Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 2:21-38

21And he changethמְהַשְׁנֵ֤אme.hash.Ne'H8133the timesעִדָּנַיָּא֙'i.da.nai.Ya'H5732and the seasonsוְזִמְנַיָּ֔אve.zim.nai.Ya'H2166:he removethמְהַעְדֵּ֥הme.ha'.DehH5709kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430,and setteth upוּמְהָקֵ֣יםu.me.ha.KeimH6966kingsמַלְכִ֑יןmal.KhinH4430:he givethיָהֵ֤בya.HevH3052wisdomחָכְמְתָא֙cha.khe.me.Ta'H2452unto the wiseלְחַכִּימִ֔יןle.cha.ki.MinH2445,and knowledgeוּמַנְדְּעָ֖אu.man.de.'A'H4486to them that knowלְיָדְעֵ֥יle.ya.de.'EiH3046understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH999:

22He revealethגָּלֵ֥אga.Le'H1541the deepעַמִּיקָתָ֖א'a.mi.ka.Ta'H5994and secret thingsוּמְסַתְּרָתָ֑אu.me.sa.te.ra.Ta'H5642:he knowethיָדַע֙ya.Da'H3046whatמָ֣הmahH4101isin the darknessבַחֲשׁוֹכָ֔אva.cha.sho.Kha'H2816,and the lightוּנְהוֹרָ֖אu.ne.hi.ra'H5094dwellethשְׁרֵֽא׃she.Re'H8271with himעִמֵּ֥הּ'i.MehH5974.

23Iאֲנָ֔ה'a.NahH576thankמְהוֹדֵ֤אme.ho.De'H3029thee, and praiseוּמְשַׁבַּח֙u.me.sha.BachH7624thee, O thou Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of my fathersאֲבָהָתִ֗י'a.va.ha.TiH2,who hast givenיְהַ֣בְתְּye.HavtH3052me wisdomחָכְמְתָ֛אcha.khe.me.Ta'H2452and mightוּגְבוּרְתָ֖אu.ge.vu.re.Ta'H1370,and hast made knownהֽוֹדַעְתַּ֙נִי֙ho.da'.Ta.niH3046unto me nowוּכְעַ֤ןu.khe.'AnH3705what we desiredבְעֵ֣ינָאve.'Ei.na'H1156of theeמִנָּ֔ךְmi.NakhH4481: for thou hast nowmade knownהוֹדַעְתֶּֽנָא׃ho.da'.Te.na'H3046unto us the king’sמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430matterמִלַּ֥תmi.LatH4406.

24Thereforeקֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֗הko.Vel de.NahH1836 H6903 H3606Danielדָּֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841went inעַ֣ל'alH5954untoעַל־'al-H5922Ariochאַרְי֔וֹךְ'ar.YokhH746,whom the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430had ordainedמַנִּ֣יma.NiH4483to destroyלְהוֹבָדָ֖הle.hoa.DahH7the wiseלְחַכִּימֵ֣יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445menof Babylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895:he wentאֲזַ֣ל׀'a.ZalH236and saidאֲמַר־'a.mar-H560thusוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3652unto him; Destroyתְּהוֹבֵ֔דte.ho.VedH7notאַל־'al-H409the wiseלְחַכִּימֵ֤יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445menof Babylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH895:bring me inהַעֵ֙לְנִי֙ha.'E.le.niH5954beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430,and I will shewאֲחַוֵּֽא׃ ס'a.cha.Ve'H2324unto the kingלְמַלְכָּ֥אle.mal.Ka'H4430the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591.

25Thenאֱדַ֤יִן'e.Da.yinH116Ariochאַרְיוֹךְ֙'ar.yoKhH746brought inהַנְעֵ֥לhan.'ElH5954Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֖אלle.da.ni.YelH1841beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430in hasteבְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֔הbe.hit.be.ha.LahH927,and saidאֲמַר־'a.mar-H560thusוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3652unto him, I have foundהַשְׁכַּ֤חַתhash.Ka.chatH7912a manגְּבַר֙ge.VarH1400of the captivesגָֽלוּתָא֙ga.lu.Ta'H1547 H1123ofמִן־min-H4481Judahיְה֔וּדye.HudH3061,that will make knownיְהוֹדַֽע׃ye.ho.Da'H3046unto the kingלְמַלְכָּ֥אle.mal.Ka'H4430the interpretationפִשְׁרָ֖אfish.Ra'H6591.

26The kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430answeredעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560to Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.YelH1841,whose nameשְׁמֵ֖הּshe.MehH8036wasBelteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,Artהַֽאִיתָ֣ךְha.'i.ta.yikhH383thou ableכָּהֵ֗לka.HelH3546to make knownלְהוֹדָעֻתַ֛נִיle.ho.da.'u.Ta.niH3046unto me the dreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493which I have seenחֲזֵ֖יתcha.ZeitH2370,and the interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵֽהּ׃u.fish.RehH6591thereof?

