Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 11:21-29

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.

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