New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 4:19-27

19“Thenאֱדַ֨יִן'e.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֜אלda.ni.YelH1841,whoseH1768nameשְׁמֵ֣הּshe.MehH8036is Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,was appalledאֶשְׁתּוֹמַם֙'esh.to.MamH8075for a whileכְּשָׁעָ֣הke.sha.'AhH8160as histhoughtsוְרַעְיֹנֹ֖הִיve.ra'.yo.No.hiH7476alarmedיְבַהֲלֻנֵּ֑הּye.va.ha.lu.NehH927him. The kingH4430respondedעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032and saidH560, ‘Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֙be.le.te.sha.TzarH1096, do notlet the dreamחֶלְמָ֤אchel.Ma'H2493or its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵא֙u.fish.Re'H6591alarmיְבַהֲלָ֔ךְye.va.ha.LakhH927you.’ Belteshazzarבֵלְטְשַׁאצַּר֙ve.le.te.sha.TzarH1096repliedעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032, ‘My lordמָרִ֕יma.re.'iH4756, if onlythe dreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493applied to those who hateלְשָֽׂנְאָ֖ךְle.sa.ne.'a.yikhH8131you and its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֥הּu.fish.RehH6591toyour adversariesלְעָרָֽךְ׃le.'a.ra.yikhH6146!

20ThetreeH363that you sawH2370,whichH1768becameH7236largeH7236and grewH8631strongוּתְקִ֑ףu.te.KifH8631,whose heightוְרוּמֵהּ֙ve.ru.MehH7314reachedיִמְטֵ֣אyim.Te'H4291to the skyH8065and was visibleוַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּva.cha.zo.TehH2379to allלְכָל־le.kholH3606the earthH772

21and whose foliageוְעָפְיֵ֤הּve.'a.fe.YehH6074wasbeautifulשַׁפִּיר֙sha.PirH8209and its fruitוְאִנְבֵּ֣הּve.'in.BehH4abundantשַׂגִּ֔יאsa.Gi'H7690, and in which wasfoodוּמָז֨וֹןu.ma.ZonH4203for allלְכֹ֖לָּא־le.Kho.la-'H3606,underתְּחֹת֗וֹהִיte.cho.To.hiH8460which the beastsחֵיוַ֣תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָ֔אba.Ra'H1251dweltתְּדוּר֙te.DurH1753and in whose branchesוּבְעַנְפ֕וֹהִיu.ve.'an.Fo.hiH6056the birdsצִפֲּרֵ֥יtzi.pa.ReiH6853of the skyשְׁמַיָּֽא׃she.mai.Ya'H8065lodgedיִשְׁכְּנָ֖ןyish.ke.NanH7932--

22it isyou, O kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430;for you have becomeH7236greatרְבַ֖יתre.VaitH7236and grownH8631strongוּתְקֵ֑פְתְּu.te.Ke.fetH8631, and yourmajestyוּרְבוּתָ֤ךְu.re.vu.TakhH7238has becomeH7236greatרְבָת֙re.VatH7236and reachedוּמְטָ֣תu.me.TatH4291to the skyH8065and yourdominionוְשָׁלְטָנָ֖ךְve.shal.ta.NakhH7985to the endלְס֥וֹףle.SofH5491of the earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

