New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 2:12-18

12Becauseקֳבֵ֣לko.VelH3606 H6903of thisדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1836the kingמַלְכָּ֕אmal.Ka'H4430becameH1149indignantH1149and veryשַׂגִּ֑יאsa.Gi'H7690furiousוּקְצַ֣ףu.ke.TzafH7108and gaveH560ordersH560to destroyלְה֣וֹבָדָ֔הle.Hoa.DahH7allH3606the wiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445of Babylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

13So thedecreeוְדָתָ֣אve.da.Ta'H1882wentH5312forthH5312that the wiseוְחַכִּֽימַיָּ֖אve.cha.ki.mai.Ya'H2445menH2445should be slainמִֽתְקַטְּלִ֑יןmit.ka.te.LinH6992;and they lookedוּבְע֛וֹu.ve.'OH1156forDanielדָּנִיֵּ֥אלda.ni.YelH1841and his friendsוְחַבְר֖וֹהִיve.chav.Ro.hiH2269tokillלְהִתְקְטָלָֽה׃ פle.hit.ke.ta.LahH6992them.

14Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116Danielדָּנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelH1841repliedהֲתִיב֙ha.TivH8421with discretionעֵטָ֣א'e.Ta'H5843and discernmentוּטְעֵ֔םu.te.'EmH2942toAriochלְאַרְי֕וֹךְle.'ar.YokhH746,the captainרַב־rav-H7229of the king’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430bodyguardטַבָּחַיָּ֖אta.ba.chai.Ya'H2877,whoH1768had goneH5312forthH5312to slayלְקַטָּלָ֔הle.ka.ta.LahH6992the wiseלְחַכִּימֵ֖יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH895;

15he saidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560to Ariochלְאַרְיוֹךְ֙le.'ar.yoKhH746,the king’sמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430commanderשַׁלִּיטָ֣אsha.li.Ta'H7990, “For whatH4101reasonעַל־'al-H5922 H4101is thedecreeדָתָ֛אda.Ta'H1882from the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430sourgentמְהַחְצְפָ֖הme.hach.tze.FahH2685?”Thenאֱדַ֣יִן'e.Da.yinH116Ariochאַרְי֖וֹךְ'ar.YokhH746informedהוֹדַ֥עho.Da'H3046Danielלְדָנִיֵּֽאל׃le.da.ni.YelH1841about the matterמִלְּתָ֔אmi.le.Ta'H4406.

16So Danielוְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלve.Da.ni.YelH1841wentעַ֖ל'alH5954in and requestedוּבְעָ֣הu.ve.'AhH1156of the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430that he wouldgiveיִנְתֵּן־yin.ten-H5415him timeזְמָ֣ןze.ManH2166,in order that he might declareH2331the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591to the kingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃ פle.mal.Ka'H4430.

17Thenאֱדַ֥יִן'e.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1841wentאֲזַ֑ל'a.ZalH236to his houseלְבַיְתֵ֣הּle.vay.TehH1005and informedהוֹדַֽע׃ho.Da'H3046his friendsחַבְר֖וֹהִיchav.Ro.hiH2269,Hananiahוְ֠לַחֲנַנְיָהVe.la.cha.nan.yahH2608,MishaelH4331and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֛הva.'a.zar.YahH5839,about the matterמִלְּתָ֥אmi.le.Ta'H4406,

18so that they mightrequestלְמִבְעֵא֙le.miv.'E'H1156compassionוְרַחֲמִ֗יןve.ra.cha.MinH7359from the Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065concerningעַל־'al-H5922thisדְּנָ֑הde.NahH1836mysteryרָזָ֖הra.Zah'H7328,soדִּ֣יdiH1768that Danielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1841and his friendsוְחַבְר֔וֹהִיve.chav.Ro.hiH2269would not bedestroyedיְהֹֽבְדוּן֙ye.hoe.DunH7with the restשְׁאָ֖רshe.'ArH7606of the wiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445of Babylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

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