Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 2:10-13

10The Chaldeansכַשְׂדָּאֵ֤יkhas.da.iH3779answeredעֲנ֨וֹa.NoH6032beforeקֳדָם־ko.dom-H6925the kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,and saidוְאָ֣מְרִ֔יןve.'A.me.RinH560,There isאִיתַ֤י'i.TaiH383notלָֽא־la'-H3809a manאֲנָשׁ֙'a.NashH606uponעַל־'al-H5922the earthיַבֶּשְׁתָּ֔אya.besh.Ta'H3007that canיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3202shewלְהַחֲוָיָ֑הle.ha.cha.va.YahH2324the king’sמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430matterמִלַּ֣תmi.LatH4406:thereforeקֳבֵ֗לko.VelH1768 H6903there isnoלָ֣אla'H3809kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4430,lordרַ֣בravH7229,nor rulerוְשַׁלִּ֔יטve.sha.LitH7990, thataskedשְׁאֵ֔לshe.'ElH7593suchכִדְנָה֙khid.NahH1836thingsמִלָּ֤הmi.LahH4406at anyH3606magicianחַרְטֹּ֖םchart.TomH2749,or astrologerוְאָשַׁ֥ףve.'a.ShafH826,or Chaldeanוְכַשְׂדָּֽי׃ve.khas.DaiH3779.

11And it isa rareיַקִּירָ֔הya.ki.RahH3358thingוּמִלְּתָ֨אu.mi.le.Ta'H4406that the kingמַלְכָּ֤הmal.Kah'H4430requirethשָׁאֵל֙sha.'ElH7593,and there isאִיתַ֔י'i.TaiH383noneלָ֣אla'H3809otherוְאָחֳרָן֙ve.'o.cho.RanH321that can shewיְחַוִּנַּ֖הּye.chav.vi.NahH2324it beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430,exceptלָהֵ֣ןla.HenH3861the godsאֱלָהִ֔ין'e.la.HinH426,whose dwellingמְדָ֣רְה֔וֹןme.Da.re.HonH4070isאִיתֽוֹהִי׃'i.To.hiH383notלָ֥אla'H3809withעִם־'im-H5974fleshבִּשְׂרָ֖אbis.Ra'H1321.

12Forקֳבֵ֣לko.VelH6903thisדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1836causeH3606the kingמַלְכָּ֕אmal.Ka'H4430was angryבְּנַ֖סbe.NasH1149and veryשַׂגִּ֑יאsa.Gi'H7690furiousוּקְצַ֣ףu.ke.TzafH7108,and commandedוַאֲמַר֙va.'a.MarH560to destroyלְה֣וֹבָדָ֔הle.Hoa.DahH7allH3606the wiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445menof Babylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

13And the decreeוְדָתָ֣אve.da.Ta'H1882went forthנֶפְקַ֔תnef.KatH5312that the wiseוְחַכִּֽימַיָּ֖אve.cha.ki.mai.Ya'H2445menshould be slainמִֽתְקַטְּלִ֑יןmit.ka.te.LinH6992;and they soughtוּבְע֛וֹu.ve.'OH1156Danielדָּנִיֵּ֥אלda.ni.YelH1841and his fellowsוְחַבְר֖וֹהִיve.chav.Ro.hiH2269to be slainלְהִתְקְטָלָֽה׃ פle.hit.ke.ta.LahH6992.

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