Revised Version 1895

Daniel 7:2-14

2Danielדָנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841spake andsaidוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH560, Isawחָזֵ֥הcha.ZehH2370in myvisionבְּחֶזְוִ֖יbe.chez.ViH2376bynightלֵֽילְיָ֑אleil.Ya'H3916, and,beholdוַאֲר֗וּva.'a.RuH718, thefourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H703windsרוּחֵ֣יru.CheiH7308of theheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065brake forth upon thegreatרַבָּֽא׃ra.Ba'H7229seaלְיַמָּ֥אle.ya.Ma'H3221.

3Andfourוְאַרְבַּ֤עve.'ar.Ba'H703greatרַבְרְבָ֔ןrav.re.VanH7260beastsחֵיוָן֙chei.VanH2423cameupסָלְקָ֖ןsal.KanH5559from theseaיַמָּ֑אya.Ma'H3221, diverse one fromanotherH1668.

4Thefirstקַדְמָיְתָ֣אkad.ma.ye.Ta'H6933was like alionכְאַרְיֵ֔הkhe.'ar.YehH744, and had eagle’swingsוְגַפִּ֥יןve.ga.PinH1611: I beheld till thewingsגַפַּ֜יהּga.PaihH1611thereof werepluckedמְּרִ֨יטוּme.Ri.tuH4804, and it wasliftedוּנְטִ֣ילַתu.ne.Ti.latH5191up from theearthאַרְעָ֗א'ar.'A'H772, andmadeH6966tostandH6966upon twofeetרַגְלַ֙יִן֙rag.La.yinH7271as amanכֶּאֱנָ֣שׁke.'e.NashH606, and aman’sאֱנָ֖שׁ'e.NashH606heartוּלְבַ֥בu.le.VavH3825wasgivenיְהִ֥יבye.HivH3052to it.

5Andbeholdוַאֲר֣וּva.'a.RuH718anotherאָחֳרִ֨י'o.cho.RiH317beastחֵיוָה֩chei.VahH2423, asecondתִנְיָנָ֜הtin.ya.NahH8578, like to abearלְדֹ֗בle.DoH1678, and it wasraisedהֳקִמַ֔תho.ki.MatH6966up on onesideוְלִשְׂטַר־ve.lis.tar-H7859, andthreeוּתְלָ֥תu.te.LatH8532ribsעִלְעִ֛ין'il.'InH5967were in hismouthבְּפֻמַּ֖הּbe.fu.MahH6433betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH997histeethשִׁנַּ֑הּshi.nai.yahH8128: and theysaidאָמְרִ֣ין'a.me.RinH560thusוְכֵן֙ve.KhenH3652unto it,Ariseק֥וּמִֽיKu.miH6966,devourאֲכֻ֖לִי'a.Khu.liH399muchשַׂגִּֽיא׃sa.Gi'H7690fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1321.

6Afterבָּאתַ֨רba.TarH870this I beheld, and loanotherאָֽחֳרִי֙'o.cho.RiH317, like aleopardכִּנְמַ֔רkin.MarH5245,whichדִּי־di-H1768had upon thebackגַּבַּ֑הּga.bai.yahH1355of itfourאַרְבַּ֛ע'ar.Ba'H703wingsגַּפִּ֥יןga.PinH1611of a fowl; thebeastלְחֵ֣יוְתָ֔אle.Chei.ve.Ta'H2423had alsofourוְאַרְבְּעָ֤הve.'ar.be.'AhH703headsרֵאשִׁין֙re.ShinH7217; anddominionוְשָׁלְטָ֖ןve.shal.TanH7985wasgivenיְהִ֥יבye.HivH3052to it.

7Afterבָּאתַ֣רba.TarH870this Isawחָזֵ֨הcha.ZehH2370in thenightלֵֽילְיָ֗אleil.Ya'H3916visionsבְּחֶזְוֵ֣יbe.chez.VeiH2376, andbeholdוַאֲר֣וּva.'a.RuH718afourthרְֽבִיעָאָ֡הre.vi.'a.yahH7244beastחֵיוָ֣הchei.VahH2423,terribleוְאֵֽימְתָנִ֨יve.'ei.me.ta.NiH574andpowerfulH8624, andstrongוְתַקִּיפָ֜אve.ta.ki.Fa'H8624exceedinglyיַתִּ֗ירָאya.Ti.ra'H3493; and it hadgreatרַבְרְבָ֔ןrav.re.VanH7260ironפַרְזֶ֥לfar.ZelH6523teethוְשִׁנַּ֨יִןve.shi.Na.yinH8128: itdevouredאָֽכְלָ֣ה'a.khe.LahH399and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with hisfeetבְּרַגְלַ֣הּbe.rag.lai.yahH7271: and it was diverse fromallכָּל־kol-H3606thebeastsחֵֽיוָתָא֙chei.va.Ta'H2423that werebeforeקָֽדָמַ֔יהּka.da.MaihH6925it; and it hadtenעֲשַׂ֖ר'a.SarH6236hornsוְקַרְנַ֥יִןve.kar.Na.yinH7162.

