New American Standard Bible 1995
Daniel 7
Vision of the Four Beasts
1In the firstחֲדָ֗הcha.DahH2298yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8140of Belshazzarלְבֵלְאשַׁצַּר֙le.ve.le.sha.TzarH1113kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4430of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH895Danielדָּנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841sawחֲזָ֔הcha.ZahH2370adreamחֵ֣לֶםChe.lemH2493and visionsוְחֶזְוֵ֥יve.chez.VeiH2376in his mindרֵאשֵׁ֖הּre.ShehH7217as he layon his bedמִשְׁכְּבֵ֑הּmish.ke.VehH4903;thenבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yinH116hewroteH3790the dreamחֶלְמָ֣אchel.Ma'H2493downH3790andrelatedאֲמַֽר׃'a.MarH560the followingsummaryרֵ֥אשׁreshH7217of it.
2Danielדָנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841saidעָנֵ֤ה וְאָמַ֔ר'a.Neh ve.'a.MarH6032H560, “I waslookingחָזֵ֥הcha.ZehH2370in my visionבְּחֶזְוִ֖יbe.chez.ViH2376by nightלֵֽילְיָ֑אleil.Ya'H3916,and beholdוַאֲר֗וּva.'a.RuH718, thefourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H703windsרוּחֵ֣יru.CheiH7308of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065were stirringמְגִיחָ֖ןme.gi.ChanH1519up the greatרַבָּֽא׃ra.Ba'H7229seaלְיַמָּ֥אle.ya.Ma'H3221.
4The firstקַדְמָיְתָ֣אkad.ma.ye.Ta'H6933waslike a lionכְאַרְיֵ֔הkhe.'ar.YehH744and had thewingsוְגַפִּ֥יןve.ga.PinH1611of an eagleנְשַׁ֖רne.SharH5403.I keptהֲוֵ֡יתha.VeitH1934lookingחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370untilעַד֩'adH5705H1768its wingsגַפַּ֜יהּga.PaihH1611were pluckedמְּרִ֨יטוּme.Ri.tuH4804,and it was liftedוּנְטִ֣ילַתu.ne.Ti.latH5191up from the groundאַרְעָ֗א'ar.'A'H772and madeH6966to standH6966on two feetרַגְלַ֙יִן֙rag.La.yinH7271like a manכֶּאֱנָ֣שׁke.'e.NashH606;a humanאֱנָ֖שׁ'e.NashH606mindוּלְבַ֥בu.le.VavH3825also was givenיְהִ֥יבye.HivH3052to it.
5And beholdוַאֲר֣וּva.'a.RuH718,anotherH321beastחֵיוָה֩chei.VahH2423,a secondתִנְיָנָ֜הtin.ya.NahH8578one, resemblingדָּמְיָ֣הda.me.YahH1821a bearלְדֹ֗בle.DoH1678.And it was raisedהֳקִמַ֔תho.ki.MatH6966up on oneחַד֙chadH2298sideוְלִשְׂטַר־ve.lis.tar-H7859,and threeוּתְלָ֥תu.te.LatH8532ribsעִלְעִ֛ין'il.'InH5967werein its mouthבְּפֻמַּ֖הּbe.fu.MahH6433betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH997its teethשִׁנַּ֑הּshi.nai.yahH8128;and thusוְכֵן֙ve.KhenH3652they saidאָמְרִ֣ין'a.me.RinH560to it, ‘Ariseק֥וּמִֽיKu.miH6966,devourאֲכֻ֖לִי'a.Khu.liH399muchשַׂגִּֽיא׃sa.Gi'H7690meatבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1321!’
6Afterבָּאתַ֨רba.TarH870thisדְּנָ֜הde.NahH1836I keptהֲוֵ֗יתha.VeitH1934lookingחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370,and beholdוַאֲר֤וּva.'a.RuH718,anotherH321one,like a leopardכִּנְמַ֔רkin.MarH5245,whichדִּי־di-H1768had on itsbackגַּבַּ֑הּga.bai.yahH1355fourאַרְבַּ֛ע'ar.Ba'H703wingsגַּפִּ֥יןga.PinH1611of a birdע֖וֹףofH5776;the beastלְחֵ֣יוְתָ֔אle.Chei.ve.Ta'H2423also hadfourוְאַרְבְּעָ֤הve.'ar.be.'AhH703headsרֵאשִׁין֙re.ShinH7217,and dominionוְשָׁלְטָ֖ןve.shal.TanH7985was givenיְהִ֥יבye.HivH3052to it.
