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Daniel 9

1Inthefirstyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofDariusלְדָרְיָ֛וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,oftheseedH2233oftheMedes,whowasmadekingהָמְלַ֔ךְha.me.LakhH4427overtherealmoftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778,

2inthefirstyearבִּשְׁנַ֤תbish.NatH8141ofhisreignלְמָלְכ֔וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427I,Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1840,understoodH995bythebooksH5612thenumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557oftheyearsהַשָּׁנִ֗יםha.sha.NimH8141whereofthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametoJeremiahיִרְמִיָ֣הyir.mi.YahH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,fortheaccomplishingofthedesolationsH2723ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,evenseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

3AndIsetוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414myfaceפָּנַ֗יpa.NaiH6440untotheLordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,toseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245byprayerתְּפִלָּ֖הte.fi.LahH8605andsupplicationsוְתַחֲנוּנִ֑יםve.ta.cha.nu.NimH8469,withfastingבְּצ֖וֹםbe.TzomH6685andsackclothוְשַׂ֥קve.SakH8242andashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃va.'E.ferH665.

4AndIprayedוָֽאֶתְפַּֽלְלָ֛הva.'et.pa.LahH6419untoJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430,andmadeconfession,andsaidH559, Oh,Lord,thegreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419anddreadfulGodH430,whokeepethcovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285andlovingkindnesswiththemthatloveלְאֹהֲבָ֖יוle.'o.ha.VavH157himandkeepH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽיו׃mitz.vo.TavH4687,

5we havesinnedH2398,andhave dealt perversely,andhavedonewickedlyהִרְשַׁ֣עְנוּve.hir.sha'.nuH7561,andhaverebelledH4775, eventurningH5493asideוְס֥וֹרve.SorH5493fromthy preceptsandfromthineordinancesH4941;

6neitherhavewehearkened unto thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,thatspakeinthynameבְּשִׁמְךָ֔be.shim.KhaH8034toourkingsמְלָכֵ֥ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428,ourprincesH8269,andourfathersH1,andtoallthepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

7OLordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136,righteousnessהַצְּדָקָ֔הha.tze.da.KahH6666belongeth unto thee,butuntousconfusionoffaceH6440,asatthisdayכַּיּ֣וֹםkai.YomH3117;tothemenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,andtotheinhabitantsוּלְיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יu.le.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,anduntoallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֞לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thatarenear,andthatarefarוְהָרְחֹקִ֗יםve.ha.re.cho.KimH7350off,throughallthecountrieswhither thou hastdrivenH5080them,becauseoftheirtrespassthattheyhavetrespassedagainstthee.

8OLord,tousbelongeth confusionoffaceH6440,toourkingsלִמְלָכֵ֥ינוּlim.la.Khei.nuH4428,toourprincesH8269,andtoourfathersH1,becausewehavesinnedH2398againstthee.

9TotheLordלַֽאדֹנָ֣יla.do.NaiH136ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430belongmerciesandforgiveness;forwehaverebelledH4775againsthim;

10neitherhaveweobeyedthevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,towalkinhislawsבְּתֽוֹרֹתָיו֙be.to.ro.TavH8451,whichhesetנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414beforeusbyhisservantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

11Yea,allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478havetransgressed thylawתּ֣וֹרָתֶ֔ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451,eventurningH5493asideוְס֕וֹרve.SorH5493,thattheyshouldnotobeythyvoiceבְּקֹלֶ֑ךָbe.ko.Le.chaH6963:thereforehaththecurseהָאָלָ֣הha.'a.LahH423beenpouredוַתִּתַּ֨ךְva.ti.TakhH5413outuponus,andtheoathוְהַשְּׁבֻעָ֗הve.ha.she.vu.'AhH7621thatiswrittenH3789inthelawבְּתוֹרַת֙be.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;forwehavesinnedH2398againsthim.

