New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 7:2-14

2Danielדָנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841saidעָנֵ֤ה וְאָמַ֔ר'a.Neh ve.'a.MarH6032 H560, “I waslookingחָזֵ֥הcha.ZehH2370in my visionבְּחֶזְוִ֖יbe.chez.ViH2376by nightלֵֽילְיָ֑אleil.Ya'H3916,and beholdוַאֲר֗וּva.'a.RuH718, thefourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H703windsרוּחֵ֣יru.CheiH7308of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065were stirringH1519upH1519the greatרַבָּֽא׃ra.Ba'H7229seaלְיַמָּ֥אle.ya.Ma'H3221.

3And fourוְאַרְבַּ֤עve.'ar.Ba'H703greatH7229beastsחֵיוָן֙chei.VanH2423were comingH5559upH5559from the seaיַמָּ֑אya.Ma'H3221,differentשָׁנְיָ֖ןsha.ne.YanH8133from oneדָּ֥אda'H1668anotherדָּֽא׃Da'H1668.

4The firstקַדְמָיְתָ֣אkad.ma.ye.Ta'H6933waslike a lionכְאַרְיֵ֔הkhe.'ar.YehH744but had thewingsוְגַפִּ֥יןve.ga.PinH1611of an eagleנְשַׁ֖רne.SharH5403.I keptהֲוֵ֡יתha.VeitH1934lookingחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370untilעַד֩'adH5705 H1768its wingsגַפַּ֜יהּga.PaihH1611were pluckedמְּרִ֨יטוּme.Ri.tuH4804,and it was liftedוּנְטִ֣ילַתu.ne.Ti.latH5191upH5191from the groundאַרְעָ֗א'ar.'A'H772and setH6966upH6966on two feetרַגְלַ֙יִן֙rag.La.yinH7271like a manכֶּאֱנָ֣שׁke.'e.NashH606;a humanאֱנָ֖שׁ'e.NashH606mindוּלְבַ֥בu.le.VavH3825also was givenיְהִ֥יבye.HivH3052to it.

5And beholdוַאֲר֣וּva.'a.RuH718,anotherH321beastחֵיוָה֩chei.VahH2423,a secondתִנְיָנָ֜הtin.ya.NahH8578one, resemblingדָּמְיָ֣הda.me.YahH1821a bearלְדֹ֗בle.DoH1678.And it was raisedH6966upH6966on oneחַד֙chadH2298sideוְלִשְׂטַר־ve.lis.tar-H7859,and threeוּתְלָ֥תu.te.LatH8532ribsעִלְעִ֛ין'il.'InH5967werein its mouthבְּפֻמַּ֖הּbe.fu.MahH6433betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH997its teethשִׁנַּ֑הּshi.nai.yahH8128;and they saidאָמְרִ֣ין'a.me.RinH560thisוְכֵן֙ve.KhenH3652to it: ‘AriseH6966,devourאֲכֻ֖לִי'a.Khu.liH399muchשַׂגִּֽיא׃sa.Gi'H7690meatבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1321!’

6Afterבָּאתַ֨רba.TarH870thisדְּנָ֜הde.NahH1836I keptהֲוֵ֗יתha.VeitH1934lookingחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370,and beholdוַאֲר֤וּva.'a.RuH718,anotherH321one,like a leopardכִּנְמַ֔רkin.MarH5245,whichדִּי־di-H1768had on itsbackגַּבַּ֑הּga.bai.yahH1355fourאַרְבַּ֛ע'ar.Ba'H703wingsגַּפִּ֥יןga.PinH1611of a birdע֖וֹףofH5776;the beastלְחֵ֣יוְתָ֔אle.Chei.ve.Ta'H2423also hadfourוְאַרְבְּעָ֤הve.'ar.be.'AhH703headsרֵאשִׁין֙re.ShinH7217,and dominionוְשָׁלְטָ֖ןve.shal.TanH7985was givenיְהִ֥יבye.HivH3052to it.

