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Daniel 2

1And in thesecondשְׁתַּ֗יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141of thereignלְמַלְכוּת֙le.mal.KhutH4438ofNebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019dreamedחָלַ֥םcha.LamH2492dreamsחֲלֹמ֑וֹתcha.lo.MotH2472, by which hisspiritרוּח֔וֹru.ChoH7307wastroubledוַתִּתְפָּ֣עֶםva.tit.Pa.'emH6470, and hissleepוּשְׁנָת֖וֹu.she.na.ToH8142brokeנִהְיְתָ֥הnih.ye.TahH1961from him.

2Then thekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559tocallלִקְרֹ֨אlik.Ro'H7121themagiciansלַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֜יםla.char.tu.MimH2748, and theastrologersוְלָֽאַשָּׁפִ֗יםve.la.'a.sha.FimH825, and thesorcerersוְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙ve.lam.kha.she.FimH3784, and theChaldeansוְלַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםve.la.kas.DimH3778, toshowלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046thekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428hisdreamsחֲלֹמֹתָ֑יוcha.lo.mo.TavH2472. So theycameוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935andstoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

3And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, I havedreamedחָלָ֑מְתִּיcha.La.me.tiH2492adreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472, and myspiritרוּחִ֔יru.ChiH7307wastroubledוַתִּפָּ֣עֶםva.ti.Pa.'emH6470toknowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045thedreamהַחֲלֽוֹם׃ha.cha.LomH2472.

4Then theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֛יםha.kas.DimH3778spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֧וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to thekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428inSyrianאֲרָמִ֑ית'a.ra.MitH762, Okingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,liveחֱיִ֔יche.YiH2418foreverלְעָלְמִ֣יןle.'al.MinH5957:tellאֱמַ֥ר'e.MarH560thyservantsלְעַבְדָ֖ךְle.'av.da.yikhH5649thedreamחֶלְמָ֛אchel.Ma'H2493, and we willshowנְחַוֵּֽא׃ne.cha.Ve'H2324theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥אu.fish.Ra'H6591.

5Thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430answeredעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032andsaidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560to theChaldeansלְכַשְׂדָּאֵ֔יle.khas.da.'eiH3779, Thethingמִלְּתָ֖אmi.le.Ta'H4406isgoneאַזְדָּ֑א'az.Da'H230frommeמִנִּ֣יmi.NiH4481:ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006ye willnotלָ֤אla'H3809makeknownתְהֽוֹדְעוּנַּ֙נִי֙te.hod.'u.Na.niH3046to me thedreamחֶלְמָ֣אchel.Ma'H2493, with theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֔הּu.fish.RehH6591of it, ye shall becutתִּתְעַבְד֔וּןtit.'av.DunH5648inpiecesהַדָּמִין֙ha.da.MinH1917, and yourhousesוּבָתֵּיכ֖וֹןu.va.tei.KhonH1005shall bemadeיִתְּשָׂמֽוּן׃yi.te.sa.MunH7761a refuseheapנְוָלִ֥יne.va.LiH5122.

6ButifH2006ye shallshowתְּֽהַחֲוֹ֔ןte.ha.cha.VonH2324thedreamחֶלְמָ֤אchel.Ma'H2493, and theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙u.fish.RehH6591of it, ye shallreceiveתְּקַבְּל֖וּןte.ka.be.LunH6902ofמִן־min-H4481meקֳדָמָ֑יko.da.MaiH6925giftsמַתְּנָ֤ןma.te.NanH4978andrewardsוּנְבִזְבָּה֙u.ne.viz.BahH5023andgreatשַׂגִּ֔יאsa.Gi'H7690honourוִיקָ֣רvi.KarH3367:thereforeH3861showהַחֲוֹֽנִי׃ha.cha.Vo.niH2324me thedreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493, and theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591of it.

7Theyansweredעֲנ֥וֹa.NoH6032againתִנְיָנ֖וּתtin.ya.NutH8579andsaidוְאָמְרִ֑יןve.'a.me.RinH560, Let thekingמַלְכָּ֕אmal.Ka'H4430tellיֵאמַ֥רye.MarH560hisservantsלְעַבְד֖וֹהִיle.'av.Do.hiH5649thedreamחֶלְמָ֛אchel.Ma'H2493, and we willshowנְהַחֲוֵֽה׃ne.ha.cha.VehH2324theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֥הu.fish.Rah'H6591of it.

8Thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430answeredעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032andsaidוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH560,Iאֲנָ֔ה'a.NahH576knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3046ofמִן־min-H4481certaintyיַצִּיב֙ya.TzivH3330thatyeאַנְתּ֣וּן'an.TunH608wouldgainזָבְנִ֑יןza.ve.NinH2084thetimeעִדָּנָ֖א'i.da.Na'H5732,becauseקֳבֵל֙ko.VelH6903 H3606yeseeחֲזֵית֔וֹןcha.zei.TonH2370thethingמִלְּתָֽא׃mi.le.Ta'H4406isgoneאַזְדָּ֖א'az.Da'H230fromמִנִּ֥יmi.NiH4481me.

