New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 4

The King Acknowledges God

1NebuchadnezzarH5020the kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430to allלְֽכָל־le.kholH3606the peoplesעַֽמְמַיָּ֞א'a.mai.Ya'H5972,nationsאֻמַיָּ֧א'u.mai.Ya'H524, and populations of alllanguagesוְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֛אve.li.sha.nai.Ya'H3961who liveדָיְרִ֥יןda.'a.rinH1753in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3606the earthאַרְעָ֖א'ar.'A'H772: “May yourpeaceשְׁלָמְכ֥וֹןshe.la.me.KhonH8001be greatיִשְׂגֵּֽא׃yis.Ge'H7680!

2I am pleasedשְׁפַ֥רshe.FarH8232to declareH2331the signsאָֽתַיָּא֙'a.tai.Ya'H852and miraclesוְתִמְהַיָּ֔אve.tim.hai.Ya'H8540that theMostעִלָּאָ֑הi.la.ya'H5943HighH5943Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426has doneעֲבַ֣ד'a.VadH5648for me.

3Howכְּמָ֣הke.MahH4101greatH7229are Hissignsאָת֙וֹהִי֙'a.To.hiH852And howכְּמָ֣הke.MahH4101mightyתַקִּיפִ֑יןta.ki.FinH8624are His miraclesוְתִמְה֖וֹהִיve.tim.Ho.hiH8540! Hiskingdomמַלְכוּתֵהּ֙mal.khu.TehH4437is an everlastingעָלַ֔ם'a.LamH5957kingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4437,And His dominionוְשָׁלְטָנֵ֖הּve.shal.ta.NehH7985is from generationדָּ֥רdarH1859to generationוְדָֽר׃ve.DarH1859.

The Vision of a Great Tree

4“I, Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020,was at easeשְׁלֵ֤הshe.LehH7954in my houseבְּבֵיתִ֔יbe.vei.TiH1005andhappyוְרַעְנַ֖ןve.ra'.NanH7487in my palaceבְּהֵיכְלִֽי׃be.hei.khe.LiH1965.

5I sawחֲזֵ֖יתcha.ZeitH2370adreamH2493and it startledוִֽידַחֲלִנַּ֑נִיvi.da.cha.li.Na.niH1763me; and theseappearancesוְהַרְהֹרִין֙ve.har.ho.RinH2031as I layon my bedמִשְׁכְּבִ֔יmish.ke.ViH4903and thevisionsוְחֶזְוֵ֥יve.chez.VeiH2376in my mindרֵאשִׁ֖יre.ShiH7217keptH927alarmingיְבַהֲלֻנַּֽנִי׃ye.va.ha.lu.Na.niH927me.

6So I gaveשִׂ֣יםsimH7761ordersטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942tobringלְהַנְעָלָ֣הle.han.'a.LahH5954into my presenceקָֽדָמַ֔יka.da.MaiH6925allH3606the wiseחַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445of Babylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895,soH1768thatH1768they might makeיִדְעֵ֗תyid.'EtH3046knownיְהֽוֹדְעֻנַּֽנִי׃ye.Hod.'u.Na.niH3046to me the interpretationH6591of the dreamH2493.

7Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116thesoothsayerH2749priestsH2749,the sorcerersאָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔א'a.she.fai.Ya'H826, theChaldeansכַּשְׂדָּאֵ֖יkas.daiH3779,and the divinersוְגָזְרַיָּ֑אve.ga.ze.rai.Ya'H1505cameH5954inH5954and I relatedאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH560the dreamוְחֶלְמָ֗אve.chel.Ma'H2493to them, but they could not makeH3046itsinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591knownH3046to me.

