Revised Version 1895

Daniel 8

1In thethirdשָׁל֔וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of thereignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4438ofkingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Belshazzarבֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֣רbe.le.sha.TzarH1112avisionחָז֞וֹןcha.ZonH2377appearedנִרְאָ֤הnir.'AhH7200untomeH413,evenH1840untomeH413Danielדָנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1840,afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310that whichappearedהַנִּרְאָ֥הha.nir.'AhH7200untomeH413at thefirstבַּתְּחִלָּֽה׃ba.te.chi.LahH8462.

2And Isawוָֽאֶרְאֶה֮va.'er.'EhH7200in thevisionבֶּחָזוֹן֒be.cha.zOnH2377;nowוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961it wassoהָיִ֖יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961, that when Isawבִּרְאֹתִ֔יbir.'o.TiH7200, I was in Shushan the palace,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is in theprovinceהַמְּדִינָ֑הha.me.di.NahH4082ofElamבְּעֵילָ֣םbe.'ei.LamH5867; and Isawוָאֶרְאֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7200in thevisionבֶּֽחָז֔וֹןbe.cha.ZonH2377, and I was by the riverUlaiאוּלָֽי׃'u.LaiH195.

3Then Iliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375upH5927mineH4480eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869, andsawוָאֶרְאֶ֔הva.'er.'EhH7200, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.NehH2009, therestoodעֹמֵ֛ד'o.MedH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the river aramאַ֣יִל'A.yilH352whichH5869hadtwoH4480hornsקְרָנָ֑יִםke.ra.Na.yimH7161: and thetwoH4480hornsוְהַקְּרָנַ֣יִםve.ha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161werehighגְּבֹה֗וֹתge.vo.HotH1364; but one washigherגְּבֹהָ֣הge.vo.HahH1364thanH4480theotherH259, and thehigherוְהַ֨גְּבֹהָ֔הve.Ha.ge.vo.HahH1364cameH5927upH5927lastבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314.

4Isawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200theramהָאַ֡יִלha.'A.yilH352pushingwestwardיָ֨מָּהYa.mahH3220, andnorthwardוְצָפ֜וֹנָהve.tza.Fo.nahH6828, andsouthwardוָנֶ֗גְבָּהva.Neg.bahH5045; andnoH3808beastsחַיּוֹת֙chai.yOtH2416couldH5337standיַֽעַמְד֣וּya.'am.DuH5975beforeH6440him,neitherH3808was thereanyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thatcouldH5337deliverמַצִּ֖ילma.TzilH5337outH6440of hishandמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027; but hedidוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213accordingH3027to his will, andmagnifiedH1431himselfH1431.

5And as I was considering,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, an he-goatcameבָּ֤אba'H935from thewestהַֽמַּעֲרָב֙ha.ma.'a.RavH4628over thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of thewholeכָל־khol-H3605earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andtouchedנוֹגֵ֖עַno.Ge.a'H5060notוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369thegroundבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776: and thegoatהָֽעִזִּים֙ha.'i.ZimH5795had a notablehornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996hiseyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

6And hecameH935to theramהָאַ֙יִל֙ha.'A.yilH352that had the twohornsהַקְּרָנַ֔יִםha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Isawרָאִ֔יתִיra.'I.tiH7200standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theriverעַד־'ad-H5704, andranוַיָּ֥רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323uponH935him in thefuryבַּחֲמַ֥תba.cha.MatH2534of hispowerכֹּחֽוֹ׃ko.ChoH3581.

7And Isawוּרְאִיתִ֞יוu.re.'i.TivH7200himcomeהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961closeמַגִּ֣יעַ׀ma.Gi.a'H5060unto theramהָאַ֗יִלha.'A.yilH352, and he was moved with choleragainstאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413him, andsmoteH5221theramהָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yilH352, and brake histwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147hornsקְרָנָ֔יוke.ra.NavH7161; and there wasnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808powerH3027in theramבָּאַ֖יִלba.'A.yilH352tostandלַעֲמֹ֣דla.'a.ModH5975beforeH6440him: but hecastוַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤הוּvai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993himdownH5221to thegroundאַ֙רְצָה֙'ar.tzahH776, andtrampledוַֽיִּרְמְסֵ֔הוּvai.yir.me.Se.huH7429uponהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961him; and there wasnoneוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808thatcouldH5337deliverמַצִּ֛ילma.TzilH5337theramלָאַ֖יִלla.'A.yilH352outH6440of hishandמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

