15. Source Text: Aramaic (WLC). Daniel 5:15:1 ⧉וּכְעַ֞ןukheanand now Daniel 5:15:2 ⧉הֻעַ֣לּוּhualluwere brought Daniel 5:15:3 ⧉קָֽדָמַ֗יkadamaibefore me Daniel 5:15:4 ⧉חַכִּֽימַיָּא֙khakimaiyathe wise men Daniel 5:15:5 ⧉אָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔אashfeiyathe enchanters Daniel 5:15:6 ⧉דִּֽי־כְתָבָ֤הdikhetavathat the writing Daniel 5:15:7 ⧉דְנָה֙denathis Daniel 5:15:8 ⧉יִקְר֔וֹןyikronread Daniel 5:15:9 ⧉וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּufishrehand its interpretation Daniel 5:15:10 ⧉לְהוֹדָעֻתַ֑נִיlehodautanito make known to me Daniel 5:15:11 ⧉וְלָֽא־כָהֲלִ֥יןvelakhahalinbut they were not able Daniel 5:15:12 ⧉פְּשַֽׁר־מִלְּתָ֖אpesharmiltethe interpretation of the matter Daniel 5:15:13 ⧉לְהַחֲוָיָֽה׃lehakhavayato show |
15. Formal Translation And now the wise men and the enchanters have been brought in before me, so that they might read this writing and make its interpretation known to me, but they have not been able to show the interpretation of the matter. |
15. Dynamic Translation Now the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this inscription and explain its meaning to me, but they could not reveal what the message means. |