New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 2:16-23

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.

21It is He whochangesמְהַשְׁנֵ֤אme.hash.Ne'H8133the timesעִדָּנַיָּא֙'i.da.nai.Ya'H5732and the periodsוְזִמְנַיָּ֔אve.zim.nai.Ya'H2166; Heremovesמְהַעְדֵּ֥הme.ha'.DehH5709kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430and appointsוּמְהָקֵ֣יםu.me.ha.KeimH6966kingsמַלְכִ֑יןmal.KhinH4430;He givesיָהֵ֤בya.HevH3052wisdomחָכְמְתָא֙cha.khe.me.Ta'H2452to wiseלְחַכִּימִ֔יןle.cha.ki.MinH2445menH2445,And knowledgeוּמַנְדְּעָ֖אu.man.de.'A'H4486topeople of understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH999.

22It is He whorevealsגָּלֵ֥אga.Le'H1541the profoundעַמִּיקָתָ֖א'a.mi.ka.Ta'H5994and hiddenH5642thingsH5642;He knowsיָדַע֙ya.Da'H3046whatמָ֣הmahH4101is in the darknessבַחֲשׁוֹכָ֔אva.cha.sho.Kha'H2816, And thelightוּנְהוֹרָ֖אu.ne.hi.ra'H5094dwellsשְׁרֵֽא׃she.Re'H8271with Him.

23To You,Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of my fathersאֲבָהָתִ֗י'a.va.ha.TiH2,I giveH3029thanksH3029and praiseוּמְשַׁבַּח֙u.me.sha.BachH7624,For You have givenיְהַ֣בְתְּye.HavtH3052mewisdomחָכְמְתָ֛אcha.khe.me.Ta'H2452and powerוּגְבוּרְתָ֖אu.ge.vu.re.Ta'H1370;Even nowוּכְעַ֤ןu.khe.'AnH3705You have madeH3046knownH3046to me whatH1768werequestedבְעֵ֣ינָאve.'Ei.na'H1156of You,For You have madeH3046knownH3046to us the king’sמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430matterמִלַּ֥תmi.LatH4406.”

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