Here's the script, line by line, transposed to left to right for easier understanding. We have changed the lameds to word spaces, the [BN] to Z (zayen or tsadeh sound), the chet same as kaf, the gimmels to lameds, the [BL] to ayen (a vowel).

HVPOTt -- BN -- BNYM -- Z

PYSNDVRV -- HLRN -- SA

BM -- HQNYV -- TsLMQHV

BALTsVM -- TsL -- MN -- CC

HBN -- LVPYHMV -- VV

PY -- BRVHVKLBM -- BL

M -- aTLQB -- BN -- MRB -- VL

aADHMV -- NAMTM -- VMN

LT -- ZDQM

HV(hav:give to me) P(poh:here) AT(at-prefrix for under-) T(ta: box/chamber)
Give to me here the underground chamber...

BN(to comprehend) BN(prophecy) YM(AYM:frightening)
...to understand the frightening prophecy...

ZP(zaaf:anger) YS(yas:despair) ND(noda:became known) RV(rov:the majority) V(and)
...the majority have known anger and despair...

HL(Hillel:Friday sunset before Sabbath) RN(ran:rejoice, sing!)
On Hillel evening - rejoice!

SABM(Saba+aMa:the nation of Saba) HQNYV(he:the)Q(El:Lord) NY(beautiful) V(and)
The beautiful Lord of the nation of Saba...

BALZVM (bal-:don't aZeeV:abandon,desert aMa:the nation)
Don't desert the nation!

ZLMQHV (tsel:protect aMa:nation El:The Lord's he:the vav:and
...protect the Lord's nation and...

ZLMN CC(tsel:protect ma'an:home kakh:thus)
Protect the home thus...

HBN (he:the BN:prophet) LVPYHMV (LV:if poh:here Yah:Yah mavo:introduce)
If the prophet is here, [he will] introduce Yah...

VV (Friday) PY (the 80th)
Friday, the 80th... possibly refers to a date.

BRVHVKLBM BLM(BR:choose VH:wish V:and K:only L:of BM:his own BL:bal-not aMa:the nation's)
...and will choose a wish of his own... not the nation's.

M (aMa:mother) aTLQB (at-:underground tel:mound El:the Lord's ba:to enter) BN(to understand) MRB (aMa:nation RB:teacher/master) VL(indeed)
The mother [will] enter under the mound to understand the nation's teacher/master indeed...

aADHMV ('edah:to witness(f) mova:introduction) NAMTM (NA:we pray AMT:the truth aMa:mother)
[She] will witness the introduction. We pray [it is] true, Mother

VMN (V:but AMN:belief/practice/craft) LT (is covered/veiled/hidden) ZDQM (ZaDok:the sacred esoteric priesthood)
...but the practice [ritual] is hidden [from] the sacred priesthood.

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