7Afterבָּאתַ֣רba.TarH870thisדְּנָה֩de.NahH1836I keptהֲוֵ֜יתha.VeitH1934lookingחָזֵ֨הcha.ZehH2370in the nightלֵֽילְיָ֗אleil.Ya'H3916visionsבְּחֶזְוֵ֣יbe.chez.VeiH2376,and beholdוַאֲר֣וּva.'a.RuH718, afourthרְֽבִיעָאָ֡הre.vi.'a.yahH7244beastחֵיוָ֣הchei.VahH2423,dreadfulדְּחִילָה֩de.chi.LahH1763and terribleH368,and extremelyיַתִּ֗ירָאya.Ti.ra'H3493strongוְתַקִּיפָ֜אve.ta.ki.Fa'H8624;and it had largeH7229ironפַרְזֶ֥לfar.ZelH6523teethוְשִׁנַּ֨יִןve.shi.Na.yinH8128.It devouredאָֽכְלָ֣ה'a.khe.LahH399and crushedוּמַדֱּקָ֔הu.ma.de.KahH1855,and trampledH7512downH7512the remainderוּשְׁאָרָ֖אu.she.'a.Ra'H7606with its feetבְּרַגְלַ֣הּbe.rag.lai.yahH7271;and it was differentמְשַׁנְּיָ֗הme.sha.ne.YahH8133from allכָּל־kol-H3606the beastsחֵֽיוָתָא֙chei.va.Ta'H2423that were beforeקָֽדָמַ֔יהּka.da.MaihH6925it, and it hadtenעֲשַׂ֖ר'a.SarH6236hornsוְקַרְנַ֥יִןve.kar.Na.yinH7162.

8While I was thinkingמִשְׂתַּכַּ֨לmis.ta.KalH7920about the hornsבְּקַרְנַיָּ֗אbe.kar.nai.Ya'H7162,beholdוַ֠אֲלוּVa.'a.luH431,anotherH321hornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7162,a littleH2192oneH2192,cameH5559upH5559amongבֵּֽינֵיהֵ֔ןbei.nei.honH997them, and threeוּתְלָ֗תu.te.LatH8532of the previousקַדְמָ֣יָתָ֔אkad.Ma.ya.Ta'H6933hornsקַרְנַיָּא֙kar.nai.Ya'H7162were pluckedH6132outH6132beforeקֳדָמַ֑הּko.da.mai.yahH4481 H6925it; and beholdוַאֲל֨וּva.'a.LuH431,thisדָ֔אDa'H1668hornבְּקַרְנָא־be.kar.na-'H7162possessed eyesעַיְנִ֜ין'ay.NinH5870like humanאֲנָשָׁא֙'a.na.Sha'H606eyesכְּעַיְנֵ֤יke.'ay.NeiH5870, anda mouthוּפֻ֖םu.FumH6433utteringמְמַלִּ֥לme.ma.LilH4449greatH7229boasts.

9“I keptהֲוֵ֗יתha.VeitH1934lookingחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370Untilעַ֣ד'adH5705 H1768thronesכָרְסָוָן֙kha.re.sa.VanH3764were setרְמִ֔יוre.MivH7412up,And the Ancientוְעַתִּ֥יקve.'a.TikH6268of Daysיוֹמִ֖יןyo.MinH3118tookH3488HisseatH3488; Hisgarmentלְבוּשֵׁ֣הּ׀le.vu.ShehH3831waswhiteחִוָּ֗רchi.VarH2358as snowכִּתְלַ֣גkit.LagH8517, And thehairוּשְׂעַ֤רu.se.'ArH8177of His headרֵאשֵׁהּ֙re.ShehH7217like pureנְקֵ֔אne.Ke'H5343woolכַּעֲמַ֣רka.'a.MarH6015. Histhroneכָּרְסְיֵהּ֙ka.re.se.YehH3764wasablazeנ֔וּרNurH5135with flamesשְׁבִיבִ֣יןshe.vi.VinH7631, Itswheelsגַּלְגִּלּ֖וֹהִיgal.gi.Lo.hiH1535werea burningדָּלִֽק׃da.LikH1815fireנ֥וּרnurH5135.

