Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 7:2-14

2Danielדָנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841spakeעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH560,I sawחָזֵ֥ה הֲוֵ֛יתcha.Zeh ha.VeitH1934 H2370in my visionבְּחֶזְוִ֖יbe.chez.ViH2376byעִם־'im-H5974nightלֵֽילְיָ֑אleil.Ya'H3916,and, beholdוַאֲר֗וּva.'a.RuH718,the fourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H703windsרוּחֵ֣יru.CheiH7308of the heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065stroveמְגִיחָ֖ןme.gi.ChanH1519upon the greatרַבָּֽא׃ra.Ba'H7229seaלְיַמָּ֥אle.ya.Ma'H3221.

3And fourוְאַרְבַּ֤עve.'ar.Ba'H703greatרַבְרְבָ֔ןrav.re.VanH7260beastsחֵיוָן֙chei.VanH2423came upסָלְקָ֖ןsal.KanH5559fromמִן־min-H4481the seaיַמָּ֑אya.Ma'H3221,diverseשָׁנְיָ֖ןsha.ne.YanH8133oneדָּ֥אda'H1668fromמִן־min-H4481anotherדָּֽא׃Da'H1668.

4The firstקַדְמָיְתָ֣אkad.ma.ye.Ta'H6933waslike a lionכְאַרְיֵ֔הkhe.'ar.YehH744,and had eagle’sנְשַׁ֖רne.SharH5403wingsוְגַפִּ֥יןve.ga.PinH1611:I beheldחָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֡יתcha.Zeh ha.VeitH2370 H1934tillעַד֩'adH5705the wingsגַפַּ֜יהּga.PaihH1611thereof were pluckedמְּרִ֨יטוּme.Ri.tuH4804,and it was lifted upוּנְטִ֣ילַתu.ne.Ti.latH5191fromמִן־min-H4481the earthאַרְעָ֗א'ar.'A'H772,and made standהֳקִימַ֔תho.ki.MatH6966uponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5922the feetרַגְלַ֙יִן֙rag.La.yinH7271as a manכֶּאֱנָ֣שׁke.'e.NashH606,and a man’sאֱנָ֖שׁ'e.NashH606heartוּלְבַ֥בu.le.VavH3825was givenיְהִ֥יבye.HivH3052to it.

5And beholdוַאֲר֣וּva.'a.RuH718anotherאָחֳרִ֨י'o.cho.RiH317beastחֵיוָה֩chei.VahH2423,a secondתִנְיָנָ֜הtin.ya.NahH8578,likeדָּמְיָ֣הda.me.YahH1821to a bearלְדֹ֗בle.DoH1678,and it raised upהֳקִמַ֔תho.ki.MatH6966itself on oneחַד֙chadH2298sideוְלִשְׂטַר־ve.lis.tar-H7859, and it hadthreeוּתְלָ֥תu.te.LatH8532ribsעִלְעִ֛ין'il.'InH5967in the mouthבְּפֻמַּ֖הּbe.fu.MahH6433of it betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH997the teethשִׁנַּ֑הּshi.nai.yahH8128of it: and they saidאָמְרִ֣ין'a.me.RinH560thusוְכֵן֙ve.KhenH3652unto it, Ariseק֥וּמִֽיKu.miH6966,devourאֲכֻ֖לִי'a.Khu.liH399muchשַׂגִּֽיא׃sa.Gi'H7690fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1321.

6Afterבָּאתַ֨רba.TarH870thisדְּנָ֜הde.NahH1836I beheldחָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֗יתcha.Zeh ha.VeitH2370 H1934,and loוַאֲר֤וּva.'a.RuH718anotherאָֽחֳרִי֙'o.cho.RiH317,like a leopardכִּנְמַ֔רkin.MarH5245,which had uponעַל־'al-H5922the backגַּבַּ֑הּga.bai.yahH1355of it fourאַרְבַּ֛ע'ar.Ba'H703wingsגַּפִּ֥יןga.PinH1611of a fowlע֖וֹףofH5776;the beastלְחֵ֣יוְתָ֔אle.Chei.ve.Ta'H2423had also fourוְאַרְבְּעָ֤הve.'ar.be.'AhH703headsרֵאשִׁין֙re.ShinH7217;and dominionוְשָׁלְטָ֖ןve.shal.TanH7985was givenיְהִ֥יבye.HivH3052to it.

