New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 8

Vision of the Ram and Goat

1In the thirdשָׁל֔וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of the reignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4438of Belshazzarבֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֣רbe.le.sha.TzarH1112the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428a visionחָז֞וֹןcha.ZonH2377appearedנִרְאָ֤הnir.'AhH7200to me,Danielדָנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1840,subsequentאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310to the one which appearedהַנִּרְאָ֥הha.nir.'AhH7200to mepreviouslyבַּתְּחִלָּֽה׃ba.te.chi.LahH8462.

2Ilookedוָֽאֶרְאֶה֮va.'er.'EhH7200in the visionבֶּחָזוֹן֒be.cha.zOnH2377,and while I was lookingבִּרְאֹתִ֔יbir.'o.TiH7200I was in the citadelהַבִּירָ֔הha.bi.RahH1002ofSusaבְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ןbe.shu.ShanH7800,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is in the provinceהַמְּדִינָ֑הha.me.di.NahH4082ofElamבְּעֵילָ֣םbe.'ei.LamH5867;and I lookedוָאֶרְאֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7200in the visionבֶּֽחָז֔וֹןbe.cha.ZonH2377and I myselfH589was besideעַל־'al-H5921the Ulaiאוּלָֽי׃'u.LaiH195Canalאוּבַ֥ל'u.ValH180.

3Then I liftedוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375my eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869and lookedוָאֶרְאֶ֔הva.'er.'EhH7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.NehH2009, aramאַ֣יִל'A.yilH352which had two hornsקְרָנָ֑יִםke.ra.Na.yimH7161was standingעֹמֵ֛ד'o.MedH5975in frontלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of thecanalהָאֻבָ֖לha.'u.ValH180.Now the two hornsוְהַקְּרָנַ֣יִםve.ha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161werelongH1364,but oneH259waslongerH1364thanמִן־min-H4480the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֔יתha.she.NitH8145, with thelongerH1364oneH1364comingעֹלָ֖ה'o.LahH5927up lastבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314.

4I sawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the ramהָאַ֡יִלha.'A.yilH352buttingמְנַגֵּחַ֩me.na.ge.aChH5055westwardיָ֨מָּהYa.mahH3220,northwardוְצָפ֜וֹנָהve.tza.Fo.nahH6828,and southwardוָנֶ֗גְבָּהva.Neg.bahH5045,and noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808otherbeastsH2421could standיַֽעַמְד֣וּya.'am.DuH5975beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him norH369was thereH369anyone to rescueמַצִּ֖ילma.TzilH5337from hispowerמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027, buthe didוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213as he pleasedכִרְצֹנ֖וֹkhir.tzo.NoH7522and magnifiedוְהִגְדִּֽיל׃ve.hig.DilH1431himself.

5While I was observingמֵבִ֗יןme.VinH995,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,a maleH6842goatH6842was comingבָּ֤אba'H935from the westהַֽמַּעֲרָב֙ha.ma.'a.RavH4628overעַל־'al-H5921the surfaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the wholeכָל־khol-H3605earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776withoutוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369touchingנוֹגֵ֖עַno.Ge.a'H5060the groundבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776; and thegoatH6842had aconspicuousחָז֖וּתcha.ZutH2380hornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996his eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

6He cameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935up to the ramהָאַ֙יִל֙ha.'A.yilH352that had the two hornsהַקְּרָנַ֔יִםha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I had seenרָאִ֔יתִיra.'I.tiH7200standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975in frontלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of thecanalהָאֻבָ֑לha.'u.ValH180,and rushedוַיָּ֥רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323at him in his mightyכֹּחֽוֹ׃ko.ChoH3581wrathבַּחֲמַ֥תba.cha.MatH2534.