10A riverנְהַ֣רne.HarH5103offireנ֗וּרNurH5135was flowingנָגֵ֤דna.GedH5047And comingH5312outH5312from beforeקֳדָמ֔וֹהִיko.da.Mo.hiH6925Him;Thousandsאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH506upon thousandsאַלְפִין֙'al.fa.yimH506were servingיְשַׁמְּשׁוּנֵּ֔הּye.sham.me.shu.NehH8120Him,And myriadsוְרִבּ֥וֹve.ri.BoH7240upon myriadsרִבְבָ֖ןra.be.vanH7240were standingיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6966beforeקָֽדָמ֣וֹהִיka.da.Mo.hiH6925Him; Thecourtדִּינָ֥אdi.Na'H1780convenedיְתִ֖בye.TivH3488, Andthe booksוְסִפְרִ֥יןve.sif.RinH5609were openedפְּתִֽיחוּ׃pe.Ti.chuH6606.

11Thenבֵּאדַ֗יִןbe.Da.yinH116I keptהֲוֵ֔יתha.VeitH1934lookingחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370becauseמִן־min-H4481of the soundקָל֙kalH7032of theboastfulH7229wordsמִלַּיָּ֣אmi.lai.Ya'H4406whichדִּ֥יdiH1768the hornקַרְנָ֖אkar.Na'H7162was speakingמְמַלֱּלָ֑הme.ma.le.LahH4449;I keptהֲוֵ֡יתha.VeitH1934lookingחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370untilעַד֩ דִּ֨י'ad diH5705 H1768the beastחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423was killedקְטִילַ֤תke.ti.LatH6992,and its bodyגִּשְׁמַ֔הּgish.MahH1655was destroyedוְהוּבַ֣דve.hu.VadH7and givenוִיהִיבַ֖תvi.hi.VatH3052to theburningלִיקֵדַ֥תli.ke.DatH3346fireאֶשָּֽׁא׃'e.Sha'H785.

12As for the restוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7606of the beastsחֵֽיוָתָ֔אchei.va.Ta'H2423,their dominionשָׁלְטָנְה֑וֹןshal.ta.ne.HonH7985was takenH5709awayH5709,but an extensionוְאַרְכָ֧הve.'ar.KhahH754of lifeבְחַיִּ֛יןve.chai.YinH2417was grantedיְהִ֥יבַתye.HivatH3052to them for an appointedH2166periodH2166of timeוְעִדָּֽן׃ve.'i.DanH5732.

13“I keptH1934lookingחָזֵ֤הcha.ZehH2370in the nightלֵֽילְיָ֔אleil.Ya'H3916visionsבְּחֶזְוֵ֣יbe.chez.VeiH2376,And beholdוַאֲרוּ֙va.'a.RuH718,with the cloudsעֲנָנֵ֣י'a.na.NeiH6050of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065One like a sonכְּבַ֥רke.VarH1247of manאֱנָ֖שׁ'e.NashH606was comingאָתֵ֣ה'a.TehH858,And He cameH4291upH4291to the Ancientעַתִּ֤יק'a.TikH6268of Daysיֽוֹמַיָּא֙yo.mai.Ya'H3118And was presentedהַקְרְבֽוּהִי׃hak.re.Vu.hiH7127beforeוּקְדָמ֖וֹהִיu.ke.da.Mo.hiH6925Him.

14And to Him was givenיְהִ֤יבye.HivH3052dominionשָׁלְטָן֙shal.TanH7985,Honorוִיקָ֣רvi.KarH3367, anda kingdomוּמַלְכ֔וּu.mal.KhuH4437,So that allוְכֹ֣לve.KholH3606the peoplesעַֽמְמַיָּ֗א'a.mai.Ya'H5972,nationsאֻמַיָּ֛א'u.mai.Ya'H524, and populations of alllanguagesוְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֖אve.li.sha.nai.Ya'H3961Might serveיִפְלְח֑וּןyif.le.ChunH6399Him.His dominionשָׁלְטָנֵ֞הּshal.ta.NehH7985is an everlastingעָלַם֙'a.LamH5957dominionשָׁלְטָ֤ןshal.TanH7985Whichדִּֽי־di-H1768will not passיֶעְדֵּ֔הye'.DehH5709awayH5709;And His kingdomוּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּu.mal.khu.TehH4437is oneWhichדִּי־di-H1768will not be destroyedתִתְחַבַּֽל׃ פtit.cha.BalH2255.

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