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Daniel 10:8-19

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.”

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