New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 2:14-20

14Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116Danielדָּנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelH1841repliedהֲתִיב֙ha.TivH8421with discretionעֵטָ֣א'e.Ta'H5843and discernmentוּטְעֵ֔םu.te.'EmH2942toAriochלְאַרְי֕וֹךְle.'ar.YokhH746,the captainרַב־rav-H7229of the king’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430bodyguardטַבָּחַיָּ֖אta.ba.chai.Ya'H2877,whoH1768had goneH5312outH5312to killלְקַטָּלָ֔הle.ka.ta.LahH6992the wiseלְחַכִּימֵ֖יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH895;

15he saidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560to Ariochלְאַרְיוֹךְ֙le.'ar.yoKhH746,the king’sמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430officerשַׁלִּיטָ֣אsha.li.Ta'H7990, “For whatH4101reasonעַל־'al-H5922 H4101is the decreeדָתָ֛אda.Ta'H1882from the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430soharshמְהַחְצְפָ֖הme.hach.tze.FahH2685?”Thenאֱדַ֣יִן'e.Da.yinH116Ariochאַרְי֖וֹךְ'ar.YokhH746informedהוֹדַ֥עho.Da'H3046Danielלְדָנִיֵּֽאל׃le.da.ni.YelH1841of the matterמִלְּתָ֔אmi.le.Ta'H4406.

16So Danielוְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלve.Da.ni.YelH1841wentH5954inH5954and requestedוּבְעָ֣הu.ve.'AhH1156of the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430that he would giveיִנְתֵּן־yin.ten-H5415him a graceH2166periodH2166,so that he might declareH2331the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591to the kingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃ פle.mal.Ka'H4430.

17Thenאֱדַ֥יִן'e.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1841wentאֲזַ֑ל'a.ZalH236to his houseלְבַיְתֵ֣הּle.vay.TehH1005and informedהוֹדַֽע׃ho.Da'H3046his friendsחַבְר֖וֹהִיchav.Ro.hiH2269,Hananiahוְ֠לַחֲנַנְיָהVe.la.cha.nan.yahH2608,MishaelH4331and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֛הva.'a.zar.YahH5839,about the matterמִלְּתָ֥אmi.le.Ta'H4406,

18so that they mightrequestלְמִבְעֵא֙le.miv.'E'H1156compassionוְרַחֲמִ֗יןve.ra.cha.MinH7359from the Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065concerningעַל־'al-H5922thisדְּנָ֑הde.NahH1836secretרָזָ֖הra.Zah'H7328,soH1768thatH1768Danielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1841and his friendsוְחַבְר֔וֹהִיve.chav.Ro.hiH2269would not bekilledיְהֹֽבְדוּן֙ye.hoe.DunH7with the restשְׁאָ֖רshe.'ArH7606of the wiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445of Babylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

19Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116the secretרָזָ֣הra.Zah'H7328was revealedגֲלִ֑יga.LiH1541to Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֛אלle.da.ni.YelH1841in a nightלֵילְיָ֖אleil.Ya'H3916visionבְּחֶזְוָ֥אbe.chez.Va'H2376.Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1841blessedבָּרִ֖ךְba.RikhH1289the Godלֶאֱלָ֥הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּֽא׃she.mai.Ya'H8065;

20Danielדָֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841saidוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH560, “May the nameשְׁמֵ֤הּshe.MehH8036of Godאֱלָהָא֙'e.la.Ha'H426beblessedמְבָרַ֔ךְme.va.RakhH1289foreverעָלְמָ֖א'al.Ma'H5957and everעָלְמָ֑א'al.Ma'H5957, Forwisdomחָכְמְתָ֛אcha.khe.me.Ta'H2452and powerוּגְבוּרְתָ֖אu.ge.vu.re.Ta'H1370belong to Him.

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