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Daniel 2:5-13

5The kingמַלְכָּא֙ וְאָמַ֣רmal.Ka' ve.'a.MarH4430 H560repliedעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032to the astrologersלְכַשְׂדָּאֵ֔יle.khas.da.'eiH3779, “My wordמִלְּתָ֖א מִנִּ֣יmi.le.Ta' mi.NiH4406 H4481is finalאַזְדָּ֑א'az.Da'H230:Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006you do notלָ֤אla'H3809tell meתְהֽוֹדְעוּנַּ֙נִי֙te.hod.'u.Na.niH3046the dreamחֶלְמָ֣אchel.Ma'H2493and its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֔הּu.fish.RehH6591,you will be cutתִּתְעַבְד֔וּןtit.'av.DunH5648into piecesהַדָּמִין֙ha.da.MinH1917and your housesוּבָתֵּיכ֖וֹןu.va.tei.KhonH1005will be reducedיִתְּשָׂמֽוּן׃yi.te.sa.MunH7761to rubbleנְוָלִ֥יne.va.LiH5122.

6But ifוְהֵ֨ןve.HenH2006you tell meתְּֽהַחֲוֹ֔ןte.ha.cha.VonH2324the dreamחֶלְמָ֤אchel.Ma'H2493and its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.RehH6591,you will receiveתְּקַבְּל֖וּןte.ka.be.LunH6902fromמִן־min-H4481meקֳדָמָ֑יko.da.MaiH6925giftsמַתְּנָ֤ןma.te.NanH4978and rewardsוּנְבִזְבָּה֙u.ne.viz.BahH5023and greatשַׂגִּ֔יאsa.Gi'H7690honorוִיקָ֣רvi.KarH3367.Soלָהֵ֕ןla.HenH2006tell meהַחֲוֹֽנִי׃ha.cha.Vo.niH2324the dreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493and its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591.”

7They answeredעֲנ֥וֹa.NoH6032a second timeתִנְיָנ֖וּתtin.ya.NutH8579, “Let the kingמַלְכָּ֕אmal.Ka'H4430tellוְאָמְרִ֑יןve.'a.me.RinH560the dreamחֶלְמָ֛א יֵאמַ֥רchel.Ma' ye.MarH2493 H560to his servantsלְעַבְד֖וֹהִיle.'av.Do.hiH5649,and we will giveנְהַחֲוֵֽה׃ne.ha.cha.VehH2324the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥הu.fish.Rah'H6591.”

8The kingמַלְכָּא֙ וְאָמַ֔רmal.Ka' ve.'a.MarH4430 H560repliedעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032, “Iאֲנָ֔ה'a.NahH576knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3046forמִן־min-H4481sureיַצִּיב֙ya.TzivH3330thatדִּ֥יdiH1768youאַנְתּ֣וּן'an.TunH608are stallingזָבְנִ֑יןza.ve.NinH2084for timeעִדָּנָ֖א'i.da.Na'H5732 H3606קֳבֵל֙ko.VelH6903becauseדִּ֣יdiH1768you seeחֲזֵית֔וֹןcha.zei.TonH2370thatדִּ֥יdiH1768myמִנִּ֥יmi.NiH4481wordמִלְּתָֽא׃mi.le.Ta'H4406is finalאַזְדָּ֖א'az.Da'H230.

9דִּ֣יdiH1768Ifהֵן־hen-H2006you do notלָ֨אla'H3809tell meתְהֽוֹדְעֻנַּ֜נִיte.hod.'u.Na.niH3046the dreamחֶלְמָא֩chel.Ma'H2493, thereisהִ֣יאhi'H1932onlyoneחֲדָה־cha.dah-H2298decree for youדָֽתְכ֗וֹןda.te.KhonH1882.You have conspiredהִזְדְּמִנְתּוּן֙haz.min.tunH2164to speakלְמֵאמַ֣רle.me.MarH560before meקָֽדָמַ֔יka.da.MaiH6925falseכִדְבָ֤הkhid.VahH3538and fraudulentוּשְׁחִיתָה֙u.she.chi.TahH7844wordsוּמִלָּ֨הu.mi.LahH4406,hopingעַ֛ד דִּ֥י'ad diH5705 H1768the situationעִדָּנָ֖א'i.da.Na'H5732will changeיִשְׁתַּנֵּ֑אyish.ta.Ne'H8133.Thereforeלָהֵ֗ןla.HenH2006tellאֱמַ֣רוּ'e.Ma.ruH560methe dreamחֶלְמָא֙chel.Ma'H2493,and I will knowוְֽאִנְדַּ֕עve.'in.Da'H3046thatדִּ֥יdiH1768you can give meתְּהַחֲוֻנַּֽנִי׃te.ha.cha.vu.Na.niH2324its interpretationפִשְׁרֵ֖הּfish.RehH6591.”

