New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 8:19-25

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.

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.

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.

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