9ButifH2006ye willnotלָ֨אla'H3809makeknownתְהֽוֹדְעֻנַּ֜נִיte.hod.'u.Na.niH3046to me thedreamחֶלְמָא֩chel.Ma'H2493, there is butoneחֲדָה־ הִ֣יאcha.dah- hi'H1932 H2298decreeדָֽתְכ֗וֹןda.te.KhonH1882for you: for ye havepreparedהִזְדְּמִנְתּוּן֙haz.min.tunH2164lyingכִדְבָ֤הkhid.VahH3538andcorruptוּשְׁחִיתָה֙u.she.chi.TahH7844wordsוּמִלָּ֨הu.mi.LahH4406tospeakלְמֵאמַ֣רle.me.MarH560beforeקָֽדָמַ֔יka.da.MaiH6925me,tillעַ֛ד'adH5705thetimeעִדָּנָ֖א'i.da.Na'H5732bechangedיִשְׁתַּנֵּ֑אyish.ta.Ne'H8133:thereforeH3861tellאֱמַ֣רוּ'e.Ma.ruH560me thedreamחֶלְמָא֙chel.Ma'H2493, and I shallknowוְֽאִנְדַּ֕עve.'in.Da'H3046thatH1768ye canshowתְּהַחֲוֻנַּֽנִי׃te.ha.cha.vu.Na.niH2324me theinterpretationפִשְׁרֵ֖הּfish.RehH6591of it.

10TheChaldeansכַשְׂדָּאֵ֤יkhas.da.iH3779answeredעֲנ֨וֹa.NoH6032beforeקֳדָם־ko.dom-H6925thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430, andsaidוְאָ֣מְרִ֔יןve.'A.me.RinH560, Thereisאִיתַ֤י'i.TaiH383notלָֽא־la'-H3809amanאֲנָשׁ֙'a.NashH606uponעַל־'al-H5922theearthיַבֶּשְׁתָּ֔אya.besh.Ta'H3007thatcanיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3202revealלְהַחֲוָיָ֑הle.ha.cha.va.YahH2324theking’sמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430matterמִלַּ֣תmi.LatH4406:thereforeקֳבֵ֗לko.VelH6903 H1768there isnoלָ֣אla'H3809kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4430,lordרַ֣בravH7229, norrulerוְשַׁלִּ֔יטve.sha.LitH7990, that hathaskedשְׁאֵ֔לshe.'ElH7593suchכִדְנָה֙khid.NahH1836thingsמִלָּ֤הmi.LahH4406ofanyH3606magicianחַרְטֹּ֖םchart.TomH2749, orastrologerוְאָשַׁ֥ףve.'a.ShafH826, orChaldeanוְכַשְׂדָּֽי׃ve.khas.DaiH3779.

11And it is arareיַקִּירָ֔הya.ki.RahH3358thingוּמִלְּתָ֨אu.mi.le.Ta'H4406that thekingמַלְכָּ֤הmal.Kah'H4430requirethשָׁאֵל֙sha.'ElH7593, and thereisאִיתַ֔י'i.TaiH383noלָ֣אla'H3809otherוְאָחֳרָן֙ve.'o.cho.RanH321that canrevealיְחַוִּנַּ֖הּye.chav.vi.NahH2324itbeforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925thekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430,exceptלָהֵ֣ןla.HenH3861thegodsאֱלָהִ֔ין'e.la.HinH426, whosedwellingמְדָ֣רְה֔וֹןme.Da.re.HonH4070isאִיתֽוֹהִי׃'i.To.hiH383notלָ֥אla'H3809withעִם־'im-H5974fleshבִּשְׂרָ֖אbis.Ra'H1321.

12Forקֳבֵ֣לko.VelH6903thisדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1836causeH3606thekingמַלְכָּ֕אmal.Ka'H4430wasangryבְּנַ֖סbe.NasH1149andveryשַׂגִּ֑יאsa.Gi'H7690furiousוּקְצַ֣ףu.ke.TzafH7108, andcommandedוַאֲמַר֙va.'a.MarH560todestroyלְה֣וֹבָדָ֔הle.Hoa.DahH7allH3606thewiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445men ofBabylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

13And thedecreeוְדָתָ֣אve.da.Ta'H1882wentforthנֶפְקַ֔תnef.KatH5312that thewiseוְחַכִּֽימַיָּ֖אve.cha.ki.mai.Ya'H2445men should beslainמִֽתְקַטְּלִ֑יןmit.ka.te.LinH6992; and theysoughtוּבְע֛וֹu.ve.'OH1156Danielדָּנִיֵּ֥אלda.ni.YelH1841and hiscompanionsוְחַבְר֖וֹהִיve.chav.Ro.hiH2269to beslainלְהִתְקְטָלָֽה׃ פle.hit.ke.ta.LahH6992.

14Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116Danielדָּנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelH1841answeredהֲתִיב֙ha.TivH8421withcounselעֵטָ֣א'e.Ta'H5843andwisdomוּטְעֵ֔םu.te.'EmH2942toAriochלְאַרְי֕וֹךְle.'ar.YokhH746thecaptainרַב־rav-H7229ofH1768theking’sמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430guardטַבָּחַיָּ֖אta.ba.chai.Ya'H2877, who had goneforthנְפַ֣קne.FakH5312toslayלְקַטָּלָ֔הle.ka.ta.LahH6992thewiseלְחַכִּימֵ֖יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445men ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH895:

15Heansweredעָנֵ֣ה'a.NehH6032andsaidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560toAriochלְאַרְיוֹךְ֙le.'ar.yoKhH746theking’sמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430captainשַׁלִּיטָ֣אsha.li.Ta'H7990,Whyעַל־ מָ֥ה'al- mahH4101 H5922is thedecreeדָתָ֛אda.Ta'H1882sohastyמְהַחְצְפָ֖הme.hach.tze.FahH2685fromמִן־ קֳדָ֣םmin- ko.DamH4481 H6925thekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430?Thenאֱדַ֣יִן'e.Da.yinH116Ariochאַרְי֖וֹךְ'ar.YokhH746made thethingמִלְּתָ֔אmi.le.Ta'H4406knownהוֹדַ֥עho.Da'H3046toDanielלְדָנִיֵּֽאל׃le.da.ni.YelH1841.

16ThenDanielוְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלve.Da.ni.YelH1841wentinעַ֖ל'alH5954, anddesiredוּבְעָ֣הu.ve.'AhH1156ofמִן־min-H4481thekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430that he wouldgiveיִנְתֵּן־yin.ten-H5415himtimeזְמָ֣ןze.ManH2166, and that he wouldshowלְהַֽחֲוָיָ֥הle.ha.cha.va.YahH2324thekingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃ פle.mal.Ka'H4430theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591.

17Thenאֱדַ֥יִן'e.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1841wentאֲזַ֑ל'a.ZalH236to hishouseלְבַיְתֵ֣הּle.vay.TehH1005, and made thethingמִלְּתָ֥אmi.le.Ta'H4406knownהוֹדַֽע׃ho.Da'H3046toHananiahוְ֠לַחֲנַנְיָהVe.la.cha.nan.yahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֧לmi.sha.'ElH4333, andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֛הva.'a.zar.YahH5839, hiscompanionsחַבְר֖וֹהִיchav.Ro.hiH2269:

18That they woulddesireלְמִבְעֵא֙le.miv.'E'H1156merciesוְרַחֲמִ֗יןve.ra.cha.MinH7359ofמִן־ קֳדָם֙min- ko.DamH4481 H6925theGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065concerningעַל־'al-H5922thisדְּנָ֑הde.NahH1836secretרָזָ֖הra.Zah'H7328; thatDanielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1841and hiscompanionsוְחַבְר֔וֹהִיve.chav.Ro.hiH2269shouldnotלָ֤אla'H3809perishיְהֹֽבְדוּן֙ye.hoe.DunH7withעִם־'im-H5974therestשְׁאָ֖רshe.'ArH7606of thewiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445men ofBabylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

19Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116was thesecretרָזָ֣הra.Zah'H7328revealedגֲלִ֑יga.LiH1541toDanielלְדָנִיֵּ֛אלle.da.ni.YelH1841in anightלֵילְיָ֖אleil.Ya'H3916visionבְּחֶזְוָ֥אbe.chez.Va'H2376.Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1841blessedבָּרִ֖ךְba.RikhH1289theGodלֶאֱלָ֥הּle.'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּֽא׃she.mai.Ya'H8065.

20Danielדָֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841answeredעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032andsaidוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH560,Blessedמְבָרַ֔ךְme.va.RakhH1289beלֶהֱוֵ֨אle.he.Ve'H1934thenameשְׁמֵ֤הּshe.MehH8036ofGodאֱלָהָא֙'e.la.Ha'H426forמִן־min-H4481everעָלְמָ֖א'al.Ma'H5957andeverוְעַ֣ד־ עָלְמָ֑אve.'Ad- 'al.Ma'H5705 H5957: forwisdomחָכְמְתָ֛אcha.khe.me.Ta'H2452andmightוּגְבוּרְתָ֖אu.ge.vu.re.Ta'H1370areהִֽיא׃Hi'H1932his:

21And hechangethמְהַשְׁנֵ֤אme.hash.Ne'H8133thetimesעִדָּנַיָּא֙'i.da.nai.Ya'H5732and theseasonsוְזִמְנַיָּ֔אve.zim.nai.Ya'H2166: heremovethמְהַעְדֵּ֥הme.ha'.DehH5709kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430, and settethupוּמְהָקֵ֣יםu.me.ha.KeimH6966kingsמַלְכִ֑יןmal.KhinH4430: hegivethיָהֵ֤בya.HevH3052wisdomחָכְמְתָא֙cha.khe.me.Ta'H2452to thewiseלְחַכִּימִ֔יןle.cha.ki.MinH2445, andknowledgeוּמַנְדְּעָ֖אu.man.de.'A'H4486to them thatknowלְיָדְעֵ֥יle.ya.de.'EiH3046understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH999:

22Herevealethגָּלֵ֥אga.Le'H1541thedeepעַמִּיקָתָ֖א'a.mi.ka.Ta'H5994and secretthingsוּמְסַתְּרָתָ֑אu.me.sa.te.ra.Ta'H5642: heknowethיָדַע֙ya.Da'H3046whatמָ֣הmahH4101is in thedarknessבַחֲשׁוֹכָ֔אva.cha.sho.Kha'H2816, and thelightוּנְהוֹרָ֖אu.ne.hi.ra'H5094dwellethשְׁרֵֽא׃she.Re'H8271withhimעִמֵּ֥הּ'i.MehH5974.

