Berean Standard Bible

Daniel 10:13-21

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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