8And the he-goatmagnifiedH1431himselfH1431exceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966: and when he wasstrongH1419, thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419hornהַקֶּ֣רֶןha.Ke.renH7161wasbrokenנִשְׁבְּרָה֙nish.be.RahH7665; andinsteadתַּחְתֶּ֔יהָtach.Tei.haH8478of it therecameH5927upH5927fourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702notablehornsH7161towardH5927thefourלְאַרְבַּ֖עle.'ar.Ba'H702windsרוּח֥וֹתru.ChotH7307ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

9AndoutH3318of one of themcameH3318forthH3318a littlehornקֶֽרֶן־ke.ren-H7161,whichH7161waxed exceedinggreatוַתִּגְדַּל־va.tig.dal-H1431,towardאֶל־'el-H413thesouthהַנֶּ֥גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045, andtowardוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413theeastהַמִּזְרָ֖חha.miz.RachH4217, andtowardוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the glorious land.

10And it waxedgreatוַתִּגְדַּ֖לva.tig.DalH1431,evenעַד־'ad-H5704to thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; andsomeH4480of thehostהַצָּבָ֥אha.tza.Va'H6635and of thestarsהַכּוֹכָבִ֖יםha.ko.kha.VimH3556itcastH5307downH5307to thegroundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, andtrampledוַֽתִּרְמְסֵֽם׃Va.tir.me.SemH7429uponH5307them.

11Yea, itmagnifiedH1431itselfH1431,evenוְעַ֥דve.'AdH5704to theprinceשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of thehostהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635; and ittookהוּרַ֣םhe.rimH7311awayH7993from him thecontinualהַתָּמִ֔ידha.ta.MidH8548burnt offering, and theplaceמְכ֥וֹןme.KhonH4349of hissanctuaryמִקְדָּשֽׁוֹ׃mik.da.ShoH4720wascastH7993downוְהֻשְׁלַ֖ךְve.hush.LakhH7993.

12And thehostוְצָבָ֛אve.tza.Va'H6635wasgivenH5414over to ittogetherH5921with thecontinualהַתָּמִ֖ידha.ta.MidH8548burnt offeringthroughH5921transgressionבְּפָ֑שַׁעbe.Fa.sha'H6588; and itcastH7993downוְתַשְׁלֵ֤ךְve.tash.LekhH7993truthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571to thegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and itdidוְעָשְׂתָ֖הve.'a.se.TahH6213itsH5414pleasure and prospered.

13Then Iheardוָאֶשְׁמְעָ֥הva.'esh.me.'AhH8085aholyH6944onespeakingH1696; andanotherאֶֽחָד־'e.chod-H259holyH6944onesaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto thatcertainאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259onewhichH6635spake,Howמָתַ֞יma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704shall be thevisionהֶחָז֤וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377concerning thecontinualהַתָּמִיד֙ha.ta.MidH8548burnt offering, and thetransgressionוְהַפֶּ֣שַׁעve.ha.Pe.sha'H6588that makethdesolateשֹׁמֵ֔םsho.MemH8074, togiveתֵּ֛תtetH5414both thesanctuaryוְקֹ֥דֶשׁve.Ko.deshH6944and thehostH6635to be trodden under foot?

14And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, UntotwoH3967thousandאַלְפַּ֖יִם'al.Pa.yimH505andthreeוּשְׁלֹ֣שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredH3967eveningsעֶ֣רֶב'E.revH6153andmorningsבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242; then shall thesanctuaryקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944be cleansed.

15And itcameH1961topassH1961, when I,evenאֶת־'et-H853IDanielדָנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1840, hadseenH7200thevisionהֶחָז֑וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377, that Isoughtוָאֲבַקְשָׁ֣הva.'a.vak.ShahH1245tounderstandבִינָ֔הvi.NahH998it; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009, therestoodעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975beforeלְנֶגְדִּ֖יle.neg.DiH5048meH7200as theappearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758of amanגָֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397.

16And IheardH8085aman’sH120voiceקוֹל־kol-H6963betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the banks ofUlaiאוּלָ֑י'u.LaiH195, whichcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Gabrielגַּבְרִיאֵ֕לgav.ri.'ElH1403,makeH8085thismanH120tounderstandהָבֵ֥ןha.VenH995thevisionהַמַּרְאֶֽה׃ha.mar.'EhH4758.

17SoH935hecameH935nearH6440whereH413IstoodH5975; and when hecameH935, I was affrighted, andfellוָאֶפְּלָ֖הva.'e.pe.LahH5307uponעַל־'al-H5921myfaceפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440: but hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH413,Understandהָבֵ֣ןha.VenH995, Osonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120; for thevisionהֶחָזֽוֹן׃he.cha.ZonH2377belongeth to the time of theendקֵ֥ץketzH7093.

