Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 10

1In the thirdשָׁל֗וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of Cyrusלְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙le.Kho.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539a thingדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697was revealedנִגְלָ֣הnig.LahH1540unto Danielלְדָֽנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.YelH1840,whose nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034was calledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1095;and the thingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697wastrueוֶאֱמֶ֤תve.'e.MetH571,but the time appointedוְצָבָ֣אve.tza.Va'H6635waslongגָד֔וֹלga.DolH1419:and he understoodוּבִין֙u.VinH995the thingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697,and had understandingוּבִ֥ינָהu.Vi.nahH998of the visionבַּמַּרְאֶֽה׃ba.mar.'EhH4758.

2In those daysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117I Danielדָֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1840was mourningמִתְאַבֵּ֔לmit.'a.BelH56threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969fullיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117weeksשָׁבֻעִ֖יםsha.vu.'ImH7620.

3I ateאָכַ֗לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398no pleasantחֲמֻד֞וֹתcha.mu.DotH2532breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899,neither cameבָ֥אva'H935fleshוּבָשָׂ֥רu.va.SarH1320nor wineוָיַ֛יִןva.Ya.yinH3196in my mouthפִּ֖יpiH6310,neither did I anointוְס֣וֹךְve.SokhH5480myself at allסָ֑כְתִּיSa.khe.tiH5480,till threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969wholeיָמִֽים׃ פya.MimH3117weeksשָׁבֻעִ֖יםsha.vu.'ImH7620were fulfilledמְלֹ֕אתme.LotH4390.

4And in the fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702and twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242dayוּבְי֛וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of the firstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,as I was by the sideיַ֧דyadH3027of the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419riverהַנָּהָ֛רha.na.HarH5104, which isHiddekelחִדָּֽקֶל׃chi.Da.kelH2313;

5Then I lifted upוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375mine eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869,and lookedוָאֵ֔רֶאva.'E.re'H7200,and behold a certainאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376clothedלָב֣וּשׁla.VushH3847in linenבַּדִּ֑יםba.DimH906,whose loinsוּמָתְנָ֥יוu.ma.te.NavH4975weregirdedחֲגֻרִ֖יםcha.gu.RimH2296with fine goldבְּכֶ֥תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800of Uphazאוּפָֽז׃'u.FazH210:

6His bodyוּגְוִיָּת֣וֹu.ge.vi.ya.ToH1472also waslike the berylכְתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁkhe.tar.ShishH8658,and his faceוּפָנָ֞יוu.fa.NavH6440as the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֤הke.mar.'EhH4758of lightningבָרָק֙va.RakH1300,and his eyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869as lampsכְּלַפִּ֣ידֵיke.la.Pi.deiH3940of fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784,and his armsוּזְרֹֽעֹתָיו֙u.ze.ro.'o.TavH2220and his feetוּמַרְגְּלֹתָ֔יוu.mar.ge.lo.TavH4772like in colourכְּעֵ֖יןke.'EinH5869to polishedקָלָ֑לka.LalH7044brassנְחֹ֣שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,and the voiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of his wordsדְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.RavH1697like the voiceכְּק֥וֹלke.KolH6963of a multitudeהָמֽוֹן׃ha.MonH1995.

7And I Danielדָנִיֵּ֤אלda.ni.YelH1840alone sawוְרָאִיתִי֩ve.ra.'i.TiH7200the visionהַמַּרְאָ֔הha.mar.'AhH4759:for the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582that were with me sawרָא֖וּra.'UH7200not the visionהַמַּרְאָ֑הha.mar.'AhH4759;butאֲבָ֗ל'a.ValH61a greatגְדֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419quakingחֲרָדָ֤הcha.ra.DahH2731fellנָפְלָ֣הna.fe.LahH5307upon them, so that they fledוַֽיִּבְרְח֖וּvai.yiv.re.ChuH1272to hideבְּהֵחָבֵֽא׃be.he.cha.Ve'H2244themselves.

8Therefore I was left aloneנִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּיnish.'Ar.tiH7604,and sawוָֽאֶרְאֶ֗הva.'er.'EhH7200this greatהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419visionהַמַּרְאָ֤הha.mar.'AhH4759,and there remainedנִשְׁאַר־nish.'ar-H7604no strengthכֹּ֑חKochH3581in me: for my comelinessוְהוֹדִ֗יve.ho.DiH1935was turnedנֶהְפַּ֤ךְneh.PakhH2015in me into corruptionלְמַשְׁחִ֔יתle.mash.ChitH4889,and I retainedעָצַ֖רְתִּי'a.Tzar.tiH6113no strengthכֹּֽחַ׃Ko.achH3581.

9Yet heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֖עva.'esh.Ma'H8085I the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of his wordsדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697:and when I heardוּכְשָׁמְעִי֙u.khe.sha.me.'IH8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of his wordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697,then was I in a deep sleepנִרְדָּ֥םnir.DamH7290on my faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440,and my faceוּפָנַ֥יu.fa.NaiH6440toward the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

10And, behold, an handיָ֖דyadH3027touchedנָ֣גְעָהNa.ge.'ahH5060me, which setוַתְּנִיעֵ֥נִיva.te.ni.'E.niH5128me upon my kneesבִּרְכַּ֖יbir.KaiH1290and uponthe palmsוְכַפּ֥וֹתve.kha.PotH3709of my handsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027.

11And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, O Danielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1840,a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376greatly belovedחֲ֠מֻדוֹתCha.mu.dotH2532,understandהָבֵ֨ןha.VenH995the wordsבַּדְּבָרִ֜יםba.de.va.RimH1697that I speakדֹבֵ֤רdo.VerH1696unto thee, and standוַעֲמֹ֣דva.'a.ModH5975uprightעָמְדֶ֔ךָ'a.me.De.khaH5977:for unto thee am I now sentשֻׁלַּ֣חְתִּיshu.Lach.tiH7971.And when he had spokenוּבְדַבְּר֥וֹu.ve.da.be.RoH1696this wordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697unto me, I stoodעָמַ֥דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975tremblingמַרְעִֽיד׃mar.'IdH7460.

12Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he unto me, Fearתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372not, Danielדָנִיֵּאל֒da.ni.yeLH1840:for from the firstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117that thou didst setנָתַ֧תָּna.Ta.taH5414thine heartלִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820to understandלְהָבִ֧יןle.ha.VinH995,and to chastenוּלְהִתְעַנּ֛וֹתu.le.hit.'a.NotH6031thyself beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,thy wordsדְבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697were heardנִשְׁמְע֣וּnish.me.'UH8085,and I am comeבָ֖אתִיVa.tiH935for thy wordsבִּדְבָרֶֽיךָ׃bid.va.Rei.khaH1697.

13But the princeוְשַׂ֣ר׀ve.SarH8269of the kingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438of Persiaפָּרַ֗סpa.RasH6539withstoodעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975me oneוְאֶחָ֣דve.'e.ChadH259and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242daysי֔וֹםYomH3117:but, lo, Michaelמִֽיכָאֵ֗לmi.kha.'ElH4317,oneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259of the chiefהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223princesהַשָּׂרִ֥יםha.sa.RimH8269,cameבָּ֣אba'H935to helpלְעָזְרֵ֑נִיle.'a.ze.Re.niH5826me; and I remainedנוֹתַ֣רְתִּיno.Tar.tiH3498there withאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Persiaפָרָֽס׃fa.RasH6539.

14Now I am comeוּבָ֙אתִי֙u.Va.tiH935to make thee understandלַהֲבִ֣ינְךָ֔la.ha.Vi.ne.khaH995what shall befallיִקְרָ֥הyik.RahH7136thy peopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971in the latterבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117:for yet the visionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377is for manydaysלַיָּמִֽים׃lai.ya.MimH3117.

15And when he had spokenוּבְדַבְּר֣וֹu.ve.da.be.RoH1696such wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697unto me, I setנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my faceפָנַ֛יfa.NaiH6440toward the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and I became dumbוְנֶאֱלָֽמְתִּי׃ve.ne.'e.La.me.tiH481.

16And, behold, onelike the similitudeכִּדְמוּת֙kid.MutH1823of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120touchedנֹגֵ֖עַno.Ge.a'H5060my lipsשְׂפָתָ֑יse.fa.TaiH8193:then I openedוָאֶפְתַּח־va.'ef.tach-H6605my mouthפִּ֗יPiH6310,and spakeוָאֲדַבְּרָה֙va.'a.da.be.RahH1696,and saidוָאֹֽמְרָה֙va.'o.me.RahH559unto him that stoodהָעֹמֵ֣דha.'o.MedH5975before me, O my lordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113,by the visionבַּמַּרְאָה֙ba.mar.'AhH4759my sorrowsצִירַי֙tzi.RaiH6735are turnedנֶהֶפְכ֤וּne.hef.KhuH2015upon me, and I have retainedעָצַ֖רְתִּי'a.Tzar.tiH6113no strengthכֹּֽחַ׃Ko.achH3581.

17For howוְהֵ֣יךְve.HeikhH1963canיוּכַ֗לyu.KhalH3201the servantעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5650of this my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113talkלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696with this my lordאֲדֹ֣נִי'a.Do.niH113?for as for me, straightwayמֵעַ֙תָּה֙me.'A.tahH6258there remainedיַעֲמָד־ya.'a.mod-H5975no strengthכֹ֔חַKho.achH3581in me, neither is there breathוּנְשָׁמָ֖הu.ne.sha.MahH5397leftנִשְׁאֲרָה־nish.'a.rah-H7604in me.

18Then there came againוַיֹּ֧סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254and touchedוַיִּגַּע־vai.yi.ga'-H5060me onelike the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֥הke.mar.'EhH4758of a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,and he strengthenedוַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽנִי׃Vay.cha.ze.Ke.niH2388me,

19And saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,O manאִישׁ־'ish-H376greatly belovedחֲמֻד֛וֹתcha.mu.DotH2532,fearתִּירָ֧אti.Ra'H3372not: peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965beunto thee, be strongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388,yea, be strongוַחֲזָ֑קva.cha.ZakH2388.And when he had spokenוּֽבְדַבְּר֤וֹu.be.da.be.RoH1696unto me, I was strengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֔קְתִּיhit.cha.Zak.tiH2388,and saidוָאֹֽמְרָ֛הva.'O.me.RahH559,Let my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696;for thou hast strengthenedחִזַּקְתָּֽנִי׃chi.zak.Ta.niH2388me.

20Then saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he, Knowestהֲיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ha.ya.Da'.taH3045thou wherefore I comeבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935unto thee? and now will I returnאָשׁ֔וּב'a.ShuvH7725to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with the princeשַׂ֣רsarH8269of Persiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539:and when I am gone forthיוֹצֵ֔אyo.Tze'H3318,lo, the princeשַׂר־sar-H8269of Greciaיָוָ֖ןya.VanH3120shall comeבָּֽא׃Ba'H935.

21Butאֲבָל֙'a.ValH61I will shewאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046thee that which is notedהָרָשׁ֥וּםha.ra.ShumH7559in the scriptureבִּכְתָ֖בbikh.TavH3791of truthאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571: and there isnoneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259that holdethמִתְחַזֵּ֤קmit.cha.ZekH2388with me in these things, but Michaelמִיכָאֵ֖לmi.kha.'ElH4317your princeשַׂרְכֶֽם׃ פsar.KhemH8269.

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