Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 2:33-41

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.

39And afterוּבָתְרָ֗ךְu.va.te.RakhH870thee shall ariseתְּק֛וּםte.KumH6966anotherאָחֳרִ֖י'o.cho.RiH317kingdomמַלְכ֥וּmal.KhuH4437inferiorאֲרַ֣עא'a.Ra'H772to theeמִנָּ֑ךְmi.NakhH4481,and anotherאָחֳרִי֙'o.cho.RiH317thirdתְלִיתָאָ֤הte.li.ta.yaH8523kingdomוּמַלְכ֨וּu.mal.KhuH4437of brassנְחָשָׁ֔אne.cha.Sha'H5174,which shall bear ruleתִשְׁלַ֖טtish.LatH7981over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3606the earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

40And the fourthרְבִ֣יעָאָ֔הre.vi.'a.yahH7244kingdomוּמַלְכוּ֙u.mal.KhuH4437shall beתֶּהֱוֵ֥אte.he.Ve'H1934strongתַקִּיפָ֖הta.ki.FahH8624as ironכְּפַרְזְלָ֑אke.far.ze.La'H6523:forasmuch as ironפַרְזְלָא֙far.ze.La'H6523breaketh in piecesמְהַדֵּ֤קme.ha.DekH1855and subduethוְחָשֵׁל֙ve.cha.ShelH2827allכֹּ֔לָּאKo.la'H3606things:and asקֳבֵ֗לko.VelH6903ironוּֽכְפַרְזְלָ֛אu.khe.far.ze.La'H6523that breakethמְרָעַ֥עme.ra.'A'H7490allכָּל־kol-H3606theseאִלֵּ֖ין'i.LeinH459,shall it break in piecesתַּדִּ֥קta.DikH1855and bruiseוְתֵרֹֽעַ׃ve.te.Ro.a'H7490.

41And whereas thou sawestחֲזַ֜יְתָהcha.Zay.tahH2370the feetרַגְלַיָּ֣אrag.lai.Ya'H7271and toesוְאֶצְבְּעָתָ֗אve.'etz.be.'a.Ta'H677,partH4481of potters’פֶחָר֙fe.CharH6353clayחֲסַ֤ףcha.SafH2635,and partH4481of ironפַּרְזֶ֔לpar.ZelH6523,the kingdomמַלְכ֤וּmal.KhuH4437shall beתֶּהֱוֵ֔הte.he.VehH1934dividedפְלִיגָה֙fe.li.GahH6386;butH4481there shall beלֶֽהֱוֵא־le.he.ve'-H1934in it ofH4481the strengthנִצְבְּתָ֥אnitz.be.Ta'H5326of the ironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523,forasmuch asקֳבֵל֙ko.VelH6903 H3606thou sawestחֲזַ֔יְתָהcha.Zay.tahH2370the ironפַּ֨רְזְלָ֔אpar.ze.La'H6523mixedמְעָרַ֖בme.'a.RavH6151with miryטִינָֽא׃ti.Na'H2917clayבַּחֲסַ֥ףba.cha.SafH2635.

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