New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 2:21-38

21It is He whochangesמְהַשְׁנֵ֤אme.hash.Ne'H8133the timesעִדָּנַיָּא֙'i.da.nai.Ya'H5732and the epochsוְזִמְנַיָּ֔אve.zim.nai.Ya'H2166; Heremovesמְהַעְדֵּ֥הme.ha'.DehH5709kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430andestablishesוּמְהָקֵ֣יםu.me.ha.KeimH6966kingsמַלְכִ֑יןmal.KhinH4430;He givesיָהֵ֤בya.HevH3052wisdomחָכְמְתָא֙cha.khe.me.Ta'H2452to wiseלְחַכִּימִ֔יןle.cha.ki.MinH2445menH2445And knowledgeוּמַנְדְּעָ֖אu.man.de.'A'H4486tomen of understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH999.

22It is He whorevealsגָּלֵ֥אga.Le'H1541the profoundעַמִּיקָתָ֖א'a.mi.ka.Ta'H5994and hiddenH5642thingsH5642;He knowsיָדַע֙ya.Da'H3046whatמָ֣הmahH4101is in the darknessבַחֲשׁוֹכָ֔אva.cha.sho.Kha'H2816, And thelightוּנְהוֹרָ֖אu.ne.hi.ra'H5094dwellsשְׁרֵֽא׃she.Re'H8271with Him.

23To You, OGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of my fathersאֲבָהָתִ֗י'a.va.ha.TiH2,I giveH3029thanksH3029and praiseוּמְשַׁבַּח֙u.me.sha.BachH7624,For You have givenיְהַ֣בְתְּye.HavtH3052mewisdomחָכְמְתָ֛אcha.khe.me.Ta'H2452and powerוּגְבוּרְתָ֖אu.ge.vu.re.Ta'H1370;Even nowוּכְעַ֤ןu.khe.'AnH3705You have madeH3046knownH3046to me whatH1768werequestedבְעֵ֣ינָאve.'Ei.na'H1156of You,For You have madeH3046knownH3046to us the king’sמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430matterמִלַּ֥תmi.LatH4406.”

24Thereforeקֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֗הko.Vel de.NahH3606 H6903 H1836,Danielדָּֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841wentעַ֣ל'alH5954in to Ariochאַרְי֔וֹךְ'ar.YokhH746,whomדִּ֚יdiH1768the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430had appointedמַנִּ֣יma.NiH4483to destroyלְהוֹבָדָ֖הle.hoa.DahH7the wiseלְחַכִּימֵ֣יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445of Babylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895;he wentאֲזַ֣ל׀'a.ZalH236and spokeאֲמַר־'a.mar-H560to him as followsוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3652: “Do not destroyתְּהוֹבֵ֔דte.ho.VedH7the wiseלְחַכִּימֵ֤יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445of Babylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH895!Takeהַעֵ֙לְנִי֙ha.'E.le.niH5954meinto the king’sמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430presenceקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925,and I will declareH2331the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֥אle.mal.Ka'H4430.”

25Thenאֱדַ֤יִן'e.Da.yinH116Ariochאַרְיוֹךְ֙'ar.yoKhH746hurriedlyבְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֔הbe.hit.be.ha.LahH927broughtהַנְעֵ֥לhan.'ElH5954Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֖אלle.da.ni.YelH1841into the king’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430presenceקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925and spokeאֲמַר־'a.mar-H560to him as followsוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3652: “I have foundהַשְׁכַּ֤חַתhash.Ka.chatH7912a manגְּבַר֙ge.VarH1400amongמִן־min-H4481 H1123theexilesגָֽלוּתָא֙ga.lu.Ta'H1123 H1547from Judahיְה֔וּדye.HudH3061whoH1768can makeיְהוֹדַֽע׃ye.ho.Da'H3046the interpretationפִשְׁרָ֖אfish.Ra'H6591knownH3046to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֥אle.mal.Ka'H4430!”

26The kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430saidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560to Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.YelH1841,whoseדִּ֥יdiH1768nameשְׁמֵ֖הּshe.MehH8036wasBelteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096, “Are you ableכָּהֵ֗לka.HelH3546to makeלְהוֹדָעֻתַ֛נִיle.ho.da.'u.Ta.niH3046knownH3046to me the dreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493whichדִֽי־di-H1768I have seenחֲזֵ֖יתcha.ZeitH2370and its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵֽהּ׃u.fish.RehH6591?”

