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Daniel 7

1Inthefirstyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8140ofBelshazzarלְבֵלְאשַׁצַּר֙le.ve.le.sha.TzarH1113kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4430ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH895Danielדָּנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841hadadreamחֵ֣לֶםChe.lemH2493andvisionsוְחֶזְוֵ֥יve.chez.VeiH2376ofhisheadH7217uponhisbedמִשְׁכְּבֵ֑הּmish.ke.VehH4903:thenבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yinH116hewrotethedreamחֶלְמָ֣אchel.Ma'H2493andtoldH560thesumofthematters.

2Danielדָנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841spakeandsaidוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH560, Isawחָזֵ֥הcha.ZehH2370inmyvisionבְּחֶזְוִ֖יbe.chez.ViH2376bynightלֵֽילְיָ֑אleil.Ya'H3916,and,behold,thefourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H703windsofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065brake forth uponthegreatH7229seaלְיַמָּ֥אle.ya.Ma'H3221.

3Andfourוְאַרְבַּ֤עve.'ar.Ba'H703greatרַבְרְבָ֔ןrav.re.VanH7260beastsחֵיוָן֙chei.VanH2423cameupfromtheseaיַמָּ֑אya.Ma'H3221, diverseoneH1668fromanother.

4ThefirstwaslikealionH744,andhadeagle’swingsוְגַפִּ֥יןve.ga.PinH1611:Ibeheld tillthewingsגַפַּ֜יהּga.PaihH1611thereofwereplucked,anditwasliftedוּנְטִ֣ילַתu.ne.Ti.latH5191upfromtheearthאַרְעָ֗א'ar.'A'H772,andmadetostandH6966upon twofeetasamanH606;andaman’sH606heartוּלְבַ֥בu.le.VavH3825wasgiventoit.

5And,behold,anotherbeastחֵיוָה֩chei.VahH2423,asecond,likeדָּמְיָ֣הda.me.YahH1821toabear;anditwasraisedup ononeחַד֙chadH2298side,andthreeוּתְלָ֥תu.te.LatH8532ribswereinitsmouthבְּפֻמַּ֖הּbe.fu.MahH6433betweenitsteeth:andtheysaidאָמְרִ֣ין'a.me.RinH560thusuntoit,AriseH6966,devourאֲכֻ֖לִי'a.Khu.liH399muchflesh.

6AfterthisIbeheld,and, lo,another,likealeopard,whichhadupon itsbackfourאַרְבַּ֛ע'ar.Ba'H703wingsגַּפִּ֥יןga.PinH1611ofabirdע֖וֹףofH5776;thebeastלְחֵ֣יוְתָ֔אle.Chei.ve.Ta'H2423hadalsofourוְאַרְבְּעָ֤הve.'ar.be.'AhH703headsרֵאשִׁין֙re.ShinH7217;anddominionוְשָׁלְטָ֖ןve.shal.TanH7985wasgiventoit.

7AfterthisIsawחָזֵ֨הcha.ZehH2370inthenight-visions,and,behold,afourthרְֽבִיעָאָ֡הre.vi.'a.yahH7244beastחֵיוָ֣הchei.VahH2423,terribleandpowerful,andstrongוְתַקִּיפָ֜אve.ta.ki.Fa'H8624exceedinglyיַתִּ֗ירָאya.Ti.ra'H3493;andithadgreatרַבְרְבָ֔ןrav.re.VanH7260ironפַרְזֶ֥לfar.ZelH6523teeth; itdevouredאָֽכְלָ֣ה'a.khe.LahH399andbrakeinpieces,andstampedtheresidue withitsfeet:anditwasdiversefromallthebeastsחֵֽיוָתָא֙chei.va.Ta'H2423thatwerebeforeit;andithadtenעֲשַׂ֖ר'a.SarH6236hornsוְקַרְנַ֥יִןve.kar.Na.yinH7162.

8Iconsideredthehornsבְּקַרְנַיָּ֗אbe.kar.nai.Ya'H7162,and,behold, there cameupamongthemanotherhornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7162,alittleoneH1668,beforewhichthreeוּתְלָ֗תu.te.LatH8532ofthefirsthornsקַרְנַיָּא֙kar.nai.Ya'H7162werepluckedupbytheroots:and,behold, inthishornבְּקַרְנָא־be.kar.na-'H7162wereeyesעַיְנִ֜ין'ay.NinH5870liketheeyesכְּעַיְנֵ֤יke.'ay.NeiH5870ofamanH606,andamouthוּפֻ֖םu.FumH6433speakingמְמַלִּ֥לme.ma.LilH4449greatרַבְרְבָֽן׃rav.re.VanH7260things.

