Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 6:20-26

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.

25Thenבֵּאדַ֜יִןbe.Da.yinH116kingH4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֣וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868wroteכְּ֠תַבKe.tavH3790unto allH3606peopleעַֽמְמַיָּ֞א'a.mai.Ya'H5972,nationsאֻמַיָּ֧א'u.mai.Ya'H524,and languagesוְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֛אve.li.sha.nai.Ya'H3961,that dwellדָיְרִ֥יןda.'a.rinH1753in allH3606the earthאַרְעָ֖א'ar.'A'H772;Peaceשְׁלָמְכ֥וֹןshe.la.me.KhonH8001be multipliedיִשְׂגֵּֽא׃yis.Ge'H7680unto you.

26Iמִן־ קֳדָמַי֮min- ko.da.MaiH6925 H4481makeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761a decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942,That in everyH3606dominionשָׁלְטָ֣ןshal.TanH7985of my kingdomמַלְכוּתִ֗יmal.khu.TiH4437men trembleלֶהֱוֹ֤ן זָיְעִין֙le.he.Von za.'a.'inH2112 H1934and fearוְדָ֣חֲלִ֔יןve.Da.cha.LinH1763beforeמִן־ קֳדָ֖םmin- ko.DamH6925 H4481the Godאֱלָהֵ֣הּ'e.la.HehH426of Danielדָֽנִיֵּ֑אלda.ni.YelH1841: for he isthe livingחַיָּ֗אchai.Ya'H2417Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426,and stedfastוְקַיָּם֙ve.kai.YamH7011for everלְעָ֣לְמִ֔יןle.'A.le.MinH5957,and his kingdomוּמַלְכוּתֵהּ֙u.mal.khu.TehH4437thatwhich shall notלָ֣אla'H3809be destroyedתִתְחַבַּ֔לtit.cha.BalH2255,and his dominionוְשָׁלְטָנֵ֖הּve.shal.ta.NehH7985shall be evenuntoעַד־'ad-H5705the endסוֹפָֽא׃so.Fa'H5491.

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