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Daniel 4:5-18

5I hadחֲזֵ֖יתcha.ZeitH2370a dreamH2493,and it frightened meוִֽידַחֲלִנַּ֑נִיvi.da.cha.li.Na.niH1763;while I was inעַֽל־'al-H5922my bedמִשְׁכְּבִ֔יmish.ke.ViH4903,the imagesוְהַרְהֹרִין֙ve.har.ho.RinH2031and visionsוְחֶזְוֵ֥יve.chez.VeiH2376in my mindרֵאשִׁ֖יre.ShiH7217alarmed meיְבַהֲלֻנַּֽנִי׃ye.va.ha.lu.Na.niH927.

6Soוּמִנִּי֙u.mi.NiH4481I issuedשִׂ֣יםsimH7761a decreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942that allH3606the wise menחַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.MeiH2445of Babylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895be broughtלְהַנְעָלָ֣הle.han.'a.LahH5954before meקָֽדָמַ֔יka.da.MaiH6925toH1768interpretH6591the dreamH2493for meH3046.

7Whenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116the magiciansחַרְטֻמַיָּא֙char.tu.mai.Ya'H2749,enchantersאָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔א'a.she.fai.Ya'H826,astrologersכַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖יkas.daiH3779,and divinersוְגָזְרַיָּ֑אve.ga.ze.rai.Ya'H1505came inעָלִּ֗יןa.la.linH5954,Iאֲנָה֙ קֳדָ֣מֵיה֔וֹן'a.Nah ko.Da.mei.HonH576 H6925told themאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH560the dreamוְחֶלְמָ֗אve.chel.Ma'H2493,but they could notלָא־la'-H3809interpret itוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591מְהוֹדְעִ֥יןme.hod.'InH3046for me.

8But atוְעַ֣דve.'AdH5705lastאָחֳרֵ֡ין'o.cho.ReinH318,into my presenceקָֽדָמַ֨יka.da.MaiH6925cameעַל֩'alH5954Danielדָּנִיֵּ֜אלda.ni.YelH1841(whoseדִּֽי־di-H1768name isשְׁמֵ֤הּshe.MehH8036Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֙be.le.te.sha.TzarH1096after the nameכְּשֻׁ֣םke.ShumH8036of my godאֱלָהִ֔י'e.la.HiH426,and in whomוְדִ֛יve.DiH1768isthe spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7308of the holyקַדִּישִׁ֖יןka.di.ShinH6922godsאֱלָהִ֥ין'e.la.HinH426).And I told himאַמְרֵֽת׃'am.RetH560the dreamוְחֶלְמָ֖א קָֽדָמ֥וֹהִיve.chel.Ma' ka.da.Mo.hiH2493 H6925:

9“O Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֮be.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,chiefרַ֣בravH7229of the magiciansחַרְטֻמַיָּא֒char.tu.mai.Ya'H2749דִּ֣י׀diH1768,Iאֲנָ֣ה'a.NahH576knowיִדְעֵ֗תyid.'EtH3046thatדִּ֠יdiH1768the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7308of the holyקַדִּישִׁין֙ka.di.ShinH6922godsאֱלָהִ֤ין'e.la.HinH426is in youand thatH3606noלָא־la'-H3809mysteryרָ֖זrazH7328bafflesאָנֵ֣ס'a.NesH598you. Soexplain to meאֱמַֽר׃'e.MarH560the visionsחֶזְוֵ֨יchez.VeiH2376דִֽי־di-H1768I sawחֲזֵ֛יתcha.ZeitH2370in my dreamחֶלְמִ֧יchel.MiH2493,and their interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591.

10In these visionsH2376of my mindH7217as I was lyingH5922in bedH4903,I saw thisH2370come to passH1934:There wasH431a treeאִילָ֛ן'i.LanH363in the midstבְּג֥וֹאbe.Go'H1459of the landאַרְעָ֖א'ar.'A'H772,and its heightוְרוּמֵ֥הּve.ru.MehH7314was greatשַׂגִּֽיא׃sa.Gi'H7690.

