Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 12

1And at that timeוּבָעֵ֣תu.va.'EtH6256shall Michaelמִֽיכָאֵ֜לmi.kha.'ElH4317stand upיַעֲמֹ֨דya.'a.ModH5975,the greatהַגָּד֗וֹלha.ga.DolH1419princeהַשַּׂ֣רha.SarH8269which standethהָעֹמֵד֮ha.'o.MedH5975for the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thy peopleעַמֶּךָ֒'a.me.KhaH5971:and there shall beH1961a timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256of troubleצָרָ֔הtza.RahH6869,such as never was since there was a nationגּ֔וֹיGoyH1471evento that same timeהָעֵ֣תha.'EtH6256:and at that timeוּבָעֵ֤תu.va.'EtH6256thy peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971shall be deliveredיִמָּלֵ֣טyi.ma.LetH4422,every one that shall be foundהַנִּמְצָ֖אha.nim.Tza'H4672writtenכָּת֥וּבka.TuvH3789in the bookבַּסֵּֽפֶר׃ba.Se.ferH5612.

2And manyוְרַבִּ֕יםve.ra.BimH7227of them that sleepמִיְּשֵׁנֵ֥יmi.ye.she.NeiH3463in the dustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083of the earthאַדְמַת־'ad.mat-H127shall awakeיָקִ֑יצוּya.Ki.tzuH6974,some to everlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769lifeלְחַיֵּ֣יle.chai.YeiH2416,and some to shameלַחֲרָפ֖וֹתla.cha.ra.FotH2781andeverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769contemptלְדִרְא֥וֹןle.dir.'onH1860.

3And they that be wiseוְהַ֨מַּשְׂכִּלִ֔יםve.Ha.mas.ki.LimH7919shall shineיַזְהִ֖רוּyaz.Hi.ruH2094as the brightnessכְּזֹ֣הַרke.Zo.harH2096of the firmamentהָרָקִ֑יעַha.ra.Ki.a'H7549;and they that turn manyהָֽרַבִּ֔יםha.ra.BimH7227to righteousnessוּמַצְדִּיקֵי֙u.matz.di.KeiH6663as the starsכַּכּוֹכָבִ֖יםka.ko.kha.VimH3556for everלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃ פva.'EdH5703.

4But thou, O Danielדָֽנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelH1840,shut upסְתֹ֧םse.TomH5640the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֛יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and sealוַחֲתֹ֥םva.cha.TomH2856the bookהַסֵּ֖פֶרha.Se.ferH5612, evento the timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256of the endקֵ֑ץKetzH7093:manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227shall run to and froיְשֹׁטְט֥וּye.sho.te.TuH7751,and knowledgeהַדָּֽעַת׃ha.Da.'atH1847shall be increasedוְתִרְבֶּ֥הve.tir.BehH7235.

5Then I Danielדָנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1840lookedוְרָאִ֙יתִי֙ve.ra.'I.tiH7200,and, behold, there stoodעֹמְדִ֑ים'o.me.DimH5975otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312twoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147,the oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259on this sideH2008of the bankלִשְׂפַ֣תlis.FatH8193of the riverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975,and the otherוְאֶחָ֥דve.'e.ChadH259on that side of the bankלִשְׂפַ֥תlis.FatH8193of the riverהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975.

6And onesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the manלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376clothedלְב֣וּשׁle.VushH3847in linenהַבַּדִּ֔יםha.ba.DimH906, which wasuponמִמַּ֖עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605the watersלְמֵימֵ֣יle.mei.MeiH4325of the riverהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975, How long shall it be tothe endקֵ֥ץketzH7093of these wondersהַפְּלָאֽוֹת׃ha.pe.la.'otH6382?

