Revised Version 1895

Daniel 2:21-38

21And he changeth thetimesוְזִמְנַיָּ֔אve.zim.nai.Ya'H2166and the seasons: he removethkingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430, and setteth upkingsמַלְכִ֑יןmal.KhinH4430: he givethwisdomחָכְמְתָא֙cha.khe.me.Ta'H2452unto thewiseלְחַכִּימִ֔יןle.cha.ki.MinH2445, andknowledgeוּמַנְדְּעָ֖אu.man.de.'A'H4486to them thatknowלְיָדְעֵ֥יle.ya.de.'EiH3046understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH999:

22he revealeth thedeepעַמִּיקָתָ֖א'a.mi.ka.Ta'H5994and secret things: he knowethwhatמָ֣הmahH4101is in thedarknessבַחֲשׁוֹכָ֔אva.cha.sho.Kha'H2816, and the light dwelleth with him.

23I thank thee, andpraiseוּמְשַׁבַּח֙u.me.sha.BachH7624thee, O thouGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of myfathersאֲבָהָתִ֗י'a.va.ha.TiH2, who hastgivenH3052meH3052wisdomחָכְמְתָ֛אcha.khe.me.Ta'H2452and might, and hastnowוּכְעַ֤ןu.khe.'AnH3705madeH3046knownH3046untomeH3052whatH1768weH1768desired of thee: for thou hastmadeH3046knownH3046unto us theking’sמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430matterמִלַּ֥תmi.LatH4406.

24ThereforeDanielדָּֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841wentH236in untoAriochאַרְי֔וֹךְ'ar.YokhH746,whomדִּ֚יdiH1768thekingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430hadappointedמַנִּ֣יma.NiH4483todestroyלְהוֹבָדָ֖הle.hoa.DahH7thewiseלְחַכִּימֵ֣יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445ofBabylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895: hewentH236andsaidאֲמַר־'a.mar-H560thusוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3652unto him;Destroyתְּהוֹבֵ֔דte.ho.VedH7not thewiseלְחַכִּימֵ֤יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445ofBabylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH895:bringH5954meH6925inbeforeH6925thekingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, and I will shew unto thekingלְמַלְכָּ֥אle.mal.Ka'H4430theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591.

25ThenAriochאַרְיוֹךְ֙'ar.yoKhH746broughtהַנְעֵ֥לhan.'ElH5954inDanielלְדָנִיֵּ֖אלle.da.ni.YelH1841beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925thekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430inhasteבְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֔הbe.hit.be.ha.LahH927, andsaidאֲמַר־'a.mar-H560thusוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3652unto him, I havefoundהַשְׁכַּ֤חַתhash.Ka.chatH7912amanגְּבַר֙ge.VarH1400of thechildrenH1123of the captivity ofJudahיְה֔וּדye.HudH3061, that willmakeיְהוֹדַֽע׃ye.ho.Da'H3046knownH3046unto thekingלְמַלְכָּ֥אle.mal.Ka'H4430theinterpretationפִשְׁרָ֖אfish.Ra'H6591.

26Thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430answeredעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032andsaidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560toDanielלְדָנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.YelH1841,whoseדִּ֥יdiH1768nameשְׁמֵ֖הּshe.MehH8036wasBelteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096, Art thouableכָּהֵ֗לka.HelH3546tomakeלְהוֹדָעֻתַ֛נִיle.ho.da.'u.Ta.niH3046knownH3046unto me thedreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493whichדִֽי־di-H1768I haveseenחֲזֵ֖יתcha.ZeitH2370, and theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵֽהּ׃u.fish.RehH6591thereof?

27Danielדָנִיֵּ֛אלda.ni.YelH1841answeredעָנֵ֧ה'a.NehH6032beforeקֳדָ֥םko.DamH6925thekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430, andsaidוְאָמַ֑רve.'a.MarH560, The secretwhichH1768thekingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430hathdemandedH560canH1768neitherH3809wiseחַכִּימִ֣יןcha.ki.MinH2445menH2445, enchanters,magiciansחַרְטֻמִּין֙char.tu.MinH2749,norH3809soothsayers, shew unto thekingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430;

28but there is aGodאֱלָ֤הּ'e.LahH426inheavenבִּשְׁמַיָּא֙bish.mai.Ya'H8065that revealeth secrets, and he hathmadeH3046knownH3046to thekingלְמַלְכָּא֙le.mal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020whatמָ֛הmahH4101shall be in thelatterבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH320daysיוֹמַיָּ֑אyo.mai.Ya'H3118. Thydreamחֶלְמָ֨ךְchel.MakhH2493, and thevisionsוְחֶזְוֵ֥יve.chez.VeiH2376of thyheadרֵאשָׁ֛ךְre.ShakhH7217upon thybedמִשְׁכְּבָ֖ךְmish.ke.VakhH4903, aretheseדְּנָ֥הde.NahH1836:

29as for thee, Okingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430, thythoughtsרַעְיוֹנָךְ֙ra'.yo.noKhH7476came into thy mind upon thybedמִשְׁכְּבָ֣ךְmish.ke.VakhH4903,whatמָ֛הmahH4101should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets hathmadeH3046knownH3046to theewhatמָה־mah-H4101shall come to pass.

