New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 2:4-7

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.”

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