Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 11:2-30

2And now will I shewאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046thee the truthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571.Behold, there shall stand upעֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.DimH5975yet threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969kingsמְלָכִ֜יםme.la.KhimH4428in Persiaלְפָרַ֗סle.fa.RasH6539;and the fourthוְהָֽרְבִיעִי֙ve.ha.re.vi.'IH7243shall be farעֹֽשֶׁר־'o.sher-H6239richerיַעֲשִׁ֤ירya.'a.ShirH6238than theyallגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419:and by his strengthוּכְחֶזְקָת֣וֹu.khe.chez.ka.ToH2393through his richesבְעָשְׁר֔וֹve.'a.she.RoH6239he shall stir upיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782all against the realmמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438of Greciaיָוָֽן׃ya.VanH3120.

3And a mightyגִּבּ֑וֹרgi.BorH1368kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428shall stand upוְעָמַ֖דve.'a.MadH5975,that shall ruleוּמָשַׁל֙u.ma.ShalH4910with greatרַ֔בRavH7227dominionמִמְשָׁ֣לmi.ShalH4474,and doוְעָשָׂ֖הve.'a.SahH6213according to his willכִּרְצוֹנֽוֹ׃kir.tzo.NoH7522.

4And when he shall stand upוּכְעָמְדוֹ֙u.khe.'a.me.DoH5975,his kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438shall be brokenתִּשָּׁבֵ֣רti.sha.VerH7665,and shall be dividedוְתֵחָ֕ץve.te.ChatzH2673toward the fourלְאַרְבַּ֖עle.'ar.Ba'H702windsרוּח֣וֹתru.ChotH7307of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and not to his posterityלְאַחֲרִית֗וֹle.'a.cha.ri.ToH319,nor according to his dominionכְמָשְׁלוֹ֙khe.ma.she.LoH4915which he ruledמָשָׁ֔לma.ShalH4910:for his kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438shall be plucked upתִנָּתֵשׁ֙ti.na.TeshH5428,even for othersוְלַאֲחֵרִ֖יםve.la.'a.che.RimH312beside those.

5And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of the southהַנֶּ֖גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045shall be strongוְיֶחֱזַ֥קve.ye.che.ZakH2388, and oneof his princesשָׂרָ֑יוsa.RavH8269;and he shall be strongוְיֶחֱזַ֤קve.ye.che.ZakH2388above him, and have dominionוּמָשָׁ֔לu.ma.ShalH4910;his dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475shall bea greatרַ֖בravH7227dominionמִמְשָׁ֥לmi.ShalH4474.

6And in the endוּלְקֵ֤ץu.le.KetzH7093of yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141they shall join themselves togetherיִתְחַבָּ֔רוּyit.cha.Ba.ruH2266;for the king’sמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428daughterוּבַ֣תu.VatH1323of the southהַנֶּ֗גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045shall comeתָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'H935to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the northהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828to makeלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213an agreementמֵישָׁרִ֑יםmei.sha.RimH4339:but she shall not retainתַעְצֹ֞רta'.TzorH6113the powerכּ֣וֹחַKo.achH3581of the armהַזְּר֗וֹעַha.ze.Ro.a'H2220;neither shall he standיַעֲמֹד֙ya.'a.ModH5975,nor his armוּזְרֹע֔וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220:but she shall be given upוְתִנָּתֵ֨ןve.ti.na.TenH5414,and they that broughtוּמְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙u.me.vi.'Ei.haH935her, and he that begatוְהַיֹּ֣לְדָ֔הּve.hai.Yo.le.DahH3205her, and he that strengthenedוּמַחֲזִקָ֖הּu.ma.cha.zi.KahH2388her in thesetimesבָּעִתִּֽים׃ba.'i.TimH6256.

7But out of a branchמִנֵּ֥צֶרmi.Ne.tzerH5342of her rootsשָׁרָשֶׁ֖יהָsha.ra.Shei.haH8328shall onestand upוְעָמַ֛דve.'a.MadH5975in his estateכַּנּ֑וֹka.NoH3653,which shall comeוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935with an armyהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,and shall enterוְיָבֹא֙ve.ya.Vo'H935into the fortressבְּמָעוֹז֙be.ma.'OzH4581of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the northהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828,and shall dealוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213against them, and shall prevailוְהֶחֱזִֽיק׃ve.he.che.ZikH2388:

8And shall also carryיָבִ֣אya.Vi'H935captivesבַּשְּׁבִ֖יba.she.ViH7628into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714their godsאֱֽלֹהֵיהֶ֡ם'elo.hei.HemH430,with their princesנְסִֽכֵיהֶם֩ne.si.khei.HemH5257, andwith their preciousחֶמְדָּתָ֜םchem.da.TamH2532vesselsכְּלֵ֨יke.LeiH3627of silverכֶּ֧סֶףKe.sefH3701and of goldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091;and he shall continueיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975moreyearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141than the kingמִמֶּ֖לֶךְmi.Me.lekhH4428of the northהַצָּפֽוֹן׃ha.tza.FonH6828.