8I considered thehornsבְּקַרְנַיָּ֗אbe.kar.nai.Ya'H7162, and,beholdוַ֠אֲלוּVa.'a.luH431, there cameupH6925among themanotherאָחֳרִ֤י'o.cho.RiH317hornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7162, alittleזְעֵירָה֙ze.'ei.RahH2192one,beforeH6925whichthreeוּתְלָ֗תu.te.LatH8532of thefirstקַדְמָ֣יָתָ֔אkad.Ma.ya.Ta'H6933hornsקַרְנַיָּא֙kar.nai.Ya'H7162were pluckedupH6925by therootsאֶתְעֲקַ֖רָה'et.'a.ka.ruH6132: and,beholdוַאֲל֨וּva.'a.LuH431, in thishornבְּקַרְנָא־be.kar.na-'H7162wereeyesעַיְנִ֜ין'ay.NinH5870like theeyesכְּעַיְנֵ֤יke.'ay.NeiH5870of amanאֲנָשָׁא֙'a.na.Sha'H606, and amouthוּפֻ֖םu.FumH6433speakingמְמַלִּ֥לme.ma.LilH4449greatרַבְרְבָֽן׃rav.re.VanH7260things.

9I beheld tillthronesכָרְסָוָן֙kha.re.sa.VanH3764were placed, and one that wasancientוְעַתִּ֥יקve.'a.TikH6268ofdaysיוֹמִ֖יןyo.MinH3118didsitיְתִ֑בye.TivH3488: his raiment waswhiteחִוָּ֗רchi.VarH2358assnowכִּתְלַ֣גkit.LagH8517, and thehairוּשְׂעַ֤רu.se.'ArH8177of hisheadרֵאשֵׁהּ֙re.ShehH7217likepureנְקֵ֔אne.Ke'H5343woolכַּעֲמַ֣רka.'a.MarH6015; histhroneכָּרְסְיֵהּ֙ka.re.se.YehH3764was fieryflamesשְׁבִיבִ֣יןshe.vi.VinH7631, and thewheelsגַּלְגִּלּ֖וֹהִיgal.gi.Lo.hiH1535thereofburningדָּלִֽק׃da.LikH1815fireH5135.

10A fiery stream issued andcameH5312forthH5312frombeforeקֳדָמ֔וֹהִיko.da.Mo.hiH6925him:thousandH506thousandsH506ministered unto him, and tenthousandH506times tenthousandH506stoodיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6966beforeקָֽדָמ֣וֹהִיka.da.Mo.hiH6925him: thejudgmentדִּינָ֥אdi.Na'H1780wassetH6966, and thebooksוְסִפְרִ֥יןve.sif.RinH5609wereopenedפְּתִֽיחוּ׃pe.Ti.chuH6606.

11I beheld at that timebecauseמִן־min-H4481of thevoiceקָל֙kalH7032of thegreatרַבְרְבָתָ֔אrav.re.va.Ta'H7260wordsמִלַּיָּ֣אmi.lai.Ya'H4406whichדִּ֥יdiH1768thehornקַרְנָ֖אkar.Na'H7162spake; I beheldevenדִּ֨יdiH1768till thebeastחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423wasslainקְטִילַ֤תke.ti.LatH6992, and hisbodyגִּשְׁמַ֔הּgish.MahH1655destroyedוְהוּבַ֣דve.hu.VadH7, and he wasgivenוִיהִיבַ֖תvi.hi.VatH3052to be burned withfireאֶשָּֽׁא׃'e.Sha'H785.

12And as for therestוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7606of thebeastsחֵֽיוָתָ֔אchei.va.Ta'H2423, theirdominionשָׁלְטָנְה֑וֹןshal.ta.ne.HonH7985wastakenH5709awayH5709: yet theirlivesבְחַיִּ֛יןve.chai.YinH2417wereprolongedוְאַרְכָ֧הve.'ar.KhahH754for a season and a time.

13Isawחָזֵ֤הcha.ZehH2370in thenightלֵֽילְיָ֔אleil.Ya'H3916visionsבְּחֶזְוֵ֣יbe.chez.VeiH2376, and,beholdוַאֲרוּ֙va.'a.RuH718, therecameH858with thecloudsעֲנָנֵ֣י'a.na.NeiH6050ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065one like unto asonכְּבַ֥רke.VarH1247ofmanאֱנָ֖שׁ'e.NashH606, and hecameH858even to theancientעַתִּ֤יק'a.TikH6268ofdaysיֽוֹמַיָּא֙yo.mai.Ya'H3118, and theybroughtH858himnearהַקְרְבֽוּהִי׃hak.re.Vu.hiH7127beforeוּקְדָמ֖וֹהִיu.ke.da.Mo.hiH6925him.

14And there wasgivenיְהִ֤יבye.HivH3052himdominionשָׁלְטָן֙shal.TanH7985, andgloryוִיקָ֣רvi.KarH3367, and akingdomוּמַלְכ֔וּu.mal.KhuH4437, thatallוְכֹ֣לve.KholH3606thepeoplesעַֽמְמַיָּ֗א'a.mai.Ya'H5972,nationsאֻמַיָּ֛א'u.mai.Ya'H524, and languages shouldserveיִפְלְח֑וּןyif.le.ChunH6399him: hisdominionשָׁלְטָנֵ֞הּshal.ta.NehH7985is aneverlastingעָלַם֙'a.LamH5957dominionשָׁלְטָ֤ןshal.TanH7985,whichדִּֽי־di-H1768shallnotלָ֣אla'H3809passיֶעְדֵּ֔הye'.DehH5709awayH5709, and hiskingdomוּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּu.mal.khu.TehH4437thatwhichדִּי־di-H1768shallnotלָ֥אla'H3809bedestroyedתִתְחַבַּֽל׃ פtit.cha.BalH2255.

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