8But finallyוְעַ֣ד אָחֳרֵ֡יןve.'Ad 'o.cho.ReinH5705 H318Danielדָּנִיֵּ֜אלda.ni.YelH1841cameH5954inH5954beforeH6925me, whoseדִּֽי־di-H1768nameשְׁמֵ֤הּshe.MehH8036isBelteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֙be.le.te.sha.TzarH1096according to the nameכְּשֻׁ֣םke.ShumH8036of my godאֱלָהִ֔י'e.la.HiH426,and in whomוְדִ֛יve.DiH1768isa spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7308of the holyקַדִּישִׁ֖יןka.di.ShinH6922godsאֱלָהִ֥ין'e.la.HinH426;and I relatedאַמְרֵֽת׃'am.RetH560the dreamוְחֶלְמָ֖אve.chel.Ma'H2493to him, saying,

9‘Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֮be.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,chiefרַ֣בravH7229of the soothsayerH2749priestsH2749,sinceH1768I knowיִדְעֵ֗תyid.'EtH3046thata spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7308of the holyקַדִּישִׁין֙ka.di.ShinH6922godsאֱלָהִ֤ין'e.la.HinH426is in you andnoלָא־la'-H3606 H3809secretרָ֖זrazH7328bafflesאָנֵ֣ס'a.NesH598you,tellאֱמַֽר׃'e.MarH560methe visionsחֶזְוֵ֨יchez.VeiH2376of my dreamחֶלְמִ֧יchel.MiH2493whichH1768I have seenחֲזֵ֛יתcha.ZeitH2370,along with its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591.

10‘Now these were thevisionsH2376in my mindH7217as I layon my bedH4903:I was lookingH2370,and beholdH431, there was atreeאִילָ֛ן'i.LanH363in the middleבְּג֥וֹאbe.Go'H1459of theearthאַרְעָ֖א'ar.'A'H772and its heightוְרוּמֵ֥הּve.ru.MehH7314wasgreatשַׂגִּֽיא׃sa.Gi'H7690.

11The treeH363grewH7236largeH7236and becameH8631strongוּתְקִ֑ףu.te.KifH8631And its heightוְרוּמֵהּ֙ve.ru.MehH7314reachedיִמְטֵ֣אyim.Te'H4291to the skyלִשְׁמַיָּ֔אlish.mai.Ya'H8065, And it wasvisibleוַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּva.cha.zo.TehH2379to the endלְס֥וֹףle.SofH5491of the wholeכָּל־kol-H3606earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

12Its foliageעָפְיֵ֤הּ'a.fe.YehH6074wasbeautifulשַׁפִּיר֙sha.PirH8209and its fruitוְאִנְבֵּ֣הּve.'in.BehH4abundantשַׂגִּ֔יאsa.Gi'H7690, And in it wasfoodוּמָז֨וֹןu.ma.ZonH4203for allלְכֹ֖לָּא־le.Kho.la-'H3606. TheanimalsH2423of the fieldH1251foundH2927shadeH2927underתְּחֹת֜וֹהִיte.cho.To.hiH8460it, And thebirdsצִפֲּרֵ֣יtzi.pa.ReiH6853of the skyH8065livedיְדוּרָן֙ye.du.runH1753in its branchesוּבְעַנְפ֙וֹהִי֙u.ve.'an.Fo.hiH6056,And allכָּל־kol-H3606livingH1321creaturesH1321fedיִתְּזִ֥יןyi.te.ZinH2110from it.

13‘I was lookingחָזֵ֥הcha.ZehH2370in thevisionsבְּחֶזְוֵ֥יbe.chez.VeiH2376in my mindרֵאשִׁ֖יre.ShiH7217as I layon my bedמִשְׁכְּבִ֑יmish.ke.ViH4903,and beholdוַאֲלוּ֙va.'a.LuH431,an angelicH5894watcherעִ֣יר'irH5894, aholyוְקַדִּ֔ישׁve.ka.DishH6922oneH6922,descendedנָחִֽת׃na.ChitH5182from heavenשְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'H8065.

14He shoutedקָרֵ֨אka.Re'H7123out and spokeאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH560asH3652followsוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3652: “ChopH1414downH1414the treeאִֽילָנָא֙'i.la.Na'H363and cutH7113offH7113its branchesעַנְפ֔וֹהִיan.Fo.hiH6056,ShakeH5426offH5426its foliageעָפְיֵ֖הּ'a.fe.YehH6074and scatterוּבַדַּ֣רוּu.va.Da.ruH921its fruitאִנְבֵּ֑הּ'in.BehH4; Let theanimalsחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423fleeתְּנֻ֤דte.NudH5111from underתַּחְתּ֔וֹהִיtach.To.hiH8460itAnd the birdsוְצִפְּרַיָּ֖אve.tzi.pe.rai.Ya'H6853from its branchesעַנְפֽוֹהִי׃an.Fo.hiH6056.

