Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 8

1In the thirdשָׁל֔וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of the reignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4438of kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Belshazzarבֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֣רbe.le.sha.TzarH1112a visionחָז֞וֹןcha.ZonH2377appearedנִרְאָ֤הnir.'AhH7200unto me, even untome Danielדָנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1840,afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310that which appearedהַנִּרְאָ֥הha.nir.'AhH7200unto me at the firstבַּתְּחִלָּֽה׃ba.te.chi.LahH8462.

2And I sawוָֽאֶרְאֶה֮va.'er.'EhH7200in a visionבֶּחָזוֹן֒be.cha.zOnH2377;and it came to pass, when I sawבִּרְאֹתִ֔יbir.'o.TiH7200, that I wasat Shushanבְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ןbe.shu.ShanH7800inthe palaceהַבִּירָ֔הha.bi.RahH1002, which isin the provinceהַמְּדִינָ֑הha.me.di.NahH4082of Elamבְּעֵילָ֣םbe.'ei.LamH5867;and I sawוָאֶרְאֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7200in a visionבֶּֽחָז֔וֹןbe.cha.ZonH2377,and I was by the riverאוּבַ֥ל'u.ValH180of Ulaiאוּלָֽי׃'u.LaiH195.

3Then I lifted upוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375mine eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869,and sawוָאֶרְאֶ֔הva.'er.'EhH7200,and, behold, there stoodעֹמֵ֛ד'o.MedH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the riverהָאֻבָ֖לha.'u.ValH180aאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259ramאַ֣יִל'A.yilH352which had twohornsקְרָנָ֑יִםke.ra.Na.yimH7161: and the twohornsוְהַקְּרָנַ֣יִםve.ha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161werehighגְּבֹה֗וֹתge.vo.HotH1364;but oneוְהָאַחַת֙ve.ha.'a.ChatH259washigherגְּבֹהָ֣הge.vo.HahH1364than the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֔יתha.she.NitH8145,and the higherוְהַ֨גְּבֹהָ֔הve.Ha.ge.vo.HahH1364came upעֹלָ֖ה'o.LahH5927lastבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314.

4I sawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the ramהָאַ֡יִלha.'A.yilH352pushingמְנַגֵּחַ֩me.na.ge.aChH5055westwardיָ֨מָּהYa.mahH3220,and northwardוְצָפ֜וֹנָהve.tza.Fo.nahH6828,and southwardוָנֶ֗גְבָּהva.Neg.bahH5045;so that no beastsחַיּוֹת֙chai.yOtH2416might standיַֽעַמְד֣וּya.'am.DuH5975beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, neither was there anythat could deliverמַצִּ֖ילma.TzilH5337out of his handמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027;but he didוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213according to his willכִרְצֹנ֖וֹkhir.tzo.NoH7522,and became greatוְהִגְדִּֽיל׃ve.hig.DilH1431.

5And as I was consideringמֵבִ֗יןme.VinH995,behold, an heהָֽעִזִּים֙ha.'i.ZimH5795goatצְפִיר־tze.fir-H6842cameבָּ֤אba'H935from the westהַֽמַּעֲרָב֙ha.ma.'a.RavH4628on the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the whole earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and touchedנוֹגֵ֖עַno.Ge.a'H5060not the groundבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776:and the goatוְהַ֨צָּפִ֔ירve.Ha.tza.FirH6842hada notableחָז֖וּתcha.ZutH2380hornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161between his eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

6And he cameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the ramהָאַ֙יִל֙ha.'A.yilH352that hadבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167twohornsהַקְּרָנַ֔יִםha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161,which I had seenרָאִ֔יתִיra.'I.tiH7200standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the riverהָאֻבָ֑לha.'u.ValH180,and ranוַיָּ֥רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323unto him in the furyבַּחֲמַ֥תba.cha.MatH2534of his powerכֹּחֽוֹ׃ko.ChoH3581.