23Iאֲנָ֔ה'a.NahH576thankמְהוֹדֵ֤אme.ho.De'H3029thee, andpraiseוּמְשַׁבַּח֙u.me.sha.BachH7624thee, O thouGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of myfathersאֲבָהָתִ֗י'a.va.ha.TiH2, who hastgivenיְהַ֣בְתְּye.HavtH3052mewisdomחָכְמְתָ֛אcha.khe.me.Ta'H2452andmightוּגְבוּרְתָ֖אu.ge.vu.re.Ta'H1370, and hast madeknownהֽוֹדַעְתַּ֙נִי֙ho.da'.Ta.niH3046to menowוּכְעַ֤ןu.khe.'AnH3705what wedesiredבְעֵ֣ינָאve.'Ei.na'H1156oftheeמִנָּ֔ךְmi.NakhH4481: for thou hast now madeknownהוֹדַעְתֶּֽנָא׃ho.da'.Te.na'H3046to us theking’sמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430matterמִלַּ֥תmi.LatH4406.

24Thereforeקֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֗הko.Vel de.NahH3606 H6903 H1836Danielדָּֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841wentinעַ֣ל'alH5954toעַל־'al-H5922Ariochאַרְי֔וֹךְ'ar.YokhH746, whom thekingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430hadordainedמַנִּ֣יma.NiH4483todestroyלְהוֹבָדָ֖הle.hoa.DahH7thewiseלְחַכִּימֵ֣יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445men ofBabylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895: hewentאֲזַ֣ל׀'a.ZalH236andsaidאֲמַר־'a.mar-H560thusוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3652to him;Destroyתְּהוֹבֵ֔דte.ho.VedH7notאַל־'al-H409thewiseלְחַכִּימֵ֤יle.cha.ki.MeiH2445men ofBabylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH895: bring meinהַעֵ֙לְנִי֙ha.'E.le.niH5954beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925thekingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, and I willrevealאֲחַוֵּֽא׃ ס'a.cha.Ve'H2324to thekingלְמַלְכָּ֥אle.mal.Ka'H4430theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591.

25Thenאֱדַ֤יִן'e.Da.yinH116Ariochאַרְיוֹךְ֙'ar.yoKhH746broughtinהַנְעֵ֥לhan.'ElH5954Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֖אלle.da.ni.YelH1841beforeקֳדָ֣םko.DamH6925thekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430inhasteבְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֔הbe.hit.be.ha.LahH927, andsaidאֲמַר־'a.mar-H560thusוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3652to him, I havefoundהַשְׁכַּ֤חַתhash.Ka.chatH7912amanגְּבַר֙ge.VarH1400of thecaptivesגָֽלוּתָא֙ga.lu.Ta'H1123 H1547ofמִן־min-H4481Judahיְה֔וּדye.HudH3061, that will makeknownיְהוֹדַֽע׃ye.ho.Da'H3046to thekingלְמַלְכָּ֥אle.mal.Ka'H4430theinterpretationפִשְׁרָ֖אfish.Ra'H6591.

26Thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430answeredעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032andsaidוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH560toDanielלְדָנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.YelH1841, whosenameשְׁמֵ֖הּshe.MehH8036wasBelteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,Artהַֽאִיתָ֣ךְha.'i.ta.yikhH383thouableכָּהֵ֗לka.HelH3546to makeknownלְהוֹדָעֻתַ֛נִיle.ho.da.'u.Ta.niH3046to me thedreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493which I haveseenחֲזֵ֖יתcha.ZeitH2370, and theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵֽהּ׃u.fish.RehH6591of it?

