Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 4:17-19

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.

18Thisדְּנָה֙de.NahH1836dreamחֶלְמָ֣אchel.Ma'H2493Iאֲנָ֖ה'a.NahH576kingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֑רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020have seenחֲזֵ֔יתcha.ZeitH2370.Now thouוְאַ֨נְתְּve.'an.tahH607,O Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֜רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,declareאֱמַ֗ר'e.MarH560the interpretationפִּשְׁרֵ֣א׀pish.Re'H6591thereof, forasmuch asקֳבֵל֙ko.VelH6903allH3606the wiseחַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.MeiH2445menof my kingdomמַלְכוּתִ֗יmal.khu.TiH4437are notלָֽא־la'-H3809ableיָכְלִ֤יןya.khe.LinH3202to make knownלְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִיle.ho.Da.'u.Ta.niH3046unto me the interpretationפִּשְׁרָא֙pish.Ra'H6591:but thouוְאַ֣נְתְּve.'an.tahH607artableכָּהֵ֔לka.HelH3546;for the Spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7308of the Holyקַדִּישִׁ֖יןka.di.ShinH6922Godאֱלָהִ֥ין'e.la.HinH426is in thee.

19Thenאֱדַ֨יִן'e.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֜אלda.ni.YelH1841,whose nameשְׁמֵ֣הּshe.MehH8036wasBelteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,was astoniedאֶשְׁתּוֹמַם֙'esh.to.MamH8075for oneחֲדָ֔הcha.DahH2298hourכְּשָׁעָ֣הke.sha.'AhH8160,and his thoughtsוְרַעְיֹנֹ֖הִיve.ra'.yo.No.hiH7476troubledיְבַהֲלֻנֵּ֑הּye.va.ha.lu.NehH927him. The kingH4430spakeעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032,and saidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560,Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֙be.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,let notאַֽל־'al-H409the dreamחֶלְמָ֤אchel.Ma'H2493,or the interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵא֙u.fish.Re'H6591thereof, troubleיְבַהֲלָ֔ךְye.va.ha.LakhH927thee. Belteshazzarבֵלְטְשַׁאצַּר֙ve.le.te.sha.TzarH1096answeredעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH560,My lordמָרִ֕יma.re.'iH4756,the dreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493beto them that hateלְשָֽׂנְאָ֖ךְle.sa.ne.'a.yikhH8131thee, and the interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֥הּu.fish.RehH6591thereof to thine enemiesלְעָרָֽךְ׃le.'a.ra.yikhH6146.

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