New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 4:5-18

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.’

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