Berean Standard Bible

Daniel 8

1In the thirdשָׁל֔וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of the reignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4438of Kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Belshazzarבֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֣רbe.le.sha.TzarH1112,a visionחָז֞וֹןcha.ZonH2377appearedנִרְאָ֤הnir.'AhH7200to meאֵלַי֙ אֲנִ֣י'e.Lai 'a.NiH413 H589,DanielH1841,subsequentאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310to the one that had appearedהַנִּרְאָ֥הha.nir.'AhH7200to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413earlierבַּתְּחִלָּֽה׃ba.te.chi.LahH8462.

2And in the visionבֶּחָזוֹן֒be.cha.zOnH2377I sawוָֽאֶרְאֶה֮va.'er.'EhH7200וַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961בִּרְאֹתִ֔יbir.'o.TiH7200myselfוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589in the citadelהַבִּירָ֔הha.bi.RahH1002אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834of Susaבְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ןbe.shu.ShanH7800,in the provinceהַמְּדִינָ֑הha.me.di.NahH4082of Elamבְּעֵילָ֣םbe.'ei.LamH5867.I sawוָאֶרְאֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7200in the visionבֶּֽחָז֔וֹןbe.cha.ZonH2377that Iוַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.NiH589wasהָיִ֖יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961besideעַל־'al-H5921the Ulaiאוּלָֽי׃'u.LaiH195Canalאוּבַ֥ל'u.ValH180.

3Then I lifted upוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375my eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869and sawוָאֶרְאֶ֔הva.'er.'EhH7200וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.NehH2009אֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259a ramאַ֣יִל'A.yilH352withtwo hornsקְרָנָ֑יִםke.ra.Na.yimH7161standingעֹמֵ֛ד'o.MedH5975besideלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the canalהָאֻבָ֖לha.'u.ValH180.The hornsוְהַקְּרָנַ֣יִםve.ha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161were longגְּבֹה֗וֹתge.vo.HotH1364,but oneוְהָאַחַת֙ve.ha.'a.ChatH259was longerגְּבֹהָ֣הge.vo.HahH1364thanמִן־min-H4480the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֔יתha.she.NitH8145,and the longerוְהַ֨גְּבֹהָ֔הve.Ha.ge.vo.HahH1364one grew upעֹלָ֖ה'o.LahH5927laterבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314.

4I sawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853the ramהָאַ֡יִלha.'A.yilH352chargingמְנַגֵּחַ֩me.na.ge.aChH5055toward the westיָ֨מָּהYa.mahH3220and the northוְצָפ֜וֹנָהve.tza.Fo.nahH6828and the southוָנֶ֗גְבָּהva.Neg.bahH5045.Noוְכָל־ לֹֽא־ve.khol lo'-H3605 H3808animalחַיּוֹת֙chai.yOtH2416could standיַֽעַמְד֣וּya.'am.DuH5975against himלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440,and there was noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369deliveranceמַצִּ֖ילma.TzilH5337from his powerמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027.He didוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213as he pleasedכִרְצֹנ֖וֹkhir.tzo.NoH7522and became greatוְהִגְדִּֽיל׃ve.hig.DilH1431.

5As Iוַאֲנִ֣י׀va.'a.NiH589wasהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961contemplating all thisמֵבִ֗יןme.VinH995,suddenlyוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009a goatצְפִיר־tze.fir-H6842וְהַ֨צָּפִ֔ירve.Ha.tza.FirH6842with a prominentחָז֖וּתcha.ZutH2380hornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996his eyesהָֽעִזִּים֙ עֵינָֽיו׃ha.'i.Zim 'ei.NavH5869 H5795cameבָּ֤אba'H935out ofמִן־min-H4480the westהַֽמַּעֲרָב֙ha.ma.'a.RavH4628,crossingעַל־'al-H5921the surfaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the entireכָל־khol-H3605earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776withoutוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369touchingנוֹגֵ֖עַno.Ge.a'H5060the groundבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776.

6He cameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935towardעַד־'ad-H5704the two-hornedהַקְּרָנַ֔יִםha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834ramהָאַ֙יִל֙ בַּ֣עַלha.'A.yil Ba.'alH352 H1167I had seenרָאִ֔יתִיra.'I.tiH7200standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975besideלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the canalהָאֻבָ֑לha.'u.ValH180and rushedוַיָּ֥רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323at himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413with furiousבַּחֲמַ֥תba.cha.MatH2534powerכֹּחֽוֹ׃ko.ChoH3581.

