Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 6:16-24

16ThenH116the kingH4430commandedH560,and they broughtוְהַיְתִיו֙ve.hay.TivH858Danielלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.YelH1841,and castוּרְמ֕וֹu.re.MoH7412himinto the denלְגֻבָּ֖אle.gu.Ba'H1358of lionsאַרְיָוָתָ֑א'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744. Nowthe kingH4430spakeעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032and saidH560unto Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.YelH1841,Thy Godאֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.HakhH426whom thouאַ֤נְתְּ'an.tahH607servestפָּֽלַֽח־pa.lach-H6399continuallyבִּתְדִירָ֔אbit.di.Ra'H8411,he will deliverיְשֵׁיזְבִנָּֽךְ׃ye.shei.ze.vi.NakhH7804thee.

17And aחֲדָ֔הcha.DahH2298stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH69was broughtH858,and laidוְשֻׂמַ֖תve.su.MatH7761uponעַל־'al-H5922the mouthפֻּ֣םpumH6433of the denH1358;and the kingH4430sealedוְחַתְמַ֨הּve.chat.MahH2857it with his own signetבְּעִזְקְתֵ֗הּbe.'iz.ke.TehH5824,and with the signetוּבְעִזְקָת֙u.ve.'iz.KatH5824of his lordsרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיrav.re.va.No.hiH7261;that the purposeצְב֖וּtze.VuH6640might notלָא־la'-H3809be changedתִשְׁנֵ֥אtish.Ne'H8133concerning DanielH1841.

18Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116the kingH4430wentאֲזַ֨ל'a.ZalH236to his palaceלְהֵֽיכְלֵהּ֙le.hei.khe.LehH1965,and passed the nightוּבָ֣תu.VatH956fastingטְוָ֔תte.VatH2908:neitherH3809were instrumentsוְדַחֲוָ֖ןve.da.cha.VanH1761of musick broughtהַנְעֵ֣לhan.'ElH5954beforeקָֽדָמ֑וֹהִיka.da.Mo.hiH6925him: and his sleepוְשִׁנְתֵּ֖הּve.shin.TehH8139wentנַדַּ֥תna.DatH5075from himH5922.

19ThenH116the kingH4430aroseיְק֣וּםye.KumH6966very earlyבִּשְׁפַּרְפָּרָ֖אbish.par.pa.Ra'H8238in the morningבְּנָגְהָ֑אbe.na.ge.Ha'H5053,and wentH236in hasteוּבְהִ֨תְבְּהָלָ֔הu.ve.Hit.be.ha.LahH927unto the denלְגֻבָּ֥אle.gu.Ba'H1358of lionsאַרְיָוָתָ֖א'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744.

20And when he cameוּכְמִקְרְבֵ֣הּu.khe.mik.re.VehH7127to the denH1358,he criedזְעִ֑קze.'IkH2200with a lamentableעֲצִ֖יב'a.TzivH6088voiceבְּקָ֥לbe.KalH7032unto Danielלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלle.Da.ni.YelH1841: andthe kingH4430spakeעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560to Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֗אלle.da.ni.YelH1841,O Danielדָּֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841,servantעֲבֵד֙'a.VedH5649of the livingחַיָּ֔אchai.Ya'H2417Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426,is thy Godאֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.HakhH426,whom thou servestפָּֽלַֽח־pa.lach-H6399continuallyבִּתְדִירָ֔אbit.di.Ra'H8411,ableהַיְכִ֥לhay.KhilH3202to deliverלְשֵׁיזָבוּתָ֖ךְle.shei.za.vu.TakhH7804thee fromמִן־min-H4481the lionsH744?

21Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116saidמַלִּ֑לma.LilH4449DanielH1841untoעִם־'im-H5974the kingH4430,O kingH4430,liveחֱיִֽי׃che.YiH2418for everלְעָלְמִ֥יןle.'al.MinH5957.

22My Godאֱלָהִ֞י'e.la.HiH426hath sentשְׁלַ֣חshe.LachH7972his angelמַלְאֲכֵ֗הּmal.'a.KhehH4398,and hath shutוּֽסֲגַ֛רu.sa.GarH5463the lions’אַרְיָוָתָ֖א'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744mouthsפֻּ֥םpumH6433,that they have notוְלָ֣אve.La'H3809hurtחַבְּל֑וּנִיcha.be.Lu.niH2255me: forasmuch asקֳבֵ֗לko.VelH6903 H3606beforeקָֽדָמ֙וֹהִי֙ka.da.Mo.hiH6925him innocencyזָכוּ֙za.KhuH2136was foundהִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַתhish.te.Kha.chatH7912in me; and alsoוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH638beforeקָֽדָמָךְ֙ka.da.ma.yikhH6925thee, O kingH4430,have I doneעַבְדֵֽת׃'av.DetH5648noלָ֥אla'H3809hurtחֲבוּלָ֖הcha.vu.LahH2248.

23Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116was the kingH4430exceedingשַׂגִּיא֙sa.Gi'H7690gladטְאֵ֣בte.'EvH2868for himעֲל֔וֹהִיa.Lo.hiH5922,and commandedאֲמַ֖ר'a.MarH560that they should takeH5267Danielוּלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלu.le.Da.ni.YelH1841upH5267out ofמִן־min-H4481the denגֻּבָּ֑אgu.Ba'H1358.So Danielדָּנִיֵּ֜אלda.ni.YelH1841was taken upH5267out ofמִן־min-H4481the denגֻּבָּ֗אgu.Ba'H1358,and noH3809mannerוְכָל־ve.kholH3606of hurtחֲבָל֙cha.ValH2257was foundH7912upon him, because he believedהֵימִ֥ןhei.MinH540in his GodH426.

24And the kingH4430commandedH560,and they broughtוְהַיְתִ֞יוve.hay.TivH858thoseאִלֵּךְ֙'i.leKhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֤אguv.rai.Ya'H1400which had accusedאֲכַ֤לוּ קַרְצ֙וֹהִי֙'a.Kha.lu kar.Tzo.hiH7170 H399DanielH1841,and they castרְמ֔וֹre.MoH7412theminto the denH1358of lionsאַרְיָוָתָא֙'ar.ya.va.Ta'H744,themאִנּ֖וּן'i.NunH581,their childrenH1123,and their wivesוּנְשֵׁיה֑וֹןu.ne.shei.HonH5389;and the lionsאַרְיָ֣וָתָ֔א'ar.Ya.va.Ta'H744had the masteryעַ֠ד שְׁלִ֤טֽוּ'ad she.Li.tuH7981 H5705of them, and brakeH1855allH3606their bonesגַּרְמֵיה֖וֹןgar.mei.HonH1635in piecesH1855or everH3809they cameמְט֞וֹme.ToH4291at the bottomלְאַרְעִ֣יתle.'ar.'ItH773of the denH1358.

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