Berean Standard Bible

Daniel 10

1In the thirdשָׁל֗וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of Cyrusלְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙le.Kho.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539,a messageדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697was revealedנִגְלָ֣הnig.LahH1540to DanielH1841,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was calledנִקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹnik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1095.The messageהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697was trueוֶאֱמֶ֤תve.'e.MetH571,and it concerned a greatגָד֔וֹלga.DolH1419conflictוְצָבָ֣אve.tza.Va'H6635.And the understandingוּבִ֥ינָהu.Vi.nahH998of the messageהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697was given to himוּבִין֙u.VinH995אֶת־'et-H853in a visionבַּמַּרְאֶֽה׃ba.mar.'EhH4758.

2In thoseהָהֵ֑םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589,DanielH1841,wasהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961mourningמִתְאַבֵּ֔לmit.'a.BelH56for threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969fullיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117weeksשָׁבֻעִ֖יםsha.vu.'ImH7620.

3I ateאָכַ֗לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398noלֹ֣אlo'H3808richחֲמֻד֞וֹתcha.mu.DotH2532foodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899,noלֹא־lo'-H3808meatוּבָשָׂ֥רu.va.SarH1320or wineוָיַ֛יִןva.Ya.yinH3196enteredבָ֥א אֶל־va' 'el-H935 H413my mouthפִּ֖יpiH6310,and I did notלֹא־lo'-H3808anoint myself with oilH5480untilעַד־'ad-H5704the threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969weeksשָׁבֻעִ֖ים יָמִֽים׃ פsha.vu.'Im ya.MimH7620 H3117were completedמְלֹ֕אתme.LotH4390.

4On the twenty-fourthעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'es.Rim ve.'ar.ba.'AhH6242 H702dayוּבְי֛וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of the firstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,as Iוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589wasהָיִ֛יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961standing onעַ֣ל'alH5921the bankיַ֧דyadH3027of the greatהַגָּד֖וֹל ה֥וּאha.ga.Dol hu'H1419 H1931riverהַנָּהָ֛רha.na.HarH5104,the Tigrisחִדָּֽקֶל׃chi.Da.kelH2313,

5I lifted upוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375אֶת־'et-H853my eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869,and beholdוָאֵ֔רֶא וְהִנֵּ֥הva.'E.re' ve.hi.NehH7200 H2009,there was a certainאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376dressedלָב֣וּשׁla.VushH3847in linenבַּדִּ֑יםba.DimH906,with a beltחֲגֻרִ֖יםcha.gu.RimH2296of fine goldבְּכֶ֥תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800from Uphazאוּפָֽז׃'u.FazH210around his waistוּמָתְנָ֥יוu.ma.te.NavH4975.

6His bodyוּגְוִיָּת֣וֹu.ge.vi.ya.ToH1472waslike berylכְתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁkhe.tar.ShishH8658,his faceוּפָנָ֞יוu.fa.NavH6440like the brillianceכְּמַרְאֵ֤הke.mar.'EhH4758of lightningבָרָק֙va.RakH1300,his eyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869like flamingאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784torchesכְּלַפִּ֣ידֵיke.la.Pi.deiH3940,his armsוּזְרֹֽעֹתָיו֙u.ze.ro.'o.TavH2220and legsוּמַרְגְּלֹתָ֔יוu.mar.ge.lo.TavH4772like the gleamכְּעֵ֖יןke.'EinH5869of polishedקָלָ֑לka.LalH7044bronzeנְחֹ֣שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,andוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963his voiceדְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.RavH1697like the soundכְּק֥וֹלke.KolH6963of a multitudeהָמֽוֹן׃ha.MonH1995.

7Onlyלְבַדִּי֙le.va.DiH905אֶת־'et-H853Iאֲנִ֨י'a.NiH589,DanielH1841,sawוְרָאִיתִי֩ve.ra.'i.TiH7200the visionהַמַּרְאָ֔הha.mar.'AhH4759;the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834הָי֣וּha.YuH1961with meעִמִּ֔י'i.MiH5973did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808see itרָא֖וּra.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853הַמַּרְאָ֑הha.mar.'AhH4759,butאֲבָ֗ל'a.ValH61a greatגְדֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419terrorחֲרָדָ֤הcha.ra.DahH2731fellנָפְלָ֣הna.fe.LahH5307upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921,and they ranוַֽיִּבְרְח֖וּvai.yiv.re.ChuH1272and hid themselvesבְּהֵחָבֵֽא׃be.he.cha.Ve'H2244.

