Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 7:17-27

17Theseאִלֵּין֙'i.LeinH459greatרַבְרְבָתָ֔אrav.re.va.Ta'H7260beastsחֵיוָתָ֣אchei.va.Ta'H2423,whichאִנִּ֖ין'i.NinH581are fourאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H703, arefourאַרְבְּעָ֥ה'ar.be.'AhH703kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430, whichshall ariseיְקוּמ֥וּןye.ku.MunH6966out ofמִן־min-H4481the earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

18But the saintsקַדִּישֵׁ֖יka.di.SheiH6922of the most Highעֶלְיוֹנִ֑יןel.yo.NinH5946shall receiveוִֽיקַבְּלוּן֙vi.ka.be.LunH6902the kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔אmal.khu.Ta'H4437,and possessוְיַחְסְנ֤וּןve.yach.se.NunH2631the kingdomמַלְכוּתָא֙mal.khu.Ta'H4437forעַֽד־'ad-H5705everעָ֣לְמָ֔א'al.Ma'H5957,even forוְעַ֖דve.'AdH5705everעָלַ֥ם'a.LamH5957and everעָלְמַיָּֽא׃'al.mai.Ya'H5957.

19Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116I wouldצְבִית֙tze.VitH6634know the truthלְיַצָּבָ֔אle.ya.tza.Va'H3321ofעַל־'al-H5922the fourthרְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔אre.vi.'A.ye.Ta'H7244beastחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423,which wasהֲוָ֥תha.VatH1934diverseשָֽׁנְיָ֖הsha.ne.YahH8133fromמִן־min-H4481allכָּלְּהֵ֑יןka.le.honH3606the others, exceedingיַתִּ֗ירָהya.Ti.rahH3493dreadfulדְּחִילָ֣הde.chi.LahH1763,whose teethשִׁנַּ֤הּshi.nai.yahH8128were ofironפַרְזֶל֙far.ZelH6523,and his nailsוְטִפְרַ֣יהּve.tif.RaihH2953ofbrassנְחָ֔שׁne.ChashH5174; whichdevouredאָֽכְלָ֣ה'a.khe.LahH399,brake in piecesמַדֲּקָ֔הma.da.KahH1855,and stampedרָֽפְסָֽה׃Ra.fe.SahH7512the residueוּשְׁאָרָ֖אu.she.'a.Ra'H7606with his feetבְּרַגְלַ֥יהּbe.rag.LaihH7271;

20And ofוְעַל־ve.'al-H5922the tenעֲשַׂר֙'a.SarH6236hornsקַרְנַיָּ֤אkar.nai.Ya'H7162that werein his headבְרֵאשַׁ֔הּve.re.ShahH7217, and ofthe otherוְאָחֳרִי֙ve.'o.cho.RiH317which came upסִלְקַ֔תsil.KatH5559,and beforeקֳדָמַ֖הּko.da.mai.yahH6925 H4481whom threeתְּלָ֑תte.LatH8532fellוּנְפַ֥לָהu.ne.fa.luH5308; even ofthat hornוְקַרְנָ֨אve.kar.Na'H7162thatדִכֵּ֜ןdi.KenH1797had eyesוְעַיְנִ֣יןve.'ay.NinH5870,and a mouthוְפֻם֙ve.FumH6433that spakeמְמַלִּ֣לme.ma.LilH4449very great thingsרַבְרְבָ֔ןrav.re.VanH7260,whose lookוְחֶזְוַ֖הּve.chez.VahH2376wasmoreH4481stoutרַ֥בravH7229thanH4481his fellowsחַבְרָתַֽהּ׃chav.ra.TahH2273.

21I beheldחָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֔יתcha.Zeh ha.VeitH2370 H1934,and the sameדִכֵּ֔ןdi.KenH1797hornוְקַרְנָ֣אve.kar.Na'H7162madeעָבְדָ֥ה'a.ve.DahH5648warקְרָ֖בke.RavH7129withעִם־'im-H5974the saintsקַדִּישִׁ֑יןka.di.ShinH6922,and prevailedH3202against them;

22Untilעַ֣ד'adH5705the Ancientעַתִּיק֙'a.TikH6268of daysיֽוֹמַיָּ֔אyo.mai.Ya'H3118cameדִּֽי־ אֲתָ֗הdi- 'a.TahH1768 H858,and judgmentוְדִינָ֣אve.di.Na'H1780was givenיְהִ֔בye.HivH3052to the saintsלְקַדִּישֵׁ֖יle.ka.di.SheiH6922of the most Highעֶלְיוֹנִ֑יןel.yo.NinH5946;and the timeוְזִמְנָ֣אve.zim.Na'H2166cameמְטָ֔הme.TahH4291that the saintsקַדִּישִֽׁין׃ka.di.ShinH6922possessedהֶחֱסִ֥נוּhe.che.Si.nuH2631the kingdomוּמַלְכוּתָ֖אu.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.