7And I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֞עva.'esh.Ma'H8085the manהָאִ֣ישׁ׀ha.'IshH376clothedלְב֣וּשׁle.VushH3847in linenהַבַּדִּ֗יםha.ba.DimH906, which wasuponמִמַּעַל֮mi.ma.'AlH4605the watersלְמֵימֵ֣יle.mei.MeiH4325of the riverהַיְאֹר֒hay.'OrH2975,when he held upוַיָּ֨רֶםvai.Ya.remH7311his right handיְמִינ֤וֹye.mi.NoH3225and his left handוּשְׂמֹאלוֹ֙u.se.mo.LoH8040unto heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and swareוַיִּשָּׁבַ֖עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650by him that livethבְּחֵ֣יbe.CheiH2416for everהָעוֹלָ֑םha.'o.LamH5769that it shall befor a timeלְמוֹעֵ֨דle.mo.'EdH4150,timesמֽוֹעֲדִ֜יםmo.'a.DimH4150,and an halfוָחֵ֗צִיva.Che.tziH2677;and when he shall have accomplishedוּכְכַלּ֛וֹתu.khe.kha.LotH3615to scatterנַפֵּ֥ץna.PetzH5310the powerיַד־yad-H3027of the holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944peopleעַם־'am-H5971, all these thingsshall be finishedתִּכְלֶ֥ינָהtikh.Lei.nahH3615.

8And I heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085,but I understoodאָבִ֑ין'a.VinH995not: then saidוָאֹ֣מְרָ֔הva.'O.me.RahH559I, O my Lordאֲדֹנִ֕י'a.do.NiH113, what shall bethe endאַחֲרִ֖ית'a.cha.RitH319of these things?

9And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Go thy wayH3212,Danielדָּנִיֵּ֑אלda.ni.YelH1840:for the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697areclosed upסְתֻמִ֧יםse.tu.MimH5640and sealedוַחֲתֻמִ֛יםva.cha.tu.MimH2856till the timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256of the endקֵֽץ׃KetzH7093.

10Manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227shall be purifiedיִ֠תְבָּֽרֲרוּYit.ba.ra.ruH1305,and made whiteוְיִֽתְלַבְּנ֤וּve.yit.la.be.NuH3835,and triedוְיִצָּֽרְפוּ֙ve.yi.tza.re.FuH6884;but the wickedרְשָׁעִ֔יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall do wickedlyוְהִרְשִׁ֣יעוּve.hir.Shi.'uH7561:and none of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall understandיָבִ֖ינוּya.Vi.nuH995;but the wiseוְהַמַּשְׂכִּלִ֖יםve.ha.mas.ki.LimH7919shall understandיָבִֽינוּ׃ya.Vi.nuH995.

11And from the timeוּמֵעֵת֙u.me.'EtH6256thatthe dailyהַתָּמִ֔ידha.ta.MidH8548sacrificeshall be taken awayהוּסַ֣רhu.SarH5493,and the abominationשִׁקּ֣וּץshi.KutzH8251that maketh desolateשֹׁמֵ֑םsho.MemH8074set upוְלָתֵ֖תve.la.TetH5414, there shall bea thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505two hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967and ninetyוְתִשְׁעִֽים׃ve.tish.'ImH8673daysיָמִ֕יםya.MimH3117.

12Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֥י'ash.ReiH835ishe that waitethהַֽמְחַכֶּ֖הham.cha.KehH2442,and comethוְיַגִּ֑יעַve.ya.Gi.a'H5060to the thousandאֶ֕לֶף'E.lefH505threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and fiveוַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃va.cha.mi.ShahH2568and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970daysלְיָמִ֕יםle.ya.MimH3117.

13But go thou thy wayH3212till the endלַקֵּ֑ץla.KetzH7093be:for thou shalt restוְתָנ֛וּחַve.ta.Nu.achH5117,and standוְתַעֲמֹ֥דve.ta.'a.ModH5975in thy lotלְגֹרָלְךָ֖le.go.ra.le.KhaH1486at the endלְקֵ֥ץle.KetzH7093of the daysהַיָּמִֽין׃hai.ya.MinH3117.

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