He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

וּבַיּ֣וֹם הַשֵּׁנִ֡י נֶאֶסְפוּ֩ רָאשֵׁ֨י הָאָב֜וֹת לְכָל־ הָעָ֗ם הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם אֶל־ עֶזְרָ֖א הַסֹּפֵ֑ר וּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖יל אֶל־ דִּבְרֵ֥י הַתּוֹרָֽה׃

vRtrasya cid vidad yena marma tujann iishaanas tujataa kiyedhaaH

וַיַּעַשׂ֩ אוֹת֨וֹ גִדְע֜וֹן לְאֵפ֗וֹד וַיַּצֵּ֨ג אוֹת֤וֹ בְעִירוֹ֙ בְּעָפְרָ֔ה וַיִּזְנ֧וּ כָֽל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אַחֲרָ֖יו שָׁ֑ם וַיְהִ֛י לְגִדְע֥וֹן וּלְבֵית֖וֹ לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃

And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.

They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.

It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

maa vo yaameSu marutash ciraM karat pra taM ratheSu codata

ni yad yuvethe niyutaH sudaanuu upa svadhaabhiH sRjathaH puraMdhim

trish cin no adyaa bhavataM navedasaa vibhur vaaM yaama uta raatir ashvinaa

וַיִּתֵּ֤ן אֶת־ רְשָׁעִים֙ קִבְר֔וֹ וְאֶת־ עָשִׁ֖יר בְּמֹתָ֑יו עַ֚ל לֹא־ חָמָ֣ס עָשָׂ֔ה וְלֹ֥א מִרְמָ֖ה בְּפִֽיו׃

somaH suto dhaarayaatyo na hitvaa sindhur na nimnam abhi vaajy a\kSaaH

Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.