And the king cried out aloud to bring in the wise men, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spoke, and said to the wise men of Babylon: Whosoever shall read this writing, and shall make known to me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and shall have a golden chain on his neck, and shall be the third man in my kingdom.
Rashi
aloud Aram. בְּחַיִל, lit. with strength.
to bring in [as translated,] to bring in.
this writing [as translated,] this writing.
shall wear purple following the custom of the nobles.
chain Aram. וְהַמְנִיכָא, medallion, necklace.
and rule over over a third of the kingdom [as translated,] and rule over a third of the kingdom.
Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.