27Danielדָנִיֵּ֛אלda.ni.YelH1841answeredעָנֵ֧ה'a.NehH6032beforeקֳדָ֥םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430and saidוְאָמַ֑רve.'a.MarH560, “As for the mysteryרָזָה֙ra.Zah'H7328about whichדִּֽי־di-H1768the kingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430has inquiredשָׁאֵ֔לsha.'ElH7593,neitherלָ֧אla'H3809wiseחַכִּימִ֣יןcha.ki.MinH2445menH2445,conjurersאָֽשְׁפִ֗ין'a.she.FinH826,magiciansחַרְטֻמִּין֙char.tu.MinH2749nordivinersגָּזְרִ֔יןga.ze.RinH1505are ableיָכְלִ֖יןya.khe.LinH3202to declareH2331itto the kingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430.

28Howeverבְּרַ֡םbe.RamH1297,thereאִיתַ֞י'i.TaiH383is aGodאֱלָ֤הּ'e.LahH426in heavenבִּשְׁמַיָּא֙bish.mai.Ya'H8065whoדִּ֥יdiH1768revealsגָּלֵ֣אga.Le'H1541mysteriesרָזִ֔יןra.ZinH7328,and He has madeH3046knownH3046to Kingלְמַלְכָּא֙le.mal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020whatמָ֛הmahH4101will takeH1934placeH1934in thelatterבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH320daysיוֹמַיָּ֑אyo.mai.Ya'H3118.Thisדְּנָ֥הde.NahH1836was your dreamחֶלְמָ֨ךְchel.MakhH2493and thevisionsוְחֶזְוֵ֥יve.chez.VeiH2376in your mindרֵאשָׁ֛ךְre.ShakhH7217whileon your bedמִשְׁכְּבָ֖ךְmish.ke.VakhH4903.

29As for you, O kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430, whileon your bedמִשְׁכְּבָ֣ךְmish.ke.VakhH4903your thoughtsרַעְיוֹנָךְ֙ra'.yo.noKhH7476turnedסְלִ֔קוּse.Li.kuH5559to whatמָ֛הmahH4101would takeH1934placeH1934in the futureאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH311; andHe who revealsוְגָלֵ֧אve.ga.Le'H1541mysteriesרָזַיָּ֛אra.zai.Ya'H7328has madeH3046knownH3046to you whatמָה־mah-H4101will takeH1934placeH1934.

30But as for me, thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836mysteryרָזָ֥אra.Za'H7328hasH383not been revealedגֱּלִ֣יge.LiH1541to me for anywisdomבְחָכְמָה֙ve.cha.khe.MahH2452residingH383in me moreמִן־min-H4481thanH4481inanyכָּל־kol-H3606otherlivingחַיַּיָּ֔אchai.yai.Ya'H2417manH2417,but for the purposeדִּבְרַת֙div.RatH1701of makingיְהוֹדְע֔וּןye.hod.'UnH3046the interpretationפִשְׁרָא֙fish.Ra'H6591knownתִּנְדַּֽע׃tin.Da'H3046to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֣אle.mal.Ka'H4430, and that you mayunderstandH3046thethoughtsוְרַעְיוֹנֵ֥יve.ra'.yo.NeiH7476of yourmindלִבְבָ֖ךְli.VakhH3825.

31“You, O kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430,were lookingחָזֵ֤הcha.ZehH2370and beholdוַאֲל֨וּva.'a.LuH431,there was a singleחַד֙chadH2298greatשַׂגִּ֔יאsa.Gi'H7690statueצְלֵ֥םtze.LemH6755;that statueצַלְמָ֨אtzal.Ma'H6755,which was largeרַ֛בravH7229andof extraordinaryיַתִּ֖ירya.TirH3493splendorוְזִיוֵ֥הּve.zi.VehH2122,was standingקָאֵ֣םka.'EmH6966in frontלְקָבְלָ֑ךְle.ka.ve.LakhH6903of you, and its appearanceוְרֵוֵ֖הּve.re.VehH7299wasawesomeדְּחִֽיל׃de.ChilH1763.

