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Daniel 7:7-24

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.

15Iאֲנָ֥ה'a.NahH576,Danielדָנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1841,was grievedאֶתְכְּרִיַּ֥ת'et.ke.ri.YatH3735inבְּג֣וֹאbe.Go'H1459my spiritרוּחִ֛י נִדְנֶ֑הru.Chi nid.NehH7308 H5085,and the visionsוְחֶזְוֵ֥יve.chez.VeiH2376in my mindרֵאשִׁ֖יre.ShiH7217alarmed meיְבַהֲלֻנַּֽנִי׃ye.va.ha.lu.Na.niH927.

16I approachedקִרְבֵ֗תkir.VetH7127עַל־'al-H5922oneחַד֙chadH2298ofמִן־min-H4481those who were standing thereקָ֣אֲמַיָּ֔אka.'a.mai.Ya'H6966,and I askedאֶבְעֵֽא־'ev.'e'-H1156himמִנֵּ֖הּmi.NehH4481the true meaningוְיַצִּיבָ֥אve.ya.tzi.Va'H3330ofעַֽל־'al-H5922allכָּל־kol-H3606thisדְּנָ֑הde.NahH1836.So he toldוַאֲמַר־va.'a.mar-H560meיְהוֹדְעִנַּֽנִי׃ye.hod.'i.Na.niH3046the interpretationוּפְשַׁ֥רu.fe.SharH6591of these thingsמִלַּיָּ֖אmi.lai.Ya'H4406:

17‘Theseאִלֵּין֙'i.LeinH459fourאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H703greatרַבְרְבָתָ֔אrav.re.va.Ta'H7260beastsחֵיוָתָ֣אchei.va.Ta'H2423דִּ֥יdiH1768areאִנִּ֖ין'i.NinH581fourאַרְבְּעָ֥ה'ar.be.'AhH703kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430whowill ariseיְקוּמ֥וּןye.ku.MunH6966fromמִן־min-H4481the earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

18But the saintsקַדִּישֵׁ֖יka.di.SheiH6922of the Most Highעֶלְיוֹנִ֑יןel.yo.NinH5946will receiveוִֽיקַבְּלוּן֙vi.ka.be.LunH6902the kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔אmal.khu.Ta'H4437and possessוְיַחְסְנ֤וּןve.yach.se.NunH2631itמַלְכוּתָא֙mal.khu.Ta'H4437foreverעַֽד־ עָ֣לְמָ֔א'ad- 'al.Ma'H5705 H5957—yes, foreverוְעַ֖ד עָלַ֥םve.'Ad 'a.LamH5705 H5957and everעָלְמַיָּֽא׃'al.mai.Ya'H5957.’

19Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116I wantedצְבִית֙tze.VitH6634to know the true meaningלְיַצָּבָ֔אle.ya.tza.Va'H3321ofעַל־'al-H5922the fourthרְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔אre.vi.'A.ye.Ta'H7244beastחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423,whichדִּֽי־di-H1768wasהֲוָ֥תha.VatH1934differentשָֽׁנְיָ֖הsha.ne.YahH8133fromמִן־min-H4481all theכָּלְּהֵ֑יןka.le.honH3606others—extremelyיַתִּ֗ירָהya.Ti.rahH3493terrifyingדְּחִילָ֣הde.chi.LahH1763—devouringאָֽכְלָ֣ה'a.khe.LahH399and crushingמַדֲּקָ֔הma.da.KahH1855with ironפַרְזֶל֙far.ZelH6523teethשִׁנַּ֤הּ דִּֽי־shi.nai.yah di-H8128 H1768and bronzeנְחָ֔שׁne.ChashH5174clawsוְטִפְרַ֣יהּ דִּֽי־ve.tif.Raih di-H2953 H1768,then tramplingרָֽפְסָֽה׃Ra.fe.SahH7512underfootבְּרַגְלַ֥יהּbe.rag.LaihH7271whatever was leftוּשְׁאָרָ֖אu.she.'a.Ra'H7606.