7And I sawוּרְאִיתִ֞יוu.re.'i.TivH7200him comeמַגִּ֣יעַ׀ma.Gi.a'H5060close untoאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681the ramהָאַ֗יִלha.'A.yilH352,and he was moved with cholerוַיִּתְמַרְמַ֤רvai.yit.mar.MarH4843against him, and smoteוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221the ramהָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yilH352,and brakeוַיְשַׁבֵּר֙vay.sha.BerH7665his twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147hornsקְרָנָ֔יוke.ra.NavH7161:and there was no powerכֹ֛חַKho.achH3581in the ramבָּאַ֖יִלba.'A.yilH352to standלַעֲמֹ֣דla.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him, but he cast him downוַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤הוּvai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993to the groundאַ֙רְצָה֙'ar.tzahH776,and stampedוַֽיִּרְמְסֵ֔הוּvai.yir.me.Se.huH7429upon him: and there was none that could deliverמַצִּ֛ילma.TzilH5337the ramלָאַ֖יִלla.'A.yilH352out of his handמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

8Therefore the heוּצְפִ֥ירu.tze.FirH6842goatהָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.ZimH5795waxed veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatהִגְדִּ֣ילhig.DilH1431:and when he was strongוּכְעָצְמ֗וֹu.khe.'a.tze.MoH6105,the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419hornהַקֶּ֣רֶןha.Ke.renH7161was brokenנִשְׁבְּרָה֙nish.be.RahH7665;and for it came upוַֽתַּעֲלֶ֜נָהva.ta.'a.Le.nahH5927fourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702notable onesחָז֤וּתcha.ZutH2380toward the fourלְאַרְבַּ֖עle.'ar.Ba'H702windsרוּח֥וֹתru.ChotH7307of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

9And out of oneH259of them came forthיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318a littleH4704hornקֶֽרֶן־ke.ren-H7161,which waxed exceedingיֶ֛תֶרYe.terH3499greatוַתִּגְדַּל־va.tig.dal-H1431,toward the southהַנֶּ֥גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,and toward the eastהַמִּזְרָ֖חha.miz.RachH4217,and toward the pleasantהַצֶּֽבִי׃ha.Tze.viH6643land.

10And it waxed greatוַתִּגְדַּ֖לva.tig.DalH1431, evento the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and it cast downוַתַּפֵּ֥לva.ta.PelH5307someof the hostהַצָּבָ֥אha.tza.Va'H6635and of the starsהַכּוֹכָבִ֖יםha.ko.kha.VimH3556to the groundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and stampedוַֽתִּרְמְסֵֽם׃Va.tir.me.SemH7429upon them.

11Yea, he magnifiedהִגְדִּ֑ילhig.DilH1431himselfeven to the princeשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of the hostהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635,and by him the dailyהַתָּמִ֔ידha.ta.MidH8548sacrificewas taken awayהוּרַ֣םhe.rimH7311,and the placeמְכ֥וֹןme.KhonH4349of his sanctuaryמִקְדָּשֽׁוֹ׃mik.da.ShoH4720was cast downוְהֻשְׁלַ֖ךְve.hush.LakhH7993.

12And an hostוְצָבָ֛אve.tza.Va'H6635was givenתִּנָּתֵ֥ןti.na.TenH5414himagainst the dailyהַתָּמִ֖ידha.ta.MidH8548sacrificeby reason of transgressionבְּפָ֑שַׁעbe.Fa.sha'H6588,and it cast downוְתַשְׁלֵ֤ךְve.tash.LekhH7993the truthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776;and it practisedוְעָשְׂתָ֖הve.'a.se.TahH6213,and prosperedוְהִצְלִֽיחָה׃ve.hitz.Li.chahH6743.

