Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 2:12-18

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.

14Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116Danielדָּנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelH1841answeredהֲתִיב֙ha.TivH8421with counselעֵטָ֣א'e.Ta'H5843and wisdomוּטְעֵ֔םu.te.'EmH2942to Ariochלְאַרְי֕וֹךְle.'ar.YokhH746the captainרַב־rav-H7229ofH1768the king’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430guardטַבָּחַיָּ֖אta.ba.chai.Ya'H2877,which was gone forthנְפַ֣קne.FakH5312to slayלְקַטָּלָ֔הle.ka.ta.LahH6992the wiseלְחַכִּימֵ֖יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445menof Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH895:

15He answeredעָנֵ֣ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560to Ariochלְאַרְיוֹךְ֙le.'ar.yoKhH746the king’sמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430captainשַׁלִּיטָ֣אsha.li.Ta'H7990,Whyעַל־ מָ֥ה'al- mahH5922 H4101isthe decreeדָתָ֛אda.Ta'H1882sohastyמְהַחְצְפָ֖הme.hach.tze.FahH2685fromמִן־ קֳדָ֣םmin- ko.DamH6925 H4481the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430?Thenאֱדַ֣יִן'e.Da.yinH116Ariochאַרְי֖וֹךְ'ar.YokhH746made the thingמִלְּתָ֔אmi.le.Ta'H4406knownהוֹדַ֥עho.Da'H3046to Danielלְדָנִיֵּֽאל׃le.da.ni.YelH1841.

16Then Danielוְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלve.Da.ni.YelH1841went inעַ֖ל'alH5954,and desiredוּבְעָ֣הu.ve.'AhH1156ofמִן־min-H4481the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430that he would giveיִנְתֵּן־yin.ten-H5415him timeזְמָ֣ןze.ManH2166,and that he would shewלְהַֽחֲוָיָ֥הle.ha.cha.va.YahH2324the kingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃ פle.mal.Ka'H4430the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591.

17Thenאֱדַ֥יִן'e.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1841wentאֲזַ֑ל'a.ZalH236to his houseלְבַיְתֵ֣הּle.vay.TehH1005,and made the thingמִלְּתָ֥אmi.le.Ta'H4406knownהוֹדַֽע׃ho.Da'H3046to Hananiahוְ֠לַחֲנַנְיָהVe.la.cha.nan.yahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֧לmi.sha.'ElH4333,and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֛הva.'a.zar.YahH5839,his companionsחַבְר֖וֹהִיchav.Ro.hiH2269:

18That they would desireלְמִבְעֵא֙le.miv.'E'H1156merciesוְרַחֲמִ֗יןve.ra.cha.MinH7359ofמִן־ קֳדָם֙min- ko.DamH6925 H4481the Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065concerningעַל־'al-H5922thisדְּנָ֑הde.NahH1836secretרָזָ֖הra.Zah'H7328;that Danielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1841and his fellowsוְחַבְר֔וֹהִיve.chav.Ro.hiH2269should notלָ֤אla'H3809perishיְהֹֽבְדוּן֙ye.hoe.DunH7withעִם־'im-H5974the restשְׁאָ֖רshe.'ArH7606of the wiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445menof Babylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

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