1Inthethirdyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofthereignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4438ofBelshazzarthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,avisionחָז֞וֹןcha.ZonH2377appearedנִרְאָ֤הnir.'AhH7200untome, [even]tomeDanielדָנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1840,afterthatwhichappearedהַנִּרְאָ֥הha.nir.'AhH7200untomeatthefirstH8462. 2AndIsawH7200inthevisionבֶּחָזוֹן֒be.cha.zOnH2377;anditcametopass,whenIsawH7200,thatIwasH1961inthefortressofShushan,whichisintheprovinceהַמְּדִינָ֑הha.me.di.NahH4082ofElamבְּעֵילָ֣םbe.'ei.LamH5867.AndIsawH7200inthevisionבֶּֽחָז֔וֹןbe.cha.ZonH2377,andIwasH1961bytheriverUlaiאוּלָֽי׃'u.LaiH195. 3AndIliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375upmineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869andsawH7200,andbehold,therestoodעֹמֵ֛ד'o.MedH5975beforetheriveraramאַ֣יִל'A.yilH352whichhadtwohornsקְרָנָ֑יִםke.ra.Na.yimH7161;andthetwohornsוְהַקְּרָנַ֣יִםve.ha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161werehighגְּבֹה֗וֹתge.vo.HotH1364;andoneH259washigherגְּבֹהָ֣הge.vo.HahH1364thantheother,andthehigherוְהַ֨גְּבֹהָ֔הve.Ha.ge.vo.HahH1364cameH5927uplastבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314. 4IsawH7200theramהָאַ֡יִלha.'A.yilH352pushingwestward,andnorthward,andsouthward,andnobeastcouldstandH5975beforehim,neitherwasthereanythatcoulddeliverמַצִּ֖ילma.TzilH5337outofhishandמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027;andhedidaccordingtohiswill,andbecameH1431greatH1431. 5AndasIwasconsidering,behold,ahe-goatcameH935fromthewestהַֽמַּעֲרָב֙ha.ma.'a.RavH4628overthefaceH6440ofthewholeearthH776,andtouchedנוֹגֵ֖עַno.Ge.a'H5060notthegroundH776:andthegoatהָֽעִזִּים֙ha.'i.ZimH5795hadanotablehornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161betweenhiseyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869. 6AndhecameH935totheramהָאַ֙יִל֙ha.'A.yilH352thathadthetwohornsהַקְּרָנַ֔יִםha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161,whichIhadseenH7200standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975beforetheriver,andranH7323uponhiminthefuryofhispowerH3581. 7AndIsawH7200himcomeclosetotheramהָאַ֗יִלha.'A.yilH352,andhewasH1961enragedwithhim,andsmotetheramהָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yilH352,andbrokeH7665histwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147hornsקְרָנָ֔יוke.ra.NavH7161;andtherewasH1961nopowerintheramבָּאַ֖יִלba.'A.yilH352tostandלַעֲמֹ֣דla.'a.ModH5975beforehim;andhecastH7993himdownH5221tothegroundאַ֙רְצָה֙'ar.tzahH776,andtrampledH7429uponhim;andtherewasH1961nonethatcoulddeliverמַצִּ֛ילma.TzilH5337theramלָאַ֖יִלla.'A.yilH352outofhishandמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027. 8Andthehe-goatbecameH1431exceedinggreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419;butwhenhewasbecomeH1431strong,thegreatH1419hornהַקֶּ֣רֶןha.Ke.renH7161wasbrokenH7665;andinitssteadcameH5927upfourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702notableonestowardthefourלְאַרְבַּ֖עle.'ar.Ba'H702windsרוּח֥וֹתru.ChotH7307oftheheavensהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064. 9AndoutofoneH259ofthemcameH3318forthH3318alittlehornקֶֽרֶן־ke.ren-H7161,whichbecameH1431exceedinggreatוַתִּגְדַּל־va.tig.dal-H1431,towardthesouthהַנֶּ֥גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,andtowardtheeastהַמִּזְרָ֖חha.miz.RachH4217,andtowardthebeauty [oftheearth]. 10AnditbecameH1431greatוַתִּגְדַּ֖לva.tig.DalH1431,eventothehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;anditcastH5307downH5307[some]ofthehostהַצָּבָ֥אha.tza.Va'H6635andofthestarsהַכּוֹכָבִ֖יםha.ko.kha.VimH3556tothegroundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,andtrampledH7429uponthem. 11(AndhemagnifiedH1431[himself]eventotheprinceH8269ofthehostהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635,andfromhimthecontinual[sacrifice]wastakenawayH7993,andtheplaceמְכ֥וֹןme.KhonH4349ofhissanctuaryמִקְדָּשֽׁוֹ׃mik.da.ShoH4720wascastH7993downוְהֻשְׁלַ֖ךְve.hush.LakhH7993. 12Andatimeoftrialwasappointeduntothecontinual[sacrifice]byreasonoftransgressionבְּפָ֑שַׁעbe.Fa.sha'H6588.)AnditcastH7993downthetruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571tothegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776;anditpractisedandprospered. 