9So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the southהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045shall comeוּבָ֗אu.Va'H935into hiskingdomבְּמַלְכוּת֙be.mal.KhutH4438,and shall returnוְשָׁ֖בve.ShavH7725into his own landאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127.

10But his sonsוּבָנָ֣יוuv.novH1121shall be stirred upיִתְגָּר֗וּyit.ga.RuH1624,and shall assembleוְאָסְפוּ֙ve.'a.se.FuH622a multitudeהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995of greatרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227forcesחֲיָלִ֣יםcha.ya.LimH2428: and oneshall certainlyוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935comeב֖וֹאVo'H935,and overflowוְשָׁטַ֣ףve.sha.TafH7857,and pass throughוְעָבָ֑רve.'a.VarH5674:then shall he returnוְיָשֹׁ֥בve.ya.ShoH7725,and be stirred upוְיִתְגָּרֶ֖הve.yit.ga.ruH1624, evento his fortressמָעֻזּֽוֹ׃ma.'u.zoH4581.

11And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the southהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045shall be moved with cholerוְיִתְמַרְמַר֙ve.yit.mar.MarH4843,and shall come forthוְיָצָ֕אve.ya.Tza'H3318and fightוְנִלְחַ֥םve.nil.ChamH3898with him, evenwith the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the northהַצָּפ֑וֹןha.tza.FonH6828:and he shall set forthוְהֶעֱמִיד֙ve.he.'e.MidH5975a greatרָ֔בRavH7227multitudeהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995;but the multitudeהֶהָמ֖וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995shall be givenוְנִתַּ֥ןve.ni.TanH5414into his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

12Andwhen he hath taken awayוְנִשָּׂ֥אve.ni.Sa'H5375the multitudeהֶהָמ֖וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995,his heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824shall be lifted upוְרָ֣םve.RumH7311;and he shall cast downוְהִפִּ֛ילve.hi.PilH5307manyten thousandsרִבֹּא֖וֹתri.bo.'otH7239:but he shall not be strengthenedיָעֽוֹז׃ya.'ozH5810by it.

13For the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the northהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828shall returnוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725,and shall set forthוְהֶעֱמִ֣ידve.he.'e.MidH5975a multitudeהָמ֔וֹןha.MonH1995greaterרַ֖בravH7227than the formerהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223,and shall certainlyיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935comeב֔וֹאVo'H935afterוּלְקֵ֨ץu.le.KetzH7093certainהָֽעִתִּ֤יםha.'i.TimH6256yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141with a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419armyבְּחַ֥יִלbe.Cha.yilH2428and with muchרָֽב׃RavH7227richesוּבִרְכ֥וּשׁu.vir.KhushH7399.

14And in those timesוּבָעִתִּ֣יםu.va.'i.TimH6256there shall manyרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227stand upיַֽעַמְד֖וּya.'am.DuH5975against the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the southהַנֶּ֑גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045:also the robbersוּבְנֵ֣י׀ פָּרִיצֵ֣יu.ve.Nei pa.ri.TzeiH6530 H1121of thy peopleעַמְּךָ֗'a.me.KhaH5971shall exaltיִֽנַּשְּׂא֛וּyi.na.se.'UH5375themselves to establishלְהַעֲמִ֥ידle.ha.'a.MidH5975the visionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377;but they shall fallוְנִכְשָֽׁלוּ׃ve.nikh.Sha.luH3782.

15So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the northהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828shall comeוְיָבֹא֙ve.ya.Vo'H935,and cast upוְיִשְׁפֹּךְ֙ve.yish.poKhH8210a mountסֽוֹלֲלָ֔הso.la.LahH5550,and takeוְלָכַ֖דve.la.KhadH3920the most fencedמִבְצָר֑וֹתmiv.tza.RotH4013citiesעִ֣יר'irH5892:and the armsוּזְרֹע֤וֹתu.ze.ro.'otH2220of the southהַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ha.Ne.gevH5045shall not withstandיַעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975,neither his chosenמִבְחָרָ֔יוmiv.cha.RavH4005peopleוְעַם֙ve.'AmH5971, neither shall there be anystrengthכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581to withstandלַעֲמֹֽד׃la.'a.ModH5975.

