Daniel 5:7
Call doth the king mightily, to bring up the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. Answered hath the king, and said to the wise men of Babylon, that, 'Any man who doth read this writing, and its interpretation doth shew me, purple he putteth on, and a bracelet of gold is on his neck, and third in the kingdom he doth rule.'Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
'Anefē
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- תְּלִיתַיtᵉlîythaythird
- הַמְנִיךְhamnîyka necklace
- לְבַשׁlᵉbash{properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or an
- צַוַּארtsavvaʼr{the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)}
- אַרְגְּוָןʼargᵉvân{purple}
- גְּזַרgᵉzarto quarry; determine
- חַיִלchayilan army, or strength
- אַשָּׁףʼashshâph{a conjurer}
+lea 'e 17 kehe 'i he veesi ni
Ko e ngaahi lea faka-Hepelū mo e faka-Kalisi 'oku tu'u 'i he tu'a 'o e veesi ni. 'E ha'u 'a e fakahoa lea-ki-he-lea mo e liliu lea-ki-he-lea.
Ko e me'a 'oku kei toe
- Belshazzar in the Nabonidus textsLave'i 'i tu'a mei he Tohi TapuA figure once cited as proof that Daniel was fiction turns out to be documented in Babylonian records — including the co-regency that makes the book's odd detail about "third ruler" make sense.