12Andhehathconfirmedhiswordsדְּבָר֣וֹde.va.ravH1697,whichhespakeagainstus,andagainstourjudgesH8199thatjudgedH8199us,bybringingH935uponusagreatגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419evilH7451;forunderthewholeheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064hathnotbeendoneashathbeendoneuponJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

13AsitiswrittenH3789inthelawבְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,allthisevilH7451iscomeבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935uponus:yethavewenotentreatedthefavorofJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,thatweshouldturnH7725fromouriniquitiesמֵֽעֲוֹנֵ֔נוּme.'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771,andhavediscernmentinthytruthH571.

14ThereforehathJehovahwatchedוַיִּשְׁקֹ֤דvai.yish.KodH8245overtheevilH7451,andbroughtH935ituponus;forJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430isrighteousצַדִּ֞יקtza.DikH6662inallhisworksH4639whichhedoeth,andwehavenotobeyedhisvoiceבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963.

15Andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258,OLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,thathastbroughtH3318thypeopleעַמְּךָ֜'a.me.KhaH5971forthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714withamightyH2389handבְּיָ֣דbe.YadH3027,andhast gotten theerenown,asatthisdayכַּיּ֣וֹםkai.YomH3117;wehavesinnedH2398,wehavedonewickedlyרָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ra.Sha.'e.nuH7561.

16OLordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136, accordingtoallthyrighteousnessH6666,letthineangerאַפְּךָ֙'a.pe.KhaH639andthywrathH2534,Ipraythee,beturnedיָֽשָׁב־ya.shov-H7725awayH7725fromthycityמֵעִֽירְךָ֥me.'i.re.KhaH5892Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, thyholyH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022;becauseforoursinsבַחֲטָאֵ֙ינוּ֙va.cha.ta.'Ei.nuH2399,andfortheiniquitiesוּבַעֲוֹנ֣וֹתu.va.'a.vo.NotH5771ofourfathersH1,Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֧םye.ru.sha.LimH3389andthypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֛ve.'a.me.KhaH5971arebecomeareproachלְחֶרְפָּ֖הle.cher.PahH2781toallthatareroundH5439aboutus.

17NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258,OourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, hearken untotheprayerתְּפִלַּ֤תte.fi.LatH8605ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,andtohissupplicationsתַּ֣חֲנוּנָ֔יוta.cha.nu.NavH8469,andcause thyfaceפָּנֶ֔יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440toshineוְהָאֵ֣רve.ha.'ErH215uponthysanctuaryמִקְדָּשְׁךָ֖mik.da.she.ChaH4720thatisdesolateהַשָּׁמֵ֑םha.sha.MemH8076,fortheLord’ssakeלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616.

18OmyGodאֱלֹהַ֥י׀'e.lo.HaiH430,inclineהַטֵּ֨הha.TehH5186thineearאָזְנְךָ֮'a.ze.ne.KhaH241,andhearH8085;openthineeyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,andbeholdourdesolations,andthecityוְהָעִ֕ירve.ha.'IrH5892whichiscalledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121bythynameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034:forwedonotpresentoursupplicationsתַּחֲנוּנֵ֙ינוּ֙ta.cha.nu.Nei.nuH8469beforetheeforourrighteousnesses,butforthygreatהָרַבִּֽים׃ha.ra.BimH7227mercies’sake.

19OLordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136,hearשְׁמָ֙עָה֙she.Ma.'ahH8085;OLordאֲדֹנָ֣י׀'a.do.NaiH136,forgiveסְלָ֔חָהse.La.chahH5545;OLordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136, hearkenanddo; defernot,forthine ownsakeלְמַֽעֲנְךָ֣le.ma.'an.KhaH4616,OmyGodאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,becausethycityעִירְךָ֖'i.re.KhaH5892andthypeopleעַמֶּֽךָ׃'a.Me.khaH5971arecalledנִקְרָ֔אnik.Ra'H7121bythynameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034.