13Then I heardוָאֶשְׁמְעָ֥הva.'esh.me.'AhH8085oneאֶֽחָד־'e.chod-H259saintקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918speakingמְדַבֵּ֑רme.da.BerH1696,and anotherאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259saintקָד֜וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto that certainלַפַּֽלְמוֹנִ֣יla.pal.mo.NiH6422saintwhich spakeהַֽמְדַבֵּ֗רham.da.BerH1696, How long shall bethe visionהֶחָז֤וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377concerningthe dailyהַתָּמִיד֙ha.ta.MidH8548sacrifice,and the transgressionוְהַפֶּ֣שַׁעve.ha.Pe.sha'H6588of desolationשֹׁמֵ֔םsho.MemH8074,to giveתֵּ֛תtetH5414both the sanctuaryוְקֹ֥דֶשׁve.Ko.deshH6944and the hostוְצָבָ֖אve.tza.Va'H6635to be trodden under footמִרְמָֽס׃mir.MasH4823?

14And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Unto two thousandאַלְפַּ֖יִם'al.Pa.yimH505and threeוּשְׁלֹ֣שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967daysעֶ֣רֶב בֹּ֔קֶר'E.rev Bo.kerH1242 H6153;then shall the sanctuaryקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944be cleansedוְנִצְדַּ֖קve.nitz.DakH6663.

15And it came to pass, when I, evenI Danielדָנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1840,had seenבִּרְאֹתִ֛יbir.'o.TiH7200the visionהֶחָז֑וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377,and soughtוָאֲבַקְשָׁ֣הva.'a.vak.ShahH1245for the meaningבִינָ֔הvi.NahH998,then, behold, there stoodעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975before me as the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758of a manגָֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397.

16And I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֥עva.'esh.Ma'H8085a man’sאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120voiceקוֹל־kol-H6963between the banks ofUlaiאוּלָ֑י'u.LaiH195,which calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Gabrielגַּבְרִיאֵ֕לgav.ri.'ElH1403,make thisלְהַלָּ֖זle.ha.LazH1975manto understandהָבֵ֥ןha.VenH995the visionהַמַּרְאֶֽה׃ha.mar.'EhH4758.

17So he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935nearאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681where I stoodעָמְדִ֔י'a.me.DiH5977:and when he cameוּבְבֹא֣וֹu.ve.vo.'OH935,I was afraidנִבְעַ֔תִּיniv.'A.tiH1204,and fellוָאֶפְּלָ֖הva.'e.pe.LahH5307upon my faceפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440:but he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Understandהָבֵ֣ןha.VenH995,O sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120:for at the timeלְעֶת־le.'et-H6256of the endקֵ֥ץketzH7093shall bethe visionהֶחָזֽוֹן׃he.cha.ZonH2377.

18Now as he was speakingוּבְדַבְּר֣וֹu.ve.da.be.RoH1696with me, I was in a deep sleepנִרְדַּ֥מְתִּיnir.Dam.tiH7290on my faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440toward the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776:but he touchedוַיִּ֨גַּע־vai.Yi.ga'-H5060me, and setוַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֖נִיvai.ya.'a.mi.De.niH5975me uprightעָמְדִֽי׃'a.me.DiH5977.

19And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Behold, I will make thee knowמוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֔mo.di.'a.KhaH3045what shall be in the last endבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319of the indignationהַזָּ֑עַםha.Za.'amH2195:for at the time appointedלְמוֹעֵ֥דle.mo.'EdH4150the endקֵֽץ׃KetzH7093shall be.

20The ramהָאַ֥יִלha.'A.yilH352which thou sawestרָאִ֖יתָra.'I.taH7200havingבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167twohornsהַקְּרָנָ֑יִםha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161arethe kingsמַלְכֵ֖יmal.KheiH4428of Mediaמָדַ֥יma.DaiH4074and Persiaוּפָרָֽס׃u.fa.RasH6539.

