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Daniel 4:16-23

16Let his mindלִבְבֵהּ֙li.VehH3825be changedיְשַׁנּ֔וֹןye.sha.NonH8133fromמִן־min-H4481that of a manאֲנָשָׁ֣א'e.no.sha'H606,and let him be givenיִתְיְהִ֣בyit.ye.HivH3052the mindוּלְבַ֥בu.le.VavH3825of a beastחֵיוָ֖הchei.VahH2423till sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7655timesעִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.NinH5732pass himיַחְלְפ֥וּןyach.le.FunH2499byעֲלֽוֹהִי׃a.Lo.hiH5922.

17This decisionפִּתְגָמָ֔אpit.ga.Ma'H6600is the decreeבִּגְזֵרַ֤תbig.ze.RatH1510of the watchersעִירִין֙'i.RinH5894,the verdictשְׁאֵֽלְתָ֑אshe.'e.le.Ta'H7595declaredוּמֵאמַ֥רu.me.MarH3983by the holy onesקַדִּישִׁ֖יןka.di.ShinH6922,so thatעַד־ דִּבְרַ֡ת'ad- div.RatH5705 H1701 H1768the livingחַ֠יַּיָּאChai.yai.ya'H2417will knowיִנְדְּע֣וּןyin.de.'UnH3046thatH1768the Most Highעִלָּאָ֜הi.la.ya'H5943rulesשַׁלִּ֨יטsha.LitH7990over the kingdomבְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.KhutH4437of mankindאֲנָשָׁ֗א'e.no.sha'H606and gives itיִתְּנִנַּ֔הּyi.te.ni.NahH5415to whomוּלְמַן־u.le.man-H4479 H1768He wishesיִצְבֵּא֙yitz.Be'H6634,settingיְקִ֥יםye.KimH6966over itעֲלַֽהּ׃a.lai.yahH5922the lowliestוּשְׁפַ֥לu.she.FalH8215of menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH606.’

18Thisדְּנָה֙de.NahH1836is the dreamחֶלְמָ֣אchel.Ma'H2493that Iאֲנָ֖ה'a.NahH576,Kingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֑רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020,sawחֲזֵ֔יתcha.ZeitH2370.Nowוְאַ֨נְתְּve.'an.tahH607,Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֜רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,tell meאֱמַ֗ר'e.MarH560the interpretationפִּשְׁרֵ֣א׀pish.Re'H6591,becauseקֳבֵל֙ דִּ֣י׀ko.Vel diH6903 H1768לְכֹ֖לָּא־le.Kho.la-'H3606כָּל־kol-H3606noneלָֽא־la'-H3809of the wise menחַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.MeiH2445of my kingdomמַלְכוּתִ֗יmal.khu.TiH4437canיָכְלִ֤יןya.khe.LinH3202interpret itפִּשְׁרָא֙pish.Ra'H6591for meלְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִיle.ho.Da.'u.Ta.niH3046.But youוְאַ֣נְתְּve.'an.tahH607areableכָּהֵ֔לka.HelH3546,becauseדִּ֛יdiH1768the spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7308of the holyקַדִּישִׁ֖יןka.di.ShinH6922godsאֱלָהִ֥ין'e.la.HinH426is in you.”

19Forאֱדַ֨יִן'e.Da.yinH116aחֲדָ֔הcha.DahH2298timeכְּשָׁעָ֣הke.sha.'AhH8160,Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֜אלda.ni.YelH1841,whoH1768was also known asשְׁמֵ֣הּshe.MehH8036Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,was perplexedאֶשְׁתּוֹמַם֙'esh.to.MamH8075,and his thoughtsוְרַעְיֹנֹ֖הִיve.ra'.yo.No.hiH7476alarmed himיְבַהֲלֻנֵּ֑הּye.va.ha.lu.NehH927.So the kingוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH4430 H560saidעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032, “Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֙be.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,do notאַֽל־'al-H409let the dreamחֶלְמָ֤אchel.Ma'H2493or its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵא֙u.fish.Re'H6591alarm youיְבַהֲלָ֔ךְye.va.ha.LakhH927.” “My lordוְאָמַ֔ר מָרִ֕יve.'a.Mar ma.re.'iH4756 H560,”repliedעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032Belteshazzarבֵלְטְשַׁאצַּר֙ve.le.te.sha.TzarH1096, “may the dreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493apply to those who hate youלְשָֽׂנְאָ֖ךְle.sa.ne.'a.yikhH8131,and its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֥הּu.fish.RehH6591to your enemiesלְעָרָֽךְ׃le.'a.ra.yikhH6146!

