Berean Standard Bible

Daniel 2:20-28

20עָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032דָֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841and declaredוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH560: “Blessedמְבָרַ֔ךְme.va.RakhH1289beלֶהֱוֵ֨אle.he.Ve'H1934the nameשְׁמֵ֤הּshe.MehH8036ofדִּֽי־di-H1768Godאֱלָהָא֙'e.la.Ha'H426foreverמִן־ עָלְמָ֖אmin- 'al.Ma'H4481 H5957andוְעַ֣ד־ve.'Ad-H5705everעָלְמָ֑א'al.Ma'H5957,forדִּ֧יdiH1768wisdomחָכְמְתָ֛אcha.khe.me.Ta'H2452and powerוּגְבוּרְתָ֖א דִּ֥יu.ge.vu.re.Ta' diH1370 H1768belong to Himהִֽיא׃Hi'H1932.

21Heוְ֠הוּאVe.hu'H1932changesמְהַשְׁנֵ֤אme.hash.Ne'H8133the timesעִדָּנַיָּא֙'i.da.nai.Ya'H5732and seasonsוְזִמְנַיָּ֔אve.zim.nai.Ya'H2166;He removesמְהַעְדֵּ֥הme.ha'.DehH5709kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430and establishesוּמְהָקֵ֣יםu.me.ha.KeimH6966themמַלְכִ֑יןmal.KhinH4430.He givesיָהֵ֤בya.HevH3052wisdomחָכְמְתָא֙cha.khe.me.Ta'H2452to the wiseלְחַכִּימִ֔יןle.cha.ki.MinH2445and knowledgeוּמַנְדְּעָ֖אu.man.de.'A'H4486to the discerningלְיָדְעֵ֥י בִינָֽה׃le.ya.de.'Ei vi.NahH3046 H999.

22Heה֛וּאhu'H1932revealsגָּלֵ֥אga.Le'H1541the deepעַמִּיקָתָ֖א'a.mi.ka.Ta'H5994and hidden thingsוּמְסַתְּרָתָ֑אu.me.sa.te.ra.Ta'H5642;He knowsיָדַע֙ya.Da'H3046whatמָ֣הmahH4101lies in darknessבַחֲשׁוֹכָ֔אva.cha.sho.Kha'H2816,and lightוּנְהוֹרָ֖אu.ne.hi.ra'H5094dwellsשְׁרֵֽא׃she.Re'H8271with Himעִמֵּ֥הּ'i.MehH5974.

23To You,O Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of my fathersאֲבָהָתִ֗י'a.va.ha.TiH2,Iאֲנָ֔ה'a.NahH576give thanksמְהוֹדֵ֤אme.ho.De'H3029and praiseוּמְשַׁבַּח֙u.me.sha.BachH7624,becauseדִּ֧יdiH1768You have givenיְהַ֣בְתְּye.HavtH3052mewisdomחָכְמְתָ֛אcha.khe.me.Ta'H2452and powerוּגְבוּרְתָ֖אu.ge.vu.re.Ta'H1370.And nowוּכְעַ֤ןu.khe.'AnH3705You have made known to meהֽוֹדַעְתַּ֙נִי֙ho.da'.Ta.niH3046whatדִּֽי־di-H1768we have requestedבְעֵ֣ינָאve.'Ei.na'H1156מִנָּ֔ךְmi.NakhH4481,forדִּֽי־di-H1768You have made known to usהוֹדַעְתֶּֽנָא׃ho.da'.Te.na'H3046the dreamמִלַּ֥תmi.LatH4406of the kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430.”

24H3606Thereforeקֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֗הko.Vel de.NahH6903 H1836Danielדָּֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841wentעַ֣ל'alH5954toעַל־'al-H5922Ariochאַרְי֔וֹךְ'ar.YokhH746,whomדִּ֚יdiH1768the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430had appointedמַנִּ֣יma.NiH4483to destroyלְהוֹבָדָ֖הle.hoa.DahH7the wise menלְחַכִּימֵ֣יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445of Babylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895,and saidאֲזַ֣ל׀ וְכֵ֣ן אֲמַר־'a.Zal ve.Khen 'a.mar-H236 H3652 H560to him, “Do notאַל־'al-H409executeתְּהוֹבֵ֔דte.ho.VedH7the wise menלְחַכִּימֵ֤יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445of Babylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH895!Bring meהַעֵ֙לְנִי֙ha.'E.le.niH5954beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430,and I will giveאֲחַוֵּֽא׃ ס'a.cha.Ve'H2324himלְמַלְכָּ֥אle.mal.Ka'H4430the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591.”

