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Daniel 7:2-14

2Danielדָנִיֵּאל֙ וְאָמַ֔רda.ni.yeL ve.'a.MarH1841 H560declaredעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032: “In my visionבְּחֶזְוִ֖יbe.chez.ViH2376inעִם־'im-H5974the nightלֵֽילְיָ֑אleil.Ya'H3916Iהֲוֵ֛יתha.VeitH1934lookedחָזֵ֥הcha.ZehH2370,and suddenlyוַאֲר֗וּva.'a.RuH718the fourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H703windsרוּחֵ֣יru.CheiH7308of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065were churning upמְגִיחָ֖ןme.gi.ChanH1519the greatרַבָּֽא׃ra.Ba'H7229seaלְיַמָּ֥אle.ya.Ma'H3221.

3Then fourוְאַרְבַּ֤עve.'ar.Ba'H703greatרַבְרְבָ֔ןrav.re.VanH7260beastsחֵיוָן֙chei.VanH2423came upסָלְקָ֖ןsal.KanH5559out ofמִן־min-H4481the seaיַמָּ֑אya.Ma'H3221,each oneדָּ֥אda'H1668differentשָׁנְיָ֖ןsha.ne.YanH8133fromמִן־min-H4481the othersדָּֽא׃Da'H1668:

4The firstקַדְמָיְתָ֣אkad.ma.ye.Ta'H6933beastwas like a lionכְאַרְיֵ֔הkhe.'ar.YehH744, and it had thewingsוְגַפִּ֥יןve.ga.PinH1611דִּֽי־di-H1768of an eagleנְשַׁ֖רne.SharH5403.Iהֲוֵ֡יתha.VeitH1934watchedחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370untilעַד֩ דִּי־'ad di-H5705 H1768its wingsגַפַּ֜יהּga.PaihH1611were torn offמְּרִ֨יטוּme.Ri.tuH4804and it was lifted upוּנְטִ֣ילַתu.ne.Ti.latH5191fromמִן־min-H4481the groundאַרְעָ֗א'ar.'A'H772and made to standהֳקִימַ֔תho.ki.MatH6966onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5922two feetרַגְלַ֙יִן֙rag.La.yinH7271like a manכֶּאֱנָ֣שׁke.'e.NashH606and givenיְהִ֥יבye.HivH3052the mindוּלְבַ֥בu.le.VavH3825of a manאֱנָ֖שׁ'e.NashH606.

5Suddenlyוַאֲר֣וּva.'a.RuH718anotherאָחֳרִ֨י'o.cho.RiH317beast appearedחֵיוָה֩chei.VahH2423,whichתִנְיָנָ֜הtin.ya.NahH8578looked likeדָּמְיָ֣הda.me.YahH1821a bearלְדֹ֗בle.DoH1678.It was raised upהֳקִמַ֔תho.ki.MatH6966on oneחַד֙chadH2298of its sidesוְלִשְׂטַר־ve.lis.tar-H7859,and it had threeוּתְלָ֥תu.te.LatH8532ribsעִלְעִ֛ין'il.'InH5967in its mouthבְּפֻמַּ֖הּbe.fu.MahH6433betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH997its teethשִׁנַּ֑הּshi.nai.yahH8128.Soוְכֵן֙ve.KhenH3652it was toldאָמְרִ֣ין'a.me.RinH560, ‘Get upק֥וּמִֽיKu.miH6966andgorge yourselfאֲכֻ֖לִי'a.Khu.liH399on fleshבְּשַׂ֥ר שַׂגִּֽיא׃be.Sar sa.Gi'H1321 H7690!’

6Nextבָּאתַ֨ר דְּנָ֜הba.Tar de.NahH870 H1836,as Iהֲוֵ֗יתha.VeitH1934watchedחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370,suddenlyוַאֲר֤וּva.'a.RuH718another beast appearedאָֽחֳרִי֙'o.cho.RiH317.It was like a leopardכִּנְמַ֔רkin.MarH5245,and onעַל־'al-H5922its backגַּבַּ֑הּga.bai.yahH1355it hadfourאַרְבַּ֛ע'ar.Ba'H703wingsגַּפִּ֥יןga.PinH1611like those ofדִּי־di-H1768a birdע֖וֹףofH5776.The beast alsoלְחֵ֣יוְתָ֔אle.Chei.ve.Ta'H2423had fourוְאַרְבְּעָ֤הve.'ar.be.'AhH703headsרֵאשִׁין֙re.ShinH7217,and it was givenיְהִ֥יבye.HivH3052authority to ruleוְשָׁלְטָ֖ןve.shal.TanH7985.