7I sawוּרְאִיתִ֞יוu.re.'i.TivH7200him comeמַגִּ֣יעַ׀ma.Gi.a'H5060besideאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681the ramהָאַ֗יִלha.'A.yilH352,and he was enragedוַיִּתְמַרְמַ֤רvai.yit.mar.MarH4843at him; and he struckוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221the ramהָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yilH352and shatteredוַיְשַׁבֵּר֙vay.sha.BerH7665his twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147hornsקְרָנָ֔יוke.ra.NavH7161,and the ramבָּאַ֖יִלba.'A.yilH352hadH1961noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808strengthכֹ֛חַKho.achH3581to withstandלַעֲמֹ֣דla.'a.ModH5975him. So he hurledוַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤הוּvai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993him to the groundאַ֙רְצָה֙'ar.tzahH776and trampledוַֽיִּרְמְסֵ֔הוּvai.yir.me.Se.huH7429on him, and there was noneוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808to rescueמַצִּ֛ילma.TzilH5337the ramלָאַ֖יִלla.'A.yilH352from hispowerמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

8Then the maleוּצְפִ֥ירu.tze.FirH6842goatהָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.ZimH5795magnifiedהִגְדִּ֣ילhig.DilH1431himselfexceedinglyעַד־ מְאֹ֑ד'ad- me.'OdH5704 H3966. But as soon ashe was mightyוּכְעָצְמ֗וֹu.khe.'a.tze.MoH6105, thelargeהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419hornהַקֶּ֣רֶןha.Ke.renH7161was brokenנִשְׁבְּרָה֙nish.be.RahH7665;and in its placeתַּחְתֶּ֔יהָtach.Tei.haH8478there cameוַֽתַּעֲלֶ֜נָהva.ta.'a.Le.nahH5927up fourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702conspicuousחָז֤וּתcha.ZutH2380horns toward thefourלְאַרְבַּ֖עle.'ar.Ba'H702windsרוּח֥וֹתru.ChotH7307of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

The Little Horn

9Out of oneH259of them cameH3318forthH3318a rathersmallמִצְּעִירָ֑הmi.tze.'i.RahH6810hornקֶֽרֶן־ke.ren-H7161which grewH1431exceedinglyיֶ֛תֶרYe.terH3499greatוַתִּגְדַּל־va.tig.dal-H1431towardאֶל־'el-H413the southהַנֶּ֥גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,towardוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the eastהַמִּזְרָ֖חha.miz.RachH4217,and towardוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413theBeautifulהַצֶּֽבִי׃ha.Tze.viH6643Land.

10It grewוַתִּגְדַּ֖לva.tig.DalH1431up to the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and caused someמִן־min-H4480of the hostהַצָּבָ֥אha.tza.Va'H6635and someוּמִן־u.min-H4480of thestarsהַכּוֹכָבִ֖יםha.ko.kha.VimH3556to fallוַתַּפֵּ֥לva.ta.PelH5307to the earthאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and ittrampledH7429them downH7429.

11It evenH5704magnifiedהִגְדִּ֑ילhig.DilH1431itselfto be equalH5704with theCommanderשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of the hostהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635;and it removedהוּרַ֣םhe.rimH7311theregularH8548sacrificeH8548from Him, and the placeמְכ֥וֹןme.KhonH4349of His sanctuaryמִקְדָּשֽׁוֹ׃mik.da.ShoH4720was thrownH7993downוְהֻשְׁלַ֖ךְve.hush.LakhH7993.

12And on account of transgressionבְּפָ֑שַׁעbe.Fa.sha'H6588the hostוְצָבָ֛אve.tza.Va'H6635will be givenתִּנָּתֵ֥ןti.na.TenH5414over to the hornalongעַל־'al-H5921with the regularH8548sacrificeH8548; and it willflingוְתַשְׁלֵ֤ךְve.tash.LekhH7993truthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and performוְעָשְׂתָ֖הve.'a.se.TahH6213its willand prosperוְהִצְלִֽיחָה׃ve.hitz.Li.chahH6743.