20AndwhileIwasspeakingמְדַבֵּר֙me.da.BerH1696,andprayingוּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔לu.mit.pa.LelH6419,andconfessingH3034mysinחַטָּאתִ֔יcha.ta.TiH2403andthesinוְחַטַּ֖אתve.cha.TatH2403ofmypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andpresentingmysupplicationתְּחִנָּתִ֗יte.chi.na.TiH8467beforeJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430fortheholyH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022ofmyGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430;

21yea,whileIwasspeakingמְדַבֵּ֖רme.da.BerH1696inprayerבַּתְּפִלָּ֑הba.te.fi.LahH8605,themanוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376Gabrielגַּבְרִיאֵ֡לgav.ri.'ElH1403,whomIhadseenH7200inthevisionבֶחָז֤וֹןve.cha.ZonH2377atthebeginning, beingcausedtofly swiftly,touchedH5060meaboutthetimeכְּעֵ֖תke.'EtH6256oftheeveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153oblation.

22Andheinstructedme,andtalkedwithme,andsaidH559, ODanielדָּנִיֵּ֕אלda.ni.YelH1840,Iamnowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258comeיָצָ֖אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318forthH3318togiveH995thee wisdomandunderstandingוַיָּ֖בֶןvai.Ya.venH995.

23Atthebeginningofthysupplicationsתַּחֲנוּנֶ֜יךָta.cha.nu.Nei.khaH8469thecommandmentwentH3318forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318,andIamcomeבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935totellH5046thee;forthou art greatly beloved:thereforeconsiderH995thematterH1697,andunderstandH995thevisionבַּמַּרְאֶֽה׃ba.mar.'EhH4758.

24Seventyשִׁבְעִ֜יםshiv.'ImH7657weeksH7620aredecreeduponthypeopleעַמְּךָ֣׀'a.me.KhaH5971anduponthyholyH6944cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,tofinishtransgressionהַפֶּ֜שַׁעha.Pe.sha'H6588,andtomakeanendofsinsחַטָּאת֙cha.ta.'otH2403,andtomake reconciliationforiniquityעָוֹ֔ן'a.VonH5771,andtobringוּלְהָבִ֖יאu.le.ha.Vi'H935ineverlastingrighteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664,andtosealוְלַחְתֹּם֙ve.lach.TomH2856upvisionחָז֣וֹןcha.ZonH2377andprophecy,andtoanointוְלִמְשֹׁ֖חַve.lim.Sho.achH4886themostholyH6944.

25Knowוְתֵדַ֨עve.te.Da'H3045thereforeanddiscern,thatfromthegoingforthofthecommandmenttorestoreH7725andtobuildH1129Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389untotheanointedמָשִׁ֣יחַma.Shi.achH4899oneH4480,theprinceנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057,shallbesevenשִׁבְעָ֑הshiv.'AhH7651weeksH7620,andthreescoreandtwoוּשְׁנַ֗יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147weeksH7620:itshallbebuiltH1129again,withstreetandmoat,evenintroubloustimesH6256.

26Andafterthethreescoreandtwoוּשְׁנַ֔יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147weeksH7620shalltheanointedמָשִׁ֖יחַma.Shi.achH4899onebecutיִכָּרֵ֥תyi.ka.RetH3772off,andshallhavenothingוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369:andthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971oftheprinceנָגִ֤ידna.GidH5057thatshallcomeH935shalldestroyיַ֠שְׁחִיתYash.chitH7843thecityוְהָעִ֨ירve.ha.'IrH5892andthesanctuaryוְהַקֹּ֜דֶשׁve.ha.Ko.deshH6944;andtheendוְקִצּ֣וֹve.ki.TzoH7093thereofshallbewithafloodבַשֶּׁ֔טֶףva.She.tefH7858,andevenuntotheendקֵ֣ץketzH7093shallbewarמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421;desolationsaredetermined.

27AndheshallmakeH8074afirmcovenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285withmanyלָרַבִּ֖יםla.ra.BimH7227foroneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259weekH7620:andinthemidstoftheweekH7620heshall causethesacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077andtheoblationtoceaseיַשְׁבִּ֣ית׀yash.BitH7673;anduponthewingכְּנַ֤ףke.NafH3671ofabominationsשִׁקּוּצִים֙shi.ku.TzimH8251shall comeoneH259thatmakethdesolateH8074;andevenuntothefullend,andthatdetermined, shall wrathbepouredתִּתַּ֖ךְti.TakhH5413outuponthedesolateH8074.

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