7Afterבָּאתַ֣רba.TarH870thisדְּנָה֩de.NahH1836,as Iהֲוֵ֜יתha.VeitH1934watchedחָזֵ֨הcha.ZehH2370in my visionבְּחֶזְוֵ֣יbe.chez.VeiH2376in the nightלֵֽילְיָ֗אleil.Ya'H3916,suddenlyוַאֲר֣וּva.'a.RuH718a fourthרְֽבִיעָאָ֡הre.vi.'a.yahH7244beast appearedחֵיוָ֣הchei.VahH2423, and it wasterrifyingדְּחִילָה֩de.chi.LahH1763—dreadfulוְאֵֽימְתָנִ֨יve.'ei.me.ta.NiH574and extremelyיַתִּ֗ירָאya.Ti.ra'H3493strongוְתַקִּיפָ֜אve.ta.ki.Fa'H8624—withlargeרַבְרְבָ֔ןrav.re.VanH7260ironפַרְזֶ֥לfar.ZelH6523teethוְשִׁנַּ֨יִן דִּֽי־ve.shi.Na.yin di-H8128 H1768.It devouredאָֽכְלָ֣ה'a.khe.LahH399and crushedוּמַדֱּקָ֔הu.ma.de.KahH1855;then it trampledרָפְסָ֑ה וְהִ֣יאra.fe.Sah ve.Hi'H7512 H1932underfootבְּרַגְלַ֣הּbe.rag.lai.yahH7271whatever was leftוּשְׁאָרָ֖אu.she.'a.Ra'H7606.It was differentמְשַׁנְּיָ֗הme.sha.ne.YahH8133fromמִן־min-H4481allכָּל־kol-H3606the beastsחֵֽיוָתָא֙ דִּ֣יchei.va.Ta' diH2423 H1768before itקָֽדָמַ֔יהּka.da.MaihH6925,and it had tenעֲשַׂ֖ר'a.SarH6236hornsוְקַרְנַ֥יִןve.kar.Na.yinH7162.

8While I wasהֲוֵ֜יתha.VeitH1934contemplatingמִשְׂתַּכַּ֨לmis.ta.KalH7920the hornsבְּקַרְנַיָּ֗א וַ֠אֲלוּbe.kar.nai.Ya' Va.'a.luH7162 H431,suddenly anotherאָחֳרִ֤י'o.cho.RiH317hornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7162,a little oneזְעֵירָה֙ze.'ei.RahH2192,came upסִלְקָ֣תsil.KatH5559among themבֵּֽינֵיהֵ֔ןbei.nei.honH997,and threeוּתְלָ֗תu.te.LatH8532ofמִן־min-H4481the firstקַדְמָ֣יָתָ֔אkad.Ma.ya.Ta'H6933hornsקַרְנַיָּא֙kar.nai.Ya'H7162were uprootedאֶתְעֲקַ֖רָה'et.'a.ka.ruH6132beforeמִן־min-H4481itקֳדָמַ֑הּ וַאֲל֨וּko.da.mai.yah va.'a.LuH6925 H431.Thisדָ֔אDa'H1668hornבְּקַרְנָא־be.kar.na-'H7162had eyesעַיְנִ֜ין'ay.NinH5870like thoseכְּעַיְנֵ֤יke.'ay.NeiH5870of a manאֲנָשָׁא֙'a.na.Sha'H606and a mouthוּפֻ֖םu.FumH6433that spokeמְמַלִּ֥לme.ma.LilH4449words of arroganceרַבְרְבָֽן׃rav.re.VanH7260.

9Asעַ֣ד דִּ֤י'ad diH5705 H1768I continuedהֲוֵ֗יתha.VeitH1934to watchחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370,thronesכָרְסָוָן֙kha.re.sa.VanH3764were set in placeרְמִ֔יוre.MivH7412,and the Ancientוְעַתִּ֥יקve.'a.TikH6268of Daysיוֹמִ֖יןyo.MinH3118took His seatיְתִ֑בye.TivH3488.His clothingלְבוּשֵׁ֣הּ׀le.vu.ShehH3831was whiteחִוָּ֗רchi.VarH2358as snowכִּתְלַ֣גkit.LagH8517,and the hairוּשְׂעַ֤רu.se.'ArH8177of His headרֵאשֵׁהּ֙re.ShehH7217was like pureנְקֵ֔אne.Ke'H5343woolכַּעֲמַ֣רka.'a.MarH6015.His throneכָּרְסְיֵהּ֙ka.re.se.YehH3764was flamingשְׁבִיבִ֣ין דִּי־she.vi.Vin di-H7631 H1768with fireנ֔וּרNurH5135,and its wheelsגַּלְגִּלּ֖וֹהִיgal.gi.Lo.hiH1535were all ablazeנ֥וּר דָּלִֽק׃nur da.LikH1815 H5135.