27Danielדָנִיֵּ֛אלda.ni.YelH1841answeredעָנֵ֧ה'a.NehH6032in thepresenceקֳדָ֥םko.DamH6925of thekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430, andsaidוְאָמַ֑רve.'a.MarH560, Thesecretרָזָה֙ra.Zah'H7328which thekingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430hathdemandedשָׁאֵ֔ל לָ֧אsha.'El la'H7593 H3809thewiseחַכִּימִ֣יןcha.ki.MinH2445men, theastrologersאָֽשְׁפִ֗ין'a.she.FinH826, themagiciansחַרְטֻמִּין֙char.tu.MinH2749, thesoothsayersגָּזְרִ֔יןga.ze.RinH1505,cannotיָכְלִ֖יןya.khe.LinH3202revealלְהַֽחֲוָיָ֥הle.ha.cha.va.YahH2324to thekingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430;

28Butבְּרַ֡םbe.RamH1297thereisאִיתַ֞י'i.TaiH383aGodאֱלָ֤הּ'e.LahH426inheavenבִּשְׁמַיָּא֙bish.mai.Ya'H8065thatrevealethגָּלֵ֣אga.Le'H1541secretsרָזִ֔יןra.ZinH7328, and makethknownוְהוֹדַ֗עve.ho.Da'H3046to thekingלְמַלְכָּא֙le.mal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020whatמָ֛הmahH4101shallbeלֶהֱוֵ֖אle.he.Ve'H1934in thelatterבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH320daysיוֹמַיָּ֑אyo.mai.Ya'H3118. Thydreamחֶלְמָ֨ךְchel.MakhH2493, and thevisionsוְחֶזְוֵ֥יve.chez.VeiH2376of thyheadרֵאשָׁ֛ךְre.ShakhH7217uponעַֽל־'al-H5922thybedמִשְׁכְּבָ֖ךְmish.ke.VakhH4903, aretheseדְּנָ֥הde.NahH1836;

29As fortheeאַ֣נְתְּ'an.tahH607, Okingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430, thythoughtsרַעְיוֹנָךְ֙ra'.yo.noKhH7476cameסְלִ֔קוּse.Li.kuH5559into thy minduponעַל־'al-H5922thybedמִשְׁכְּבָ֣ךְmish.ke.VakhH4903,whatמָ֛הmahH4101should come topassלֶהֱוֵ֖אle.he.Ve'H1934afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH311thisדְנָ֑הde.NahH1836: and he thatrevealethוְגָלֵ֧אve.ga.Le'H1541secretsרָזַיָּ֛אra.zai.Ya'H7328makethknownהוֹדְעָ֖ךְhod.'AkhH3046to theewhatמָה־mah-H4101shall come topassלֶהֱוֵֽא׃le.he.Ve'H1934.

30But as formeוַאֲנָ֗הva.'a.NahH576,thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836secretרָזָ֥אra.Za'H7328isnotלָ֤אla'H3809revealedגֱּלִ֣יge.LiH1541to me for anywisdomבְחָכְמָה֙ve.cha.khe.MahH2452that Ihaveאִיתַ֥י'i.TaiH383morethanמִן־min-H4481anyכָּל־kol-H3606livingחַיַּיָּ֔אchai.yai.Ya'H2417,butלָהֵ֗ןla.HenH3861for theirsakesדִּבְרַת֙div.RatH1701thatעַל־'al-H5922shall makeknownיְהוֹדְע֔וּןye.hod.'UnH3046theinterpretationפִשְׁרָא֙fish.Ra'H6591to thekingלְמַלְכָּ֣אle.mal.Ka'H4430, and that thou mayestknowתִּנְדַּֽע׃tin.Da'H3046thethoughtsוְרַעְיוֹנֵ֥יve.ra'.yo.NeiH7476of thyheartלִבְבָ֖ךְli.VakhH3825.

31Thouאַ֣נְתְּ'an.tahH607, Okingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430,sawestחָזֵ֤ה הֲוַ֙יְתָ֙cha.Zeh ha.Vay.taH1934 H2370, andbeholdוַאֲל֨וּva.'a.LuH431agreatחַד֙ שַׂגִּ֔יאchad sa.Gi'H2298 H7690imageצְלֵ֥םtze.LemH6755.Thisדִּכֵּ֥ןdi.KenH1797greatרַ֛בravH7229imageצַלְמָ֨אtzal.Ma'H6755, whosebrightnessוְזִיוֵ֥הּve.zi.VehH2122wasexcellentיַתִּ֖ירya.TirH3493,stoodקָאֵ֣םka.'EmH6966beforeלְקָבְלָ֑ךְle.ka.ve.LakhH6903thee; and itsformוְרֵוֵ֖הּve.re.VehH7299wasterribleדְּחִֽיל׃de.ChilH1763.

32Theheadרֵאשֵׁהּ֙re.ShehH7217of thisimageצַלְמָ֗אtzal.Ma'H6755was offineטָ֔בTavH2869goldדְהַ֣בde.HavH1722, hisbreastחֲד֥וֹהִיcha.Do.hiH2306and hisarmsוּדְרָע֖וֹהִיu.de.ra.'o.hiH1872ofsilverכְסַ֑ףkhe.SafH3702, hisbellyמְע֥וֹהִיme.'o.hiH4577and histhighsוְיַרְכָתֵ֖הּve.yar.kha.TehH3410ofbrassנְחָֽשׁ׃ne.ChashH5174,

33Hislegsשָׁק֖וֹהִיsha.Ko.hiH8243ofironפַרְזֶ֑לfar.ZelH6523, hisfeetרַגְל֕וֹהִיrag.Lo.hiH7271partמִנְּהֵין֙mi.ne.hinH4481ofironפַרְזֶ֔לfar.ZelH6523andpartוּמִנְּהֵ֖יןu.mi.ne.honH4481ofclayחֲסַֽף׃cha.SafH2635.