7Afterבָּאתַ֣רba.TarH870thisדְּנָה֩de.NahH1836I keptהֲוֵ֜יתha.VeitH1934lookingחָזֵ֨הcha.ZehH2370in the nightלֵֽילְיָ֗אleil.Ya'H3916visionsבְּחֶזְוֵ֣יbe.chez.VeiH2376,and beholdוַאֲר֣וּva.'a.RuH718, afourthרְֽבִיעָאָ֡הre.vi.'a.yahH7244beastחֵיוָ֣הchei.VahH2423,dreadfulדְּחִילָה֩de.chi.LahH1763and terrifyingH368and extremelyיַתִּ֗ירָאya.Ti.ra'H3493strongוְתַקִּיפָ֜אve.ta.ki.Fa'H8624;and it had largeH7229ironפַרְזֶ֥לfar.ZelH6523teethוְשִׁנַּ֨יִןve.shi.Na.yinH8128.It devouredאָֽכְלָ֣ה'a.khe.LahH399and crushedוּמַדֱּקָ֔הu.ma.de.KahH1855and trampledH7512downH7512the remainderוּשְׁאָרָ֖אu.she.'a.Ra'H7606with its feetבְּרַגְלַ֣הּbe.rag.lai.yahH7271;and it was differentמְשַׁנְּיָ֗הme.sha.ne.YahH8133from allכָּל־kol-H3606the beastsחֵֽיוָתָא֙chei.va.Ta'H2423that were beforeקָֽדָמַ֔יהּka.da.MaihH6925it, and it hadtenעֲשַׂ֖ר'a.SarH6236hornsוְקַרְנַ֥יִןve.kar.Na.yinH7162.
8While I was contemplatingמִשְׂתַּכַּ֨לmis.ta.KalH7920the hornsבְּקַרְנַיָּ֗אbe.kar.nai.Ya'H7162,beholdוַ֠אֲלוּVa.'a.luH431,anotherH321hornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7162,a littleH2192oneH2192,cameסִלְקָ֣תsil.KatH5559up amongבֵּֽינֵיהֵ֔ןbei.nei.honH997them, and threeוּתְלָ֗תu.te.LatH8532of the firstקַדְמָ֣יָתָ֔אkad.Ma.ya.Ta'H6933hornsקַרְנַיָּא֙kar.nai.Ya'H7162were pulledH6132out by the rootsH6132beforeקֳדָמַ֑הּko.da.mai.yahH4481H6925it; and beholdוַאֲל֨וּva.'a.LuH431,thisדָ֔אDa'H1668hornבְּקַרְנָא־be.kar.na-'H7162possessed eyesעַיְנִ֜ין'ay.NinH5870like the eyesכְּעַיְנֵ֤יke.'ay.NeiH5870of a manאֲנָשָׁא֙'a.na.Sha'H606anda mouthוּפֻ֖םu.FumH6433utteringמְמַלִּ֥לme.ma.LilH4449greatH7229boasts.
The Ancient of Days Reigns
9“I keptהֲוֵ֗יתha.VeitH1934lookingחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370Untilעַ֣ד'adH5705H1768thronesכָרְסָוָן֙kha.re.sa.VanH3764were setרְמִ֔יוre.MivH7412up,And the Ancientוְעַתִּ֥יקve.'a.TikH6268of Daysיוֹמִ֖יןyo.MinH3118tookH3488HisseatH3488; Hisvestureלְבוּשֵׁ֣הּ׀le.vu.ShehH3831waslike whiteחִוָּ֗רchi.VarH2358snowכִּתְלַ֣גkit.LagH8517And thehairוּשְׂעַ֤רu.se.'ArH8177of His headרֵאשֵׁהּ֙re.ShehH7217like pureנְקֵ֔אne.Ke'H5343woolכַּעֲמַ֣רka.'a.MarH6015. Histhroneכָּרְסְיֵהּ֙ka.re.se.YehH3764wasablazeH7631with flamesH7631, Itswheelsגַּלְגִּלּ֖וֹהִיgal.gi.Lo.hiH1535werea burningדָּלִֽק׃da.LikH1815fireH5135.
