Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 2:4-7

4Then spakeוַֽיְדַבְּר֧וּvay.da.be.RuH1696the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֛יםha.kas.DimH3778to the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428in Syriackאֲרָמִ֑ית'a.ra.MitH762,O kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,liveחֱיִ֔יche.YiH2418for everלְעָלְמִ֣יןle.'al.MinH5957:tellאֱמַ֥ר'e.MarH560thy servantsלְעַבְדָ֖ךְle.'av.da.yikhH5649the dreamחֶלְמָ֛אchel.Ma'H2493,and we will shewנְחַוֵּֽא׃ne.cha.Ve'H2324the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥אu.fish.Ra'H6591.

5The kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430answeredעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560to the Chaldeansלְכַשְׂדָּאֵ֔יle.khas.da.'eiH3779,The thingמִלְּתָ֖אmi.le.Ta'H4406is goneאַזְדָּ֑א'az.Da'H230from meמִנִּ֣יmi.NiH4481:ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006ye will notלָ֤אla'H3809make knownתְהֽוֹדְעוּנַּ֙נִי֙te.hod.'u.Na.niH3046unto me the dreamחֶלְמָ֣אchel.Ma'H2493,with the interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֔הּu.fish.RehH6591thereof, ye shall be cutתִּתְעַבְד֔וּןtit.'av.DunH5648in piecesהַדָּמִין֙ha.da.MinH1917,and your housesוּבָתֵּיכ֖וֹןu.va.tei.KhonH1005shall be madeיִתְּשָׂמֽוּן׃yi.te.sa.MunH7761a dunghillנְוָלִ֥יne.va.LiH5122.

6But ifH2006ye shewתְּֽהַחֲוֹ֔ןte.ha.cha.VonH2324the dreamחֶלְמָ֤אchel.Ma'H2493,and the interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.RehH6591thereof, ye shall receiveתְּקַבְּל֖וּןte.ka.be.LunH6902ofמִן־min-H4481meקֳדָמָ֑יko.da.MaiH6925giftsמַתְּנָ֤ןma.te.NanH4978and rewardsוּנְבִזְבָּה֙u.ne.viz.BahH5023and greatשַׂגִּ֔יאsa.Gi'H7690honourוִיקָ֣רvi.KarH3367:thereforeH3861shewהַחֲוֹֽנִי׃ha.cha.Vo.niH2324me the dreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493,and the interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591thereof.

7They answeredעֲנ֥וֹa.NoH6032againתִנְיָנ֖וּתtin.ya.NutH8579and saidוְאָמְרִ֑יןve.'a.me.RinH560,Let the kingמַלְכָּ֕אmal.Ka'H4430tellיֵאמַ֥רye.MarH560his servantsלְעַבְד֖וֹהִיle.'av.Do.hiH5649the dreamחֶלְמָ֛אchel.Ma'H2493,and we will shewנְהַחֲוֵֽה׃ne.ha.cha.VehH2324the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥הu.fish.Rah'H6591of it.

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