7I saw himוּרְאִיתִ֞יוu.re.'i.TivH7200approachמַגִּ֣יעַ׀ אֵ֣צֶלma.Gi.a' 'E.tzelH5060 H681the ramהָאַ֗יִלha.'A.yilH352in a rageוַיִּתְמַרְמַ֤רvai.yit.mar.MarH4843against himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413,and he struckוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the ramהָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yilH352and shatteredוַיְשַׁבֵּר֙vay.sha.BerH7665אֶת־'et-H853his twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147hornsקְרָנָ֔יוke.ra.NavH7161.The ramבָּאַ֖יִלba.'A.yilH352wasהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961powerlessוְלֹא־ כֹ֛חַve.lo'- Kho.achH3808 H3581to standלַעֲמֹ֣דla.'a.ModH5975against himלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440,and the goat threw himוַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤הוּvai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993to the groundאַ֙רְצָה֙'ar.tzahH776and trampled himוַֽיִּרְמְסֵ֔הוּvai.yir.me.Se.huH7429, andהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961no oneוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808could deliverמַצִּ֛ילma.TzilH5337the ramלָאַ֖יִלla.'A.yilH352from his powerמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

8Thus the goatוּצְפִ֥יר הָעִזִּ֖יםu.tze.Fir ha.'i.ZimH6842 H5795becameעַד־'ad-H5704veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatהִגְדִּ֣ילhig.DilH1431,but at the height of his powerוּכְעָצְמ֗וֹu.khe.'a.tze.MoH6105,his largeהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419hornהַקֶּ֣רֶןha.Ke.renH7161was broken offנִשְׁבְּרָה֙nish.be.RahH7665,and fourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702prominentחָז֤וּתcha.ZutH2380horns came upוַֽתַּעֲלֶ֜נָהva.ta.'a.Le.nahH5927in its placeתַּחְתֶּ֔יהָtach.Tei.haH8478,pointing toward the fourלְאַרְבַּ֖עle.'ar.Ba'H702windsרוּח֥וֹתru.ChotH7307of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

9Fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480oneהָאַחַ֣תha.'a.ChatH259of these hornsaאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259littleמִצְּעִירָ֑הmi.tze.'i.RahH6810hornקֶֽרֶן־ke.ren-H7161emergedיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318and grewוַתִּגְדַּל־va.tig.dal-H1431extensivelyיֶ֛תֶרYe.terH3499towardאֶל־'el-H413the southהַנֶּ֥גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045and the eastוְאֶל־ הַמִּזְרָ֖חve.'el- ha.miz.RachH4217 H413and towardוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the Beautiful Landהַצֶּֽבִי׃ha.Tze.viH6643.

10It grew as highוַתִּגְדַּ֖לva.tig.DalH1431asעַד־'ad-H5704the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and it cast downוַתַּפֵּ֥לva.ta.PelH5307some ofמִן־min-H4480the hostהַצָּבָ֥אha.tza.Va'H6635andוּמִן־u.min-H4480someof the starsהַכּוֹכָבִ֖יםha.ko.kha.VimH3556to the earthאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and trampled themוַֽתִּרְמְסֵֽם׃Va.tir.me.SemH7429.

11It magnified itselfהִגְדִּ֑יל וּמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙hig.Dil u.mi.Me.nuH1431 H4480,even toוְעַ֥דve.'AdH5704the Princeשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of the hostהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635;it removedהוּרַ֣םhe.rimH7311His daily sacrificeהַתָּמִ֔ידha.ta.MidH8548and overthrewוְהֻשְׁלַ֖ךְve.hush.LakhH7993the placeמְכ֥וֹןme.KhonH4349of His sanctuaryמִקְדָּשֽׁוֹ׃mik.da.ShoH4720.

12And in the rebellionבְּפָ֑שַׁעbe.Fa.sha'H6588,the hostוְצָבָ֛אve.tza.Va'H6635עַל־'al-H5921andthe daily sacrificeהַתָּמִ֖ידha.ta.MidH8548were given overתִּנָּתֵ֥ןti.na.TenH5414to the horn,and it flungוְתַשְׁלֵ֤ךְve.tash.LekhH7993truthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and prosperedוְהִצְלִֽיחָה׃ve.hitz.Li.chahH6743in whatever it didוְעָשְׂתָ֖הve.'a.se.TahH6213.

