Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 4:13-17

13I sawחָזֵ֥ה הֲוֵ֛יתcha.Zeh ha.VeitH2370 H1934in the visionsבְּחֶזְוֵ֥יbe.chez.VeiH2376of my headרֵאשִׁ֖יre.ShiH7217uponH5922my bedמִשְׁכְּבִ֑יmish.ke.ViH4903,and, beholdוַאֲלוּ֙va.'a.LuH431,a watcherעִ֣יר'irH5894and an holy oneוְקַדִּ֔ישׁve.ka.DishH6922came downנָחִֽת׃na.ChitH5182fromH4481heavenשְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'H8065;

14He criedקָרֵ֨אka.Re'H7123aloudבְחַ֜יִלve.Cha.yilH2429,and saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH560thusוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3652,Hew downגֹּ֤דּוּGo.duH1414the treeאִֽילָנָא֙'i.la.Na'H363,and cut offוְקַצִּ֣צוּve.ka.Tzi.tzuH7113his branchesעַנְפ֔וֹהִיan.Fo.hiH6056,shake offאַתַּ֥רוּ'a.Ta.ruH5426his leavesעָפְיֵ֖הּ'a.fe.YehH6074,and scatterוּבַדַּ֣רוּu.va.Da.ruH921his fruitאִנְבֵּ֑הּ'in.BehH4:let the beastsחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423get awayתְּנֻ֤דte.NudH5111fromמִן־min-H4481under itH8479,and the fowlsוְצִפְּרַיָּ֖אve.tzi.pe.rai.Ya'H6853fromמִן־min-H4481his branchesעַנְפֽוֹהִי׃an.Fo.hiH6056:

15Neverthelessבְּרַ֨םbe.RamH1297leaveשְׁבֻ֔קוּshe.Vu.kuH7662the stumpעִקַּ֤ר'i.KarH6136of his rootsשָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙sha.re.Sho.hiH8330in the earthבְּאַרְעָ֣אbe.'ar.'A'H772,even with a bandוּבֶֽאֱסוּר֙u.ve.'e.SurH613of ironפַרְזֶ֣לfar.ZelH6523and brassוּנְחָ֔שׁu.ne.ChashH5174,in the tender grassבְּדִתְאָ֖אbe.dit.'A'H1883of the fieldבָרָ֑אva.Ra'H1251;and let it be wetיִצְטַבַּ֔עyitz.ta.Ba'H6647with the dewוּבְטַ֤לu.ve.TalH2920of heavenשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065, and lethis portionחֲלָקֵ֖הּcha.la.KehH2508bewithוְעִם־ve.'im-H5974the beastsחֵיוְתָ֥אcheiv.Ta'H2423in the grassבַּעֲשַׂ֥בba.'a.SavH6211of the earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772:

16Let his heartלִבְבֵהּ֙li.VehH3825be changedיְשַׁנּ֔וֹןye.sha.NonH8133fromמִן־min-H4481man’sאֲנָשָׁ֣א'e.no.sha'H606,and let a beast’sחֵיוָ֖הchei.VahH2423heartוּלְבַ֥בu.le.VavH3825be givenיִתְיְהִ֣בyit.ye.HivH3052unto him; and let sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7655timesעִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.NinH5732passיַחְלְפ֥וּןyach.le.FunH2499overעֲלֽוֹהִי׃a.Lo.hiH5922him.

17This matterפִּתְגָמָ֔אpit.ga.Ma'H6600isby the decreeבִּגְזֵרַ֤תbig.ze.RatH1510of the watchersעִירִין֙'i.RinH5894,and the demandשְׁאֵֽלְתָ֑אshe.'e.le.Ta'H7595by the wordוּמֵאמַ֥רu.me.MarH3983of the holy onesקַדִּישִׁ֖יןka.di.ShinH6922:toעַד־'ad-H5705the intentדִּבְרַ֡תdiv.RatH1701that the livingחַ֠יַּיָּאChai.yai.ya'H2417may knowיִנְדְּע֣וּןyin.de.'UnH3046that the most Highעִלָּאָ֜הi.la.ya'H5943rulethשַׁלִּ֨יטsha.LitH7990in the kingdomבְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.KhutH4437of menאֲנָשָׁ֗א'e.no.sha'H606,and givethיִתְּנִנַּ֔הּyi.te.ni.NahH5415it to whomsoeverוּלְמַן־u.le.man-H4479he willיִצְבֵּא֙yitz.Be'H6634,and setteth upיְקִ֥יםye.KimH6966overעֲלַֽהּ׃a.lai.yahH5922it the basestוּשְׁפַ֥לu.she.FalH8215of menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH606.

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