10A riverנְהַ֣רne.HarH5103ofדִּי־di-H1768fireנ֗וּרNurH5135was flowingנָגֵ֤דna.GedH5047,coming outוְנָפֵק֙ve.na.FekH5312fromמִן־min-H4481His presenceקֳדָמ֔וֹהִיko.da.Mo.hiH6925.Thousandsאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH506upon thousandsאַלְפִין֙'al.fa.yimH506attended Himיְשַׁמְּשׁוּנֵּ֔הּye.sham.me.shu.NehH8120,and myriadsוְרִבּ֥וֹve.ri.BoH7240upon myriadsרִבְבָ֖ןra.be.vanH7240stoodיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6966before Himקָֽדָמ֣וֹהִיka.da.Mo.hiH6925.The courtדִּינָ֥אdi.Na'H1780was convenedיְתִ֖בye.TivH3488,and the booksוְסִפְרִ֥יןve.sif.RinH5609were openedפְּתִֽיחוּ׃pe.Ti.chuH6606.

11Thenבֵּאדַ֗יִןbe.Da.yinH116I keptהֲוֵ֔יתha.VeitH1934watchingחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370because ofמִן־min-H4481קָל֙kalH7032the arrogantרַבְרְבָתָ֔אrav.re.va.Ta'H7260wordsמִלַּיָּ֣א דִּ֥יmi.lai.Ya' diH4406 H1768the hornקַרְנָ֖אkar.Na'H7162was speakingמְמַלֱּלָ֑הme.ma.le.LahH4449.Asעַד֩ דִּ֨י'ad diH5705 H1768I continued to watchחָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֡יתcha.Zeh ha.VeitH2370 H1934,the beastחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423was slainקְטִילַ֤תke.ti.LatH6992,and its bodyגִּשְׁמַ֔הּgish.MahH1655was destroyedוְהוּבַ֣דve.hu.VadH7and thrown intoוִיהִיבַ֖תvi.hi.VatH3052the blazingלִיקֵדַ֥תli.ke.DatH3346fireאֶשָּֽׁא׃'e.Sha'H785.

12As for the restוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7606of the beastsחֵֽיוָתָ֔אchei.va.Ta'H2423,their dominionשָׁלְטָנְה֑וֹןshal.ta.ne.HonH7985was removedהֶעְדִּ֖יוhe'.DivH5709,but they were grantedיְהִ֥יבַתye.HivatH3052an extensionוְאַרְכָ֧הve.'ar.KhahH754of lifeבְחַיִּ֛יןve.chai.YinH2417forעַד־'ad-H5705a seasonזְמַ֥ןze.ManH2166and a timeוְעִדָּֽן׃ve.'i.DanH5732.

13In my visionבְּחֶזְוֵ֣יbe.chez.VeiH2376in the nightלֵֽילְיָ֔אleil.Ya'H3916I continuedהֲוֵית֙ha.VeitH1934to watchחָזֵ֤הcha.ZehH2370,and I sawוַאֲרוּ֙va.'a.RuH718One like the Sonכְּבַ֥רke.VarH1247of Manאֱנָ֖שׁ'e.NashH606comingאָתֵ֣ה הֲוָ֑ה וְעַד־'a.Teh ha.Vah ve.'ad-H858 H1934 H5705withעִם־'im-H5974the cloudsעֲנָנֵ֣י'a.na.NeiH6050of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065.He approachedמְטָ֔הme.TahH4291the Ancientעַתִּ֤יק'a.TikH6268of Daysיֽוֹמַיָּא֙yo.mai.Ya'H3118and was ledהַקְרְבֽוּהִי׃hak.re.Vu.hiH7127into His presenceוּקְדָמ֖וֹהִיu.ke.da.Mo.hiH6925.

14AndHe was givenיְהִ֤יבye.HivH3052dominionשָׁלְטָן֙shal.TanH7985,gloryוִיקָ֣רvi.KarH3367,and kingshipוּמַלְכ֔וּu.mal.KhuH4437,that the peopleעַֽמְמַיָּ֗א'a.mai.Ya'H5972of everyוְכֹ֣לve.KholH3606nationאֻמַיָּ֛א'u.mai.Ya'H524and languageוְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֖אve.li.sha.nai.Ya'H3961should serveיִפְלְח֑וּןyif.le.ChunH6399Him.His dominionשָׁלְטָנֵ֞הּshal.ta.NehH7985is an everlastingעָלַם֙'a.LamH5957dominionשָׁלְטָ֤ןshal.TanH7985thatדִּֽי־di-H1768will notלָ֣אla'H3809pass awayיֶעְדֵּ֔הye'.DehH5709,and His kingdom is oneוּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּu.mal.khu.TehH4437thatדִּי־di-H1768will neverלָ֥אla'H3809be destroyedתִתְחַבַּֽל׃ פtit.cha.BalH2255.

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