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Daniel 10

1Inthethirdyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofCyrusלְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙le.Kho.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539athingH1697wasrevealedנִגְלָ֣הnig.LahH1540untoDanielלְדָֽנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.YelH1840,whosenameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034wascalledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1095;andthethingH1697wastrue,evenagreatגָד֔וֹלga.DolH1419warfareH6635:andheunderstoodH995thethingH1697,andhadunderstandingH995ofthevisionבַּמַּרְאֶֽה׃ba.mar.'EhH4758.

2InthosedaysH3117I,Danielדָֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1840,wasH1961mourningמִתְאַבֵּ֔לmit.'a.BelH56threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969wholeweeksH7620.

3IateH398nopleasantbreadH3899,neithercameH935fleshH1320norwineוָיַ֛יִןva.Ya.yinH3196intomymouthפִּ֖יpiH6310,neitherdidIanointH5480myselfatall,tillthreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969wholeweeksH7620werefulfilled.

4Andinthefourוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702andtwentiethdayוּבְי֛וֹםu.ve.YomH3117ofthefirstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,asIwasH1961bythesideofthegreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419riverהַנָּהָ֛רha.na.HarH5104,whichisHiddekel,

5Iliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375upmineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869,andlookedH7200,and,behold,amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376clothedH3847inlinenבַּדִּ֑יםba.DimH906,whoseloinsוּמָתְנָ֥יוu.ma.te.NavH4975weregirdedחֲגֻרִ֖יםcha.gu.RimH2296withpureH3800goldבְּכֶ֥תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800ofUphazאוּפָֽז׃'u.FazH210:

6hisbodyalsowasliketheberyl,andhisfaceוּפָנָ֞יוu.fa.NavH6440astheappearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֤הke.mar.'EhH4758oflightningבָרָק֙va.RakH1300,andhiseyesH5869asflamingtorchesכְּלַפִּ֣ידֵיke.la.Pi.deiH3940,andhisarmsוּזְרֹֽעֹתָיו֙u.ze.ro.'o.TavH2220andhisfeetlikeuntoburnishedקָלָ֑לka.LalH7044brass,andthevoiceH6963ofhiswordsדְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.RavH1697likethevoiceH6963ofamultitudeהָמֽוֹן׃ha.MonH1995.

7AndI,Danielדָנִיֵּ֤אלda.ni.YelH1840,aloneלְבַדִּי֙le.va.DiH905sawH7200thevisionהַמַּרְאָ֔הha.mar.'AhH4759;forthemenH376thatwerewithmesawH7200notthevisionהַמַּרְאָ֑הha.mar.'AhH4759;butagreatגְדֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419quakingfellH5307uponthem,andtheyfledH1272tohideH2244themselves.

8SoIwasleftH7604aloneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905,andsawH7200thisgreatהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419visionהַמַּרְאָ֤הha.mar.'AhH4759,andthereremainedH7604nostrengthכֹּ֑חKochH3581inme;formycomelinesswasturnedH2015inmeintocorruption,andIretainedעָצַ֖רְתִּי'a.Tzar.tiH6113nostrengthכֹּֽחַ׃Ko.achH3581.

9YetheardH8085IthevoiceH6963ofhiswordsדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697;andwhenIheardH8085thevoiceH6963ofhiswordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697,thenwasH1961Ifallenintoadeep sleeponmyfaceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440,withmyfaceוּפָנַ֥יu.fa.NaiH6440towardthegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

10And,behold,ahandיָ֖דyadH3027touchedנָ֣גְעָהNa.ge.'ahH5060me, whichsetmeuponmykneesanduponthepalmsוְכַפּ֥וֹתve.kha.PotH3709ofmyhandsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027.

11AndhesaidH559untome, ODanielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1840, thoumanאִישׁ־'ish-H376greatly beloved,understandהָבֵ֨ןha.VenH995thewordsבַּדְּבָרִ֜יםba.de.va.RimH1697thatIspeakH1696unto thee,andstandH5975upright;forunto theeamInowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258sentH7971.AndwhenhehadspokenH1696thiswordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697untome,IstoodH5975trembling.