15Yetבְּרַ֨םbe.RamH1297leaveשְׁבֻ֔קוּshe.Vu.kuH7662the stumpעִקַּ֤ר'i.KarH6136with its rootsשָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙sha.re.Sho.hiH8330in the groundבְּאַרְעָ֣אbe.'ar.'A'H772,But with a bandוּבֶֽאֱסוּר֙u.ve.'e.SurH613of ironפַרְזֶ֣לfar.ZelH6523and bronzeוּנְחָ֔שׁu.ne.ChashH5174around itIn the newH1883grassבְּדִתְאָ֖אbe.dit.'A'H1883of the fieldבָרָ֑אva.Ra'H1251;And let him be drenchedיִצְטַבַּ֔עyitz.ta.Ba'H6647with the dewוּבְטַ֤לu.ve.TalH2920of heavenשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065, And lethim shareחֲלָקֵ֖הּcha.la.KehH2508with the animalsחֵיוְתָ֥אcheiv.Ta'H2423in the grassH6212of the earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

16Let hismindלִבְבֵהּ֙li.VehH3825changeיְשַׁנּ֔וֹןye.sha.NonH8133from that ofa humanאֲנָשָׁ֣א'e.no.sha'H606And let an animal’sחֵיוָ֖הchei.VahH2423mindוּלְבַ֥בu.le.VavH3825be givenיִתְיְהִ֣בyit.ye.HivH3052to him, And letsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7655periods of timeעִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.NinH5732passיַחְלְפ֥וּןyach.le.FunH2499overעֲלֽוֹהִי׃a.Lo.hiH5922him.

17This sentenceפִּתְגָמָ֔אpit.ga.Ma'H6600is by the decreeבִּגְזֵרַ֤תbig.ze.RatH1510of the angelicH5894watchersH5894,And the decisionשְׁאֵֽלְתָ֑אshe.'e.le.Ta'H7595is a commandוּמֵאמַ֥רu.me.MarH3983of the holyקַדִּישִׁ֖יןka.di.ShinH6922onesH6922,In orderעַד־ דִּבְרַ֡ת'ad- div.RatH5705 H1701that the livingחַ֠יַּיָּאChai.yai.ya'H2417mayknowיִנְדְּע֣וּןyin.de.'UnH3046That the Mostעִלָּאָ֜הi.la.ya'H5943HighH5943is rulerשַׁלִּ֨יטsha.LitH7990over the realmבְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.KhutH4437of mankindאֲנָשָׁ֗א'e.no.sha'H606, AndHe grantsיִתְּנִנַּ֔הּyi.te.ni.NahH5415it to whomeverוּלְמַן־u.le.man-H1768 H4479He wishesיִצְבֵּא֙yitz.Be'H6634And setsיְקִ֥יםye.KimH6966overעֲלַֽהּ׃a.lai.yahH5922it thelowliestוּשְׁפַ֥לu.she.FalH8215of peopleאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH606.”

18Thisדְּנָה֙de.NahH1836is the dreamחֶלְמָ֣אchel.Ma'H2493thatI, Kingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֑רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020,have seenחֲזֵ֔יתcha.ZeitH2370.Now you, Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֜רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,tellאֱמַ֗ר'e.MarH560meits interpretationפִּשְׁרֵ֣א׀pish.Re'H6591,sinceקֳבֵל֙ דִּ֣י׀ko.Vel diH6903 H1768noneלָֽא־la'-H3606 H3809of thewiseחַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445of my kingdomמַלְכוּתִ֗יmal.khu.TiH4437is ableיָכְלִ֤יןya.khe.LinH3202to makeלְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִיle.ho.Da.'u.Ta.niH3046knownH3046to me the interpretationפִּשְׁרָא֙pish.Ra'H6591;but you are ableכָּהֵ֔לka.HelH3546,becauseדִּ֛יdiH1768aspiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7308of the holyקַדִּישִׁ֖יןka.di.ShinH6922godsאֱלָהִ֥ין'e.la.HinH426is in you.’

