Berean Standard Bible

Daniel 10:1-9

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.

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