New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 2:44-49

44And in the daysוּֽבְיוֹמֵיה֞וֹןu.ve.yo.mei.HonH3118of thoseאִנּ֗וּן'i.NunH581kingsמַלְכַיָּ֣אmal.khai.Ya'H4430theGodאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֤אshe.mai.Ya'H8065willsetH6966upH6966akingdomמַלְכוּ֙mal.KhuH4437whichH1768will neverלְעָלְמִין֙le.'al.MinH5957 H3809be destroyedתִתְחַבַּ֔לtit.cha.BalH2255, and thatkingdomוּמַ֨לְכוּתָ֔הu.Mal.khu.Tah'H4437will not beH7662leftH7662for anotherH312peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5972; it willcrushתַּדִּ֤קta.DikH1855and putH5487anH5487endH5487toH5487allכָּל־kol-H3606theseאִלֵּ֣ין'i.LeinH459kingdomsמַלְכְוָתָ֔אmal.khe.va.Ta'H4437,but it will itselfוְהִ֖יאve.Hi'H1932endureH6966foreverלְעָלְמַיָּֽא׃le.'al.mai.Ya'H5957.

45Justקֳבֵ֣לko.VelH6903 H1768as you sawחֲזַ֡יְתָcha.Zay.taH2370that astoneאֶ֜בֶן'E.venH69was brokenאִתְגְּזֶ֨רֶת'it.ge.Ze.retH1505off from the mountainמִטּוּרָא֩mi.tu.Ra'H2906withoutלָ֣אla'H3809handsבִידַ֗יִןvi.Da.yinH3028,and that it crushedוְ֠הַדֶּקֶתVe.ha.de.ketH1855the ironפַּרְזְלָ֨אpar.ze.La'H6523,the bronzeנְחָשָׁ֤אne.cha.Sha'H5174,the clayחַסְפָּא֙chas.Pa'H2635,the silverכַּסְפָּ֣אkas.Pa'H3702,and the goldוְדַהֲבָ֔אve.da.ha.Va'H1722, thegreatרַב֙ravH7229Godאֱלָ֥הּ'e.LahH426has madeH3046knownH3046to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430whatמָ֛הmahH4101will takeH1934placeH1934in the futureאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH311;so the dreamחֶלְמָ֖אchel.Ma'H2493is certainוְיַצִּ֥יבve.ya.TzivH3330and its interpretationפִּשְׁרֵֽהּ׃ פpish.RehH6591is trustworthyוּמְהֵימַ֥ןu.me.hei.ManH540.”

46Thenבֵּ֠אדַיִןBe.da.yinH116Kingמַלְכָּ֤אmal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020fellנְפַ֣לne.FalH5308on his faceאַנְפּ֔וֹהִי'an.Po.hiH600and paidH5457humbleH5457respectH5457to Danielוּלְדָנִיֵּ֖אלu.le.da.ni.YelH1841,and gaveH560ordersH560to presentלְנַסָּ֥כָהle.na.Sa.khahH5260to him an offeringוּמִנְחָה֙u.min.ChahH4504andincenseוְנִ֣יחֹחִ֔יןve.Ni.cho.ChinH5208.

47The kingמַלְכָּ֨אmal.Ka'H4430respondedעָנֵה֩'a.NehH6032to Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֜אלle.da.ni.YelH1841and saidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560, “Your Godאֱלָהֲכ֗וֹן'e.la.ha.KhonH426trulyמִן־ קְשֹׁט֙ דִּ֣יmin- ke.Shot diH4481 H7187 H1768is aGodאֱלָ֧הּ'e.LahH426of godsאֱלָהִ֛ין'e.la.HinH426and a Lordוּמָרֵ֥אu.ma.Re'H4756of kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430and arevealerוְגָלֵ֣הve.ga.LehH1541of secretsרָזִ֑יןra.ZinH7328,sinceדִּ֣יdiH1768you have beenH3202ableיְכֵ֔לְתָּye.Khe.le.taH3202to revealלְמִגְלֵ֖אle.mig.Le'H1541thisדְנָֽה׃de.NahH1836secretרָזָ֥הra.Zah'H7328.”

48Thenאֱדַ֨יִן'e.Da.yinH116the kingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430promotedרַבִּ֗יra.BiH7236Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֣אלle.da.ni.YelH1841and gaveיְהַב־ye.hav-H3052him manyשַׂגִּיאָן֙sa.gi.'AnH7690greatH7229giftsוּמַתְּנָ֨ןu.ma.te.NanH4978,and he madeH7981him rulerוְהַ֨שְׁלְטֵ֔הּve.Hash.le.TehH7981overעַ֖ל'alH5922the entireכָּל־kol-H3606provinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH895,and chiefוְרַב־ve.rav-H7229prefectסִגְנִ֔יןsig.NinH5460overעַ֖ל'alH5922allכָּל־kol-H3606the wiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445of Babylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

49And Danielוְדָנִיֵּאל֙ve.da.ni.yeLH1841madeH1156aH1156requestH1156of the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, and heappointedוּמַנִּ֗יu.ma.NiH4483Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed-negoH5665overעַ֤ל'alH5922the administrationעֲבִֽידְתָּא֙'a.vi.de.Ta'H5673of the provinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH895,while Danielוְדָנִיֵּ֖אלve.da.ni.YelH1841wasat the king’sמַלְכָּֽא׃ פmal.Ka'H4430courtבִּתְרַ֥עbit.Ra'H8651.

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