10A riverנְהַ֣רne.HarH5103offireנ֗וּרNurH5135was flowingנָגֵ֤דna.GedH5047And comingוְנָפֵק֙ve.na.FekH5312out from beforeקֳדָמ֔וֹהִיko.da.Mo.hiH6925Him;Thousandsאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH506upon thousandsאַלְפִין֙'al.fa.yimH506were attendingיְשַׁמְּשׁוּנֵּ֔הּye.sham.me.shu.NehH8120Him,And myriadsוְרִבּ֥וֹve.ri.BoH7240upon myriadsרִבְבָ֖ןra.be.vanH7240were standingיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6966beforeקָֽדָמ֣וֹהִיka.da.Mo.hiH6925Him; Thecourtדִּינָ֥אdi.Na'H1780satיְתִ֖בye.TivH3488, Andthe booksוְסִפְרִ֥יןve.sif.RinH5609were openedפְּתִֽיחוּ׃pe.Ti.chuH6606.
11Thenבֵּאדַ֗יִןbe.Da.yinH116I keptהֲוֵ֔יתha.VeitH1934lookingחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370becauseמִן־min-H4481of the soundקָל֙kalH7032of theboastfulH7229wordsמִלַּיָּ֣אmi.lai.Ya'H4406whichדִּ֥יdiH1768the hornקַרְנָ֖אkar.Na'H7162was speakingמְמַלֱּלָ֑הme.ma.le.LahH4449;I keptהֲוֵ֡יתha.VeitH1934lookingחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370untilעַד֩ דִּ֨י'ad diH5705H1768the beastחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423was slainקְטִילַ֤תke.ti.LatH6992,and its bodyגִּשְׁמַ֔הּgish.MahH1655was destroyedוְהוּבַ֣דve.hu.VadH7and givenוִיהִיבַ֖תvi.hi.VatH3052to theburningלִיקֵדַ֥תli.ke.DatH3346fireאֶשָּֽׁא׃'e.Sha'H785.
12As for the restוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7606of the beastsחֵֽיוָתָ֔אchei.va.Ta'H2423,their dominionשָׁלְטָנְה֑וֹןshal.ta.ne.HonH7985was takenH5709awayH5709,but an extensionוְאַרְכָ֧הve.'ar.KhahH754of lifeבְחַיִּ֛יןve.chai.YinH2417was grantedיְהִ֥יבַתye.HivatH3052to them for an appointedH2166periodH2166of timeוְעִדָּֽן׃ve.'i.DanH5732.
The Son of Man Presented
13“I keptH1934lookingחָזֵ֤הcha.ZehH2370in the nightלֵֽילְיָ֔אleil.Ya'H3916visionsבְּחֶזְוֵ֣יbe.chez.VeiH2376,And beholdוַאֲרוּ֙va.'a.RuH718,with the cloudsעֲנָנֵ֣י'a.na.NeiH6050of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065One like aSonכְּבַ֥רke.VarH1247of Manאֱנָ֖שׁ'e.NashH606was comingאָתֵ֣ה'a.TehH858,And He cameמְטָ֔הme.TahH4291up to the Ancientעַתִּ֤יק'a.TikH6268of Daysיֽוֹמַיָּא֙yo.mai.Ya'H3118And was presentedהַקְרְבֽוּהִי׃hak.re.Vu.hiH7127beforeוּקְדָמ֖וֹהִיu.ke.da.Mo.hiH6925Him.
14And to Him was givenיְהִ֤יבye.HivH3052dominionשָׁלְטָן֙shal.TanH7985,Gloryוִיקָ֣רvi.KarH3367anda kingdomוּמַלְכ֔וּu.mal.KhuH4437,That allוְכֹ֣לve.KholH3606the peoplesעַֽמְמַיָּ֗א'a.mai.Ya'H5972,nationsאֻמַיָּ֛א'u.mai.Ya'H524and men of everylanguageוְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֖אve.li.sha.nai.Ya'H3961Might serveיִפְלְח֑וּןyif.le.ChunH6399Him.His dominionשָׁלְטָנֵ֞הּshal.ta.NehH7985is an everlastingעָלַם֙'a.LamH5957dominionשָׁלְטָ֤ןshal.TanH7985Whichדִּֽי־di-H1768will not passיֶעְדֵּ֔הye'.DehH5709awayH5709;And His kingdomוּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּu.mal.khu.TehH4437is oneWhichדִּי־di-H1768will not be destroyedתִתְחַבַּֽל׃ פtit.cha.BalH2255.