16But he that comethהַבָּ֤אha.Ba'H935against him shall doוְיַ֨עַשׂve.Ya.'asH6213according to his own willכִּרְצוֹנ֔וֹkir.tzo.NoH7522,and none shall standעוֹמֵ֖דo.MedH5975beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him: and he shall standוְיַעֲמֹ֥דve.ya.'a.ModH5975in the gloriousהַצְּבִ֖יha.tze.ViH6643landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776,which by his handבְיָדֽוֹ׃ve.ya.DoH3027shall be consumedוְכָלָ֥הve.kha.LahH3617.

17He shall also setוְיָשֵׂ֣ם׀ve.ya.SemH7760his faceפָּ֠נָיוPa.navH6440to enterלָב֞וֹאla.Vo'H935with the strengthבְּתֹ֧קֶףbe.To.kefH8633of his whole kingdomמַלְכוּת֛וֹmal.khu.ToH4438,and upright onesוִישָׁרִ֥יםvi.sha.RimH3477with him; thus shall he doוְעָשָׂ֑הve.'a.SahH6213:and he shall giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414him the daughterוּבַ֤תu.VatH1323of womenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802,corruptingלְהַשְׁחִיתָ֔הּle.hash.chi.TahH7843her: but she shall not standתַעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.ModH5975on his side, neither be for him.

18After this shall he turnוְיָשֵׂ֧ם יָשִׁ֥יבve.ya.sev ya.ShivH7725 H7760his faceפָּנָ֛יוpa.NavH6440unto the islesלְאִיִּ֖יםle.'i.YimH339,and shall takeוְלָכַ֣דve.la.KhadH3920manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227:but a princeקָצִ֤יןka.TzinH7101for his own behalf shall cause the reproachחֶרְפָּתוֹ֙cher.pa.ToH2781offered by him to ceaseוְהִשְׁבִּ֨יתve.hish.BitH7673;withoutבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115his own reproachחֶרְפָּת֖וֹcher.pa.ToH2781he shall cause itto turnH7725upon him.

19Then he shall turnוְיָשֵׁ֣בve.ya.ShevH7725his faceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440toward the fortלְמָעוּזֵּ֖יle.ma.'u.ZeiH4581of his own landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776:but he shall stumbleוְנִכְשַׁ֥לve.nikh.ShalH3782and fallוְנָפַ֖לve.na.FalH5307,and not be foundיִמָּצֵֽא׃yi.ma.Tze'H4672.

20Then shall stand upוְעָמַ֧דve.'a.MadH5975in his estateכַּנּ֛וֹka.NoH3653a raiserמַעֲבִ֥ירma.'a.VirH5674of taxesנוֹגֵ֖שׂno.GesH5065inthe gloryהֶ֣דֶרHe.derH1925of the kingdomמַלְכ֑וּתmal.KhutH4438:but within fewאֲחָדִים֙'a.cha.DimH259daysוּבְיָמִ֤יםuv.ya.MimH3117he shall be destroyedיִשָּׁבֵ֔רyi.sha.VerH7665,neither in angerבְאַפַּ֖יִםve.'a.Pa.yimH639,nor in battleבְמִלְחָמָֽה׃ve.mil.cha.MahH4421.

21And in his estateכַּנּוֹ֙ka.NoH3653shall stand upוְעָמַ֤דve.'a.MadH5975a vile personנִבְזֶ֔הniv.ZehH959,to whom they shall not giveנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414the honourה֣וֹדHodH1935of the kingdomמַלְכ֑וּתmal.KhutH4438:but he shall comeוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935in peaceablyבְשַׁלְוָ֔הve.shal.VahH7962,and obtainוְהֶחֱזִ֥יקve.he.che.ZikH2388the kingdomמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438by flatteriesבַּחֲלַקְלַקּֽוֹת׃ba.cha.lak.la.KotH2519.

22And with the armsוּזְרֹע֥וֹתu.ze.ro.'otH2220of a floodהַשֶּׁ֛טֶףha.She.tefH7858shall they be overflownיִשָּׁטְפ֥וּyi.sha.te.FuH7857from beforeמִלְּפָנָ֖יוmi.le.fa.NavH6440him, and shall be brokenוְיִשָּׁבֵ֑רוּve.yi.sha.Ve.ruH7665;yea, also the princeנְגִ֥ידne.GidH5057of the covenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.

23And after the leagueהִֽתְחַבְּר֥וּתhit.cha.be.RutH2266madewith him he shall workיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213deceitfullyמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820:for he shall come upוְעָלָ֥הve.'a.LahH5927,and shall become strongוְעָצַ֖םve.'a.TzamH6105with a smallבִּמְעַט־bim.'at-H4592peopleגּֽוֹי׃GoyH1471.