7Afterבָּאתַ֣רba.TarH870thisדְּנָה֩de.NahH1836I sawחָזֵ֨ה הֲוֵ֜יתcha.Zeh ha.VeitH2370 H1934in the nightלֵֽילְיָ֗אleil.Ya'H3916visionsבְּחֶזְוֵ֣יbe.chez.VeiH2376,and beholdוַאֲר֣וּva.'a.RuH718a fourthרְֽבִיעָאָ֡הre.vi.'a.yahH7244beastחֵיוָ֣הchei.VahH2423,dreadfulדְּחִילָה֩de.chi.LahH1763and terribleוְאֵֽימְתָנִ֨יve.'ei.me.ta.NiH574,and strongוְתַקִּיפָ֜אve.ta.ki.Fa'H8624exceedinglyיַתִּ֗ירָאya.Ti.ra'H3493;and it had greatרַבְרְבָ֔ןrav.re.VanH7260ironפַרְזֶ֥לfar.ZelH6523teethוְשִׁנַּ֨יִןve.shi.Na.yinH8128:it devouredאָֽכְלָ֣ה'a.khe.LahH399and brake in piecesוּמַדֱּקָ֔הu.ma.de.KahH1855,and stampedרָפְסָ֑הra.fe.SahH7512the residueוּשְׁאָרָ֖אu.she.'a.Ra'H7606with the feetבְּרַגְלַ֣הּbe.rag.lai.yahH7271of it: and itוְהִ֣יאve.Hi'H1932wasdiverseמְשַׁנְּיָ֗הme.sha.ne.YahH8133fromמִן־min-H4481allכָּל־kol-H3606the beastsחֵֽיוָתָא֙chei.va.Ta'H2423that werebeforeקָֽדָמַ֔יהּka.da.MaihH6925it; and it had tenעֲשַׂ֖ר'a.SarH6236hornsוְקַרְנַ֥יִןve.kar.Na.yinH7162.

8I consideredמִשְׂתַּכַּ֨ל הֲוֵ֜יתmis.ta.Kal ha.VeitH7920 H1934the hornsבְּקַרְנַיָּ֗אbe.kar.nai.Ya'H7162,and, beholdוַ֠אֲלוּVa.'a.luH431,there came upסִלְקָ֣תsil.KatH5559amongבֵּֽינֵיהֵ֔ןbei.nei.honH997them anotherאָחֳרִ֤י'o.cho.RiH317littleזְעֵירָה֙ze.'ei.RahH2192hornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7162,beforeמִן־ קֳדָמַ֑הּmin- ko.da.mai.yahH4481 H6925whom there were threeוּתְלָ֗תu.te.LatH8532ofמִן־min-H4481the firstקַדְמָ֣יָתָ֔אkad.Ma.ya.Ta'H6933hornsקַרְנַיָּא֙kar.nai.Ya'H7162plucked up by the rootsאֶתְעֲקַ֖רָה'et.'a.ka.ruH6132:and, beholdוַאֲל֨וּva.'a.LuH431,in thisדָ֔אDa'H1668hornבְּקַרְנָא־be.kar.na-'H7162wereeyesעַיְנִ֜ין'ay.NinH5870like the eyesכְּעַיְנֵ֤יke.'ay.NeiH5870of manאֲנָשָׁא֙'a.na.Sha'H606,and a mouthוּפֻ֖םu.FumH6433speakingמְמַלִּ֥לme.ma.LilH4449great thingsרַבְרְבָֽן׃rav.re.VanH7260.

9I beheldחָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֗יתcha.Zeh ha.VeitH2370 H1934tillעַ֣ד'adH5705the thronesכָרְסָוָן֙kha.re.sa.VanH3764were cast downרְמִ֔יוre.MivH7412,and the Ancientוְעַתִּ֥יקve.'a.TikH6268of daysיוֹמִ֖יןyo.MinH3118did sitיְתִ֑בye.TivH3488,whose garmentלְבוּשֵׁ֣הּ׀le.vu.ShehH3831waswhiteחִוָּ֗רchi.VarH2358as snowכִּתְלַ֣גkit.LagH8517,and the hairוּשְׂעַ֤רu.se.'ArH8177of his headרֵאשֵׁהּ֙re.ShehH7217like the pureנְקֵ֔אne.Ke'H5343woolכַּעֲמַ֣רka.'a.MarH6015:his throneכָּרְסְיֵהּ֙ka.re.se.YehH3764was likethe fieryנ֔וּרNurH5135flameשְׁבִיבִ֣יןshe.vi.VinH7631, andhis wheelsגַּלְגִּלּ֖וֹהִיgal.gi.Lo.hiH1535asburningדָּלִֽק׃da.LikH1815fireנ֥וּרnurH5135.