9Ibeheld tillthronesH3764wereplaced,andonethatwasancientוְעַתִּ֥יקve.'a.TikH6268ofdaysיוֹמִ֖יןyo.MinH3118didsit:hisraimentwaswhiteassnow,andthehairוּשְׂעַ֤רu.se.'ArH8177ofhisheadרֵאשֵׁהּ֙re.ShehH7217likepurewool;histhroneH3764wasfieryflames,andthewheelsthereofburningfireH5135.

10Afiery stream issuedandcameforthfrombeforehim:thousandsH506ofthousandsH506ministered untohim,andtenthousandH506times tenthousandH506stoodיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6966beforehim:thejudgmentwassetH6966,andthebooksוְסִפְרִ֥יןve.sif.RinH5609wereopenedפְּתִֽיחוּ׃pe.Ti.chuH6606.

11Ibeheld atthattimebecauseofthevoiceH7032ofthegreatH7260wordsמִלַּיָּ֣אmi.lai.Ya'H4406whichthehornקַרְנָ֖אkar.Na'H7162spake;Ibeheldeventillthebeastחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423wasslain,anditsbodyגִּשְׁמַ֔הּgish.MahH1655destroyedH7,anditwasgiventobeburned withfire.

12Andasfortherestוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7606ofthebeastsחֵֽיוָתָ֔אchei.va.Ta'H2423, theirdominionשָׁלְטָנְה֑וֹןshal.ta.ne.HonH7985wastakenawayH5709: yet theirliveswereprolongedוְאַרְכָ֧הve.'ar.KhahH754foraseasonandatimeוְעִדָּֽן׃ve.'i.DanH5732.

13Isawחָזֵ֤הcha.ZehH2370inthenight-visions,and,behold, therecameH858withthecloudsofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065one like untoasonכְּבַ֥רke.VarH1247ofmanאֱנָ֖שׁ'e.NashH606,andhecameH858eventotheancientעַתִּ֤יק'a.TikH6268ofdaysH3118,andtheybroughtH858himnearbeforehim.

14Andtherewasgivenhimdominionשָׁלְטָן֙shal.TanH7985,andglory,andakingdomוּמַלְכ֔וּu.mal.KhuH4437,thatallthepeoplesH5972,nationsאֻמַיָּ֛א'u.mai.Ya'H524,andlanguages shouldservehim:hisdominionשָׁלְטָנֵ֞הּshal.ta.NehH7985isaneverlastingdominionשָׁלְטָ֤ןshal.TanH7985,whichshallnotpassיֶעְדֵּ֔הye'.DehH5709awayH5709,andhiskingdomוּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּu.mal.khu.TehH4437thatwhichshallnotbedestroyedתִתְחַבַּֽל׃ פtit.cha.BalH2255.

15As for me,Danielדָנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1841, myspiritרוּחִ֛יru.ChiH7308wasgrievedinthemidstבְּג֣וֹאbe.Go'H1459ofmy body,andthevisionsוְחֶזְוֵ֥יve.chez.VeiH2376ofmyheadרֵאשִׁ֖יre.ShiH7217troubledme.

16Icamenearuntooneחַד֙chadH2298ofthemthatstoodקָ֣אֲמַיָּ֔אka.'a.mai.Ya'H6966by,andaskedhimthetruthconcerningH5922allthis.SohetoldH560me,andmadeH3046meknowH3046theinterpretationוּפְשַׁ֥רu.fe.SharH6591ofthethings.

17ThesegreatH7260beastsחֵיוָתָ֣אchei.va.Ta'H2423,whicharefourאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H703,arefourאַרְבְּעָ֥ה'ar.be.'AhH703kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430,thatshallariseיְקוּמ֥וּןye.ku.MunH6966outoftheearthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

18ButthesaintsoftheMost High shallreceiveוִֽיקַבְּלוּן֙vi.ka.be.LunH6902thekingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔אmal.khu.Ta'H4437,andpossessthekingdomמַלְכוּתָא֙mal.khu.Ta'H4437foreverH5957, evenforeverH5957andeverH5957.

19Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116Idesiredtoknowthetruthconcerningעַל־'al-H5922thefourthH7244beastחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423,whichwasdiversefromallofthem, exceeding terrible,whoseteethwereofironפַרְזֶל֙far.ZelH6523,anditsnailsofbrass;whichdevouredאָֽכְלָ֣ה'a.khe.LahH399, brakeinpieces,andstampedtheresiduewithitsfeet;

20andconcerningוְעַל־ve.'al-H5922thetenעֲשַׂר֙'a.SarH6236hornsקַרְנַיָּ֤אkar.nai.Ya'H7162thatwereonitsheadבְרֵאשַׁ֔הּve.re.ShahH7217,andtheotherhornוְקַרְנָ֨אve.kar.Na'H7162whichcameup,andbeforewhichthreeתְּלָ֑תte.LatH8532fellH5308,eventhathornH7162thathadeyesוְעַיְנִ֣יןve.'ay.NinH5870,andamouthוְפֻם֙ve.FumH6433thatspakegreatרַ֥בravH7229things,whoselookwasmoreH4481stoutthanitsfellows.

21I beheld,andthesamehornוְקַרְנָ֣אve.kar.Na'H7162madewarwiththesaints,andprevailedagainstthem;

22untiltheancientעַתִּיק֙'a.TikH6268ofdaysH3118cameH858,andjudgmentwasgiventothesaintsoftheMost High,andthetimeוְזִמְנָ֣אve.zim.Na'H2166cameH858thatthesaintspossessedthekingdomוּמַלְכוּתָ֖אu.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.

23ThushesaidH560,ThefourthH7244beastחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423shallbeafourthH7244kingdomמַלְכ֤וּmal.KhuH4437uponearthבְאַרְעָ֔אve.'ar.'A'H772,whichshallbediversefromallthekingdomsמַלְכְוָתָ֑אmal.khe.va.Ta'H4437,andshalldevourוְתֵאכֻל֙ve.te.KhulH399thewholeearthאַרְעָ֔א'ar.'A'H772,andshalltreaditdown,andbreakitinpieces.

24Andasforthetenעֲשַׂ֔ר'a.SarH6236hornsוְקַרְנַיָּ֣אve.kar.nai.Ya'H7162, outofthiskingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔הmal.khu.Tah'H4437shalltenעַשְׂרָ֥ה'as.RahH6236kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430ariseיְקֻמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6966:andanothershallariseיְק֣וּםye.KumH6966afterthem;andheshall be diversefromtheformer,andheshall put downthreeוּתְלָתָ֥הu.te.la.TahH8532kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430.

25Andhe shallspeakH4449wordsוּמִלִּ֗יןu.mi.LinH4406againsttheMostעִלָּאָה֙i.la.ya'H5943HighH5943,andshallwearoutthesaintsoftheMostH5943HighH5943;andhe shall thinktochangeלְהַשְׁנָיָה֙le.hash.na.YahH8133thetimesH2166andthelawוְדָ֔תve.DatH1882;andthey shall begiveninto hishandבִּידֵ֔הּbi.DehH3028untilatimeH5732andtimesH2166andhalfatimeH5732.

26Butthejudgmentshallbeset,andthey shall takeawayH5709hisdominionוְשָׁלְטָנֵ֣הּve.shal.ta.NehH7985,toconsumeandtodestroyוּלְהוֹבָדָ֖הu.le.hoa.DahH7it untotheendסוֹפָֽא׃so.Fa'H5491.

27Andthekingdomוּמַלְכוּתָ֨הu.mal.khu.Tah'H4437andthedominionH7985,andthegreatnessוּרְבוּתָ֗אu.re.vu.Ta'H7238ofthekingdomsמַלְכְוָת֙mal.khe.VatH4437underthewholeheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065, shall begiventothepeopleלְעַ֖םle.'AmH5972ofthesaintsoftheMost High:hiskingdomמַלְכוּתֵהּ֙mal.khu.TehH4437isaneverlastingkingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4437,andalldominionsH7985shallserveandobeyhim.

28Hereistheendסוֹפָ֣אso.Fa'H5491ofthematterמִלְּתָ֑אmi.le.Ta'H4406.Asforme,Danielדָֽנִיֵּ֜אלda.ni.YelH1841,mythoughtsרַעְיוֹנַ֣יra'.yo.NaiH7476muchtroubledme,andmycountenancewaschangedH8133inme:butIkeptthematterוּמִלְּתָ֖אu.mi.le.Ta'H4406inmyheart.

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