Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 4:25-32

25That they shall driveטָֽרְדִ֣יןta.re.DinH2957thee fromמִן־min-H4481menאֲנָשָׁ֡א'a.na.Sha'H606,and thy dwellingמְדֹרָ֜ךְme.do.RakhH4070shall beלֶהֱוֵ֨הle.he.VehH1934withוְעִם־ve.'im-H5974the beastsחֵיוַ֣תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָא֩ba.Ra'H1251,and they shall make thee to eatיְטַֽעֲמ֗וּןye.ta.'a.MunH2939grassוְעִשְׂבָּ֥אve.'is.Ba'H6211as oxenכְתוֹרִ֣ין׀khe.to.RinH8450,and they shall wetמְצַבְּעִ֔יןme.tza.be.'InH6647thee with the dewוּמִטַּ֤לu.mi.TalH2920of heavenשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065,and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7655timesעִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.NinH5732shall passיַחְלְפ֣וּןyach.le.FunH2499overH5922thee, tillעַ֣ד'adH5705thou knowתִנְדַּ֗עtin.Da'H3046that the most Highעִלָּאָה֙i.la.ya'H5943rulethשַׁלִּ֤יטsha.LitH7990in the kingdomבְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.KhutH4437of menאֲנָשָׁ֔א'a.na.Sha'H606,and givethיִתְּנִנַּֽהּ׃yi.te.ni.NahH5415it to whomsoeverוּלְמַן־u.le.man-H4479he willיִצְבֵּ֖אyitz.Be'H6634.

26And whereas they commandedאֲמַ֗רוּ'a.Ma.ruH560to leaveלְמִשְׁבַּ֞קle.mish.BakH7662the stumpעִקַּ֤ר'i.KarH6136of the treeאִֽילָנָ֔א'i.la.Na'H363rootsשָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙sha.re.Sho.hiH8330;thy kingdomH4437shall be sureקַיָּמָ֑הkai.ya.MahH7011unto thee, afterמִן־min-H4481that thou shalt have knownתִנְדַּ֔עtin.Da'H3046that the heavensשְׁמַיָּֽא׃she.mai.Ya'H8065do ruleשַׁלִּטִ֖ןsha.li.TinH7990.

27WhereforeH3861,O kingH4430,let my counselמִלְכִּי֙mil.KiH4431be acceptableיִשְׁפַּ֣רyish.ParH8232unto theeעֲלָ֔ךְa.la.yikhH5922,and break offפְרֻ֔קfe.RukH6562thy sinsוַחֲטָאָךְ֙va.cha.ta.yakhH2408by righteousnessבְּצִדְקָ֣הbe.tzid.KahH6665,and thine iniquitiesוַעֲוָיָתָ֖ךְva.'a.va.ya.TakhH5758by shewing mercyבְּמִחַ֣ןbe.mi.ChanH2604to the poorעֲנָ֑יִן'a.Na.yinH6033;ifH2006it may beתֶּהֱוֵ֥אte.he.Ve'H1934a lengtheningאַרְכָ֖ה'ar.KhahH754of thy tranquillityלִשְׁלֵוְתָֽךְ׃lish.le.ve.TakhH7963.

28Allכֹּ֣לָּאKo.la'H3606this cameמְּטָ֔אme.Ta'H4291uponעַל־'al-H5922the kingH4430NebuchadnezzarH5020.

29At the endלִקְצָ֥תlik.TzatH7118of twelveתְּרֵֽי־ עֲשַׂ֑רte.rei- 'a.SarH6236 H8648monthsיַרְחִ֖יןyar.ChinH3393he walkedמְהַלֵּ֥ךְ הֲוָֽה׃me.ha.Lekh ha.VahH1981 H1934inH5922the palaceהֵיכַ֧לhei.KhalH1965of the kingdomH4437of Babylonבָבֶ֖לva.VelH895.

30The kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430spakeעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032,and saidוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH560,Is notהֲלָ֥אha.La'H3809thisדָא־ הִ֖יאda'- hi'H1668 H1932greatרַבְּתָ֑אra.be.Ta'H7229Babylonבָּבֶ֣לba.VelH895,that Iאֲנָ֤ה'a.NahH576have builtבֱנַיְתַהּ֙ve.nay.TahH1124for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1005of the kingdomמַלְכ֔וּmal.KhuH4437by the mightבִּתְקַ֥ףbit.KafH8632of my powerחִסְנִ֖יchis.NiH2632,and for the honourוְלִיקָ֥רve.li.KarH3367of my majestyהַדְרִֽי׃had.RiH1923?

31Whileע֗וֹדodH5751the wordמִלְּתָא֙mi.le.Ta'H4406wasin the king’sמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430mouthבְּפֻ֣םbe.FumH6433,there fellנְפַ֑לne.FalH5308a voiceקָ֖לkalH7032fromמִן־min-H4481heavenH8065, saying,O kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430NebuchadnezzarH5020,to thee it is spokenאָֽמְרִין֙'a.me.RinH560;The kingdomH4437is departedעֲדָ֥ת'a.DatH5709fromמִנָּֽךְ׃mi.NakhH4481thee.

32And they shall driveטָֽרְדִ֜יןta.re.DinH2957thee fromוּמִן־u.min-H4481menאֲנָשָׁא֩'a.na.Sha'H606,and thy dwellingמְדֹרָ֗ךְme.do.RakhH4070shall bewithוְֽעִם־ve.'im-H5974the beastsחֵיוַ֧תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָ֣אba.Ra'H1251:they shall make thee to eatיְטַעֲמ֔וּןye.ta.'a.MunH2939grassעִשְׂבָּ֤א'is.Ba'H6211as oxenכְתוֹרִין֙khe.to.RinH8450,and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7655timesעִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.NinH5732shall passיַחְלְפ֣וּןyach.le.FunH2499overעֲלָ֑ךְa.la.yikhH5922thee, untilעַ֣ד'adH5705thou knowתִנְדַּ֗עtin.Da'H3046that the most Highעִלָּיָא֙i.la.ya'H5943rulethשַׁלִּ֤יטsha.LitH7990in the kingdomבְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.KhutH4437of menאֲנָשָׁ֔א'a.na.Sha'H606,and givethיִתְּנִנַּֽהּ׃yi.te.ni.NahH5415it to whomsoeverוּלְמַן־u.le.man-H4479he willH6634.

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