27Danielדָנִיֵּ֛אלda.ni.YelH1841answeredעָנֵ֧ה'a.NehH6032in the presenceקֳדָ֥םko.DamH6925of the kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430,and saidוְאָמַ֑רve.'a.MarH560,The secretרָזָה֙ra.Zah'H7328which the kingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430hath demandedשָׁאֵ֔לsha.'ElH7593cannotלָ֧א יָכְלִ֖יןla' ya.khe.LinH3809 H3202the wiseחַכִּימִ֣יןcha.ki.MinH2445men,the astrologersאָֽשְׁפִ֗ין'a.she.FinH826,the magiciansחַרְטֻמִּין֙char.tu.MinH2749,the soothsayersגָּזְרִ֔יןga.ze.RinH1505,shewלְהַֽחֲוָיָ֥הle.ha.cha.va.YahH2324unto the kingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430;

28Butבְּרַ֡םbe.RamH1297there isאִיתַ֞י'i.TaiH383a Godאֱלָ֤הּ'e.LahH426in heavenבִּשְׁמַיָּא֙bish.mai.Ya'H8065that revealethגָּלֵ֣אga.Le'H1541secretsרָזִ֔יןra.ZinH7328,and maketh knownוְהוֹדַ֗עve.ho.Da'H3046to the kingלְמַלְכָּא֙le.mal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020whatמָ֛הmahH4101shall beלֶהֱוֵ֖אle.he.Ve'H1934in the latterבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH320daysיוֹמַיָּ֑אyo.mai.Ya'H3118.Thy dreamחֶלְמָ֨ךְchel.MakhH2493,and the visionsוְחֶזְוֵ֥יve.chez.VeiH2376of thy headרֵאשָׁ֛ךְre.ShakhH7217uponעַֽל־'al-H5922thy bedמִשְׁכְּבָ֖ךְmish.ke.VakhH4903,are theseדְּנָ֥הde.NahH1836;

29As for theeאַ֣נְתְּ'an.tahH607,O kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430,thy thoughtsרַעְיוֹנָךְ֙ra'.yo.noKhH7476cameסְלִ֔קוּse.Li.kuH5559into thy minduponעַל־'al-H5922thy bedמִשְׁכְּבָ֣ךְmish.ke.VakhH4903,whatמָ֛הmahH4101should come to passלֶהֱוֵ֖אle.he.Ve'H1934hereafterאַחֲרֵ֣י דְנָ֑ה'a.cha.Rei de.NahH1836 H311:and he that revealethוְגָלֵ֧אve.ga.Le'H1541secretsרָזַיָּ֛אra.zai.Ya'H7328maketh knownהוֹדְעָ֖ךְhod.'AkhH3046to thee whatמָה־mah-H4101shall come to passלֶהֱוֵֽא׃le.he.Ve'H1934.

30But as for meוַאֲנָ֗הva.'a.NahH576,thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836secretרָזָ֥אra.Za'H7328is notלָ֤אla'H3809revealedגֱּלִ֣יge.LiH1541to me for anywisdomבְחָכְמָה֙ve.cha.khe.MahH2452that I haveאִיתַ֥י'i.TaiH383more thanמִן־min-H4481anyכָּל־kol-H3606livingחַיַּיָּ֔אchai.yai.Ya'H2417,butלָהֵ֗ןla.HenH3861for theirsakesדִּבְרַת֙div.RatH1701thatעַל־'al-H5922shall make knownיְהוֹדְע֔וּןye.hod.'UnH3046the interpretationפִשְׁרָא֙fish.Ra'H6591to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֣אle.mal.Ka'H4430,and that thou mightest knowתִּנְדַּֽע׃tin.Da'H3046the thoughtsוְרַעְיוֹנֵ֥יve.ra'.yo.NeiH7476of thy heartלִבְבָ֖ךְli.VakhH3825.

31Thouאַ֣נְתְּ'an.tahH607,O kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430,sawestחָזֵ֤ה הֲוַ֙יְתָ֙cha.Zeh ha.Vay.taH2370 H1934,and beholdוַאֲל֨וּva.'a.LuH431a greatחַד֙ שַׂגִּ֔יאchad sa.Gi'H7690 H2298imageצְלֵ֥םtze.LemH6755.Thisדִּכֵּ֥ןdi.KenH1797greatרַ֛בravH7229imageצַלְמָ֨אtzal.Ma'H6755,whose brightnessוְזִיוֵ֥הּve.zi.VehH2122wasexcellentיַתִּ֖ירya.TirH3493,stoodקָאֵ֣םka.'EmH6966beforeלְקָבְלָ֑ךְle.ka.ve.LakhH6903thee; and the formוְרֵוֵ֖הּve.re.VehH7299thereof wasterribleדְּחִֽיל׃de.ChilH1763.

