| The king | עָנֵ֤ה | ʿānē | ah-NAY |
| spake, | מַלְכָּא֙ | malkāʾ | mahl-KA |
| and said, | וְאָמַ֔ר | wĕʾāmar | veh-ah-MAHR |
| Is not | הֲלָ֥א | hălāʾ | huh-LA |
| this | דָא | dāʾ | da |
| הִ֖יא | hîʾ | hee | |
| great | בָּבֶ֣ל | bābel | ba-VEL |
| Babylon, | רַבְּתָ֑א | rabbĕtāʾ | ra-beh-TA |
| that | דִּֽי | dî | dee |
| I | אֲנָ֤ה | ʾănâ | uh-NA |
| have built | בֱנַיְתַהּ֙ | bĕnaytah | vay-nai-TA |
| house the for | לְבֵ֣ית | lĕbêt | leh-VATE |
| of the kingdom | מַלְכ֔וּ | malkû | mahl-HOO |
| by the might | בִּתְקַ֥ף | bitqap | beet-KAHF |
| power, my of | חִסְנִ֖י | ḥisnî | hees-NEE |
| and for the honour | וְלִיקָ֥ר | wĕlîqār | veh-lee-KAHR |
| of my majesty? | הַדְרִֽי׃ | hadrî | hahd-REE |