New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 10:13-21

13But the princeוְשַׂ֣ר׀ve.SarH8269of the kingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438of Persiaפָּרַ֗סpa.RasH6539waswithstandingעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975me for twenty-oneעֶשְׂרִ֣ים וְאֶחָ֣ד'es.Rim ve.'e.ChadH6242 H259daysי֔וֹםYomH3117;then beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,Michaelמִֽיכָאֵ֗לmi.kha.'ElH4317,oneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259of the chiefהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223princesהַשָּׂרִ֥יםha.sa.RimH8269,cameבָּ֣אba'H935to helpלְעָזְרֵ֑נִיle.'a.ze.Re.niH5826me, for I had been leftנוֹתַ֣רְתִּיno.Tar.tiH3498thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033with the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Persiaפָרָֽס׃fa.RasH6539.

14Now I have comeוּבָ֙אתִי֙u.Va.tiH935togiveH995you an understandingלַהֲבִ֣ינְךָ֔la.ha.Vi.ne.khaH995of whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834will happenיִקְרָ֥הyik.RahH7136to your peopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971in thelatterבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117,for the visionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377pertains tothe daysלַיָּמִֽים׃lai.ya.MimH3117yetע֥וֹדodH5750future.”

15When he had spokenוּבְדַבְּר֣וֹu.ve.da.be.RoH1696to me according to theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697, Iturnedנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my faceפָנַ֛יfa.NaiH6440toward the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and becameH481speechlessH481.

16And beholdוְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.NehH2009,one whoH1823resembledH1823a humanH120beingבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121 H120wastouchingנֹגֵ֖עַno.Ge.a'H5060my lipsשְׂפָתָ֑יse.fa.TaiH8193;then I openedוָאֶפְתַּח־va.'ef.tach-H6605my mouthפִּ֗יPiH6310and spokeוָאֲדַבְּרָה֙va.'a.da.be.RahH1696and saidוָאֹֽמְרָה֙va.'o.me.RahH559to him who was standingהָעֹמֵ֣דha.'o.MedH5975beforeלְנֶגְדִּ֔יle.neg.DiH5048me, “O my lordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113,as a result of the visionבַּמַּרְאָה֙ba.mar.'AhH4759anguishצִירַי֙tzi.RaiH6735has comeנֶהֶפְכ֤וּne.hef.KhuH2015upon me, and I have retainedעָצַ֖רְתִּי'a.Tzar.tiH6113noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808strengthכֹּֽחַ׃Ko.achH3581.

17Forhowוְהֵ֣יךְve.HeikhH1963canיוּכַ֗לyu.KhalH3201suchזֶ֔הZehH2088a servantעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5650of my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113talkלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696with suchזֶ֑הZehH2088as my lordאֲדֹ֣נִי'a.Do.niH113?As for me, there remainsיַעֲמָד־ya.'a.mod-H5975just nowמֵעַ֙תָּה֙me.'A.tahH6258noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808strengthכֹ֔חַKho.achH3581in me, norלֹ֥אlo'H3808has any breathוּנְשָׁמָ֖הu.ne.sha.MahH5397been leftנִשְׁאֲרָה־nish.'a.rah-H7604in me.”

18Then thisone with humanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120appearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֥הke.mar.'EhH4758touchedוַיִּגַּע־vai.yi.ga'-H5060me againוַיֹּ֧סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254andstrengthenedוַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽנִי׃Vay.cha.ze.Ke.niH2388me.

19He saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “O manאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofhighH2536esteemH2536,do not be afraidתִּירָ֧אti.Ra'H3372.Peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965be with you; takeH2388courageH2388and be courageousH2388!”Now as soon as he spokeוּֽבְדַבְּר֤וֹu.be.da.be.RoH1696to me, I receivedH2388strengthH2388and saidוָאֹֽמְרָ֛הva.'O.me.RahH559, “May my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696, for you havestrengthenedH2388me.”

20Then he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Do youunderstandהֲיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ha.ya.Da'.taH3045whyלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100I cameבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935to you? But I shall nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258returnאָשׁ֔וּב'a.ShuvH7725to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973theprinceשַׂ֣רsarH8269of Persiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539;so I am goingיוֹצֵ֔אyo.Tze'H3318forthH3318,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, theprinceשַׂר־sar-H8269ofGreeceיָוָ֖ןya.VanH3120is about to comeבָּֽא׃Ba'H935.

21Howeverאֲבָל֙'a.ValH61,I will tellאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046you what is inscribedהָרָשׁ֥וּםha.ra.ShumH7559in the writingבִּכְתָ֖בbikh.TavH3791oftruthאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571.Yet thereH369is noH369oneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259whostandsH2388firmlyH2388with me againstעַל־'al-H5921theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428forcesexceptכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518Michaelמִיכָאֵ֖לmi.kha.'ElH4317your princeשַׂרְכֶֽם׃ פsar.KhemH8269.

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