New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 10:8-19

8So I wasleftנִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּיnish.'Ar.tiH7604aloneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905and sawוָֽאֶרְאֶ֗הva.'er.'EhH7200thisH2088greatהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419visionהַמַּרְאָ֤הha.mar.'AhH4759; yetnoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808strengthכֹּ֑חKochH3581was leftנִשְׁאַר־nish.'ar-H7604in me, for mynaturalH1935colorH1935turnedנֶהְפַּ֤ךְneh.PakhH2015toa deathlyH4889pallorH4889,and I retainedעָצַ֖רְתִּי'a.Tzar.tiH6113noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808strengthכֹּֽחַ׃Ko.achH3581.

9But I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֖עva.'esh.Ma'H8085the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of his wordsדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697;and as soon as I heardוּכְשָׁמְעִי֙u.khe.sha.me.'IH8085the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of his wordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697, IfellH7290into a deepH7290sleepH7290on my faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440,with my faceוּפָנַ֥יu.fa.NaiH6440to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

10Then beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,a handיָ֖דyadH3027touchedנָ֣גְעָהNa.ge.'ahH5060me and setH5128me tremblingH5128on myhandsוְכַפּ֥וֹת יָדָֽי׃ve.kha.Pot ya.DaiH3709 H3027and kneesבִּרְכַּ֖יbir.KaiH1290.

11He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “ODanielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1840,manאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofhighH2536esteemH2536,understandהָבֵ֨ןha.VenH995the wordsבַּדְּבָרִ֜יםba.de.va.RimH1697that I am about to tellדֹבֵ֤רdo.VerH1696you andstandוַעֲמֹ֣דva.'a.ModH5975uprightעַל־ עָמְדֶ֔ךָ'al- 'a.me.De.khaH5921 H5977,for I have nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258been sentשֻׁלַּ֣חְתִּיshu.Lach.tiH7971to you.” And when he had spokenוּבְדַבְּר֥וֹu.ve.da.be.RoH1696thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697to me, I stoodעָמַ֥דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975uptremblingמַרְעִֽיד׃mar.'IdH7460.

12Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Do not be afraidתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372,Danielדָנִיֵּאל֒da.ni.yeLH1840,for from the firstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117that you setנָתַ֧תָּna.Ta.taH5414your heartלִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820on understandingלְהָבִ֧יןle.ha.VinH995this and onhumblingוּלְהִתְעַנּ֛וֹתu.le.hit.'a.NotH6031yourself beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,your wordsדְבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697were heardנִשְׁמְע֣וּnish.me.'UH8085,and I have comeבָ֖אתִיVa.tiH935in responseto your wordsבִּדְבָרֶֽיךָ׃bid.va.Rei.khaH1697.

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.”

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