Daniel Interprets the Vision

19“Thenאֱדַ֨יִן'e.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֜אלda.ni.YelH1841,whoseH1768nameשְׁמֵ֣הּshe.MehH8036is Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,was appalledאֶשְׁתּוֹמַם֙'esh.to.MamH8075for a whileכְּשָׁעָ֣הke.sha.'AhH8160as histhoughtsוְרַעְיֹנֹ֖הִיve.ra'.yo.No.hiH7476alarmedיְבַהֲלֻנֵּ֑הּye.va.ha.lu.NehH927him. The kingH4430respondedעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032and saidH560, ‘Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֙be.le.te.sha.TzarH1096, do notlet the dreamחֶלְמָ֤אchel.Ma'H2493or its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵא֙u.fish.Re'H6591alarmיְבַהֲלָ֔ךְye.va.ha.LakhH927you.’ Belteshazzarבֵלְטְשַׁאצַּר֙ve.le.te.sha.TzarH1096repliedעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032, ‘My lordמָרִ֕יma.re.'iH4756, if onlythe dreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493appliedto those who hateלְשָֽׂנְאָ֖ךְle.sa.ne.'a.yikhH8131you, and its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֥הּu.fish.RehH6591toyour adversariesלְעָרָֽךְ׃le.'a.ra.yikhH6146!

20ThetreeH363that you sawH2370,whichH1768becameH7236largeH7236and grewH8631strongוּתְקִ֑ףu.te.KifH8631,whose heightוְרוּמֵהּ֙ve.ru.MehH7314reachedיִמְטֵ֣אyim.Te'H4291to the skyH8065and was visibleוַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּva.cha.zo.TehH2379to allלְכָל־le.kholH3606the earthH772,

21and whose foliageוְעָפְיֵ֤הּve.'a.fe.YehH6074wasbeautifulשַׁפִּיר֙sha.PirH8209and its fruitוְאִנְבֵּ֣הּve.'in.BehH4abundantשַׂגִּ֔יאsa.Gi'H7690, and in which wasfoodוּמָז֨וֹןu.ma.ZonH4203for allלְכֹ֖לָּא־le.Kho.la-'H3606,underתְּחֹת֗וֹהִיte.cho.To.hiH8460which the animalsחֵיוַ֣תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָ֔אba.Ra'H1251livedתְּדוּר֙te.DurH1753and in whose branchesוּבְעַנְפ֕וֹהִיu.ve.'an.Fo.hiH6056the birdsצִפֲּרֵ֥יtzi.pa.ReiH6853of the skyשְׁמַיָּֽא׃she.mai.Ya'H8065settledיִשְׁכְּנָ֖ןyish.ke.NanH7932--

22it isyou, O kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430;for you have becomeH7236greatרְבַ֖יתre.VaitH7236and grownH8631strongוּתְקֵ֑פְתְּu.te.Ke.fetH8631, and yourmajestyוּרְבוּתָ֤ךְu.re.vu.TakhH7238has becomeH7236greatרְבָת֙re.VatH7236and reachedוּמְטָ֣תu.me.TatH4291to the skyH8065, and yourdominionוְשָׁלְטָנָ֖ךְve.shal.ta.NakhH7985to the endלְס֥וֹףle.SofH5491of the earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

