Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 3:8-18

8Whereforeקֳבֵ֤לko.VelH3606 H6903at thatדְּנָה֙de.NahH1836timeזִמְנָ֔אzim.Na'H2166certainגֻּבְרִ֣יןguv.RinH1400Chaldeansכַּשְׂדָּאִ֑יןkas.da.'InH3779came nearקְרִ֖בוּke.Ri.vuH7127,and accusedוַאֲכַ֥לוּ קַרְצֵיה֖וֹןva.'a.Kha.lu kar.tzei.HonH399 H7170the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵֽא׃ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062.

9They spakeעֲנוֹ֙a.NoH6032and saidוְאָ֣מְרִ֔יןve.'A.me.RinH560to the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarלִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖רlin.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020,O kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430,liveחֱיִֽי׃che.YiH2418for everלְעָלְמִ֥יןle.'al.MinH5957.

10Thouאַ֣נְתְּ'an.tahH607,O kingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430,hast madeשָׂ֣מְתָּSa.me.taH7761a decreeטְּעֵם֒te.'EmH2942,that everyכָל־khol-H3606manאֱנָ֡שׁ'e.NashH606that shall hearיִשְׁמַ֡עyish.Ma'H8086the soundקָ֣לkalH7032of the cornetקַרְנָ֣אkar.Na'H7162,fluteמַ֠שְׁרֹקִיתָאMash.ro.ki.ta'H4953,harpקַתְר֨וֹסki.ta.rosH7030,sackbutשַׂבְּכָ֤אsa.be.Kha'H5443,psalteryפְסַנְתֵּרִין֙fe.san.te.RinH6460,and dulcimerוְסוּפֹּ֣נְיָ֔הve.si.po.ne.yahH5481,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178of musickזְמָרָ֑אze.ma.Ra'H2170,shall fall downיִפֵּ֥לyi.PelH5308and worshipוְיִסְגֻּ֖דve.yis.GudH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָֽא׃da.ha.Va'H1722imageלְצֶ֥לֶםle.Tze.lemH6755:

11And whosoוּמַן־u.man-H4479fallethH5308notלָ֥אla'H3809downיִפֵּ֖לyi.PelH5308and worshippethוְיִסְגֻּ֑דve.yis.GudH5457, thathe should be castיִתְרְמֵ֕אyit.re.Me'H7412into the midstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459of a burningיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃ya.Kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861.

12There areאִיתַ֞י'i.TaiH383certainגֻּבְרִ֣יןguv.RinH1400Jewsיְהוּדָאיִ֗ןye.hu.da.YinH3062whomיָתְהוֹן֙ya.te.hOnH3487thou hast setמַנִּ֤יתָma.Ni.taH4483overעַל־'al-H5922the affairsעֲבִידַת֙'a.vi.DatH5673of the provinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH895,Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed–negoH5665;theseאִלֵּ֗ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400,O kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,haveשָׂ֨מֽוּSa.muH7761notלָא־la'-H3809regardedטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942theeעֲלָ֤ךְa.la.yikhH5922:they serveפָלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399notלָ֣אla'H3809thy godsלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙le.la.ha.yikhH426,norלָ֥אla'H3809worshipסָגְדִֽין׃ סsa.ge.DinH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'H1722imageוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755which thou hast set upהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.taH6966.

13Thenבֵּאדַ֤יִןbe.Da.yinH116Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020in hisrageבִּרְגַ֣זbir.GazH7266and furyוַחֲמָ֔הva.cha.MahH2528commandedאֲמַר֙'a.MarH560to bringלְהַיְתָיָ֔הle.hay.ta.YahH858Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed–negoH5665.Thenבֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yinH116they broughtהֵיתָ֖יוּhei.Ta.yuH858theseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400beforeקֳדָ֥םko.DamH6925the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.

14Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020spakeעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560unto them, Is ittrueהַצְדָּ֕אhatz.Da'H6656,O Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed–negoH5665,do notלָ֤אla'H3809yeאִֽיתֵיכוֹן֙'i.tei.khOnH383serveפָּֽלְחִ֔יןpa.le.ChinH6399my godsלֵֽאלָהַ֗יle.la.HaiH426,norלָ֥אla'H3809worshipסָֽגְדִֽין׃Sa.ge.DinH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'H1722imageוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755which I have setהֲקֵ֖ימֶתha.Kei.metH6966up?