34Thousawestחָזֵ֣ה הֲוַ֗יְתָcha.Zeh ha.Vay.taH2370 H1934tillעַ֠ד'adH5705astoneאֶ֙בֶן֙'e.venH69was cutoutהִתְגְּזֶ֤רֶתhit.ge.Ze.retH1505withoutלָ֣אla'H3809handsבִידַ֔יִןvi.Da.yinH3028, whichsmoteוּמְחָ֤תu.me.ChatH4223theimageלְצַלְמָא֙le.tzal.Ma'H6755uponעַל־'al-H5922hisfeetרַגְל֔וֹהִיrag.Lo.hiH7271that were ofironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523andclayוְחַסְפָּ֑אve.chas.Pa'H2635, andbrokeH1855themהִמּֽוֹן׃hi.MonH1994topiecesH1855.

35Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116was theironפַּרְזְלָא֩par.ze.La'H6523, theclayחַסְפָּ֨אchas.Pa'H2635, thebrassנְחָשָׁ֜אne.cha.Sha'H5174, thesilverכַּסְפָּ֣אkas.Pa'H3702, and thegoldוְדַהֲבָ֗אve.da.ha.Va'H1722, broken topiecesדָּ֣קוּDa.kuH1855 H1751togetherכַחֲדָ֡הkha.cha.DahH2298, andbecameוַהֲווֹ֙va.ha.VoH1934like thechaffכְּע֣וּרke.'UrH5784ofמִן־min-H4481thesummerקַ֔יִטKa.yitH7007threshingfloorsאִדְּרֵי־'i.de.rei-H147; and thewindרוּחָ֔אru.Cha'H7308carriedH5376themהִמּוֹן֙hi.mOnH1994awayH5376,thatוְכָל־ve.kholH3606noלָא־la'-H3809placeאֲתַ֖ר'a.TarH870wasfoundהִשְׁתֲּכַ֣חhish.ta.KhachH7912for them: and thestoneוְאַבְנָ֣א׀ve.'av.Na'H69thatsmoteמְחָ֣תme.ChatH4223theimageלְצַלְמָ֗אle.tzal.Ma'H6755becameהֲוָ֛תha.VatH1934agreatרַ֖בravH7229mountainלְט֥וּרle.TurH2906, andfilledוּמְלָ֥תu.me.LatH4391thewholeכָּל־kol-H3606earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

36Thisדְּנָ֣הde.NahH1836is thedreamחֶלְמָ֔אchel.Ma'H2493; and we willtellנֵאמַ֥רne.MarH560theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591of itbeforeקֳדָם־ko.dom-H6925thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.

37Thouאַ֣נְתְּ'an.tahH607, Okingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, art akingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4430ofkingsמַלְכַיָּ֑אmal.khai.Ya'H4430: for theGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065hathgivenיְהַב־ye.hav-H3052thee akingdomמַלְכוּתָ֥אmal.khu.Ta'H4437,powerחִסְנָ֛אchis.Na'H2632, andstrengthוְתָקְפָּ֥אve.ta.ke.Pa'H8632, andgloryוִֽיקָרָ֖אvi.ka.Ra'H3367.

38Andwhereverוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3606thechildrenH1123ofmenאֲ֠נָשָׁא'A.na.sha'H606dwellדָֽיְרִ֣יןda.'a.rinH1753, thebeastsחֵיוַ֨תchei.VatH2423of thefieldבָּרָ֤אba.Ra'H1251and thefowlsוְעוֹף־ve.'of-H5776of theheavenשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065hath hegivenיְהַ֣בye.HavH3052into thyhandבִּידָ֔ךְbi.DakhH3028, and hath made theerulerוְהַשְׁלְטָ֖ךְve.hash.le.TakhH7981over themallבְּכָלְּה֑וֹןbe.kha.le.HonH3606.Thouאַנְתְּ'an.tahH607art thisheadרֵאשָׁ֖הre.Shah'H7217ofgoldדַהֲבָֽא׃da.ha.Va'H1722.

39Andafterוּבָתְרָ֗ךְu.va.te.RakhH870thee shallariseתְּק֛וּםte.KumH6966anotherאָחֳרִ֖י'o.cho.RiH317kingdomמַלְכ֥וּmal.KhuH4437inferiorאֲרַ֣עא'a.Ra'H772totheeמִנָּ֑ךְmi.NakhH4481, andanotherאָחֳרִי֙'o.cho.RiH317thirdתְלִיתָאָ֤הte.li.ta.yaH8523kingdomוּמַלְכ֨וּu.mal.KhuH4437ofbrassנְחָשָׁ֔אne.cha.Sha'H5174, which shall bearruleתִשְׁלַ֖טtish.LatH7981overallבְּכָל־be.kholH3606theearthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

