

They took their wine and gave praise to the gods of gold and silver, of brass and iron and wood and stone.

לֵֽאלָהֵ֞י (לֵֽ) le. “<obj.>”

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.

לָקֳבֵ֣ל (לָ) lo. “<to>”

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.

לְדָ֖א (לְ) le. “to”

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

לְהֶֽעָלָה֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְאָ֣שְׁפַיָּ֔א (לְ) le. “<obj.>”לְחַכִּימֵ֣י (לְ) le. “to”

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.

לְמִקְרֵ֔א (לְ) le. “to”לְהוֹדָעָ֥ה (לְ) le. “to”לְמַלְכָּֽא׃ (לְ) le. “to”

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:

לָקֳבֵ֨ל (לָ) lo. “<to>”לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “to”לְעָלְמִ֣ין (לְ) le. “for”

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 w

כָּל־ (ל) l- “to”

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.

לְדָנִיֵּ֗אל (לְ) le. “to”

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:

לְהוֹדָעֻתַ֑נִי (לְ) le. “to”לְהַחֲוָיָֽה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

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

לְמִפְשַׁ֖ר (לְ) le. “to”לְמִשְׁרֵ֑א (לְ) le. “to”לְמִקְרֵ֗א (לְ) le. “to”לְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִי (לְ) le. “to”

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.

לָ֣ךְ (לָ֣) la “for”לְאָחֳרָ֣ן (לְ) le. “to”לְמַלְכָּ֔א (לְ) le. “to”

As for you, O King, the Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar, your father, the kingdom and great power and glory and honour:

לִנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר (לִ) li “to”

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.

לֵ֔הּ (לֵ֔) Le “to”

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:

לַהֲזָדָ֑ה (לַ) la. “to”

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 Mo

וּלְמַן־ (לְ) le. “to”

And you, his son, O Belshazzar, have not kept your heart free from pride, though you had knowledge of all this;

כָּל־ (ל) l- “to”

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

וּלְמָֽאנַיָּ֨א (לְ) le. “<obj.>”וְלֵֽאלָהֵ֣י (לֵֽ) le. “<obj.>”וְלֵֽאלָהָ֞א (לֵֽ) le. “<obj.>”לֵ֖הּ (לֵ֖) le “[are] to”

Peres; your kingdom has been cut up and given to the Medes and Persians.

לְמָדַ֥י (לְ) le. “to”

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.

לְדָֽנִיֵּאל֙ (לְ) le. “<obj.>”