New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 4:32-37

32andyou will be drivenH2957awayH2957from mankindאֲנָשָׁא֩'a.na.Sha'H606,and your dwellingH4070placeמְדֹרָ֗ךְme.do.RakhH4070will bewith the beastsחֵיוַ֧תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָ֣אba.Ra'H1251.You will be givenH2939grassH6212to eatH2939like cattleכְתוֹרִין֙khe.to.RinH8450, andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7655periods of timeעִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.NinH5732will passיַחְלְפ֣וּןyach.le.FunH2499overעֲלָ֑ךְa.la.yikhH5922you untilעַ֣ד'adH5705 H1768you recognizeתִנְדַּ֗עtin.Da'H3046that theMostעִלָּיָא֙i.la.ya'H5943HighH5943is rulerשַׁלִּ֤יטsha.LitH7990over the realmבְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.KhutH4437of mankindאֲנָשָׁ֔א'a.na.Sha'H606and bestowsיִתְּנִנַּֽהּ׃yi.te.ni.NahH5415it on whomeverוּלְמַן־u.le.man-H4479 H1768He wishesH6634.’

33Immediatelyשַׁעֲתָ֗אsha.'a.Ta'H8160the wordמִלְּתָא֮mi.le.Ta'H4406concerningH5922Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר֒ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020was fulfilledסָ֣פַתSa.fatH5487; and he wasdrivenH2957awayH2957from mankindאֲנָשָׁ֣א'a.na.Sha'H606and began eatingיֵאכֻ֔לye.KhulH399grassH6212like cattleכְתוֹרִין֙khe.to.RinH8450,and his bodyגִּשְׁמֵ֣הּgish.MehH1655was drenchedיִצְטַבַּ֑עyitz.ta.Ba'H6647with the dewוּמִטַּ֥לu.mi.TalH2920of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'H8065untilעַ֣ד דִּ֥י'ad diH5705 H1768his hairשַׂעְרֵ֛הּsa'.RehH8177had grownרְבָ֖הre.VahH7236like eagles’כְּנִשְׁרִ֥יןke.nish.RinH5403feathersand his nailsוְטִפְר֥וֹהִיve.tif.Ro.hiH2953like birds’כְצִפְּרִֽין׃khe.tzi.pe.RinH6853claws.

34“But at the endוְלִקְצָ֣תve.lik.TzatH7118ofthat periodיֽוֹמַיָּה֩yo.mai.Yah'H3118,I, NebuchadnezzarH5020,raisedנִטְלֵ֗תnit.LetH5191my eyesעַיְנַ֣י׀'ay.NaiH5870toward heavenH8065and myreasonוּמַנְדְּעִי֙u.man.de.'IH4486returnedיְת֔וּבye.TuvH8421to me, and I blessedבָּרְכֵ֔תba.re.KhetH1289theMostוּלְעִלָּאָה֙u.le.'i.la.ya'H5943HighH5943and praisedH7624and honoredH1922Him whoH2417livesH2417foreverעָלְמָ֖א'al.Ma'H5957;For His dominionשָׁלְטָנֵהּ֙shal.ta.NehH7985is aneverlastingעָלַ֔ם'a.LamH5957dominionשָׁלְטָ֣ןshal.TanH7985,And His kingdomוּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּu.mal.khu.TehH4437enduresfrom generationדָּ֥רdarH1859to generationוְדָֽר׃ve.DarH1859.

35Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3606the inhabitantsדָּיְרֵ֤יda.'a.reiH1753of the earthאַרְעָא֙'ar.'A'H772are accountedחֲשִׁיבִ֔יןcha.shi.VinH2804as nothingכְּלָ֣הke.LahH3809, ButHe doesעָבֵד֙'a.VedH5648accordingH4481to His willוּֽכְמִצְבְּיֵ֗הּu.khe.mitz.be.YehH6634in the hostבְּחֵ֣ילbe.CheilH2429of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065And amongthe inhabitantsוְדָיְרֵ֖יve.da.'a.reiH1753of earthאַרְעָ֑א'ar.'A'H772; Andnoוְלָ֤אve.La'H3809one canwardH4223offH4223His handבִידֵ֔הּvi.DehH3028Or sayוְיֵ֥אמַרve.Ye.marH560to Him, ‘Whatמָ֥הmahH4101have You doneעֲבַֽדְתְּ׃'a.VadtH5648?’

36At that timeזִמְנָ֞אzim.Na'H2166myreasonמַנְדְּעִ֣י׀man.de.'IH4486returnedיְת֣וּבye.TuvH8421to me. And my majestyהַדְרִ֤יhad.RiH1923andsplendorוְזִוִי֙ve.zi.ViH2122wererestoredיְת֣וּבye.TuvH8421to me for the gloryוְלִיקַ֨רve.li.KarH3367of my kingdomמַלְכוּתִ֜יmal.khu.TiH4437,and my counselorsהַדָּֽבְרַ֥יha.da.ve.RaiH1907and my noblesוְרַבְרְבָנַ֖יve.rav.re.va.NaiH7261began seekingיְבַע֑וֹןye.va.'onH1156me out; so I was reestablishedהָתְקְנַ֔תha.te.ke.NatH8627in mysovereigntyמַלְכוּתִ֣יmal.khu.TiH4437,and surpassingיַתִּירָ֖הya.ti.RahH3493greatnessוּרְב֥וּu.re.VuH7238was addedה֥וּסְפַתHu.se.fatH3255to me.

37Nowכְּעַ֞ןke.'AnH3705I, Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020,praiseמְשַׁבַּ֨חme.sha.BachH7624,exaltוּמְרוֹמֵ֤םu.me.ro.MemH7313and honorוּמְהַדַּר֙u.me.ha.DarH1922the Kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4430ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065, forallכָל־khol-H3606His worksמַעֲבָד֙וֹהִי֙ma.'a.va.Do.hiH4567aretrueקְשֹׁ֔טke.ShotH7187and His waysוְאֹרְחָתֵ֖הּve.'o.re.cha.TehH735justדִּ֑יןDinH1780,and He is ableיָכִ֖לya.KhilH3202to humbleלְהַשְׁפָּלָֽה׃ פle.hash.pa.LahH8214those whoH1768walkמַהְלְכִ֣יןmah.le.KhinH1981in prideבְּגֵוָ֔הbe.ge.VahH1467.”

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