40And thefourthרְבִ֣יעָאָ֔הre.vi.'a.yahH7244kingdomוּמַלְכוּ֙u.mal.KhuH4437shallbeתֶּהֱוֵ֥אte.he.Ve'H1934strongתַקִּיפָ֖הta.ki.FahH8624asironכְּפַרְזְלָ֑אke.far.ze.La'H6523: forasmuch asironפַרְזְלָא֙far.ze.La'H6523breaketh inpiecesמְהַדֵּ֤קme.ha.DekH1855andsubduethוְחָשֵׁל֙ve.cha.ShelH2827allכֹּ֔לָּאKo.la'H3606things : andasקֳבֵ֗לko.VelH6903ironוּֽכְפַרְזְלָ֛אu.khe.far.ze.La'H6523thatbreakethמְרָעַ֥עme.ra.'A'H7490allכָּל־kol-H3606theseאִלֵּ֖ין'i.LeinH459, shall it break inpiecesתַּדִּ֥קta.DikH1855andbruiseוְתֵרֹֽעַ׃ve.te.Ro.a'H7490.

41And though thousawestחֲזַ֜יְתָהcha.Zay.tahH2370thefeetרַגְלַיָּ֣אrag.lai.Ya'H7271andtoesוְאֶצְבְּעָתָ֗אve.'etz.be.'a.Ta'H677,partH4481ofpottersפֶחָר֙fe.CharH6353’clayחֲסַ֤ףcha.SafH2635, andpartH4481ofironפַּרְזֶ֔לpar.ZelH6523, thekingdomמַלְכ֤וּmal.KhuH4437shallbeתֶּהֱוֵ֔הte.he.VehH1934dividedפְלִיגָה֙fe.li.GahH6386;butH4481there shallbeלֶֽהֱוֵא־le.he.ve'-H1934in itofH4481thestrengthנִצְבְּתָ֥אnitz.be.Ta'H5326of theironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523, forasmuchasקֳבֵל֙ko.VelH3606 H6903thousawestחֲזַ֔יְתָהcha.Zay.tahH2370theironפַּ֨רְזְלָ֔אpar.ze.La'H6523mixedמְעָרַ֖בme.'a.RavH6151with themiryטִינָֽא׃ti.Na'H2917clayבַּחֲסַ֥ףba.cha.SafH2635.

42And as thetoesוְאֶצְבְּעָת֙ve.'etz.be.'AtH677of thefeetרַגְלַיָּ֔אrag.lai.Ya'H7271werepartמִנְּהֵ֥יןmi.ne.honH4481ofironפַּרְזֶ֖לpar.ZelH6523, andpartוּמִנְּהֵ֣יןu.mi.ne.honH4481ofclayחֲסַ֑ףcha.SafH2635, so thekingdomמַלְכוּתָא֙mal.khu.Ta'H4437shallbeH1934partlyמִן־min-H4481 H7118strongתַקִּיפָ֔הta.ki.FahH8624, andpartlyוּמִנַּ֖הּu.mi.NahH4481 H7118brokenתְבִירָֽה׃te.vi.RahH8406.

43AndthoughH1768thousawestחֲזַ֗יְתָcha.Zay.taH2370ironפַּרְזְלָא֙par.ze.La'H6523mixedמְעָרַב֙me.'a.RavH6151withmiryטִינָ֔אti.Na'H2917clayבַּחֲסַ֣ףba.cha.SafH2635, they shall minglethemselvesמִתְעָרְבִ֤ין לֶהֱוֹן֙mit.'a.re.Vin le.he.VonH1934 H6151with theseedבִּזְרַ֣עbiz.Ra'H2234ofmenאֲנָשָׁ֔א'a.na.Sha'H606: but theyshallלֶהֱוֹ֥ןle.he.VonH1934notוְלָֽא־ve.la'-H3809joinדָּבְקִ֖יןda.ve.KinH1693oneדְּנָ֣הde.NahH1836toH5974anotherדְּנָ֑הde.NahH1836,evenהֵֽא־he'-H1888asironפַרְזְלָ֔אfar.ze.La'H6523isnotלָ֥אla'H3809mixedמִתְעָרַ֖בmit.'a.RavH6151withclayחַסְפָּֽא׃chas.Pa'H2635.

44And in thedaysוּֽבְיוֹמֵיה֞וֹןu.ve.yo.mei.HonH3118oftheseאִנּ֗וּן'i.NunH581kingsמַלְכַיָּ֣אmal.khai.Ya'H4430shall theGodאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֤אshe.mai.Ya'H8065setupיְקִים֩ye.KimH6966akingdomמַלְכוּ֙mal.KhuH4437, which shallneverלְעָלְמִין֙ לָ֣אle.'al.Min la'H5957 H3809bedestroyedתִתְחַבַּ֔לtit.cha.BalH2255: and thekingdomוּמַ֨לְכוּתָ֔הu.Mal.khu.Tah'H4437shallnotלָ֣אla'H3809beleftתִשְׁתְּבִ֑קtish.te.VikH7662tootherאָחֳרָ֖ן'o.cho.RanH321peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5972, but it shall break inpiecesתַּדִּ֤קta.DikH1855andconsumeוְתָסֵיף֙ve.ta.SeifH5487allכָּל־kol-H3606theseאִלֵּ֣ין'i.LeinH459kingdomsמַלְכְוָתָ֔אmal.khe.va.Ta'H4437, anditוְהִ֖יאve.Hi'H1932shallstandתְּק֥וּםte.KumH6966foreverלְעָלְמַיָּֽא׃le.'al.mai.Ya'H5957.