The Vision Interpreted
16I approachedקִרְבֵ֗תkir.VetH7127oneחַד֙chadH2298of those who werestandingקָ֣אֲמַיָּ֔אka.'a.mai.Ya'H6966by and began askingאֶבְעֵֽא־'ev.'e'-H1156him theexactH3330meaningH3330of allכָּל־kol-H3606thisדְּנָ֑הde.NahH1836. So hetoldוַאֲמַר־va.'a.mar-H560me and madeH3046knownH3046to me the interpretationוּפְשַׁ֥רu.fe.SharH6591of these thingsמִלַּיָּ֖אmi.lai.Ya'H4406:
19“Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116I desiredצְבִית֙tze.VitH6634to knowH3321theexactH3321meaningH3321of thefourthרְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔אre.vi.'A.ye.Ta'H7244beastחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423,whichH1768was differentשָֽׁנְיָ֖הsha.ne.YahH8133from allכָּלְּהֵ֑יןka.le.honH3606the others, exceedinglyיַתִּ֗ירָהya.Ti.rahH3493dreadfulדְּחִילָ֣הde.chi.LahH1763,with its teethשִׁנַּ֤הּshi.nai.yahH8128of ironפַרְזֶל֙far.ZelH6523and its clawsוְטִפְרַ֣יהּve.tif.RaihH2953of bronzeנְחָ֔שׁne.ChashH5174, and whichdevouredאָֽכְלָ֣ה'a.khe.LahH399,crushedמַדֲּקָ֔הma.da.KahH1855and trampledH7512downH7512the remainderוּשְׁאָרָ֖אu.she.'a.Ra'H7606with its feetבְּרַגְלַ֥יהּbe.rag.LaihH7271,
20and the meaningof the tenעֲשַׂר֙'a.SarH6236hornsקַרְנַיָּ֤אkar.nai.Ya'H7162that wereon its headבְרֵאשַׁ֔הּve.re.ShahH7217and the otherH321hornwhichH1768cameסִלְקַ֔תsil.KatH5559up, and beforeמִן־ קֳדָמַ֖הּmin- ko.da.mai.yahH4481H6925which threeתְּלָ֑תte.LatH8532of themfellוּנְפַ֥לָהu.ne.fa.luH5308,namely, that hornוְקַרְנָ֨אve.kar.Na'H7162which had eyesוְעַיְנִ֣יןve.'ay.NinH5870and a mouthוְפֻם֙ve.FumH6433utteringמְמַלִּ֣לme.ma.LilH4449greatרַ֥בravH7229boasts andwhich was largerH7229in appearanceוְחֶזְוַ֖הּve.chez.VahH2376thanמִן־min-H4481its associatesחַבְרָתַֽהּ׃chav.ra.TahH2273.
22untilעַ֣ד דִּֽי־'ad di-H5705H1768the Ancientעַתִּיק֙'a.TikH6268of Daysיֽוֹמַיָּ֔אyo.mai.Ya'H3118cameאֲתָ֗ה'a.TahH858andjudgmentוְדִינָ֣אve.di.Na'H1780waspassedיְהִ֔בye.HivH3052in favor of thesaintsלְקַדִּישֵׁ֖יle.ka.di.SheiH6922of the HighestH5946OneH5946,and the timeוְזִמְנָ֣אve.zim.Na'H2166arrivedמְטָ֔הme.TahH4291when thesaintsקַדִּישִֽׁין׃ka.di.ShinH6922tookH2631possessionהֶחֱסִ֥נוּhe.che.Si.nuH2631of the kingdomוּמַלְכוּתָ֖אu.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.