13Then I heardוָאֶשְׁמְעָ֥הva.'esh.me.'AhH8085aholyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918oneקָד֜וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918speakingמְדַבֵּ֑רme.da.BerH1696,and anotherH259holyH6918oneH6918saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to that particularH6423oneH6423who was speakingהַֽמְדַבֵּ֗רham.da.BerH1696, “HowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704 H4970will the visionהֶחָז֤וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377aboutthe regularH8548sacrificeH8548apply,while the transgressionוְהַפֶּ֣שַׁעve.ha.Pe.sha'H6588causesH8074horrorH8074,so as to allowתֵּ֛תtetH5414both the holyוְקֹ֥דֶשׁve.Ko.deshH6944place and the hostוְצָבָ֖אve.tza.Va'H6635to betrampledמִרְמָֽס׃mir.MasH4823?”

14He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “For2,300אַלְפַּ֖יִם וּשְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹת'al.Pa.yim u.she.Losh me.'otH505 H7969 H3967eveningsעֶ֣רֶב'E.revH6153andmorningsבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242;then the holyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944place will beproperlyH6663restoredH6663.”

Interpretation of the Vision

15WhenI, Danielדָנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1840,had seenבִּרְאֹתִ֛יbir.'o.TiH7200the visionהֶחָז֑וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377,I soughtוָאֲבַקְשָׁ֣הva.'a.vak.ShahH1245to understandבִינָ֔הvi.NahH998it; and beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,standingעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975beforeלְנֶגְדִּ֖יle.neg.DiH5048me was onewhoH4758lookedH4758like amanגָֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397.

16And I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֥עva.'esh.Ma'H8085the voiceקוֹל־kol-H6963of a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the banks ofUlaiאוּלָ֑י'u.LaiH195,and he calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121out and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “Gabrielגַּבְרִיאֵ֕לgav.ri.'ElH1403,giveH995thisלְהַלָּ֖זle.ha.LazH1975manan understandingH995of the visionהַמַּרְאֶֽה׃ha.mar.'EhH4758.”

17So he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935nearאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681to whereH5977I was standingעָמְדִ֔י'a.me.DiH5977,and when he cameוּבְבֹא֣וֹu.ve.vo.'OH935I was frightenedנִבְעַ֔תִּיniv.'A.tiH1204andfellוָאֶפְּלָ֖הva.'e.pe.LahH5307on my faceפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440;but he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,understandהָבֵ֣ןha.VenH995that the visionהֶחָזֽוֹן׃he.cha.ZonH2377pertains to thetimeלְעֶת־le.'et-H6256of the endקֵ֥ץketzH7093.”

18Now while he was talkingוּבְדַבְּר֣וֹu.ve.da.be.RoH1696with me, IsankH7290into a deepH7290sleepH7290with my faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776; but hetouchedוַיִּ֨גַּע־vai.Yi.ga'-H5060me and made me standוַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֖נִיvai.ya.'a.mi.De.niH5975uprightעָמְדִֽי׃'a.me.DiH5921 H5977.

19He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “BeholdH2009, I am going tolet you knowמוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֔mo.di.'a.KhaH3045whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834will occurיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961at the finalH319periodH319of the indignationהַזָּ֑עַםha.Za.'amH2195, for itpertains to the appointedלְמוֹעֵ֥דle.mo.'EdH4150timeH4150of the endקֵֽץ׃KetzH7093.

The Ram’s Identity

20Theramהָאַ֥יִלha.'A.yilH352whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you sawרָאִ֖יתָra.'I.taH7200with the two hornsהַקְּרָנָ֑יִםha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161represents the kingsמַלְכֵ֖יmal.KheiH4428of Mediaמָדַ֥יma.DaiH4074and Persiaוּפָרָֽס׃u.fa.RasH6539.