45Forasmuchasקֳבֵ֣לko.VelH3606 H6903thousawestחֲזַ֡יְתָcha.Zay.taH2370that thestoneאֶ֜בֶן'E.venH69was cutoutאִתְגְּזֶ֨רֶת'it.ge.Ze.retH1505of themountainמִטּוּרָא֩mi.tu.Ra'H2906withoutלָ֣אla'H3809handsבִידַ֗יִןvi.Da.yinH3028, and that it broke inpiecesוְ֠הַדֶּקֶתVe.ha.de.ketH1855theironפַּרְזְלָ֨אpar.ze.La'H6523, thebrassנְחָשָׁ֤אne.cha.Sha'H5174, theclayחַסְפָּא֙chas.Pa'H2635, thesilverכַּסְפָּ֣אkas.Pa'H3702, and thegoldוְדַהֲבָ֔אve.da.ha.Va'H1722; thegreatרַב֙ravH7229Godאֱלָ֥הּ'e.LahH426hath madeknownהוֹדַ֣עho.Da'H3046to thekingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430whatמָ֛הmahH4101shall come topassלֶהֱוֵ֖אle.he.Ve'H1934afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH311thisדְנָ֑הde.NahH1836: and thedreamחֶלְמָ֖אchel.Ma'H2493iscertainוְיַצִּ֥יבve.ya.TzivH3330, and theinterpretationפִּשְׁרֵֽהּ׃ פpish.RehH6591of itsureוּמְהֵימַ֥ןu.me.hei.ManH540.

46Thenבֵּ֠אדַיִןBe.da.yinH116thekingמַלְכָּ֤אmal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020fellנְפַ֣לne.FalH5308uponעַל־'al-H5922hisfaceאַנְפּ֔וֹהִי'an.Po.hiH600, andworshippedסְגִ֑דse.GidH5457Danielוּלְדָנִיֵּ֖אלu.le.da.ni.YelH1841, andcommandedאֲמַ֖ר'a.MarH560that they shouldofferלְנַסָּ֥כָהle.na.Sa.khahH5260anoblationוּמִנְחָה֙u.min.ChahH4504and sweetodoursוְנִ֣יחֹחִ֔יןve.Ni.cho.ChinH5208to him.

47Thekingמַלְכָּ֨אmal.Ka'H4430answeredעָנֵה֩'a.NehH6032toDanielלְדָנִיֵּ֜אלle.da.ni.YelH1841, andsaidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560,Ofמִן־min-H4481atruthקְשֹׁט֙ke.ShotH7187it is,thatH1768yourGodאֱלָהֲכ֗וֹן'e.la.ha.KhonH426is theGodאֱלָ֧הּ'e.LahH426ofgodsאֱלָהִ֛ין'e.la.HinH426, and theLordוּמָרֵ֥אu.ma.Re'H4756ofkingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430, and arevealerוְגָלֵ֣הve.ga.LehH1541ofsecretsרָזִ֑יןra.ZinH7328, seeing thoucouldestיְכֵ֔לְתָּye.Khe.le.taH3202revealלְמִגְלֵ֖אle.mig.Le'H1541thisדְנָֽה׃de.NahH1836secretרָזָ֥הra.Zah'H7328.

48Thenאֱדַ֨יִן'e.Da.yinH116thekingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430madeH7236Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֣אלle.da.ni.YelH1841a greatmanH7236, andgaveיְהַב־ye.hav-H3052himmanyשַׂגִּיאָן֙sa.gi.'AnH7690greatרַבְרְבָ֤ןrav.re.VanH7260giftsוּמַתְּנָ֨ןu.ma.te.NanH4978, and made himrulerוְהַ֨שְׁלְטֵ֔הּve.Hash.le.TehH7981overעַ֖ל'alH5922thewholeכָּל־kol-H3606provinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH895, andchiefוְרַב־ve.rav-H7229of thegovernorsסִגְנִ֔יןsig.NinH5460overעַ֖ל'alH5922allכָּל־kol-H3606thewiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445men ofBabylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

49ThenDanielוְדָנִיֵּאל֙ve.da.ni.yeLH1841requestedבְּעָ֣אbe.'A'H1156ofמִן־min-H4481thekingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, and hesetוּמַנִּ֗יu.ma.NiH4483Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336, andAbednegoH5665,overעַ֤ל'alH5922theaffairsעֲבִֽידְתָּא֙'a.vi.de.Ta'H5673of theprovinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH895: butDanielוְדָנִיֵּ֖אלve.da.ni.YelH1841sat in thegateבִּתְרַ֥עbit.Ra'H8651of thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃ פmal.Ka'H4430.

Commentaries on Daniel 2

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