Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 11:5-9

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.

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