32This image’sצַלְמָ֗אtzal.Ma'H6755headרֵאשֵׁהּ֙re.ShehH7217wasof fineטָ֔בTavH2869goldדְהַ֣בde.HavH1722,his breastחֲד֥וֹהִיcha.Do.hiH2306and his armsוּדְרָע֖וֹהִיu.de.ra.'o.hiH1872of silverכְסַ֑ףkhe.SafH3702,his bellyמְע֥וֹהִיme.'o.hiH4577and his thighsוְיַרְכָתֵ֖הּve.yar.kha.TehH3410of brassנְחָֽשׁ׃ne.ChashH5174,

33His legsשָׁק֖וֹהִיsha.Ko.hiH8243of ironפַרְזֶ֑לfar.ZelH6523,his feetרַגְל֕וֹהִיrag.Lo.hiH7271partמִנְּהֵין֙mi.ne.hinH4481of ironפַרְזֶ֔לfar.ZelH6523and partוּמִנְּהֵ֖יןu.mi.ne.honH4481of clayחֲסַֽף׃cha.SafH2635.

34Thou sawestחָזֵ֣ה הֲוַ֗יְתָcha.Zeh ha.Vay.taH1934 H2370tillעַ֠ד'adH5705that a stoneאֶ֙בֶן֙'e.venH69was cut outהִתְגְּזֶ֤רֶתhit.ge.Ze.retH1505withoutלָ֣אla'H3809handsבִידַ֔יִןvi.Da.yinH3028,which smoteוּמְחָ֤תu.me.ChatH4223the imageלְצַלְמָא֙le.tzal.Ma'H6755uponעַל־'al-H5922his feetרַגְל֔וֹהִיrag.Lo.hiH7271that wereof ironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523and clayוְחַסְפָּ֑אve.chas.Pa'H2635,and brakeH1855themהִמּֽוֹן׃hi.MonH1994to piecesH1855.

35Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116was the ironפַּרְזְלָא֩par.ze.La'H6523,the clayחַסְפָּ֨אchas.Pa'H2635,the brassנְחָשָׁ֜אne.cha.Sha'H5174,the silverכַּסְפָּ֣אkas.Pa'H3702,and the goldוְדַהֲבָ֗אve.da.ha.Va'H1722,broken to piecesדָּ֣קוּDa.kuH1751 H1855togetherכַחֲדָ֡הkha.cha.DahH2298,and becameוַהֲווֹ֙va.ha.VoH1934like the chaffכְּע֣וּרke.'UrH5784ofמִן־min-H4481the summerקַ֔יִטKa.yitH7007threshingfloorsאִדְּרֵי־'i.de.rei-H147;and the windרוּחָ֔אru.Cha'H7308carriedH5376themהִמּוֹן֙hi.mOnH1994awayH5376,thatוְכָל־ve.kholH3606noלָא־la'-H3809placeאֲתַ֖ר'a.TarH870was foundהִשְׁתֲּכַ֣חhish.ta.KhachH7912for them: and the stoneוְאַבְנָ֣א׀ve.'av.Na'H69that smoteמְחָ֣תme.ChatH4223the imageלְצַלְמָ֗אle.tzal.Ma'H6755becameהֲוָ֛תha.VatH1934a greatרַ֖בravH7229mountainלְט֥וּרle.TurH2906,and filledוּמְלָ֥תu.me.LatH4391the wholeכָּל־kol-H3606earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

36Thisדְּנָ֣הde.NahH1836isthe dreamחֶלְמָ֔אchel.Ma'H2493;and we will tellנֵאמַ֥רne.MarH560the interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591thereof beforeקֳדָם־ko.dom-H6925the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.

37Thouאַ֣נְתְּ'an.tahH607,O kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, arta kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4430of kingsמַלְכַיָּ֑אmal.khai.Ya'H4430:for the Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065hath givenיְהַב־ye.hav-H3052thee a kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֥אmal.khu.Ta'H4437,powerחִסְנָ֛אchis.Na'H2632,and strengthוְתָקְפָּ֥אve.ta.ke.Pa'H8632,and gloryוִֽיקָרָ֖אvi.ka.Ra'H3367.

38And wheresoeverוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3606the childrenH1123of menאֲ֠נָשָׁא'A.na.sha'H606dwellדָֽיְרִ֣יןda.'a.rinH1753,the beastsחֵיוַ֨תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָ֤אba.Ra'H1251and the fowlsוְעוֹף־ve.'of-H5776of the heavenשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065hath he givenיְהַ֣בye.HavH3052into thine handבִּידָ֔ךְbi.DakhH3028,and hath made thee rulerוְהַשְׁלְטָ֖ךְve.hash.le.TakhH7981over them allבְּכָלְּה֑וֹןbe.kha.le.HonH3606.Thouאַנְתְּ'an.tahH607artthis headרֵאשָׁ֖הre.Shah'H7217of goldדַהֲבָֽא׃da.ha.Va'H1722.

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