32Theheadרֵאשֵׁהּ֙re.ShehH7217of that statueצַלְמָ֗אtzal.Ma'H6755was madeof fineטָ֔בTavH2869goldדְהַ֣בde.HavH1722,its breastחֲד֥וֹהִיcha.Do.hiH2306and its armsוּדְרָע֖וֹהִיu.de.ra.'o.hiH1872of silverכְסַ֑ףkhe.SafH3702,its bellyמְע֥וֹהִיme.'o.hiH4577and its thighsוְיַרְכָתֵ֖הּve.yar.kha.TehH3410of bronzeנְחָֽשׁ׃ne.ChashH5174,

33its legsשָׁק֖וֹהִיsha.Ko.hiH8243of ironפַרְזֶ֑לfar.ZelH6523,its feetרַגְל֕וֹהִיrag.Lo.hiH7271partlyמִנְּהֵין֙mi.ne.hinH4481of ironפַרְזֶ֔לfar.ZelH6523and partlyוּמִנְּהֵ֖יןu.mi.ne.honH4481of clayחֲסַֽף׃cha.SafH2635.

34Youcontinuedהֲוַ֗יְתָha.Vay.taH1934lookingחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370untilעַ֠ד'adH5705 H1768astoneאֶ֙בֶן֙'e.venH69was cutהִתְגְּזֶ֤רֶתhit.ge.Ze.retH1505outwithoutלָ֣אla'H3809handsבִידַ֔יִןvi.Da.yinH3028,and it struckוּמְחָ֤תu.me.ChatH4223the statueלְצַלְמָא֙le.tzal.Ma'H6755on its feetרַגְל֔וֹהִיrag.Lo.hiH7271of ironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523and clayוְחַסְפָּ֑אve.chas.Pa'H2635andcrushedוְהַדֵּ֖קֶתve.ha.De.ketH1855them.

35Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116the ironפַּרְזְלָא֩par.ze.La'H6523,the clayחַסְפָּ֨אchas.Pa'H2635,the bronzeנְחָשָׁ֜אne.cha.Sha'H5174,the silverכַּסְפָּ֣אkas.Pa'H3702and the goldוְדַהֲבָ֗אve.da.ha.Va'H1722were crushedדָּ֣קוּDa.kuH1855allוְכָל־ve.kholH3606at the sameH2298timeH2298and becameוַהֲווֹ֙va.ha.VoH1934like chaffכְּע֣וּרke.'UrH5784from the summerקַ֔יִטKa.yitH7007threshingH147floorsH147;and the windרוּחָ֔אru.Cha'H7308carriedוּנְשָׂ֤אu.ne.Sa'H5376them away so thatnot a traceאֲתַ֖ר'a.TarH870of them was foundהִשְׁתֲּכַ֣חhish.ta.KhachH7912.But the stoneוְאַבְנָ֣א׀ve.'av.Na'H69that struckמְחָ֣תme.ChatH4223the statueלְצַלְמָ֗אle.tzal.Ma'H6755becameהֲוָ֛תha.VatH1934a greatרַ֖בravH7229mountainלְט֥וּרle.TurH2906and filledוּמְלָ֥תu.me.LatH4391the wholeכָּל־kol-H3606earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

36“Thisדְּנָ֣הde.NahH1836wasthe dreamחֶלְמָ֔אchel.Ma'H2493;now we will tellנֵאמַ֥רne.MarH560its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591beforeקֳדָם־ko.dom-H6925the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.

37You, O kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, are thekingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4430of kingsמַלְכַיָּ֑אmal.khai.Ya'H4430,to whomדִּ֚יdiH1768the Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065has givenיְהַב־ye.hav-H3052thekingdomמַלְכוּתָ֥אmal.khu.Ta'H4437, thepowerחִסְנָ֛אchis.Na'H2632,the strengthוְתָקְפָּ֥אve.ta.ke.Pa'H8632and the gloryוִֽיקָרָ֖אvi.ka.Ra'H3367;

38and whereverוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3606 H1768the sonsH1123of menאֲ֠נָשָׁא'A.na.sha'H606dwellדָֽיְרִ֣יןda.'a.rinH1753, or thebeastsחֵיוַ֨תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָ֤אba.Ra'H1251,or the birdsוְעוֹף־ve.'of-H5776of the skyשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065,He has givenיְהַ֣בye.HavH3052theminto your handבִּידָ֔ךְbi.DakhH3028and has caused you to ruleוְהַשְׁלְטָ֖ךְve.hash.le.TakhH7981over them allבְּכָלְּה֑וֹןbe.kha.le.HonH3606.You are the headרֵאשָׁ֖הre.Shah'H7217of goldדַהֲבָֽא׃da.ha.Va'H1722.

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