Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 10:13-21

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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