15Nowכְּעַ֞ןke.'AnH3705ifהֵ֧ןhenH2006ye beאִֽיתֵיכ֣וֹן'i.tei.KhonH383readyעֲתִידִ֗ין'a.ti.DinH6263that at what timeבְעִדָּנָ֡אve.'i.da.Na'H5732ye hearתִשְׁמְע֡וּןtish.me.'UnH8086the soundקָ֣לkalH7032of the cornetקַרְנָ֣אkar.Na'H7162,fluteמַשְׁרוֹקִיתָ֣אmash.ro.ki.Ta'H4953,harpקַתְר֣וֹסki.ta.rosH7030,sackbutשַׂבְּכָ֡אsa.be.Kha'H5443,psalteryפְּסַנְתֵּרִין֩pe.san.te.RinH6460,and dulcimerוְסוּמְפֹּ֨נְיָ֜הve.su.me.Po.ne.YahH5481,and allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3606kindsזְנֵ֣יze.NeiH2178of musickזְמָרָ֗אze.ma.Ra'H2170,ye fall downתִּפְּל֣וּןti.pe.LunH5308and worshipוְתִסְגְּדוּן֮ve.tis.ge.DunH5457the imageלְצַלְמָ֣אle.tzal.Ma'H6755which I have madeעַבְדֵת֒'av.DetH5648; well:but ifוְהֵן֙ve.HenH2006ye worshipתִסְגְּד֔וּןtis.ge.DunH5457notלָ֣אla'H3809,ye shall be castתִתְרְמ֔וֹןtit.re.MonH7412the same hourשַׁעֲתָ֣הsha.'a.Tah'H8160into the midstלְגֽוֹא־le.goy'-H1459of a burningיָקִֽדְתָּ֑אya.kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּ֥וּן'a.TunH861;and whoוּמַן־u.man-H4479isthat Godאֱלָ֔הּ'e.LahH426that shall deliverיְשֵֽׁיזְבִנְכ֖וֹןye.shei.ze.vin.KhonH7804you out ofמִן־min-H4481my handsיְדָֽי׃ye.DaiH3028?

16Shadrachשַׁדְרַ֤ךְshad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁךְ֙mei.shaKhH4336,and Abed–negoH5665,answeredעֲנ֗וֹa.NoH6032and saidוְאָמְרִ֖יןve.'a.me.RinH560to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֑אle.mal.Ka'H4430,O Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020,weאֲנַ֧חְנָה'a.Nach.nahH586arenotלָֽא־la'-H3809carefulחַשְׁחִ֨יןchash.ChinH2818to answerלַהֲתָבוּתָֽךְ׃la.ha.ta.vu.TakhH8421thee inעַל־'al-H5922thisדְּנָ֛הde.NahH1836matterפִּתְגָ֖םpit.GamH6600.

17Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006it be so,our Godאֱלָהַ֙נָא֙'e.la.Ha.na'H426whom weאֲנַ֣חְנָא'a.Nach.na'H586serveפָֽלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399isאִיתַ֗י'i.TaiH383ableיָכִ֖לya.KhilH3202to deliverלְשֵׁיזָבוּתַ֑נָאle.shei.za.vu.Ta.na'H7804us fromH4481the burningיָקִֽדְתָּ֛אya.kid.Ta'H3345fieryנוּרָ֧אnu.Ra'H5135furnaceאַתּ֨וּן'a.TunH861,andH4481he will deliverיְשֵׁיזִֽב׃ye.shei.ZivH7804usout ofH4481thine handיְדָ֥ךְye.DakhH3028,O kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430.

18But ifוְהֵ֣ןve.HenH2006notלָ֔אLa'H3809,be itלֶהֱוֵא־le.he.ve'-H1934knownיְדִ֥יעַye.Di.a'H3046unto thee, O kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430,that we willאִיתַ֣נָא'i.tay.na'H383notלָא־la'-H3809serveפָֽלְחִ֔יןfa.le.ChinH6399thy godsלֵֽאלָהָךְ֙le.la.ha.yiKhH426,norלָ֥אla'H3809worshipנִסְגֻּֽד׃ סnis.GudH5457the goldenדַּהֲבָ֛אda.ha.Va'H1722imageוּלְצֶ֧לֶםu.le.Tze.lemH6755which thou hast set upהֲקֵ֖ימְתָּha.Kei.me.taH6966.

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