New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 2:2-13

2Then the kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428gaveH559ordersH559to callלִקְרֹ֨אlik.Ro'H7121in themagiciansלַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֜יםla.char.tu.MimH2748,the conjurersוְלָֽאַשָּׁפִ֗יםve.la.'a.sha.FimH825,the sorcerersוְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙ve.lam.kha.she.FimH3784and theChaldeansוְלַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםve.la.kas.DimH3778to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428his dreamsחֲלֹמֹתָ֑יוcha.lo.mo.TavH2472.So they cameוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935in and stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

3The kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Ihadחָלָ֑מְתִּיcha.La.me.tiH2492a dreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472and my spiritרוּחִ֔יru.ChiH7307is anxiousוַתִּפָּ֣עֶםva.ti.Pa.'emH6470tounderstandלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045the dreamהַחֲלֽוֹם׃ha.cha.LomH2472.”

4Then the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֛יםha.kas.DimH3778spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֧וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428inAramaicאֲרָמִ֑ית'a.ra.MitH762: “O kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,liveחֱיִ֔יche.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֣יןle.'al.MinH5957!Tellאֱמַ֥ר'e.MarH560the dreamחֶלְמָ֛אchel.Ma'H2493to your servantsלְעַבְדָ֖ךְle.'av.da.yikhH5649,and we will declareH2331the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥אu.fish.Ra'H6591.”

5The kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430repliedעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032to the Chaldeansלְכַשְׂדָּאֵ֔יle.khas.da.'eiH3779, “The commandמִלְּתָ֖אmi.le.Ta'H4406from me is firmאַזְדָּ֑א'az.Da'H230:ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006you do not makeתְהֽוֹדְעוּנַּ֙נִי֙te.hod.'u.Na.niH3046knownH3046to me the dreamחֶלְמָ֣אchel.Ma'H2493and its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֔הּu.fish.RehH6591, you will betornתִּתְעַבְד֔וּןtit.'av.DunH5648limbהַדָּמִין֙ha.da.MinH1917from limb and your housesוּבָתֵּיכ֖וֹןu.va.tei.KhonH1005will be madeיִתְּשָׂמֽוּן׃yi.te.sa.MunH7761a rubbishH5122heapH5122.

6But ifH2006you declareH2331the dreamחֶלְמָ֤אchel.Ma'H2493and its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.RehH6591,you will receiveתְּקַבְּל֖וּןte.ka.be.LunH6902from megiftsמַתְּנָ֤ןma.te.NanH4978and a rewardוּנְבִזְבָּה֙u.ne.viz.BahH5023and greatשַׂגִּ֔יאsa.Gi'H7690honorוִיקָ֣רvi.KarH3367;thereforeH3861declareH2331to me the dreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493and its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591.”

7They answeredעֲנ֥וֹa.NoH6032a secondH8579timeH8579and saidוְאָמְרִ֑יןve.'a.me.RinH560, “Let the kingמַלְכָּ֕אmal.Ka'H4430tellיֵאמַ֥רye.MarH560the dreamחֶלְמָ֛אchel.Ma'H2493to his servantsלְעַבְד֖וֹהִיle.'av.Do.hiH5649,and we will declareH2331the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥הu.fish.Rah'H6591.”

8The kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430repliedעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032, “I knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3046for certainיַצִּיב֙ya.TzivH3330that you arebargainingזָבְנִ֑יןza.ve.NinH2084for timeעִדָּנָ֖א'i.da.Na'H5732,inasmuchקֳבֵל֙ko.VelH3606 H6903 H1768as you have seenחֲזֵית֔וֹןcha.zei.TonH2370thatthe commandמִלְּתָֽא׃mi.le.Ta'H4406from me is firmאַזְדָּ֖א'az.Da'H230,

9that ifH2006you do not makeתְהֽוֹדְעֻנַּ֜נִיte.hod.'u.Na.niH3046the dreamחֶלְמָא֩chel.Ma'H2493knownוְֽאִנְדַּ֕עve.'in.Da'H3046to me, there is onlyoneחֲדָה־cha.dah-H2298decreeדָֽתְכ֗וֹןda.te.KhonH1882for you. For you have agreedH2164togetherH2164to speakלְמֵאמַ֣רle.me.MarH560lyingכִדְבָ֤הkhid.VahH3538and corruptוּשְׁחִיתָה֙u.she.chi.TahH7844wordsוּמִלָּ֨הu.mi.LahH4406beforeקָֽדָמַ֔יka.da.MaiH6925me untilעַ֛ד'adH5705 H1768thesituationעִדָּנָ֖א'i.da.Na'H5732is changedיִשְׁתַּנֵּ֑אyish.ta.Ne'H8133;thereforeH3861tellאֱמַ֣רוּ'e.Ma.ruH560me the dreamחֶלְמָא֙chel.Ma'H2493, that I mayknowH3046that you can declareH2331to me its interpretationפִשְׁרֵ֖הּfish.RehH6591.”

10The Chaldeansכַשְׂדָּאֵ֤יkhas.da.iH3779answeredעֲנ֨וֹa.NoH6032the kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430and saidוְאָ֣מְרִ֔יןve.'A.me.RinH560, “Thereאִיתַ֤י'i.TaiH383is not a manאֲנָשׁ֙'a.NashH606on earthיַבֶּשְׁתָּ֔אya.besh.Ta'H3007whoדִּ֚יdiH1768couldיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3202declareH2331the matterמִלַּ֣תmi.LatH4406for the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430,inasmuchקֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֚יko.Vel diH3606 H6903 H1768as noH3606 H3809greatרַ֣בravH7229kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4430or rulerוְשַׁלִּ֔יטve.sha.LitH7990has everaskedשְׁאֵ֔לshe.'ElH7593anythingמִלָּ֤הmi.LahH4406like thisכִדְנָה֙khid.NahH1836of anyH3606magicianחַרְטֹּ֖םchart.TomH2749,conjurerוְאָשַׁ֥ףve.'a.ShafH826or Chaldeanוְכַשְׂדָּֽי׃ve.khas.DaiH3779.

11Moreover, the thingוּמִלְּתָ֨אu.mi.le.Ta'H4406whichדִֽי־di-H1768the kingמַלְכָּ֤הmal.Kah'H4430demandsשָׁאֵל֙sha.'ElH7593isdifficultיַקִּירָ֔הya.ki.RahH3358,and thereH383is noH3809oneH321elseH321whoדִּ֥יdiH1768could declareH2331itto the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430exceptלָהֵ֣ןla.HenH3861godsאֱלָהִ֔ין'e.la.HinH426,whoseדִּ֚יdiH1768dwellingמְדָ֣רְה֔וֹןme.Da.re.HonH4070placeH4094is not with mortalfleshבִּשְׂרָ֖אbis.Ra'H1321.”

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.

Read all of Daniel 2

Commentaries on Daniel 2