30But as for me, this secret isnotלָ֤אla'H3809revealedגֱּלִ֣יge.LiH1541to me foranyH3606wisdomבְחָכְמָה֙ve.cha.khe.MahH2452that I havemoreמִן־min-H4481thanH4481anyH3606livingחַיַּיָּ֔אchai.yai.Ya'H2417, but to the intent that theinterpretationפִשְׁרָא֙fish.Ra'H6591may bemadeיְהוֹדְע֔וּןye.hod.'UnH3046knownתִּנְדַּֽע׃tin.Da'H3046to thekingלְמַלְכָּ֣אle.mal.Ka'H4430, and that thou mayestknowH3046thethoughtsוְרַעְיוֹנֵ֥יve.ra'.yo.NeiH7476of thyheartלִבְבָ֖ךְli.VakhH3825.

31Thou, Okingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430, sawest, andbeholdוַאֲל֨וּva.'a.LuH431agreatרַ֛בravH7229imageצְלֵ֥םtze.LemH6755. Thisimageצַלְמָ֨אtzal.Ma'H6755, which was mighty, and whosebrightnessוְזִיוֵ֥הּve.zi.VehH2122was excellent,stoodקָאֵ֣םka.'EmH6966beforeלְקָבְלָ֑ךְle.ka.ve.LakhH6903thee; and the aspect thereof was terrible.

32As for thisimageצַלְמָ֗אtzal.Ma'H6755, hisheadרֵאשֵׁהּ֙re.ShehH7217was offineטָ֔בTavH2869goldדְהַ֣בde.HavH1722, hisbreastחֲד֥וֹהִיcha.Do.hiH2306and hisarmsוּדְרָע֖וֹהִיu.de.ra.'o.hiH1872ofsilverכְסַ֑ףkhe.SafH3702, hisbellyמְע֥וֹהִיme.'o.hiH4577and histhighsוְיַרְכָתֵ֖הּve.yar.kha.TehH3410of brass,

33hislegsשָׁק֖וֹהִיsha.Ko.hiH8243ofironפַרְזֶ֑לfar.ZelH6523, hisfeetרַגְל֕וֹהִיrag.Lo.hiH7271partמִנְּהֵין֙mi.ne.hinH4481ofironפַרְזֶ֔לfar.ZelH6523, andpartוּמִנְּהֵ֖יןu.mi.ne.honH4481ofclayחֲסַֽף׃cha.SafH2635.

34Thou sawest till that astoneאֶ֙בֶן֙'e.venH69wascutהִתְגְּזֶ֤רֶתhit.ge.Ze.retH1505outH1505withoutלָ֣אla'H3809handsבִידַ֔יִןvi.Da.yinH3028,whichH1768smote theimageלְצַלְמָא֙le.tzal.Ma'H6755upon hisfeetרַגְל֔וֹהִיrag.Lo.hiH7271that were ofironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523andclayוְחַסְפָּ֑אve.chas.Pa'H2635, and brake them in pieces.

35Then was theironפַּרְזְלָא֩par.ze.La'H6523, theclayחַסְפָּ֨אchas.Pa'H2635, the brass, thesilverכַּסְפָּ֣אkas.Pa'H3702, and thegoldוְדַהֲבָ֗אve.da.ha.Va'H1722, broken in pieces together, andbecameH1934like thechaffכְּע֣וּרke.'UrH5784of thesummerקַ֔יִטKa.yitH7007threshing-floors; and thewindרוּחָ֔אru.Cha'H7308carriedוּנְשָׂ֤אu.ne.Sa'H5376them away, thatnoלָא־la'-H3809placeH1934wasfoundהִשְׁתֲּכַ֣חhish.ta.KhachH7912for them: and thestoneוְאַבְנָ֣א׀ve.'av.Na'H69that smote theimageלְצַלְמָ֗אle.tzal.Ma'H6755becameH1934agreatרַ֖בravH7229mountainלְט֥וּרle.TurH2906, andfilledוּמְלָ֥תu.me.LatH4391thewholeH3606earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

36This is thedreamחֶלְמָ֔אchel.Ma'H2493; and we willtellנֵאמַ֥רne.MarH560theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591thereofbeforeקֳדָם־ko.dom-H6925thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.

37Thou, Okingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, artkingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4430ofkingsמַלְכַיָּ֑אmal.khai.Ya'H4430, untowhomדִּ֚יdiH1768theGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065hathgivenיְהַב־ye.hav-H3052thekingdomמַלְכוּתָ֥אmal.khu.Ta'H4437, thepowerחִסְנָ֛אchis.Na'H2632, and thestrengthH2632, and thegloryוִֽיקָרָ֖אvi.ka.Ra'H3367;

38and wheresoever thechildrenH1123ofmenאֲ֠נָשָׁא'A.na.sha'H606dwellדָֽיְרִ֣יןda.'a.rinH1753, thebeastsחֵיוַ֨תchei.VatH2423of thefieldבָּרָ֤אba.Ra'H1251and the fowls of theheavenשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065hath hegivenיְהַ֣בye.HavH3052into thinehandבִּידָ֔ךְbi.DakhH3028, and hathmadeH7981thee toruleH7981over themallH3606: thou art theheadרֵאשָׁ֖הre.Shah'H7217ofgoldדַהֲבָֽא׃da.ha.Va'H1722.

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