23In that the kingמַלְכָּ֡אmal.Ka'H4430sawחֲזָ֣הcha.ZahH2370an angelicwatcherעִ֣יר'irH5894,a holyוְקַדִּ֣ישׁve.ka.DishH6922oneH6922,descendingנָחִ֣ת׀na.ChitH5182from heavenH8065and sayingH560, “ChopH1414downH1414the treeH363and destroyוְחַבְּל֗וּהִיve.cha.be.Lu.hiH2255it; yetבְּרַ֨םbe.RamH1297leaveH7662the stumpH6136with its rootsH8330in the groundבְּאַרְעָ֣אbe.'ar.'A'H772,but with a bandוּבֶאֱסוּר֙u.ve.'e.SurH613of ironפַרְזֶ֣לfar.ZelH6523and bronzeוּנְחָ֔שׁu.ne.ChashH5174around itin the newH1883grassבְּדִתְאָ֖אbe.dit.'A'H1883of the fieldבָרָ֑אva.Ra'H1251,and let him be drenchedיִצְטַבַּ֗עyitz.ta.Ba'H6647with the dewוּבְטַ֧לu.ve.TalH2920of heavenH8065, and lethim shareחֲלָקֵ֔הּcha.la.KehH2508with the beastsחֵיוַ֤תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָא֙ba.Ra'H1251untilעַ֛ד'adH5705 H1768sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7655periods of timeעִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.NinH5732passיַחְלְפ֥וּןyach.le.FunH2499overעֲלֽוֹהִי׃a.Lo.hiH5922him,”

24thisדְּנָ֥הde.NahH1836is the interpretationפִשְׁרָ֖אfish.Ra'H6591,O kingH4430,and thisהִ֔יאHi'H1932is the decreeוּגְזֵרַ֤תu.ge.ze.RatH1510of the Mostעִלָּאָה֙i.la.ya'H5943HighH5943,whichדִּ֥יdiH1768hascomeמְטָ֖תme.TatH4291upon my lordמָרִ֥יmar.'iH4756the kingH4430:

25that you bedrivenH2957awayH2957from mankindאֲנָשָׁ֡א'a.na.Sha'H606and your dwellingH4070placeמְדֹרָ֜ךְme.do.RakhH4070be with the beastsחֵיוַ֣תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָא֩ba.Ra'H1251,and you be givenH2939grassH6212to eatH2939like cattleכְתוֹרִ֣ין׀khe.to.RinH8450and be drenchedמְצַבְּעִ֔יןme.tza.be.'InH6647with the dewוּמִטַּ֤לu.mi.TalH2920of heavenשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065;and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7655periods of timeעִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.NinH5732will passיַחְלְפ֣וּןyach.le.FunH2499overH5922you, untilעַ֣ד'adH5705 H1768you recognizeתִנְדַּ֗עtin.Da'H3046that theMostעִלָּאָה֙i.la.ya'H5943HighH5943is rulerשַׁלִּ֤יטsha.LitH7990over the realmבְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.KhutH4437of mankindאֲנָשָׁ֔א'a.na.Sha'H606andbestowsיִתְּנִנַּֽהּ׃yi.te.ni.NahH5415it on whomeverוּלְמַן־u.le.man-H4479 H1768He wishesיִצְבֵּ֖אyitz.Be'H6634.

26And in that it was commandedאֲמַ֗רוּ'a.Ma.ruH560toleaveלְמִשְׁבַּ֞קle.mish.BakH7662the stumpעִקַּ֤ר'i.KarH6136with the rootsשָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙sha.re.Sho.hiH8330of the treeאִֽילָנָ֔א'i.la.Na'H363,your kingdomH4437will beassuredקַיָּמָ֑הkai.ya.MahH7011to you afterמִן־min-H4481 H1768you recognizeתִנְדַּ֔עtin.Da'H3046that it isHeavenשְׁמַיָּֽא׃she.mai.Ya'H8065thatrulesשַׁלִּטִ֖ןsha.li.TinH7990.

27ThereforeH3861,O kingH4430, may myadviceמִלְכִּי֙mil.KiH4431be pleasingיִשְׁפַּ֣רyish.ParH8232to you:breakH6562awayH6562now from your sinsוַחֲטָאָךְ֙va.cha.ta.yakhH2408by doingrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָ֣הbe.tzid.KahH6665and from your iniquitiesוַעֲוָיָתָ֖ךְva.'a.va.ya.TakhH5758byshowingH2604mercyH2604to thepoorH6040,in caseH2006there may be aprolongingאַרְכָ֖ה'ar.KhahH754of your prosperityלִשְׁלֵוְתָֽךְ׃lish.le.ve.TakhH7963.’

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