23And in that the kingמַלְכָּ֡אmal.Ka'H4430sawחֲזָ֣הcha.ZahH2370an angelicH5894watcherעִ֣יר'irH5894,a holyוְקַדִּ֣ישׁve.ka.DishH6922oneH6922,descendingנָחִ֣ת׀na.ChitH5182from heavenH8065and sayingH560, “ChopH1414downH1414the treeH363and destroyוְחַבְּל֗וּהִיve.cha.be.Lu.hiH2255it; yetבְּרַ֨םbe.RamH1297leaveH7662the stumpH6136with its rootsH8330in the groundבְּאַרְעָ֣אbe.'ar.'A'H772,but with a bandוּבֶאֱסוּר֙u.ve.'e.SurH613of ironפַרְזֶ֣לfar.ZelH6523and bronzeוּנְחָ֔שׁu.ne.ChashH5174around itin the newH1883grassבְּדִתְאָ֖אbe.dit.'A'H1883of the fieldבָרָ֑אva.Ra'H1251,let him be drenchedיִצְטַבַּ֗עyitz.ta.Ba'H6647with the dewוּבְטַ֧לu.ve.TalH2920of heavenH8065, and lethim shareחֲלָקֵ֔הּcha.la.KehH2508with the animalsחֵיוַ֤תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָא֙ba.Ra'H1251untilעַ֛ד'adH5705 H1768sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7655periods of timeעִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.NinH5732passיַחְלְפ֥וּןyach.le.FunH2499overעֲלֽוֹהִי׃a.Lo.hiH5922him,”

24thisדְּנָ֥הde.NahH1836is the interpretationפִשְׁרָ֖אfish.Ra'H6591,O kingH4430,and thisהִ֔יאHi'H1932is the decreeוּגְזֵרַ֤תu.ge.ze.RatH1510of the Mostעִלָּאָה֙i.la.ya'H5943HighH5943,whichדִּ֥יdiH1768hascomeמְטָ֖תme.TatH4291upon my lordמָרִ֥יmar.'iH4756the kingH4430:

25that you bedrivenH2957awayH2957from mankindאֲנָשָׁ֡א'a.na.Sha'H606and your dwellingH4070placeמְדֹרָ֜ךְme.do.RakhH4070be with the animalsחֵיוַ֣תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָא֩ba.Ra'H1251,and you be givenH2939grassH6212toH2939eatH2939like cattleכְתוֹרִ֣ין׀khe.to.RinH8450and be drenchedמְצַבְּעִ֔יןme.tza.be.'InH6647with the dewוּמִטַּ֤לu.mi.TalH2920of heavenשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065;and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7655periods of timeעִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.NinH5732will passיַחְלְפ֣וּןyach.le.FunH2499overH5922you, untilעַ֣ד'adH5705 H1768you recognizeתִנְדַּ֗עtin.Da'H3046that theMostעִלָּאָה֙i.la.ya'H5943HighH5943is rulerשַׁלִּ֤יטsha.LitH7990over the realmבְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.KhutH4437of mankindאֲנָשָׁ֔א'a.na.Sha'H606andbestowsיִתְּנִנַּֽהּ׃yi.te.ni.NahH5415it on whomeverוּלְמַן־u.le.man-H4479 H1768He wishesיִצְבֵּ֖אyitz.Be'H6634.

26And in that it was commandedאֲמַ֗רוּ'a.Ma.ruH560toleaveלְמִשְׁבַּ֞קle.mish.BakH7662the stumpעִקַּ֤ר'i.KarH6136with the rootsשָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙sha.re.Sho.hiH8330of the treeאִֽילָנָ֔א'i.la.Na'H363,your kingdomH4437willremainקַיָּמָ֑הkai.ya.MahH7011as yours afterמִן־min-H4481 H1768you recognizeתִנְדַּ֔עtin.Da'H3046that it isHeavenשְׁמַיָּֽא׃she.mai.Ya'H8065thatrulesשַׁלִּטִ֖ןsha.li.TinH7990.

27ThereforeH3861,O kingH4430, may myadviceמִלְכִּי֙mil.KiH4431be pleasingיִשְׁפַּ֣רyish.ParH8232to you:wipeH6562awayH6562your sinוַחֲטָאָךְ֙va.cha.ta.yakhH2408by doingrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָ֣הbe.tzid.KahH6665,and your wrongdoingsוַעֲוָיָתָ֖ךְva.'a.va.ya.TakhH5758byshowingH2604mercyH2604to thepoorH6040,inלָהֵ֣ןla.HenH2006caseהֵ֛ןhenH2006there may be aprolongingאַרְכָ֖ה'ar.KhahH754of your prosperityלִשְׁלֵוְתָֽךְ׃lish.le.ve.TakhH7963.’