13Then I heardוָאֶשְׁמְעָ֥הva.'esh.me.'AhH8085aאֶֽחָד־'e.chod-H259holy oneקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918speakingמְדַבֵּ֑רme.da.BerH1696,and anotherאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259holyקָד֜וֹשׁ לַפַּֽלְמוֹנִ֣יka.Do.osh la.pal.mo.NiH6918 H6422one saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toהַֽמְדַבֵּ֗רham.da.BerH1696him, “Howעַד־'ad-H5704longמָתַ֞יma.TaiH4970until the fulfillment ofthe visionהֶחָז֤וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377of the daily sacrificeהַתָּמִיד֙ha.ta.MidH8548,the rebellionוְהַפֶּ֣שַׁעve.ha.Pe.sha'H6588that causes desolationשֹׁמֵ֔םsho.MemH8074,and the surrenderתֵּ֛תtetH5414of the sanctuaryוְקֹ֥דֶשׁve.Ko.deshH6944and of the hostוְצָבָ֖אve.tza.Va'H6635to be trampledמִרְמָֽס׃mir.MasH4823?”

14He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, “It will takeעַ֚ד'adH57042,300אַלְפַּ֖יִם וּשְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹת'al.Pa.yim u.she.Losh me.'otH505 H7969 H3967eveningsעֶ֣רֶב'E.revH6153and morningsבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242;then the sanctuaryקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944will be properly restoredוְנִצְדַּ֖קve.nitz.DakH6663.”

Gabriel Interprets Daniel’s Vision

15Whileוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589,DanielH1841אֶת־'et-H853,was watchingבִּרְאֹתִ֛יbir.'o.TiH7200the visionהֶחָז֑וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377and trying toוָאֲבַקְשָׁ֣הva.'a.vak.ShahH1245understand itבִינָ֔הvi.NahH998,thereוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009stoodעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975before meלְנֶגְדִּ֖יle.neg.DiH5048one having the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758of a manגָֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397.

16And I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֥עva.'esh.Ma'H8085the voiceקוֹל־kol-H6963of a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120callingוַיִּקְרָא֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yik.Ra' vai.yo.MarH7121 H559from betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the banks ofthe Ulaiאוּלָ֑י'u.LaiH195: “Gabrielגַּבְרִיאֵ֕לgav.ri.'ElH1403,explainהָבֵ֥ןha.VenH995the visionהַמַּרְאֶֽה׃ha.mar.'EhH4758to this manלְהַלָּ֖זle.ha.LazH1975אֶת־'et-H853.”

17As he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935nearאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681to where I stoodעָמְדִ֔י'a.me.DiH5977וּבְבֹא֣וֹu.ve.vo.'OH935,I was terrifiedנִבְעַ֔תִּיniv.'A.tiH1204and fellוָאֶפְּלָ֖הva.'e.pe.LahH5307facedownעַל־ פָּנָ֑י'al- pa.NaiH5921 H6440. “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,”he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413, “understandהָבֵ֣ןha.VenH995thatכִּ֖יkiH3588the visionהֶחָזֽוֹן׃he.cha.ZonH2377concerns the timeלְעֶת־le.'et-H6256of the endקֵ֥ץketzH7093.”

18While he was speakingוּבְדַבְּר֣וֹu.ve.da.be.RoH1696with meעִמִּ֔י'i.MiH5973,I fell into a deep sleepנִרְדַּ֥מְתִּיnir.Dam.tiH7290,withעַל־'al-H5921my faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776.Then he touchedוַיִּ֨גַּע־vai.Yi.ga'-H5060me,helped me to my feetוַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֖נִי עַל־ עָמְדִֽי׃vai.ya.'a.mi.De.ni 'al- 'a.me.DiH5975 H5921 H5977,

19and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005,I will make known to youמוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֔mo.di.'a.KhaH3045אֵ֥ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834will happenיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961in the latter timeבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319of wrathהַזָּ֑עַםha.Za.'amH2195,becauseכִּ֖יkiH3588it concerns the appointed timeלְמוֹעֵ֥דle.mo.'EdH4150of the endקֵֽץ׃KetzH7093.

20The two-hornedהַקְּרָנָ֑יִםha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161ramהָאַ֥יִלha.'A.yilH352thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you sawרָאִ֖יתָ בַּ֣עַלra.'I.ta Ba.'alH7200 H1167represents the kingsמַלְכֵ֖יmal.KheiH4428of Mediaמָדַ֥יma.DaiH4074and Persiaוּפָרָֽס׃u.fa.RasH6539.