18NowH1696as he wasspeakingH1696withmeH6440, IfellH5921intoH5921a deep sleep, with myfaceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440towardH5921thegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776: but hetouchedוַיִּ֨גַּע־vai.Yi.ga'-H5060meH6440, andsetH5975meH6440uprightH5975.

19And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005, I willmakeH3045theeknowH3045whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834shall be in thelatterבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319time of theindignationהַזָּ֑עַםha.Za.'amH2195: for it belongeth to theappointedלְמוֹעֵ֥דle.mo.'EdH4150time of theendקֵֽץ׃KetzH7093.

20Theramהָאַ֥יִלha.'A.yilH352whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou sawest that had the twohornsהַקְּרָנָ֑יִםha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161, they are thekingsמַלְכֵ֖יmal.KheiH4428ofMediaמָדַ֥יma.DaiH4074andPersiaוּפָרָֽס׃u.fa.RasH6539.

21And the rough he-goat is thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGreeceיָוָ֑ןya.VanH3120: and thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419hornוְהַקֶּ֤רֶןve.ha.Ke.renH7161that isbetweenבֵּין־bein-H996hiseyesעֵינָ֔יו'ei.NavH5869is thefirstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

22And as for thatwhichH1471wasbrokenוְהַ֨נִּשְׁבֶּ֔רֶתve.Ha.nish.Be.retH7665, in theplaceתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478whereoffourאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702stoodH5975upH5975,fourאַרְבַּ֧ע'ar.Ba'H702kingdomsמַלְכֻי֛וֹתmal.khu.YotH4438shallstandH5975upH5975outH1471of thenationמִגּ֥וֹיmi.GoyH1471, butnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808with hispowerבְכֹחֽוֹ׃ve.kho.ChoH3581.

23And in thelatterH319time of theirkingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔םmal.khu.TamH4438, when thetransgressorsהַפֹּשְׁעִ֑יםha.posh.'ImH6586arecomeH319to thefullכְּהָתֵ֖םke.ha.TemH8552, akingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428offierceעַז־'az-H5794countenanceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440, andunderstandingוּמֵבִ֥יןu.me.VinH995darkחִידֽוֹת׃chi.DotH2420sentences, shallstandH5975upH5975.

24And hispowerכֹּחוֹ֙ko.ChoH3581shall bemightyעֲצוּמִ֖ים'a.tzu.MimH6099, butnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808by his ownpowerבְכֹח֔וֹve.kho.ChoH3581; and he shalldestroyיַשְׁחִ֖יתyash.ChitH7843wonderfully, and shallprosperוְהִצְלִ֣יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743anddoוְעָשָׂ֑הve.'a.SahH6213his pleasure: and he shalldestroyוְהִשְׁחִ֥יתve.hish.ChitH7843themightyH6099onesH6918and theholyקְדֹשִֽׁים׃ke.do.ShimH6918peopleוְעַם־ve.'am-H5971.

25AndthroughH3027his policy he shallcauseH657craft toprosperוְהִצְלִ֤יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; and he shallmagnifyיַגְדִּ֔ילyag.DilH1431himselfH3824in hisheartוּבִלְבָב֣וֹu.vil.va.VoH3824, and in their security shall hedestroyיַשְׁחִ֣יתyash.ChitH7843manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227: he shall alsostandיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975upH5975againstH5921theprinceשַׂר־sar-H8269ofprincesשָׂרִים֙sa.RimH8269; but he shall bebrokenיִשָּׁבֵֽר׃yi.sha.VerH7665withoutH657handיָ֖דyadH3027.

26And thevisionהֶֽחָז֔וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377of theeveningsהָעֶ֧רֶבha.'E.revH6153andmorningsוְהַבֹּ֛קֶרve.ha.Bo.kerH1242whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hath beentoldנֶאֱמַ֖רne.'e.MarH559istrueאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571: but shut thouupסְתֹ֣םse.TomH5640thevisionH2377; for it belongeth tomanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227daysלְיָמִ֥יםle.ya.MimH3117to come.

27And IDanielדָנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelH1840fainted, and wassickוְנֶֽחֱלֵ֙יתִי֙ve.ne.che.Lei.tiH2470certaindaysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117; then IroseH6965upH6965, anddidוָאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖הva.'e.'e.SehH6213theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428businessמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399: and I wasastonishedוָאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥םva.'esh.to.MemH8074at thevisionהַמַּרְאֶ֖הha.mar.'EhH4758, butnoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369understoodמֵבִֽין׃ פme.VinH995it.

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