New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 4:10-26

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.’

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.

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