23“Thusכֵּן֮kenH3652he saidאֲמַר֒'a.MarH560: ‘The fourthרְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔אre.vi.'A.ye.Ta'H7244beastחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423will be a fourthרְבִיעָאָה֙re.vi.'a.ya'H7244kingdomמַלְכ֤וּmal.KhuH4437on the earthבְאַרְעָ֔אve.'ar.'A'H772,whichדִּ֥יdiH1768will be differentתִשְׁנֵ֖אtish.Ne'H8133from allכָּל־kol-H3606the otherkingdomsמַלְכְוָתָ֑אmal.khe.va.Ta'H4437and will devourוְתֵאכֻל֙ve.te.KhulH399the wholeכָּל־kol-H3606earthאַרְעָ֔א'ar.'A'H772and treadH1759it downH1759and crushוְתַדְּקִנַּֽהּ׃ve.tad.de.ki.NahH1855it.
24As for thetenעֲשַׂ֔ר'a.SarH6236hornsוְקַרְנַיָּ֣אve.kar.nai.Ya'H7162,out of this kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔הmal.khu.Tah'H4437tenעַשְׂרָ֥ה'as.RahH6236kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430will ariseיְקֻמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6966;and anotherוְאָחֳרָ֞ןve.'o.cho.RanH321will ariseיְק֣וּםye.KumH6966afterאַחֲרֵיה֗וֹן'a.cha.rei.HonH311them, and he will be differentיִשְׁנֵא֙yish.Ne'H8133from the previousH6933onesH6933and will subdueיְהַשְׁפִּֽל׃ye.hash.PilH8214threeוּתְלָתָ֥הu.te.la.TahH8532kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430.
25He willspeakיְמַלִּ֔לye.ma.LilH4449out againstלְצַ֤דle.TzadH6655theMostעִלָּאָה֙i.la.ya'H5943HighH5943andwearH1080downH1080thesaintsוּלְקַדִּישֵׁ֥יu.le.ka.di.SheiH6922of the HighestH5946OneH5946,and he will intendוְיִסְבַּ֗רve.yis.BarH5452to makeH8133alterationsH8133in timesזִמְנִ֣יןzim.NinH2166and in lawוְדָ֔תve.DatH1882; andthey will be givenוְיִתְיַהֲב֣וּןve.yit.ya.ha.VunH3052into his handבִּידֵ֔הּbi.DehH3028for atimeעִדָּ֥ן'i.DanH5732,timesוְעִדָּנִ֖יןve.'i.da.NinH5732,and halfוּפְלַ֥גu.fe.LagH6387atimeעִדָּֽן׃'i.DanH5732.
27Then thesovereigntyוּמַלְכוּתָ֨הu.mal.khu.Tah'H4437,the dominionוְשָׁלְטָנָ֜אve.shal.ta.Na'H7985and the greatnessוּרְבוּתָ֗אu.re.vu.Ta'H7238of allthe kingdomsמַלְכְוָת֙mal.khe.VatH4437underתְּח֣וֹתte.ChotH8460the wholeכָּל־kol-H3606heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065will be givenיְהִיבַ֕תye.hi.VatH3052to the peopleלְעַ֖םle.'AmH5972of thesaintsקַדִּישֵׁ֣יka.di.SheiH6922of the HighestH5946OneH5946;His kingdomמַלְכוּתֵהּ֙mal.khu.TehH4437will be aneverlastingעָלַ֔ם'a.LamH5957kingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4437,and allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3606the dominionsשָׁלְטָ֣נַיָּ֔אshal.Ta.nai.Ya'H7985willserveיִפְלְח֖וּןyif.le.ChunH6399and obeyוְיִֽשְׁתַּמְּעֽוּן׃ve.Yish.ta.me.'UnH8086Him.’
28“At thisH3542pointH3542the revelationמִלְּתָ֑אmi.le.Ta'H4406endedסוֹפָ֣אso.Fa'H5491.As for me, Danielדָֽנִיֵּ֜אלda.ni.YelH1841,my thoughtsרַעְיוֹנַ֣יra'.yo.NaiH7476weregreatlyשַׂגִּ֣יא׀sa.Gi'H7690alarmingיְבַהֲלֻנַּ֗נִיye.va.ha.lu.Na.niH927me and myfaceוְזִיוַי֙ve.zi.VaiH2122grewH8133paleH8133, but Ikeptנִטְרֵֽת׃ פnit.RetH5202the matterוּמִלְּתָ֖אu.mi.le.Ta'H4406to myselfבְּלִבִּ֥יbe.li.BiH3821.”
Commentaries on Daniel 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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