23Thusכֵּן֮kenH3652he saidאֲמַר֒'a.MarH560,The fourthרְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔אre.vi.'A.ye.Ta'H7244beastחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423shall beתֶּהֱוֵ֣אte.he.Ve'H1934the fourthרְבִיעָאָה֙re.vi.'a.ya'H7244kingdomמַלְכ֤וּmal.KhuH4437upon earthבְאַרְעָ֔אve.'ar.'A'H772,which shall be diverseתִשְׁנֵ֖אtish.Ne'H8133fromמִן־min-H4481allכָּל־kol-H3606kingdomsמַלְכְוָתָ֑אmal.khe.va.Ta'H4437,and shall devourוְתֵאכֻל֙ve.te.KhulH399the wholeכָּל־kol-H3606earthאַרְעָ֔א'ar.'A'H772,and shall tread it downוּתְדוּשִׁנַּ֖הּu.te.du.shi.NahH1759,and break it in piecesוְתַדְּקִנַּֽהּ׃ve.tad.de.ki.NahH1855.

24And the tenעֲשַׂ֔ר'a.SarH6236hornsוְקַרְנַיָּ֣אve.kar.nai.Ya'H7162out ofמִנַּהּ֙mi.NahH4481this kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔הmal.khu.Tah'H4437aretenעַשְׂרָ֥ה'as.RahH6236kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430thatshall ariseיְקֻמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6966:and anotherוְאָחֳרָ֞ןve.'o.cho.RanH321shall riseיְק֣וּםye.KumH6966afterאַחֲרֵיה֗וֹן'a.cha.rei.HonH311them; and he shall be diverseיִשְׁנֵא֙yish.Ne'H8133fromמִן־min-H4481the firstקַדְמָיֵ֔אkad.ma.Ye'H6933,and he shall subdueיְהַשְׁפִּֽל׃ye.hash.PilH8214threeוּתְלָתָ֥הu.te.la.TahH8532kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430.

25And he shall speakיְמַלִּ֔לye.ma.LilH4449greatwordsוּמִלִּ֗יןu.mi.LinH4406againstלְצַ֤דle.TzadH6655the most Highעִלָּאָה֙i.la.ya'H5943,and shall wear outיְבַלֵּ֑אye.va.Le'H1080the saintsוּלְקַדִּישֵׁ֥יu.le.ka.di.SheiH6922of the most Highעֶלְיוֹנִ֖יןel.yo.NinH5946,and thinkוְיִסְבַּ֗רve.yis.BarH5452to changeלְהַשְׁנָיָה֙le.hash.na.YahH8133timesזִמְנִ֣יןzim.NinH2166and lawsוְדָ֔תve.DatH1882:and they shall be givenוְיִתְיַהֲב֣וּןve.yit.ya.ha.VunH3052into his handבִּידֵ֔הּbi.DehH3028untilעַד־'ad-H5705a timeעִדָּ֥ן'i.DanH5732and timesוְעִדָּנִ֖יןve.'i.da.NinH5732and the dividingוּפְלַ֥גu.fe.LagH6387of timeעִדָּֽן׃'i.DanH5732.

26But the judgmentוְדִינָ֖אve.di.Na'H1780shall sitיִתִּ֑בyi.TivH3488,and they shall take awayיְהַעְדּ֔וֹןye.ha'.DonH5709his dominionוְשָׁלְטָנֵ֣הּve.shal.ta.NehH7985,to consumeלְהַשְׁמָדָ֥הle.hash.ma.DahH8046and to destroyוּלְהוֹבָדָ֖הu.le.hoa.DahH7ituntoעַד־'ad-H5705the endסוֹפָֽא׃so.Fa'H5491.

27And the kingdomוּמַלְכוּתָ֨הu.mal.khu.Tah'H4437and dominionוְשָׁלְטָנָ֜אve.shal.ta.Na'H7985,and the greatnessוּרְבוּתָ֗אu.re.vu.Ta'H7238of the kingdomמַלְכְוָת֙mal.khe.VatH4437underתְּח֣וֹתte.ChotH8460the wholeכָּל־kol-H3606heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,shall be givenיְהִיבַ֕תye.hi.VatH3052to the peopleלְעַ֖םle.'AmH5972of the saintsקַדִּישֵׁ֣יka.di.SheiH6922of the most Highעֶלְיוֹנִ֑יןel.yo.NinH5946,whose kingdomמַלְכוּתֵהּ֙mal.khu.TehH4437isan everlastingעָלַ֔ם'a.LamH5957kingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4437,and allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3606dominionsשָׁלְטָ֣נַיָּ֔אshal.Ta.nai.Ya'H7985shall serveיִפְלְח֖וּןyif.le.ChunH6399and obeyוְיִֽשְׁתַּמְּעֽוּן׃ve.Yish.ta.me.'UnH8086him.

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