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Daniel 4:5-18

5I sawחֲזֵ֖יתcha.ZeitH2370a dreamH2493which made me afraidוִֽידַחֲלִנַּ֑נִיvi.da.cha.li.Na.niH1763,and the thoughtsוְהַרְהֹרִין֙ve.har.ho.RinH2031uponעַֽל־'al-H5922my bedמִשְׁכְּבִ֔יmish.ke.ViH4903and the visionsוְחֶזְוֵ֥יve.chez.VeiH2376of my headרֵאשִׁ֖יre.ShiH7217troubledיְבַהֲלֻנַּֽנִי׃ye.va.ha.lu.Na.niH927me.

6ThereforeH4481madeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761IH4481a decreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942to bringלְהַנְעָלָ֣הle.han.'a.LahH5954in allH3606the wiseחַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.MeiH2445menof Babylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895beforeקָֽדָמַ֔יka.da.MaiH6925me, that they might make knownH3046unto me the interpretationH6591of the dreamH2493.

7Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116cameעָלִּ֗יןa.la.linH5954in the magiciansחַרְטֻמַיָּא֙char.tu.mai.Ya'H2749,the astrologersאָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔א'a.she.fai.Ya'H826,the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖יkas.daiH3779,and the soothsayersוְגָזְרַיָּ֑אve.ga.ze.rai.Ya'H1505:and Iאֲנָה֙'a.NahH576toldאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH560the dreamוְחֶלְמָ֗אve.chel.Ma'H2493beforeקֳדָ֣מֵיה֔וֹןko.Da.mei.HonH6925them; but they did notלָא־la'-H3809make knownמְהוֹדְעִ֥יןme.hod.'InH3046unto me the interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591thereof.

8But atוְעַ֣דve.'AdH5705the lastאָחֳרֵ֡ין'o.cho.ReinH318Danielדָּנִיֵּ֜אלda.ni.YelH1841came inH5922before meקָֽדָמַ֨יka.da.MaiH6925,whose nameשְׁמֵ֤הּshe.MehH8036wasBelteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֙be.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,according to the nameכְּשֻׁ֣םke.ShumH8036of my godאֱלָהִ֔י'e.la.HiH426, and in whom isthe spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7308of the holyקַדִּישִׁ֖יןka.di.ShinH6922godsאֱלָהִ֥ין'e.la.HinH426:and beforeקָֽדָמ֥וֹהִיka.da.Mo.hiH6925him I toldאַמְרֵֽת׃'am.RetH560the dreamוְחֶלְמָ֖אve.chel.Ma'H2493, saying,

9O Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֮be.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,masterרַ֣בravH7229of the magiciansחַרְטֻמַיָּא֒char.tu.mai.Ya'H2749,because Iאֲנָ֣ה'a.NahH576knowיִדְעֵ֗תyid.'EtH3046that the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7308of the holyקַדִּישִׁין֙ka.di.ShinH6922godsאֱלָהִ֤ין'e.la.HinH426isin thee, and noלָא־la'-H3809 H3606secretרָ֖זrazH7328troublethאָנֵ֣ס'a.NesH598thee, tellאֱמַֽר׃'e.MarH560me the visionsחֶזְוֵ֨יchez.VeiH2376of my dreamחֶלְמִ֧יchel.MiH2493that I have seenחֲזֵ֛יתcha.ZeitH2370,and the interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591thereof.

10Thus werethe visionsH2376of mine headH7217inH5922my bedH4903;I sawH2370 H1934,and beholdH431a treeאִילָ֛ן'i.LanH363in the midstבְּג֥וֹאbe.Go'H1459of the earthאַרְעָ֖א'ar.'A'H772,and the heightוְרוּמֵ֥הּve.ru.MehH7314thereof wasgreatשַׂגִּֽיא׃sa.Gi'H7690.

11The treeH363grewרְבָ֥הre.VahH7236,and was strongוּתְקִ֑ףu.te.KifH8631,and the heightוְרוּמֵהּ֙ve.ru.MehH7314thereof reachedיִמְטֵ֣אyim.Te'H4291unto heavenלִשְׁמַיָּ֔אlish.mai.Ya'H8065,and the sightוַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּva.cha.zo.TehH2379thereof to the endלְס֥וֹףle.SofH5491of allכָּל־kol-H3606the earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772:

12The leavesעָפְיֵ֤הּ'a.fe.YehH6074thereof werefairשַׁפִּיר֙sha.PirH8209,and the fruitוְאִנְבֵּ֣הּve.'in.BehH4thereof muchשַׂגִּ֔יאsa.Gi'H7690, and in it wasmeatוּמָז֨וֹןu.ma.ZonH4203for allלְכֹ֖לָּא־le.Kho.la-'H3606:the beastsH2423of the fieldH1251had shadowתַּטְלֵ֣ל׀tat.LelH2927underתְּחֹת֜וֹהִיte.cho.To.hiH8460it, and the fowlsצִפֲּרֵ֣יtzi.pa.ReiH6853of the heavenH8065dweltיְדוּרָן֙ye.du.runH1753in the boughsוּבְעַנְפ֙וֹהִי֙u.ve.'an.Fo.hiH6056thereof, and allכָּל־kol-H3606fleshבִּשְׂרָֽא׃bis.Ra'H1321was fedיִתְּזִ֥יןyi.te.ZinH2110of itוּמִנֵּ֖הּu.mi.NehH4481.