20I also wanted to know aboutוְעַל־ve.'al-H5922the tenעֲשַׂר֙'a.SarH6236hornsקַרְנַיָּ֤אkar.nai.Ya'H7162on its headבְרֵאשַׁ֔הּve.re.ShahH7217and the otherדִּ֣י וְאָחֳרִי֙di ve.'o.cho.RiH317 H1768horn thatדִּ֣יdiH1768came upסִלְקַ֔תsil.KatH5559מִן־min-H4481,before whichקֳדָמַ֖הּko.da.mai.yahH6925three of themתְּלָ֑תte.LatH8532fellוּנְפַ֥לָהu.ne.fa.luH5308—the hornוְקַרְנָ֨אve.kar.Na'H7162whose appearanceוְחֶזְוַ֖הּve.chez.VahH2376wasmore imposing thanמִן־min-H4481the othersחַבְרָתַֽהּ׃chav.ra.TahH2273דִכֵּ֜ןdi.KenH1797,with eyesוְעַיְנִ֣יןve.'ay.NinH5870and witha mouthוְפֻם֙ve.FumH6433that spokeמְמַלִּ֣לme.ma.LilH4449words of arroganceרַבְרְבָ֔ןrav.re.VanH7260רַ֥בravH7229.

21As Iהֲוֵ֔יתha.VeitH1934watchedחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370,thisדִכֵּ֔ןdi.KenH1797hornוְקַרְנָ֣אve.kar.Na'H7162was wagingעָבְדָ֥ה'a.ve.DahH5648warקְרָ֖בke.RavH7129againstעִם־'im-H5974the saintsקַדִּישִׁ֑יןka.di.ShinH6922and prevailingוְיָכְלָ֖הve.ya.khe.LahH3201against them,

22untilעַ֣ד דִּֽי־'ad di-H5705 H1768the Ancientעַתִּיק֙'a.TikH6268of Daysיֽוֹמַיָּ֔אyo.mai.Ya'H3118arrivedאֲתָ֗ה'a.TahH858and pronouncedיְהִ֔בye.HivH3052judgmentוְדִינָ֣אve.di.Na'H1780in favor of the saintsלְקַדִּישֵׁ֖יle.ka.di.SheiH6922of the Most Highעֶלְיוֹנִ֑יןel.yo.NinH5946,and the timeוְזִמְנָ֣אve.zim.Na'H2166cameמְטָ֔הme.TahH4291forקַדִּישִֽׁין׃ka.di.ShinH6922themto possessהֶחֱסִ֥נוּhe.che.Si.nuH2631the kingdomוּמַלְכוּתָ֖אu.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.

23This is whatכֵּן֮kenH3652he saidאֲמַר֒'a.MarH560: ‘The fourthרְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔אre.vi.'A.ye.Ta'H7244beast isחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423a fourthרְבִיעָאָה֙re.vi.'a.ya'H7244kingdomמַלְכ֤וּmal.KhuH4437that will appearתֶּהֱוֵ֣אte.he.Ve'H1934on the earthבְאַרְעָ֔א דִּ֥יve.'ar.'A' diH772 H1768,differentתִשְׁנֵ֖אtish.Ne'H8133fromמִן־min-H4481allכָּל־kol-H3606the other kingdomsמַלְכְוָתָ֑אmal.khe.va.Ta'H4437,and it will devourוְתֵאכֻל֙ve.te.KhulH399the wholeכָּל־kol-H3606earthאַרְעָ֔א'ar.'A'H772,trample it downוּתְדוּשִׁנַּ֖הּu.te.du.shi.NahH1759,and crush itוְתַדְּקִנַּֽהּ׃ve.tad.de.ki.NahH1855.

24And the tenעֲשַׂ֔ר'a.SarH6236hornsוְקַרְנַיָּ֣אve.kar.nai.Ya'H7162aretenעַשְׂרָ֥ה'as.RahH6236kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430who will riseיְקֻמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6966fromמִנַּהּ֙mi.NahH4481this kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔הmal.khu.Tah'H4437.After themאַחֲרֵיה֗וֹן'a.cha.rei.HonH311anotherוְאָחֳרָ֞ןve.'o.cho.RanH321king,differentיִשְׁנֵא֙yish.Ne'H8133fromמִן־min-H4481the earlierקַדְמָיֵ֔אkad.ma.Ye'H6933ones,will riseיְק֣וּםye.KumH6966וְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1932and subdueיְהַשְׁפִּֽל׃ye.hash.PilH8214threeוּתְלָתָ֥הu.te.la.TahH8532kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430.

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