20The treeH363H1768you sawH2370thatH1768grew largeרְבָ֖הre.VahH7236and strongוּתְקִ֑ףu.te.KifH8631,whose topוְרוּמֵהּ֙ve.ru.MehH7314reachedיִמְטֵ֣אyim.Te'H4291the skyH8065and was visibleוַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּva.cha.zo.TehH2379to allלְכָל־le.kholH3606the earthH772,

21whose foliageוְעָפְיֵ֤הּve.'a.fe.YehH6074was beautifulשַׁפִּיר֙sha.PirH8209and whose fruitוְאִנְבֵּ֣הּve.'in.BehH4wasabundantשַׂגִּ֔יאsa.Gi'H7690,providing foodוּמָז֨וֹןu.ma.ZonH4203for allלְכֹ֖לָּא־le.Kho.la-'H3606,under whichתְּחֹת֗וֹהִיte.cho.To.hiH8460the beastsחֵיוַ֣תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָ֔אba.Ra'H1251livedתְּדוּר֙te.DurH1753,and in whose branchesוּבְעַנְפ֕וֹהִיu.ve.'an.Fo.hiH6056the birdsצִפֲּרֵ֥יtzi.pa.ReiH6853of the airשְׁמַיָּֽא׃she.mai.Ya'H8065nestedיִשְׁכְּנָ֖ןyish.ke.NanH7932—

22youאַנְתְּ'an.tahH607,O kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430,areה֣וּאhu'H1932 H1768that tree!For you have become greatרְבַ֖יתre.VaitH7236and strongוּתְקֵ֑פְתְּu.te.Ke.fetH8631;your greatnessוּרְבוּתָ֤ךְu.re.vu.TakhH7238has grownרְבָת֙re.VatH7236to reachוּמְטָ֣תu.me.TatH4291the skyH8065,and your dominionוְשָׁלְטָנָ֖ךְve.shal.ta.NakhH7985extends to the endsלְס֥וֹףle.SofH5491of the earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

23AndH1768you, O kingמַלְכָּ֡אmal.Ka'H4430,sawחֲזָ֣הcha.ZahH2370a watcherעִ֣יר'irH5894,a holy oneוְקַדִּ֣ישׁve.ka.DishH6922,coming downנָחִ֣ת׀na.ChitH5182fromH4481heavenH8065and sayingH560: ‘Cut downגֹּ֨דּוּGo.duH1414the treeH363and destroy itוְחַבְּל֗וּהִיve.cha.be.Lu.hiH2255,butבְּרַ֨םbe.RamH1297leaveH7662the stumpH6136with its rootsH8330in the groundבְּאַרְעָ֣אbe.'ar.'A'H772,with a bandוּבֶאֱסוּר֙u.ve.'e.SurH613ofH1768ironפַרְזֶ֣לfar.ZelH6523and bronzeוּנְחָ֔שׁu.ne.ChashH5174around it,in the tender grassבְּדִתְאָ֖אbe.dit.'A'H1883ofH1768the fieldבָרָ֑אva.Ra'H1251.Let him be drenchedיִצְטַבַּ֗עyitz.ta.Ba'H6647with the dewוּבְטַ֧לu.ve.TalH2920of heavenH8065,and grazeחֲלָקֵ֔הּcha.la.KehH2508withוְעִם־ve.'im-H5974the beastsחֵיוַ֤תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָא֙ba.Ra'H1251tillעַ֛ד'adH5705 H1768sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7655timesעִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.NinH5732pass himיַחְלְפ֥וּןyach.le.FunH2499byעֲלֽוֹהִי׃a.Lo.hiH5922.’

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