11The treeH363grew largeרְבָ֥הre.VahH7236and strongוּתְקִ֑ףu.te.KifH8631;its topוְרוּמֵהּ֙ve.ru.MehH7314reachedיִמְטֵ֣אyim.Te'H4291the skyלִשְׁמַיָּ֔אlish.mai.Ya'H8065,and it was visibleוַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּva.cha.zo.TehH2379to the endsלְס֥וֹף כָּל־le.Sof kol-H5491 H3606of the earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

12Its leavesעָפְיֵ֤הּ'a.fe.YehH6074were beautifulשַׁפִּיר֙sha.PirH8209,its fruitוְאִנְבֵּ֣הּve.'in.BehH4was abundantשַׂגִּ֔יאsa.Gi'H7690, and upon itwas foodוּמָז֨וֹןu.ma.ZonH4203for allלְכֹ֖לָּא־le.Kho.la-'H3606.Under itתְּחֹת֜וֹהִיte.cho.To.hiH8460the beastsH2423of the fieldH1251found shelterתַּטְלֵ֣ל׀tat.LelH2927,in its branchesוּבְעַנְפ֙וֹהִי֙u.ve.'an.Fo.hiH6056the birdsצִפֲּרֵ֣יtzi.pa.ReiH6853of the airH8065nestedיְדוּרָן֙ye.du.runH1753,and from itוּמִנֵּ֖הּu.mi.NehH4481everyכָּל־kol-H3606creatureבִּשְׂרָֽא׃bis.Ra'H1321was fedיִתְּזִ֥יןyi.te.ZinH2110.

13As I layH5922on my bedמִשְׁכְּבִ֑י וַאֲלוּ֙mish.ke.Vi va.'a.LuH4903 H431,I also sawחָזֵ֥ה הֲוֵ֛יתcha.Zeh ha.VeitH2370 H1934in the visionsבְּחֶזְוֵ֥יbe.chez.VeiH2376of my mindרֵאשִׁ֖יre.ShiH7217a watcherעִ֣יר'irH5894,a holy oneוְקַדִּ֔ישׁve.ka.DishH6922,coming downנָחִֽת׃na.ChitH5182fromH4481heavenשְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'H8065.

14He called outקָרֵ֨אka.Re'H7123in a loud voiceבְחַ֜יִל וְכֵ֣ן אָמַ֗רve.Cha.yil ve.Khen 'a.MarH2429 H3652 H560: ‘Cut downגֹּ֤דּוּGo.duH1414the treeאִֽילָנָא֙'i.la.Na'H363and chop offוְקַצִּ֣צוּve.ka.Tzi.tzuH7113its branchesעַנְפ֔וֹהִיan.Fo.hiH6056;strip offאַתַּ֥רוּ'a.Ta.ruH5426its leavesעָפְיֵ֖הּ'a.fe.YehH6074and scatterוּבַדַּ֣רוּu.va.Da.ruH921its fruitאִנְבֵּ֑הּ'in.BehH4.Let the beastsחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423fleeתְּנֻ֤דte.NudH5111fromמִן־min-H4481under itתַּחְתּ֔וֹהִיtach.To.hiH8460,and the birdsוְצִפְּרַיָּ֖אve.tzi.pe.rai.Ya'H6853fromמִן־min-H4481its branchesעַנְפֽוֹהִי׃an.Fo.hiH6056.

15Butבְּרַ֨םbe.RamH1297leaveשְׁבֻ֔קוּshe.Vu.kuH7662the stumpעִקַּ֤ר'i.KarH6136with its rootsשָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙sha.re.Sho.hiH8330in the groundבְּאַרְעָ֣אbe.'ar.'A'H772,with a bandוּבֶֽאֱסוּר֙u.ve.'e.SurH613ofH1768ironפַרְזֶ֣לfar.ZelH6523and bronze around itוּנְחָ֔שׁu.ne.ChashH5174,in the tender grassבְּדִתְאָ֖אbe.dit.'A'H1883ofH1768the fieldבָרָ֑אva.Ra'H1251.Let him be drenchedיִצְטַבַּ֔עyitz.ta.Ba'H6647with the dewוּבְטַ֤לu.ve.TalH2920of heavenשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065and grazeחֲלָקֵ֖הּcha.la.KehH2508withוְעִם־ve.'im-H5974the beastsחֵיוְתָ֥אcheiv.Ta'H2423on the grassבַּעֲשַׂ֥בba.'a.SavH6211of the earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

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.”

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