13I sawחָזֵ֥ה הֲוֵ֛יתcha.Zeh ha.VeitH2370 H1934in the visionsבְּחֶזְוֵ֥יbe.chez.VeiH2376of my headרֵאשִׁ֖יre.ShiH7217uponH5922my bedמִשְׁכְּבִ֑יmish.ke.ViH4903,and, beholdוַאֲלוּ֙va.'a.LuH431,a watcherעִ֣יר'irH5894and an holy oneוְקַדִּ֔ישׁve.ka.DishH6922came downנָחִֽת׃na.ChitH5182fromH4481heavenשְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'H8065;

14He criedקָרֵ֨אka.Re'H7123aloudבְחַ֜יִלve.Cha.yilH2429,and saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH560thusוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3652,Hew downגֹּ֤דּוּGo.duH1414the treeאִֽילָנָא֙'i.la.Na'H363,and cut offוְקַצִּ֣צוּve.ka.Tzi.tzuH7113his branchesעַנְפ֔וֹהִיan.Fo.hiH6056,shake offאַתַּ֥רוּ'a.Ta.ruH5426his leavesעָפְיֵ֖הּ'a.fe.YehH6074,and scatterוּבַדַּ֣רוּu.va.Da.ruH921his fruitאִנְבֵּ֑הּ'in.BehH4:let the beastsחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423get awayתְּנֻ֤דte.NudH5111fromמִן־min-H4481under itH8479,and the fowlsוְצִפְּרַיָּ֖אve.tzi.pe.rai.Ya'H6853fromמִן־min-H4481his branchesעַנְפֽוֹהִי׃an.Fo.hiH6056:

15Neverthelessבְּרַ֨םbe.RamH1297leaveשְׁבֻ֔קוּshe.Vu.kuH7662the stumpעִקַּ֤ר'i.KarH6136of his rootsשָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙sha.re.Sho.hiH8330in the earthבְּאַרְעָ֣אbe.'ar.'A'H772,even with a bandוּבֶֽאֱסוּר֙u.ve.'e.SurH613of ironפַרְזֶ֣לfar.ZelH6523and brassוּנְחָ֔שׁu.ne.ChashH5174,in the tender grassבְּדִתְאָ֖אbe.dit.'A'H1883of the fieldבָרָ֑אva.Ra'H1251;and let it be wetיִצְטַבַּ֔עyitz.ta.Ba'H6647with the dewוּבְטַ֤לu.ve.TalH2920of heavenשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065, and lethis portionחֲלָקֵ֖הּcha.la.KehH2508bewithוְעִם־ve.'im-H5974the beastsחֵיוְתָ֥אcheiv.Ta'H2423in the grassבַּעֲשַׂ֥בba.'a.SavH6211of the earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772:

16Let his heartלִבְבֵהּ֙li.VehH3825be changedיְשַׁנּ֔וֹןye.sha.NonH8133fromמִן־min-H4481man’sאֲנָשָׁ֣א'e.no.sha'H606,and let a beast’sחֵיוָ֖הchei.VahH2423heartוּלְבַ֥בu.le.VavH3825be givenיִתְיְהִ֣בyit.ye.HivH3052unto him; and let sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7655timesעִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.NinH5732passיַחְלְפ֥וּןyach.le.FunH2499overעֲלֽוֹהִי׃a.Lo.hiH5922him.

17This matterפִּתְגָמָ֔אpit.ga.Ma'H6600isby the decreeבִּגְזֵרַ֤תbig.ze.RatH1510of the watchersעִירִין֙'i.RinH5894,and the demandשְׁאֵֽלְתָ֑אshe.'e.le.Ta'H7595by the wordוּמֵאמַ֥רu.me.MarH3983of the holy onesקַדִּישִׁ֖יןka.di.ShinH6922:toעַד־'ad-H5705the intentדִּבְרַ֡תdiv.RatH1701that the livingחַ֠יַּיָּאChai.yai.ya'H2417may knowיִנְדְּע֣וּןyin.de.'UnH3046that the most Highעִלָּאָ֜הi.la.ya'H5943rulethשַׁלִּ֨יטsha.LitH7990in the kingdomבְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.KhutH4437of menאֲנָשָׁ֗א'e.no.sha'H606,and givethיִתְּנִנַּ֔הּyi.te.ni.NahH5415it to whomsoeverוּלְמַן־u.le.man-H4479he willיִצְבֵּא֙yitz.Be'H6634,and setteth upיְקִ֥יםye.KimH6966overעֲלַֽהּ׃a.lai.yahH5922it the basestוּשְׁפַ֥לu.she.FalH8215of menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH606.

18Thisדְּנָה֙de.NahH1836dreamחֶלְמָ֣אchel.Ma'H2493Iאֲנָ֖ה'a.NahH576kingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֑רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020have seenחֲזֵ֔יתcha.ZeitH2370.Now thouוְאַ֨נְתְּve.'an.tahH607,O Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֜רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,declareאֱמַ֗ר'e.MarH560the interpretationפִּשְׁרֵ֣א׀pish.Re'H6591thereof, forasmuch asקֳבֵל֙ko.VelH6903allH3606the wiseחַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.MeiH2445menof my kingdomמַלְכוּתִ֗יmal.khu.TiH4437are notלָֽא־la'-H3809ableיָכְלִ֤יןya.khe.LinH3202to make knownלְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִיle.ho.Da.'u.Ta.niH3046unto me the interpretationפִּשְׁרָא֙pish.Ra'H6591:but thouוְאַ֣נְתְּve.'an.tahH607artableכָּהֵ֔לka.HelH3546;for the spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7308of the holyקַדִּישִׁ֖יןka.di.ShinH6922godsאֱלָהִ֥ין'e.la.HinH426is in thee.

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