10The astrologersכַשְׂדָּאֵ֤י קֳדָם־khas.da.i ko.dom-H3779 H6925answeredעֲנ֨וֹa.NoH6032the kingמַלְכָּא֙ וְאָ֣מְרִ֔יןmal.Ka' ve.'A.me.RinH4430 H560, “Noלָֽא־ אִיתַ֤י אֲנָשׁ֙la'- 'i.Tai 'a.NashH3809 H383 H606oneעַל־'al-H5922on earthיַבֶּשְׁתָּ֔א דִּ֚יya.besh.Ta' diH3007 H1768canיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3202doלְהַחֲוָיָ֑הle.ha.cha.va.YahH2324what the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430requestsמִלַּ֣תmi.LatH4406H3606קֳבֵ֗לko.VelH6903דִּ֚יdiH1768H3606!Noלָ֣אla'H3809kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4430,however greatרַ֣בravH7229and powerfulוְשַׁלִּ֔יטve.sha.LitH7990,has ever askedשְׁאֵ֔לshe.'ElH7593anythingמִלָּ֤הmi.LahH4406like thisכִדְנָה֙khid.NahH1836of anyH3606magicianחַרְטֹּ֖םchart.TomH2749,enchanterוְאָשַׁ֥ףve.'a.ShafH826,or astrologerוְכַשְׂדָּֽי׃ve.khas.DaiH3779.

11וּמִלְּתָ֨אu.mi.le.Ta'H4406Whatדִֽי־di-H1768the kingמַלְכָּ֤הmal.Kah'H4430requestsשָׁאֵל֙sha.'ElH7593is so difficultיַקִּירָ֔הya.ki.RahH3358that noלָ֣אla'H3809oneוְאָחֳרָן֙ve.'o.cho.RanH321אִיתַ֔י'i.TaiH383דִּ֥יdiH1768can tell itיְחַוִּנַּ֖הּye.chav.vi.NahH2324toקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925himמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430exceptלָהֵ֣ןla.HenH3861the godsאֱלָהִ֔ין'e.la.HinH426,whoseדִּ֚יdiH1768dwellingמְדָ֣רְה֔וֹןme.Da.re.HonH4070isאִיתֽוֹהִי׃'i.To.hiH383notלָ֥אla'H3809withעִם־'im-H5974mortalsבִּשְׂרָ֖אbis.Ra'H1321.”

12H3606This response madeקֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֔הko.Vel de.NahH6903 H1836the kingמַלְכָּ֕אmal.Ka'H4430soשַׂגִּ֑יאsa.Gi'H7690angryבְּנַ֖סbe.NasH1149and furiousוּקְצַ֣ףu.ke.TzafH7108that he gave ordersוַאֲמַר֙va.'a.MarH560to destroyלְה֣וֹבָדָ֔הle.Hoa.DahH7allH3606the wise menחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445of Babylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

13So the decreeוְדָתָ֣אve.da.Ta'H1882went outנֶפְקַ֔תnef.KatH5312that the wise menוְחַכִּֽימַיָּ֖אve.cha.ki.mai.Ya'H2445were to be executedמִֽתְקַטְּלִ֑יןmit.ka.te.LinH6992,and men went to look forוּבְע֛וֹu.ve.'OH1156Danielדָּנִיֵּ֥אלda.ni.YelH1841and his friendsוְחַבְר֖וֹהִיve.chav.Ro.hiH2269to execute themלְהִתְקְטָלָֽה׃ פle.hit.ke.ta.LahH6992.

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