Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 6:12-15

12ThenH116they came nearקְרִ֨יבוּke.Ri.vuH7127,and spakeוְאָמְרִ֥יןve.'a.me.RinH560beforeH6925the kingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430concerningעַל־'al-H5922the king’sמַלְכָּא֒mal.Ka'H4430decreeאֱסָ֣ר'e.SarH633;Hast thou notהֲלָ֧אha.La'H3809signedרְשַׁ֗מְתָּre.Sham.taH7560a decreeאֱסָ֣ר'e.SarH633,that everyכָל־khol-H3606manאֱנָ֡שׁ'e.NashH606that shall askH1156a petitionofמִן־min-H4481anyכָּל־kol-H3606GodH426or manוֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁve.'e.NashH606withinעַד־'ad-H5705thirtyתְּלָתִ֗יןte.la.TinH8533daysיוֹמִ֣יןyo.MinH3118,saveלָהֵן֙la.HenH3861of theeמִנָּ֣ךְmi.NakhH4481,O kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430,shall be castיִתְרְמֵ֕אyit.re.Me'H7412into the denלְג֖וֹבle.GovH1358of lionsאַרְיָותָ֑א'ar.yo.Ta'H744?The kingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430answeredעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560,The thingמִלְּתָ֛אmi.le.Ta'H4406istrueיַצִּיבָ֧אya.tzi.Va'H3330,according to the lawכְּדָת־ke.dot-H1882of the Medesמָדַ֥יma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרַ֖סu.fa.RasH6540,which alterethתֶעְדֵּֽא׃te'.De'H5709notלָ֥אla'H3809.

13ThenH116answeredH6032they and saidH560beforeH6925the kingH4430,That Danielדָנִיֵּ֡אלda.ni.YelH1841, which isofH4481the childrenH1123of the captivityגָלוּתָ֜אga.lu.Ta'H1547of Judahיְה֗וּדye.HudH3061,regardethשָׂ֨ם טְעֵ֔םsam te.'EmH2942 H7761notH3809theeH5922,O kingH4430,nor the decreeH633that thou hast signedH7560,but makethH1156his petitionבָּעוּתֵֽהּ׃ba.'u.TehH1159threeתְּלָתָה֙te.la.TahH8532timesוְזִמְנִ֤יןve.zim.NinH2166a dayH3118.

14ThenH116the kingH4430,when he heardשְׁמַ֗עshe.Ma'H8086thesewordsמִלְּתָ֣אmi.le.Ta'H4406,was soreשַׂגִּיא֙sa.Gi'H7690displeasedבְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'EshH888with himself, and setH7761hisheartבָּ֖לbalH1079onH5922DanielH1841to deliverלְשֵׁיזָבוּתֵ֑הּle.shei.za.vu.TehH7804him: and he labouredהֲוָ֥א מִשְׁתַּדַּ֖רha.Va' mish.ta.DarH7712 H1934tillוְעַד֙ve.'AdH5705the going downמֶֽעָלֵ֣יme.'a.LeiH4606of the sunשִׁמְשָׁ֔אshim.Sha'H8122to deliverלְהַצָּלוּתֵֽהּ׃le.ha.tza.lu.TehH5338him.

15ThenH116theseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400assembledהַרְגִּ֖שׁוּhar.Gi.shuH7284untoH5922the kingH4430,and saidוְאָמְרִ֣יןve.'a.me.RinH560unto the kingH4430,Knowדַּ֤עda'H3046,O kingH4430,that the lawדָת֙datH1882of the Medesלְמָדַ֣יle.ma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרַ֔סu.fa.RasH6540is,That noכָל־khol-H3606decreeאֱסָ֥ר'e.SarH633nor statuteוּקְיָ֛םu.ke.YamH7010which the kingH4430establishethיְהָקֵ֖יםye.ha.KeimH6966may be changedלְהַשְׁנָיָֽה׃le.hash.na.YahH8133.

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