The Vision Fulfilled

28“Allכֹּ֣לָּאKo.la'H3606of thishappenedמְּטָ֔אme.Ta'H4291to NebuchadnezzarH5020the kingH4430.

29Twelveתְּרֵֽי־ עֲשַׂ֑רte.rei- 'a.SarH8648 H6236monthsיַרְחִ֖יןyar.ChinH3393laterלִקְצָ֥תlik.TzatH7118he was walkingמְהַלֵּ֥ךְme.ha.LekhH1981on the roof ofthe royalH4437palaceהֵיכַ֧לhei.KhalH1965of Babylonבָבֶ֖לva.VelH895.

30The kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430beganH6032speakingH6032and was sayingוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH560, ‘Is thisדָא־da'-H1668not Babylonבָּבֶ֣לba.VelH895thegreatרַבְּתָ֑אra.be.Ta'H7229,whichH1768I myselfאֲנָ֤ה'a.NahH576have builtבֱנַיְתַהּ֙ve.nay.TahH1124as a royalמַלְכ֔וּmal.KhuH4437residenceלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1005by the mightבִּתְקַ֥ףbit.KafH8632of my powerחִסְנִ֖יchis.NiH2632and for the honorוְלִיקָ֥רve.li.KarH3367of my majestyהַדְרִֽי׃had.RiH1923?’

31Whilethe wordמִלְּתָא֙mi.le.Ta'H4406wasstillע֗וֹדodH5751in the king’sמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430mouthבְּפֻ֣םbe.FumH6433,a voiceקָ֖לkalH7032cameנְפַ֑לne.FalH5308from heavenH8065, saying, ‘Kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430NebuchadnezzarH5020,to you it is declaredאָֽמְרִין֙'a.me.RinH560:sovereigntyH4437has beenH5709removedH5709from you,

32andyou will be drivenH2957awayH2957from mankindאֲנָשָׁא֩'a.na.Sha'H606,and your dwellingH4070placeמְדֹרָ֗ךְme.do.RakhH4070will bewith the animalsחֵיוַ֧תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָ֣אba.Ra'H1251.You will be givenH2939grassH6212toH2939eatH2939like cattleכְתוֹרִין֙khe.to.RinH8450, andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7655periods of timeעִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.NinH5732will passיַחְלְפ֣וּןyach.le.FunH2499overעֲלָ֑ךְa.la.yikhH5922you untilעַ֣ד'adH5705 H1768you recognizeתִנְדַּ֗עtin.Da'H3046that theMostעִלָּיָא֙i.la.ya'H5943HighH5943is rulerשַׁלִּ֤יטsha.LitH7990over the realmבְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.KhutH4437of mankindאֲנָשָׁ֔א'a.na.Sha'H606and bestowsיִתְּנִנַּֽהּ׃yi.te.ni.NahH5415it on whomeverוּלְמַן־u.le.man-H4479 H1768He wishesH6634.’

33Immediatelyשַׁעֲתָ֗אsha.'a.Ta'H8160the wordמִלְּתָא֮mi.le.Ta'H4406concerningH5922Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר֒ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020was fulfilledסָ֣פַתSa.fatH5487; and he wasdrivenH2957awayH2957from mankindאֲנָשָׁ֣א'a.na.Sha'H606and began eatingיֵאכֻ֔לye.KhulH399grassH6212like cattleכְתוֹרִין֙khe.to.RinH8450,and his bodyגִּשְׁמֵ֣הּgish.MehH1655was drenchedיִצְטַבַּ֑עyitz.ta.Ba'H6647with the dewוּמִטַּ֥לu.mi.TalH2920of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'H8065untilעַ֣ד דִּ֥י'ad diH5705 H1768his hairשַׂעְרֵ֛הּsa'.RehH8177had grownרְבָ֖הre.VahH7236like eagles’כְּנִשְׁרִ֥יןke.nish.RinH5403feathersand his nailsוְטִפְר֥וֹהִיve.tif.Ro.hiH2953like birds’כְצִפְּרִֽין׃khe.tzi.pe.RinH6853claws.