24He shall enterיָבוֹא֒ya.Vo'H935peaceablyבְּשַׁלְוָ֞הbe.shal.VahH7962even upon the fattest placesוּבְמִשְׁמַנֵּ֣יuv.mish.ma.NeiH4924of the provinceמְדִינָה֮me.di.NahH4082;and he shall doוְעָשָׂ֗הve.'a.SahH6213thatwhich his fathersאֲבֹתָיו֙'a.vo.TavH1have not doneעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213,nor his fathers’וַאֲב֣וֹתva.'a.VotH1fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1;he shall scatterיִבְז֑וֹרyiv.ZorH967among them the preyבִּזָּ֧הbi.ZahH961,and spoilוְשָׁלָ֛לve.sha.LalH7998,and richesוּרְכ֖וּשׁu.re.KhushH7399: yea,and he shall deviseיְחַשֵּׁ֥בye.cha.ShevH2803his devicesמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖יוmach.she.vo.TavH4284against the strong holdsמִבְצָרִ֛יםmiv.tza.RimH4013,even for a timeעֵֽת׃'EtH6256.

25And he shall stir upוְיָעֵר֩ve.ya.'ErH5782his powerכֹּח֨וֹko.ChoH3581and his courageוּלְבָב֜וֹu.le.va.VoH3824against the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the southהַנֶּגֶב֮ha.ne.GevH5045with a greatגָּדוֹל֒ga.dOlH1419armyבְּחַ֣יִלbe.Cha.yilH2428;and the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of the southהַנֶּ֗גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045shall be stirred upיִתְגָּרֶה֙yit.ga.RehH1624to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421with a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419and mightyוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099armyבְּחַֽיִל־be.cha.yil-H2428;but he shall not standיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975:for they shall deviseיַחְשְׁב֥וּyach.she.VuH2803devicesמַחֲשָׁבֽוֹת׃ma.cha.sha.VotH4284against him.

26Yea, they that feedוְאֹכְלֵ֧יve.'o.khe.LeiH398of the portion of his meatH6598shall destroyיִשְׁבְּר֖וּהוּyish.be.Ru.huH7665him, and his armyוְחֵיל֣וֹve.chei.LoH2428shall overflowיִשְׁט֑וֹףyish.TofH7857:and manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227shall fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307down slainחֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.LimH2491.

27And bothוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֤םu.she.nei.HemH8147these kings’הַמְּלָכִים֙ha.me.la.KhimH4428heartsלְבָבָ֣םle.va.VamH3824shall beto do mischiefלְמֵרָ֔עle.me.Ra'H7451 H4827,and they shall speakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696liesכָּזָ֣בka.ZavH3577at oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259tableשֻׁלְחָ֥ןshul.ChanH7979;but it shall not prosperתִצְלָ֔חtitz.LachH6743:for yet the endקֵ֖ץketzH7093shall beat the time appointedלַמּוֹעֵֽד׃la.mo.'EdH4150.

28Then shall he returnוְיָשֹׁ֤בve.ya.ShoH7725into his landאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776with greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419richesבִּרְכ֣וּשׁbir.KhushH7399;and his heartוּלְבָב֖וֹu.le.va.VoH3824shall beagainst the holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285;and he shall doוְעָשָׂ֖הve.'a.SahH6213exploits,and returnוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725to his own landלְאַרְצֽוֹ׃le.'ar.TzoH776.

29At the time appointedלַמּוֹעֵ֥דla.mo.'EdH4150he shall returnיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725,and comeוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935toward the southבַנֶּ֑גֶבva.Ne.gevH5045;but it shall not be as the formerכָרִאשֹׁנָ֖הkha.ri.sho.NahH7223,or as the latterוְכָאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ve.kha.'a.cha.ro.NahH314.

30For the shipsצִיִּ֤יםtzi.YimH6716of Chittimכִּתִּים֙ki.TimH3794shall comeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935against him: therefore he shall be grievedוְנִכְאָ֔הve.nikh.'AhH3512,and returnוְשָׁ֛בve.ShavH7725,and have indignationוְזָעַ֥םve.za.'AmH2194against the holyק֖וֹדֶשׁKo.deshH6944covenantבְּרִֽית־be.rit-H1285:so shall he doוְעָשָׂ֑הve.'a.SahH6213;he shall even returnוְשָׁ֣בve.ShavH7725,and have regardוְיָבֵ֔ןve.ya.VenH995for them that forsakeעֹזְבֵ֖י'o.ze.VeiH5800the holyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.

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