10A fieryנ֗וּרNurH5135streamנְהַ֣רne.HarH5103issuedנָגֵ֤דna.GedH5047and came forthוְנָפֵק֙ve.na.FekH5312fromמִן־min-H4481beforeקֳדָמ֔וֹהִיko.da.Mo.hiH6925him: thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH506thousandsאַלְפִין֙'al.fa.yimH506ministeredיְשַׁמְּשׁוּנֵּ֔הּye.sham.me.shu.NehH8120unto him, and ten thousandוְרִבּ֥וֹve.ri.BoH7240times ten thousandרִבְבָ֖ןra.be.vanH7240stoodיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6966beforeקָֽדָמ֣וֹהִיka.da.Mo.hiH6925him: the judgmentדִּינָ֥אdi.Na'H1780was setיְתִ֖בye.TivH3488,and the booksוְסִפְרִ֥יןve.sif.RinH5609were openedפְּתִֽיחוּ׃pe.Ti.chuH6606.

11I beheldחָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֔יתcha.Zeh ha.VeitH2370 H1934thenבֵּאדַ֗יִןbe.Da.yinH116becauseמִן־min-H4481of the voiceקָל֙kalH7032of the greatרַבְרְבָתָ֔אrav.re.va.Ta'H7260wordsמִלַּיָּ֣אmi.lai.Ya'H4406which the hornקַרְנָ֖אkar.Na'H7162spakeמְמַלֱּלָ֑הme.ma.le.LahH4449:I beheldחָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֡יתcha.Zeh ha.VeitH2370 H1934eventillעַד֩'adH5705the beastחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423was slainקְטִילַ֤תke.ti.LatH6992,and his bodyגִּשְׁמַ֔הּgish.MahH1655destroyedוְהוּבַ֣דve.hu.VadH7,and givenוִיהִיבַ֖תvi.hi.VatH3052to the burningלִיקֵדַ֥תli.ke.DatH3346flameאֶשָּֽׁא׃'e.Sha'H785.

12As concerning the restוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7606of the beastsחֵֽיוָתָ֔אchei.va.Ta'H2423,they had their dominionשָׁלְטָנְה֑וֹןshal.ta.ne.HonH7985taken awayהֶעְדִּ֖יוhe'.DivH5709:yet their livesבְחַיִּ֛יןve.chai.YinH2417were prolongedיְהִ֥יבַתye.HivatH3052forעַד־'ad-H5705a seasonזְמַ֥ןze.ManH2166and timeוְעִדָּֽן׃ve.'i.DanH5732.

13I sawחָזֵ֤הcha.ZehH2370 H1934in the nightלֵֽילְיָ֔אleil.Ya'H3916visionsבְּחֶזְוֵ֣יbe.chez.VeiH2376,and, beholdוַאֲרוּ֙va.'a.RuH718, onelike the Sonכְּבַ֥רke.VarH1247of manאֱנָ֖שׁ'e.NashH606cameאָתֵ֣ה'a.TehH858withעִם־'im-H5974the cloudsעֲנָנֵ֣י'a.na.NeiH6050of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,and cameמְטָ֔הme.TahH4291toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5705the Ancientעַתִּ֤יק'a.TikH6268of daysיֽוֹמַיָּא֙yo.mai.Ya'H3118,and they brought him nearהַקְרְבֽוּהִי׃hak.re.Vu.hiH7127beforeוּקְדָמ֖וֹהִיu.ke.da.Mo.hiH6925him.

14And there was givenיְהִ֤יבye.HivH3052him dominionשָׁלְטָן֙shal.TanH7985,and gloryוִיקָ֣רvi.KarH3367,and a kingdomוּמַלְכ֔וּu.mal.KhuH4437,that allוְכֹ֣לve.KholH3606peopleעַֽמְמַיָּ֗א'a.mai.Ya'H5972,nationsאֻמַיָּ֛א'u.mai.Ya'H524,and languagesוְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֖אve.li.sha.nai.Ya'H3961,should serveיִפְלְח֑וּןyif.le.ChunH6399him: his dominionשָׁלְטָנֵ֞הּshal.ta.NehH7985isan everlastingעָלַם֙'a.LamH5957dominionשָׁלְטָ֤ןshal.TanH7985,which shall notלָ֣אla'H3809pass awayיֶעְדֵּ֔הye'.DehH5709,and his kingdomוּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּu.mal.khu.TehH4437thatwhich shall notלָ֥אla'H3809be destroyedתִתְחַבַּֽל׃ פtit.cha.BalH2255.

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