Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 6:8-13

8Nowכְּעַ֣ןke.'AnH3705,O kingH4430,establishH6966the decreeH633,and signוְתִרְשֻׁ֣םve.tir.ShumH7560the writingכְּתָבָ֑אke.ta.Va'H3792,that it be notלָ֧אla'H3809changedלְהַשְׁנָיָ֛הle.hash.na.YahH8133,according to the lawכְּדָת־ke.dot-H1882of the Medesמָדַ֥יma.DaiH4076and Persiansוּפָרַ֖סu.fa.RasH6540,which alterethתֶעְדֵּֽא׃te'.De'H5709notלָ֥אla'H3809.

9Whereforeקֳבֵ֖ל דְּנָ֑הko.Vel de.NahH6903 H1836 H3606kingH4430Dariusדָּֽרְיָ֔וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868signedH7560the writingH3792and the decreeH633.

10Now when Danielוְ֠דָנִיֵּאלVe.da.ni.yelH1841knewיְדַ֜עye.Da'H3046that the writingH3792was signedH7560,he wentעַ֣ל'alH5954into his houseלְבַיְתֵ֔הּle.vay.TehH1005;and his windowsוְכַוִּ֨יןve.kha.VinH3551being openפְּתִיחָ֥ןpe.ti.ChanH6606in his chamberבְּעִלִּיתֵ֔הּbe.'i.li.TehH5952towardנֶ֖גֶדNe.gedH5049Jerusalemיְרוּשְׁלֶ֑םye.ru.she.LemH3390,he kneeledבָּרֵ֣ךְba.RekhH1289uponעַל־'al-H5922his kneesבִּרְכ֗וֹהִיbir.Kho.hiH1291threeתְּלָתָ֨הte.la.TahH8532timesוְזִמְנִין֩ve.zim.NinH2166a dayבְיוֹמָ֜אve.yo.Ma'H3118,and prayedוּמְצַלֵּ֤אu.me.tza.Le'H6739,and gave thanksוּמוֹדֵא֙u.mo.De'H3029beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925his Godאֱלָהֵ֔הּ'e.la.HehH426,asH3606 H6903he didהֲוָ֣א עָבֵ֔דha.Va' 'a.VedH5648 H1934aforetimeמִן־ קַדְמַ֖תmin- kad.MatH6928 H1836 H4481.

11Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116theseאִלֵּךְ֙'i.leKhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֤אguv.rai.Ya'H1400assembledהַרְגִּ֔שׁוּhar.Gi.shuH7284,and foundוְהַשְׁכַּ֖חוּve.hash.Ka.chuH7912DanielH1841prayingבָּעֵ֥אba.'E'H1156and making supplicationוּמִתְחַנַּ֖ןu.mit.cha.NanH2604beforeH6925his GodH426.

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.

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