13AndIheardH8085oneאֶֽחָד־'e.chod-H259saintspeakingמְדַבֵּ֑רme.da.BerH1696,andanothersaintsaidH559untothatoneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259whospokeהַֽמְדַבֵּ֗רham.da.BerH1696,Howlongshallbethevisionהֶחָז֤וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377ofthecontinual[sacrifice]andofthetransgressionוְהַפֶּ֣שַׁעve.ha.Pe.sha'H6588thatmakethdesolateשֹׁמֵ֔םsho.MemH8074,togiveתֵּ֛תtetH5414boththesanctuaryוְקֹ֥דֶשׁve.Ko.deshH6944andthehostH6635tobetroddendownunder foot? 14AndhesaidH559untome,UntiltwoH3967thousandאַלְפַּ֖יִם'al.Pa.yimH505andthreeוּשְׁלֹ֣שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredH3967eveningsעֶ֣רֶב'E.revH6153[and]morningsבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242:thenshallthesanctuaryקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944bevindicatedH6663. 15Anditcametopass,whenIDanielדָנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1840hadseenH7200thevisionהֶחָז֑וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377,IsoughtH1245fortheunderstandingבִינָ֔הvi.NahH998ofit,andbehold,therestoodעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975beforemeastheappearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758ofamanגָֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397. 16AndIheardH8085aman'svoiceקוֹל־kol-H6963between[thebanksof]theUlaiאוּלָ֑י'u.LaiH195;andhecalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121andsaidH559,Gabrielגַּבְרִיאֵ֕לgav.ri.'ElH1403,makeH8085this[manH120]tounderstandH995thevisionהַמַּרְאֶֽה׃ha.mar.'EhH4758. 18Now,ashewasspeakingH1696withme,Iwasinadeep stupor,withmyfaceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440towardthegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776.Andhetouchedוַיִּ֨גַּע־vai.Yi.ga'-H5060me,andsetH5975meupwhereIhadstoodוַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֖נִיvai.ya.'a.mi.De.niH5975. 20Theramהָאַ֥יִלha.'A.yilH352thatthou sawesthavingthetwohornsהַקְּרָנָ֑יִםha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161:theyarethekingsמַלְכֵ֖יmal.KheiH4428ofMediaמָדַ֥יma.DaiH4074andPersiaוּפָרָֽס׃u.fa.RasH6539. 21AndtheroughgoatH8163isthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGreeceיָוָ֑ןya.VanH3120;andthegreatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419hornוְהַקֶּ֤רֶןve.ha.Ke.renH7161thatwasbetweenhiseyesעֵינָ֔יו'ei.NavH5869isthefirstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428. 22NowthatbeingbrokenH7665,whereasfourאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702stoodH5975upinitsstead,fourאַרְבַּ֧ע'ar.Ba'H702kingdomsH4438shallstandH5975upoutofthenationמִגּ֥וֹיmi.GoyH1471,butnotwithhispowerבְכֹחֽוֹ׃ve.kho.ChoH3581. 23AndatthelatterH319timeoftheirkingdomH4438,whenthetransgressorsH6586shallhavecometothefull,akingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofboldcountenance,andunderstandingוּמֵבִ֥יןu.me.VinH995riddlesH2420,shallstandH5975up. 24Andhispowerכֹּחוֹ֙ko.ChoH3581shallbemightyעֲצוּמִ֖ים'a.tzu.MimH6099,butnotbyhisownpowerבְכֹח֔וֹve.kho.ChoH3581;andheshalldestroyיַשְׁחִ֖יתyash.ChitH7843marvellously,andshallprosperH6743,andshallpractise,andshalldestroyוְהִשְׁחִ֥יתve.hish.ChitH7843themightyH6099onesקְדֹשִֽׁים׃ke.do.ShimH6918,andthepeopleוְעַם־ve.'am-H5971ofthesaints. 25AndthroughhiscunningshallhecausecrafttoprosperH6743inhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;andhewillmagnifyיַגְדִּ֔ילyag.DilH1431[himself]inhisheartוּבִלְבָב֣וֹu.vil.va.VoH3824,andbyprosperityוּבְשַׁלְוָ֖הuv.shal.VahH7962willcorruptH7843manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227;andhewillstandיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975upagainstthePrinceH8269ofprincesH8269:butheshallbebrokenH7665withouthandיָ֖דyadH3027. 26Andthevisionהֶֽחָז֔וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377oftheeveningהָעֶ֧רֶבha.'E.revH6153andthemorningוְהַבֹּ֛קֶרve.ha.Bo.kerH1242whichhathbeentoldistrue;butclosethouupthevisionH2377,foritisformanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227daysלְיָמִ֥יםle.ya.MimH3117[tocome]. 27AndIDanielדָנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelH1840fainted,andwassickוְנֶֽחֱלֵ֙יתִי֙ve.ne.che.Lei.tiH2470[certain]daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117:thenIroseH6965up,anddidtheking'sbusinessH4399.AndIwasastonishedatthevisionהַמַּרְאֶ֖הha.mar.'EhH4758,butnoneunderstoodמֵבִֽין׃ פme.VinH995[it]. 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