12ThensaidH559heuntome,Fearתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372not,Danielדָנִיֵּאל֒da.ni.yeLH1840;forfromthefirstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117thatthou didstsetH5414thyheartלִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820tounderstandלְהָבִ֧יןle.ha.VinH995,andtohumble thyselfbeforethyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, thywordsH1697wereheardH8085:andIamcomeבָ֖אתִיVa.tiH935forthy words’ sake.

13ButtheprinceH8269ofthekingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438ofPersiaפָּרַ֗סpa.RasH6539withstoodmeoneוְאֶחָ֣דve.'e.ChadH259andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242daysי֔וֹםYomH3117;but,lo,Michaelמִֽיכָאֵ֗לmi.kha.'ElH4317,oneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259ofthechiefH8269princesH8269,cameH935tohelpלְעָזְרֵ֑נִיle.'a.ze.Re.niH5826me:andIremainedנוֹתַ֣רְתִּיno.Tar.tiH3498therewiththekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofPersiaפָרָֽס׃fa.RasH6539.

14NowIamcomeוּבָ֙אתִי֙u.Va.tiH935tomaketheeunderstandלַהֲבִ֣ינְךָ֔la.ha.Vi.ne.khaH995whatshallbefall thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971inthelatterH319daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117;forthevisionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377isyetH5750formanydaysלַיָּמִֽים׃lai.ya.MimH3117.

15AndwhenhehadspokenH1696untomeaccordingtothesewordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697,IsetH5414myfaceפָנַ֛יfa.NaiH6440towardthegroundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,andwasdumb.

16And,behold,oneinthelikenessכִּדְמוּת֙kid.MutH1823ofthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofmenH120touchedנֹגֵ֖עַno.Ge.a'H5060mylipsשְׂפָתָ֑יse.fa.TaiH8193:thenIopenedוָאֶפְתַּח־va.'ef.tach-H6605mymouthפִּ֗יPiH6310,andspakeandsaidH559untohimthatstoodהָעֹמֵ֣דha.'o.MedH5975beforeme, Omylordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113,byreasonofthevisionבַּמַּרְאָה֙ba.mar.'AhH4759mysorrowsareturnedנֶהֶפְכ֤וּne.hef.KhuH2015uponme,andIretainעָצַ֖רְתִּי'a.Tzar.tiH6113nostrengthכֹּֽחַ׃Ko.achH3581.

17Forhowוְהֵ֣יךְve.HeikhH1963cantheservantעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5650ofthismylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113talkwiththismylordאֲדֹ֣נִי'a.Do.niH113?forasforme, straightwaythereremainedH7604nostrengthכֹ֔חַKho.achH3581inme,neitherwastherebreathוּנְשָׁמָ֖הu.ne.sha.MahH5397leftH7604inme.

18Thentheretouchedוַיִּגַּע־vai.yi.ga'-H5060meagainoneliketheappearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֥הke.mar.'EhH4758ofamanH120,andhestrengthenedוַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽנִי׃Vay.cha.ze.Ke.niH2388me.

19AndhesaidH559, Omanאִישׁ־'ish-H376greatly beloved,fearתִּירָ֧אti.Ra'H3372not:peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965beunto thee,bestrongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388,yea,bestrongוַחֲזָ֑קva.cha.ZakH2388.Andwhenhespake untome,Iwasstrengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֔קְתִּיhit.cha.Zak.tiH2388,andsaidH559,Letmylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113speakH1696;forthou haststrengthenedחִזַּקְתָּֽנִי׃chi.zak.Ta.niH2388me.

20ThensaidH559he, Knowest thou whereforeIamcomeבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935unto thee?andnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258willIreturnאָשׁ֔וּב'a.ShuvH7725tofightH3898withtheprinceשַׂ֣רsarH8269ofPersiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539:andwhenIgoיוֹצֵ֔אyo.Tze'H3318forthH3318,lo,theprinceשַׂר־sar-H8269ofGreeceיָוָ֖ןya.VanH3120shallcomeבָּֽא׃Ba'H935.

21ButIwilltellאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046theethatwhichisinscribedinthewritingoftruthאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571:andthereisnonethatholdethwithmeagainstthese,butMichaelמִיכָאֵ֖לmi.kha.'ElH4317yourprinceשַׂרְכֶֽם׃ פsar.KhemH8269.

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