21The shaggyהַשָּׂעִ֖ירha.sa.'IrH8163goatוְהַצָּפִ֥ירve.ha.tza.FirH6842represents the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Greeceיָוָ֑ןya.VanH3120,and the largeהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hornוְהַקֶּ֤רֶןve.ha.Ke.renH7161betweenבֵּין־bein-H996his eyesעֵינָ֔יו'ei.NavH5869isה֖וּאhu'H1931the firstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

22The fourאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702hornsthat replacedתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478the brokenוְהַ֨נִּשְׁבֶּ֔רֶתve.Ha.nish.Be.retH7665onerepresent fourאַרְבַּ֧ע'ar.Ba'H702kingdomsמַלְכֻי֛וֹתmal.khu.YotH4438that will riseוַתַּֽעֲמֹ֥דְנָהva.ta.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975from that nationמִגּ֥וֹי יַעֲמֹ֖דְנָהmi.Goy ya.'a.Mo.de.nahH1471 H5975but will not haveוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808the same powerבְכֹחֽוֹ׃ve.kho.ChoH3581.

23In the latter partוּֽבְאַחֲרִית֙u.ve.'a.cha.RitH319of their reignמַלְכוּתָ֔םmal.khu.TamH4438,when the rebellionהַפֹּשְׁעִ֑יםha.posh.'ImH6586has reached its full measureכְּהָתֵ֖םke.ha.TemH8552,an insolentעַז־ פָּנִ֖ים'az- pa.NimH5794 H6440kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,skilledוּמֵבִ֥יןu.me.VinH995in intrigueחִידֽוֹת׃chi.DotH2420,will come to the throneיַעֲמֹ֛דya.'a.ModH5975.

24His powerכֹּחוֹ֙ko.ChoH3581will be greatוְעָצַ֤םve.'a.TzamH6105,but itבְכֹח֔וֹ וְנִפְלָא֥וֹתve.kho.Cho ve.nif.la.'otH3581 H6381will not be his ownוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808.He will cause terrible destructionיַשְׁחִ֖יתyash.ChitH7843and succeedוְהִצְלִ֣יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743in whatever he doesוְעָשָׂ֑הve.'a.SahH6213.He will destroyוְהִשְׁחִ֥יתve.hish.ChitH7843the mighty menעֲצוּמִ֖ים'a.tzu.MimH6099along with the holyקְדֹשִֽׁים׃ke.do.ShimH6918peopleוְעַם־ve.'am-H5971.

25Throughוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921his craftשִׂכְל֗וֹsikh.LoH7922and by his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,he will cause deceitמִרְמָה֙mir.MahH4820to prosperוְהִצְלִ֤יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743,and in his own mindוּבִלְבָב֣וֹu.vil.va.VoH3824he will make himself greatיַגְדִּ֔ילyag.DilH1431.In a time of peaceוּבְשַׁלְוָ֖הuv.shal.VahH7962he will destroyיַשְׁחִ֣יתyash.ChitH7843manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227,and he will even standיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975againstוְעַ֤ל־ve.'Al-H5921the Princeשַׂר־sar-H8269of princesשָׂרִים֙sa.RimH8269.Yet he will be broken offיִשָּׁבֵֽר׃yi.sha.VerH7665,but notוּבְאֶ֥פֶסu.ve.'E.fesH657by human handsיָ֖דyadH3027.

26The visionוּמַרְאֵ֨הu.mar.'EhH4758of the eveningsהָעֶ֧רֶבha.'E.revH6153and the morningsוְהַבֹּ֛קֶרve.ha.Bo.kerH1242thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834has been spokenנֶאֱמַ֖רne.'e.MarH559is trueאֱמֶ֣ת ה֑וּא'e.Met Hu'H571 H1931.Now youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859must seal upסְתֹ֣םse.TomH5640the visionהֶֽחָז֔וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377,forכִּ֖יkiH3588it concerns the distantרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227futureלְיָמִ֥יםle.ya.MimH3117.”

27Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589,DanielH1841,was exhaustedנִהְיֵ֤יתִיnih.Yei.tiH1961and lay illוְנֶֽחֱלֵ֙יתִי֙ve.ne.che.Lei.tiH2470for daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117.Then I got upוָאָק֕וּםva.'a.KumH6965and went aboutוָאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖הva.'e.'e.SehH6213אֶת־'et-H853the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428businessמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399.I was confoundedוָאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥םva.'esh.to.MemH8074byעַל־'al-H5921the visionהַמַּרְאֶ֖הha.mar.'EhH4758;it was beyondוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369understandingמֵבִֽין׃ פme.VinH995.

Gabriel Interprets Daniel’s Vision

Commentaries on Daniel 8