25Ariochאַרְיוֹךְ֙'ar.yoKhH746hastilyאֱדַ֤יִן בְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֔ה'e.Da.yin be.hit.be.ha.LahH927 H116broughtהַנְעֵ֥לhan.'ElH5954Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֖אלle.da.ni.YelH1841beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּ֑א וְכֵ֣ןmal.Ka' ve.KhenH4430 H3652and saidאֲמַר־'a.mar-H560to him, “I have foundהַשְׁכַּ֤חַתhash.Ka.chatH7912a manגְּבַר֙ge.VarH1400amongמִן־min-H4481דִּֽי־di-H1768the exilesגָֽלוּתָא֙ga.lu.Ta'H1123 H1547דִּ֣יdiH1768from Judahיְה֔וּדye.HudH3061whoדִּ֥יdiH1768will tellיְהוֹדַֽע׃ye.ho.Da'H3046the kingלְמַלְכָּ֥אle.mal.Ka'H4430the interpretationפִשְׁרָ֖אfish.Ra'H6591.”

26The kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430respondedעָנֵ֤ה וְאָמַ֣ר'a.Neh ve.'a.MarH6032 H560to Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.YelH1841,whoseדִּ֥יdiH1768nameשְׁמֵ֖הּshe.MehH8036was Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑ר הַֽאִיתָ֣ךְbe.le.te.sha.Tzar ha.'i.ta.yikhH1096 H383, “Are you ableכָּהֵ֗לka.HelH3546to tell meלְהוֹדָעֻתַ֛נִיle.ho.da.'u.Ta.niH3046whatדִֽי־di-H1768I sawחֲזֵ֖יתcha.ZeitH2370in the dreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493,as well as its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵֽהּ׃u.fish.RehH6591?”

27Danielדָנִיֵּ֛אל קֳדָ֥םda.ni.Yel ko.DamH1841 H6925answeredעָנֵ֧ה'a.NehH6032the kingמַלְכָּ֖א וְאָמַ֑רmal.Ka' ve.'a.MarH4430 H560, “Noלָ֧אla'H3809wise manחַכִּימִ֣יןcha.ki.MinH2445,enchanterאָֽשְׁפִ֗ין'a.she.FinH826,mediumחַרְטֻמִּין֙char.tu.MinH2749,or magicianגָּזְרִ֔יןga.ze.RinH1505canיָכְלִ֖יןya.khe.LinH3202explainלְהַֽחֲוָיָ֥הle.ha.cha.va.YahH2324to the kingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430the mysteryרָזָה֙ra.Zah'H7328of whichדִּֽי־di-H1768heלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430inquiresשָׁאֵ֔לsha.'ElH7593.

28Butבְּרַ֡םbe.RamH1297there isאִיתַ֞י'i.TaiH383a Godאֱלָ֤הּ'e.LahH426in heavenבִּשְׁמַיָּא֙bish.mai.Ya'H8065who revealsגָּלֵ֣אga.Le'H1541mysteriesרָזִ֔יןra.ZinH7328,and He has made knownוְהוֹדַ֗עve.ho.Da'H3046to Kingלְמַלְכָּא֙le.mal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020whatמָ֛ה דִּ֥יmah diH4101 H1768will happenלֶהֱוֵ֖אle.he.Ve'H1934in the latterבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH320daysיוֹמַיָּ֑אyo.mai.Ya'H3118.Your dreamחֶלְמָ֨ךְchel.MakhH2493and the visionsוְחֶזְוֵ֥יve.chez.VeiH2376that came into your mindרֵאשָׁ֛ךְre.ShakhH7217as you lay onעַֽל־'al-H5922your bedמִשְׁכְּבָ֖ךְmish.ke.VakhH4903were theseדְּנָ֥ה הֽוּא׃ פde.Nah Hu'H1836 H1932:

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