The Goat

21The shaggyהַשָּׂעִ֖ירha.sa.'IrH8163goatH5795represents thekingdomמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Greeceיָוָ֑ןya.VanH3120,and the largeהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419hornוְהַקֶּ֤רֶןve.ha.Ke.renH7161that is betweenבֵּין־bein-H996his eyesעֵינָ֔יו'ei.NavH5869is the firstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

22Thebrokenוְהַ֨נִּשְׁבֶּ֔רֶתve.Ha.nish.Be.retH7665hornand the fourאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702horns thataroseוַתַּֽעֲמֹ֥דְנָהva.ta.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975in its placeתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478representfourאַרְבַּ֧ע'ar.Ba'H702kingdomsמַלְכֻי֛וֹתmal.khu.YotH4438whichwill ariseיַעֲמֹ֖דְנָהya.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975from hisnationמִגּ֥וֹיmi.GoyH1471,although not with his powerבְכֹחֽוֹ׃ve.kho.ChoH3581.

23In the latterH319periodH319of theirruleמַלְכוּתָ֔םmal.khu.TamH4438,When the transgressorsהַפֹּשְׁעִ֑יםha.posh.'ImH6586haverunכְּהָתֵ֖םke.ha.TemH8552their course,A kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428will ariseיַעֲמֹ֛דya.'a.ModH5975,Insolentעַז־ פָּנִ֖ים'az- pa.NimH5794 H6440and skilledוּמֵבִ֥יןu.me.VinH995inintrigueחִידֽוֹת׃chi.DotH2420.

24His powerכֹּחוֹ֙ko.ChoH3581will be mightyוְעָצַ֤םve.'a.TzamH6105, but not by his ownpowerבְכֹח֔וֹve.kho.ChoH3581, And he willdestroyיַשְׁחִ֖יתyash.ChitH7843to an extraordinaryH6381degreeH6381And prosperוְהִצְלִ֣יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743and performוְעָשָׂ֑הve.'a.SahH6213his will; He willdestroyוְהִשְׁחִ֥יתve.hish.ChitH7843mightyעֲצוּמִ֖ים'a.tzu.MimH6099menH6099andthe holyקְדֹשִֽׁים׃ke.do.ShimH6918peopleוְעַם־ve.'am-H5971.

25And throughH5921his shrewdnessשִׂכְל֗וֹsikh.LoH7922He will cause deceitמִרְמָה֙mir.MahH4820to succeedוְהִצְלִ֤יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743by hisinfluenceH3027;And he will magnifyיַגְדִּ֔ילyag.DilH1431himselfin his heartוּבִלְבָב֣וֹu.vil.va.VoH3824, And he willdestroyיַשְׁחִ֣יתyash.ChitH7843manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227while they areat easeוּבְשַׁלְוָ֖הuv.shal.VahH7962. He will evenopposeיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975the Princeשַׂר־sar-H8269of princesשָׂרִים֙sa.RimH8269,But he will be brokenיִשָּׁבֵֽר׃yi.sha.VerH7665withoutוּבְאֶ֥פֶסu.ve.'E.fesH657humanH3027agencyH3027.

26The visionוּמַרְאֵ֨הu.mar.'EhH4758of the eveningsהָעֶ֧רֶבha.'E.revH6153and morningsוְהַבֹּ֛קֶרve.ha.Bo.kerH1242Whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834has been toldנֶאֱמַ֖רne.'e.MarH559istrueאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571; Butkeepסְתֹ֣םse.TomH5640the visionהֶֽחָז֔וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377secretH5640, For itpertains to manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227daysלְיָמִ֥יםle.ya.MimH3117in the future.”

27Then I, Danielדָנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelH1840, wasexhaustedנִהְיֵ֤יתִיnih.Yei.tiH1961and sickוְנֶֽחֱלֵ֙יתִי֙ve.ne.che.Lei.tiH2470for daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117.Then I gotוָאָק֕וּםva.'a.KumH6965up again andcarriedוָאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖הva.'e.'e.SehH6213on the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428businessמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399;but I was astoundedוָאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥םva.'esh.to.MemH8074at the visionהַמַּרְאֶ֖הha.mar.'EhH4758,and thereH369was noneH369toexplainמֵבִֽין׃ פme.VinH995it.