8So Iוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589was left aloneנִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּי לְבַדִּ֔יnish.'Ar.ti le.va.DiH7604 H905,gazing atוָֽאֶרְאֶ֗הva.'er.'EhH7200אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063greatהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419visionהַמַּרְאָ֤הha.mar.'AhH4759.Noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808strengthכֹּ֑חKochH3581remainedנִשְׁאַר־nish.'ar-H7604in me;my faceוְהוֹדִ֗יve.ho.DiH1935grewנֶהְפַּ֤ךְ עָלַי֙neh.Pakh 'a.LaiH2015 H5921deathly paleלְמַשְׁחִ֔יתle.mash.ChitH4889,and I was powerlessוְלֹ֥א עָצַ֖רְתִּי כֹּֽחַ׃ve.Lo' 'a.Tzar.ti Ko.achH3808 H6113 H3581.

9I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֖עva.'esh.Ma'H8085אֶת־'et-H853the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of his wordsדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697,and as I listenedוּכְשָׁמְעִי֙u.khe.sha.me.'IH8085אֶת־'et-H853ק֣וֹלKolH6963דְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697,Iוַאֲנִ֗י הָיִ֛יתִיva.'a.Ni ha.Yi.tiH589 H1961fell into a deep sleepנִרְדָּ֥ם עַל־nir.Dam 'al-H7290 H5921,with my faceH6440to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

10Suddenlyוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,a handיָ֖דyadH3027touchedנָ֣גְעָהNa.ge.'ahH5060meand set me tremblingוַתְּנִיעֵ֥נִיva.te.ni.'E.niH5128onעַל־'al-H5921my handsוְכַפּ֥וֹת יָדָֽי׃ve.kha.Pot ya.DaiH3709 H3027and kneesבִּרְכַּ֖יbir.KaiH1290.

11He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֡י'e.LaiH413, “DanielH1841,you are a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376who is highly preciousחֲ֠מֻדוֹתCha.mu.dotH2532.Consider carefullyהָבֵ֨ןha.VenH995the wordsבַּדְּבָרִ֜יםba.de.va.RimH1697thatאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834I amאָנֹכִ֨י'a.no.KhiH595about to sayדֹבֵ֤רdo.VerH1696to youאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khaH413.Stand upוַעֲמֹ֣ד עַל־ עָמְדֶ֔ךָva.'a.Mod 'al- 'a.me.De.khaH5975 H5921 H5977,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I have nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258been sentשֻׁלַּ֣חְתִּיshu.Lach.tiH7971to youאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.”And when he had saidוּבְדַבְּר֥וֹu.ve.da.be.RoH1696thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088to meעִמִּ֛י הַדָּבָ֥ר'i.Mi ha.da.VarH5973 H1697אֶת־'et-H853,I stood upעָמַ֥דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975tremblingמַרְעִֽיד׃mar.'IdH7460.

12“Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372,DanielH1841,”he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֵלַי֮'e.LaiH413, “forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588fromמִן־min-H4480the firstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you purposedנָתַ֧תָּna.Ta.taH5414אֶֽת־'et-H853לִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820to understandלְהָבִ֧יןle.ha.VinH995and to humbleוּלְהִתְעַנּ֛וֹתu.le.hit.'a.NotH6031yourself beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,your wordsדְבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697were heardנִשְׁמְע֣וּnish.me.'UH8085,and Iוַאֲנִי־va.'a.ni-H589have comeבָ֖אתִיVa.tiH935in response to themבִּדְבָרֶֽיךָ׃bid.va.Rei.khaH1697.

13However, the princeוְשַׂ֣ר׀ve.SarH8269of the kingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438of Persiaפָּרַ֗סpa.RasH6539opposedעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975meלְנֶגְדִּי֙le.neg.DiH5048for twenty-oneעֶשְׂרִ֣ים וְאֶחָ֣ד'es.Rim ve.'e.ChadH6242 H259daysי֔וֹם וְהִנֵּ֣הYom ve.hi.NehH3117 H2009.Then Michaelמִֽיכָאֵ֗לmi.kha.'ElH4317,oneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259of the chiefהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223princesהַשָּׂרִ֥יםha.sa.RimH8269,cameבָּ֣אba'H935to help meלְעָזְרֵ֑נִיle.'a.ze.Re.niH5826,for Iוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589had been leftנוֹתַ֣רְתִּיno.Tar.tiH3498thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033withאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Persiaפָרָֽס׃fa.RasH6539.

14Now I have comeוּבָ֙אתִי֙u.Va.tiH935to explain to youלַהֲבִ֣ינְךָ֔la.ha.Vi.ne.khaH995אֵ֛ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834will happenיִקְרָ֥הyik.RahH7136to your peopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971in the latterבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117,forכִּי־ ע֥וֹדki- odH3588 H5750the visionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377concerns those daysלַיָּמִֽים׃lai.ya.MimH3117.”