21And the roughהַשָּׂעִ֖ירha.sa.'IrH8163goatוְהַצָּפִ֥ירve.ha.tza.FirH6842isthe kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Greciaיָוָ֑ןya.VanH3120:and the greatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419hornוְהַקֶּ֤רֶןve.ha.Ke.renH7161that isbetween his eyesעֵינָ֔יו'ei.NavH5869isthe firstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

22Now that being brokenוְהַ֨נִּשְׁבֶּ֔רֶתve.Ha.nish.Be.retH7665,whereas fourאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702stood upוַתַּֽעֲמֹ֥דְנָהva.ta.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975for it, fourאַרְבַּ֧ע'ar.Ba'H702kingdomsמַלְכֻי֛וֹתmal.khu.YotH4438shall stand upיַעֲמֹ֖דְנָהya.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975out of the nationמִגּ֥וֹיmi.GoyH1471,but not in his powerבְכֹחֽוֹ׃ve.kho.ChoH3581.

23And in the latter timeוּֽבְאַחֲרִית֙u.ve.'a.cha.RitH319of their kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔םmal.khu.TamH4438,when the transgressorsהַפֹּשְׁעִ֑יםha.posh.'ImH6586are come to the fullכְּהָתֵ֖םke.ha.TemH8552,a kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of fierceעַז־'az-H5794countenanceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440,and understandingוּמֵבִ֥יןu.me.VinH995dark sentencesחִידֽוֹת׃chi.DotH2420,shall stand upיַעֲמֹ֛דya.'a.ModH5975.

24And his powerכֹּחוֹ֙ko.ChoH3581shall be mightyוְעָצַ֤םve.'a.TzamH6105,but not by his own powerבְכֹח֔וֹve.kho.ChoH3581:and he shall destroyיַשְׁחִ֖יתyash.ChitH7843wonderfullyוְנִפְלָא֥וֹתve.nif.la.'otH6381,and shall prosperוְהִצְלִ֣יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743,and practiseוְעָשָׂ֑הve.'a.SahH6213,and shall destroyוְהִשְׁחִ֥יתve.hish.ChitH7843the mightyעֲצוּמִ֖ים'a.tzu.MimH6099and the holyקְדֹשִֽׁים׃ke.do.ShimH6918peopleוְעַם־ve.'am-H5971.

25And through his policyשִׂכְל֗וֹsikh.LoH7922also he shall cause craftמִרְמָה֙mir.MahH4820to prosperוְהִצְלִ֤יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;and he shall magnifyיַגְדִּ֔ילyag.DilH1431himselfin his heartוּבִלְבָב֣וֹu.vil.va.VoH3824,and by peaceוּבְשַׁלְוָ֖הuv.shal.VahH7962shall destroyיַשְׁחִ֣יתyash.ChitH7843manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227:he shall also stand upיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975against the Princeשַׂר־sar-H8269of princesשָׂרִים֙sa.RimH8269;but he shall be brokenיִשָּׁבֵֽר׃yi.sha.VerH7665withoutוּבְאֶ֥פֶסu.ve.'E.fesH657handיָ֖דyadH3027.

26And the visionוּמַרְאֵ֨הu.mar.'EhH4758of the eveningהָעֶ֧רֶבha.'E.revH6153and the morningוְהַבֹּ֛קֶרve.ha.Bo.kerH1242which was toldנֶאֱמַ֖רne.'e.MarH559istrueאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571:wherefore shut thou upסְתֹ֣םse.TomH5640the visionהֶֽחָז֔וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377; for it shall befor manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227daysלְיָמִ֥יםle.ya.MimH3117.

27And I Danielדָנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelH1840faintedנִהְיֵ֤יתִיnih.Yei.tiH1961,and was sickוְנֶֽחֱלֵ֙יתִי֙ve.ne.che.Lei.tiH2470certaindaysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117;afterward I rose upוָאָק֕וּםva.'a.KumH6965,and didוָאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖הva.'e.'e.SehH6213the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428businessמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399;and I was astonishedוָאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥םva.'esh.to.MemH8074at the visionהַמַּרְאֶ֖הha.mar.'EhH4758,but none understoodמֵבִֽין׃ פme.VinH995it.

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