34“But at the endוְלִקְצָ֣תve.lik.TzatH7118ofthat periodיֽוֹמַיָּה֩yo.mai.Yah'H3118,I, NebuchadnezzarH5020,raisedנִטְלֵ֗תnit.LetH5191my eyesעַיְנַ֣י׀'ay.NaiH5870toward heavenH8065and myreasonוּמַנְדְּעִי֙u.man.de.'IH4486returnedיְת֔וּבye.TuvH8421to me, and I blessedבָּרְכֵ֔תba.re.KhetH1289theMostוּלְעִלָּאָה֙u.le.'i.la.ya'H5943HighH5943and praisedH7624and honoredH1922Him whoH2417livesH2417foreverעָלְמָ֖א'al.Ma'H5957;For His dominionשָׁלְטָנֵהּ֙shal.ta.NehH7985is aneverlastingעָלַ֔ם'a.LamH5957dominionשָׁלְטָ֣ןshal.TanH7985,And His kingdomוּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּu.mal.khu.TehH4437enduresfrom generationדָּ֥רdarH1859to generationוְדָֽר׃ve.DarH1859.

35Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3606the inhabitantsדָּיְרֵ֤יda.'a.reiH1753of the earthאַרְעָא֙'ar.'A'H772are of noכְּלָ֣הke.LahH3809accountחֲשִׁיבִ֔יןcha.shi.VinH2804, ButHe doesעָבֵד֙'a.VedH5648accordingH4481to His willוּֽכְמִצְבְּיֵ֗הּu.khe.mitz.be.YehH6634among the armyבְּחֵ֣ילbe.CheilH2429of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065And amongthe inhabitantsוְדָיְרֵ֖יve.da.'a.reiH1753of earthאַרְעָ֑א'ar.'A'H772; Andnoוְלָ֤אve.La'H3809one canfendH4223offH4223His handבִידֵ֔הּvi.DehH3028Or sayוְיֵ֥אמַרve.Ye.marH560to Him, ‘Whatמָ֥הmahH4101have You doneעֲבַֽדְתְּ׃'a.VadtH5648?’

36At that timeזִמְנָ֞אzim.Na'H2166myreasonמַנְדְּעִ֣י׀man.de.'IH4486returnedיְת֣וּבye.TuvH8421to me. And my majestyהַדְרִ֤יhad.RiH1923andsplendorוְזִוִי֙ve.zi.ViH2122wererestoredיְת֣וּבye.TuvH8421to me for the honorוְלִיקַ֨רve.li.KarH3367of my kingdomמַלְכוּתִ֜יmal.khu.TiH4437,and my stateH1907counselorsהַדָּֽבְרַ֥יha.da.ve.RaiH1907and my noblesוְרַבְרְבָנַ֖יve.rav.re.va.NaiH7261began seekingH1156me outH1156;so I was reestablishedהָתְקְנַ֔תha.te.ke.NatH8627in mysovereigntyמַלְכוּתִ֣יmal.khu.TiH4437,and surpassingיַתִּירָ֖הya.ti.RahH3493greatnessוּרְב֥וּu.re.VuH7238was addedה֥וּסְפַתHu.se.fatH3255to me.

37Nowכְּעַ֞ןke.'AnH3705I, Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020,praiseמְשַׁבַּ֨חme.sha.BachH7624,exaltוּמְרוֹמֵ֤םu.me.ro.MemH7313,and honorוּמְהַדַּר֙u.me.ha.DarH1922the Kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4430ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065, forallכָל־khol-H3606His worksמַעֲבָד֙וֹהִי֙ma.'a.va.Do.hiH4567aretrueקְשֹׁ֔טke.ShotH7187and His waysוְאֹרְחָתֵ֖הּve.'o.re.cha.TehH735justדִּ֑יןDinH1780;and He is ableיָכִ֖לya.KhilH3202to humbleלְהַשְׁפָּלָֽה׃ פle.hash.pa.LahH8214those whoH1768walkמַהְלְכִ֣יןmah.le.KhinH1981in prideבְּגֵוָ֔הbe.ge.VahH1467.”

The King Acknowledges God

The Vision of a Great Tree

Daniel Interprets the Vision

The Vision Fulfilled

Commentaries on Daniel 4