15While he was speakingוּבְדַבְּר֣וֹu.ve.da.be.RoH1696theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697to meעִמִּ֔י'i.MiH5973,I setנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my faceפָנַ֛יfa.NaiH6440toward the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and became speechlessוְנֶאֱלָֽמְתִּי׃ve.ne.'e.La.me.tiH481.

16And suddenlyוְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.NehH2009onewith the likenessכִּדְמוּת֙kid.MutH1823of a manבְּנֵ֣י אָדָ֔םbe.Nei 'a.DamH1121 H120touchedנֹגֵ֖עַ עַל־no.Ge.a' 'al-H5060 H5921my lipsשְׂפָתָ֑יse.fa.TaiH8193,and I openedוָאֶפְתַּח־va.'ef.tach-H6605my mouthפִּ֗י וָאֲדַבְּרָה֙Pi va.'a.da.be.RahH6310 H1696and saidוָאֹֽמְרָה֙va.'o.me.RahH559toאֶל־'el-H413the one standingהָעֹמֵ֣דha.'o.MedH5975before meלְנֶגְדִּ֔יle.neg.DiH5048, “My lordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113,because of the visionבַּמַּרְאָה֙ba.mar.'AhH4759,I am overcomeנֶהֶפְכ֤וּne.hef.KhuH2015with anguishצִירַי֙ עָלַ֔יtzi.Rai 'a.LaiH6735 H5921,and I haveעָצַ֖רְתִּי'a.Tzar.tiH6113noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808strengthכֹּֽחַ׃Ko.achH3581.

17Howוְהֵ֣יךְve.HeikhH1963can Iיוּכַ֗לyu.KhalH3201, yourאֲדֹנִי֙ זֶ֔ה'a.do.Ni ZehH113 H2088servantעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5650,speakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696withעִם־'im-H5973youזֶ֑הZehH2088,my lordאֲדֹ֣נִי'a.Do.niH113?Nowמֵעַ֙תָּה֙me.'A.tahH6258Iוַאֲנִ֤יva.'a.NiH589haveיַעֲמָד־ya.'a.mod-H5975noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808strengthכֹ֔חַKho.achH3581,norלֹ֥אlo'H3808is any breathוּנְשָׁמָ֖הu.ne.sha.MahH5397leftנִשְׁאֲרָה־nish.'a.rah-H7604in me.”

18Againוַיֹּ֧סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254the onewith the likenessכְּמַרְאֵ֥הke.mar.'EhH4758of a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120touchedוַיִּגַּע־vai.yi.ga'-H5060meand strengthened meוַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽנִי׃Vay.cha.ze.Ke.niH2388.

19“Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֧א אִישׁ־ti.Ra' 'ish-H3372 H376,you who are highly preciousחֲמֻד֛וֹתcha.mu.DotH2532,”he saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965be with you!Be strong nowחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388;be very strongוַחֲזָ֑קva.cha.ZakH2388!”As he spokeוּֽבְדַבְּר֤וֹu.be.da.be.RoH1696with meעִמִּי֙'i.MiH5973,I was strengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֔קְתִּיhit.cha.Zak.tiH2388and saidוָאֹֽמְרָ֛הva.'O.me.RahH559, “Speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696,my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,forכִּ֥יkiH3588you have strengthened meחִזַּקְתָּֽנִי׃chi.zak.Ta.niH2388.”

20“Do you knowהֲיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ha.ya.Da'.taH3045whyלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100I have comeבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935to youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413?”he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “I must returnאָשׁ֔וּב'a.ShuvH7725at onceוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973the princeשַׂ֣רsarH8269of Persiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539,and when Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589have gone forthיוֹצֵ֔אyo.Tze'H3318,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,the princeשַׂר־sar-H8269of Greeceיָוָ֖ןya.VanH3120will comeבָּֽא׃Ba'H935.

21But firstאֲבָל֙'a.ValH61I will tellאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046youאֶת־'et-H853what is inscribedהָרָשׁ֥וּםha.ra.ShumH7559in the Bookבִּכְתָ֖בbikh.TavH3791of Truthאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571.Yet noוְאֵ֨יןve.'EinH369oneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259has the courageמִתְחַזֵּ֤קmit.cha.ZekH2388to support meעִמִּי֙'i.MiH5973againstעַל־'al-H5921theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428,exceptכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518Michaelמִיכָאֵ֖לmi.kha.'ElH4317your princeשַׂרְכֶֽם׃ פsar.KhemH8269.

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